Announcements


 * Announcements**

Take a look at the link to the announcement of the 2012 Mentoring Conference in Albuquerque, NM, October 24-26. You can use your FLC dollars to underwrite cost. Early registration goes through June 15, 2012. []

** 15th Annual CSU Symposium on University Teaching: Learning by Design ** **Go to @http://www.csupomona.edu/~facultycenter/symposium/symposium.shtml** ** Pre-conference workshop: Friday April 13, 1:00-4:30 pm – Designing & Implementing Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Projects **** Symposium: Saturday April 14, registration 8:30 am, program 9:00-4:00 pm, reception 4:00-5:00 pm ** Join colleagues from around the CSU for a great day filled with high-quality ideas for teaching & learning! Submit your own proposal for a presentation as well – proposal deadline is FEBRUARY 1. Click here for the submission form. Proposals will be peer-reviewed. The pre-conference workshop is a new feature of this year’s symposium. Join Dr. Jackie Dewar of Loyola Marymount University, a former Carnegie Foundation CASTL scholar, for an intense, engaging afternoon about doing publishable research into student learning in your own classroom or lab. No extra charge. Limited to 40 participants, register early. Our plenary speaker is Dr. Ed Prather of Arizona State University. Ed and his colleagues (including Cal Poly Pomona’s own Alex Rudolph) have shown conclusively that interactive learning and classroom engagement help students to learn better, even in huge classes. Ed is a fantastic speaker, don’t miss this opportunity!

**The International Institute for SoTL Scholars and Mentors** **Call for Proposals:****The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)** **IISSAM Conference, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA, May 31 – June 3, 2012**

 Dr. Robert Garmston will facilitate our work together on March 9, 2012. Bob, along with his colleague Art Costa, developed Cognitive Coaching SM The opportunity to work with Bob is extremely valuable, so be sure to mark your calendar, especially, for that session. NOTE the change in time from our regular 2:00 PM start to 3:00 PM

**Here is a potential opportunity to disseminate your research from our Cognitive Coaching FLC** ** 15th Annual CSU Symposium on University Teaching at Cal Poly Pomona: Presentation proposal submission open! ** The CSU Symposium recognizes and advances excellent instructional practice, disseminates innovative ideas, promotes collaboration, encourages the continued exploration of teaching. Presentations will be peer-reviewed. Join your colleagues from around the CSU for a collegial day filled with high-quality ideas for teaching & learning.
 * April 13, 2012 – pre-conference workshop “Planning & Implementing Scholarship of Teaching Projects”**
 * April 14, 2012 – Symposium**
 * Go to http://www.csupomona.edu/~facultycenter/symposium/symposium.shtml**