Conference Dates: May 31 - June 3, 2012
The Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching – D.C. brings together faculty from a variety of disciplines and at various stages of their academic careers. Past participants have been comprised of K-12 educators, graduate students, and higher education faculty and administrators. All participants come to
2012 Registration is Now Open
Call for Poster Proposals
remains open as space allows
learn about new advances in teaching and learning. The presenters are selected through a blind review process of all proposals, with the purpose of sharing scholarly work to improve teaching and learning.
Lilly Conferences on College and University Teaching and Learning anchor the annual conference on the overarching theme "Brain-Based Learning and Teaching". This theme reflects the philosophy that our approaches to teaching and learning should be based on scholarly activity. As disciplinary approaches use scholarly work to investigate and advance knowledge, pedagogical innovation should also advance by building on the work of others.
Lilly Conferences have provided professional opportunities for the presentation of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for over 30 years. Participants come from a multitude of disciplines from throughout the United States and from abroad.
The Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching – East will bring together faculty from a variety of disciplines and at various stages of their academic careers to share new advances in teaching and learning.
The conference pace is brisk. We encourage you to pace yourself! Although we schedule routine daily breaks in the morning and afternoon sessions, you are welcome to take additional time out for meaningful reflection or continued dialogue with a colleague. Bethesda offers nearly 200 restaurants ranging from Afghan, Cajun & Creole, Mediterranean, to Vietnamese. In recent years, Bethesda has been recognized as First Place in Forbes most educated small towns, and second on the Forbes' list of most liveable cities. We hope that you find the venue of the conference as stimulating as the conference itself.
For additional information, please contact:
Todd Zakrajsek, Conference Director