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More than 200 members of the higher education community from 116 universities are expected to attend the conference to discuss best practices for teaching, learning, faculty development, and support in a higher education context.
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Keynote speaker Kevin McClure, professor of higher education and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will discuss reimagining the higher education workplace. McClure had a best-selling book published on the subject in 2025. His presentation is titled, 鈥淭he Caring University: A Roadmap to Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace.鈥�
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Attendees will represent such institutions as Purdue University, Boise State University, North Carolina State University, University of Tennessee, and the University of New South Wales (Australia), to name just a few.
The conference will offer participants five learning tracks:
- Academic Leadership Practices that Foster a Flourishing Environment for Faculty
- Lessons Learned Using AI and Other Technologies to Enhance Teaching & Learning
- Supporting Inclusive & Accessible Teaching and Learning
- Amplifying Evidence-based Teaching Through Assessment and/or the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Course or Program
- Supporting Faculty Vitality and Well-being
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