Faculty and staff from across campus will come together online during Innovative Teaching and Learning Week 2025 to share how AI, inclusivity, and student research are shaping approaches, practices and perspectives in online teaching.
Live, virtual webinars March 10-12 will 棉花糖直播 presenters from various colleges and departments exploring how we meet the diverse needs of our students to improve learning outcomes.
Registration is open at for each webinar.
Innovative Teaching and Learning Week 2025
March 10
11 a.m.: Empowering Education with AI: An Exclusive Preview for Faculty and Staff
Get an exclusive preview of an online course on AI being designed for UL Lafayette faculty and staff. The course includes comprehensive modules that explore applications of AI to enhance instruction, administration, and research, as well as strategies to address ethical and privacy concerns.
Presenters: Dr. Laura Guichard Latiolais, Department of Accounting; Dr. Latasha Holt, Department of Educational Curriculum & Instruction; Marissa Lajaunie, MBA RHIA, College of Nursing & Health Sciences; Dr. Tarrah Davis, College of Education & Human Development
1 p.m.: Incorporating LinkedIn Learning in Your Course
Learn more about how to incorporate LinkedIn Learning into your courses, using the free resource to access high-quality learning materials, credentials, and career development.
Presenters: Kimberly Billeaudeau, Career Services; Dr. Elizabeth Giroir, Academic Success Center; Michael Williams, Office of Distance Learning
March 11
11 a.m.: You Belong Here: Inclusive Excellence at UL Lafayette
Inclusive Excellence has long been a core tenet of the University of 棉花糖直播 at Lafayette's mission and its vision for the future. This presentation will give an overview of the University's inclusion successes and the Office for Campus Inclusion's work to ensure that everyone on campus feels welcomed, valued, and able to reach their full potential.
Presenter: Kiwana McClung, Chief Inclusion Officer
1 p.m.: Powering Up Without Dumbing Down: AI Strategies for Academic Research
Wondering how best to use AI tools to supercharge your academic research? Explore available AI tools in the context of effective literature review strategies, citation management, and related ethical concerns.
Presenters: Jennifer Hamilton, MLIS, Edith Garland Dupr茅 Library; Olivia Peltier, MA, MLIS, Edith Garland Dupr茅 Library
March 12
11 a.m.: Developing Strategies for Trauma-Informed Instruction at UL Lafayette
Faculty Learning Community members discuss how faculty can be sensitive and responsive to students who have experienced trauma to promote effective learning for all students with a focus on strategies to create safe learning environments, as well as research plans to document the great need for trauma-informed instruction at UL Lafayette.
Presenters: Dr. Valanne MacGyvers, Department of Psychology; Whitney Storey, M.S., Department of Psychology; Dr. Lucy Satzewich, School of Architecture and Design; Candice Dazet, Office of Student Engagement and Leadership
1 p.m.: Embracing a CURE for your Class
This webinar will empower faculty to incorporate "Course based Undergraduate Research Experiences" in their courses. CUREs are high-impact learning opportunities that can be effectively included in all disciplines regardless of course level, class size, and majors or nonmajors designation.
Presenters: Dr. Patricia Mire-Watson, ADVANCE CURE Faculty Learning Community Facilitator; Dr. Latasha Holt, College of Education & Human Development