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AFACCT Conference 2016 Call for Proposals

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The conference of the Association of Faculty for the Advancement of Community College Teaching (AFACCT), hosted by the College of Southern Maryland (La Plata, MD 20646) on January 7-8, 2015, offers opportunities for Maryland community college faculty members and administrators to present ideas on a wide range of topics and to interact with peers from other institutions. The theme of AFACCT's Conference 2016 is "The World Beyond the Community College Classroom: Linking Education to Life by Promoting Critical and Creative Thinking." You are invited to propose a 60-minute presentation, a poster session, or a 60-minute panel discussion on this theme or on any topic related to community college teaching and/or learning.

If you have any questions about the conference or its theme, contact George Mateja, AFACCT Coordinator: Phone: 443-840-3012, or email: gmateja@ccbcmd.edu

Note: An asterisk appearing in the text boxes below * means that answers are required.

Deadline for submitting proposals: October 15, 2015

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* 1. Please tell us about yourself:

Name: *

College or university: *

Department: *

Address:

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP: *

Title (e.g., Professor, Associate Professor, etc.) and Academic Discipline:

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *

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* 2. Are there other presenters in your planned presentation? If so, please list their full names, titles, institutions, disciplines, and (most importantly) their email addresses for all presenters and/or panel members. (IMPORTANT: The person completing this proposal is considered the "point of contact." Therefore, this main presenter should share any AFACCT correspondence with his/her co-presenters).

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* 3. Title of your presentation? (Please be informative. Provide conference goers with enough specific information in this title about the topic of your presentation, but be as concise as possible).

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* 4. Proposal Type:

60-minute Presentation (Please allow yourself time within this time frame to answer questions). A real-time presentation accompanied by a PowerPoint slideshow or other visual media. (morning or afternoon session).

Poster Display (including PowerPoint/Web Site displays). All Poster Displays will be arranged in a single room on both days. A representative of a Poster Display will be expected to remain in the room at designated and scheduled times both days to answer questions and explain the display. Presenters are also responsible for setting up and breaking down their displays, and for providing their own poster boards, laptops, and hand-out materials. A prepared talk is not expected.

Discipline-specific meeting (e.g., mathematics--MMATYC; developmental education--DEAM; or chief academic officers--M4CAO).

60-minute Panel Discussion: Panels may consist of up to four panelists and one moderator.

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* 5. Description of Presentation. This is for the Conference Program. Please write an informative 3- to 4-sentence description which will convince a conference-goer to attend your presentation. Limit your description to 100 words. If it exceeds this length, the description may be truncated and edited accordingly.

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* 6. What are the objectives of your presentation? Without repeating what you already wrote above, what will attendees learn from your session? How might they apply the information you gave them? Please limit yourself to no more than three outcome objectives for your presentation; (e.g. Attendees will discuss..., Attendees will describe..., Attendees will compare and contrast..., Attendees will apply..., etc.).

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* 7. Your Equipment and Supply Needs: Check everything that applies. If you do not require any equipment, check "No Equipment Needed." The College of Southern Maryland will provide the equipment listed below in most rooms. Nevertheless, please check your equipment needs from the list. If you are bringing your own laptop computer and want to connect to the ceiling projector, or if you have other equipment needs, please indicate that in the "Other/Comments" text box. Room assignments are determined on the basis of your equipment needs. Once rooms are assigned, changes cannot be guaranteed, but we will do all we can to accommodate your needs.

NOTE: Poster Display presenters are responsible for providing their own poster boards, laptops, and hand-out materials.

No Equipment Needed

Computer Classroom: (If each participant must have access to a PC, please explain).

White Board

Computer connected to Ceiling-mounted LCD Projector

Laptop Connector Cord (to connect your personal laptop. Specify if you have a Macintosh computer)

DVD Capability (Sorry, VHS tapes cannot be accommodated.)

Internet Access

Other/Comments

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* 8. If you have a preference for the day or time (Thursday, Jan. 7, or Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, morning or afternoon) of your presentation, please state that preference below. If you have no preference, please enter: "No Preference." (Note: Each Poster Display is expected to be staffed both days, at least 60-minutes each day).

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* 1. Please tell us about yourself:

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* 3. Title of your presentation? (Please be informative. Provide conference goers with enough specific information in this title about the topic of your presentation, but be as concise as possible).

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* 4. Proposal Type:

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* 9. To help us avoid scheduling conflicts, are you a part of another presentation? If not, type in "No." If so, type in "Yes" and explain.