Teaching Conference 2026
The 30th Annual UWSP Teaching Conference, Teaching With Joy: Restoring Connection and Purpose, held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, provided an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together in community to explore ways to support connection, well-being, and joy in our teaching and across our campuses.
Conference Content
Gamifying Disagreement to Encourage Productive Discourse
Dona Warren, Patience Graham, Matthew Dzwonkowski
Keynote presentation:
Prioritize, Optimize, and Sustain Your Well-Being: Evidence-based Strategies to Protect Against Burnout
Kristen Lee
Finding Joy in Academic Community Using a SoTL FLC as Community-Building Praxis
James Berry, Jess Bowers, Lauren Gantz, Amanda Jonsson, Katja Marquart, Erica Ringelspaugh, Krista Slemmons
Building Career-Ready Graduates: The Case for Required Internships
Jacqui Guthrie, David Barry, Daniel Keymer
Positive Outcomes of Integrating Career Readiness
Jeremy Higgins, Tanya Steger
previous conference content below