Conference Program
The 2026 INED is grounded in the newly launched Educational Developer Competency Framework, a resource developed by the POD Network’s Professional Development Committee (PDC). The Framework identifies and describes the knowledge, skills and values central to our work and offers examples of application for practice. At the 2026 INED, you will have the opportunity to explore how the competencies apply to your own practice and to set goals for professional development in the months and years to come. The “Knowledge” domain of the Framework is addressed with our 16 asynchronous sessions made available to you on July 1. Our synchronous sessions will then help build on that foundation to address the remaining domains of the Framework.
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Knowledge
- Context & Culture of Higher Education
- Pedagogy
- Principles of Design
- Theories & Science of Learning
Skills
- Active Listening
- Assessing Learning Outcomes
- Coaching
- Community Building
- Consultation
- Facilitation
- Intercultural Competence
- Interpersonal Communication
- Leadership & Advocacy for Change
- Mentoring
- Program Development & Evaluation
- Reflective Practice
- Resource Development
Values
- Collaboration
- Different Ways of Knowing
- Equity-Mindedness
- Ethical Practice
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Growth Mindset
- Service
- Transparency
Day 1: Monday, July 27, 2026
Keynote Session: Reimagining Our Roles: Using the Competencies Toolkit to Design Your Growth
Facilitators: JuliA Metzker, Anna Wells Piotti Castonguay, E Shelley Reid, Erin Baumann
11:00 am-12:15 pm EDT
Every educational developer brings unique strengths to their role. In this interactive session, you’ll be introduced to a new framework of 26 competencies, which provide a professional vocabulary for understanding the work of educational developers. After mapping your existing expertise to these competencies, you’ll identify “stretch” competencies to help guide your journey through the Institute and beyond.
Concurrent Sessions: 1:00 pm-2:15 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
Supporting the Assessment of Student Learning as an Educational Developer
Facilitators: Karen Skibba and Eric Kaldor
POD Network Competencies: Assessing Learning Outcomes, Principles of Design, Consultation, Service
Zooming In on Online Workshops
Facilitators: Tolulope Noah and Robyn Hill
POD Network Competencies: Facilitation, Principles of Design, Interpersonal Communication
Online workshops have become a staple offering at many centers for teaching and learning. However, it can often feel more challenging to facilitate learning in this modality. In this interactive workshop, we will explore how to maximize the affordances of the online setting in order to create engaging professional learning experiences. The session will include discussion of techniques for fostering connection and active learning, along with strategies for managing common challenges that can arise in the online setting. Additionally, we will explore practical tips that can make facilitating online workshops easier
Finding Where You Belong in POD: Affinity Groups, SIGs and Other Networks for Creating Community and Support in Educational Development
Facilitators: Nicole Frank and Linda Hasunuma
POD Network Competencies: Culture & Context of Higher Education, Community Building, Different Ways of Knowing
An important consideration for our work is finding where we belong in our national organization and connecting with others who can support us in the work we do. What are the avenues available to us in POD and the benefits of each? How do we learn more and join these communities? What are the expectations and opportunities for participating in these networks/groups? Please join us to learn more about how we can build connections and create a meaningful and shared culture and sense of community within our profession together.
Concurrent Sessions: 2:30 pm-3:45 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
Discipline Matters (or Does It?): Consulting Outside of Your Field
Facilitators: Rosemary Tyrrell and Derek Bruff
POD Network Competencies: Pedagogy, Consultation, Facilitation, Different Ways of Knowing
Educational developers must support faculty across a wide range of disciplines and may experience imposter syndrome. How do we combat imposter syndrome, and leverage the expertise we possess to deliver effective programming? How do we educate ourselves on the disciplinary mindsets that may influence faculty buy-in? In this session, we’ll explore those questions and identify the benefits of and strategies for cross-disciplinary faculty development.
Foundations for Inclusive and Equity-Minded Teaching
Facilitators: Robyn Hill and Lisa Jong
POD Network Competencies: Equity-mindedness, Intercultural Competence
Equity-mindedness in teaching involves relevance and rigor, transparency and trust, and a thoughtful focus on the lived experiences of learners (Artze-Vega et al., 2023). In this session, we will establish a shared vocabulary of inclusive, equity-minded teaching and discuss common challenges as well as opportunities in educational development that is inclusion and equity-focused. Participants will reflect upon their own practices, experiences, and perspectives to position themselves in their own context and prepare to support instructors to create equitable learning environments. By focusing on foundational aspects of this mindset towards teaching, we hope to support those new to this work and give a helpful refresher to those who are more experienced.
Supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Essential Practices for Educational Developers
Facilitators: Pamela Meyers and Anne Fensie
POD Network Competencies: Pedagogy, Consultation, Reflective Practice, Collaboration, and Evidence-informed Practice
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) provides a systematic, evidence-informed approach for investigating and improving student learning. Yet faculty often struggle to understand what SoTL is, how it differs from scholarly teaching, and how to begin. This session equips educational developers with practical strategies for clarifying SoTL’s purpose, shaping productive project questions, and supporting faculty through reflective, inquiry-driven exploration of their teaching. This session highlights the unique role educational developers play as coaches, thought partners, and facilitators of scholarly growth. Participants will identify common barriers to engagement, examine effective approaches for guiding novices, and explore tools that demystify the SoTL process. Through interactive discussion, attendees will strengthen their capacity to cultivate meaningful, context-sensitive SoTL engagement within their institutions and in their own work.
Concurrent Sessions: 4:00 pm-5:00 pm EDT
Take advantage of our special sessions from 4:00pm-5:00pm. You can sign up for a one-on-one consultation, continue the conversation about our asynchronous materials during our foundational knowledge Q&A sessions, or network with fellow INED participants and faculty as well as POD Affinity Group and SIG representatives. There’s a place for everyone to feel welcome and seen at POD!
One on One Consultations
Meet with one of our session faculty during a private 30-minute zoom meeting. During this time you will be able to ask questions, get advice and follow up on their session. Consultation spots are limited and registration is required.
Connection Hour
An informal space to meet fellow attendees and connect around topics that matter to you. Choose a breakout room based on your interests — from getting involved with POD to professional development to an open “today I learned” conversation — or start in the General Room if you’d like to get your bearings first. And don’t forget to bring your favorite beverage!
Day 2: Tuesday, July 28, 2028
Concurrent Sessions: 11:00 am-12:15 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
The Art of Planning and Facilitating Effective Faculty Development Workshops
Facilitators: Peggy Hsieh and Tolulope Noah
POD Network Competencies: Principles of Design, Facilitation
This interactive workshop guides participants through the process of designing and facilitating engaging, outcome-driven learning experiences. Using backward design as a framework, participants will explore how to plan workshops that deliver relevant and useful content, align objectives with meaningful activities, and apply facilitation techniques that foster active participation. The session also highlights practical strategies for assessing workshop effectiveness and incorporating marketing approaches to attract participants and enhance ongoing improvement.
The Basics: Deep and Effective Consultation Practices
Facilitators: Allison Boye and Cynthia Korpan
POD Network Competencies: Active Listening, Consultation, Coaching
Are you curious about how to successfully conduct consultations with instructors? Consultation can be a major component of an educational developer’s work. In this session we will guide you in a well-known model that promotes deep and effective communication and listening skills, such as asking powerful questions that prompts instructor reflection and a mutual understanding of their needs, that ultimately leads to action. This session aligns with several educational developer competencies, such as active listening, consultation, and coaching. You will leave this session with these skills and concrete strategies that you can implement immediately.
Elevating Feedback for Instructors: Observations, SGIDs, and Debriefing
Facilitators: Marissa Steward and Larkin Hood
POD Network Competencies: Consultation, Active Listening, Intercultural Competence, Interpersonal Communication
This interactive session introduces two formative feedback methodologies to support instructor growth: classroom observations and Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID). Both methods help an educational developer collect data and feedback on instructor teaching and students’ learning experiences. We will discuss how classroom observations can be leveraged as an opportunity for a pedagogical expert to provide feedback on an instructor’s teaching, while exploring different protocols and methods to organize that feedback. We will also discuss how SGIDs can be an effective formative feedback method to help instructors understand how students experience a course—both individually and collectively. Participants will learn more about when to use SGIDs, how to complete them, and how to debrief the feedback with instructors. In addition, we will discuss how to identify and prioritize feedback from these data collection methods so the instructor can identify and focus on actionable and reasonable improvements to their teaching. Session participants will have opportunities to practice observing teaching and reviewing sample SGID student feedback to identify patterns and themes and prepare for debrief conversations with instructors.
