
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920,
cgonzal@unm.edu
Feb. 16, 2006
CASTL Conference at UNM to Focus on Classroom Success
The Center for Advanced Scholarship in Teaching and Learning at the University of New Mexico presents, “Success in the Classroom: Sharing Practices that Work,” a conference to be held in the Student Union Building on Friday, Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open to the community and all UNM faculty, students and staff, the conference features more than 30 UNM faculty who will deliver short presentations about methods they use in the classroom and online that have improved student learning.
“The conference is slated to become an annual event,” said co-organizer James Burbank, who, with Earth and Planetary Sciences Professor Gary Smith made the event happen.
“We decided to organize this conference because we believe that UNM faculty members comprise the best resource for informing one another about successful teaching. We want to show that UNM places a great emphasis on the quality of teaching and learning that happens at the university. What is needed is a forum for exchanging ideas and building future communications,” Smith said.
“The conference provides an opportunity for faculty to present innovative ideas that will enliven and inspire teaching and student learning,” Burbank said.
The CASTL sponsored event received support from the Office of Graduate Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences and various academic departments.
Conference attendance is free and no registration is required. Registration is required, but at no cost, for the limited seating luncheon featuring UNM Presidential Teaching Fellow Tim Moy, history, who will present his approach to using controversy and role-playing as a medium for teaching, with a focus on how his class studied the decision to drop atomaic bombs at the end of World War II.
For more information about the conference or to reserve a spot for the luncheon, contact CASTL at castl@unm.edu, or call 277-3341.
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