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The 16th Annual Associate Faculty and Lecturers' Conference

Friday October 14 & Saturday October 15, 2011
Indianapolis Marriott East

Innovations in Teaching

Speakers from across Indiana will share their teaching strategies, techniques and tips with the Associate Faculty and Lecturers. A variety of workshops and discussion forums will offer practical strategies and give faculty a chance to exchange their best practices with each other.

Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE Institute will provide the opening keynote. Dr. Kinzie coordinates the NSSE Institute project activities. Her PhD is from Indiana University in higher education with a minor in women's studies. Jillian comes to the NSSE staff from the faculty at IU where she coordinated the master's program in higher education and student affairs from 2000-2002. She has more than a decade of additional experience as a research associate and administrative work in academic and student affairs. Jillian's research interests include college choice, first year student development, teaching and learning in college, access and equity, and women in underrepresented fields.

Dr. Marcia Dixson, from IPFW will deliver the Hass-Birky Lecturer. Dr. Dixson is an award-winning teacher with thirty years of experience in the classroom and over a decade of faculty development work. Her recent research is in the area of online student learning and has led to a MACK Fellowship, publications and a top panel paper at a national conference.