CFP: The American Association of Philosophy Teachers Twentieth International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy
Submission deadline: January 6, 2014
Conference date(s):
July 30, 2014 - August 3, 2014
Conference Venue:
American Association of Philosophy Teachers
Collegeville,
United States
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Announcement and Call for Proposals: Deadline Jan. 6, 2014
Information is included below, though please visit the AAPT website for full details:http://philosophyteachers.org/cfp-2014-aapt/
The American Association of Philosophy Teachers Twentieth International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy
The College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota
July 30-August 3, 2014
Proposals for interactive workshops related to teaching and learning philosophy at any educational level are welcome. We especially encourage creative approaches to workshops or panels on: • innovative and successful teaching strategies • professional issues connected to teaching • how work in other disciplines can improve the teaching of philosophy • engaging students outside the classroom • innovative uses of instructional technologies • the challenge of teaching in new settings • methods to improve student learning
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES Send submissions, via email, to Russell Marcus: [email protected]. Submissions should be received by Monday, January 6, 2014.
Each submission must contain, as an attachment, a proposal prepared for anonymous review, in Word (.doc or .docx), PDF (.pdf), or WordPerfect (.wpd) format. Please label attachments with your name (e.g., ‘Doe-Proposal.doc’). Contact information for each presenter, including institutional affiliations, may be included in the email or in a separate cover sheet.
Please include a 100-200 word abstract suitable for the conference program. Proposals should include: • the session title • the length of the proposed session (60 or 90 minutes) • a one-to-three page description of what the session seeks to achieve, including an account of what participants will do during the session • a list of references, especially to relevant pedagogical literature • descriptions of any useful handouts to be provided • a list of equipment needed • To facilitate blind review, no identifying information should appear in the proposal.
Reasonably-priced child care will be available during the conference. Visit http://www.philosophyteachers.org for some model proposals from past years and additional information about the AAPT or the workshop-conference.
For further information, please contact Russell Marcus at [email protected]