22nd Annual Teaching & Learning Conference at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ welcomes university and college educators to the 22nd Annual Teaching & Learning ConferenceÌýon Tuesday, August 11th, 2026.ÌýThis free, hybrid conference is sponsored jointly by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’sÌýCenter for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL),ÌýTeaching and Learning Technologies (TLT),Ìýand theÌýOffice of the Provost.ÌýWe welcome scholars from all over the globe to join us virtually, and we invite regional educators who can join us for the day to come to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s campus. Both in-person andÌýonlineÌýregistration are free.

Teaching for Tomorrow: Building Transferable Skills and Lifelong Learners

As educators, we prepare students for futures that are complex and unpredictable. Join us for a conference that encourages us to reflect on how our teaching practices today shape students’ abilities to adapt, think critically, and thrive tomorrow.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Teaching and Learning Conference invites presentations that address one of four related sub-themes:

  • Technology and the Future of Learning: HowÌýis our use or non-useÌýof technology in our teaching preparing students for lifelong learning? What relationships with technology do we want our students to develop for the future?
  • Foundations for the Future:ÌýHow do we engage and support students throughout their academic journey, so they develop confidence, curiosity, and strong learning habits? What strategies help us spark and sustain meaningful student engagement from their first year through graduation to ensure long-term success beyond the classroom?
  • Building Transferable Skills for Tomorrow:ÌýWhat skills and competencies will best prepare students to thrive in an evolving workplace and society?ÌýHow do we effectively teach, model, and communicate the relevance of these transferable skills so students understand their importance now and in the future?
  • Teaching Innovations:ÌýHow can we strengthen faculty skills in designing future-ready and flexible curricula and teaching practices?ÌýWhat approaches, tools, and strategies best support instructors in enhancing course design and pedagogical decision-making for a changing world?

About our Keynote Speaker

Dr. Susannah McGowan

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Susannah is the Director for Curriculum Transformation Initiatives at The Red House at Georgetown University where she leads institution-wide initiatives that bring educational transformation at scale in the form of student co-creation, curriculum and program design, and inclusive pedagogies.ÌýAfter starting her career in educational development at the Center of New Designs in Learning and Scholarship from 2001-2007, she earned her Ph.D.at University of California, Santa Barbara, following by working in the UKÌýat UCL andÌýKing’s College LondonÌýwhere she co-founded King’s Academy in 2017, a center for educational development supporting integral programs for faculty and graduate students around inclusive pedagogy, assessment, and blended learning.

Since 2015, she serves as an advisory fellow of the Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education on digital learning and global student success. She is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy/AdvanceHE in the UK. ForÌýthe International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL), she served as VP for the United States region; currently, she serves as Historian and she is a member of the editorial board for ISSOTL’s flagship journal, Teaching and Learning Inquiry (TLI).

Boldness by Design: Reimagining our University from the Classroom Out

Abstract: What are the conditions we can create together to reimagine the university we want and the university we need at this moment? This talk explores the ways that universities can move from preserving tradition to designing new models, structures, and pathways towards the learning we seek in our students and their flourishing. Drawing from recent efforts around experiential learning, questions about the capacities we seek to develop in our students, and the broader forces at play in higher education, Dr. McGowan will explore how we can navigate transformative change at a moment when placing human experience, relationships, and complex problem-solving at the center of education is more important than ever.