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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, 2025 (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 November 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.

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 Spring and Summer 2025 Faculty Professional Development Guide (PDF).

Schedule of Upcoming Workshops & Webinars

• CTE Virtual Open Office Hours; Tuesday, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
  Noon-4:30 p.m. No registration required. Log on: MS Teams
• Student Motivation: Why Students Do What They Do; Monday, Sept. 1
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Practical Ideas for Teaching AI Literacy to Students
  Embracing AI in Higher Education Series; Wednesday, Sept. 3
  Noon-12:45 p.m.; MS Teams
• Streamlining Your Grading Process with SpeedGrader; Friday, Sept. 5
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Using Copilot for Faculty Productivity and Efficiency; Monday, Sept. 8
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Discipline-Specific AI Assignments: Preparing Students for the Future
  Embracing AI in Higher Education Series; Wednesday, Sept. 10
  Noon-12:45 p.m.; MS Teams
• Creating Question Banks and Question Groups in Canvas; Friday, Sept. 12
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Virtual Prayer Session: Fall C-Term; Monday, Sept. 15
  Noon-1 p.m. No registration required. Log on: MS Teams
• Establishing and Maintaining Teacher Credibility Online
  Elevating Online Learning Series; Wednesday, Sept. 17
  5-5:45 p.m.; MS Teams
• Biblical Worldview Integration Brown Back Lunch: Fall Keynote with Dr. Mark Eckel; Thursday, Sept. 18
  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Creating Assignments, Quizzes, and Rubrics in Canvas; Friday, Sept. 19
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Engaging Your Classes with Top Hat; Monday, Sept. 22
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Building Teacher-Student Relationships Online
  Elevating Online Learning Series; Wednesday, Sept. 24
  5-5:45 p.m.; MS Teams
• Teaching Students to Use AI Ethically; Friday, Sept. 26
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
• Strategies for Preventing Faculty Burnout; Monday, Sept. 29
  10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams

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2026 Conference on Teaching Excellence

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