The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education:
An Evidence-Based Perspective
A two-day multidisciplinary
conference on the scholarship of the teaching and learning will examine the role of instruction in the academic
development of college students, the psychometric integrity of measures of teaching effectiveness (e.g., student
ratings), and their use for personnel decisions involving tenure, promotion, and salary increments. Pre-
eminent scholars from Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle
East, and the USA will explore the scientific evidence and consider the practical utility of the research for classroom
instructors, department heads, deans, directors, and policymakers.
The conference focuses on the nexus between knowledge production by researchers and knowledge utility for end-users in postsecondary institutions. It will appeal to researchers interested in teaching and learning, faculty members developing evidence-based pedagogical practices, academic administrators and policymakers responsible for instituting
teaching and learning protocols, and faculty development officers promoting effective teaching practices. The conference brings world-class researchers together at one site and makes their knowledge more readily accessible to researchers, classroom instructors, academic administrators, and policymakers.
The conference takes place in Winnipeg, Canada, April 4th & 5th, 2006, and comprises invited addresses (see right), interactive policy sessions with the speakers, and invited poster sessions. The conference coordinator, Dr. Raymond P. Perry, Department of Psychology, can be reached at rperry@cc.umanitoba.ca or (204) 474-6945.
Invited Addresses
Teaching
Philip C. Abrami, Steven Rosenfield, & Helena Dedic (Concordia University; Vanier College): "The Dimensionality of Student Ratings of Instruction: An Update on What We Know, Do Not Know, and Need to Do."
Michele Marincovich (Stanford University): "Teaching in a Research-Intensive University"
Herbert Marsh (Univ. of New South Wales/Oxford University): "Students' Evaluations of University Teaching: Dimensionality, Reliability, Validity, Potential Biases and Usefulness"
Eugene Rice (Association of American Universities and Colleges): "From Athens and Berlin to L.A.: Faculty Scholarship in a Changing Academy"
Michael Theall (Youngstown State University) & Kenneth A. Feldman (SUNY-Stony Brook): "Identifying Exemplary Teachers and Teaching: Evidence from Student Ratings"
Paul Umbach (University of Iowa): "Faculty Cultures and College Teaching"
Learning
Elisha Babad (Hebrew University of Jerusalem): "Teachers' Nonverbal Behavior and its Effects on Students"
Reinhard Pekrun (University of Munich): "Academic Emotions in Students' Scholastic Development"
