Roundtable Discussion
(Developmental Science Teaching Institute)

Scheduled for 1 hour and 15 minutes, roundtable discussions promoting discussion and allow participants to delve more deeply into areas of interest through informal discussion of various teaching-related topics submitted and led by participants.

This format is intended as a forum for the exchange of ideas, methods, and/or experiences among an intellectually diverse group of scholars around significant questions related to a central topic. The purpose is to encourage contact among individuals or groups who may benefit from shared experiences, or to air different views on a controversial topic. Roles for this format are:

• Leader 1, required; organizes and moderates the roundtable discussion. This is a presenting role and is protected against schedule conflicts.
• Leader 2, optional; presenting role
• Leader 3, optional; presenting role

General Procedures for Submitting a Roundtable Panel Discussion

1. Enter basic information (format choice, a title with no more than 130 characters, review panel 31)
    
2. Enter information for the leader(s), specify their roles and speaking order, and enter the question/topic they will be addressing. Be prepared to enter complete information for yourself and accurate full names, affiliations, and email addresses for all other people on your submission.
    
3. Upload a summary as an MS Word, WordPerfect, or PDF file. To achieve a word-count of 500 or less-about a page and two-thirds:
    
   1. Use 1-inch margins on all four sides.
   2. 12-pt Times (New) Roman font and double-spacing is required.
   3. Place the submission title at the top of the first page.
   4. Please do not include reference lists. If a reference is necessary, included it in the text as: (authors, title, journal, year).
   5. No names or other identifying information may be included in the text.
       
4. Graphics are encouraged, but are optional. These graphics may be embedded in your summary file or uploaded in a second file as an MS Word, WordPerfect, or PDF file. The two graphics allowed may be
    
   1. 2 tables or
   2. 2 figures, or
   3. 1 table plus 1 figure