Conference “University Teaching as Scholarship?”
01/26/2011 - 14:00 - 14:00
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An international conference entitled “University Teaching as
Scholarship?” will take place on January 24th – 26th, 2011 in the
Dorpat Conference Centre, Tartu. The conference welcomes the submission of
abstracts. Conference themeThe quality of higher education is receiving a
vast amount of attention in today’s Europe, and at the same time an
important discussion is revolving around meaningful teaching and learning.
The teaching process has become more relevant, and in order to achieve high
quality higher education, it is important to integrate research and
teaching.The aim of the conference "University Teaching as Scholarship" is
to develop the willingness in university teachers to explore, develop and
refine their teaching skills. Throughout the conference, topics related to
the following two broad themes will be covered: - the impact of university
teachers on major processes in higher education and - the development of
students, higher education institutions, the education sector, and
society.The conference will give participants the opportunity to introduce
their research and experiences in university teaching, and acquaint
themselves with the work of others. Workshops will be dedicated to
innovative, useful, and positive teaching experiences. Teachers from
Baltic and Nordic universities and internationally recognized trainers will
hold workshops during the pre-conference session.The conference will
explore three questions from the perspectives of research, learning
and teaching. The conference presentations will be conducted in one of the
following formats - seminar, symposium, workshop, or poster presentation.
The duration of presentations will be either 20 minutes or 50 minutes plus
a 10 minute discussion period. The duration of workshops will be 90
minutes. Among the keynote speakers are:• Kirsti Lonka- University of
Helsinki, Finland. • Jacques Lanarès, Vice Rector of the University of
Lausanne, Switzerland.• Torgny Roxa, Lund University, Sweden• Jaanus
Harro, University of Tartu, Estonia• James Groccia, Auburn University,
USA.The conference language is English.More information about the
conference is available on the
website: http://primus.archimedes.ee/conference2011/index.php
Scholarship?” will take place on January 24th – 26th, 2011 in the
Dorpat Conference Centre, Tartu. The conference welcomes the submission of
abstracts. Conference themeThe quality of higher education is receiving a
vast amount of attention in today’s Europe, and at the same time an
important discussion is revolving around meaningful teaching and learning.
The teaching process has become more relevant, and in order to achieve high
quality higher education, it is important to integrate research and
teaching.The aim of the conference "University Teaching as Scholarship" is
to develop the willingness in university teachers to explore, develop and
refine their teaching skills. Throughout the conference, topics related to
the following two broad themes will be covered: - the impact of university
teachers on major processes in higher education and - the development of
students, higher education institutions, the education sector, and
society.The conference will give participants the opportunity to introduce
their research and experiences in university teaching, and acquaint
themselves with the work of others. Workshops will be dedicated to
innovative, useful, and positive teaching experiences. Teachers from
Baltic and Nordic universities and internationally recognized trainers will
hold workshops during the pre-conference session.The conference will
explore three questions from the perspectives of research, learning
and teaching. The conference presentations will be conducted in one of the
following formats - seminar, symposium, workshop, or poster presentation.
The duration of presentations will be either 20 minutes or 50 minutes plus
a 10 minute discussion period. The duration of workshops will be 90
minutes. Among the keynote speakers are:• Kirsti Lonka- University of
Helsinki, Finland. • Jacques Lanarès, Vice Rector of the University of
Lausanne, Switzerland.• Torgny Roxa, Lund University, Sweden• Jaanus
Harro, University of Tartu, Estonia• James Groccia, Auburn University,
USA.The conference language is English.More information about the
conference is available on the
website: http://primus.archimedes.ee/conference2011/index.php