Hello from Rhode Island!

We are excited to announce that registration is open for the University of Rhode Island’s 2025 Innovative Education Conference (IEC), which will take place on Wednesday, March 26th. Our theme is, “Navigating Wicked Problems Through Higher Education”.

The conference is FREE and will be held virtually, making it easy to attend and participate in no matter where you are physically located.

• We are also excited to announce this year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Nancy Thomas, Senior Advisory to the President for Democracy Initiatives at the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). Her talk, “Imaginative Strategies: Educating for Democracy in Question” will certainly be worth your time and attendance.

• Alongwith Dr. Thomas, this year we will host more than 30 sessions offered throughout the day and led by colleagues at URI, as well as several other colleges and universities from across the New England region, the U.S., and beyond, making this a unique and viable professional development opportunity for instructors of all types as well as for all members of our campus community.

• This year’s conference tracks are:
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Lessons Learned Using Generative A.I. in the Classroom
  • Inclusive and Accessible Teaching
  • Amplifying Evidence-Based Teaching Through Assessment and/or Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)
  • Supporting Faculty Vitality & Well-Being

To register, visit our registration page here. Please feel free to forward/share this announcement with other colleagues in your colleges, departments, offices, and units as we look forward to this unique opportunity to learn, network, and support effective approaches in teaching, learning, assessment, SoTL, and instructor success.