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CONFERENCE ARCHIVE
June 2007

The keynote address, "Confessions of a Converted Lecturer" (Eric Mazur, Harvard University), has been archived in Flash video format. Additional materials in video and PDF formats will continue to be added as they become available.

Continue to 2007 conference archive.

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ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
February 2007

Faculty, instructional staff, and graduate students:

Come join us for a special one-day conference on enhancing student learning through research and practice, where we can celebrate and share our ideas. The Academy of Distinguished Teachers, the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Digital Media Center are sponsoring this conference for the entire University of Minnesota system to engage us in a conversation about the research and practice of teaching.

You will hear about research on teaching and learning, have an opportunity to practice applications of research to the classroom, and to view poster presentations.

Eric Mazur of Harvard University will give the morning keynote address, “Confessions of a Converted Lecturer. His book Peer Instruction: A User's Manual (1997). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, is available at the reserve desk of each campus library and will also be available for purchase at the conference.

For more information about the conference, please contact Karen Zentner Bacig, kbacig@umn.edu or 612-624-5082.

At the conclusion of the conference, you are invited to attend the Distinguished Teaching Awards Ceremony and Reception, at the McNamara Alumni Center. This celebration honors the 2006-2007 recipients of the University's awards for their contributions to undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. The event begins at 3:45 p.m. and is sponsored by the Senate Committee on Educational Policy, the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

For details, and to RSVP for this event, please visit www.alumni.umn.edu/distinguishedteaching or call (612) 624-2323.

The 2007 conference is sponsored by the:

• Academy of Distinguished Teachers
• Center for Teaching and Learning
• Digital Media Center
• With support from the Bush Foundation