Heading to POD!

I am so excited.  I leave on Wednesday for the POD Network Conference in Atlanta.  I am also staying at the same hotel that hosted the eastern ACF regional conference which was near the restaurant that sold me the best seared Ahi Tuna ever, Ray's.  POD supports a network of nearly 1,800 members, who are faculty and teaching assistant developers, faculty, administrators, consultants, and others who perform roles that value teaching and learning in higher education.  I have been a member for over 8 years and have learned so much about teaching and learning by hanging out on the listserv and attending / presenting at the annual conference. 

The majority of those who are members of POD know the teaching and learning literature inside and out and have been an invaluable resource to me as I find ways to be a better teacher.  They know best practices on teaching and learning.  They know the movers and shakers in the field of education and many will be in attendance or invited to speak as keynotes.

I learn so much from those I have come to know over the years at social functions, keynote addresses, publications, and conference sessions.  I will blog the highlights of the conference while in Atlanta.

In the meantime, check out what POD is all about at: http://www.podnetwork.org/index.htm  You can even check out some of my publications in the publications link under Essays on Teaching Excellence.