Concurrent Sessions: 1:00 pm-2:15 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
Intentional Teaching with Technology: How to Help Faculty Tech Enthusiasts, Luddites, and Everyone In Between
Facilitators: Derek Bruff and Lee Skallerup Bessette
POD Network Competencies: Principles of Design, Consultation, Growth Mindset
How do we encourage faculty to consider the benefits of using technology to support learning goals, and support them in the appropriate adoption of these tools in their courses? How do we act as advocates on campus for the acquisition and adoption of powerful tools for learning?
Operational Considerations: Strategies for Getting Things Done
Facilitators: Jennifer Vannatta- Hall and Kristi Rudenga
POD Network Competencies: Context and Culture of Higher Education, Facilitation, Program Development, Evaluation
Teaching expertise and interpersonal skills are vital for educational development—but how do you keep your center running smoothly and move your work forward? Behind the scenes, operational tasks such as managing registration systems, crafting communication strategies, overseeing budgets, and recruiting and developing talent are critical to success. In this workshop, we’ll examine key operational considerations and learn practical strategies to effectively manage this facet of educational development.
Advocacy for institutional Change: How to Get in the Room and Navigate University Politics
Facilitators: Lori Mumpower and Marika Preziuso
POD Network Competencies: Community Building, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership & Advocacy for Change, Growth Mindset
This session uses an appreciative inquiry approach, which should be particularly helpful to new educational developers, to highlight the conditions, relationships, and levers at work in various institutional contexts. Participants will use the Four Categories of Change model to analyze how change happens on their campuses and how CTLs can strategically position themselves to get in the room. Attendees will leave the session with a clearer sense of their own personal strengths, pathways for influence, and useful strategies to advocate for change.
Concurrent Sessions: 2:30 pm-3:45 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
The Emotional Side of Educational Development: Toolkit for Educational Developers
Facilitators: Erin Galyen and Susan Robison
POD Network Competencies: Active Listening, Coaching, Consultation, Interpersonal Communication, Mentoring, Reflective Practice, Collaboration, Ethical Practice, Evidence-informed Practice, Service
An integral part of the work of educational developers is supporting faculty who may be stressed, distressed, and dealing with highly sensitive matters that can cause emotions to run high. The emotional labor involved in doing this part of the work means we must be intentional about setting appropriate and helpful boundaries for support, while being mindful of our own wellness and mental health. Emphasis in this workshop will be on tools borrowed from counseling and consulting that Ed Developers can apply in this work including needs assessing, active listening, Motivational Interviewing, and managing the emotions of faculty and themselves.
Evaluation of Teaching: Guiding Your Institution in Best Practices
Facilitators: Monica Vesely and Jessica Kruger
POD Network Competencies: Pedagogy, Principles of Design, Assessing Learning, Outcomes, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership & Advocacy for Change, Reflective Practice, Resource Development, Different Ways of Knowing, Evidence-informed Practice, Growth Mindset, Transparency
Evaluating teaching effectively is central to promoting faculty development. This session will explore evidence-based strategies and best practices for evaluating teaching in higher education. Participants will examine multiple frameworks for teaching evaluation and discuss how to integrate these approaches within their institutional contexts. Participants will leave with actionable ideas and resources to guide their own institutions toward more effective and sustainable practices in teaching evaluation.
Keeping Up with Developments in the Field
Facilitators: Lee Skallerup Bessette and Anne Fensie
POD Network Competencies: Reflective Practice, Resource Development, Evidence-informed Practice, Growth Mindset, Different Ways of Knowing
Educational development often demands splitting our attention and time in different directions and it can be a challenge to keep up with all of the latest updates. In this session, we will discuss strategies to help you stay current on developments relevant to your work as a faculty developer. At the end of the session, you will have a list of sources and strategies for success.
Concurrent Sessions: 4:00 pm-5:00 pm EDT
Take advantage of our special sessions from 4:00pm-5:00pm. You can sign up for a one-on-one consultation, continue the conversation about our asynchronous materials during our foundational knowledge Q&A sessions, or network with fellow INED participants and faculty as well as POD Affinity Group and SIG representatives. There’s a place for everyone to feel welcome and seen at POD!
