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2026 Conference on Teaching Excellence: Fruit of the Spirit
Call for Proposals

This academic year’s January professional development event will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 (recordings will be available all spring semester). The day will feature a live, virtual conference, known as the Conference on Teaching Excellence. This conference will provide faculty with an opportunity to present and attend sessions virtually.

2026 Conference on Teaching Excellence Theme: Fruit of the Spirit

The conference focuses on academic research, best practices, new strategies or technologies, faith learning 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 Nov. 15. Information on uploading files/links will be provided in the conference acceptance email. For faculty who plan to present synchronously, MS Teams links will be provided by CTE in calendar invitations. To avoid scheduling conflicts, faculty should limit their submissions to two items. A draft schedule will be available before the Conference.

Teaching Analysis Polls (TAPs)

TAPs are a great way for residential faculty to receive student feedback mid-semester before End-of-Course Surveys. At the beginning of the last 30 minutes of class, the teacher introduces the Teaching Consultant (TC) and leaves. The TC divides the students into groups, queries the groups, and builds a consensus on the following: (1) What most helps you learn in this class? (2) What impedes your learning in this class? After class, the teacher meets with the TC to debrief. TAPs are confidential. To schedule your TAP between Oct. 1-31, CLICK HERE.

Online Teaching Analysis Polls (O-TAPs)

Would you like to gather feedback from your students about your online courses before the End-of-Course Surveys? Request an O-TAP for your Fall D-Term course(s) today! Upon receiving your request, CTE will post an announcement and a reminder in your course(s) with a link that directs students to an O-TAP form/poll. Students are asked to share their insights on how assignment feedback, written communications, discussion facilitation, and support and engagement help or hinder their learning. After the poll closes, one of CTE’s Teaching Consultants or Faculty Trainers will conduct a debrief session with the faculty member who requested the O-TAP. Note: O-TAPs are a confidential service.

To schedule an O-TAP for your course(s), click here. You should submit a form for each course you wish to survey. If you have any questions, please contact us at: 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 2025 Faculty Professional Development Guide (PDF).

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