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The AHEA 2009 Annual Conference was held in Chicago, Illinois, October 6-9, 2009. |
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"The Spirit of AHEA: Engaging Communities and Enlivening Practice" |
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| Pre-conference Session |
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There were two exciting Pre-conference sessions (PDF/27KB) on Tuesday October 6, 2009.
Learning Mindfulness, guided by Surachet Vetchapitak, Learning Institute for Everyone, Thailand and Elliott Lauderdale, University of South Alabama, focused on gaining a fuller appreciation of "mindfulness" as one approach to the affective aspects of learning and to our ways of thinking about and working with self-reflection.
Prior Learning Assessment: Not So Simple!, facilitated by Morris Fiddler & Catherine Marienau, School for New Learning, DePaul University, better equipped participants to frame the issues, use 'standard' language of PLA, and argue for best practices at their home institutions. |
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| Featured Presentations |
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Our 2009 annual conference featured two special sessions Featured Presentations (PDF/33KB), "Taking charge of the Future: The Past, Present, and Future of the AHEA" by Dr. Amy Rose, and "Taking Student Learning Seriously: Reflecting on Our Teaching Practice," and interactive session with Tim Riordan. |
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| Open Discussion |
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Participants enjoyed an open discussion on Phyllis Cunningham's essay, "Let's Get Real: A Critical Look at the Practice of Adult Education." |
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| Conference Proceedings |
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Visit Conference Proceedings for papers from the 2009 conference. |
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| Conference Photos |
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Visit the Photo Gallery for visual highlights of the 2009 conference. |
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| Conference Sponsor |
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The 2009 AHEA Conference took place on the Chicago campus of National-Louis University. |
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