Itinerary — For Attendees

Welcome Session led by:

• Dave Clark, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Academic Affairs
• Natasha Jankowski, Executive Director, Center for Advancing Student Learning

This interactive session explores how university instructors can use AI tools to support diverse learners and address college-readiness gaps. Presenters will share a replicable framework using platforms like Gemini, Copilot, and Brisk to create multimodal learning supports, facilitate critical thinking, and streamline instructional planning. Attendees will engage in hands-on activities to explore AI-generated materials and design personalized learning strategies for their own courses.

Facilitated by:

• Lisa Brennan, School of Nursing
• Mandy Sheriff, College of Health Professions, School of Nursing

Students can forget about important tools and support services that are located outside of Canvas. This presentation explores new technology that enables instructors to add library resources directly to the navigation of their course sites using the LibGuides LTI. Attend this session to get a fresh perspective on the ways librarians support coursework at UWM, and learn how to connect your students to the research help they need, when and where they need it.

Facilitated by:

• Heidi Anoszko, UWM Libraries

This session explores the design and delivery of CHPS 100, a large-scale, seminar supporting over 400 students each fall. Participants will learn how the course leverages technology (Vevox and Canvas) for engagement, and utilizes campus resources to help students develop positive academic habits. The workshop highlights practical strategies for fostering belonging and persistence in high-enrollment settings, offering suggestions for both first-year seminar and other large enrollment courses.

Facilitated by:

• Ann Raddant, College of Health Professions and Sciences, Student Affairs

AI and technology dominate the learning landscape, however, human connection remains essential for engagement. This session introduces a “rehumanizing teaching strategy” that integrates AI tools with empathy, trust, and storytelling. We will demonstrate how to design AI-supported lessons that teach students to ask meaningful questions and connect authentically. Through interactive examples and collaborative activities, participants will learn practical ways to cultivate belonging and curiosity.

Facilitated by:

• Sarthak Singh, Lubar College of Business (Organizations and Strategic Management)
• Lin Deng, Lubar College of Business (Organizations and Strategic Management)

In a dynamic, changing labor market, students can struggle to name what they truly want for their lives. Its critical that faculty and instructional staff bring career content into classrooms to ensure students are able to identify how they can translate their passions and skills in something meaningful for them, and that will have a broader impact on society. This session will provide tools for instructors to help students develop purpose and a professional path.

Facilitated by:

• Laurie Marks, Center for Student Experience and Talent (SET)
• Leslie Harris, Department of Communication
• Kristin Pitt, Women’s and Gender Studies; World Languages and Cultures

Through an opening “What If” scenario, participants will examine gaps in scaling effective teaching practices across departmental norms and persistent teaching silos. The session will review nationally reported barriers to scaling instructional change, alongside UWM faculty-reported data (2023–2026) that highlight the impact of siloed teaching cultures. Participants will then explore cohort-based approaches to change, examining their unique advantages and documented gains. The session will conclude with a review of department-level strategies used to counter siloed teaching, serving as a conversation-starter for broader, sustained departmental dialogue around teaching and learning.

Facilitated by:

• Connie Schroeder, Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL)
• Benjamin Gautsch, Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL)