Perfecting Pedagogical Practices
Ohio University, February 12, 2016, Friends of the Library Room Alden 318
Perfecting Pedagogical Practices
Ohio University First Annual Graduate Student Pedagogy Conference
Ohio University | Friends of the Library Room Alden 319
February 12, 2016
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for the First Annual Graduate Student Pedagogy Conference at Ohio University: Perfecting Pedagogical Practices. We welcome submissions from all Ohio University graduate students and adjunct faculty members in the fields of English (literature, creative writing, rhet-comp, and language arts education), Philosophy, and Education.
As the theory and practice of education, pedagogy can influence every choice we make inside the classroom, yet we rarely have the opportunity to learn from each other as practitioners. The Perfecting Pedagogical Practices Conference seeks to change this by making space for practitioners to talk about what they do in their pedagogy, what they have tried in class, and what has proven successful. This one-day, in-house event will provide an opportunity for presenters to share their best practices as teachers and foster discussion of pedagogical practices.
Possible proposal topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:
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Classroom management: generating participation, creating a teaching persona, negotiating authority, etc.
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Active and student-centered classroom activities such as promoting student discussion, synthesis exercises, close-reading exercises, teaching grammar, etc.
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Pedagogical theory
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Using technology in the classroom: incorporating technology for classroom assignments and also as learning tools
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Using games and game theory in the classroom
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Creating a safe space for students
The conference will take place Friday, February 12, 2016, in Alden 319, the Friends of the Library Room. This room is equipped with a computer and overhead projector. Presentations should be 7-10 minutes in length and will be followed by discussion and questions. Your presentation can take the form of a reading or a talk in which you guide us through an activity. You will also have the opportunity to post your lesson plan and other materials online to share with others.
Please submit individual abstracts (approximately 250 words in length) describing your intended presentation and its subject area via e-mail no later than November 23, 2015 to OUpedagogyconference@gmail.com. Questions about the conference may also be addressed to the above email.
We would like to thank the Ohio University English Department, Philosphy Department, and Patton College of Education for sponsoring this event. We would also like to thank Ohio University Alden Library for providing space for this event.