Welcome to the UW-Green Bay Instructional Development Institute (IDI) Call for Proposals page!
The Instructional Development Institute takes place each January and is hosted by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) and the Instructional Development Council. Part of what contributes to the excitement surrounding the IDI is the active involvement and collaboration from UWGB faculty, staff, and community partners as conference presenters. Every fall, CATL and the Instructional Development Council (IDC) invite UWGB faculty and staff to submit proposals for the IDI, encouraging them to share their experiences, research, and instructional approaches with the broader educational community.
Introduction to IDI Theme
Higher education has witnessed substantial challenges in recent years. Instructors and students faced COVID-19, the ensuing dramatic shift to pandemic pedagogy, and all that came with it. Institutions confronted budget, enrollment, and political pressures, and they are now grappling with emerging generative AI technologies and their impact on education. Amid such disruptions, it can be easy to approach our work with a mentality of survival. This year’s Instructional Development Institute instead challenges you to consider what it would mean not simply to survive, but to thrive in higher education. While there are no easy answers, we can work together as educators to set goals, support one another, surmount obstacles, and achieve at a high level, similar to the expectations we have for our students. Join your colleagues and keynote speaker Dr. Kevin Gannon, author of the book Radical Hope, as we reflect on ways to thrive as educators and help students to do the same.
Call for Proposals
CATL and the Instructional Development Council at UW-Green Bay are now accepting applications for the all-virtual Instructional Development Institute (IDI) on January 9, 2024. This year’s theme is “Thriving in Higher Education.” We encourage submissions highlighting creative educational strategies and practices that correspond with the conference theme, such as supporting student access; teaching effectively with technology; using innovative pedagogies; building learning communities; promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion; managing instructor bandwidth, and more.
There are different ways to participate, so please apply for the session format that you believe is best for your proposed session. Collaborators from other institutions are welcome to join UW-Green Bay employees as proposal co-authors. Although the primary audience for session proposals should be fellow UWGB instructors and staff members, keep in mind that we will also open conference registration to other UW System schools and to all educators. We are pleased and fortunate that our keynote speaker, Dr. Kevin Gannon, will be leading two distinct workshops in addition to the keynote address. As a result, there will be fewer presentation slots available compared to previous years.
Deadline for Applications: Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.
How to Apply
First, decide on your preferred format from the options below. Next, click on the Submit Proposal button above to submit your application. You will be asked to provide your name(s), your desired format, a session summary of 200 to 250 words to aid in the selection process, and a 2 to 4 sentence description of your project that could be used for promotional materials, such as the conference program. Finally, be sure to submit your proposal by Nov. 6, 2023.
Session Formats
Synchronous
- Individual presentation (20 minutes or 45 minutes): A live presentation where participants can share a topic of their choice. Keep in mind that if you want to have Q&A, it must be included within the 20 or 45 minutes time slot.
- Group presentation (45 minutes): A small group presenting on a shared topic (e.g., Roundtable discussion, panel presentation, etc.). Any Q&A must be included in the 45-minute time slot.
Asynchronous
- On-Demand Interactive Session: These sessions could consist of papers, posters, or pre-recorded presentations (from 5 to 20 minutes in length), with an online discussion board for Q & A or PlayPosit interactions. On-demand sessions will open at the beginning of the conference and run until the end of the conference.
Questions?
If you have questions about proposals, submissions, or the IDI in general, please reach out to us at CATL@uwgb.edu!