Final Conference Agenda

Big Ten Room C is the main session room for Registration, Information Fair, Introductory and Closing Remarks, Breakfast, Lunch, Morning and Afternoon Breaks, Plenary Speakers, and Expert Panels

Workshops for each of the five sessions will take place in Rooms 102, 103A, 103B, 104A, and 104B. Conference participants will be assigned to a room by a sticker on their nametag.

Sunday May 13, 2012
6:00 - 7:00 PM	conference reception in Red Cedar AB; brief comments by MSU Provost Kim Wilcox on signature pedagogy for a world grant university
7:00 - 8:30 PM	Conference Working Group (CWG) business meeting in Red Cedar AB review agenda, discuss the roles of facilitators, and plan the work distribution for the white paper

Monday May 14, 2012
8:00 - 9:00 AM	conference registration
8:30 - 9:15 AM	continental breakfast and information fair
9:15 - 9:25 AM	introductory remarks and review of conference objectives/process by LBC Dean Elizabeth Simmons
9:30 - 9:45 AM	Session A plenary talk by Marci Sortor, St. Olaf College
9:45 - 10:30 AM	Session A expert panel and audience Q&A Barbara Bekken, Virginia Tech University Jeanne L. Narum, Learning Spaces Collaboratory Karri Holley, University of Alabama
10:30 - 10:45 AM	morning break (coffee, tea, etc.)
10:45 - 12:15 PM	Session A Workshop How do disciplinary ways of thinking and knowing contribute to developing interdisciplinary ways of thinking and knowing? How can universities enhance interdisciplinary inquiry through existing disciplinary structures?
12:15 - 1:30 PM	lunch
1:30 - 1:45 PM	Session B plenary talk by Doug Luckie, Michigan State University
1:45 - 2:30 PM	Session B expert panel and audience Q&A William H. Newell, Miami University Tobin Craig, Michigan State University
2:30 - 2:45 PM	afternoon break (coffee, tea, etc.)
2:45 - 4:15 PM	Session B Workshop What pedagogical techniques are useful in promoting each core habit of mind? How do they work?
6:30 - 8:30 PM	conference dinner in Red Cedar AB

Tuesday May 15, 2012
8:30 - 9:30 AM	continental breakfast and information fair
9:30 - 9:45 AM	Session C plenary talk by Richard Francis Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
9:45 - 10:30 AM	Session C expert panel and audience Q&A Kevin Hovland, Association of American Colleges and Universities Bruce Magnusson, Whitman College Laurie Thorp, Michigan State University
10:30 - 10:45 AM	morning break (coffee, tea, etc.)
10:45 - 12:15 PM	Session C Workshop Students' perceptions of academic disciplines are often nascent, and it is unlikely they perceive and experience interdisciplinary learning as distinct from other learning in the way that faculty do. Given the inherently interdisciplinary nature of global learning Global Learning Global learning is an analysis of and an engagement with complex, interdependent global systems (natural, physical, social, cultural, economic, political) and their implications and legacies through real-world contexts. Through global learning, students should become informed, empathetic, and responsible citizens who understand and reflect on how their actions impact both local and global communities and who seek to address the world's most pressing and enduring issues collaboratively and equitably. , might it be easier (or more natural) for students to engage the interdisciplinary nature of global learning than it is for faculty? Embedding global learning across the curriculum can engage students with interdisciplinary thinking at multiple points in their intellectual development. Can early and regular exposure to global learning change the way students perceive and make connections between the disciplines?
12:15 - 1:30 PM	lunch
1:30 - 1:45 PM	Session D plenary talk by Bernie Madison, University of Arkansas
1:45 - 2:30 PM	Session D expert panel and audience Q&A Tanya Augsburg, San Francisco State University Carolyn Haynes, Miami University Colleen Tremonte, Michigan State University
2:30 - 2:45 PM	afternoon break (coffee, tea, etc.)
2:45 - 4:15 PM	Session D Workshop What are some of the outcomes you have identified for assessment of interdisciplinary learning? Why is writing a useful vehicle for assessing outcomes? What are some examples of writing assignments or activities that have been particularly effective in assessing students' interdisciplinary learning? How might interdisciplinary writing be affected by changing cultural practices and new technologies?

Wednesday May 16, 2012
8:30 - 9:00 AM	continental breakfast and information fair
9:00 - 9:15 AM	Session E plenary talk by Julie Thompson Klein, Wayne State University
9:15 - 10:00 AM	Session E expert panel and audience Q&A Paula J.S. Martin, Kenai Peninsula College Phyllis Larson, St. Olaf College Wendy Wenner, Grand Valley State University
10:00 - 10:15 AM	morning break (coffee, tea, etc.)
10:15 - 11:45 AM	Session E Workshop What incentives at your institution foster and support faculty involvement in interdisciplinary teaching and learning? What other incentives are needed at your institution to foster faculty involvement in interdisciplinary teaching and learning, especially in organizational structure and administration?
11:45 - 12:00 PM	closing remarks (announcements about tours, reimbursements, next steps, etc.)
12:00 - 1:15 PM	lunch
1:30 - 3:00 PM	tours of MSU residential colleges
3:30 - 4:30 PM	business meeting of CWG to debrief and discuss next steps