Professional Development

Conferences, Workshops

                (See also links to Faculty Development and Grant Opportunities)

• AACE - Association for Advancement of Computing in Education
   
• ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - Use the Professional Development link on this ASCD page.
   
• Asia-Pacific Conference on Educational Integrity: Creating a culture of integrity was held at the University of South Australia from 6-7 December 2007. The program, abstracts, and proceedings are still available to be downloaded.
   
• Chautauqua - Faculty Development Program: NSF Short Courses for College Teachers. (2 catalogs available from FDC office)
   
• The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning Regional conferences held in November and February in Bloomington, Minnesota
   
• The Council of Independent Colleges – provides "services to campus leaders as well as seminars, workshops, and programs that assist institutions in improving educational programs, administrative and financial performance, and institutional visibility"
   
• EDUCAUSE Conferences - click here for links to many upcoming conference and presentation opportunities regarding issues important to higher education
   
• EduComm Conference - "a 2-1/2-day event specially designed to address the needs of college and university educational technology, financial academic decision-makers and facilities planners. EduComm is uniquely focused on solutions for maximizing higher education using the latest technology..."
   
• Institute on College Student Values - "an annual conference for student affairs professionals, educators, campus ministers and other individuals interested in character development in college students." Held in February. Florida Conference Information
   
• National CASTL Institute - an annual institute at Creighton University, Omaha Nebraska, with different theme's each year. The previous year's materials are archived on their website. Held in June.
   
• Resource page links from University of Miami's Reinvention Center – National Programs and Organizations, Conferences, Education Research Centers
   
• SITE - Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education -an international organization for those interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development - Annual Conference
   
• The SoTL Commons: A Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/conference/ -with emphases on effective, evidence-based ways to improve teaching effectiveness and student learning in higher education today
  A New Annual Conference on the campus of Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, Georgia) sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Teaching.
   
• TED Conference - an annual four day event where leading thinkers and doers gather for "inspiration and sharing of latest ideas" in not only Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) but also Business, Science, and The Arts and "any subject offering something fresh and important".
  Ted Talks  An online collection of selected presentations from past TED conferences.
   
• Zygon Center for Religion and Science - "The Zygon Center sponsors two academic courses (offered through LSTC) each year, the Epic of Creation and the Advanced Seminar in Religion and Science. ZCRS also sponsors conferences, symposia, and workshops throughout the year."

See also links to Faculty Development and Grant Opportunities