Conferences

Liberty University Conference on Teaching Excellence

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.

Past Conference Programs

You can view the programs from previous academic years below.

2024-25 Conference Program (PDF)

2023-24 Conference Program (PDF)

2022-23 Conference Program (PDF)

2021-22 Conference Program (PDF)

2020-21 Conference Program (PDF)

2019-20 Conference Program (PDF)

Contact: For more information, please contact cte@liberty.edu or 434-582-3032.

External Conferences (2025-2026)

Administrative, Assessment, and Leadership

• Assessment Institute in Indianapolis – Annual Meeting
  • https://assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/
  • 10/26/2025 – 10/28/2025
  • Indianapolis, IN
• National Conference on Student Life
  • https://www.magnapubs.com/national-conference-on-student-leadership/
  • 11/21/2025 – 11/22/2025
  • Atlanta, GA
• Distance Learning Administration Conference
  • https://dlajekyll.com/
  • 07/27/2025 – 07/30/2025
  • Dr. Jekyll Island, GA
• NACAC Conference
  • https://nacacconference.org/about/
  • 09/18/2025 – 09/20/2025
  • Columbus, OH
• Graduate Enrollment Management Summit
  • https://www.nagap.org/2025-summit-graduate-enrollment-management-summit 
  • 04/23/2025 – 04/26/2025
  • San Francisco, CA
• HLC Annual Conference
  • https://www.hlcommission.org/Programs-Events/conference.html
  • 03/21/2025 – 03/24/2025
  • Chicago, IL
• University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)
  • https://conferences.upcea.edu/annual2026/index.html
  • 04/15/2025 – 04/17/2025
  • New Orleans, LA

Arts, Music, and Theater

• National Association of Schools of Art & Design –Annual Meeting
  • https://nasad.arts-accredit.org/annual-meeting/
  • 10/15/2025 – 10/18/2025
  • Long Beach, CA
• National Association of Schools of Music – Annual Meeting
  • https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/annual-meeting/
  • 11/21/2025 – 11/25/2025
  • Orlando, FL
• National Art Education Association Conference (NAEA25)
  • https://my.arteducators.org/NAEA24
  • 04/04/2025 – 04/06/2025
  • Minneapolis, MN
• NAfME Symposium on Music Teacher Education
  • https://nafme.org/event/2025-symposium-on-music-teacher-education/
  • 10/23/2025 – 10/25/2025
  • Indianapolis, IN
• Music Teachers National Association Conference
  • https://www.mtna.org/Conference/Conference_Home/Conference/Home.aspx
  • 03/15/2025 – 03/19/2025
  • Minneapolis, MN
• International Thespian Society Conference
  • https://itf.schooltheatre.org/index.cfm
  • 06/21/2026 – 06/26/2026
  • Bloomington, IN

Business, Economics, Finance, and Vocational

• ASSA 2026 Annual Conference
  • https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/
  • 01/03/2026 – 01/05/2026
  • Philadelphia, PA
• Academy of Legal Studies in Business – Annual Conference
  • https://www.alsb.org/alsb-annual-conference/
  • 07/28/2025 – 08/01/2025
  • Providence, RI
• Dublin Tech Summit
  • https://dublintechsummit.tech/
  • 05/27/2026 – 05/28/2026
  • Dublin, Ireland

Education, Teaching, and Learning (General)

• Association for Science Teacher Education – International Conference
  • https://theaste.wildapricot.org/events
  • 01/14/2026 – 01/17/2026
  • Chicago, IL
• Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education
  • https://hiceducation.org/future-dates/
  • 01/08/2026 – 01/11/2026
  • Honolulu, HI
• American Educational Research Association – Annual Meeting 2025
  • https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Future-Annual-Meetings
  • 04/8/2026 – 04/12/2026
  • Los Angeles, CA
• Conference on Global Learning
  • https://www.aacu.org/conferences
  • 11/12/2025 – 11/14/2025
  • Online
• Teaching and Learning with AI: A Sharing Conference Between Educational Practitioners
  • https://digitallearning.ucf.edu/teachwithai/
  • 06/11/2026 – 06/13/2026
  • Orlando, FL
• National Association for Multicultural Education International Conference
  • https://www.nameorg.org/events.php
  • 11/19/2025 – 11/23/2025
  • New Orleans, LA
• International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – Annual Conference
  • https://issotl.com/issotl25/
  • 11/3/2025 – 11/6/2025
  • Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Summit
  • https://www.kennesaw.edu/cetl/scholarship-teaching-learning/sotl-summit/index.php
  • 09/18/2025 – 09/19/2024
  • Kennesaw, GA
• World Congress on Learning Disabilities
  • https://www.ldworldwide.org/worldcongress
  • 09/29/2025 – 09/30/2025
  • Virtual
• London International Conference on Education
  • https://liceducation.com/
  • 11/03/2024 – 11/05/2024
  • Oxford, United Kingdom

