The OBTS board is proud to announce a new initiative for OBTC 2015.
If you are an Early Educator thinking of attending OBTC, or if you have an Early Educator at your institute who would benefit from OBTC, be sure to read below!
Like the DI, the EEI will be a pre-conference one-day workshop.
When: Beginning Tuesday, June 16 at 5PM and ending Wednesday, June 17 at 5PM
Who: The EEI is intended for "Early Educators", defined as those individuals already in a tenure-track or instructor position whom have 1 to 5 years teaching experience. (If you fall slightly out of this category and want to apply – do. We'll consider issues on a case-by-case basis.)
Why: Those who are attracted to OBTC typically report the desire to be a great teacher. Many of us with experience recognize that being a "great teacher" is harder than it looks! Especially in institutions that also emphasize research, service, and teaching evaluations, finding time to focus on pedagogy is difficult. Because the struggles faced by Early Educators can be daunting, we hope to provide a forum for discussion and development specifically focused on this population.
What: The goal is to help the Early Educator transition the "teaching philosophy" presented in an application packet into a "teaching philosophy" for a T&P packet. This may seem that it is just about promotion, but it isn't. It is about practice. We will help early educators explore:
- Turning the "teaching philosophy" they prepared as an applicant into a "teaching philosophy" that is realistic and useful given the goals of the institution.
- Using the "teaching philosophy" to create a simple "teaching mantra" to guide decisions about curriculum, policy, and student interactions.
- Shaping syllabi and course assessment to align with accreditation standards and departmental goals, while also remaining focused on effectively delivering content to students.
- Other challenges typically faced by early educators, including managing classroom policies, peers, and committees that determine promotion, will be discussed. The group will learn from one another's successes and failures.
A final benefit of the EEI is to help participants form a tight-knit cohort of peers for the overall OBTC experience year-after-year. We want to see those who participate in the EEI continue to come back to OBTC.
Scholarship recipients receive the following:
- Registration for the one-day Early Educator Institute and the following four-day Teaching Conference
- All meals, dormitory housing, and social activities for the EEI as well as the Teaching Conference
- Membership in OBTS for one year to OBTS.org
- A one-year subscription to the award-winning Journal of Management Education
- Presentation opportunity - as part of the EEI, participants will jointly prepare a conference presentation to be delivered by the group on the Saturday of the conference. All participants will be listed in the conference program and proceedings.
There is a limited number of competitive scholarships to be awarded.
Carrie Blair Messal, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Management and Marketing
School of Business
College of Charleston
Director, Schottland Scholars Program
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