Celebration

When:

Friday, February 10, 2023
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Registration opens at 8 a.m.)
Light breakfast and buffet lunch provided

Where:

ShelbyHurst Campus
450 North Whittington Parkway
Louisville, Kentucky 40222

Join your colleagues from across the university as we celebrate teaching, reconnect with and learn from one another, nurture our teaching selves, and gather new inspiration for enriching student success at all levels.

This year’s conference theme, “CULtivate: Inclusion, Belongingness and Student Retention,” encourages conversations that explore the following ideas:

The Cardinal Principles emphasize community of care and celebrate diversity of thought, perspective, and life experiences so that everyone feels included in the Cardinal fold.
Inclusion is a culture in which all students, faculty, and staff feel welcomed, valued, and safe. Teaching inclusively requires faculty to reflect intentionally on the decisions they make in their course that affect who is not being included or heard (Hogan & Sathy, 2022).
As a Community of Care, we support student retention and success by striving to cultivate feelings of inclusion and belongingness in the classroom and beyond.

Conference Highlights

Executive Vice President and University Provost Lori Stewart Gonzalez will offer remarks as part of the day’s welcome.
Join Drs. Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy for a 90-minute interactive workshop on inclusive teaching. The session will highlight the need for high course structure and model techniques designed to elicit equity in the classroom.
Choose from among numerous peer-reviewed concurrent sessions offered across four 1-hour blocks.
Enjoy networking opportunities throughout the day and celebrate with us as we recognize the 2021-22 Faculty Favorite Award nominees.
Conclude your day of professional enrichment with the chance to win end-of-day door prizes. Must be present to win.

Schedule At-a-Glance

Time	Session
8 - 9 a.m.	Registration and Light Breakfast
9 - 9:30 a.m.	Welcome Executive Vice President and University Provost Lori Stewart Gonzalez & Vice Provost for Online Strategy and Teaching Innovation Kelvin Thompson
9:30 - 11 a.m.	Featured Workshop Cultivating Equitable Learning Environments through Inclusive Teaching Dr. Kelly Hogan & Dr. Viji Sathy University of North Carolina
11 - 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Block 1
12:15 - 12:40 p.m.	Lunch
12:40 - 1 p.m.	Recognition of 2021-22 Faculty Favorites Nominees Interim Sr. Vice Provost Gail DePuy
1 - 1:10 p.m.	Transition
1:10 - 2:10 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Block 2
2:10 - 2:20 p.m.	Break
2:20 - 3:20 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Block 3
3:20 - 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Block 4
4:30 - 5 p.m.	Door Prizes & Closing Reception

Concurrent Sessions

This year’s conference features 23 concurrent sessions within the following tracks. There is also a sponsor-led session by Adobe. You can view the full agenda, as well as each concurrent session’s description and speaker(s) here.

Deans’ Forum for Educational Excellence (DF)
Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in the Classroom (DEI)
New Directions for Innovations in Teaching and Instructional Technologies (ND)
Student Engagement Strategies and Serving the Whole Student (SE)
Teaching in the Health Professions (HP)

Concurrent Sessions Block 1: 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
- Exploring Online Interactive Simulations Before Instructions in Large STEM Classes (ND)
- Exploring Race and Gender Biases in University-Supported Software (DEI)
- Invitation-only Session for Academic Leaders: Cultivating a Culture of Inclusive Teaching Campus-Wide
- Tell Them “Why”: The Learning Science Principles Behind Instructional Strategies (SE)
- Using Strategic Questioning in Clinical Settings to Improve Clinical Reasoning (HP)
- Working with Archives and Special Collections in the Classroom (DEI)

Concurrent Sessions Block 2: 1:10 – 2:10 p.m.
- Course Development to Improve Undergraduate Students Digital Literacy (ND)
- Creating a Web of Support for Your Students (SE)
- Cultivating Community: Developing Partnerships for Community-Engaged Research (DEI)
- Give Your Stories an Authentic Voice with Adobe Express and Rush - Sponsor Session
- Use of Unfolding Case Studies to Increase Student Engagement (HP)
- Using Gradescope in the Classroom (ND)

Concurrent Sessions Block 3: 2:20 – 3:20 p.m.
- Deans’ Forum Session: A Collaborative Approach to Inclusive Teaching Practices
- Empowering Student Agency and Autonomy at the University of Louisville (ND)
- Equity and Inclusion Using an Emporium Model Approach (DEI)
- Leveraging the Classroom for First-generation Student Success (SE)
- Lightning Talks: Teaching Strategies and Outcomes in STEM-H (HP)

Concurrent Sessions Block 4: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
- Deans’ Forum Session: Creating Learning Assessments (versus Performance Assessments)
- Leveraging Blackboard Organizations for Students and Faculty: Onboarding and Building Community (SE)
- Deans' Forum Session: Student and Faculty Well-being and Self-care
- Lightning Talks: What Worked? Success Stories from Implemented Teaching Innovations (ND)
- Utilizing Indigenous Resources in the Composition Classroom (DEI)
- SOS! Guiding the Unsure, Indecisive, Questioning Student (SE)
- The Case for Teaching Self-directed Learning Skills to All (HP)

Wondering if you should attend?

Here’s what prior attendees have to say about attending the Celebration:

“This conference is a high–grade, professional, and satisfying conference. I loved attending it, and have attended it every year since 2015!”

“I attend every year. First and foremost, I go to be part of a community of scholars who are dedicated to quality teaching.”

Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning