BGSU’s annual Teaching & Learning Summit is an opportunity for the BGSU teaching community to spend the day celebrating achievements, reflecting on the past year, sharing best practices for teaching and learning, and fostering future collaborations for both inside and outside of the classroom. Participants can expect an engaging keynote presentation, interactive workshop sessions, networking opportunities, inspiring discussions, and collaborative learning.   The theme for this year’s Summit is “Thriving Together: Redefining Success and Well-Being.” This year’s summit will explore how we can foster a campus culture that supports the success and well-being of ourselves, our students, and our colleagues. The keynote speaker for this year’s Teaching & Learning Summit is Dr. Liz Norell, author of the recent book, “The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching.” Her keynote speech, “Authenticity and Presence as Wellbeing Practices,” will focus on how we can be more authentically ourselves in our work and why doing so matters.   In addition to the keynote session, the Summit will include a full-day of programming, including a panel discussion on wellbeing and work-life balance, interactive sessions facilitated by members of the BGSU teaching community, and a campus partner networking session. All members of the BGSU community, including faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students, are welcome and encouraged to attend the Summit.   By participating in this event, you will be able to:  Recognize transformative practices and new approaches to teaching and learning in the classroom and beyond.  Implement strategies to promote success and belonging for students, faculty, and all members of the BGSU community.  Discover practices that support a diverse, inclusive community of learners and educators.  Discuss the successful implementation of curriculum design, instructional strategies, and assessment practices that support student and instructor success.  Connect with BGSU colleagues from across campus.  Identify campus partners and resources that can contribute to your own professional and personal development and support student success and engagement.  This event is an in-person event; however, the morning panel discussion and keynote speech will be live-streamed via Zoom. To make the most of this event, we ask participants to bring a cell phone, laptop or device to access digital materials and resources.  To register for this event, use the 2025 Teaching & Learning Summit Registration Form. Advance registration is required. Register before April 25 to receive a boxed lunch during the keynote luncheon. You will receive an Outlook invite with the Zoom link before the event. To find out more information about this event, visit the Teaching & Learning Summit page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.  If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.edu     If you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event, please contact the CFE office or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event. 

Facilitators:   Emily Anzicek, Ph.D., Teaching Professor, School of Media & Communications  Barbara Bergstrom, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Art  Chelsea Chandler, Ph.D., Director, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)  Sally Thelen, M.Ed., M.A., Program Coordinator, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)  Session type: Seminar  Session category: Pedagogical Innovation, Success & Belonging  Duration: 7 hours  Location: Olscamp Hall, Room Location TBD  Description & Learning Outcomes:  The first two weeks of a semester are a crucial part of developing a sense of belonging and a pathway toward success for our students. In this hands-on, full-day seminar, you will explore strategies for engaging students, setting meaningful expectations for the semester, and providing students with early, actionable feedback. Led by the CFE team members and faculty facilitators, we will discuss inclusive evidence-based teaching strategies, syllabus best practices, formative assessments, and lesson planning to facilitate a sense of belonging and engagement among our students. Upon completion of the workshop, you will have an intentional, student-centered plan for the first two weeks of class. Please bring a laptop and any course materials you have for your Fall 2025 course(s). Lunch will be provided.   In this session, you will:   Explore inclusive, evidence-based teaching strategies that motivate students and foster a sense of belonging.    Analyze your course syllabus for clarity, tone, and transparent expectations.    Develop an instructional outline for the first two weeks of your class incorporating evidence-based teaching strategies and formative assessments.    Develop a detailed lesson plan for at least one class session outlining evidence-based teaching strategies and formative assessments.  You must be able to participate in the entirety of the full-day seminar in order to register and participate in this event. Registration is open to full-time qualified rank faculty (QRF), tenure-track faculty (TTF), and adjunct instructors teaching a Fall 2025 course. Registration is first-come, first served and will be capped at 20 participants. Participants who successfully complete the program will receive an email signature stamp.   To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 Setting a Course for Student Success Registration Form. Registration is currently full for this event. Please complete the form to be placed on the waitlist. You will be notified if a spot opens up.  To find out more information about this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.  If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.edu     If you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event, please contact the CFE office or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event. 

