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SPRING 2009
Our Spring Sympsium on:
"Policies and Practices for Online Teaching"
Will be held on Friday, May 22, noon to 3:00 p.m. at Robert Morris University
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Keynote speaker: Dr. Burks Oakley II
Burks Oakley II is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also is a Visiting Research Professor in the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the University of Illinois at Springfield. From 1997 until 2007, Oakley served as an Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois. He was the founding director of the University of Illinois Online initiative, a program designed to facilitate the development and delivery of University of Illinois courses, degrees, and public service resources over the Internet. Through his innovative use of technology in teaching, Professor Oakley has earned a national reputation as a practitioner and promoter of Internet-based asynchronous learning environments.
CAFDN is a non-profit consortium of colleges and universities dedicated to promoting the improvement of college teaching by providing a convenient and affordable way for professionals to exchange information and best practices in the field.
CAFDN has been in existence since 1996. Our membership includes faculty development professionals from all types of schools throughout our area, covering the full range from community colleges to research universities. We have found it most helpful to learn from each other not just despite, but also because of, the differences of our institutions. The diverse requirements of our home campuses have allowed us to look at issues from new perspectives and develop a profound sense of collegiality.
Over the years we have debated every important topic that faculty and institutions of higher learning are facing: From effective grading practices to interdisciplinary teaching, from active learning to the role of part-time instructors, and from faculty evaluation to learning communities.
If you want to participate in our activities and meetings, please contact:
Edmund J. Hansen, Ph.D.
CAFDN President
Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
Northeastern Illinois University
e-hansen@neiu.edu
Tel.: 773-442-4467
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