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Conferences

Discover a selection of leading conferences dedicated to advancing teaching and learning in higher education. From discipline-specific strategies to global conversations on pedagogy and scholarship, these events offer valuable opportunities for professional development, collaboration, and innovation in teaching practice.

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Early Peek into Mizzou’s Walled Garden, Show-Me AI, and Learn What the Secure AI Tool Can Do for your Faculty and Students

This session introduces Show-Me AI, Mizzou’s secure, walled-garden AI tool designed to support teaching, course development, and everyday academic tasks. Participants explore key features, faculty use cases, and opportunities for integrating AI into assignments and projects while learning about access timelines and future applications.

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AI Resources for Students , Campus Resources , Pedagogy

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Facilitating and assessing student engagement in the classroom

This article from the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for Teaching & Learning explores how to promote and assess student engagement in the classroom. It covers the dimensions of engagement—cognitive, behavioral, and affective—and offers practical strategies for active learning and other teaching practices.

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Student Engagement

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From Gloom to Bloom: Four Research-Based Strategies to Foster Emotional Well-Being and Engagement

This interactive session introduces four research-based strategies to support emotional well-being and engagement in college classrooms. Drawing on social-emotional learning, active pedagogy, and prosocial practices, the session offers practical tools to help instructors foster inclusive, student-centered learning environments and strengthen student success.

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High Impact Practices , Mindfulness

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From Nightmare to Effective Collaboration: Improving Teamwork in Public Health Education Using A Role-Based Framework. 

This session introduces a role-based framework for improving collaboration and accountability in group assignments. Participants explore why traditional group work often falls short and learn practical strategies, including structured roles, collaboration plans, and peer evaluation tools, to create more equitable and effective teamwork experiences.

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Active Learning , Course Design/Redesign

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Helping Students Find Their Voice: Creative Strategies for Engaged Academic Writing

This interactive workshop explores creative, adaptable strategies for helping students develop confidence, clarity, and voice in academic writing. Participants experiment with active learning techniques and high-impact practices, leaving with ready-to-use activities that promote engagement, student choice, and authentic academic expression

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Active Learning , High Impact Practices , Pedagogy

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Inside Higher Ed

 Inside Higher Ed provides the latest news, analysis and solutions for the entire higher education community. Inside Higher Ed is owned by Times Higher Education (THE), the world’s most authoritative source of data, analysis and information on higher education, with five decades’ experience dedicated to the…

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Assessment , Ed Assessment , Evidence-based practices , Formative Assessment (LATs, CATs) , High Impact Practices

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Inventive Course Assignments and Activities:  Ideas from Comm 4420W 

This session showcases inventive, adaptable assignments from a Writing Intensive course that integrates High-Impact Practice principles. Presenters share strategies such as peer review, faculty interviews, multimodal communication, and frequent feedback to foster engagement, student ownership, and meaningful research communication across disciplines

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Active Learning , Course Design/Redesign , High Impact Practices

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Keynote Presentation – Joyful Teaching in Every Class: Find Your Fizz to Boost Learning and Success

This keynote explores how rediscovering joy and purpose in teaching can support flourishing for both instructors and students. Drawing on research and insights from The Joyful Online Teacher, the session invites educators to reflect on well-being, meaning, and transformational teaching practices that enhance learning and student success.

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Evidence-based practices , Mindfulness

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Keynote Presentation: Engaging Students through High-Impact Practices: Access, Quality Design, and Assessment

Dr. Tia McNair encourages Mizzou educators to design data-informed high-impact practices that support all students and advance institutional goals.

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High Impact Practices

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New AI Ethics Module 

If you’re teaching with AI this fall, use our new Canvas module, Students’ Guide to Ethical Use of AI, to help students reflect on its learning and societal impacts. A short video shows how to review and add it to your course.

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AI Resources for Students , Teaching with AI

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Research Intensive Course Faculty Panel

This session introduces MU’s Research Intensive course designation and highlights how research-intensive courses advance high-impact practices across disciplines. A faculty panel shares strategies for designing RI courses, scaffolding assignments, managing workload, and aligning course elements with institutional priorities and student learning goals.

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Course Design/Redesign , High Impact Practices

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Rethink and Redesign Assessments and Assignments That Have Been Undermined by AI

This session explores strategies for rethinking assessments and assignments that have been undermined by AI. Participants examine authentic and multimodal assessment approaches, along with scaffolding techniques, to better align assignments with current AI capabilities while promoting meaningful learning and reducing academic integrity concerns.

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AI Resources for Students , Assessment

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Review of Teaching Resources

Explore curated resources designed to support effective teaching through self-assessment, peer evaluation, and structured observation practices from leading academic institutions.

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Review of Teaching

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Showcasing Learning Through ePortfolios: Connecting Pedagogy and Technology

This session explores the pedagogical value of ePortfolios and practical strategies for integrating them into coursework to support reflection, assessment, and professional development. Participants are introduced to MU’s new ePortfolio tool, including its Canvas integration, key features, and available campus support.

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Assessment , Campus Resources , Course Design/Redesign