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2008
Conference Call for Proposals
The Professional and
Organizational Development (POD) Network
&
The National Council for Staff, Program and
Organizational Development (NCSPOD)
2008 POD Network/NCSPOD
Conference
October 22-25
The Nugget Resort
Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.
CALL
FOR PROPOSALS – POD Network
You are enthusiastically invited to be a
part of the joint POD and NCSPOD annual conference in Reno,
Nevada, October 22-25, 2008. Please join us in exploring the
theme of Weaving Patterns of Practice.
Northern Nevada's diverse landscape, from
the Great Basin Desert to the Sierra Nevada peaks, has inspired
the area's native artisans for centuries. This inspiration has
been transformed into arts and crafts in which individual
strands are woven together to create greater strength, utility
and beauty. Yet the colors and textures of individual strands
remain visible. The materials and designs are infinite, and the
creative possibilities are endless.
This year’s conference represents the
weaving together of our two organizations, POD and NCSPOD. On a
practical level, our separate practices will be united into one
event, where we join in achieving common goals, and yet maintain
our unique identities by hosting receptions and sessions from
each of our traditions. Working together gives us the
opportunity to rethink and explain our practices. One example of
this rethinking is the way in which we are organizing our
session topics. Members of both organizations will find new
language in the call for proposals.
This coming together also represents
something larger: an exploration of the ways in which various
kinds of institutions can collaborate to offer high quality
post-secondary education. The following questions are provided
to help you begin to reflect on our theme.
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How do our patterns of practice reflect
both those strands that persist across time and those that are
emerging? In what ways do our practices intertwine the past,
present, and future?
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What diverse disciplines and populations
do we seek to bring together through our work? In what ways,
for example, do we promote cross-cultural and
cross-generational learning communities?
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Being
pulled in so many directions, how do we as educators remain
whole and strong? How do we integrate the various priorities
of our lives?
Each year we see familiar faces at the POD
conference, and welcome many new colleagues. In 2008, we are
honored to join our colleagues from NCSPOD to explore new ways
of Weaving Patterns of Practice.
Kathryn Plank, Conference Co-Chair
Laurel Willingham-McLain, Conference Co-Chair
Kevin Barry, Program Co-Chair
Debra Fowler, Program Co-Chair
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Proposals are due by
Monday, April 7th, 2008.
Proposals must be submitted online at
http://podnetwork.org/pod.
Proposals will be evaluated using a blind review process.
Session Types
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Pre-conference Workshops
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3-hour workshops
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6-hour workshops
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Concurrent Sessions
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POD welcomes proposals for a
wide variety of sessions featuring best practices, new
resources, innovative approaches, discussion of critical issues,
presentation of research, and work-in-progress. As scholars, we
value work that is systematically designed, implemented, and
assessed so that the bases for our conclusions are clear. We
want participants to leave each session with ideas about how to
apply, extend, or adapt what they have learned.
Pre-conference Workshops
Pre-conference workshops emphasize learning-by-doing.
Participants explore topics in some depth through reflection,
hands-on activities, and discussion. In the workshop
description, please include an outline of the types of learning
activities and interaction you are planning
The vast majority of pre-conference sessions are 3 hours in
length. The 6-hour sessions are reserved for proposals that
clearly justify the need for the longer session. Audio-visual
equipment can be requested. Computer laboratories are not
available.
Please indicate the maximum number of
participants and any special room set-up you might need.
Pre-conference workshops will occur in the
morning and afternoon of Wednesday, October 22. The workshops
are advertised in the conference registration materials and may
include a nominal materials fee, where justified (e.g., for a
book actually used in the session). We will notify you of
pre-registration numbers before the conference and request that
you be prepared for on-site registrants as well.
Concurrent Sessions
A. 75-minute interactive sessions
These sessions combine brief presentations
or panel discussions with methods that engage all participants.
POD has a long-standing tradition of interactive, collegial
sessions – not of lecturing or reading papers to passive
audiences. Session leaders are encouraged to incorporate
meaningful activities as appropriate, selecting from a variety
of methods such as presentation, demonstration, discussion,
application, feedback, group and individual work, and role
playing. Use your creativity to model exemplary teaching!
Audio-visual equipment can be requested for
75-minute interactive sessions.
B. 75-minute roundtable discussions
Roundtable discussions provide
an opportunity for various kinds of interactions, such as
discussion of a concept, approach, program, issue, case study,
or reading, in a smaller group setting (10-15 people). This
format is ideal for getting to know people who may be facing
similar issues to you, for exploring new ideas, and sharing
practices.
No audio-visual equipment is
available for roundtable sessions.
C. Poster presentations
Poster sessions continue to
grow in importance at POD conferences. They provide an ideal
format for presenting your research, program, or
work-in-progress in a context where you can engage in many
one-on-one discussions with colleagues. The poster format
features the visual as a conversation starter, with the big
ideas in large print. Handouts can be used to provide more
details. Feel free to use graphics or objects, where
appropriate. POD presenters come from a wide variety of
backgrounds and present many styles of posters.
No audio-visual equipment is
provided, but you may request to be located near a power outlet
if you want to bring your own computer. Each presenter will have
table space and a bulletin board.
(Note: In contrast to the
Poster Session, the Resource Fair provides an open venue for
sharing materials and ideas from your work. The fair is open and
non-reviewed. Information about the Resource Fair will be
available later in the spring.)
