Annual Meeting and Conference, March 9 - 11, 2022
Auburn University, Auburn Alabama
SOUTHERN REGIONAL FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
Call For Proposals
Relationship-Rich Education
March 9 – 11, 2022 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL
Call For Proposals
Relationship-Rich Education
March 9 – 11, 2022 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC) welcomes proposals for its annual sharing conference. We encourage submissions from educational developers, instructional designers, CTL administrators, faculty, and students. The conference will take place Wednesday through Friday, March 9th – 11th, 2022 at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Hosted by the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.
CONFERENCE THEME
The theme of the 2022 conference is: Relationship-Rich Education. Inspired by the recent book by Peter Felten and Leo Lambert, this meeting will emphasize the power and challenges of creating and supporting relationship-rich education for students, faculty, and the wider academic communities we serve.
The Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC) welcomes proposals for its annual sharing conference. We encourage submissions from educational developers, instructional designers, CTL administrators, faculty, and students. The conference will take place Wednesday through Friday, March 9th – 11th, 2022 at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Hosted by the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.
CONFERENCE THEME
The theme of the 2022 conference is: Relationship-Rich Education. Inspired by the recent book by Peter Felten and Leo Lambert, this meeting will emphasize the power and challenges of creating and supporting relationship-rich education for students, faculty, and the wider academic communities we serve.
“We know from experience and a growing body of research that students’ sense of belonging and connectedness in higher education institutions is tied to essential outcomes, including their academic achievement, their well-being, motivation, and retention.” Yet “…higher education leaders have not yet put meaningful human connections at the center of the undergraduate experience, despite evidence that has been mounting for more than forty years that relationships are crucial to students’ success.” (Relationship-Rich Education, Foreword x)
Together we will share ideas, research, and strategies that highlight the importance of connection and community in our work. Whatever topic or presentation format you choose, we invite you to consider the role relationships play in the work you are presenting, and we will give priority to interactive proposals that articulate how relationships between participants might be seeded or fostered within the session.
Peter Felten, our keynote speaker for the conference, is executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning, assistant provost for teaching and learning, and professor of history at Elon University. All registrants will receive a copy of his book, Relationship-Rich Education.
POTENTIAL TOPICS
IMPORTANT DATES
Proposals should be submitted by Monday, November 15, 2021.
Notifications of acceptance will be given by Monday, January 17th, 2022.
Presenters must confirm and register by Monday, February 7, 2022
MODE
Although the conference is designed as a face-to-face event, to accommodate a wider audience we will include a virtual presentation and poster session track as well. In your submission please indicate whether you prefer to present remotely or in person.
SESSION TYPES
30 minute presentation
60 minute presentation
Poster presentation
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
30 minute sessions
These sessions will allow you to share a specific teaching tip, technology tool, assignment, program, or process that has helped you build relationships or better meet your teaching, learning or professional goals. SoTL research presentations would fit well in this category. Give us a quick take by outlining the problem you faced, what you did, the result, and what others might gain from what you learned. Be sure to engage your audience with opportunities for meaningful interaction.
60 minute sessions
These sessions will allow you to use a workshop format to share ideas, approaches, or research on any of the potential topics and conference theme. Successful proposals will articulate the value of the content to be shared, a theoretical background where appropriate, as well as a plan for activities designed to promote audience interaction. The active learning classrooms in the Mell Building are rich with sharing technology, modular furniture, and glassboards. We invite you to make the most of these resourced to engage your audience during the session.
POSTER SESSIONS
Posters may present preliminary research on issues related to teaching and learning as well as completed projects. They may also share an idea, approach, tip, technique, or tool relevant to the conference audiences, topics, and themes. During the poster session, at least one author should attend to present and discuss the work with other conference attendees. The poster session has become a central and lively part of the SRFIDC conference.
SUBMISSIONS
The following information will help you prepare your proposal. Once you have gathered or prepared the following information, click on the link below to submit. You can’t stop and start the survey so it is best to have everything ready before you begin.
