Colleagues,

Please forward the application below to your graduate students. I will be happy to send a more reader friendly form as an attachment to anyone who replies off list (since attachments are no-nos on listservs). 

The seminar offers the highest level of teacher training available in Philosophy. The APA Summer Seminar on Teaching and Learning shows participants how to improve their skills as learner‐centered teachers. Participants study how to identify and select challenging and transformative learning objectives, and by understanding the principles of integrated course design participants appreciate how to best guide students to the successful achievement of these goals. Further, participants develop educative assessment strategies that allow them to measure success, continue to innovate, and create even deeper learning. The selection process is highly competitive.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Dave



CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The American Philosophical Association (APA) and The American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT)

2012 Seminar on Teaching and Learning in Philosophy


Location:  St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas
Date:   July 25 – July 29, 2012
Eligibility:  Current Graduate Students or Recent (2010 forward) PhDs
Seminar Leader: David W. Concepción (Ball State University)
Seminar Facilitators: Stephen Bloch-Schulman (Elon University)& Donna Engelmann (Alverno College)
Participants:  Maximum of 20
Application Deadline: May 14, 2012

Description
Through readings and interactive experiences, seminar participants will explore issues, experiment with approaches, and engage in a community of reflection in order to strengthen their pedagogical choices. Participants will study how to identify and select challenging and transformative learning objectives and, by understanding the principles of integrated course design, participants will examine how to best guide students to the successful achievement of these goals. Topics will include preparing to teach (for example, syllabus design), developing learning-centered philosophy classes, using traditional and non-traditional methods of assessment, and engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning. The friendships and collegial relationships built here can last a lifetime.

Attendance
Participants are required to attend all sessions, which will be held each morning, July 26-July 29. A voluntary social gathering will take place on the evening of the 25th.

Fees & Waivers
The seminar is held in conjunction with the AAPT’s Biennial Conference. Participants are encouraged to attend the regular AAPT Conference sessions in the afternoons and evenings. The registration fee for the AAPT conference is waived for seminar participants. The cost of meals and lodging, approximately $275, and travel expenses will be the responsibility of participants. We encourage participants to solicit their departments for support. The American Philosophical Association generously offers travel grants of up to $300 for each participant. Recipients of APA travel grants must be members of the APA.
 

APPLICATION

APA/AAPT Seminar on Teaching and Learning in Philosophy
July 25-July 29, 2012

To apply please send the following three items to Seminar Leader David W. Concepción, [log in to unmask], and Linda Nuoffer at the APA [log in to unmask]

(1) Provide the following information
Name:
Institution:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Summer Contact (Phone or email if different from above):
Major Fields of Interest:
Estimated Travel Expenses:
Applying for APA Travel Grant? (Yes/No); Member of APA? (Yes/No)

(2) A statement of interest or description of what you hope to gain from the seminar. If you have previous teaching experience, briefly describe it. (350 word limit)

(3) A letter of support from your Department Chair, indicating what your teaching duties will be in 2012-2013.

Contact Information
• For additional information about the Seminar (content, application status, etc.), please contact David W. Concepción, [log in to unmask]
• Questions about administrative or financial matters should be directed to David Schrader, APA Executive Director, phone: 302-831-8691, [log in to unmask] via Linda Nuoffer, [log in to unmask]
• For information concerning membership in the APA, please contact Janet Sample, APA Membership Coordinator, phone: 302-831-4657, [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.apa.udel.du/apa.
• For information concerning the AAPT please contact Emily Esch, Executive Director, [log in to unmask] or see the AAPT website at: http://www.philosophyteachers.org.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  MAY 14, 2012


David W. Concepción, PhD
Professor & Chair
Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies
Affiliate Faculty, Women's & Gender Studies
Ball State University

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