The 2nd UCM Faculty Senate Teaching and Research Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Deadline for proposals : May 15, 2023

We are seeking faculty presenters for the second Fall Faculty Teaching and Research Conference sponsored by Faculty Senate and the Provost’s office to be held on September 18, 2023, in Elliot Student Union. This faculty-led event showcases the excellent work of UCM faculty, with the intention of inspiring, innovating, having great conversations, and developing new collaborations. 

In this call for proposals, we are seeking proposals to present a 45-minute session on teaching or research methods that work for you. Panel submissions on a specific topic are also welcome. We are particularly interested in proposals within the following tracks:

• Teaching Methods 
  What assignments work for you? What teaching strategies work for you? Have you learned innovative approaches to teaching that might benefit others?

• Research Methods or Scholarly Activity
  What research methods or scholarly activity do you implement? Do you know any methods you could teach to others?

• Incorporating Scholarly Activity into Teaching
  Do you teach research methods? Does research inform your teaching; or does teaching inform your research? What works for you? What parts of the research methods or scholarly activity process are important to talk about with other faculty?

Please provide a brief summary that includes these four points (in less than 250 words):

1. A brief summary of the objectives of the presentation.

2. What can attendees from various disciplines expect to learn from the presentation?

3.  How will the presenter engage the audience?

4. Please briefly explain your experience with this topic; or theories used to develop this topic.

Submissions will undergo a peer-review process using a rubric based on these four elements. Accepted presenters will be notified by the end of May.

Submissions can be made on the following Google Form  by May 15, 2023.

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Faculty Senate

Administration 102 

Warrensburg, MO 64093

660-543-4149

ucmo.edu/facultysenate