English, Languages, Communications, and Library

• Modern Language Association Annual Convention
  • https://www.mla.org/Events/2025-MLA-Convention
  • 01/08/2026 – 01/11/2026
  • Toronto, ON, Canada
• National Council of Teaching English – Annual Convention
  • https://ncte.org/events/
  • 11/20/2025 – 11/23/2025
  • Denver, CO
• International Literacy Association – Global Conference
  • https://ilaglobalconference.org/
  • 10/15/2025 – 10/18/2025
  • Prague, Czechia
• International Conference on English Historical Linguistics
  • https://iser.org.in/conf/registration.php?id=3145495
  • 09/12/2025 – 09/13/2025
  • Barcelona, Spain
• 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
  • https://2025.alaannual.org/
  • 06/26/2025 – 06/30/2025
  • Philadelphia, PA
• VLA 2025 Annual Conference
  • https://www.vla.org/upcoming-conferences
  • 10/1/2025 – 10/3/2025
  • Richmond, VA
• LibLearnX
  • https://2024.alaliblearnx.org/liblearnx-2025-phoenix-arizona
  • 01/24/2025 – 01/27/2025
  • Phoenix, AZ
• 10^th Annual International Conference on Future of Teaching and Education
  • https://www.conference2go.com/event/10th-international-conference-on-future-of-teaching-and-education/
  • 11/28/2025 – 11/30/2025
  • Vienna, Austria

Experiential and Service Learning, Distance and Online Learning

• OLC Accelerate 2024
  • https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2024/accelerate/
  • 11/17/2025 – 11/20/2025
  • Orlando, FL
• Society for Experiential Education – Conference
  • https://www.societyforee.org/annual-conference
  • 09/7/2025 – 09/10/2025
  • Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
• D2L Fusion
  • https://www.d2l.com/fusion/
  • 07/21/2025 – 07/23/2025
  • Savannah, GA
• UPCEA Convergence
  • https://conferences.upcea.edu/convergence2025/index
  • 09/29/2025 – 10/01/2025
  • Washington, DC
• Digital Collegium Annual Conference
  • https://events.digicol.org/digicol25
  • 09/28/2025 – 10/01/2025
  • Grand Rapids, MI
• European Conference on e-Learning
  • https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecel/
  • 10/23/2025 – 10/24/2025
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
• European Conference on Games Based Learning
  • https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecgbl/
  • 10/01/2025 – 10/03/2025
  • Levanger, Norway
• International Conference on Distance Education and Teaching Methodologies
  • https://iser.org.in/conf/index.php?id=3220520
  • 10/27/2025 – 10/28/2025
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
• ASCD Annual Conference
  • ASCD Annual Conference 26 | June 28 – July 1 | Orlando
  • 06/28/2025 – 07/01/2025
  • Orlando, Florida

