Call for Proposals: UNE’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) 2024 Symposium

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Call for Proposals CETL Symposium 2024

UNE’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) invites faculty, administrators and staff to hold the date and submit a proposal for the CETL Symposium on May 14, 2024 for an exciting day of exploration.  

Keynote Address and Workshop

Keynote: “AI, Climate Change and Preparing Ourselves and Our Students for the Future: A futurist perspective on higher education’s transformation”

Workshop: “Preparing Ourselves and Our Students for the Future: An interactive exploration of trends”

Bryan Alexander is an award–winning, internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of higher education’s future. Bryan is currently a senior scholar at Georgetown University and teaches graduate seminars in their Learning, Design, and Technology program. Courses include the future of higher education, technology and innovation, and educational technology.

Conference Theme: AI, Climate Change and Preparing Ourselves and Our Students for the Future 

The 8th Annual Faculty Symposium seeks to provide a forum to consider how AI and climate change will influence higher education and our disciplines. Our keynote speaker, a renowned futurist, will provide ample food for thought to help us think about changes we can make in our research, teaching and professional activities. Everyone at UNE is invited to this event. 

Currently we seek proposals for breakout sessions that highlight the integration of AI, climate change and how to have discussions about these difficult topics in our classrooms, labs and professional lives. We welcome proposals from faculty and staff. More details about the event can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cetl24

Draft Schedule

  • 9:30-12:15  Keynote & workshop
  • 12:15-1:15 Lunch & poster session
  • 1:15- 4:00 Breakout sessions

View guidelines for proposals.

Questions? Email cetl@une.edu

Please note that we will open registration in April, once we know what the breakout sessions will be.

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