Graduate Teaching and Learning Conference
Save the Date!
Monday, August 17, 2026
Each fall semester the Office of Teaching and Learning, in partnership with the NDSU Graduate School, offers a Graduate Teaching and Learning conference. This conference is open to all Graduate Teaching Assistants who want to learn best practices of teaching and learning. The theme of this conference is “active-learning.”
Develop confidence and skills to lead your class and lab sessions with the highest level of student involvement in learning.
All conference attendees will receive a digital certificate of attendance.
Encourage Your Graduate Assistants to Attend
NDSU instructors should encourage their graduate assistants to attend as well as to keep the conference date available for their GAs to attend if they choose to. This conference is a vital link for your GAs to learn NDSU policies and procedures as well as best practices for teaching in a college classroom.
Conference Schedule
Monday, August 18, 2025
Oċet̄i Ṡak̄owiɳ Ballroom A // Memorial Union
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Registration and Light Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Introductions and Conference Overview | Dr. Stacy Duffield, OTL Director
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - What I Learned from Teaching | Dr. Stacy Duffield, OTL Director
Dr. Duffield will share insights and ideas for establishing and developing your teaching self.
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Break
11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - The Student Experience | Dena Wyum, Senior Lecturer, Human Development and Family Science
Learn practical tips for creating a welcoming and supportive learning environment to enhance students’ course experience.
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Lunch and Service Presentations
Presenters:
- Dr. Stacy Duffield, Director, Office of Teaching and Learning
- Sharley Kurtz, Director, Academic Technology and Instructional Design
- Molly McKinnon, Director, Center for Accessibility and Disability Resources
- Dr. Matthew Warner, Grad Hub & GPS Academy Coordinator, Graduate School
- Alicia LaFerriere, Course Materials Manager, NDSU Bookstore
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - Teaching Q & A Session
Panelists:
- Dr. Jenni Momsen, Professor, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Matthew Smith, Associate Professor of Practice, Biological Sciences
- Rachel Bockrath, Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Isabel Kallmeyer, Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Joshua Rinehart, Graduate Teaching Assistant
2:00 p.m. - 2:15p.m. - Wrap up | Dr. Stacy Duffield
Conference Registration
There is no registration deadline; however, we will order complimentary meals and prepare the room for the number of individuals registered by August 12.
Be sure to register early so we can ensure the room is prepared for the number of people attending and so we can reserve a meal for you.
I acknowledge that by submitting this registration I will be in attendance for this event.