Faculty Development

• National Academic Advising Association – Annual Conference
  • https://nacada.ksu.edu/Events/Annual-Conference.aspx
  • 10/26/2025 – 10/29/2025
  • Las Vegas, NV
• Lilly Conferences – Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning
  • https://www.lillyconferences-mi.com/about
  • 10/8/2025 – 10/10/2025
  • Traverse City, MI
• National Association of Biology Teachers – Professional Development Conference
  • https://nabt.org/Events-2025-Conference
  • 10/30/2025 – 11/2/2025
  • St. Louis, MO
• National Symposium on Student Retention
  • https://csrde.ou.edu/Symposium
  • 10/20/2025 – 10/23/2025
  • Reno, NV
• Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement – Conference
  • https://www.raise-network.com/conference-2025
  • 9/4/2024 – 9/5/2024
  • Glasgow, United Kingdom
• Generative AI Expo 2026
  • https://www.generativeaiexpo.com/east/
  • 2/10/2026 – 2/12/2026
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
• The 2026 Teaching Professor Conference
  • https://www.magnapubs.com/teaching-professor-conference/
  • 06/5/2026 – 05/7/2026
  • St. Louis, MO
• Annual Mentoring Conference
  • https://mentor.unm.edu/conference
  • 10/20/2025 – 10/24/2025
  • Albuquerque, NM
• EAIE Annual Conference and Exhibition
  • https://www.eaie.org/events/toulouse.html
  • 9/9/2025 – 9/12/2025
  • Gothenburg, Sweden
• THE World Academic Summit
  • https://www.timeshighered-events.com/world-academic-summit-2025
  • 10/7/2025 – 10/9/2025
  • Thuwal, Jeddah Governate, Saudi Arabia
• Big Picture Learning Big Bang 2025
  • https://www.bigpicture.org/guided-experiences
  • 7/21/2025 – 7/24/2025
  • Providence, RI

Health, Social Work, and Athletics

• Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference
  • https://www.ashe.org/education/health-care-facilities-innovation-conference
  • 07/27/2025 – 07/30/2025
  • Columbus, OH

• American Association of Colleges and Nursing – Transform 2025
  • Transform 2025
  • 12/03/2025 – 12/04/2025
  • Anaheim, CA
• American Association of Colleges and Nursing – Transform 2026
  • https://www.aacnnursing.org/transform/future-conferences
  • 12/03/2026 – 12/05/2026
  • Indianapolis, IN
• ACTFL 2025
  • https://www.actfl.org/convention-and-expo
  • 11/21/2025 – 11/23/2025
  • New Orleans, LA
• International Association for Dance Medicine & Science – 35^th Annual Conference 2025
  • https://iadms.org/meetings-events/#conferences
  • 09/25/2025 – 09/28/2025
  • Las Vegas, NV
• International Association for Dance Medicine & Science – 36^th Annual Conference 2026
  • https://iadms.org/meetings-events/#conferences
  • 09/24/2026 – 09/27/2026
  • Melbourne, Australia
• Teaching Stronger Brains
  • https://www.learningandthebrain.com/conference-532/teaching-stronger-brains/
  • 02/20/2025 – 02/22/2025
  • San Francisco, CA

History, Philosophy, Geography, Criminal Justice, and Political Science

• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences – 63^rd Annual Meeting 2026
  • https://www.acjs.org/page/FutureMeetings
  • 03/03/2026 – 03/07/2026
  • Philadelphia, PA
• American Anthropological Association – Annual Meeting 2025
  • https://annualmeeting.americananthro.org/?_gl=1%2A2zcsup%2A_ga%2ANjMzMDExMDAxLjE3MTAxNjAyMDM.%2A_ga_NHV0Y97DC9%2AMTcxMDE2MDIwNy4xLjAuMTcxMDE2MDIwNy42MC4wLjA
  • 11/19/2025 – 11/23/2025
  • New Orleans, LA
• Southern Criminal Justice Association – Annual Meeting
  • Conference 2025 – Southern Criminal Justice Association
  • 09/09/2025 – 09/12/2025
  • Charleston, SC
• International Conference on Human Rights
  • https://academicsera.com/Conference/21036/ICHR/
  • 04/03/2025 – 04/04/2025
  • Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
• International Conference on Political Science and International Relations
  • International Conference on Political Science and International Relations (ICPSIR)
  • 07/03/2025 – 07/04/2025
  • Virtual
• International Conference on International Relations and Regional Studies
  • International Conference on International Relations and Regional Studies (ICIRRS)
  • 09/04/2025 – 09/05/2025
  • Virtual

