NWeLearn 2026

NWeLearn 2026

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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