02.22.06
May 17-19, 2006 at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
http://www.umich.edu/~slc/conf/homeslc.htm
Plan to attend this national conference May 17-19, 2006 at the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The conference will cover topics
related to:
- peer programs
- collaborative learning and supplemental instruction
- increasing participation of underrepresented students in the sciences
- first-year and sophomore programs in the sciences
- science study skills and tutoring
- innovative uses of technology in science education
- undergraduate research and service learning programs
- learning communities
- and much more...
Check the conference website at http://www.umich.edu/~slc/conf/homeslc.htm for more information.
The conference will provide a gathering place for a diverse group of
educators, including learning enter professionals, faculty, program
directors and others who are committed to supporting undergraduate
science students outside of the formal classroom. We are inviting
educators from all types of colleges and universities, including
two-year community colleges and four-year comprehensive, liberal arts, and research institutions.
The conference will feature over 45 concurrent sessions plus two
prominent speakers, Shirley M. Malcom, director of education and human
resource programs for the American Association for the Advancement of
Science and Robert Megginson, mathematician and associate dean for
undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Michigan.
Sessions will cover a wide range of topics that highlight new and
innovative programs, connections between current theory and practice,
and discussions about the important questions facing science educators.
Check out http://www.umich.edu/~slc/conf/homeslc.htm and register
today! Early bird discount before March 1, 2006. |