Proposal Call

Breakout Sessions and Posters

Share your insights at the 2027 Teaching & Learning Symposium: Expanding Horizons

Submission deadline: Jan. 29, 2027


The most powerful learning experiences emerge when we share ideas, broaden our perspectives, and build connections across our campus and community. In a time of rapid change, UW–Madison faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs continue to find thoughtful and innovative ways to support student learning. The 2027 Teaching & Learning Symposium invites us to come together to celebrate that work, exchange insights, and leave inspired by new possibilities for teaching and learning.

We are seeking proposals for engaging presentations and posters that spotlight learning across campus.  Proposals should specifically address one or more of the following topics within the theme “Expanding Horizons:”

  • 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 13, 2027, at Union South from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Breakout Session Details:

  • Length: 50 minutes
  • Requirements: Connect to the symposium theme, “Expanding Horizon,” 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, “Expanding Horizons,” and address one or more of the specific topics listed above.

Questions about submitting? Email Sheila.Stoeckel@wisc.edu