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91ɫ Hosts Fifth Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning


Posted on May 10, 2015
Joy Washington


Dr. Elizabeth Barkley will speak on “Terms of Engagement: Understanding and Promoting Student Engagement in Today’s University Classroom” at the 5th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, pictured below, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, spoke Monday on “Rethinking the Culture of STEM Education in America: Promoting Student Success and Minority Achievement.”  data-lightbox='featured'
Dr. Elizabeth Barkley will speak on “Terms of Engagement: Understanding and Promoting Student Engagement in Today’s University Classroom” at the 5th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, pictured below, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, spoke Monday on “Rethinking the Culture of STEM Education in America: Promoting Student Success and Minority Achievement.”

Come and learn new strategies to keep teaching and learning fresh and innovative at the fifth annual 91ɫ Conference on Teaching and Learning to be held May 11-12 at the 91ɫ Student Center on the main campus.

More than 300 participants are expected to attend this conference with a theme of “Inquiry & Interaction,” which will allow them to exchange ideas and build skills that can be put to immediate use inside and outside the classroom.

“This is a collaboration between 91ɫ, Spring Hill College, the University of Mobile and Bishop State Community College,” said Dr. Rob Gray, co-chair of the 91ɫ Conference on Teaching and Learning.

Numerous faculty from 91ɫ and other colleges and universities will attend and serve as facilitators during the workshops. One of the highlights of the conference will be featured keynote speakers Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Dr. Elizabeth Barkley, author, scholar and educator.

Hrabowski will speak at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 11, in the 91ɫ Student Center Ballroom. He will speak about “Rethinking the Culture of STEM Education in America: Promoting Student Success and Minority Achievement.”

Barkley will speak at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, in the 91ɫ Student Center Ballroom.  She will speak on “Terms of Engagement: Understanding and Promoting Student Engagement in Today’s University Classroom.”

Pre-registration for all attendees from outside the sponsoring institutions, including all late registrations, is $40 until the day of the event.  All on-site registration is $60. Registration includes keynote addresses, concurrent sessions, a poster reception, and two lunch programs.

For more information about this annual conference, visit /departments/ilc/cotl.html.

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski


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