2025 KU Teaching Summit
Empowering Today, Envisioning Tomorrow
Thursday, August 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m on the Lawrence campus. The Center for Teaching Excellence, Provost’s Office, and KU Medical Center co-sponsor the conference for faculty and instructional staff members from the Lawrence, Edwards, and medical center campuses.
An opening plenary session located in Budig 130 includes a thematic keynote speaker and recognition of the recipient of CTE’s Departmental Teaching Award. This is followed by three waves of conference style breakout sessions led by faculty members, and boxed lunch final discussions.
Tia Brown McNair will present the keynote. McNair is a nationally recognized leader on high-impact practices, student readiness, and campus climate. She is a Partner at Sova, a company that facilitates transformative change through actionable strategies and practical implementation support. Prior to joining Sova, she was a Vice President at the American Association of Colleges & Universities. She is the co-author of Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success.
Register online by August 7. When you register, indicate whether you plan to stay for lunch. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact Judy Eddy by July 31.
Teaching Summit Breakout Session List
See the 2025 Teaching Summit program for details on breakout topics.
| Room | Session I: 10:35–11:15 | Session II: 11:25–12:05 | Session III: 12:20–1:00 | |||
| 4002 | Navigating Adversity Using the CTE Values | Navigating Adversity Using the CTE Values | Gamification of Learning | |||
| 4007 | From “Ugh” to “Aha!”: Unlocking the Full Potential of Collaborative Learning | From “Ugh” to “Aha!”: Unlocking the Full Potential of Collaborative Learning | Scaffolding for Student Success | |||
| 4008 | Integrating Student Success: Teaching Study Strategies to Students | Character Development at the University of Kansas: The IRISE Virtues Initiative | Integrating Student Success: Teaching Study Strategies to Students | |||
| 4012 | Developing Role-Playing Exercises About Ethics | Developing Role-Playing Exercises About Ethics | ||||
| 4018 | Executive Orders, Dear Colleague Letters, and Resolution Agreements, Oh My!: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Higher Education | Executive Orders, Dear Colleague Letters, and Resolution Agreements, Oh My!: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Higher Education | Teaching in Uncertain Times: How OCRTIX Can Assist in the Classroom | |||
| 4023 | From Classroom to Community: Public Service and Civic Engagement for Students (and Instructors, too!) | Leveraging Generative AI to Support—Not Replace —Student Learning | Leveraging Generative AI to Support—Not Replace —Student Learning | |||
| 4025 | Game On! Driving Skill Acquisition in Teaching Labs with Collaborative, Low-Tech Gaming Approaches | Game On! Driving Skill Acquisition in Teaching Labs with Collaborative, Low-Tech Gaming Approaches | Stronger Together: Centering Community Voice Through Service Learning | |||
| 4033 | Innovations in Tests of Reasoning for Advanced Learners | AI 101: Building a Personalized GPT for Your Course | Innovations in Tests of Reasoning for Advanced Learners | |||
| 4034 | Helping Students See the “Why”: Articulating the Value of Our Courses | Helping Students See the “Why”: Articulating the Value of Our Courses | Designing Courses with Students, Not for Them | |||
| 4035 | Understanding KU Freshmen: Data-Informed Action for First Year Success | More Than Minds: A Whole Student Approach to University Learning | Understanding KU Freshmen: Data-Informed Action for First Year Success | |||
| 4040 | Empowering Students (and Ourselves) With Disciplinary Thinking | Empowering Students (and Ourselves) With Disciplinary Thinking | ||||
| 4041 | Digital Humanities in the Lower-Division Classroom | Digital Humanities in the Lower-Division Classroom | ||||
| 4043 | Ditch the Comma Drama: Elevating Ideas in Student Writing | Ditch the Comma Drama: Elevating Ideas in Student Writing | AI as Your Student’s Thought Partner: Using AI to Scaffold Academic Writing | |||
| 4051 | Demystifying the Student Team Process | From Vision to Action: Strategies for Cultivating Student-Ready, Innovative Learning Environments | From Vision to Action: Strategies for Cultivating Student-Ready, Innovative Learning Environments | |||
| 4076 | Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Productively in the Classroom | Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Productively in the Classroom | Creating a Culture of Teaching |