Summarizes papers presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that report new offerings in chemistry. A bibliography of 13 presented papers in this area is attached. (CS)

Finds that a semantic network analysis of the International Communication Association (ICA) based on paper titles presented at its 1991 conference had a high degree of correspondence with the affiliation structure. Suggests validity of the procedures employed for determining semantic networks. Interprets results in regard to this journal's…

The 2003 annual meeting of Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) opened in New York concurrently with the US invasion of Iraq on March 18, and many conference participants discussed the relation between rhetoric, the teaching of writing, and the war. This article presents some of the more memorable reflections on rhetoric and…

This article presents the author's acceptance address for receiving the Peter Shaw award. In this address, the author, an immigrant sociologist, tells how this award helps to resolve questions and uncertainties he has as to the degree to which he can or should consider himself an American--about the extent to which he has become a part, a member…

One of the key means by which knowledge is disseminated in the academic discourse community is the spoken presentation of papers at an academic conference. In contrast to the written research article, the spoken presentation remains relatively under-researched from a linguistic perspective, limiting the knowledge available for explicating this…

Describes programs presented at Association of College and University Housing Officers-International Annual conferences, based on 1965, 1975 and 1985 program bulletins. Analyzed topics, regional distribution of program presenters, and gender distribution of program presenters. Facilities and management/operations programs were most frequent,…

Reports on Seventh International Online Information Meeting sponsored by Learned Information, Ltd., and conference on Information Technology in Library/Information School Curriculum sponsored by British Library, both held in London, December 1983. Participant viewpoints, developments in online systems, teaching of technology in library schools,…

Each spring, the Friends of the Library of the University of Waterloo Library invite the campus community to join in an event celebrating the creative process. The event reflects the day-to-day work of the library staff: bringing together information from a diverse range of disciplines for the purpose of creating new knowledge. This book includes…

Provides an overview of papers presented at the Scholarship of Teaching Economics conference held at the University of Melbourne (Australia) in July 2000. Considers who should determine the curriculum, what should be taught, and how the curriculum should be taught. (RLH)

Describes a study which examined coverage by bibliographic tools of conference materials cited in journal articles for six fields: mathematics, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanical engineering. It is concluded that cited conference material is difficult to find using general bibliographic…

The relationship between various types of scholarly activities and evaluations of teaching with respect to 67 business administration faculty members was examined. The higher status type (books, refereed journals, national presentations) of research showed no relationship to teaching evaluations but there was a modest positive relationship between…

Presents comments about the international symposium presentations on thinking research reproduced in the present issue of Teaching and Teacher Education. Issues covered were preservice teacher education; beginning teacher supervision; the relationship between teacher and researcher; teacher guilt; and teacher thinking, knowledge, and action. (SM)

Presents suggestions to help teachers improve their chances of being selected to speak at educational conferences. Ideas include speaking locally, applying for short sessions, creating catchy titles, being specific, being flexible, and not overselling. Though conferences are often expensive, many teachers participate to share with their…

Suggestions for conducting presentations in foreign countries include speak slowly and clearly, dress formally, accept the lecture format, provide research-based data, take handouts, avoid slang, use humor cautiously, consider semantics, plan ahead, network, and recognize that participants have different grade levels, extracurricular activities,…

Investigates the role of visual communication in a spoken research genre: the scientific research paper. Analyzes 2,048 visuals projected during 90 papers given at five international conferences in three fields (Geology, medicine, physics), in order to bring out the recurrent features of the visual dimension. (Author/VWL)