Conferences

Liberty University Conference on Teaching Excellence

2025 Conference on Teaching Excellence: Faith and Flourishing

***The live, in-person plenary session has been rescheduled to a later date.*** Embracing this year’s theme, “Faith and Flourishing,” the 2025 Conference on Teaching Excellence is a half-day conference for residential and online faculty which will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Breakout sessions will be conducted virtually beginning at 10:30 a.m.

The conference will feature more than 100 workshops, roundtables, videos, prayer sessions, academic papers, and research posters. Faculty will be enrolled in the “2025 Conference on Teaching Excellence” Canvas course by Tuesday, Jan. 7. A detailed conference program, including schedule and workshop descriptions, will be provided in the “Conference Overview” module. MS Teams links to the live workshops will be placed within each session. Virtual breakout sessions will be recorded and posted following the conference. In addition to the virtual, synchronous events, the conference provides several pre-recorded workshops, poster sessions, and academic papers. Faculty will retain access to the Canvas course throughout the Spring 2025 semester.

Conference Schedule:

• Plenary Session: 8-10 a.m. EST RESCHEDULED
• Virtual Breakout Session I: 10:30-11 a.m. EST
• Virtual Breakout Session II: 11:05-11:35 a.m. EST
• Virtual Breakout Session III: 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. EST
• Virtual Breakout Session IV: 12:15-12:45 p.m. EST
• Pre-recorded Sessions, Posters, and Papers: On Demand in Canvas course

The conference is open to all residential and online faculty and participation is strongly encouraged. All participants have the opportunity to earn CEUs by completing a verification quiz in the Canvas course. For more information, please email CTE@liberty.edu.

Past Conference Programs

You can view the programs from previous academic years below.

2023-24 Conference Program (PDF)

2022-23 Conference Program (PDF)

2021-22 Conference Program (PDF)

2020-21 Conference Program (PDF)

2019-20 Conference Program (PDF)

Contact: For more information, please contact cte@liberty.edu or 434-582-3032.

External Conferences (2024- 2025)

Administrative, Assessment, and Leadership

• Assessment Institute in Indianapolis – Annual Meeting
  • https://assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/
  • 10/27/2024 – 10/29/2024
  • Indianapolis, IN
• National Conference on Student Leadership
  • https://www.magnapubs.com/national-conference-on-student-leadership/
  • 11/22/2024 – 11/23/2024
  • Orlando, FL
• Distance Learning Administration Conference
  • https://dlajekyll.com/
  • 07/27/2025 – 07/30/2025
  • Dr. Jekyll Island, GA
• NACAC Conference
  • https://nacacconference.org/about/
  • 09/26/2024 – 09/28/2024
  • Los Angeles, CA
• Graduate Enrollment Management Summit
  • https://www.nagap.org/2025-summit-graduate-enrollment-management-summit 
  • 04/23/2025 – 04/26/2025
  • San Francisco, CA
• HLC Annual Conference
  • https://www.hlcommission.org/Programs-Events/conference.html
  • 04/05/2025 – 04/08/2025
  • Chicago, IL
• University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)
  • https://conferences.upcea.edu/annual2025/
  • 03/24/2025 – 03/26/2025
  • Denver, CO

Arts, Music, and Theater

• National Association of Schools of Art & Design –Annual Meeting
  • https://nasad.arts-accredit.org/annual-meeting/
  • 10/16/2024 – 10/19/2024
  • Minneapolis, MN
• National Association of Schools of Music – Annual Meeting
  • https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/annual-meeting/
  • 11/2/2024 – 11/26/2024
  • Chicago, IL
• National Art Education Association Conference (NAEA25)
  • https://my.arteducators.org/NAEA24
  • 03/20/2025 – 03/22/2025
  • Louisville, KY
• NAfME Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education Conference
  • https://nafme.org/event/2024-nafme-biennial-music-research-and-teacher-education-conference/
  • 09/25/2024 – 09/28/2024
  • Atlanta, GA
• Music Teachers National Association Conference
  • https://www.mtna.org/Conference/Conference_Home/Conference/Home.aspx
  • 03/15/2025 – 03/19/2025
  • Minneapolis, MN
• International Thespian Society Conference
  • https://itf.schooltheatre.org/itf_faqs.cfm
  • 06/22/2025 – 06/27/2025
  • Bloomington, IN

