Conference Program
What will the AFC Include?
Schedule
8:15am – 9:00am | Check-in (Lobby, 200ABC) |
9:00am – 9:15am | General Session: Welcome (200ABC) Dr. Dana Dawson, Assistant Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs and Sr. Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Temple University |
9:15am – 10:45am | General Session, Keynote Speaker: Dr. Isis Artze-Vega: Cultivating Connection, Sustaining Joy: Helping Students—and Ourselves—Thrive, (200BC) |
10:45am – 11:00am | Break |
11:00am – 12:00pm | Workshop Sessions (217A, 217B, 217C, 217D, 220, 223) |
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch Break (200ABC) |
1:00pm – 2:00pm | Teaching Innovation Exhibition (the Underground) |
2:00pm – 3:15pm | Lightning Rounds (200ABC) |
3:15pm-3:30pm | General Session: Wrap Up (200ABC) Award Teaching Innovation Exhibition Winners |
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8:15am – 9:00am | Check-in (Lobby, 200ABC) |
9:00am – 9:15am | General Session: Welcome (200ABC) Dr. Dana Dawson, Assistant Vice Provost and Sr. Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Temple University Dr. Jennifer Wood, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Temple University |
9:15am – 10:45am | General Session, Plenary Panel: Inside the Award-winning Classroom: A Cross-Campus Conversation,(200BC) |
10:45am – 11:00am | Break |
11:00am – 12:00pm | Workshop Session (Repeated from Day 1) (217A, 217B, 217C, 217D, 220, 223) |
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch Break (200ABC) |
1:00pm – 2:00pm | Breakout sessions (217A, B, C, D, 220, 223) |
2:00pm-2:15pm | Break |
2:15pm – 3:15pm | Breakout sessions (217A, B, C, D, 220, 223) |
3:15pm-3:30pm | General Session Closing (200BC) |
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Keynote & Plenary Panel
Learn more about Keynote Speaker, Dr. Isis Artze-Vega, and the Plenary Panelists on the Speakers Page.
Workshops
Distinguished Temple University Faculty who have completed our Provost’s Teaching Academy will be facilitating 60-minute, interactive workshops on day 1 and day 2 of the conference. Day 1 workshops will be repeated on day 2. The workshop topics will build on the theme of the conference and on the topics presented by our keynote and plenary speakers. In the workshops, you will have the chance to take a deeper dive into select topics and apply what you have learned to your own courses.
Breakout Sessions
These peer-reviewed 60-minute interactive sessions generally include a “mini-lecture” format with activities and demonstrations of teaching methods, as well as guided discussions about the topic at hand. Topics include engaging students, deepening learning, harnessing emotion in the classroom, teaching with technology, and maximizing the benefits of different modalities of teaching in higher education. Breakout sessions will take place on day 2 of the conference.
Lightning Talks
Lightning Talks are 15-minute peer-reviewed mini-sessions to learn about creative teaching ideas that colleagues have implemented. The talks are designed to provide brief introductions and explanations of the idea followed by a question and answer period. Talks are presented multiple times, providing participants the opportunity to hear multiple presentations. Lightning Talks will take place on day 1 of the conference.
Teaching Innovation Exhibition
Highlighting novel classroom-based research and creative teaching and learning projects, attendees will have the opportunity to view exhibits and discuss with their presenters while interacting with peers in the Underground.
In addition to our Innovation Exhibition, there will be a space to experience Virtual Reality. Experience Learning in VR: Step inside an immersive simulation and experience how virtual reality can transform classroom concepts into places to explore, problems to solve, and experiences to remember.
Networking
This year’s Annual Faculty Conference remains a fully interactive event with opportunities to network, catch up with colleagues, and find space to discuss exciting topics.