Elon University 22nd Annual Hybrid Teaching and Learning Conference (August 11, 2026): Proposal Submissions Open Now
Sarah Bunnell
Elon University welcomes university and college educators to the 22nd Annual Teaching & Learning Conference on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, with keynote presenter Dr. Susannah McGowan, Director for Curriculum Transformation Initiatives at the Red House at Georgetown University and ISSOTL Historian. This free, hybrid conference is sponsored jointly by Elon’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL), Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT), and Office of the Provost.
Proposal submissions are now open. We welcome scholars from all over the globe to join us virtually, and we invite regional educators who can join us for the day to come to Elon’s campus. In-person and on-line registration is free, and registration will open in April. While the number of online registrants is unlimited, in-person attendance will be limited, so please register early to reserve your spot!
Teaching for Tomorrow: Building Transferable Skills and Lifelong Learners
As educators, we prepare students for futures that are complex and unpredictable. Join us for a conference that encourages us to reflect on how our teaching practices today shape students’ abilities to adapt, think critically, and thrive tomorrow.
Elon’s Teaching and Learning Conference invites presentations that address one of four related sub-themes:
Technology and the Future of Learning: How is our use or non-use of technology in our teaching preparing students for lifelong learning? What relationships with technology do we want our students to develop for the future?
Foundations for the Future: How do we engage and support students throughout their academic journey, so they develop confidence, curiosity, and strong learning habits? What strategies help us spark and sustain meaningful student engagement from their first year through graduation to ensure long-term success beyond the classroom?
Building Transferable Skills for Tomorrow: What skills and competencies will best prepare students to thrive in an evolving workplace and society? How do we effectively teach, model, and communicate the relevance of these transferable skills so students understand their importance now and in the future?
- Teaching Innovations: How can we strengthen faculty skills in designing future-ready and flexible curricula and teaching practices? What approaches, tools, and strategies best support instructors in enhancing course design and pedagogical decision-making for a changing world?
We invite 20-minute proposals for online or in-person sessions that are intended to foster the sharing of a teaching strategy and its impact, and/or a scholarship of teaching and learning project. Note: An additional 5 minutes will be allotted to the end of each of these sessions for questions/discussion, but we encourage audience engagement throughout the session as well. Sessions will be either online or in-person, presenters will not be expected to present in a hybrid environment.
Posters (In-person Only). Posters are intended to share information about a completed or in-progress teaching and learning investigation or practice and its impact. These posters will be presented in person on Elon’s campus.
Proposal submissions are now open. The submission deadline for this year’s conference is March 22 at 11:59pm EST, and presenter slots are limited. For questions, please contact t...@elon.edu.
We hope that you’ll share your work with this vibrant community of teachers and scholars!
All my best,
Sarah Bunnell, CATL Director