Council of 3M Teaching Fellows

International Forum of Teacher Scholars

The International Forum of Teacher-Scholars first met in San Diego on April 3, 2004, sponsored by the American Association for Higher Education. On this occasion 3M Teaching Fellows met Carnegie Fellows (US) and UK Teaching Fellows, brainstormed and devised initiatives whose goal will be to advance, on an international level, teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

The Second International Forum of Teacher Scholars took place on Saturday, June 11, 2005 at the University of Prince Edward Island during the annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. The theme was " Towards a Framework for Quality Assurance for Teaching and Learning."

The Third International Forum took place Wednesday, July 5, 2006 in Nottingham, England. There were four themes relating to key points in the student life cycle:

• Student recruitment into higher education.
• Retention of first year undergraduates.
• Transition from one Year/Level to another (including across institutions).
• Postgraduate students (especially those engaging in undergraduate tutoring).

The 2007 Forum was hosted by ISSOTL at the conference in Australia. This provides a strong sense of continuity and momentum and aligns well with the desire to move towards a sustained and research-focussed approach.

The 2008 Forum will be held Wednesday, June 18, during the STLHE Annual Conference at the University of Windsor, in Canada. Read more about the theme—National Narratives Project.

Initiatives and Reports

	2008 Multi-national Forum of Teacher Scholars, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
	Students as Architects of Their Learning: Eight Stories from Three Countries
	ICUTAR—International Collaboration of University Teaching Awards Recipients
	2006 International Forum of Teacher Scholars, Nottingham, UK
	2005 International Forum of Teacher Scholars, Charlottetown, PEI
	IFTS Second Assembly: Final Report