Business, Economics, Finance, and Vocational

• American Economic Association – Annual Meeting
  • https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/
  • 01/03/2025 – 01/05/2025
  • San Francisco, CA
• Academy of Legal Studies in Business – Annual Meeting
  • https://www.alsb.org/alsb-annual-conference/
  • 07/29/2025 – 08/02/2025
  • Providence, RI
• Dublin Tech Summit
  • https://dublintechsummit.tech/
  • 05/28/2025 – 05/29/2025
  • Dublin, Ireland
• International Conference on Business Management and Social Innovation
  • https://wrfer.org/Conference/37220/ICBMSI/
  • 02/17/2025 – 02/18/2025
  • Cambridge, MA
• International Conference on Economics and Business Management
  • https://iastem.org/Conference/16827/ICEBM/
  • 09/29/2024 – 09/30/2024
  • Milan, Italy
• International Conference on Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Business Management
  • http://eurasiaweb.com/Conference/42674/ICLEBM/
  • 12/01/2024 – 12/02/2024
  • Minneapolis, MN
• Global Business Summit
  • https://igrnet.org/Conference/881/GBS/
  • 01/28/2025 – 01/29/2025
  • Toronto, Canada

Education, Teaching, and Learning (General)

• Association for Science Teacher Education – International Conference
  • https://theaste.org/meetings/2025-international-conference/
  • 01/15/2025 – 01/18/2025
  • Long Beach, CA
• Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education
  • https://hiceducation.org/
  • 01/04/2025 – 01/07/2025
  • Honolulu, HI
• American Educational Research Association – Annual Meeting 2025
  • https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Future-Annual-Meetings
  • 04/24/2025-04/27/2025
  • Denver, CO
• Conference on Global Learning
  • https://www.aacu.org/event/2024-conference-on-global-learning
  • 10/24/2024 – 10/26/2024
  • Washington, DC
• International Conference on Education and Psychology
  • https://waset.org/education-and-psychology-conference-in-november-2024-in-paris
  • 11/18/2024 – 11/19/2024
  • Paris, France
• Teaching and Learning with AI: A Sharing Conference Between Educational Practitioners
  • https://digitallearning.ucf.edu/teachwithai/
  • 05/28/2025 – 05/30/2025
  • Orlando, FL
• National Association for Multicultural Education International Conference
  • https://www.nameorg.org/events.php
  • 11/13/2024 – 11/17/2024
  • Anaheim, CA
• International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – Annual Conference
  • https://issotl.com/issotl24
  • 10/28/2024 – 10/31/2024
  • French Lick, IN
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Summit
  • https://www.societyforee.org/annual-conference
  • 09/19/2024 – 09/20/2024
  • Kennesaw, GA
• World Congress on Learning Disabilities
  • https://www.ldworldwide.org/worldcongress
  • 09/12/2024 – 09/13/2024
  • Valletta, Malta
• London International Conference on Education
  • https://liceducation.com/
  • 11/04/2024 – 11/06/2024
  • Oxford, United Kingdom

