Post Conference Wrap-up from The Teaching Professor Ambassador

I hope everyone enjoyed the conference, I know I came away with lots of new ideas that I cannot wait to try out in my classroom. This was my sixth year of attending this conference and it keeps getting better each year. For me it started with the pre-conference workshops where every workshop had the participants highly engaged, laughing, discussing, and sharing ideas. It was difficult to choose the best one.


Next up was the keynote address by Elizabeth Barkley whose talk had everyone discussing her brilliant ideas and suggestions on how to engage our students. I heard multiple people talking about her presentation throughout the entire conference. What a great way to kickoff the conference!


Everyone was also all a-buzz about the various workshops they had attended, especially during the meals when everyone got together and were sharing their experiences.


Maryellen Weimer's talk at lunch about the 3 worst mistakes faculty make seemed to have struck a nerve (or 2) with everyone and provided food for thought. I believe it made us all reassess the way we teach.


One attendee at the closing lunch on Sunday summed up what separates this conference from all other conferences when he said that the appeal of this conference is that everyone is sharing what they do to improve student learning and are not here to promote their research.


This conference is truly a learner-centered conference.


I would be remiss if I did not give accolades to the entire staff of Magna who once again hosted a wonderful conference. I hope you all have a great summer and see you at next year's conference.

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