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2027 Conference on Teaching Excellence – Wednesday, Jan. 13

This academic year’s January professional development event will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2027 (recordings will be available all spring semester). The day will feature a live, virtual conference, known as the Conference on Teaching Excellence.

2027 Conference on Teaching Excellence Theme: The Way: Know It, Walk it, Teach it

The conference focuses on academic research, best practices, new strategies or technologies, biblical worldview integration, and student support services. The Call for Proposals is open until Oct. 15. All residential and online faculty, support services staff, and academic administrators are encouraged to submit proposals.

Apply to present:

• Poster (accepted formats: jpg, png, pdf, PPT)
• Academic Paper/Research Article (accepted format: pdf, doc)
• Workshop (30 min. Live Presentation via MS Teams, CTE creates link)
• Roundtable (30 min. Live Discussion via MS Teams, CTE creates link)
• Video/Screencast (30 min. max, upload mp4 file to Kaltura and provide link)
• Adobe Express Presentation (provide link)

Note – Proposals submitted by the October 15 deadline will be reviewed by November 15. Information on uploading files/links will be provided in the conference acceptance email. For those who plan to present synchronously, MS Teams links will be included in CTE calendar invitations. To avoid scheduling conflicts, faculty should limit their submissions to two items. A draft schedule will be available before the Conference. Faculty may earn CEUs by completing a verification quiz in the Canvas course. For more information, visit the Conference on Teaching Excellence website or contact CTE@liberty.edu.

Upcoming Faculty Workshops & Webinars

Engage in optional faculty professional development brought to you by the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Register via the Course Registration tool in myLU (Subject Code: PDCT). Email cte@liberty.edu with questions.

For workshops/webinars held via Microsoft Teams, links will be sent to registered participants in advance. To view all CTE workshops for the current semester, check out our Fall 2026 Faculty Professional Development Guide (PDF).

Schedule of Upcoming Workshops & Webinars

• CTE Virtual Open Office Hours; Tuesday, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
  Noon-4:30 p.m. No registration required. Log on: MS Teams
• Logos for Educators: Part 2; Wednesday, Sept. 2
  Noon-1 p.m.; MS Teams
• Using MS Breakout Rooms, Polls, and Reactions: Tools for Interactive MS Teams Meetings Series; Wednesday, Sept. 9
  Noon-12:45 p.m.; MS Teams
• Recording and Embedding Videos with Kaltura; Monday, Sept. 14
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Using MS Whiteboard: Tools for Interactive MS Teams Meetings Series; Wednesday, Sept. 16
  Noon-12:45 p.m.; MS Teams
• Biblical Worldview Integration with Dr. Mark Eckel; Thursday, Sept. 17
  11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Virtual Prayer Session: Fall C-Term; Monday, Sept. 21
  Noon-1 p.m. No registration required. Log on: MS Teams
• The Online Professor’s Relationship with God:
  Relational Biblical Worldview Integration (BWI) in Online Teaching Series; Wednesday, Sept. 23
  5-5:45 p.m.; MS Teams
• Online Teaching Exchange; Thursday, Sept. 24
  Noon-1 p.m.; MS Teams
• Tools for Interactive Meetings in MS Teams; Monday, Sept. 28
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• The Online Professor’s Relationship with Ideas:
  Relational Biblical Worldview Integration (BWI) in Online Teaching Series; Wednesday, Sept. 30
  5-5:45 p.m.; MS Teams

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2027 Conference on Teaching Excellence

Click on the link above to submit your proposal for a virtual live workshop, pre-recorded workshop, roundtable, research poster, or scholarly article for the 2027 conference.

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Contact

(434) 582-3032

cte@liberty.edu

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Office Hours

Monday – Friday
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Virtual Open Office Hours
Tuesdays 12-4:30 p.m.

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Virtual Prayer Sessions

Fall B-term: 8/24/26
Fall C-term: 9/21/26
Fall D-term: 10/26/26

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DeMoss Hall, Room 3066

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