One on One Consultations
Meet with one of our session faculty during a private 30-minute zoom meeting. During this time you will be able to ask questions, get advice and follow up on their session. Consultation spots are limited and registration is required.
Day 3: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Concurrent Sessions: 11:00 am-12:15 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
The Basics: Workshop Lesson Planning and Facilitation
Facilitators: Esin Caglayan and Nicole Frank
POD Network Competencies: Principles of Design, Reflective Practice, Service
This session aims to equip you with a roadmap for crafting impactful workshops using the ADDIE model as a framework (but remember, there are many!). We will explore concrete strategies for maximizing engagement, assessing knowledge retention, and bridging the gap between workshop experiences and classroom success. You will be equipped to design and deliver workshops that ignite faculty development and transform your learning communities. Bring a workshop idea with you, as you will be using this idea to apply concepts throughout our session, and leave with an evidence-based plan for execution.
The Basics: Effective Consultation Practice
Facilitators: Marissa Stewart and Lisa Jong
POD Network Competencies: Consultation, Active Listening, Coaching, Intercultural Competence, Interpersonal Communication
Course instructors actively seek us out for our pedagogical expertise, scholarly knowledge, and professional resourcefulness. In consultations, educational developers apply skills such as listening, problem-solving, advising, coaching, and goal-setting to effectively support instructors. Join our interactive session for an exploration of impactful educational consultations. We will sample several approaches to consultations and also examine strategies that help instructors clarify their needs and values, reframe challenges, and move from reflection into action. We will focus on personal and practical elements that contribute to effective consults–ones that help foster instructor empowerment and promote inclusivity.
Course Observation Essentials: Frameworks, Contexts, and Feedback for Reflective Practice
Facilitators: Pamela Meyers and Monica Vesely
POD Network Competencies: Coaching, Facilitation, Ethical Practice, Reflective Practice
This session introduces educational developers to the foundational principles and practices of conducting effective course observations for both in-person and online learning environments. Participants will explore key observation frameworks, strategies for providing constructive feedback, and methods for fostering reflective teaching practices.The session will include contextual considerations, and it will emphasize the formative purpose of the observation processes by illustrating how observation practices complement other feedback approaches, such as Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID), in strengthening reflective, developmental teaching. Through interactive discussions and resource examples, attendees will gain practical tools to support instructional improvement and enhance the quality of teaching across diverse modalities.
Concurrent Sessions: 1:00 pm-2:15 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
Running Centers of One (Or a Few)
Facilitators: Christine Rener and Allison Boye
POD Network Competencies: Program Development & Evaluation, Leadership & Advocacy for Change, Reflective Practice, Collaboration, Evidence Informed Practice
Many institutions have centers staffed with a small crew, perhaps one or two people. How can a small center make a difference on its campus? What is realistic to plan and accomplish, what challenges might this type of center face, and what strategies can be used to increase impact and reach across the institution?
The Journey to Cultivating an Educational Developer Identity
Facilitators: Peggy Hsieh and Erin Galyen
POD Network Competencies: Community Building, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Reflective Practice
Educational development is a profession shaped by experience, reflection, and creativity rather than formal training. In this interactive session, we will explore how to navigate evolving responsibilities that call for continuous learning and growth, while embracing the creative dimensions of our work, from designing programs and supporting faculty to sustaining the vitality of our field. We will examine strategies to advocate for the value of educational development and elevate its visibility within our institutions, highlighting the essential contributions we make to advancing teaching excellence and educational innovation.
Managing Team Dynamics Within Your Unit
Facilitator: Kevin Yee
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture of Higher Education, Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership & Advocacy for Change, Service, Transparency
For directors of centers with a staff beyond themselves, by definition there are supervisory and team dynamics that need both direct and indirect attention. It’s best, of course, to bring intentionality to this part of the work as well. We’ll discuss best practices in not only optimizing the supervisory-employee relationships, but also the equally crucial dynamics within and between team members. Just as with a classroom, the overall environment and atmosphere in a workplace contribute greatly to individual workers’ attitudes, productivity, appreciation, and the overall esprit de corps.