English, Languages, Communications, and Library

• Modern Language Association Annual Convention
  • https://www.mla.org/Events/2025-MLA-Convention
  • 01/09/2025 – 01/12/2025
  • New Orleans, LA
• National Council of Teaching English – Annual Convention
  • https://ncte.org/events/
  • 11/21/2024 – 11/24/2024
  • Boston, MA
• International Literacy Association – Global Conference
  • https://ilaglobalconference.org/
  • 11/07/2024 – 11/10/2024
  • Chicago, IL
• International Conference on English Historical Linguistics
  • https://asar.net.in/event/index.php?id=2296349
  • 09/16/2024 – 09/17/2024
  • Dallas, TX
• International Conference on English Studies, Women Empowerment, Education & Social Sciences
  • https://academicworldresearch.org/eventdetails.php?id=2676541
  • 01/03/2025 – 01/04/2025
  • Graz, Austria
• 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
  • https://2025.alaannual.org/
  • 06/26/2025 – 06/30/2025
  • Philadelphia, PA
• VLA 2024 Annual Conference
  • https://www.vla.org/2024-vla-vlacrl-conference–call-for-proposals
  • 10/16/2024 – 10/18/2024
  • Norfolk, VA
• LibLearnX
  • https://2024.alaliblearnx.org/liblearnx-2025-phoenix-arizona
  • 01/24/2025 – 01/27/2025
  • Pheonix, AZ
• 9^th Annual International Conference on Future of Teaching and Education
  • https://www.icfte.com/english-language-teaching-conference/
  • 03/07/2025 – 03/09/2025
  • Vienna, Austria

Experiential and Service Learning, Distance and Online Learning

• OLC Accelerate 2024
  • https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2024/accelerate/
  • 11/18/2024 – 11/21/2024
  • Orlando, FL
• Society for Experiential Education – Conference
  • https://www.societyforee.org/annual-conference
  • 09/23/2024 – 09/25/2024
  • New Orleans, LA
• D2L Fusion
  • https://www.d2l.com/fusion/
  • 07/21/2025 – 07/23/2025
  • Savannah, GA
• UPCEA Convergence
  • https://conferences.upcea.edu/convergence2024/
  • 09/30/2024 – 10/02/2024
  • New Orleans, LA
• HighEdWeb Annual Conference
  • https://events.highedweb.org/heweb24
  • 09/22/2024 – 09/25/2024
  • Albuquerque, NM & Virtual
• European Conference on e-Learning
  • https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecel/
  • 10/24/2024 – 10/25/2024
  • Porto, Portugal
• European Conference on Games Based Learning
  • https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecgbl/
  • 10/03/2024 – 10/04/2024
  • Aarhus, Denmark
• International Conference on Distance Education and Teaching Methodologies
  • https://conferencenext.com/event/2734469
  • 03/03/2025 – 03/04/2025
  • Calgary, Canada
• ASCD Annual Conference
  • https://event.ascd.org/2025/
  • 06/29/2025 – 07/02/2025
  • San Antonio, TX

Faculty Development

• National Academic Advising Association – Annual Conference
  • https://nacada.ksu.edu/Events/Annual-Conference.aspx
  • 10/27/2024 – 10/30/2024
  • Pittsburgh, PA
• Lilly Conferences – Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning
  • https://www.lillyconferences-mi.com/about
  • 10/09/2024 – 10/11/2024
  • Traverse City, MI
• National Association of Biology Teachers – Annual Conference
  • https://nabt.org/Events-2024-Conference
  • 11/14/2024 – 11/17/2024
  • Anaheim, CA
• National Symposium on Student Retention
  • https://csrde.ou.edu/Symposium
  • 11/04/2024 – 11/07/2024
  • Destin, FL
• Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement – Conference
  • https://www.raise-network.com/post/raise-conference-2024-call-for-participation
  • 09/11/2024 – 09/12/2024
  • Leicester, United Kingdom
• Generative AI Expo 2025
  • https://www.generativeaiexpo.com/east/
  • 02/11/2025 – 02/13/2025
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
• The 2025 Teaching Professor Conference
  • https://www.magnapubs.com/teaching-professor-conference/
  • 06/06/2025 – 06/08/2025
  • Washington, DC
• Annual Mentoring Conference
  • https://mentor.unm.edu/conference
  • 10/21/2024 – 10/25/2024
  • Albuquerque, NM
• EAIE Annual Conference and Exhibition
  • https://www.eaie.org/events/toulouse.html
  • 09/17/2024 – 09/20/2024
  • Toulouse, France
• THE World Academic Summit
  • https://www.timeshighered-events.com/world-academic-summit-2024
  • 10/07/2024 – 10/09/2024
  • Manchester, United Kingdom
• Big Picture Learning Big Bang 2025
  • https://www.bigpicture.org/guided-experiences
  • 02/04/2025 – 02/05/2025
  • Camden, NJ

