Fall Teaching Conference:

Harvesting Ideas 2025

Save The Date: October 3rd, 2025

Join us for another Harvesting Ideas Teaching Conference, this fall 2025.

Call for proposals is now open.

More details will be available soon. I love teaching at Mizzou logo

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sam von Gillern

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sam von Gillern as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Harvesting Ideas Conference.

Dr. von Gillern earned his doctorate at Iowa State University and currently researches digital literacies, focusing on how people learn and communicate through digital technologies. His work explores digital citizenship, game-based learning, and their implications for literacy development and education. He is passionate about creating meaningful connections between preservice teachers and local children, facilitating learning opportunities that benefit both college students and the broader community.

Title of his keynote address is AI Literacy: Empowerment and Protectionism.