“Universal Learning Issues: Individual Learning Solutions”

The Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference and Banquet Center, Tampa, FL
January 24-26, 2008

Thank you for making the 2nd Annual Forum Higher Education Learning Issues a grand success!

Conference participants came from all over the United States and beyond. We had professionals in higher education from California to Vermont, from Wisconsin to New Jersey to Florida. We also had a presentation from the University of Pamplona in Colombia!

We have just added almost half of the presentations to the Website. Please click on the link to the conference proceedings and scroll through the schedule to find the presentations we have made available. We will continue to add more in the coming weeks.

What was the focus of the conference?

“Universal Learning Issues: Individual Learning Solutions” aimed to help you answer:

  • How do individuals actually learn?
  • What can I do to increase learning in my classroom among all students?
  • Why do some students with high SAT scores succeed while others with the same demonstrated potential fail to connect to the collegiate learning
    environment?
  • How can knowledge of one’s own learning help the first year student successfully transition to the collegiate environment?
  • How can I build true learning communities?
  • How can I integrate academic learning and residence life in a meaningful way?
  • How can I help my advisees who keep slipping through the academic cracks?

Who attended this conference?

“Universal Learning Issues: Individual Learning Solutions” was an inclusive rather than exclusive conference. The sponsors of the conference sought participation from faculty and professional staff within all academic disciplines and academic and student affairs units, as well as administrators who have a commitment to student success. This conference was directed to those involved in:

  • First Year Experience Initiatives
  • Academic and Career Advising
  • Centers for Excellence in Teaching
  • Residence Hall Programming
  • Learning Communities
  • Developmental Education
  • Tutoring and Academic Support
  • Student Success Initiatives

Special Features

  • Pre-conference event where participants had an opportunity to learn about an advanced learning system that really makes a difference in learning issues.
  • Break out session for campus administrators on how to bring a focus on learning to your campus.
  • Cultural Heritage event to see some unique historical and cultural areas of Tampa.

Program Features

Participants had numerous opportunities to mingle with “job-alikes” in an intimate, small conference venue. Rather than being one of a several thousand, the forum venue of this conference promoted audience interaction with presenters and panelists who focused on the following:

  • First Year Experience: Learning Issues in Common/ Solutions that Make a Difference
  • Learning Communities and Residence Life: Learning Issues in Common/ Solutions that Make a Difference
  • The Learner in Your Classroom – Across the Academic Programmatic Spectrum: Learning Issues in Common/ Solutions that Make a Difference
  • Team Building within Academic Programs: (e.g. medical and engineering programs) Learning Issues in Common/ Solutions that Make a Difference
  • Administrative Work and Human Resource Development: Learning Issues Among Colleagues/ Solutions that Make a Difference
  • Students and Academic and Career Advising: Learning Issues in Common/Solutions that Make a Difference
  • Student Orientation to the Campus Learning Environment: Learning Issues in Common/ Solutions that Make a Difference