Category: Past Events

We are excited to announce the Call for Proposals is now open for our annual Learning and Educational Center (LEC) Teaching and Learning Virtual Conference scheduled for Wednesday November 5 and Thursday, November 6, 2025, taking place in Zoom Events. We seek presentations that challenge educators to rethink teaching, research, and student support in ways that enhance, rather than replace, the uniquely human aspects of learning and promote higher education as a compassionate, engaging, and empowering space for all learners.

This panel session highlights why AI literacy is essential for today’s educators. Panelists will discuss AI literacy and fluency, sharing cross-disciplinary examples of responsible AI use and how AI can enhance teaching and learning. Participants will reflect on their readiness to integrate AI into teaching and learning.

In this session, we will explore course-level design strategies that integrate digital wellness practices – practices that seek to develop a healthy relationship with technology that balances the benefits and the drawbacks – without sacrificing academic integrity. How can course design guide healthy digital use for learning and beyond?

This interactive workshop guides educators in the effective use of New Canvas Analytics, empowering them to monitor, analyze, and enhance student engagement and performance. Participants will work with practical scenarios, gaining hands-on experience in using analytics data to support teaching strategies and improve learning outcomes.

Learn to ask sharper, evidence-based questions using the PICOT framework. This interactive session will help you craft research questions that lead to real-world impact across health care, education, social sciences and beyond. Discover how structured inquiry can turn your ideas into outcomes that make a difference.

Unlock the stories hiding behind the numbers! This session gently guides you through key qualitative approaches and effective strategies to collect and analyze narrative data, with a little help from generative AI tools.

Discover how mixing qualitative and quantitative methods can unlock richer insights into complex research questions across disciplines. This session guides you through the basics of mixed methods research, practical examples, and how to apply this approach to your own projects.

Join us for an engaging workshop designed to empower educators with the expertise to craft, manage, and utilize rubrics within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). This practical session aims to transform the grading process, bolster transparency, and elevate the quality of student feedback. Participants will examine diverse rubric formats, create model rubrics, incorporate them into assignments and discussions, and utilize them proficiently for grading purposes.

Discover how to boost classroom engagement and streamline course management using Poll Everywhere, a powerful audience response system that integrates seamlessly with your teaching. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore how to use live polling, Q&A, clickable images, word clouds, and more to create an interactive learning environment—whether in-person or online. You’ll also learn how to manage responses, customize activities to fit your teaching style, and review real-time analytics to assess student understanding.

Discover how SharkMedia can transform your course content with features like automatic captions, video quizzes, and Canvas integration. This hands-on workshop will guide you through its powerful tools—from creating playlists to tracking video analytics. Whether you’re new or experienced, there’s something fresh to learn!