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Lilly West 2008 Conference Overview

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Proposals
Registration

The 20th Annual Lilly-West will be held March 21-22, 2008 at the Kellogg West Ranch at Cal Poly Pomona.

Program:
The 2008 Lilly-West Conference will combine Scholarship of Teaching and Learning sessions and major addresses, with lots of opportunities for informal discussion about excellence in college and university teaching and learning. The Spring 2008 theme is Learning by Design. Click here for information on submitting a proposal. The 2008 keynote speaker is

Keynote:
Overcoming Apathy in the Classroom:
Teaching Strategies Drawn from the Psychology of Learning
Todd Zakrajsek
Director
Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching
Central Michigan University.
What can instructors do to facilitate learning when they encounter students who seem uninterested and even apathetic toward course content and assignments?  Part of the responsibility for learning belongs to students, but as faculty, we can find new ways to motivate, inspire, and maybe even cajole students to learn. This session will demonstrate and explain how instructors can make classroom learning, perhaps one of the most artificial learning settings, a more meaningful experience for students. The presenter uses theories of learning and motivation as a basis for creating strategies to increase student engagement in course content and class sessions. Participants will have an opportunity to try out and experience first-hand some of these techniques. Topics covered in this session include a discussion of active learning, motivation, collaborative learning, metacognition, learning theory, and interpersonal communication.

Location:
Sunny Southern California, 70 miles east of Los Angeles in Pomona, California. Conveniently located in the San Gabriel Valley, Lilly-West 2008 is easily reachable from Los Angeles, San Diego and the Inland Empire.  

Site:
Beautiful Kellogg West Conference Center on the pastoral grounds of the Cal Poly campus. Conference facilities are excellent. Kellogg West Conference Center and Lodge, nestled on a tree lined hilltop overlooking cereal magnate William K. Kellogg's estate has become one of the leading conference centers in all of Southern California. Go to the Kellogg website.

Schedule:
Begins 9am Friday, March 21, and ends 5:30pm Saturday, March 22, 2008.

Participation:
Because Lilly Conferences are learning communities, where each member of the community - both presenter and participant - is a valued contributor, we hope that all registrants will participate in the entire conference. Presenters are required to register for the full conference. A few one-day registrations are available for students and non-presenters unable to attend both days.

Meals:
Meal times are an important part of the conference experience. All meals, beginning with Friday lunch through Saturday lunch, plus coffee breaks and receptions, are included in the conference fee.

Lodging:
Rooms for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights are available on campus connected to the Conference Center. On-campus room reservations should be made directly with the Kellogg West Conference Center by calling 800.593.7876. Be sure to tell them that you are attending the Lilly Conference. Rooms also are available at the nearby Shilo Inn (909.598.7666) or Countryside Suites (909.860.6290). You will need a car if you stay off-campus.

Guests:
If you bring a guest who will not participate in the conference (i.e., not attending sessions), please complete a separate form. The non-participant pays only for meals and lodging, and is exempt from the registration fee and materials costs.

Travel:
The Conference Center is reachable by car in less than an hour from Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange County. The Ontario (California) airport is a 20 minute drive and is served by most major airlines and car rental companies. Free shuttle service is provided by the Kellogg West Conference Center. Call 909.869.2222 for reservations. Renting a car is recommended for groups of two or more.

Cost:

Registration includes registration, materials and meals.

Individual: $425 - 5% discount for payments received prior to October 15.
Presenter: $410
Full-Time Student: $250 (submit copy of student ID)
Cosponsor (team of 6 or more): $400 per person
        Must submit forms & check as a group.
        No credit cards or early registration discount for cosponsor rates.

One Day Only.
     Includes Registration, Materials, & Meals.
     We’re sorry, this rate is not available to presenters except students.

Individual: $250
Full-Time Student: $125 (submit copy of student ID)

Guest: Meals $200