CHIIPs* Call for Proposals
*Conference for High-Impact Instructional Practices
Conference Theme:
Teaching the Whole Student
ETSU’s 8th Annual Conference for High-Impact Instructional Practices (CHIIPs) will be August 6, 2025, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Susan Hrach (pronounced “rock”), author of Minding Bodies. Dr. Hrach’s work highlights the fact that we and our students are fully embodied persons existing in a physical body and occupying physical space; we are more than mere “brains on sticks.” Dr. Hrach argues that we have, for far too long, had a sedentary approach to educating adults and should reassess how physical movement, spatial awareness, social and environmental interactions, and multisensory experience can enhance learning.
The conference committee invites you to submit proposals that connect to the conference theme, “Teaching the Whole Student,” and that highlight what you are doing in your classroom – online or face-to-face – to contribute to excellence in teaching.
Call for Proposals
Conference Proposals:
The conference committee invites you to submit proposals that connect to the conference theme and that highlight what you are doing in your classroom – online or face-to-face – to contribute to excellence in teaching in the higher education setting.
Proposals are accepted for presentations in 2 formats: Poster and 50-minute Interactive Sessions.
Please note:
- This conference addresses instruction in the college setting.
Our conference is intended as one of collegial support and sharing. Proposals from those who are promoting their brand or products, or are not otherwise active in higher education instruction, will not be considered.- See our forthcoming vendor options if you would like to promote a product (watch here for more).
Deadline for proposals:
May 30, 2025 (6:00 pm, Eastern)
Developing Your Proposal:
Proposals may involve topics including, but not limited to:
- Embodied Learning
- Use of physical movement in learning
- Place and space
- Relationships with others
- Use of technology to extend capacities
- Multisensory experiences
- The built environment
- Novelty and variety in the classroom
- Creating a physically interactive environment
- Student engagement
- Memorable learning experiences
- Course design
Poster Proposals
A poster session will be offered during the conference. Posters may address pedagogical approaches (practice), instructional research (scholarship), theoretical proposals (conceptual), or other topics appropriate for an audience primarily consisting of college-level instructors. Poster proposals should include practical conclusions for college instruction.
The conference committee will evaluate and select proposals based on the following criteria:
- Complete description and quality of content
- Connection to the conference theme
- Conclusions/implications for practice and/or further areas of inquiry
Closer to conference time, accepted poster presenters will be sent poster logistics (size limitations, infrastructure) for poster preparation.
Poster Proposal Format:
Proposals should be submitted using the form linked below. The form will ask you to submit the following:
Poster Title (15 words or less):
Presenter(s):
Department/Unit:
Institution:
Email:
Abstract for the conference program (150 words max):
- What is the problem or situation to be addressed? (E.g., research problem, classroom situation, problem learning situation)
- What was done to address that problem? (E.g., research conducted, instructional method tried or proposed)
- What are the conclusions, implications, and/or next questions?
- How does your session relate to the conference theme?
- References
Interactive Sessions
Sessions will be 50 minutes and participants should leave sessions with practical strategies and ideas to implement in their own classes. Proposals must include what participants will do during the session; sessions that do not include significant interactive components will not be considered. Examples of interactive components include (but are not limited to): use of audience response systems, small group breakouts, small and whole group discussions, games, role play, case studies, jigsaws, or fishbowls.
The conference committee will evaluate and select proposals based on the following criteria:
- Complete description and quality of content
- Connection to the conference theme
- Application of content to practice
- Quality of audience participation
Interactive Session Proposal Format:
Proposals should be submitted using the form linked below. The form will ask you to submit the following, saved to a document:
Title of Presentation:
Presenter(s):
Department/Unit:
Institution:
Email:
Abstract for the conference program (150 words max):
- What topics will you explore?
- How will participants be active during your session?
- How does your session relate to the conference theme?
- What will participants learn as a result of attending your session?
- References
Submit Your Interactive Session Proposal