Professional Development Conference Opportunities | Academic Newsletter | Seneca Polytechnic

by the Teaching & Learning Centre

in the March 2018 issue

The Teaching & Learning Centre is pleased to announce partial funding for faculty to attend the following events. Please consult with your Chair if attending a conference could require you to miss classes. Apply early. Spots are limited! Please use our Google Form to apply to attend: bit.ly/TL-Conference-Opportunities.

Note: Faculty receiving funding to attend any of these conferences will be expected to share their experiences with the Seneca community, including presenting at Teaching & Learning Centre Days/Events.

Applications are due by Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.

1. Mobile Summit – May 16 to May 17, 2018 at Centennial College, Toronto, OntarioConference information (from the website): “Lambton College is hosting the 5th annual Mobile Summit in partnership with Centennial College for college, university, high school and elementary school educators, support staff, and administrators.
   Mobile Learning is integrating itself into the educational system. Students are more tech savvy than ever before, and handheld devices are becoming more common in the classroom. This summit will be a learning and sharing platform for educators, administrators, and support staff to learn about the value of mobile learning, how to integrate it into the classroom, and achieve maximum results with student engagement.”
2. Celebrating Great Teaching Retreat – May 23 to May 25, 2018 at Elmhirst Resort, Keene, Ontario (northeast of Peterborough)
   Conference Information (adapted from the website): The Celebrating Great Teaching Retreat is designed for faculty who have more than five years of teaching experience and who are comfortable with collaborative learning, open-ended learning environments, sharing of teaching experiences and resources, being open to new ideas, and working in a multi-disciplinary environment. It is an opportunity to get together with colleagues from other eastern region colleges to celebrate great teaching, stimulate creative problem solving, explore new ideas, capture the expertise of seasoned faculty, showcase best practices, and renew oneself both professionally and personally.
3. Advancing Learning – May 23 to May 25, 2018 at Fanshawe College, London, Ontario
   Conference information (from the website): “The Advancing Learning Conference has been the province’s premiere instructional technology conference since the 1990s. We have prided ourselves on fostering an environment where educators (faculty, instructional designers, multimedia and graphic specialists) share their direct classroom and faculty support experiences with other colleagues. Where else can you learn first-hand from practicing educators about a host of topics related to educational technology, digital tools and digital learning environments, and student engagement? This grassroots approach really does help with advancing learning in Ontario.”

Spots are limited. Please use our Google Form to apply to attend: bit.ly/TL-Conference-Opportunities.

View the March 2018 issue of the Academic Newsletter.