What’s the difference between a Short Course, a Faculty Development Preconference and a Scholars Seminar?
A Short Course session is two hours and forty-five minutes long. It is an educational or “how-to” course designed to give attendees skills or knowledge to take back and implement at their institutions. Short Courses are conducted throughout the convention schedule and there is an additional fee to attend a Short Course. A Faculty Development Preconferences are half-day or day-long sessions held on Saturday, November 13. At Faculty Development Preconferences, attendees explore an applied research theme, topic, or methodological approach; or an applied pedagogical issue related to teaching, classroom management, and/or course construction. There is an additional registration fee to attend a Faculty Development Preconference. The Scholar’s Seminars are half-day or full-day sessions held on Saturday, November 13 that bring together individuals from a variety of interest areas for the purpose of studying a particular theoretical topic, perspective, question, controversy, and/or scholarly co