Math, Science, Engineering, Sociology, Psychology, Counseling

• Joint Mathematics Meetings
  • https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org//jmm
  • 01/04/2026 – 01/07/2026
  • Washington, DC
• Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference
  • https://www.pmena.org/future-conferences/
  • 10/26/25 – 10/29-25
  • State College, PA
• International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Annual Conference 2026
  • https://www.iteea.org/conferences
  • 03/25/2026 – 03/28/2026
  • Virginia Beach, VA
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Spring Conference
  • https://www.nctm.org/Conferences-and-Professional-Development/Regional-Conferences-and-Expositions/
  • 02/11/2026 – 02/11/2026
  • Indianapolis, IN
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting & Exposition
  • https://www.nctm.org/annualmeeting/
  • 10/15/2025 – 10/18/2025
  • Atlanta, GA
• American Sociological Association – Annual Meeting
  • https://www.asanet.org/2025-annual-meeting/
  • 08/08/2025 – 08/12/2025
  • Chicago, IL
• National Council for the Social Studies – Annual Conference
  • https://www.socialstudies.org/conference
  • 12/05/2025 – 12/07/2025
  • Washington, DC
• Mathematical Association of America – MathFest
  • https://maa.org/event/mathfest/
  • 08/06/2025 – 08/09/2025
  • Sacramento, CA
• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists 2024
  • https://abrcms.org/
  • 11/19/2025 – 11/22/2025
  • San Antonio, TX
• School Science and Mathematics Association – Annual Convention
  • https://www.ssma.org/upcoming-convention
  • 11/13/2025 – 11/15/2025
  • Fort Worth, TX
• Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges – Annual Regional Conference
  • https://sites.google.com/site/ccsceastern/conference-info
  • 10/24/2025 – 10/25/2025
  • Glenside, PA
• Joint Statistical Meetings
  • https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2025/
  • 08/02/2025 – 08/07/2025
  • Nashville, TN
• World Conference on Applied Science, Engineering & Technology (WCASET)
  • https://conferencenext.com/upcoming-conferences
  • 11/17/2025 – 11/18/2025
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Research and Scholarship

• Faculty & Graduate Research Conference
  • https://facultydevelopment.kennesaw.edu/scholarly-teaching/sotl-summit/
  • 09/18/2025 – 09/19/2025
  • Virtual
• EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
  • https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference
  • Virtual
  • 10/27/2025 – 10/30/2025
  • Nashville, TN
  • 11/12/2025 – 11/13/2025
• North American Case Research Association – Annual Conference
  • https://nacra.net/conference/
  • 10/16/2025 – 10/18/2025
  • Newport Beach, CA
• Engagement Scholarship Consortium – Annual Conference
  • https://engagementscholarship.org/meetings/esc-2025
  • 10/08/2025 – 10/09/2025
  • Roanoke, VA
• European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance
  • https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecmlg/
  • 11/13/2025 – 11/14/2025
  • Paris-Nanterre, France
• International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research
  • https://igrnet.org/Conference/2558/ICMR/
  • 10/03/2025 – 10/04/2025
  • Philadelphia, PA

Technology

• Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges – Southeastern Conference
  • http://www.ccscse.org/conference.php?year=39th
  • 11/07/2025– 11/08/2025
  • Macon, GA
• Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference
  • https://www.umsl.edu/services/ctl/fttc/index.html
  • 10/23/2025 – 10/24/2025
  • St. Louis, MS
• Texas Computer Education Association – Convention and Exposition
  • https://convention.tcea.org/
  • 01/31/2026 – 02/04/2026
  • San Antonio, TX
• WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies – Annual Meeting
  • https://wcet.wiche.edu/wcet-events/annual-meeting/
  • 10/20/2025 – 10/24/2025
  • Denver, Colorado
• Association for Educational Communications & Technology – International Convention
  • https://convention.aect.org/
  • 10/20/2025– 10/24/2025
  • Las Vegas, NV
• International Conference on AI Research
  • https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/icair/
  • 12/11/2025 – 12/12/2025
  • Genoa, Italy
• Future of Education Technology Conference
  • www.fetc.org/register
  • 01/11/2025 – 01/14/2025
  • Orlando, FL