Best Practices in Fostering Student Engagement
July 10-11, 2017 (Monday & Tuesday)
DMACC Ankeny Campus, FFA Enrichment Center
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa
Conference Mission Statement:
This conference aims to improve educational practices of Iowa teaching faculty in higher education institutions by sharing and advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Conference goals:
- Provide a central location for advancing knowledge in teaching and learning by sharing resources and engaging in scholarship activities related to teaching and learning.
- Dialogue and network with Iowa colleges in order to advance the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning in higher education.
Conference Fee
- DMACC faculty/concurrent -free
- Regular attendee $75 both days (3 meals)
- Presenter: free
- Adjunct attendee and/or graduate student: $65 both days (3 meals)
- Registration Information (Registration is not yet open)
For additional information visit the Annual Statewide Teaching and Learning Conference and DMACC Summer Institute website
Proposal Submission Guidelines
Proposal Categories:
- Best Practices in Assessment of teaching and learning
- Best Practices in Academic administration and/or adjunct perspectives
- Best Practices in Classroom activities or projects that work for various learning styles
- Best Practices in in Classroom activities or projects that work for vocational programs
- Best Practices in Flipped classrooms and team based learning
- Best Practices in Online teaching and learning
- Best Practices in Research of teaching and learning
- Best Practices in Service learning and project based learning
Proposal Types:
- Practice session and/or panel discussion: Sharing and discussing best practices in higher education teaching and learning, while allowing for interaction with and among session participants.
- Research session: Designed to inform participants of the design, implementation, and results of empirical research focused on teaching and learning in higher education.
- Poster session: Allow for the discussion of scholarly research and/or practice addressing higher education pedagogy with conference participants.
- Conversational session: Designed to inform participants of the various topics on teaching and learning in higher education and open up the discussion for the audience.
Proposal Submission:
To submit your proposal use the Submit Proposal web form.
Proposal Submission Deadline:
March 20, 2017
Contact Person:
Please contact Dr. Anna Conway,
Director of Teaching & Learning
alconway@dmacc.edu
515-697-7781