Concurrent Sessions: 2:30 pm-3:45 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
Supporting Diverse Constituencies on Campus
Facilitators: Heeyoung Kim and Ellen Moll
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture of Higher Education, Leadership & Advocacy for Change, Community Building, Collaboration
Most educator developers provide guidance and support to a wide range of disciplines and communities. In addition, we serve faculty at all ranks, including teaching assistants, part-time faculty, full-time and tenured faculty. Finally, we collaborate with and report to administrative units, senior administration, and chairs who rely on our services to support their initiatives. How do we serve these diverse constituencies effectively? How do we go about understanding their needs and the best way to support them? What particular strategies are effective in reaching each of these constituents?
Beyond the Choir: Navigating Skeptics and Cynics in Your Faculty Development Role
Facilitators: Julie Phillips and Rosemary Tyrrell
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture of Higher Education, Collaboration Pedagogy, Program Development, Evaluation Theories, Science of Learning, Leadership, Advocacy for change
We often complain that we are preaching to the choir—faculty who already hold beliefs that align with what we espouse as educational developers.
Working with those who are not in the choir, who may resist our suggestions for change because they believe that we are coddling students, lowering standards, or that what we are suggesting will not work in their context, takes intentional planning and messaging. We may also have faculty try new teaching strategies or technologies, only to report that they have failed.
How do we, as developers, prepare for and execute initiatives that influence skeptics and encourage discouraged faculty who may be reticent to try again?
Beyond the Algorithm: Cultivating Authentic Learning Through AI-Resistant Pedagogy
Facilitator: Stacy Ybarra
POD Network Competencies: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Assessment and Evaluation, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Generative AI necessitates a shift in instructional design. This session will move beyond policy and explore practical, equitable strategies for designing assignments that are inherently “AI-resistant.” We will focus on pedagogical frameworks that cultivate authentic learning, critical thinking, and student agency, ensuring assessment integrity while leveraging AI as an assistive tool for both faculty and students.
Concurrent Sessions: 4:00 pm-5:00 pm EDT
Take advantage of our special sessions from 4:00pm-5:00pm. You can sign up for a one-on-one consultation, continue the conversation about our asynchronous materials during our foundational knowledge Q&A sessions, or network with fellow INED participants and faculty as well as POD Affinity Group and SIG representatives. There’s a place for everyone to feel welcome and seen at POD!
One on One Consultations
Meet with one of our session faculty during a private 30-minute zoom meeting. During this time you will be able to ask questions, get advice and follow up on their session. Consultation spots are limited and registration is required.
Day 4: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Concurrent Sessions: 11:00 am-12:15 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
Crafting Impactful Experiences: A Journey Through Human-Centered Workshop Design & Facilitation
Facilitators: JuliA Metzker and Kristi Rudenga
POD Network Competencies: Principles of Design & Facilitation
In this session we will embark on a journey through human-centered design to craft workshops that captivate, inspire, and drive meaningful change. Through hands-on activities and guided exercises, you’ll harness the power of empathy mapping to deeply understand participant needs. Equipped with “how might we” questions tailored to your audience, you’ll brainstorm creative activities that engage and energize attendees to create a workshop timeline and facilitation plan.
Elevating Feedback for Instructors: Observations, SGIDs, and Debriefing
Facilitators: Jaclyn Carter and Ellen Moll
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture in Higher Education, Active Listening, Interpersonal Communication, Ethical Practice
This workshop provides an overview of effective consultation practices — with an emphasis on active listening, interpersonal communication, and ethical practice — that analyze the needs of stakeholders and acknowledge the positionality of the educational developer. The session explores approaches to relationship development based on meeting educators where they are at, identifying their existing strengths and assets, and building rapport between educational developers, faculty members, and other community members. Attendees will reflect on their role as consultants and how their expertise and strengths can help educational communities to thrive through intentional, values- driven consultations.
The Basics: Effective Classroom Observations and SGID
Facilitators: Cynthia Korpan and Jessica Kruger
POD Network Competencies: Interpersonal Communication, Consultation, Reflective Practice
What are the steps involved in classroom observations and Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID)? In this experiential session, you will practice being an observer as we go through the steps required for a successful and impactful classroom observation. Following that, we will take you through the steps for conducting a Small Group Instructional Diagnosis. Come prepared to practice these two highly effective strategies for providing instructors formative feedback to enhance their teaching. You will leave this session with development of the following competencies: interpersonal communication, consultation, and reflective practice.
