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Concurrent Sessions and the Review Process: Facilitating change for ourselves

We are very proud of being an Educational Developers Caucus that models educational development through its conference Call for Proposals and review process.

The program you see before you is the result of the commitments of time, energy and expertise of a very large number of EDC members who proposed sessions and/or acted as reviewers.

The 2009 program includes 40 sessions, led by a total of 72 colleagues from 25 institutions. Proposing a session was not a simple matter of 'accept' or 'not accept' - it was a process of working together to make each session the best it could be.

Seventeen colleagues from 16 institutions volunteered to be reviewers. Each proposal was blind-reviewed by 3 reviewers. Those who proposed sessions then built reviewers' feedback and suggestions into their re-submitted sessions. Titles, descriptions and sometimes format, changed a little, or a lot as a result of this process. Each session has key points, intended objectives and a description of participant involvement. What you see is what you will get, and this may help you decide amongst the concurrent choices.

Authors asked me to thank the reviewers for their help. How fitting that with our conference change of Facilitating Change, the proposal and review process has already been a fine example of just this!

Reviewers for 2009 EDC Conference

  • Tanya Crawford, Co-ordinator, Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning Centre, Mount Saint Vincent University
  • Nanda Dimitrov, Associate Director, Teaching Support Centre, The University of Western Ontario
  • Valerie Grabove, Chair, Centre for Educational and Professional Development, Niagara College
  • Pamela Gravestock, Associate Director, Office of Teaching Advancement University of Toronto
  • Eileen Herteis, Director, Purdy Crawford Teaching Centre, Chair, Mount Allison University
  • Trevor Holmes, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
  • Iqbal Isabeau, Resources Developer, Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth, University of British Columbia
  • Barbara Kerr, Doctoral Candidate, Educational Technology and Part-time Faculty, Department of Education, Concordia University
  • Eric Kristensen, Educational Development Consultant
  • Alice Macpherson, PD and PLA Coordinator, The Centre for Academic Growth, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
  • Jeanette McDonald, Manager, Educational Development, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • William J. Owen, Director of the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, University of Northern British Columbia
  • Ruth Rodgers, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Centre for Academic Excellence and Innovation, Durham College/University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • Nicola Simmons, Research and Evaluation Consultant, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
  • Janet Z-K Wolstenholme, Educational Developer, Teaching Support Services (TSS), University of Guelph
  • Rosamund Woodhouse, Academic Director, Centre for the Support of Teaching, York University
  • Brad Wuetherick, Director, Undergraduate Student Services, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta


Many thanks to all session authors and reviewers. Enjoy the conference, everyone!

- Alice Cassidy, Associate Director, Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth, University of British Columbia; Vice-chair, Professional Development, Educational Developers Caucus; Chair, Academic Program, EDC Conference

 
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