All members of the Illinois State University teaching community are invited to begin the spring semester with a day of rewarding, re-energizing, and thought-provoking conversations at the Seventh Annual Symposium on Teaching & Learning.
This year’s theme is “Civic Engagement in Classrooms and Communities,” and our keynote speaker is Dr. George Mehaffy, Vice President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and founder of the American Democracy Project.
In keeping with this theme, we encourage faculty, teaching assistants, and professional staff to share the results of and insights gained from recent projects, research, and teaching experiences. Especially welcome are presentations addressing theme-related issues such as: What responsibilities do we have as educators in and for a democracy, and how do we meet them? What do we mean by ‘civic’ engagement? What do we mean by ‘communities’? How is civic engagement similar to or different from other kinds of engagement? How do our notions of ‘classroom’ and ‘community’ intersect—and diverge? How can we model civic engagement for our students—and why should we?
Last year’s Teaching & Learning Symposium was the largest yet, and we hope to see even more members of our community at this year’s event. Please mark your calendars now and plan to join us for this exciting day of intellectual and social interchange.
