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This event is an opportunity for all educators to start the academic year with networking and professional development on innovations in teaching. This event is for all educators from across disciplines to come together to learn and share ideas. The conference will explore strategies for creating flexible, inclusive and student-centred learning environments, whether we are teaching undergraduate, graduate, online, or on-campus courses. Sessions throughout the conference will share ideas for educators across all levels of experience.

Plenary: Fostering engagement:  How can difficult discussions foster deep learning?  

Encouraging students to speak up and be active participants in class is a common challenge across disciplines, as well as in online and in-person environments. Learning to engage in challenging conversations can help students connect course content with broader local and global societal challenges. As educators, developing strategies on facilitating difficult conversations can help promote student participation, as well as support the development of skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, inclusion, and mutual respect. This panel discussion will feature educators from across disciplines who will come together and share their strategies on how they promote student engagement in their own teaching. They will share what has worked, what hasn’t worked, and strategies you might try in the year ahead!