Proposal Requirements and Criteria
Interactive Presentations
You will be asked for the following information when submitting a proposal.
- Presentation title (10 words max)
- What teaching and learning challenge(s) or goal does your research or innovation address? (100 words max)
- What did you implement or try out with your students? (100 words max)
- How does existing scholarly research and theory inform your work? (100 words max)
- How did it affect student learning? What feedback and/or assessment data do you have to support this? (100 words max)
- What will you do differently in the future? How will this project or initiative continue to evolve? (100 words max)
- What impact does this project have on student engagement, belonging, inclusion, and/or equity. (100 words max)
- How will you engage with or provide opportunities for interaction among attendees during your session (e.g., think-pair-share, small-group discussion, audience response tools)? (100 words max)
- Short abstract for the symposium program. (60 words max)
Peer reviewers will use the following criteria to provide feedback on your proposal submission.
- Articulates a unique or creative approach to the challenge or goal
- Thorough description of implementation
- Explanation of research or innovation is grounded in research/theory
- Provides clear evidence and analysis of student learning
- Offers discrete next steps for project/initiative
- Abstract provides detailed description of session
- Session outline describes interaction with and among attendees
TED-like Talks
If you are unfamiliar with TED-like talks, refer to How to Create Your TED Talk: An 8-Step Process. If accepted, you will be required to participate in a rehearsal session with fellow presenters and the symposium planning committee.
You will be asked for the following information when submitting a proposal.
- Presentation title (10 words max)
- What is the story you want to share about your teaching? (200 words max)
- What does your story have to say about student engagement, belonging, inclusion, and/or equity? (100 words max)
- Outline of your talk including an introduction, body, and conclusion. You can refer to How to write a TED-talk outline from scratch for guidelines on developing an effective outline. (100 words max)
- Two-sentence “hook” to be printed in the symposium program. Your “hook” should explain why the audience should care about your topic.
Peer reviewers will use the following criteria to provide feedback on your proposal submission.
- Articulates a compelling story
- Likely to be inspirational, thought-provoking, and/or captivating
- Outline articulates content that is a good fit for a TED-like talk
- Audience members are likely to connect with the speaker’s story
- Offers a clear takeaway or action for audience to implement in their own teaching practice
- 2-sentence hook is compelling and exciting
Show and Tell
You will be asked for the following information when submitting a proposal.
- Name of teaching tool (10 words max)
- What prompted you to develop/adapt this tool? (100 words max)
- How does this tool support student engagement, belonging, inclusion, and/or equity? (100 words max.)
- How did you use the tool with your students? (100 words max)
- What student feedback and/or assessment data do you have to show the tool’s usefulness? (100 words max)
- What did you learn from using this tool with your students? (100 words max)
- How could other instructors use the tool in their classes? (100 words max)
- Short abstract for the symposium program. (60 words max)
Peer reviewers will use the following criteria to provide feedback on your proposal submission.
- Articulates a unique or creative approach to the challenge or goal
- Thorough description of tool and implementation
- Provides clear evidence of student engagement, learning, and success.
- Outlines lessons learned and how it could be adapted to other course contexts.
- Abstract provides detailed description of session