Facilitator: Maha Bali, Professor of Practice, The American University in Cairo  Host: Holly Bird, Teaching Professor, University Writing Program (UWP)  Session Type: Interactive Workshop  Session Category: Pedagogical Innovation  Duration: 1.5 hours  Location: Online via Zoom  Description & Learning Outcomes:  In this session, you will have an opportunity to explore how different sets of values may influence your decisions along the spectrum of refusing/resisting or embracing/integrating AI, and everything in between. We will share how different teaching philosophies might respond to AI, and you will have opportunities to reflect on your own teaching and courses, and how various AI-related strategies fit into a matrix of “enhancing learning” and “barrier to success”. If you already have AI-related strategies or innovations in place, you will be invited to share your approaches, and if you have chosen to resist or refuse AI, you will be invited to share your experiences.  By participating in this session, you will be able to:  Identify how values shape decisions on AI integration in teaching.   Analyze teaching philosophies in relation to AI adoption or resistance.   Evaluate AI-related strategies using a matrix of learning enhancement vs. barriers to success.   Reflect on personal approaches to AI and share insights with peers.  This session will be capped at 30 participants. Registration is first-come, first-served. Individuals who sign up after the session has reached maximum capacity will be placed on a waitlist.  This session is part of the AI in Higher Ed Series offered by the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE). Participants who attend three sessions in this series may receive the AI in Higher Ed email signature stamp.  This session is part of the AI in Higher Ed Series offered by the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE). Participants who attend three sessions in this series may receive the AI in Higher Ed email signature stamp.  To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 Maha Bali CFE Session Registration Form. Advance registration is required. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event. You will receive an Outlook invite with the Zoom link (if applicable) one day before the event.  To find out more information about this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.  If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.edu     If you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event, please contact the CFE office or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event. 

Speaker: Maha Bali, Professor of Practice, The American University in Cairo  Host: Holly Bird, Teaching Professor, University Writing Program (UWP)  Session Type: Keynote  Session Category: Equity & Access, Pedagogical Innovation, Success & Belonging  Duration: 1.5 hours  Location: Online via Zoom  Description & Learning Outcomes:  In this session, we will explore our priorities as educators, to help us address and navigate the evolving digital landscape, including advances in generative AI: literacies such as care literacies, equity literacy, edtech literacy, and awareness of teaching philosophies. There is a lot of talk about the importance of developing critical AI literacies, but there are so many other literacies we can cultivate first to ensure we develop critical AI literacies in a way that aligns with our values and fosters trust and belonging in our classroom.  By participating in this session, you will be able to:  Identify key literacies for ethical, value-driven teaching.   Analyze how foundational literacies support critical AI literacy.   Evaluate literacies in relation to teaching philosophies.   Develop a framework for integrating essential literacies.  This session is part of the AI in Higher Ed Series offered by the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE). Participants who attend three sessions in this series may receive the AI in Higher Ed email signature stamp.  To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 Maha Bali CFE Session Registration Form. Advance registration is required. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event. You will receive an Outlook invite with the Zoom link (if applicable) one day before the event.  To find out more information about this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.  If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.edu     If you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event, please contact the CFE office or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event. 

Facilitator(s)/Speaker(s):   Abby Coon, M.S., Assistant Dean of Students for Student Care and Support, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Office of the Dean of Students  Ashley Hartman, MPH, CHES®, OCPC (She/Her/Hers), Health Educator – Mental Health Focus, Office of Health and Wellness, Division of Community Well-Being  Session Type: Info Session  Session Category: Success & Belonging  Duration: 45 minutes  Location: Online via Zoom  Description & Learning Outcomes:  As a public university for the public good, BGSU prioritizes community well-being and belonging to ensure that Falcons do not struggle alone. One way BGSU prioritizes this community-wide responsibility to support students is through the Student of Concern Report tool. In this session, you will learn how to submit a Student of Concern Report to share your concerns for a student going through a personal hardship (e.g., mental health or physical health concern, food or financial insecurity, disruption to others, behavioral concerns). You will also learn how these referrals help the Office of the Dean of Students support and advocate for students and connect them to resources.   In this session, you will:  Define the purpose of the Student of Concern Report.  Identify instances when it is appropriate to submit a Student of Concern Report.  Explain how to write and submit a Student of Concern Report.  Describe the process after a Student of Concern Report is submitted.  Identify effective strategies for communicating with a student before and after a Student of Concern Report is submitted.  To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 Health & Wellness CFE Session Registration form.  Advance registration is required. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event. You will receive an Outlook invite with the Zoom link (if applicable) one day before the event.  To find out more information about this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.  If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.edu     If you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event, please contact the CFE office or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event. 

Facilitator: Dr. Valeria Grinberg Pla, Institute for the Study of Culture and Society (ICS) Director  Session Type: Info Session  Session Category: Pedagogical Innovation, Success & Belonging  Duration: 1 hour  Location: Online via Zoom  Description & Learning Outcomes:  Interested in co-teaching with a colleague outside your discipline? Join this session with the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society (ICS) to learn about their Team Teaching Program and the interdisciplinary teaching process. This approach involves instructors from different disciplines collaborating to plan, teach, and assess together, creating a dynamic learning environment. The program supports interdisciplinary teaching teams, empowering faculty and students while leveraging humanities to serve the public good.  During this session, you will:  Learn about the ICS Team Teaching Program, eligibility for the program, and the application process.   Identify what should be included in the proposal application and the type of proposals that will be given priority.   Ask any questions you may have about being a team-teaching partner.   To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 Campus Partner CFE Session Registration Form.  Advance registration is required. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event. You will receive an Outlook invite with the Zoom link (if applicable) one day before the event.  To find out more information about this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.  If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.edu     If you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event, please contact the CFE office or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event.