Health, Social Work, and Athletics

• Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference
  • https://www.ashe.org/education/health-care-facilities-innovation-conference
  • 07/27/2025 – 07/30/2025
  • Columbus, OH
• American Association of Colleges and Nursing – Transform 2024
  • https://www.aacnnursing.org/transform/future-conferences
  • 12/05/2024 – 12/07/2024
  • New Orleans, LA
• American Association of Colleges and Nursing – Transform 2024
  • https://www.aacnnursing.org/transform/future-conferences
  • 12/04/2025 – 12/06/2025
  • Anaheim, CA
• ACTFL 2024
  • https://www.actfl.org/convention-and-expo
  • 11/22/2024 – 11/24/2024
  • Philadelphia, PA
• International Association for Dance Medicine & Science – Annual Conference 2024
  • https://web.cvent.com/event/13abfa81-56e2-4d69-9d49-d20a5bd9e4d0/summary
  • 10/17/2024 – 10/20/2024
  • Rimini, Italy
• International Association for Dance Medicine & Science – Annual Conference 2025
  • https://iadms.org/meetings-events/#conferences
  • 09/25/2025 – 09/28/2025
  • Las Vegas, NV
• Teaching Stronger Brains
  • https://www.learningandthebrain.com/conference-532/teaching-stronger-brains/
  • 02/20/2025 – 02/22/2025
  • San Francisco, CA

History, Philosophy, Geography, Criminal Justice, and Political Science

• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences – Annual Meeting 2025
  • https://www.acjs.org/page/FutureMeetings
  • 03/11/2025 – 03/17/2025
  • Denver, CO
• American Anthropological Association – Annual Meeting 2024
  • https://annualmeeting.americananthro.org/?_gl=1%2A2zcsup%2A_ga%2ANjMzMDExMDAxLjE3MTAxNjAyMDM.%2A_ga_NHV0Y97DC9%2AMTcxMDE2MDIwNy4xLjAuMTcxMDE2MDIwNy42MC4wLjA
  • 11/20/2024 – 11/23/2024
  • Tampa, FL
• Southern Criminal Justice Association – Annual Meeting
  • https://www.southerncj.org/conference-2024/
  • 09/10/2024 – 09/14/2024
  • Greenville, SC
• International Conference on Human Rights
  • https://academicsera.com/Conference/21036/ICHR/
  • 04/03/2025 – 04/04/2025
  • Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
• International Conference on Political Science and International Relations
  • https://universal-conference.com/Conference/40246/ICPSIR/
  • 11/01/2024 – 11/02/2024
  • Pheonix, AZ
• International Conference on International Relations and Regional Studies
  • https://waset.org/international-relations-and-regional-studies-conference-in-march-2025-in-rome?utm_source=conferenceindex&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=listing
  • 03/03/2025 – 03/04/2025
  • Rome, Italy

