The annual Greater Kansas City Symposium on Teaching and Learning assembles area faculty and graduate students dedicated to scholarly teaching and the scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).  Participants have the opportunity to work collaboratively to advance course or institutional-level teaching and learning projects. 

Unlike a traditional conference, the Symposium consists of facilitated work-groups and peer review of work-in-progress through an interactive poster session.  Participants contribute to dialogue and collaboration on self-selected topics including implementing classroom-based research and reflective practices; how SoTL intersects with other teaching and learning movements within the academy; and issues related to the evaluation of teaching.  Participants who would like to engaged in peer-review of work-in-progress are invited to bring poster presentations to the event.  Poster abstracts should be a maxium of 300 words (including title, author(s), affiliation, and project description) by February 17, 2009 to Dan Bernstein, peer-review chair.

Also unlike a traditional conference, Symposium particpants attend by invitation from their campus liasion.  (The following institutions are members of the Symposium Steering Committee: Avila University, Baker University, Johnson County Community College, Metropolitan Community Colleges, Missouri Western State University, Park University, Rockhurst University, University of Kansas, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and William Jewell College.) 

For information about your campus liasion please contact cetl@park.edu.

This year's Symposium is on April 25, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is hosted by the University of Missouri-Kansas City, located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

Questions about the Symposium?  

Please contact The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning:

Phone: (816) 584-6770

Fax: (816) 584-6764

Email: cetl@park.edu

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