Tuesday 27 April 2021

Fwd: Last chance to register: UCalgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching





I'm thrilled to invite you to join us at the 2021 virtual University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching from May 3 – 5, hosted virtually by the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA.
Registration closes this Thursday, April 29 at 11:59 p.m. MST.

This year's conference theme is Mentorship in Higher Education. Transform your teaching and leadership practice as you learn how to build and sustain successful and trusting mentorship relationships with your colleagues in higher education. 

 

Join us for over 80 online interactive sessions, workshops, keynotes and digital poster presentations.

  

·         Conference Day 1 Keynote | May 4, 2021 | Psychology of optimal mentorship 

Dr. Laura Lunsford, PhD, Professor and Chair, Psychology, Campbell University 

·         Conference Day 2 Keynote | May 5, 2021 | Beyond tradition: Innovative mentorship models for higher education 

Dr. Lorelli Nowell, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary 

 

Other featured sessions:  

·         Developing networks for academic leadership development – Leda Stawnychko and Dru Marshall 

·         Mentoring with integrity: How interdisciplinary collaborations promote academic integrity – Sarah Eaton, Nancy Chibry and Ebba Kurz 

·         Storying Indigenous mentorship relationships: Exploring a pedagogy of resilience – Gabrielle Lindstrom

 

2-Day Conference General Pricing: $250 CDN. You can find out more about the conference and register here 

 

I'd also like to share The Mentorship Guide for Teaching Learning, developed by the University of Calgary's Teaching Academy. This guide provides a practical framework to inspire and enrich new mentoring relationships for teaching development in higher education.

 

I hope to see you at the conference next week!

 

Warm regards, 

 

 

 

Cheryl L Jeffs, EdD
Educational Development Consultant

Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
University of Calgary
434 Collegiate Blvd

Calgary, AB  T2N 1N4, Canada

cljeffs@ucalgary.ca

https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/

 

Founder and Editor of Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching

https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/pplt



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