Workshops and Events
Each spring, the Teaching and Learning Conference kicks off the theme for the upcoming academic year. That theme guides our Fall, Winter, and Spring workshop series, which include guest speakers, book studies, panel discussions, and more.
These sessions focus on practical, research-informed strategies to support your teaching. All events are free and open to NDSU instructors, staff, and graduate TAs.
2026-27 Theme
This year’s theme is active and experiential learning.
Next Event
Fall Workshop Series: Understanding Active Learning
Professional Learning Community
Join us for one or all PLC conversations focused on the use of AI in education.
Artificial intelligence in education - AI | UNESCO
Oct. 15, 2026 | 3:00-3:45 p.m.
Guidance for Generative AI in Education & Research
Oct. 20, 2026 | 1:00-1:45 p.m.
Teaching Students AI Strategies to Enhance Metacognitive Processing
Nov. 3, 2026 | 9:00-9:45 a.m.
AI Course Opportunities
Opened Culture course: AI Literacies Unlocked
AI in Teaching and Learning: A self-paced course in NDSU’s Blackboard that includes an introduction to generative AI, challenges and opportunities, and ways to leverage AI to make instruction more efficient and effective.
Email Stacy.Duffield@ndsu.edu to be enrolled.
Winter Workshop Series: Designing Assessment for Human Learning in an AI-Enabled World
Professional Learning Community
Join us for one or all PLC conversations focused on assessment, feedback, and AI in teaching and learning.
Connecting Assessment and Learning by Benson
Jan. 19, 2027 | 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Jan. 28, 2027 | 9:00-9:45 a.m.
Feedback: Maximizing Its Impact
Feb. 9, 2027 | 1:00-1:45 p.m.
Spring Workshop Series: Balancing Lecture and Active Learning
Professional Learning Community
Join us for one or all PLC conversations focused on lecture, active learning, and evidence-based teaching practices.
The Use of Lectures: Effective pedagogy or seeds scattered on the wind? by Loughlin & Lindberg-Sand
Mar. 2, 2027 | 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Evaluating Active Lecture and Traditional Lecture in Higher Education by Klein et al.
Mar. 17, 2027 | 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Reframing the Lecture Versus Active Learning Debate
Mar. 23, 2027 | 3:00-3:45 p.m.