The Many Perspectives of Student Engagement - Call for Proposals

Wilfrid Laurier University and McGraw-Hill, Ryerson are pleased to announce a recent partnership to present The Many Perspectives of Student Engagement conference to be held in Waterloo, Ontario on Feb.
17-18th, 2009. Proposals are due Jan 14. - details at
http://www.wlu.ca/events_detail.php?grp_id=1573&ev_id=5753

Presentations should address one or more of the following sub-themes:

Theme:
Student engagement is increasingly seen as an indicator of student academic success. There is less clarity however, around how to encourage engagement or how it develops. As educators, what kind of learning experience do we want for our students? What are the best practices that combine the theoretical with the practical/applied? What examples can be provided of learning that is meaningful and relevant to students? There are many dimensions to student engagement - both within the classroom and beyond the classroom. This conference will explore both the theoretical and the practical expressions of student engagement.

Sub Themes:
Sub-themes of the conference provide opportunities for presenters to showcase research or applications of student engagement in the following areas:
- Faculty/classroom environments - engagement in the classroom
- Experiential learning - community service learning, co-op opportunities, community and volunteer projects
- Examples from National Survey on Student Engagement projects
- Examples of peer-to-peer learning (e.g. supplemental instruction, residential community learning environments)