5 – 6pm: Food & Networking

6 – 6:15pm: Opening Remarks

6:15pm – 7:15pm: Session 1 (See below)

7:15pm – 7:30pm: Break

7:30pm – 8:30pm: Session 2 (See below)

Workshops 

Engaging Your Async Students with DCE’s Immersive Classroom

Facilitators: Adrienne Phelps-Coco and Gabe Abrams

Description: The Immersive Classroom is a supercharged video player built just for flexible attendance DCE classes. It automatically creates powerful and engaging opportunities for asynchronous student engagement, all with little to no work from instructors. The Immersive Classroom is already installed into all flexible attendance courses. In this session, you'll learn how to improve course engagement, all without any technical or upfront work.

Transforming Your Course Design in the GenAI Era

Facilitators: Gloria Tam and Luis Poza-Garcia

Description: Curious how generative AI may enhance your course design without compromising the fundamentals? In this session, we’ll explore practical strategies for rethinking learning design in the age of GenAI, which are grounded in core learning principles from Vygotsky to Bloom and concepts such as scaffolding, forward vs backward design, and learner agency. This session explores the role of GenAI in course design, wherever you are in the AI adoption spectrum.

Giving Effective Feedback 

Facilitators: Woden Teachout and Zahra Ahmed

Description: Few instructors enjoy grading. If you want to give feedback that helps your students without spending endless hours on it, this workshop is for you. Join us to pick up practical tips for crafting timely, targeted, and meaningful feedback that students can use to improve their work. You'll leave with ideas you can put into practice right away.

Drop-In Booths 

Canvas Drop-In 

Facilitators: Cortney Leigh Cox 

Format: In-Person Only + Bring Your Own Laptop

Description: Stop in to chat about last minute questions regarding your Canvas course site.

User Testing of the Teaching and Learning Website 

Facilitator: Liz Tokar

Format: In-Person Only 

Description: Stop by the user experience area and add to our crowd-sourced data about using the Teaching and Learning website.

Workshops

Teaching on Your Feet: Roleplaying Real Classroom Challenges

Facilitators: Zahra Ahmed, Anna Rafferty, and Elizabeth Rideout

Description: Ever had a student who won’t stop talking, pushed back on a grade, or made a politically charged comment mid-discussion? In this participatory workshop, you’ll dive into real-world classroom scenarios, think on your feet, and test out practical strategies for handling the unexpected. We’ll roleplay three common teaching challenges: 1) managing a dominant voice, 2) responding to grade complaints, 3) and navigating politically charged moments. You’ll leave with fresh tools, new perspectives, and the confidence to adapt in the moment, plus the chance to reflect and debrief with fellow instructors in a supportive, hands-on space.

Assessment Lab: (Re)designing Your Assessment in the Age of AI

Facilitators: Woden Teachout and Sara Makiya 

Description: Join our exploratory, action-oriented lab to reimagine how you assess student learning in the age of AI. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll swap strategies with colleagues, experiment with new ways to design meaningful assignments, and walk away with ideas you can use right away. We’ll brainstorm together, get creative, and even vote for the most innovative assessment design!

Drop-In Booths 

Canvas Drop-In 

Facilitators: Cortney Leigh Cox 

Format: In-Person Only + Bring Your Own Laptop

Description: Stop in to chat about last minute questions regarding your Canvas course site.

User Testing of the Teaching and Learning Website 

Facilitator: Liz Tokar

Format: In-Person Only 

Description: Stop by the user experience area and add to our crowd-sourced data about using the Teaching and Learning web site.