Faculty Development Workshop

Michael Kimmel is among the world’s leading experts on men and masculinity. Professor of Sociology at State University of New York at Stony Brook, he is the author or editor of more than 20 books on the topic, including: Men’s Lives (6^th edition, 2003) The Politics of Manhood (1996), Manhood in America: A Cultural History (1996), The Gendered Society (2000), The Gender of Desire (2005), and The History of Men (2005). He edits Men and Masculinities, an interdisciplinary scholarly journal, and edited the Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (2004) and the Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities (2004).

He consults with corporations, NGOs and public sector organizations all over the world on gender equity issues, including work-family balance, reducing workplace discrimination, and promoting diversity. Kimmel has found ways to bring men into the discussions about gender equality in a way that is engaging and humorous, and enables everyone to feel included in gender equity projects.

He has consulted with all the Ministries for Gender Equality in the Nordic countries, and has delivered the International Women’s Day lecture at the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the European Commission, and the European Space Agency. He has worked with more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller firms.

One of the first males at Vassar College, he has studied the impact of coeducation in formelrly single-sex colleges, and consulted with the Board of Trustees and faculties of other colleges contemplating or undergoing that transition. He was the U.S. Department of Justice's expert witness in the litigation involving coeducation at the Citadel and VMI.

Integrating Men into the Curriculum

Wed. May 9th, 12:00-5:00
What do we know about young men? Where are they at? Both didactic and interactive, this workshop will prepare faculty for the experience of the entry of men on campus. We'll cover the "great male shortage" or "boy crisis", the definition of masculinity to young men, peer dynamics, male-female interactions, differences among men, and the paradoxes of growing up (why we say "they're growing up so fast" and then they seem to simply refuse to grow up past age 18 until they hit about 30!).

Thurs. May 10th, 9:00-12:00
"Integrating men into the curriculum" -- this workshop will be problem focused and interactive and will focus on how we bring men into the classroom and the curriculum, and retain the commitments to gender equality and women's equality. I'll share some research and ideas, and it will be a chance to discuss with colleagues strategies and issues.

e-mail bschwartz to enroll for these sessions.

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

new information has been posted to the travel page and conference schedule!

This year’s organizing theme of “The Creative Campus” for the Improving University Teaching Conference will provide an opportunity to bring together creative thinking about higher education in all its rich dimensions. IUT historically has advocated a change in the pedagogical paradigm from “teacher- centered” to “learning-centered.” Our emphasis on creativity this year broadens our focus to help capture the excitement of original thinking in higher education. We welcome submissions that address any aspect of innovation that positively influences learning, teaching, and university life.

Suggested Topics:
Among the questions we hope to address through plenary sessions, workshops, papers, and posters will be the following:

How does a university promote a vibrant intellectual atmosphere, particularly given the increasing demands for accountability?
What does creative research in the scholarship of teaching and learning tell us about best practices?
What creative learner- centered classroom strategies promote more effective learning?
How can technology enhance the creative learning opportunities?
What teaching and learning opportunities exist beyond regular classroom boundaries?
Can we design a curricula that enhance personal and professional creativity?
How can we meet the challenge of developing a competent workforce through the most creative means possible?
Is there room for creativity in administrative life?

The Improving University Teaching Conference is a self-supporting, non- profit organization under U.S. law. We would like to express our deep appreciation to The University of Jaén for their support in hosting IUT 2007 in Jaén, Spain and The University of West Florida. For additional information or questions about the conference, kindly contact iut@uwf.edu

The 7th Annual Lilly Teaching and Learning Conference in Traverse City, Michigan will be held Thursday, October 4 – Sunday, October 7, 2007 at the Park Place Hotel in beautiful downtown Traverse City.

The conference theme is “Blueprints for Student Learning,” selected to recognize the importance of designing, facilitating, assessing, and documenting student learning environments. Four tracks will focus discussion this year: advancing active learning, teaching well with technology, service learning/civic engagement, and adult learning in nontraditional formats.

Lilly Conferences have provided opportunities for the presentation of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for over 25 years. Participants come from a multitude of disciplines and from throughout the US. Come share what has been successful in your classes, learn from conference presenters, engage in stimulating conversations, and return to your campus with new possibilities for creating exciting opportunities for your students and a new vision for learning.

Call for proposals is now open.

Online registration is open. Early Registration ends July 11, 2007. Click here to register.

Bill McKeachie
Psychology
University of Michigan

Peter Seldin
Management
Pace University

Jane Halonen
Psychology
University of West Florida

Leslie Wilson
Education
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Donna Duffy
Psychology
Middlesex Community College

Todd Zakrajsek
Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching
Central Michigan University

http://www.facit.cmich.edu/lilly/

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2007 Lilly Conference Welcome

We are pleased to welcome you to the 27th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching.

This weekend event has become a "teaching retreat" as well as a conference. The Marcum Conference Center is on a beautiful, wooded site at the edge of the Miami University campus, one of America's premier college settings. The University, with its timeless Georgian architecture, and Oxford, with its brick streets and small shops, make an attractive location for learning.

In past years, many deans and chief academic officers have supported the attendance of a team of their faculty at this conference, as reward and recognition for an outstanding teacher, as encouragement for a junior faculty member, or as an opportunity for the team to bring new teaching and learning ideas back to campus. Institutions planning Teaching and Learning Centers have found the Lilly Conference an excellent place to meet and "scout" some outstanding teacher-scholars.

Full and half day pre-conference workshops will be held on Thursday, November 22nd, and the opening plenary will be given on Thursday evening. A variety of seminars and workshops are scheduled all day on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday morning. The conference ends with lunch following the closing plenary on Sunday.

Contributed paper presenters are invited to submit manuscripts about their teaching innovations for review for publication in the international Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. The Journal answers Ernest Boyer's call, given in his 1990 Lilly Conference keynote, for opportunities to publish the scholarship of teaching

Blueprints For Student Learning
February 16-18

Welcome!

The Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching will be held in Greensboro, NC at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center near the University of North Carolina at Greensboro campus on February 16-18, 2007.

Lilly Conferences are retreats that combine workshops, discussion sessions, and major addresses, with opportunities for informal discussion about excellence in college and university teaching and learning. Internationally-known scholars join new and experienced faculty members and administrators from all over the world to discuss topics such as gender differences in learning, incorporating technology into teaching, encouraging critical thinking, using teaching and student portfolios, implementing group learning, and evaluating teaching.

Blueprints for Student Learning

The 2007 Lilly Conferences will highlight selecting teaching strategies, and designing and creating the conditions and experiences that will enable students to learn - Blueprints for Student Learning.

Comments From Last Year's Participants

"... getting others' perspectives is always beneficial plus it's good to be in a setting where we can network with others."
"I enjoyed very much the myriad opportunities to interact with lots of different people, exchange thoughts and ideas, and just learn what they are doing."
"... lots of great ideas and lots of great people"
"Greensboro is great!"