Madison Area Technical College is pleased to announce the following educational learning opportunity:
Infusing Understanding of Peace and Conflict in the Muslim World
into the Curriculum
June 18-20, 2008
Madison Area Technical College
Summer Institute for International Education
211 N. Carroll St, Madison, WI
This three-day institute will focus on content and strategies for curriculum development. National and regional content experts will provide information and resources to help faculty frame understandings of key issues of identity, language, religion, and politics in Muslim cultures around the world. Participants will explore and discuss these issues with colleagues from colleges and universities in the region, and will develop preliminary modules for curriculum infusion during the institute.
Goals of the workshop include introducing faculty to key resources in the nation and region, providing models and strategies for curriculum infusion, and facilitating peer networks among faculty with interest in these topics. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing curriculum at the community and technical college level, but the institute programs will also be appropriate for those developing university or high school curriculum.
This Institute is cosponsored by Madison Area Technical College and the U.S. Institute of Peace, and endorsed by the Wisconsin Technical College System Standing Committee on International Education, the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP) and the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. Funding is provided by the Department of Education Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) program.
Registration:
Registration is free for Madison Area Technical College employees (all others $75)
Registration Instructions:
For MATC employees:
1. Vist registration page at: http://matcmadison.edu/hr/staffdev/registration
2. Enter your ID number.
3. Click Registration.
4. Select "Professional Development Workshops" as the course type.
5. Check "073-PD002A International Education Institute."
6. Click Submit.
For Non-MATC employees:
1. Vist registration page at: http://matcmadison.edu/hr/staffdev/registration
2. Click the link: "Create A Guest Account." Submit your information, and within (48) hours you will get an email approving your account.
3. Once you have been emailed guest account information, revisit the registration page at: http://matcmadison.edu/hr/staffdev/registration and login.
4. Click Registration.
5. Select "Professional Development Workshops" as the course type.
6. Check "073-PD002A International Education Institute."
7. Click Submit.
8. You will receive a message indicating that you have been added to a wait list until 10 days prior to the event. This is NOT correct. MATC staff will be regularly moving people from the wait list to registered status on an ongoing basis and emailing you with regard to this change in status.
9. You will be sent an invoice for payment of the registration fee. No payment is due at the time of online registration.
Institute Presentations:
• John Voll, Associate Director, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, “Intellectual Currents in Islam and Political Issues and Challenges of Islam and Democracy”
• Ali Abootalebi, Dept. of Political Science, UW-Eau Claire, “Understanding the Political Dynamics of Iraq and Iran”
• David Smith, Senior Program Officer, Education & Training Center, Domestic Programs, United States Institute of Peace, “Strategies for Teaching About Peace and Conflict and Supporting Global Peacebuilding in U.S. Community Colleges”
• Johnathan Mark Kenoyer, Dept. of Anthropology, UW-Madison, “History and Culture of Pakistan and Afghanistan”
• Philip Ostien, Faculty of Law, University of Jos, Nigeria, “Implementing Sharia in Northern Nigeria”
• Qamar-ul Huda, Senior Program Officer, Religion and Peacemaking Program, United States Institute of Peace, “Understanding the Challenges in Pedagogy and Middle East Studies”
• Manoucher Khosrowshahi, Director, Middle East Outreach Program, Tyler Junior College, TX, “Creating a Middle East Studies at Tyler Jr. College”
• Safiya Ghori, Government Relations Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council, “Engaging Muslim Youth in Civil Society”
• Nader Ayish, Fairfax County Public Schools (VA)/American University, “The Impact of Stereotypes, the Media and Popular Culture on Understanding Arabs and Muslims: Challenges to Creating an Inclusive Inernationalized Curriculum”
• Doug Savage, Assistant Director of the Institute of World Affairs, UW-Milwaukee, “Using Muslim World Media to Compare and Contrast Perspectives on World Affairs”
• Tina Rettler, Madison Area Technical College, Instructional Design Consultant, Facilitated Interactive Curriculum Development Activities
Additional presenters and workshop facilitators to be determined.
Location:
The MATC Downtown Education Center (211 N. Carroll St, Madison, WI) is located one block away from the Capitol and the vibrant State Street neighborhood. It is also within easy walking distance of numerous other attractions including the UW-Madison campus, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Monona Terrace.
Lodging:
Blocks of rooms have been reserved for Institute attendees at the following Madison hotels. Both are within walking distance of the MATC Downtown campus Institute site. Rates below will be held until May 17 under the registration code, “MATC Summer Institute for International Education.”
Edgewater Hotel
$62 single/$82 double/$102 triple/$122 quad occupancy
666 Wisconsin Ave, Madison, WI 53703
(608) 256-9071, 800-922-5512
reservations@theedgewater.com
http://www.theedgewater.com/
Best Western Inn On The Park Capitol Square
$89 single/$109 double/$119 triple/$129 quad occupancy
22 S. Carroll Street, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703
608-285-8000, 800-279-8811
reservations@innonthepark.net
http://www.innonthepark.net/
Meals:
Registration cost includes breakfast and lunch daily. For evening meals, participants are encouraged to try Madison’s wide array of restaurants, including diverse world cuisine, within walking distance of hotels or the Institute site.
Certification Credit:
AT MATC, this 20-hour workshop will count as 2 recertification credits for those faculty and staff in the 5-Year Renewal Status for WTCS Certification. MATC can provide documentation of attendance for those seeking to apply this experience for certification or continuing education credit in other professional development systems.
Stipends Available for Participation:
A limited number of $200 stipends are available to participants who can demonstrate that they will use the information gathered in this Institute to develop curriculum or other projects to disseminate broader understanding of the issues presented. Applicants for
stipends
should submit the form below no later than Friday, May 30 for consideration.
2008 Summer Institute Stipend Application Form (MS Word, 250KB)
 For more information on any of these programs,
please contact:
Geoff Bradshaw, Ph.D.
International Education Coordinator
Madison Area Technical College
Arts & Sciences Office
Truax Campus, Rm. 246
3550 Anderson Street
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 246-6165
gbradshaw (at) matcmadison.edu
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