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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoplaintext"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The abstract submission deadline is approaching. We are
<b><u>three weeks </u></b>(November 28th) from the deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoplaintext"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We would like to invite you to submit your abstract and present your research on Teaching/Pedagogy at the upcoming annual conference of the Production & Operations Management
Society (POMS) in Houston, TX (May 4-7, 2018). If you would like to organize a session on a particular topic related to Teaching/Pedagogy please let us know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Teaching/Pedagogy in P/OM track is focused on research, practices, and new ideas in, but not limited to, the following aspects of teaching production and operations management:
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(1) development and delivery of new courses/curriculum that prepares students for essential skills for the 21st century,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(2) innovative delivery methods for new or existing courses,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(3) development and delivery issues concerning online courses, including Massive On-line Open Courses (MOOCs), and other new approaches,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(4) course design for student-centered learning,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(5) innovative teaching strategies for student engagement and retention,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(6) technology tools for effective student learning,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(7) lessons learned from new teaching strategies,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(8) outcomes based course design including Assurance of Learning (AoL),
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(9) integration of material within and across courses, disciplines, and programs, and
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(10) enhancement of practice/experiential learning.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The presentations will be in the form of papers, panel discussions, and workshops. You may submit your abstract here:
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.pomsmeetings.org_EventsNet_AbstractSubmission_Default.aspx-3Fpr-3D1-26ev-3D82&d=DwMFAg&c=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ&r=IhRfBoWsbWXVl0wRi_MXdqgLW4YBcLScLkn_6CVDGwo&m=Z4MXbCBUrCJyrIMf_ZZZu2ga85_AhjniCEZUwFBTNHg&s=GBHgUbaSHjnzBH8sNCfVi608TNRMraYQ_T1gQeNfrpI&e=">
https://www.pomsmeetings.org/EventsNet/AbstractSubmission/Default.aspx?pr=1&ev=82</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoplaintext"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to see you in Houston! If you have any questions please contact either of us.
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<p class="xmsoplaintext"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks and best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoplaintext"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Xen Koufteros (Texas A&M University) & Mikaella Polyviou (Arizona State University)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoplaintext"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2018 POMS Conference TPOM Track Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:xkoufteros@mays.tamu.edu">xkoufteros@mays.tamu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Mikaella.Polyviou@asu.edu">Mikaella.Polyviou@asu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mikaella Polyviou</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C6670">
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#8C1D40">Arizona State University</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C6670"> |
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Assistant Professor | Honors Faculty
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BA 439, PO Box 874706, Tempe, AZ 85287-4706<br>
<a href="mailto:mikaella.polyviou@asu.edu"><span style="color:black">mikaella.polyviou@asu.edu</span></a> | Ph: (+1) 480-965-3659
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