Introducing the 2011 Teaching Professor Conference Ambassador

Hello everyone. My name is Keith Whittington and I am the Ambassador for the 2011 Teaching Professor Conference and I would like to welcome you to the upcoming conference. I may be a little prejudice but I believe it is the BEST teaching & learning conference in the world!

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I have attended and presented at this conference six years and have been on the advisory board since 2006. I have also chaired this conference. The one thing that stands out for me about this conference is the fun and excitement that overwhelms the participants. If this is your first time, be prepared to learn all sorts of cool, pedagogically sound techniques and sharing your own ideas. This conference is always filled with instructors focused on improving their students' learning and experience. I also believe that what separates this conference from others is the lack of competitiveness amongst the attendees. Everyone is primarily here to learn and share, and not to promote their own research.

A little bit about myself….

I am an Associate Professor at RIT and I believe that it is critical for a teacher to actively engage their students in the learning process in order to maximize their learning. Beyond this, my goal is to build relationships in the classroom.

Several years ago I transformed the way I taught my courses by developing and infusing highly structured active learning techniques into the classroom. Based on the results, the NSF supported my work.

I received RIT's prestigious Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. And have over 50 publications, presentations, workshops, invited speaker engagements, and keynote addresses at multiple universities, technical conferences, and teaching & learning conferences.

Enough about me…

Once again, welcome, and I hope you learn a lot and have a great time. I will be presenting and attending lots of sessions. Feel free to ask me any questions that may arise at any time.

Make sure you bring a large notebook, and I look forward to meeting you all.