The Call for Proposals is now closed.

Introduction

The face of the Minnesota college and university student is rapidly changing. With this change comes new, exciting, and complex teaching challenges. Educators must continually reflect on and revise our pedagogy to serve our students well. Of particular concern is the students who is not adequately prepared to succeed in our various classes and labs. This conference examines teaching and learning issues that promote maximum student learning potential. MnSCU faculty, staff, and students will share strategies designed to teach today's students for tomorrow's success.

Realizing Student Potential seeks proposals for concurrent sessions from MnSCU faculty, staff, and students on the following teaching and learning topics:

• Socialization of new college students
• Working with students' differing goals and motivations
• Teaching students for whom English is a new language
• Serving under-prepared and differently-prepared students
• Today's learner
• New Minnesotans
• First-year experience
• Returning students
• Collaborating with high school teachers
• Retaining students
  
  Session Proposal Online Submission Extended through January 14, 2003. If you are interested in submitting a proposal after this date, please contact Brenda Lyseng at 651-649-5747.

We invite you to submit a session proposal online for any of the following Session Types:

Forums
Forums are a one-hour sessions that form the core of conference offerings. These feature key issues, programs, papers, and successful practices related to the conference theme. Concurrent sessions are intended for an audience of approximately 15 – 40 people. Presenters are expected to use active learning techniques to engage audiences, to distribute materials, and to respond to follow-up requests for more information. Forums can be structured with as a panel of presenters or with one presenter. Number of presenters is limited to five people.

Roundtables
Roundtable sessions afford a more personal and interactive setting for exploration of key issues related to the conference. These sessions are one hour and will be held during other concurrent sessions. Roundtables are aimed at audiences of 10 – 15. Roundtables are particularly well suited for exploratory topics and topics that require small group interchange. Roundtable presenters are expected to facilitate substantive discussions and small group activities and to distribute handouts. Your technology needs will be handled on a case-by-case basis; you may need to be flexible.

Questions? Contact conference chairs Brenda Lyseng (651) 649-5747 or email: brenda.lyseng@so.mnscu.edu
or Lori Schroeder (651) 649-5745 or email: lori.schroeder@so.mnscu.edu

Preparing Your Session Proposal