Changing Geography in Higher Education:
Towards a Scholarship of Academic Practice
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INLT Workshop Payment Form
Note: Do not send payment unless you have been formally accepted into the workshop by the organizers.
 Sponsored by the U.K. Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and
Environmental Sciences (GEES), the AAG Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education
(EDGE) project, Taylor & Francis, and the Journal of Geography in Higher Education.
Objectives
The theme of the 2010 INLT workshop is Changing Geography in Higher Education:
Towards a Scholarship of Academic Practice. Whereas previous INLT workshops
focused primarily on classroom pedagogy and learning theory, the 2010 workshop will
explore topics at the heart of securing geographyʼs long-term growth and vitality in
higher education systems worldwide. Although a continued focus on the scholarship of
teaching and learning will remain important, scholarly consideration must also be given
to issues of academic practice and organizational development. Participants in the
2010 INLT workshop will therefore explore international perspectives on issues such as
improving the professional development of early career geographers, bringing about
change in undergraduate and graduate curricula, strengthening the leadership capacity
of departments, promoting synergistic activities with other disciplines, engaging
geographers in public policymaking, and developing students for geographical careers
in business, government, and non-profit organizations.
Achieving progress in these areas will require awareness of the disciplines institutional
status in different international contexts. As documented in a special issue of the Journal of Geography in Higher Education (2007, Volume 31, Number 1), geography's
institutional status varies internationally as a result of differences in research funding,
educational policies, economic conditions, changing demographics, employment
opportunities, and many other factors. In some countries, the discipline is witnessing
unprecedented growth in student enrollments, broadening awareness of the relevance
of geographic expertise for confronting societal challenges, rising demand for
geographically skilled workers, and enhanced interest in research collaboration from
other academic quarters. In other countries, however, geography seems to be marking
time and is, in some cases, fragmenting. Even in places where geography is relatively
strong, the discipline faces acute challenges in protecting its gains as institutions feel
the effects of the current global economic crisis.
By sharing research and experiences with international colleagues, workshop
participants will engage in forward-looking dialogue aimed at improving efforts by
teachers, researchers, academic departments, and geographic organizations to
advance geographyʼs global status as an academic discipline.
Format and Topics
 The format is similar to the 2006 INTL workshop in Brisbane, Australia. Prior to meeting
in Washington, participants will communicate via email and online in international
working groups of 4-6 members. Each working group will have a leader who will
facilitate the preparation of a collaborative manuscript addressing one of the workshop
topics. Participants will rank their preferences on the workshop registration form based
on the following list of topics:
1. Designing curricula to develop student employability
2. Connecting students and departments to the work of community organizations
3. Engaging students and departments in the work of public policymaking
4. Embedding student research and inquiry into the curriculum
5. Enhancing the professional development of early career geographers
6. Building leadership capacity in departments
7. Promoting synergistic activities between geography and other disciplines
8. Fostering department environments that are collegial, inclusive, and supportive
9. Working effectively in interdisciplinary academic departments
10. Building collaborations among geographic organizations internationally
11. Planning and bringing about change in curricula
12. Developing and supporting doctoral and post-doctoral researchers
Draft papers will be posted in an online community forum approximately three months
before the workshop. During the workshop in Washington, the working groups will
consider the web feedback on their draft papers, debate their findings with other
workshop participants, and begin to prepare their manuscript for submission to the
Journal of Geography in Higher Education.
All workshop proceedings and related communications will be conducted in English.
Workshop Schedule
Sunday, April 11: Participants arrive in Washington, D.C. There will be a welcoming
reception and dinner at a local restaurant (TBD) beginning at 6:00 pm.
Monday, April 12: Full-day workshop at Marriott Wardman Park hotel. In the evening
there will be an optional social excursion to a Washington Nationals baseball game (if
the team is playing at home) or a cultural site in the city.
Tuesday, April 13: Full-day workshop at Marriott Wardman Park hotel. AAG Annual
Meeting registration begins Tuesday evening.
Venue, accommodation, and workshop fee
The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel has been selected as the INLT workshop venue for its
excellent conference facilities, fine accommodation, and status as the host hotel for the
AAG Annual Meeting which begins immediately after the workshop. The hotel is
located in a picturesque neighborhood in Washington, D.C., and is adjacent to the
Woodley Park/Adams Morgan/National Zoo Metro subway station (red line). Additional
accommodation options are available www.aag.org/annualmeeting.
The workshop fee of USD 150 (waived for graduate students) will include an opening
night reception and dinner on April 11; breakfast, lunch, and afternoon coffee/tea on
April 12 and 13; and use of A/V equipment and facilities. Participants will be
responsible for their own accommodation costs and evening meals on Monday and
Tuesday, and they must bring their own laptop computers. The main meeting room will
have complimentary wireless access.
AAG has secured a block of rooms at the Marriott Wardman Park. You are strongly
encouraged to book accommodation as soon as possible after notification of
acceptance into the workshop. Accommodation may be booked via the AAG Annual
Meeting website and is available at the same conference rates as for the AAG
conference by mentioning the conference code at the time of booking. For further
information and to book accommodation, visit www.aag.org/annualmeeting.
Registration procedures
 INLT Workshop Payment Form
Note: Do not send payment unless you have been formally accepted into the workshop by the organizers.
Organizers
Michael Solem (AAG and INLT co-chair) is serving as the principal organizer for the
2010 INLT workshop with Mick Healey (University of Gloucestershire and INLT Co-
Chair) and Eric Pawson (University of Canterbury and INLT Co-Chair) as co-organizers.
The advisory committee consists of Sarah Bednarz (Texas A&M University), Iain Hay
(Flinders University), Jan Monk (University of Arizona), Waverly Ray (Texas State
University), and Carolyn Roberts (University of Gloucestershire).
Please direct any questions about the workshop to Michael Solem (msolem@aag.org). |
