For teachers of psychology at two- and four-year colleges, universities, and high schools, who wish to explore new ideas that will enhance and broaden their teaching skills.
There Is Still Time to Register!
Registration is still open as of November 15, 2011.
For general information about conference events and details about the program, the hotel, and registration, click here, and to register online, click here. To register offline, the .pdf version of the registration form can be downloaded here, filled in on your computer and then sent to NITOP by email (jfetzner@illinois.edu), Fax (217-355-8668), or mail (National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, 2303 Naples Court, Champaign, IL 61822). Questions may be directed to the Conference Coordinator, Joanne Fetzner, at 217-398-6969 or by email to jfetzner@illinois.edu. Come on down!
34th Annual NITOP
Comments from Past NITOP Participants
"Too many benefits to list – from specific classroom teaching strategies, new research to incorporate into course content, to a much needed spark of inspiration!"
"Wealth of ideas, information, research that will help in my teaching."
"A booster shot – energized by the conference and time with like-minded colleagues."
"Good combination of theory and practice."
"Overall, this is the finest and most well-organized conference I have ever attended! It makes me excited to teach in the spring!"
"It is a fun conference well-focused on teaching, which makes it more useful."
"Wonderful smorgasbord of new information in diverse areas of psychology – great comraderie – just keep doing what you’re doing – it works!"
"Plenty of new ideas, so wonderful to be with colleagues who love teaching."
"I really enjoy the mix of practical applications, research, didactic lectures, discussions, etc. General sessions and other content talks really complement the teaching-focused, hands-on sessions. This is the most useful and stimulating conference I attend."
"Where to begin! It always impacts what I do in the classroom, but I also wore my research hat and was stimulated to think about using some techniques in research. Having time to get to know others is great!"
"Great evaluation ideas – great holiday vacation – good stuff to pass on to my (younger) colleagues – very, very good set of major speakers – well done, folks!"
"What a gold mine NITOP is! I’ll be back for more!"
"Excellent quality – top notch conference!"
"Best conference I have ever attended!"
"Excellent conference in every respect!"
"This is my favorite conference!"
"More collegial than any conference I’ve been to in my 20 years of going to conferences!"
"I feel like I learned a great deal and will definitely recommend this conference to other colleagues!"
"So inspiring! Energy, new ideas about how to get through to students, recent research, meeting people doing exciting work. So many interesting topics, it was hard to choose which ones to attend"
"Best Conference Design!! Loved the networking opportunities. Everything ran on time, great food, nice hotel!"
"I loved how supportive and passionate everyone is. I got so many excellent ideas for ways to improve my teaching and the whole department’s program."
"I feel enthused and even more energized about my work. I enjoyed connecting with so many like-minded, caring educators."
"Great encounters with nice people who are really involved in teaching and open-minded to new ideas."
"Brain Candy! – engagement with some stimulating and provocative ideas that my teaching brethren are passionate about. Intellectual Larceny! – unabashed theft of classroom ideas I might never have thought of. This is an extremely well-managed and organized conference. My spouse, who has attended many, many such meetings, thought it was exceptional!"
"The opportunity to share ideas and scholarship with other faculty who value and strive to improve their teaching! It actually re-invigorated my own perspective and orientation to my work. Keep up the great work, NITOP! Can’t wait to come back!"
"The conference had the beautiful combination of being well organized, attended by friendly individuals, and having high-quality presentations."
January 3-6 (Tuesday through Friday), 2012
The TradeWinds Island Grand Hotel St. Pete Beach, Florida
Cosponsored by: The University of South Florida The Association for Psychological Science
Learn innovative teaching techniques and course updates from 34 distinguished speakers.
Explore computer software and other new instructional resources.
Enhance your effectiveness and broaden your skills by participating in specialized workshops.
Share ideas with colleagues at:
And much more.
The
conference program includes five morning workshops on the first day, general
and concurrent sessions, three poster sessions, three participant idea exchanges,
social hours, book and software displays, and 34 featured speakers, well-known
for their excellence in teaching psychology. Registration is limited to
375 participants; early registration is highly recommended. The conference
registration fee is $515, which includes admission to all sessions and other
events, registration materials (about 200 pages of handouts), buffet breakfasts
and lunches, refreshments at coffee breaks and poster sessions, and an evening
reception. The specially discounted TradeWinds rate for Institute participants
is $131 (for reservations online, go to www.JustLetGo.com/NITOP.aspx,
or by phone, 800-808-9833). Poster session proposals should be received
by October 1, 2011 to guarantee space in the program, although later submissions
will be considered if poster space remains available. For information about
submission of proposals, go to the instructions at 
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For information about the poster competition award winners in January 2011,
go to 
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For general information about NITOP, click on 
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or contact Joanne Fetzner, National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology,
2303 Naples Court, Champaign, IL 61822, or by phone at 217/398-6969 or email
at jfetzner@illinois.edu.