Teaching Webinars & Conferences
Learn about and sign up for upcoming events, conferences and webinars on a wide range of teaching themes and topics.
When AI Joins the Course Design Team: An ID’s Journey Through Faculty AI Adoption
Date: July 8, 2026 @ 12 pm
Location: Online
Navigate the rise of “artificial instructors” in online education through an instructional designer’s lens in this Best-in-Track presentation. As campuses become AI literate (but not necessarily fluent), the role of the instructional designer is evolving dramatically. Drawing from real faculty collaborations, this session explores the humorous and insightful experiences of supporting faculty who use AI for online content development—and the difficult conversations needed to maintain quality while leveraging AI’s potential.
Discover two complementary frameworks that transform AI from a shortcut into a strategic partner. The INQUIRY Framework provides structured guidance for students and teachers navigating AI collaboration through seven strategic stages. The Amplification of Critical Thinking Framework addresses a fundamental truth: AI amplifies what you bring to it - clarity or vagueness, critical thinking or shortcuts, excellence or problems. Together, these frameworks tackle four critical challenges: making learner thinking visible, teaching critical AI collaboration, reducing workload spent policing AI, and creating authentic AI-augmented assignments. Participants will reflect upon real-world scenarios, practice proven AI prompting techniques, and draft AI transparency statements tailored to their institutional or organizational needs.
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Wellness That Works: Evidence-Based Practices to Support Online Learners
Date: July 21, 2026 @ 12 pm MT
Location: Online
The shift to online learning has intensified student wellness challenges, with research showing increased rates of anxiety, isolation, and burnout among remote learners. As educators and designers, we have a unique opportunity to embed wellness practices directly into our course delivery, creating more supportive and effective learning environments.
This interactive session will equip participants with immediately applicable wellness strategies and practices across all 8 dimensions of wellness: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, occupational, and financial. Each dimension will be paired with quick, evidence-based exercises specifically designed for online implementation. Participants will actively experience select wellness techniques during the session, modeling how these can be seamlessly integrated into both synchronous classes and asynchronous modules.
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OLC Elevate
Date: August 4 and 6, 2026
Location: Online
SUU is a member of the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and enjoys reduced costs to attend live and virtual OLC events. OLC Elevate will be do-hosted by Tarleton State University and Rockford University. This two-day virtual experience tackles the most pressing shifts in digital learning. Join OLC members from across the country for one or both days to dive deep into how we can move forward, together.
The Teaching Professor Online Conference
Date: October 22 - 24, 2026
Location: Online
Across three engaging days, you’ll learn from experienced, nationally recognized educators who understand the realities of today’s classrooms. Through live plenary sessions and interactive concurrent sessions, you’ll explore timely approaches to course design, student engagement, assessment, inclusion, wellbeing, and tech tools.
This conference is intentionally designed to fit the way educators work. Through a blend of live sessions and extended on-demand access, you can engage in real time, ask questions, and connect with colleagues—then revisit sessions, reflect on ideas, and apply what you’ve learned at your own pace. You’ll leave equipped with practical strategies and adaptable frameworks you can apply immediately in your teaching.
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Workforce Readiness Conference
Date: November 10, 2026
Location: Online
Join colleagues across the nation on November 10th for two dynamic plenary sessions and a robust lineup of expert-led concurrent sessions focused on experiential learning, skills-based curriculum design, employer partnerships, workforce pathways, technology-enabled career learning, and emerging trends shaping the future of work. You’ll hear from experts who are building scalable approaches that connect learning directly to workforce outcomes.
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OLC Accelerate 2026
Date: November 16 - 19, 2026
Location: Orlando, FL
The Accelerate 2026 conference, hosted by the Online Learning Consortium, showcases groundbreaking research and highly effective practices in online and digital learning across K-12, higher education, and corporate L&D. This event is designed to empower and support leaders, instructional designers, educators, and training professionals by offering a wide range of sessions and activities. These are specifically curated to address the unique challenges and shared goals of our entire community, helping to shape the evolving landscape of digital learning and workforce development.