UCCS Teaching & Learning Conference

2026 UCCS Teaching & Learning Conference

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2026 UCCS Teaching & Learning Conference

January 13–14, 2026 - University Hall

"Getting Back to Basics - Maintaining the Human Connection"

This free two-day UCCS Teaching and Learning Conference includes opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to engage in conversations about teaching and learning. We invite faculty, staff, and students to register.

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(Deadline: December 12, 2025)

Keynote Speaker

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Keynote Address

Dr. Scott McLeod - "Teaching for Meaning-Making"

Our students often struggle to find meaning in the learning tasks that we put before them. In his keynote, Scott will focus on what we know about powerful learning and how we might start designing in ways that get beyond point-counting and hoop-jumping. Our instructional choices can help students find sense, purpose, and engagement in our course material. Be prepared to interact with your neighbors!

A Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver, Scott McLeod works with schools and educators all around the world. He is on a mission to make students’ day-to-day learning less boring and more meaningful and relevant.

Read more about Scott.

Topics & Formats

  • Campus Mental Health and Resilience
  • Classroom Methods and Management
  • Regular and Substantive Interaction in Online Courses
  • AI in Academics... or Not!
  • Accessibility for All Learners
  • Instructional Technology
  • Teaching and Learning Outside the Classroom
  • Day 1: Professional Development Workshops
    • 45-minute presentations or workshops, allowing for information sharing, training, and engagement with content. (May be Parts I & II.)
  • Day 2: Elevated Engagement Sessions
    • 90-minute hands-on sessions that engage participants in adapting to new realities, transforming their course or learning materials, or applying new strategies, pedagogy, or technology in their teaching and learning.
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