Concurrent Sessions: 1:00 pm-2:15 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
Building Meaningful Campus Partnerships to Promote Educational Excellence & Innovation
Facilitators: Jaclyn Carter and Ligia Pamfilie
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture in Higher Education, Community Building, Interpersonal Communication, Collaboration
Working in isolation limits our impact. This workshop will equip you with practical strategies for building and strengthening meaningful partnerships across campus that drive results. You will discover proven approaches that have led to successful collaborative projects, while exploring how your institution’s unique culture and context shape effective partnership strategies. Through guided reflection and peer discussion, you’ll map your current and potential collaborations, identify new partnership opportunities, and develop actionable next steps to catalyze your collaborations going forward.
Planning a Programming and Event Schedule for Your Center
Facilitators: Kevin Yee and Amanda Irvin
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture of Higher Education, Program Development, Evaluation, Community Building, Service
The core of a center’s offerings is its programming. How do we choose between core pedagogy topics, hot topics/technology, topics by audience (adjuncts, TA’s, new faculty), and topics advocated by our institution? We also need to consider formats, such as cohort-based groups, one-time workshops, or big intensive institutes. Scheduling comes with its own considerations, like how many events to offer, when in a semester (or week) to target, whether events should be spread out or condensed, optimal event duration, and even how far out to schedule. Finally, we’ll explore logistics like space/registrations, advertising, and incentives.
Beyond the Surface: Identities, Values and Philosophies
Facilitators: Michele DiPietro and Diana Direiter
POD Network Competencies: Reflective Practice, Intercultural Competence, Leadership and Advocacy for Change, All Values
In order to continue to grow and improve as developers, we must become critically reflective practitioners. Michele and Diana invite you to brush past the surface and truly explore how your identities, values, and philosophies may affect your work in Educational Development. Likely, your intersectional identities bring both vantage points you can capitalize on as well as blind spots you ought to shine a light on. We will introduce models and tools that can help you examine your identities, surface your values, and integrate them in a coherent philosophy of educational development.
Concurrent Sessions: 2:30 pm-3:45 pm EDT
Choose your preferred session from the menu on the left. Zoom links will be available in each of the session descriptions at the time of the conference.
Understanding the Institutional Context of DEI Programming in Educational Development
Facilitators: Mathew L. Ouellett and Christine Stanley
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture of Higher Education, Active Listening, Community Building, Intercultural Competence, Leadership and Advocacy for Change, Equity-Mindedness
Recent Supreme Court rulings and state legislation seem anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), even as many in higher education underscore the importance of DEI in achieving a socially just world. As educational developers, how do we engage authentic conversations with each other and our communities (e.g., colleagues, faculty, staff, and students) in this climate? How do we promote DEI-related programs for teaching and learning? And, how can we better understand the roles of institutional culture and the POD Network in such efforts? This session will explore these questions through active strategies for reflection, active listening, and action making plans.
The Role of Center Assessment in Evolving & Growing Your Center’s Mission
Facilitators: Thomas Tobin and Heeyoung Kim
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture of Higher Education, Leadership & Advocacy for Change, Program Development & Evaluation, Evidence-Informed Practice, Different Ways of Knowing
Are you wondering how to share the good work of your center with the rest of your
campus? Join our workshop, where you’ll encounter and practice needs assessment, outcome planning, finding sources of information, and how to share all of it with your leaders and colleagues. You will take away assessment approaches and a resource kit that support a mix of narrative, data-driven, and advocacy frames.
Navigating Change for Educational Developers and for Faculty
Facilitators: Christine Rener and Amanda Irvin
POD Network Competencies: Context & Culture of Higher Education, Leadership and Advocacy for Change, Community Building, Service
Our institutions are constantly changing and the pace of change since 2020 has seemed to only increase. From virtual learning to budget cuts to AI, many of these changes are rapid and have the potential to profoundly alter our work. How can educational developers prepare for and respond to unanticipated issues? How can we help faculty do the same? In this session, we will explore guiding principles to help us to navigate upheaval and rapid change and keep ourselves and our faculty focused on supporting student achievement of learning goals.
Building a Career in the Field of Educational Development
Presented by: Donohon Abdugafurova, Bridget Arend, Michele DiPietro, Amanda Valdespino and Sara Vann
4:00 pm-4:45 pm EDT
In this panel, you will learn about the career paths of individuals working in varying roles within our field. They will help you understand options for folks entering this field and will share lessons learned and resources they found helpful.