Lead Presenter’s Name:
Institution/Organization:
Lead Presenter’s Email:
Additional Presenters - Names & Emails:
Potential Topics: Please select the topic with which your presentation is most aligned:
Proposal Format (Choose one):
Presentation Mode:
PREPARING YOUR PROPOSAL
Please share any relevant references for your presentation in this section. Less is more – we do not need a full bibliography but rather would like to see if there is a scholarly conversation your session is engaging. It is fine to leave this blank depending on your session type and goals.
- Innovative Pedagogy
- Educational Research & the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Instructional Design
- Educational Technology
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Innovations & Best Practices in Educational Development
IMPORTANT DATES
Proposals should be submitted by Monday, November 15, 2021.
Notifications of acceptance will be given by Monday, January 17th, 2022.
Presenters must confirm and register by Monday, February 7, 2022
MODE
Although the conference is designed as a face-to-face event, to accommodate a wider audience we will include a virtual presentation and poster session track as well. In your submission please indicate whether you prefer to present remotely or in person.
SESSION TYPES
30 minute presentation
60 minute presentation
Poster presentation
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
30 minute sessions
These sessions will allow you to share a specific teaching tip, technology tool, assignment, program, or process that has helped you build relationships or better meet your teaching, learning or professional goals. SoTL research presentations would fit well in this category. Give us a quick take by outlining the problem you faced, what you did, the result, and what others might gain from what you learned. Be sure to engage your audience with opportunities for meaningful interaction.
60 minute sessions
These sessions will allow you to use a workshop format to share ideas, approaches, or research on any of the potential topics and conference theme. Successful proposals will articulate the value of the content to be shared, a theoretical background where appropriate, as well as a plan for activities designed to promote audience interaction. The active learning classrooms in the Mell Building are rich with sharing technology, modular furniture, and glassboards. We invite you to make the most of these resourced to engage your audience during the session.
POSTER SESSIONS
Posters may present preliminary research on issues related to teaching and learning as well as completed projects. They may also share an idea, approach, tip, technique, or tool relevant to the conference audiences, topics, and themes. During the poster session, at least one author should attend to present and discuss the work with other conference attendees. The poster session has become a central and lively part of the SRFIDC conference.
SUBMISSIONS
The following information will help you prepare your proposal. Once you have gathered or prepared the following information, click on the link below to submit. You can’t stop and start the survey so it is best to have everything ready before you begin.
Lead Presenter’s Name:
Institution/Organization:
Lead Presenter’s Email:
Additional Presenters - Names & Emails:
Potential Topics: Please select the topic with which your presentation is most aligned:
- Innovative Pedagogy
- Educational Research & the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Instructional Design
- Educational Technology
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Innovations & Best Practices in Educational Development
Proposal Format (Choose one):
- 30-minute presentation – focused sharing session with interactive engagement elements
- 60-minute presentation – interactive workshop presentation with high-levels of engagement
- Poster presentation – artifact that uses text, images, and sometimes digital content to communicate your research, achievements, or insights on a topic relevant teaching and learning and the conference theme.
Presentation Mode:
- in person
- remote via Zoom
PREPARING YOUR PROPOSAL
- Session Title
- Session Abstract (150 words or less)This is the abstract for your presentation as it will appear in the conference program. The abstract should be geared toward your audience and be clear, concise, and engaging. It should accurately convey the topic and scope of the presentation and suggest the activities, outcomes, or deliverables the audience will leave with.
- Session Description (250 words)This information will be used to help select presentation proposals. It will not appear in the conference program. Please provide a detailed description of additional background information, the purpose of your presentation, and how your presentation is unique and different on this topic. The description should include how you will connect to the theme of the conference.
- Session Interactive Component (250 words)What are your plans for interactivity? If relevant, how would you maximize the active learning classroom sharing technology, movable furniture, and/or glassboards? Please be specific. This information will be used to help select presentation proposals. It will not appear in the conference program.
- References
Please share any relevant references for your presentation in this section. Less is more – we do not need a full bibliography but rather would like to see if there is a scholarly conversation your session is engaging. It is fine to leave this blank depending on your session type and goals.
