Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference

Our annual teaching conference brings educators together from across the university to elevate teaching and learning at all levels. With flexible attendance options in our hybrid conference, you can engage, collaborate and celebrate teaching excellence in whatever format fits your schedule best.

Call for Proposals 

We invite you to be part of this upcoming Celebration Conference! 
Share your innovative strategies, emerging practices/technologies or disseminating the scholarship of teaching and learning with your colleagues for a virtual or in-person session. This is open to all UofL faculty, staff and students to submit their proposal by October 30, 2026.

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Save the Date

The 2027 Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference will be held Wednesday through Friday, February 3-5, 2027. The first two days of the conference will include an offering of virtual sessions while the last day of the conference will be a fully in-person experience. The conference will close on Friday, February 5, with an in-person recognition and award ceremony honoring UofL educators to be held in the Student Activities Center Ballroom.

Registration will open in December 2026. Stay tuned for more information!

2026 Session Recordings

Many of the sessions' on-demand and live recordings are now available. All sessions are videos except "AI Ate My Homework" podcast, which features audio-only episodes.
Live Sessions Library

Live Sessions Library

Browse select recordings from the conference's live sessions. Topics include AI in teaching, student belonging and wellbeing, experiential learning and more.
AI Ate My Homework Podcast Series

AI Ate My Homework Podcast Series

What happens when AI completes actual university assignments? Host Jason Zahrndt and faculty guests examine AI's capabilities and limitations, uncovering practical insights about teaching, assessment evolution and authentic learning in the AI age.
AI + Bloom’s Taxonomy: Expanding Remember and Understand

AI + Bloom’s Taxonomy: Expanding Remember and Understand

Explore practical uses of AI tools like ChatGPT to enhance teaching and learning at the foundational levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Learn to create varied assessments, multi-level explanations, and targeted lesson plans while keeping academic integrity.
Selecting Technology Tools That Support Learning

Selecting Technology Tools That Support Learning

Discover a decision-making process to help you when integrating a new tool into your class. Learn how to choose which tool is the best one to meet your instructional needs and the campus offices and groups that are available to help you.
Providing Effective Feedback in Large Courses

Providing Effective Feedback in Large Courses

Providing meaningful feedback drives student learning but can feel overwhelming in large courses when time and capacity are limited. Discover strategies for offering feedback that are timely, focused and sustainable at scale.
Time Management When Facilitating an Online Class

Time Management When Facilitating an Online Class

Your time is valuable! Manage your time as an online course teacher without reducing the overall quality for you or your students. Learn to set availability boundaries, ways to streamline feedback and use course structure to your advantage.
Making Sense of the New ADA Title II Regulations

Making Sense of the New ADA Title II Regulations

Review guidance for educators on how to ensure your digital learning spaces meet the new federal ADA Title II regulations relating to accessibility, which will go into effect April 2026.
Motivation and Engagement in the Online Classroom

Motivation and Engagement in the Online Classroom

Motivation and engagement in online classes don't happen by accident. Explore practical strategies to support student motivation and engagement through course design, instructor presence and learning environments.
Using Gamification to Support Motivation and Learning

Using Gamification to Support Motivation and Learning

Gamification can be a useful way to support learning when it's applied with intention and care. Learn ways you can use gamification strategies in any course without turning learning into a competition or adding unnecessary complexity.

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View our candid collection of gratitudes from UofL students during the 2025 academic year.