25th Annual AIS Conference
26th Annual AIS Conference
Dates: October 13-17, 2004
Location/Institution: Charlotte, NC, Johnson C. Smith University
Theme: "Practices of Integration: Improving Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning"
Subtopics: Integrating knowledge among disciplines and cultivating new forms of interdisciplinary knowing, learning and acting in the world; practices of interdisciplinary theory; practices of design; practices of implementation; practices of assessment; and practices of reflection.
Keynote(s): Elizabeth Minnich, "Reflections on the Wellsprings of Interdisciplinary Studies and Transformative Education"
Conference Coordinator: Dr. Donald Mager (dmager@jcsu.edu)
Approximate number of attendees: 150 representing 68 colleges and universities.
Special features of the conference: It was the first hosted by an HBCU (Historic Black Colleges and University) and was the farthest south of any in the organization's history. With 68 colleges and universities represented, it was the most diverse in terms of participation in the history of AIS.