Faculty, Staff Invited to Submit Proposals for TLTCon 2022

Proposals for the 2022 Teaching, Learning, and Technology Conference (TLTCon) are being accepted through 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Hosted by the College of Charleston Teaching and Learning Team (TLT), the sixth annual conference is free and open to the public and will be held via Zoom on May 17 and 18, 2022.

The 2022 TLTCon keynote speaker will be Derek Bruff, a principal senior lecturer in the Vanderbilt Department of Mathematics and assistant provost and executive director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, where he helps faculty and other instructors develop foundational teaching skills and explore new ideas in teaching, as well as interim director of the Vanderbilt Digital Commons, where he oversees programming to help faculty develop the digital technology skills they need for research and teaching. His scholarly interests include educational technology and faculty development.

TLTCon is a local conference with global reach and offers presenters the opportunity to share and discuss best practices and lessons learned in all aspects of teaching and learning. Showcasing faculty and staff members who are thriving in the teaching and learning environment through the use of tech, as well as those who are using classic pedagogy and old-school engagement, TLTCon is designed to bring together expertise from educational institutions across the region, spotlight teaching excellence and provide a space for idea sharing and networking.

Who should consider presenting?

Teaching faculty and staff

Academic administrators

Instructional technologists and designers

Librarians

Student support staff and advisors

Graduate students (with teaching experience)

While proposals must address teaching and learning in the higher education environment, they do not need to include technology at all. All relevant topics are welcome, including the following:

Assessments and grading

Class discussions

Community building

Diversity and inclusion

Educational technologies

Innovative teaching

Lecture design and delivery

Online education (synchronous, asynchronous and flipped classroom)

Student engagement

Resilient teaching

Student success and retention

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Wellness and wellbeing

This year, TLTCon sessions will include the following formats:

Classic Presentations: Interactive sessions where one or more presenters share content and engage participants in discussion

Panel Discussions: Roundtable-style discussions where three or more presenters share their experiences and lessons learned

Workshops: Interactive sessions where one or more presenters share content and engage participants in group work, activities or exercises that produce deliverables

Proposal submissions for all types of sessions may be submitted through this online form. The call for proposals will close on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. The conference committee will review all proposals and send out acceptance/rejection emails by March 1, 2022.

More than one proposal from the same individual may be accepted based upon space availability. Proposal(s) may be submitted through this online form: https://bit.ly/tltconp22 .

Contact Chris Meshanko, TLT instructional technologist and 2022 conference committee chair, with questions or more information.