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INFORM-ED (Education) Forum Call for Sessions at INFORMS 2017

  • 1.  INFORM-ED (Education) Forum Call for Sessions at INFORMS 2017

    Posted 02-07-2017 15:32

    INFORMS Forum on Education (INFORM-ED) is seeking proposals for its cluster of sessions at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston on OR/MS-related education themes.  The mission of INFORM-ED is to promote discussion and interaction among individuals with interest in the teaching of OR/MS in higher education.  Possible session topics include:

    • Analytics curricula in mathematics, engineering, and business programs
    • Developing productive mentoring relationships
    • Integrating scholarship with teaching
    • Tips for using new analytics software
    • Best practices for documenting teaching performance
    • New challenges in today’s educational environment
    • Aligning learning objectives, assessment, and course materials
    • Learning analytics and educational data mining

    If you are interested in organizing a session for this cluster, please contact me at palocssw@jmu.edu by February 17th with a suggested title and brief description.  Proposals for sessions jointly sponsored by other INFORMS communities are also welcome.  All speaker information is due by May 2nd and abstracts must be submitted by May 15th.

    Regards,

    Susan Palocsay

    INFORM-ED Cluster Chair



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    Susan Palocsay
    Professor, Computer Information Systems & Business Analytics
    KPMG Faculty Scholar
    James Madison University
    Harrisonburg VA
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