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15th Annual Teaching and Learning Forum
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Provost's Opening Remarks & Recognition of Excellence
Provost's Opening Remarks & Recognition of Excellence
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Streamed (link is emailed to registrants on May 19)
2026 Teaching Innovation Grant Award Recipients
Awards TBD
2026 Patricia Leahy Award for Learning Innovations Recipient
Awards TBD
2026 Bright Idea Award Recipient
Awards TBD
2026 Adjunct Award for Learning Innovation Recipients
Awards TBD
2026 Ethical Implications of AI Grant Award Recipients
Awards TBD
Keynote Address
Keynote Address
10:00am - 10:45am
Streamed (link is emailed to registrants on May 19)
AI and the Cognitive Contract: Choosing When (or Whether) It Belongs
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Claire Howell Major, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Higher Education at The University of Alabama and Faculty Director of the University of Alabama Teaching Academy
Description: Generative AI has made it possible for students to produce fluent, polished work with minimal apparent effort. In response, instructors are asking how to stop AI use, or alternatively, how to integrate it responsibly. We should also be asking the following: What kinds of thinking are we asking students to do, which parts of the thinking do they need to do themselves, and when might AI enhance that thinking versus replace it?
Drawing from research from learning sciences, in this session, we will examine how AI influences effort, attention, memory, and productive struggle. We’ll consider the idea of the “cognitive contract,” the implicit assumption that the work students complete will produce particular forms of thinking and learning, and how it potentially changes with the introduction of AI. Participants will learn about a framework for considering when AI might or might not be appropriate.
Concurrent Online Workshop 1
Concurrent Online Workshop 1
11:00am - 11:45am
11:00am - 11:45am
Contemplatives in Action: Discernment as a Classroom Practice
Presenters: Elaine Shenk, PhD, Department of Languages and Linguistics & Academic Director of Faith-Justice Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, and Tinamarie Stolz, M.A., Department of Theology and Campus Ministry, College of Arts and Sciences
Zoom: (link is emailed to registrants on May 19)
Description: This workshop examines Ignatian discernment as a transformative pedagogy that forms students who live out the Jesuit value of "contemplatives in action." We will explore how discernment deepens critical thinking, strengthens moral imagination, and cultivates courageous, grounded action in a rapidly changing world.
UDL, Ignatian Pedagogy, and... AI? A New Era of Inclusive Design
Presenters: Karen Pinto, Office of Information Technology
Cas Hruska, Office of Information Technology
Robert McCunney, Office of Information Technology
Alyssa Kirchner, Office of Information Technology
Zoom: (link is emailed to registrants on May 19)
Description: This workshop explores how Universal Design for Learning, Ignatian Pedagogy, and Backward Design can work alongside AI to support inclusive course design. Through active discussion, participants will reflect on current practices, explore new inclusive strategies, and identify practical ways to make courses more accessible and welcoming for all learners.
Lunch & Learn Activity
Lunch & Learn Activity
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Zoom: (link is emailed to registrants on May 19)
Description: The purpose of this lunch & learn activity is to engage with the newly constructed AI Ethics Principles that are grounded in Saint Joseph’s University’s mission and written by SJU community members (students, staff, instructors, and administrators).
Concurrent Online Workshop 2
Concurrent Online Workshop 2
1:15 pm - 2:00pm
1:15 pm - 2:00pm
What is Mindfulness in Higher Education: Research, Practice, and Discernment
Presenter: Curt Woolford, MA, PCC, Adjunct Professor, Organizational Development & Leadership, Haub School of Business,
Zoom: (link is emailed to registrants on May 19)
Description: This workshop will explore mindfulness research in higher education and introduce participants to mindfulness practices. Mindfulness techniques for educators and students will be experienced. The integration of mindfulness and discernment will be explored.
Scholarship in Teaching and Learning Workshop
Presenter: Diane Hadley Quinn, PharmD, BCACP, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP) | School of Health Professions
Zoom: (link is emailed to registrants on May 19)
Description: This presentation will highlight the importance of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as a form of scholarship for both tenure and non-tenure faculty. It will provide insight into strategic and efficient approaches for faculty to use to increase both the quantity and quality of their SoTL publications, presentations, and posters. Active learning and engagement will be included in this talk to allow for collaboration and shared perspectives among attendees.
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