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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 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) 

About the Keynote 

10:45am – 11:00am 

Break 

11:00am – 12:00pm 

Workshop Sessions (Round 1) (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 

 

 

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, Expert Panel (200BC) 

About the Panel 

10:45am – 11:00am 

Break 

11:00am – 12:00pm 

Workshop Session (Round 2) (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) 

 

 

Keynote & Expert Panel

Learn more about Keynote Speaker, Dr. Isis Artze-Vega, and the Expert Panel on the Speakers Page.

Workshops

Distinguished faculty across Temple who have completed our Provost’s Teaching Academy will be facilitating 60-minute, interactive workshops on day 1 of the conference. 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 45-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 2 of the conference.

Teaching Innovation Exhibition (New Format)

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. 

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.