Call for Breakout Sessions & Poster Submissions
Share your insights with campus at the 2026 Teaching & Learning Symposium: Cultivating Connection
Submission Deadline: Jan. 23, 2026
Developments in pedagogical research and practice provide a wealth of opportunities to reshape college classes to help students become more independent, creative, and active learners. UW–Madison faculty, staff, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are contributing to this work by connecting with students in innovative ways. The 2026 Teaching & Learning Symposium: Cultivating Connection will share effective practices and spark discussion about the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
We are seeking proposals for engaging presentations and posters that spotlight learning across campus. This year, there will also be a special track of sessions as part of the Wisconsin Exchange, so submissions related to that topic, dialogue across diverse perspectives, are encouraged. Proposals should specifically address one or more of the following topics within the theme “Cultivating Connection:”
- Connecting with and motivating students
- Fostering student dialogue across diverse perspectives and experiences
- Innovation in teaching
- Using technology to engage students
- Enriching students’ Wisconsin Experience
- Collaborating with campus partners for student learning and success
- Using student learning assessment to inform practice
The symposium will be held in person on May 14, 2026, at Union South from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Breakout Session Details:
- Length: 50 minutes
- Requirements: Connect to the symposium theme, “Cultivating Connection,” and address one or more of the specific topics listed above; include clear plans for audience participation.
Poster Details:
- Requirement: Connect to the symposium theme, “Cultivating Connection,” and address one or more of the specific topics listed above.
Questions about submitting? Email Sheila.Stoeckel@wisc.edu