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International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Event Title: 2008 ISSoTL Conference

Event Location: Edmonton , Canada

URL: http://www.issotl.org/conferences.html

Description: Conference Dates: October 16-19, 2008 The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning presents us with a unique opportunity to bring together scholars from around the world, so we can better explore the interconnections between teaching, learning and scholarship. Together, we invite you to share in the wisdom and insights that have been gained through your own research and inquiry. This conference then is not only a celebration of connections, but a celebration of the people that make these connections happen. Together, we hope to take the scholarship of teaching and learning to new heights of recognized excellence. To this end, we need your active involvement, your collaboration and support, and a renewed and deepened commitment to excellence in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

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University of Alberta and Grant MacEwan College
Event Title: ISSOTL 2008: The ISSOTL 5th annual Conference: Celebrating Connections: Learning, Teaching, Scholarship

Event Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada

URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~issotl08/

Description: October 16-19th 2008.

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National Center for Developmental Education
Event Title: The 4th International Conference on Research in Access and Developmental Education

Event Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico (September 24-28, 2008)

URL: http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/researchconf3.htm

Description: The 4th International Conference on Research in Access and Developmental Education, September 24-28, 2008, brings researchers and practitioners together to discuss how developmental students can best be served. The conference is designed to provide a forum relevant to educators in the U.S. and Europe, wherein practitioners not only learn the most modern, research-based techniques for serving underprepared students; they also provide researchers with guidance on emerging issues requiring further research. One feature of the conference, the research brainstorming brunch, will help set the agenda for future research. The conference also promises the opportunity for a living/learning experience in the Spanish culture of San Juan, Puerto.

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International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL)
Event Title: First Issue of ISSOTL's Newsletter

Event Location: N/A

URL: http://www.issotl.org

Description: The ISSOTL website is now featuring a Newsletter. The first issue of the International Commons, ISSOTL'S newsletter is now available. Click on "Newsletter."

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Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID)
Event Title: Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) Events

Event Location: Madison, WI

URL: http://www.uwsa.edu/opid/index.htm

Description: "The Office of Professional & Instructional Development serves as a statewide faculty development resource for University of Wisconsin System institutions. Established in 1977 as the Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council, it was first led by a council of campus representatives who focused primarily on teaching improvement. Over the past few years OPID has expanded its emphases to meet the broader professional needs of faculty and academic staff with programming on topics such as student learning, the scholarship of teaching and learning, career stages, and faculty roles and rewards" (OPID website, 2005).

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Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD)
Event Title: Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) Events

Event Location: various locations

URL: http://www.podnetwork.org

Description: "Each year the POD Network sponsors an annual conference that attracts both experienced and novice practitioners in the fields of faculty, instructional, and organizational development. The conference also appeals to administrators, faculty, teaching assistant developers, graduate students, publishers for the above audiences, and members of many higher education organizations. The "spirit of POD" is an integral part of conference planning with particular attention paid to creating a collegial and welcoming environment, respecting diversity in all its forms throughout the conference, and offering sessions and informal opportunities for dialogue that address the needs and concerns of the broad range of post-secondary institutions that POD serves" (POD website, 2005).

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American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
Event Title: American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Events

Event Location: various locations

URL: http://www.aacu.org/

Description: "AAC&U sponsors a variety of continuing programs-meetings, workshops, and summer institutes for campus teams-that bring together college educators from across institutional types, disciplines, and departments. AAC&U activities nurture the talents and creativity of higher education's current and future leaders. Attendees of recent meetings have described them as powerful and transformative-providing participants with innovative ideas and practices, and shaping the direction of their educational reform efforts" (AAC&U website, 2005).

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