Travel + Publishing Opportunities
Articles for the Fall 2013 issue of The Exchange
Submission Deadline: Mid-September
The NEFDC seeks submissions for the fall 2013 issue of The Exchange. We are especially interested in articles related to the theme of the upcoming conference: "Peer Instruction - Collaborative Learning."
The keynote speaker for the conference will be Dr. Eric Mazur, the Balkanski professor of physics and applied physics at Harvard University and area dean of applied physics, speaking about his teaching method for enhancing learning in not only the sciences, but other disciplines.
We also welcome articles related to the theme of the most recent conference in June 2013: "Engaged Learning: Impacts and Implications." Submissions related to the June conference will be considered for a new feature of The Exchange called "Continuing the Conversation." Submissions are due September 15, 2013 to the editor, Karen St. Clair. Contact the editor for questions, notice of intent to submit.
Guidelines: The Exchange seeks original and timely articles that will capture the interest of faculty and administrators from a range of institutional types. Articles that demonstrate an understanding of current literature, use jargon-free language, and provide lessons or insights that readers can use to improve practice are preferred. We also welcome reviews of books, films, videos, and software related to teaching, learning, and assessment. The Exchange is published twice yearly, in summer and fall. Submissions should be between 500 and 2500 words and not previously published. Longer submissions may be considered as space permits. After a blind review, authors will be notified of acceptance, acceptance with changes, or rejection.
Please contact the editor for more specific guidelines. Deborah Clark, president, Karen St. Clair, editor of The ExchangeNew England Faculty Development Consortium. 617-824-8246
Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities
12th Annual Conference
Jan. 10-13, 2014
Honolulu, Hawaii
Proposal Deadline: Aug. 16, 2013
The Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities will be held at two venues: the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and the Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference is to provide opportunities for academicians and professionals from various arts and humanities related fields to meet and learn from each other.
For information about submitting a proposal, visit the conference website.
2014 Writing Research Across Borders III Conference
Feb. 19-22, 2014
Paris, France
Proposal Deadline: April 1, 2013
Following on the writing research conferences in 2008 at the University of California Santa Barbara and in 2011 at George Mason University in Washington DC, the next conference on writing research across borders will be held in Paris, France, in February, 2014, under the auspices of the newly formed International Society for the Advancement of Writing Research (ISAWR).
The University of Paris-Ouest Nanterre la Défense will host this scientific event. The conference, which will be held for the first time in Europe, will offer the opportunity for encounters among different writing research traditions.
This conference brings together the many writing researchers from around the world, drawing on all disciplines, and focused on all aspects of writing at all levels of development and in all segments of society. This conference will be not only an event allowing for dissemination of knowledge established by writing research, but also a space to promote encounters among different approaches to writing, and among different writing research communities. New projects and new collaborations will flourish.
Several key questions will be at the heart of the debates and discussions: what does it mean to write in the 21st century? In these times of multimedia technologies and globalization, in an era where the frontiers are blurring between the intimate and the social, between the private and the professional, what does writing now mean? How might we respond to major societal challenges and face inequalities in access to writing? Are our currently-available research methodologies and tools up to the task of helping us to better understand what writing is, its functionalities, how it is acquired, its role in personal development, its history?
We invite you to contribute to this communal reflection by proposing a presentation to the conference. Four types of presentation are planned:
- Individual 30-minutes presentations followed by ten minutes of Q+A.
- Symposia featuring several scholars working on related questions (duration: 2 hours). These symposia can take two shapes: team symposia and symposia bringing together several scholars from different teams or countries. This second type of symposium is strongly encouraged because it will make best use of the conference by making it the site of intellectual exchange and collective work.
- Roundtables focused on debates and commonalities (duration: 2 hours). The author of the proposal provides the theme and the topics that will be discussed during the roundtable.
- Poster presentations of work in progress.
Presentations can be grounded in quite diverse fields: linguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology, didactics, sociology, rhetoric, historical studies, ethnography, anthropology, or any other disciplinary tradition.
For information about submitting a proposal, visit the conference website.