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PROGRAM
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Institute-at-a-Glance
Below is a summary of the schedule for the 2007 International Institute for New Faculty Developers. All sessions will be conducted in English. A detailed conference schedule is available for download. See link, below.

 Sunday, June 24 - 4pm to 9pm
. 16h00 - 17h30 Registration
. 18h00 - 21h00 Welcoming Dinner and Opening Remarks

Monday, June 25 - 7am to 5pm
. 7h00 - 8h00 Activity: Walk or Run (Optional)
. 8h00 - 9h00 Registration
. 9h00 - 10h15 Keynote Speaker : The Importance of Faculty Development
. 10h15 - 10h30 Break
. 10h30 - 12h00 Getting Started: Overview and Introduction to Faculty 
  Development
. 12h00 - 13h30 Lunch with Interest Groups
. 13h30 - 14h30 Faculty Development Scholarship and Its Contribution
   to Our Practice
. 15h00 - 17h00 Panel Discussion : Examining a Range of Faculty
  Development Programs and Models

Tuesday, June 26 - 7am to 9pm
. 7h00 - 8h00 Activity: Walk or Run (Optional)
. 8h00 - 9h00 Continental Breakfast
. 9h00 - 10h30 Helping Faculty Explore Learning Theory
. 10h30 - 10h45 Break
. 10h45 - 12h15 Introducing Faculty to Motivation Theory
. 12h15 - 13h30 Lunch /with Interest Groups
. 13h30 - 17h00 Consultation Techniques for the Faculty Developer
. 17h00 - 18h00 Break
. 18h00 - 19h30 Institute Dinner
. 19h30 - 21h00 Putting the Fun in Instructional Technology (tentative)

Wednesday, June 27 - 7am to 7pm
. 7h00 - 8h00 Activity: Walk or Run (Optional)
. 7h30 - 9h00 Continental Breakfast
. 9h00 - 10:30 Working with Faculty on Effective Course Design
. 10:30 - Noon Working with Programs and Departments on Effective
  Curriculum Assessment and Design
. 12h00 - 13h00 Lunch
. 13h00 - 14h15 Concurrent Sessions I

  1. Finding Funding to Support Your Center or Program
  2. Themed Learning Communities:Integrating Learning and Fostering Faculty Collaboration
  3. Preparing Faculty to Incorporate Active Learning
  4. Fostering Student Engagement through Community Service Learning
  5. Pathways into the Profession and Career Stages for Faculty Developers (tentative)
. 14h15 - 14h30 Break
. 14h30 - 15h45 Concurrent Sessions II
  1. Accommodating Diversity: Encouraging Inclusive Teaching
  2. Rubric Development and Learning Assessment
  3. Promoting Your Faculty Development Program
  4. Helping Faculty to Develop Blended Learning Courses
  5. Planning and Assessing TA Development
. 16h00 - 17h00 Interest Group Meetings
. 17h00 - 18h00 Free Time, Networking
. 18h00 - Dinner on your own

Thursday, June, 28 - 7am to 7:30pm
. 7h00 - 8h00 Activity: Walk or Run (Optional)
. 8h00 - 9h00 Continental Breakfast
. 9h00 - 10:30 Panel Discussion: Directing a Teaching and Learning Centre
. 10h45 - Noon Concurrent Session III
  1. Promoting and Using Classroom Assessment Techniques
  2. Responding to the Needs of Part-time and Adjunct Faculty
  3. Engaging with NSSE (National Survey of Student Experience)
  4. Helping Faculty Engage the Online Learner
  5. Professional Development Strategies for Educational Developers
. Noon - 13h00 Lunch
. 13h00 - 14h15 Concurrent Session IV
  1. Development Opportunities for Senior Faculty
  2. Needs Assessment for Faculty Development
  3. Managing Organizational Development and Change
  4. Helping Faculty Design and Assess Critical Reflection
  5. Helping Faculty Promote Classroom Civility
. 14h15 - 15h30 Concurrent Session V
  1. Accommodating Diversity: Encouraging Inclusive Teaching
  2. Rubric Development and Learning Assessment
  3. Promoting Your Faculty Development Program
  4. Helping Faculty to Develop Blended Learning Courses
  5. New Faculty Orientation and Programming
. 15h30 - 15h45 Break
. 15h45 - 17h00 Panel Discussion : Working with Administrators
. 17h00 - 18h30 Interest Group Meetings
. 19h30 Institute Dinner

Friday, June 29 - 6:30am to 1:00pm
. 6h30 - 7h30 Activity: Walk or Run (Optional)
. 7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
. 8:30 - 10:30 Assessment of Faculty Development
. 10:30 - 10:45 Break
. 10:45 - 11:30 Final Interest Group Meetings
. 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch and Wrap-Up

 Concurrent sessions will include a wide variety of topics based on the needs assessment survey to be administered to participants and the POD community.

Detailed Schedule

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