Celebration of Teaching 2025

The Faculty Academy for Excellence in Teaching (FACET) and the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) are hosting our Scholarly Teaching Week on October 6-10, 2025, a week of teaching discussions and demonstrations that culminates in a day-long Celebration of Teaching mini-conference on October 10. This event showcases IUB’s commitment to student success and the evidence-based teaching that supports it. The week features a variety of session types, including informal Brown Bag discussions, Take-a-Class sessions, Ignite Talks, workshops, poster sessions, and a SOTL keynote speaker. Learn more about the schedule and event types below.

Schedule of Events

Monday, October 6, 2025

  • Take-a-Class Session: Allen Davis (Spanish & Portuguese)
    • October 6, 11:10-12:25, Biology Building (JH) A106
    • Join us for an introductory Spanish lesson showing the Communicative Method in action.
    • Learn more and register
  • Brown Bag Discussion: Cultivating Playfulness and Curiosity in the Classroom

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

  • Brown Bag Discussion: Avoiding Burnout and Rediscovering Our Joy in Teaching
  • Take-a-Class Session: Kim Arnold, Chemistry
    • October 7, 2:20-3:35, Biology Building (JH) 009
    • Join Kim Arnold, Senior lecturer in chemistry to hear a lecture introducing stoichiometry—because you can't make a s’more without chocolate! Discover her strategies for engaging students in large lecture settings through relatable analogies and interactive problem-solving. No science background needed!
    • Learn more and register

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

  • Brown Bag Discussion: Academic Integrity: Balancing Enforcement and Learning
  • Take-a-Class Session: Cody Kirkpatrick (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
    • October 8, 2:20-3:35, Swain Hall East 140
    • Learn about precipitation and clouds while experiencing how to use common classroom assessment techniques to promote learning.
    • Learn more and register

Thursday, October 9, 2025

  • Brown Bag Discussion: Am I Really That Old: Navigating Generational Shifts in the Classroom
  • Take-a-Class Session: Ann Bunger (Linguistics)
    • October 9, 11:10-12:25, Swain Hall East 240
    • Learn about language and its role in signalling group identity, participating with a small group in the construction of your own language and learning ways to structure small group active learning.
    • Learn more and register

Friday, October 10, 2025

  • Celebration of Teaching Mini-Conference 
    • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Kelley Godfrey Center (1275 E 10th Street)
    • Workshops and Ignite Talks in the morning
    • Keynote speaker at lunch
    • Panels and Posters in the afternoon
    • Detailed schedule and Registration
  • SOTL Keynote Speaker: Dea Folmer (University of Kansas): Teaching in the TikTok Era: What Late Adolescent Development Means for College Classrooms

Session Types

  • Brown Bag Discussions are informal opportunities to discuss important teaching issues with colleagues. Bring your curiosity and commitment to making teaching a rewarding experience for us all.
  • Take-a-Class Sessions allow you to experience part of a lesson by an outstanding IUB educator, followed by a discussion of the instructional approaches you experienced. Be ready to learn about a new subject while learning about innovative pedagogies.
  • Ignite Talks are an energizing alternative to a traditional presentation. 20 slides, 15 seconds per slide, 5 minutes on stage: a rapid-fire and fun way to learn more about your colleagues' teaching.
  • Panels provide an opportunity for small groups of instructors to explore a teaching topic together—ideal for participants in a faculty learning community to share what they learned.
  • Details and expectations for other Friday session types are available on the proposal form.

Sponsors

We are grateful for our co-sponsors of this event:

  • Kelley School of Business (the facility host of our Friday event)
  • Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching

Submissions


The submission process is now closed.