Hosted by Marshall University’s Center for Teaching and Learning, the Inquiring Pedagogies (iPED) Regional Teaching Conference is a professional development opportunity for faculty, staff and administrators at all regionally accredited colleges and universities. The 2021 event will be held virtually Wednesday, May 5. Advance registration is required.
The iPED conference began in 2009 as the annual centerpiece of the university’s efforts to provide high quality undergraduate and graduate instruction. In 2020, iPED became a regional conference, inviting representatives of regionally accredited colleges and universities to be both presenters and attendees.
“This conference is a professional development opportunity for faculty from Marshall and surrounding colleges and universities,” said Dr. April Fugett, assistant director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Marshall.
“The theme for 2021 is The Great Educational Pivot: The Impact of Change & Change Agents on Teaching & Learning. The ‘what’ of the conference is the over-arching theme of change, as embodied in The Great Educational Pivot. The ‘why’ of the conference is a change agent, as embodied in COVID-19 (this time). The theme invites faculty, staff and administrators from Marshall University and all regionally iPED-accredited colleges and universities to think deeply about change, change agents and their impact,” Fugett said.
The iPED Regional Virtual Teaching Conference is open to all regionally accredited colleges and universities. Registration is required and closes Monday, May 3. The cost is $25 per person and free to Marshall University faculty, staff and administrators.
For additional information and to register to attend, visit www.marshall.edu/ctl/iped-regional-teaching-conference. For questions about registration, please contact Fugett by e-mail at fugett5@marshall.edu or by phone at 304-696-5268; or Jenny Morgan by e-mail at jennifer.morgan@marshall.edu or by phone at 304-696-2206.