NWeLearn 2026

NWeLearn 2026

8:00am PDT

Check-In and Light Refreshments TBA

8:45am PDT

Conference Welcome TBA

9:00am PDT

AI and the Higher Education Landscape: Implications for Leadership TBALinda Samek • Debby Espinor Eight Essential Principles: Centering the Human Core in AI-Integrated Education TBARonald Lethcoe • Joni Gutierrez From Prompt to Canvas: One Professor's AI Workflow TBAWayne Yeatman

10:00am PDT

Hearing Macbeth Whispering into Your Ears: Binaural Sound Design in an Integrated Curricula Experiment TBALi Liu Instructional Design with Dynamic Disability in Mind TBAAnna Johnson • Lori Wamsley Teaching Pairs: How Faculty Partnerships Transform Online Teaching and Learning TBAPaul Montone • Mel Stark • Skye Nguyen

11:00am PDT

Readiness, Risk, and Reality: Real AI Use and Real Concerns in Higher Ed Workplace TBAJo Ann Arinder Remarkable Online Student Experiences: Lessons Learned From a Yearlong Faculty Learning Community TBATheresa Harper • Scott Dove Stochastic Parrots: Lessons of Power and Expediency in GAI TBAAlex Shuford

11:40am PDT

When Technology Listens: Research and Practical Strategies for AI Live Captions in the Classroom TBAKrista Rey

12:10pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

Keynote: Navigating the Maze of a Generative Age TBA

2:10pm PDT

Enhancing Education through AV Technologies: Implement, Engage, Thrive TBAJoseph Frotton Faculty Training That Sticks: Lessons From Turning Accessibility Training Into a Game Show TBADeborah Mundorff Let’s Talk PDFs - The Bad, the Ugly, and the Alternatives TBAJusti Echeles • Tasha Biesinger • Michele Joy Bromley

3:10pm PDT

Building AI Literacy at CWU: Multimodal’s Approach to Faculty Development and Student Readiness TBAChad Tester Jurassic Park, Physical Tasks, and Other Ways to Address AI in the Online/Asynchronous Setting TBAMike Coriasco What Actually Helped, (But We Didn't Want to Tell You): A Funny, Honest Session on Surviving the Hardest Job in the World TBAKrista Rey • Elle Griffin

3:50pm PDT

Using Ice Breakers to Create Routine, Foster Inclusion, and Build Community TBADeanne Motz Evaluate, Create, Refine, Review: Adventures in Agentic AI at Oregon State TBARaul B. Moreno GenAI in Mental Health Counseling Training and Practice: Balancing Cognitive Offloading and Self Efficacy TBAKevin Guevara

4:30pm PDT

“Can you just do it for me?”: The Hidden Compassion Work of Instructional Design TBAElle Griffin Workshop: Dungeons and Data TBAMike Coriasco

5:00pm PDT

Evening Social TBA

8:00am PDT

Light Refreshments and Welcome TBA

9:00am PDT

Beyond the Prompt: Using AI to Support Problem Solving, Not Replace It TBATerrence Scott Making XR Approachable: Practical Tools and Real Classroom Use Cases TBAMaria Sanchez Isaza • Mel Stark • Monica Martinez-Gallagher Perspectives on Generative AI: Part Deux TBAJeffrey Jones • Laura E. Scott

10:00am PDT

Create, Design, Inspire: Leveraging AI for Accessible Course Content TBAMel Stark • Sage Freeman How to Champion Cognitive Accessibility in the Platform Evaluation Process TBAMegan McFarland • Kam Moi Lee • Andrew F. Lawrence Meta-Human Patients Training Health Professionals TBAMark Gaither

11:00am PDT

Global Bellevue: International On-site Pedagogical Research Workshops TBALi Liu Multimodal Reflection: AI-Assisted Digital Postcards in Hybrid Learning TBASaba Rana • Helen Gong Transferring Knowledge From the Screen to Reality: 3D Bone Study Results TBALindsay Biga

11:40am PDT

Educational Developer Competencies in Practice: Exploring a Competency Toolkit for Higher Education TBALina Gomaa Large Numbers, Meaningful Learning: Building Community in Large-Scale Interprofessional Education TBAGraciela Vidal What If Canvas Goes Down Again? TBAChris Powell

12:10pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

Keynote-Led Discussions TBA

2:10pm PDT

AI as a Creative Partner in Image Generation TBAKat Thoreson From Mission to Method: Co-Designing Humanistic Online Learning in Graduate Physical Therapy Education TBAMolly B. O'Rourke

2:30pm PDT

Does Video Structure Matter? Evidence-Informed Design for Online Learning TBAJeremy Rose Using AI to Spark Curiosity for Promoting Long-Term Learning TBAMelinda Beane

2:50pm PDT

Not Everything is a Shortcut: The Case for Authentic Assessment TBARobert Lupton • Luke S. Williams Opening Education with LLMs: From Paywalled to Public TBAGregory Zobel Professional Development in Zoomlandia TBATodd Conaway

3:40pm PDT

Closing Remarks and Prize Giveaway TBA