Teaching Innovation Summit 2020 -
Call For Proposals

Theme: Inclusive & Effective Teaching Practices

Deadline for Submission: April 10

The University of New Haven Provost’s Office, in coordination with the Center for Teaching Innovation, invites proposals for presentations at our first annual Teaching Innovation Summit. This year’s theme is "Inclusive & Effective Teaching Practices."

We invite proposals for engaging, interactive sessions that will address teaching innovations on the year's theme. Inclusive pedagogy can be understood as a student-centered approach to learning in which faculty create a welcoming and engaging learning experience for all students in the class, attending to varied learning styles, backgrounds, and physical/cognitive abilities . As you craft a presentation proposal, you might consider questions such as:

• How can emerging, innovative technologies allow us to effectively reach students from varied backgrounds?
• What kinds of in-class activities, out-of-class experiences, and/or high-impact practices have you created that you have found to best engage a wide range of students?
• In what ways can innovative approaches to active learning in the classroom support or hinder students with varied learning styles and physical/cognitive abilities?
• What are the challenges, opportunities, and priorities inherent in shaping courses or programs that are built on a model of teaching and learning that is inclusive?

The Teaching Innovation Summit provides an opportunity for faculty to share their efforts towards inclusive and effective teaching practices. We invite proposals for teaching demonstrations, workshops, roundtables discussions, curations, or any other presentations that address the Summit theme. The maximum length of any session is one hour.

Presentation Types

We invite presentations that actively engage audience members.

Who can apply? We encourage proposals from all University of New Haven faculty—part-time and full-time. We encourage staff to consider presenting as well.

Suggested formats include:

• Teaching demonstrations - Teach an actual class for your colleagues! Do you use board games or iPad apps in you classroom? Are you great at explaining complex concepts to students? Let fellow faculty members get a glimpse of your innovative teaching style.
• Workshops - A faculty member or a group of faculty can propose a hands-on workshop in which they show other faculty how to perform a teaching-related activity, such as using a new presentation software, updating a syllabus or assignment sheet to be more inclusive, or using a new online feedback tool.
• Roundtable discussions - A group of faculty can propose a roundtable discussion on topics related to teaching innovations in the realm of inclusive/effective teaching practices.
• Curations - Operating similar to a poster session, the curation presentations will be part of an afternoon expo in which faculty members can informally share (with permission) examples of artifacts that students have created in their courses; posters displaying the results of their own Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research; or any other physical artifacts related to pedagogy.
• Other - Have an idea that we have not covered? Please propose it!

Faculty members are encouraged to invite students and community partners to be part of presentations. For any of the above presentation types, we strongly encourage deliverables—takeaways for attendees to easily implement strategies in their own classrooms.

Key Dates and Deadlines

April 10, 2020 - Proposal submission

May 8, 2020 - Notification of Decision on proposal

August 10, 2020 - Submission of finalized presentation materials

Important Notes

Registration: Instructions will be sent at the time of registration to the primary speaker.

Handouts: Any handouts to be distributed during the sessions should be provided by the speaker.

Session Setup: Speakers who require special room setup for their sessions should provide a room layout instruction list 2 weeks prior to the Summit. The Teaching Innovation Summit Planning Committee will do its best to accommodate special session requests but cannot guarantee them.

Audio/Visual Needs: A projector and screen will be provided. Other A/V needs may be accommodated if possible.

Proposal Submission Tips

The proposal questions for each presentation category are slightly different. We encourage you to visit page 2 of the below form to read the questions. (You will need to enter your name and email address to get to the second next page.)

You can save your work and return to it at any time.

Evaluation: A committee will review all proposals with the following ideas in mind:

• Degree to which the proposal describes a presentation that is active and learner-centered, focused on what the audience will get out of the presentation
• Likelihood that the teaching methods/tips/software, etc., could be replicated/used by Summit participants in the future
• Degree to which the proposal aligns with the Summit theme
• How effectively the presenter plans to use the time allotted
• Degree to which the proposed teaching method or topic is innovative