Tbers,

FYI


You and your colleagues are cordially invited to a conference on


FACULTY-STUDENT PARTNERSHIPS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

May 16-19, 2006 at SUNY-Geneseo (near Rochester, NY)

http://tlc.geneseo.edu/conference/index.php <http://tlc.geneseo.edu/conference/index.php>


CRAIG NELSON will present on “Fostering and Assessing Critical Thinking” and “Dysfunctional Illusions of Rigor.”  GERARD ALOISIO will conduct a workshop on “Teach Big and Enjoy It: Engaging Techniques for Large Classes.”


Other invited presenters include JEANNE BALLANTINE, DARBY LEWES, KEN TAKEUCHI, and CARL WAHLSTROM  on motivating undergraduates, what to do when teaching innovations fail, and encouraging success in at-risk students.


PRESENTATION PROPOSALS are eagerly sought!  Deadline for submission of proposals is JAN. 20, 2006.


Geneseo is in the Finger Lakes region of New York, only minutes from "The Grand Canyon of the East" and wine country.  Near-by Rochester features the George Eastman House, the home and grave of Susan B. Anthony, the locations of Frederick Douglass's work, among other attractions. Seneca Falls, the "birthplace of women's rights," is an hour's drive.


We look forward to your participation!  We would appreciate you sharing this announcement with your colleagues.



Becky Glass

Director of Teaching and Learning Center, and

Associate Professor of Sociology

SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454

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