22nd Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching

Celebrating 22 Years of Presenting The Scholarship of Teaching

Topics and Categories for Proposals

Formatting Information

Submission Package and How to Submit

Proposal Cover Sheet

Presentation Format of Sessions at the Conference

Notification of Acceptance

Important Reminders

Topics and Categories for Proposals:

We invite proposals for paper presentations on any topics related to enhancing the quality and effectiveness of college teaching and student learning. Proposals may be interdisciplinary or specific to one or a group of disciplines, but must demonstrate excellence in at least one of the following categories:

Research: Reports important results from own experience or research; describes problem clearly; gives context and references; provides baseline data; explains what researcher has done and why; and provides results.

Integration: Integrates research of others in a meaningful way; compares or contrasts theories; critiques results; and provides context for future exploration.

Application: Describes and assesses exemplary practice, informed by theory and the literature.

Innovation: Proposes innovation of theory, approach, or process of teaching and learning; provides original and creative ideas based on results of research by self or others; and outlines proposed strategy for testing effectiveness of ideas.

Inspiration: Provides inspiration for teaching excellence; combines personal values, insight, and experience to communicate enthusiasm and dedication to outstanding teaching.

At this time, you need submit only a proposal and an abstract, not a completed paper. After the conference, you are invited to develop your proposal into a full manuscript for submission to the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, an international, refereed journal. You need not submit your paper until you have received feedback on your session at or after the conference; for details on manuscript preparation for the Journal, see Journal on Excellence in College Teaching.

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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

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Formatting Information:

• Your paper proposal must be submitted by e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word 6.0 or higher for Macintosh. This enables us to format all proposals uniformly for publication on the Web site. Faxed submissions are not accepted.

 

• Your proposal may not exceed 4 pages (double-spaced), including references and appendixes, with 1-inch (or 2.5 cm) margins. Use APA style for citations and references, please. DO NOT number the pages.

 

• At the top of the first page of your proposal, type the title of your paper in ALL CAPITALS, and your name, department, institution, and location in Lower Case With Initial Capitals, as in the example below. If there is more than one author, list each person separately using the format below:

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC THEORY

Jane Doe
Department of Music
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio

John Doe
Department of Art
Kent State University
Oxford, Ohio

OR

Jane Doe
John Doe
Department of History
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio

 

• In addition to your proposal, IN A SEPARATE FILE, you must include an abstract of NO MORE THAN 100 WORDS. Format requirements for your abstract are the same as for your proposal (i.e., your proposal title, your name, etc., must also appear at the top of the abstract).

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  Submission Package and How to Submit:

• Your proposal submission package, must be submitted by e-mail <wentzegw@muohio.edu> attachment to Gregg Wentzell, Lilly Conference Program Editor. The proposal submission package must include:

  Your proposal (no more than 4 pages, double-spaced)
  Your proposal abstract (no more than 100 words)
  A cover sheet submitted electronically from the Conference Web site. (If there is more than one author, submit a separate cover sheet for each person who is presenting at the conference.)
  

• Your proposal submission package must be received by July 1, 2002.

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Presentation Format of Sessions at the Conference:

You will be assigned one of three formats for the presentation of your paper:

• A 40-minute individual session, in which you briefly summarize your paper and follow up with discussion.
• A panel discussion of approximately one hour, in which two or three papers submitted by different authors are grouped by topic, with each author having 10 minutes or so to summarize his or her work and relate it to the other papers. Discussion follows. If you are assigned to a panel, we will give you the names and e-mail addresses of the panelists with whom you are teamed, and you should read their proposals on the Web site.
• A joint, interactive session, in which you will have table space and audiovisual equipment to display your paper, handouts, overheads, videos, etc., in a large room with other presenters. During this one-hour session, conference participants can discuss your ideas and results with you.

Note: For those who wish to share their work in a less formal way see the Idea Swap.

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Notification of Acceptance:

We will notify you by August 23, 2002, via e-mail or fax as to whether your proposal has been accepted, and, if so, the presentation format you have been assigned.

Note: We will make every effort to assign you the presentation format you indicate on the submission form. Because of time and space, constraints, however, it may be necessary to assign you a different format. We will send you more information about presentation formats later.

If your e-mail address changes, please notify us as soon as possible.

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Important Reminders:

• Do not submit a completed paper, only a proposal and an abstract.
• Acceptable proposals include references/bibliography for helpful background information.
• Acceptable proposals include information about how the presentation will be done. Session participants should be included in the dialogue. Just reading a paper is not acceptable.
• If your proposal does not meet the submission requirements stated above, we cannot accept it. Please follow the instructions carefully!
• Design your session to encourage dialogue: do not just read your paper aloud.
• Your paper proposal will be posted on the Conference Web site. Thus, you should assume that the participants at your session have read your proposal.

Note: Submitting a proposal does not register you for the conference. All presenters must register for the conference. Unfortunately, there are no funds to cover registration, travel, or lodging expenses for paper presenters. The registration due date is October 1, 2002, but early registration is recommended because of limited space.

Thank you for your interest in the Lilly Conference.

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