Summit on Transforming Learning

Examining Opportunities for Integrative Learning, Innovation, and Excellence

Friday, March 19, 2010
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Rollins College

The 5th Annual Summit on Transforming Learning will bring together faculty, staff, students, and community partners to engage in an afternoon of conversation around global citizenship and responsible leadership. The Summit will offer workshops, posters, and programs involving best practices and opportunities for curricular and co-curricular innovation, interdisciplinary teaching, engaged scholarship, and cross-campus collaboration. This summit is intended to:

Allow the Rollins community to share its story in transforming learning, specifically regarding academic engagement and scholarship, personal and social responsibility, community partnerships, and mission-driven practices;

Provide interactive sessions, workshops, and panels that foster dialogue and encourage action around pedagogies and practices that enhance the liberal arts curriculum;

Build a stronger community of learners between and among scholars, practitioners, community partners, and students; and

Move toward the development of a shared vision for engaged learning, scholarship, and practice at Rollins College.

Summit Schedule of Events

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8:30-9 a.m.           Registration
9-10:15 a.m.       Session 1
10:15-10:30 a.m.   Break
10:30-11:45 a.m.   Session 2
11:45-12:15 p.m.   Poster Sessions
12:15-1:45 p.m.     Lunch and Keynote
2-3:15 p.m.       Session 3
3:15-4 p.m.           Optional Recap and coffee