Math, Science, Engineering, Sociology, Psychology, Counseling

• Joint Mathematics Meeting
  • https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org//jmm
  • 01/08/2025 – 01/11/2025
  • Seattle, OR
• Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference
  • https://www.pmena.org/future-conferences/
  • 11/07/2024 – 11/10/2024
  • Cleveland, OH,
• International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Annual Conference 2025
  • https://www.iteea.org/conference
  • 04/02/2025 – 04/05/2025
  • St. Louis, MO
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference
  • https://www.nctm.org/Conferences-and-Professional-Development/Regional-Conferences-and-Expositions/
  • 02/05/2025 – 02/07/2025
  • Kansas City, MO
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference
  • https://www.nctm.org/annualmeeting/
  • 09/25/2024 – 09/28/2024
  • Chicago, IL
• American Sociological Association – Annual Meeting
  • https://www.asanet.org/2025-annual-meeting/
  • 08/08/2025 – 08/12/2025
  • Chicago, IL
• National Council for the Social Studies – Annual Conference
  • https://www.socialstudies.org/conference
  • 11/22/2024 – 11/24/2024
  • Boston, MA
• Mathematical Association of America – Math Fest
  • https://maa.org/event/mathfest/
  • 08/06/2025 – 08/09/2025
  • Sacramento, CA
• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists 2024
  • https://abrcms.org/
  • 11/13/2024 – 11/16/2024
  • Pittsburgh, PA
• School Science and Mathematics Association – Annual Convention
  • https://www.ssma.org/upcoming-convention
  • 11/07/2024 – 11/09/2024
  • Knoxville, TN
• Conference for Computing Sciences in Colleges – Annual Regional Conference
  • https://sites.google.com/site/ccsceastern/conference-info
  • 10/18/2024 – 10/19/2024
  • Middletown, VA
• Joint Statistical Meetings
  • https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2025/
  • 08/02/2025 – 08/07/2025
  • Nashville, TN
• World Conference on Educational Sciences
  • https://conferencenext.com/event/2623277
  • 01/02/2025 – 01/03/2025
  • Rome, Italy

Research and Scholarship

• Faculty & Graduate Research Conference
  • https://facultydevelopment.kennesaw.edu/scholarly-teaching/sotl-summit/
  • 09/19/2024 – 09/20/2024
  • Virtual
• EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
  • https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference
  • Virtual
    • 11/13/2024 – 11/14/2024
  • San Antonio, TX
    • 10/21/2024 – 10/24/2024
• North American Case Research Association – Annual Conference
  • https://nacra.net/conference/
  • 10/17/2024 – 10/19/2024
  • Orlando, FL
• Engagement Scholarship Consortium – Annual Conference
  • https://engagementscholarship.org/meetings/esc-2024
  • 10/09/2024 – 10/10/2024
  • Portland, OR
• European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance
  • https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecmlg/
  • 11/14/2024 – 11/15/2024
  • Lisbon, Portugal
• International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research
  • https://igrnet.org/Conference/1474/ICMR/
  • 01/02/2025 – 01/03/2025
  • Istanbul, Turkey

Technology

• Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges – Southeastern Conference
  • http://www.ccscse.org/conference.php?year=38th
  • 11/01/2024 – 11/02/2024
  • Greenville, SC
• Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference
  • https://www.umsl.edu/services/ctl/fttc/index.html
  • 10/3/2024 – 10/4/2024
  • Virtual
• Texas Computer Education Association – Convention and Exposition
  • https://convention.tcea.org/
  • 02/01/2025 – 02/05/2025
  • Austin, TX
• WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies – Annual Meeting
  • https://wcet.wiche.edu/wcet-events/annual-meeting/
  • 10/08/2024 – 10/10/2024
  • Long Beach, CA
• Association for Educational Communications & Technology – International Convention
  • https://convention.aect.org/
  • Virtual
    • 10/01/2024 – 10/03/2024
  • Kansas City, MI
    • 10/19/2024 – 10/23/2024
• Slate Summit
  • https://technolutions.com/slate-summit
  • 06/25/2025 – 06/27/2025
  • Las Vegas, NV
• International Conference on AI Research
  • https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/icair/
  • 12/05/2024 – 12/06/2024
  • Lisbon, Portugal
• Future of Education Technology Conference
  • https://www.fetc.org/fetc
  • 01/14/2025 – 01/17/2025
  • Orlando, FL