About the Summit
Register now for this year’s Great Ideas for Teaching and Learning Summit on March 28th, 2025! This year’s theme is “Real Talk: Embracing the Challenges of Teaching and Learning”. The event will take place in the Jordan Ballroom in the Student Union Building (SUB).
Remote participation is available to those who register for the remote option.
We will start the day with Dr. Jessamyn Neuhaus‘s opening keynote: “Real Talk about Teaching: Normalizing Educators’ Setbacks, Struggles, and Snafus”. Dr. Neuhaus will discuss the myths and misconceptions that contribute to the popular and the scholarly discourse depicting the idea of the perfect professor, and of teaching as something that can ever be perfect. She shows why we urgently need to normalize the ongoing challenges of effective teaching. She argues that one specific, proven way we can normalize mistakes as both individuals as well as institutions is by talking more about teaching.
Event Agenda:
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Check-in (Jordan Ballroom, Student Union Building (SUB)) |
| 9:30 – 10:50 a.m. | Welcome and opening keynote (Jordan Ballroom) |
| 10:50 – 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent lightning talks – Session 1: (Jordan breakout room A) – Session 2: (Jordan breakout rooms B) – Session 3: (Zoom, for remote participants) |
| 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Working Lunch (Jordan Ballroom) – Provost’s Remarks – Teaching award ceremonies |
| 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Keynote workshop: “Supporting Student Success with ‘Productive Error’ Course Design” (Jordan Ballroom) |
| 2:20 – 3:20 p.m. | Roundtable discussions led by Boise State students (Jordan breakout room) |
| 3:20 – 3:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks (Jordan Ballroom) |
The Great Ideas for Teaching and Learning Summit is a collaboration between the Center for Teaching Learning, University Foundations, and the eCampus Center.
Lightning Talks
Session 1: In-Person
- Josie Derrick – A Microsecond of Struggle
- Lizzy Borges – Get Comfortable with Confusion: Teaching Students to Read Scholarly Articles
- Esperansa Aguilera – Enhancing Learning Through Failure: The Value of a Fail Panel in Your Course
- Candyce Reynolds – Durable Skills: What and Why?
Session 2: In-Person
- Jenn Mallette – “Just Right” Flexibility
- Nicole Brun-Mercer – Weaving a Social Web
- Rachel Silverman – The Daily Check-In
- Laurie Cavey – Engaging Students in Online Math Courses Using a Problem of the Week
Session 3: Remote
- Liz Cummins and Noreen Beckie – From Insight to Action: Reflecting on the Keynote and Recharging Our Practice [roundtable discussion for remote participants]
Student-led Roundtable Topics
- Student Engagement
- Growth Mindset
- Welcoming & Belonging
- Generative AI
- Active Learning in Challenging Classroom Spaces
- Student Advisory Boards