PUP Conference Information – Empowering Student Success

We are looking forward to our 7th annual Power Up Your Pedagogy (PUP) Conference. The PUP Conference is by and for NOVA faculty. All NOVA faculty (young, old, emeriti, part-time, full-time, teaching, professional and administrative) are welcome to attend. NOVA staff are also welcome.

The PUP Conference will be held at NOVA's Annandale Campus on Wednesday, January 4 and Thursday, January 5, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. There is no cost to NOVA employees.

Proposals for the PUP conference are now open until October 19.

Online Registration is strongly recommended to ensure that we respond to special needs and order enough food. Those who pre-register will be sent information ahead of time and be able to use the express registration at the conference.

Onsite Registration and Check-In - Registration may be done each day of the conference in the CE Atrium. Please do not attend any sessions without registering for these. While the conference is free to you, it is not free to the College. Help us ensure that we have accurate head counts.

Food: Complimentary continental breakfast and lunch will be available both days of the PUP Conference. Breakfast is available from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in the Cultural Center Atrium. Please register in the Atrium to receive a lunch ticket. Lunches will be served in the CF Cafeteria on the lower floor from noon – 1:00 p.m.

Directions and Map to PUP Conference: The PUP Conference will be held on the Annandale Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. Registration and check-in is in the atrium of the Ernst Cultural Center. Parking is free and available in the B lots. If you have a NOVA employee parking permit, you are welcome to park in the C lots as well.

PUP Conference Volunteers: Volunteers will be wearing fleece CETL vests and will be available to help with set-up, registration, directions, and troubleshooting. Please apply to be a PUP Conference volunteer at here.

For More Information: The conference is hosted by Academic Services, CETL, ELI, HR, TAC and WSDM. To learn more about the PUP Conference, contact any of the following:

• Academic Services 
• Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• Extended Learning Institute 
• Human Resources
• Technology Applications Center 
• Web Services & Digital Media

An Online Evaluation is available to you to provide your feedback to help improve our conference. To evaluate the conference, go to the Evaluation form.

PUP Conference Agenda and Program

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

8:30 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. and from 10:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Registration, CE Atrium, Ernst Cultural Center, Annandale Campus.
Registration will close briefly to enable volunteers to attend the keynote presentations.

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Coffee, CE Gallery, Annandale Campus

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Welcome by Dr. Barbara Saperstone, Provost, Annandale Campus
Welcome by Dr. Robert G. Templin, Jr., President, Northern Virginia Community College, CE Theater

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. CE Theater
Plenary Speaker, Dr. Kenneth Rasmussen, Professor of Geology
2011 Winner of the Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
Teaching Rocks: Reflections on Twenty Years at NOVA

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions (see schedule)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Complimentary Lunch in CF Cafeteria
You will need the meal ticket you received at registration. Quantities may be limited.

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions (see schedule)
Technology Speed Visiting, CE Forum

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Vendor Fair

Thursday, January 5, 2012

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Registration, CE Atrium

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Light coffee service begins at 8:30 a.m., CE Atrium, Annandale Campus.

9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Discipline cluster meetings
(See pages 16 and 17 for locations)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m
Complimentary buffet lunch in CF Cafeteria.
You will need the meal ticket you received at registration. Quantities may be limited.

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops (see schedule)

Registration

Online registration is now closed.

Onsite Registration and Check-In Registration may be done each day of the conference in the CE Atrium. Please do not attend any sessions without registering for these. While the conference is free to you, it is not free to the College. Help us ensure that we have accurate head counts.

You need to register in order to eat. We will be serving a continental breakfast and lunch.

Volunteers

Many thanks to the 50 volunteers who have agreed to work a minimum of two hours during the PUP conference to assist conference attendees with registration, finding conference rooms, administering evaluation and helping presenters. 

Volunteers will be wearing CETL vests.

The volunteer applications are closed. For more information about volunteering, please contact Shelli Jarvis, Director of Human Resources, 703.323.3282.

Event Planner

The Event Planner enables you to look over the schedule including the discipline cluster room assignments and to print out a schedule for yourself. What a great way to save yourself the hassle of trying to figure out where to go next!