Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching returns to Miami for 43rd year
Three-day conference on effective teaching will be at Armstrong Student Center
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Armstrong Student Center is the site of this year's Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, which will be held Nov. 21-23 in Oxford, Ohio.
Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching returns to Miami for 43rd year
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For the 43rd year, Miami University offers educators from around the country the chance to recharge, reinforce the good work they are doing, and discover new ways to help students learn.
The Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching returns once again to Miami, held this year Nov. 21-23 at Armstrong Student Center. Miami has hosted the conference since 1981.
Around 350 participants will collaborate during that time to present evidence-based research on effective teaching. Gregg Wentzell, director of the conference and assistant director of Miami’s Center for Teaching Excellence, estimated around 175 members of Miami’s faculty will be part of the conference.
Some conference contributors come from as far as California and Wyoming, while there will also be participants from Christ University in Bengaluru, India.
“The focus is on learning,” Wentzell said. “Everyone comes on a level playing field with the common goal of helping students learn best and getting the most out of their teaching.”
Preconference workshops for hands-on, deep learning will be held on Nov. 21, with concurrent individual sessions on Nov. 22-23. There will be an all-conference interactive poster session and reception on Friday afternoon.
Plenary sessions will be held in Armstrong Student Center’s pavilion this year, featuring speakers Norman Eng, founder and president of EDUCATIONxDESIGN, Inc.; Linda Nilson, founding director emerita of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University; and Jeffrey Raker, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of South Florida.
Holding the plenary sessions in the pavilion will make them more interactive than in the past, Wentzell said. And, with more than 90 sessions total over the three days, participants will get what Wentzell called a kind of “meta” experience. Not only will they receive information about the latest teaching and learning research, but they’ll also play the role of student to experience that perspective.
“It’s an invaluable way to understand what it’s like to be a student or a novice learner and how to reach them best,” Wentzell said.
“We’re really proud to host this for a 43rd year. I think a lot of faculty members look forward to this because of the community building and being able to meet with other people who have a passion for what they do. It’s a way to get inspiration they can take back to their own campuses and put to work.”
The Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching returns once again to Miami, held this year Nov. 21-23 at Armstrong Student Center. Miami has hosted the conference since 1981.
Around 350 participants will collaborate during that time to present evidence-based research on effective teaching. Gregg Wentzell, director of the conference and assistant director of Miami’s Center for Teaching Excellence, estimated around 175 members of Miami’s faculty will be part of the conference.
Some conference contributors come from as far as California and Wyoming, while there will also be participants from Christ University in Bengaluru, India.
“The focus is on learning,” Wentzell said. “Everyone comes on a level playing field with the common goal of helping students learn best and getting the most out of their teaching.”
Preconference workshops for hands-on, deep learning will be held on Nov. 21, with concurrent individual sessions on Nov. 22-23. There will be an all-conference interactive poster session and reception on Friday afternoon.
Plenary sessions will be held in Armstrong Student Center’s pavilion this year, featuring speakers Norman Eng, founder and president of EDUCATIONxDESIGN, Inc.; Linda Nilson, founding director emerita of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University; and Jeffrey Raker, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of South Florida.
Holding the plenary sessions in the pavilion will make them more interactive than in the past, Wentzell said. And, with more than 90 sessions total over the three days, participants will get what Wentzell called a kind of “meta” experience. Not only will they receive information about the latest teaching and learning research, but they’ll also play the role of student to experience that perspective.
“It’s an invaluable way to understand what it’s like to be a student or a novice learner and how to reach them best,” Wentzell said.
“We’re really proud to host this for a 43rd year. I think a lot of faculty members look forward to this because of the community building and being able to meet with other people who have a passion for what they do. It’s a way to get inspiration they can take back to their own campuses and put to work.”
Established in 1809, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg. Interested in learning more about the Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching? Visit the website for more information.
