October 10 - 12, 2008 ,
6:00 p.m. (F) - 12:00 p.m. (Su)
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
For faculty members, academic administrators, instructional technologists, and librarians at participating colleges who are interested in using visualization to create scientifically rich curricula and in furthering their own understanding of visualization as a component of pedagogy, research, and communication. (7 program units. Registration deadline: Friday, August 15, 2008)
Visualization is emerging as a key component of science literacy and interdisciplinary collaboration in higher education. It is especially resonant with the curricula of liberal arts colleges. Education studies point to the power of visual presentations to clarify complex information and scaffold inquiry-based activities in the classroom. Conversely, poorly conceived visual designs can impede student comprehension and effective course delivery.
Conference participants will evaluate the pedagogical value of visualization to communicate scientific information and support learning for undergraduates, both at the level of the individual course and at an institutional level. Additional consideration will be given to interdisciplinary applications of visualization to promote science comprehension and to highlight the impact of science on society. Participants will leave the conference with visual resources for scientific communication, a deeper understanding of visual-learning theory, and new pedagogical ideas to engage students in the scientific process. Participants will be prepared to engage with a range of digital tools for image processing, graphic design and data presentation, model animation, scientific and mathematical computation, and spatial mapping.
A tentative agenda (.pdf, 26.39 KB)--based upon proposals received and accepted via this call for proposals (.pdf, 40.27 KB)--is now available.
N.B. All interested in participating in this program—including accepted presenters—must register to participate no later than August 15, 2008.
Interested faculty and staff from participating colleges: To participate in this program, please contact your liaison, who will let you know whether your institution has program units available to support your participation. If so, your liaison will contact NITLE to register you to participate. (Note that campus policies on the use of program units vary. Liaisons, please register participants by e-mailing participate@nitle.org.)
If no units are currently available, your liaison--following campus policy--may purchase them on your behalf or may recommend that you or your department purchase them. If you or your department chooses to purchase program units for your use, please make the purchase and register for this program by sending an e-mail message to participate@nitle.org, including the program title and your name, job title, and e-mail address. NITLE will send you an invoice and confirmation of your registration.
For more information about this conference's program/content, including the call for proposals (.pdf, 40.27 KB), please contact Sean Connin.
For logistical questions, please contact Julie Lancaster at julie.lancaster@nitle.org.
For your convenience, NITLE has arranged a special rate for program participants at Holiday Inn (503 Washington Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401 | Phone: (845) 338-1299). To secure the special NITLE rate of $139.00 per night (plus sales & occupancy taxes), please make your reservations by September 10, 2008. This special rate is available to program participants for the nights of October 10 - 12, 2008.
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