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Topic Areas
These topics represent ongoing
areas of research and practice among many POD members. They are
not intended to limit your proposal in any way, but instead to
help in assigning appropriate proposal reviewers and in planning
the conference program.
This year you will start by
choosing one of three broad categories and then one or two
topics that best describe your proposal. The three broad
categories from which you will select one:
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Professional Development
– Practices and activities contributing to the evolution of
individuals in the field. Includes but is not limited to
orientation, career planning, mentoring, goal setting, time
management, and ethics.
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Instructional Development
– Practices and
activities contributing to the advancement of teaching and
learning. Includes but is not limited to learning theory,
consultation, and programming.
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Organizational Development
– Practices and activities contributing to the vitality of the
organization. Includes but is not limited to leadership,
strategic planning, sustainability, accreditation and
collaboration.
The topics are intended to
allow greater specificity within the broad category. Please
specify one or two topics from this list.
Professional Context
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Faculty
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Adjunct/Part Time
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Staff
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Graduate Teaching
Assistants (GTA)
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Educational Developers
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Science, Technology,
Engineering, Math (STEM)
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Other
Institutional Context
Research and Innovation
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Diversity
International
Communication Strategies
(e.g., marketing,
development, promoting our work)
Wellness & Wholeness
(e.g., career stages,
work-life balance)
Assessment & Evaluation
Technology
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Administrative
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Learning and Teaching
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Submission Process
Components of the proposal
(Remember: Blind-review process-guidelines below)
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Contact information
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Session title (no more than 10 words)
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Session abstract (no more than 100 words)
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Designation of 1 broad category and up to two topic areas or
topics.
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Choice of session type
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Session description (no more than 500 words)
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Provide a conceptual framework for your work, e.g.,
theoretical or empirical basis, goals, implementation,
research findings, and assessment.
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State expected outcomes for session participants.
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Outline the session activities and plan for interaction.
Please model exemplary teaching and learning practices.
(Poster presentations excepted)
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For poster presentations, focus on the manner in which you
plan to present your work rather than on the type of
interaction you anticipate.
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Tie your proposal in with the overall conference theme of
Weaving Patterns of Practice.
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Where appropriate, integrate critical reflection related to
diversity.
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References (no more than 150 words. You do not need to remove
your name if you authored a text in the references; however,
if you refer to the text in the description above, do not
state that you are the author.)
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Audio visual request (for pre-conference workshops and
75-minute interactive sessions only). Describe how you plan to
use the technology you have requested.
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Please check the self-nomination box if you wish to be
considered for the Robert J. Menges Honored Presentation Award.
Research-based proposals may be eligible for this award, as
described below.
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Robert J.
Menges Honored Presentation Award
Proposal authors
are asked to indicate whether they would like to have their
proposal considered for the criteria of the Robert J. Menges
Honored Presentation Award, as listed below.
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A session from the 75-minute interactive or roundtable
session proposals is chosen to represent the best of sound and
rigorous research in an area appropriate to the POD mission, and
2.
The substance of the session proposal and the research
upon which it is based reflect a spirit of nurturing and caring
for others, the promotion of professional and personal
development, and evidence of serious scholarship in the deepest
and most humane sense.
For more details, go to
http://podnetwork.org/grants_awards/robert_menges.htm.
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Guidelines
Eligibility
All are welcome to
submit a proposal. Once a session is accepted, each presenter
and co-presenter must agree to be a member of POD and a paid
registrant at the conference.
POD/NCSPOD Collaboration
Conference session
proposals can be submitted to either the POD or NCSPOD
organization, not to both. Please do not submit
the same or a similar proposal to both organizations.
Number of proposals per person
You may propose
only one pre-conference workshop as either the
primary or other presenter.
You may propose
only two concurrent sessions, and you may be primary
presenter for only one of these (for a maximum of 2
concurrent session proposals). Posters and roundtables are
included in this two-session limit.
Blind-review process
All proposals are
blind-reviewed by peers. Please replace names of people and
institutions with Xs in the title, abstract and session
description. The only identification should be in the
contact information. Proposals that identify people or
institutions will be rejected automatically in the review
process. If the proposal is accepted,
you will have the opportunity to edit the title and abstract to
include names and institutions.
POD conference practice related to the
sale of materials and the solicitation of consulting work
POD’s statement of “Ethical Guidelines for
Educational Developers” emphasizes the importance of allowing
“no personal or private interests to conflict or appear to
conflict with professional duties or clients' needs” (section
2h,
http://podnetwork.org/faculty_development/ethicalguidelines.htm).
To avoid the possibility of a conflict of
interest, POD does not permit in any conference session the
sale of materials or the solicitation of consulting work.
Session presenters are permitted to
use materials they have created and to refer to consulting work
that they do, but these may not be offered for sale during the
session. Pre-conference workshops may receive permission to
charge an additional fee for materials (such as books), to be
collected with the conference registration fee.
Because POD recognizes and values the expertise of its members,
the conference schedule includes a specific time, the Vendor
Exhibit, when materials can be sold and consultation work can be
solicited.
Questions about this conference practice should be addressed to
the Executive Director or the Conference Chairs.
To Submit a
Proposal
To submit a proposal, go to:
http://podnetwork.org/pod
Complete instructions are provided on the website.
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