2026 Faculty Conference
8:00 AM
— 8:45 AM
Check-in and Breakfast
8:45 AM
— 8:55 AM
Welcome & Introductions
Dr. Nathan Smith, President, Faculty Senate
9:00 AM
— 9:40 AM
Block 1: Breakout Sessions
TENTATIVE
- Auditorium: Bringing Care To Life
- Collabratorium | WHI Fellows: From Immersion to Retention: Integrating VR to Strengthen Student Success
- Collabratorium-Theater: Integrating Sustainability and Scientific Literacy
- LAB 107 (Library): Canvas Best Practices (repeats in Block 3)
- RM. 169: Stories That Teach: Leveraging Narrative Pedagogy to Drive Engagement and Student Success
- RM. 170: Centering Student Perspectives of AI and AI Tools in Learning
- RM. 171: Co-Teaching Without Sharing a Classroom: Collaboration Between ENGL 1301 and Corequisite
- MakerSpace: T-Shirt Workshop
9:50 AM
— 10:30 AM
Block 2: Breakout Sessions
TENTATIVE
- Auditorium: Human Horizons: Liberal Learning as Education with a Human Face
- Collabratorium | WHI Fellows: Beyond Pages: Building 360 Worlds Based on Fictional Narratives
- Collabratorium-Theater: Highlighting Innovative Learning at HCC
- LAB 107 (Library): Project-Based Learning in Immersive Environments with Minecraft Education (repeats in Block 4)
- RM. 169: Using Logic Problems and Brainteasers as Focus to Increase Student Engagement
- RM. 170: Faculty Success & TE
- RM. 171: OERs and Fair Use: What's the Difference?
- RM. 203: First Year Experience: Case Studies in Pedagogy
- MakerSpace: Laser Cutting Workshop
10:40 AM
— 11:20 AM
Block 3: Breakout Sessions
TENTATIVE
- Auditorium: Teaching Without Giving Away the Answer: A Case Based Approach to Active Learning Across Disciplines
- Collabratorium | WHI Fellows: BACK TO THE FUTURE: Synchronicity in Education
- Collabratorium-Theater: Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: Practical Ways Faculty Can Use Microsoft 365 Copilot
- LAB 107 (Library): Canvas Best Practices for Course Design (repeats from Block 1)
- RM. 169: Enhancing Student Engagement Through Active Learning
- RM. 170: How do we keep education human in AI-rich world?
- RM. 171: Beyond HCC & Teaching: Creating, Researching, & Publishing
- RM. 203: Math in Chemistry (or STEM classes)
- MakerSpace: T-Shirt Workshop
11:30 AM
— 12:10 PM
Block 4: Breakout Sessions
TENTATIVE
- Auditorium: Faculty Success & TE
- Collabratorium: WHI Fellows--Who Are We? How Can You Join?
- Collabratorium-Theater: Identifying Industrial Change from Historic Maps: A Case Study of Houston, Texas
- LAB 107 (Library): Project-Based Learning in Immersive Environments with Minecraft Education (repeats from Block 2)
- RM. 169: Belonging as a path to improved student retention and success
- RM. 170: AI With Intention: Keeping Humans at the Center of Teaching and Learning
- RM. 171: Illuminating Expectations & Demystifying Assessment
- RM. 205: Adjunct Academy 101
- MakerSpace: Laser Cutting Workshop
12:15 PM
— 12:55 PM
Lunch in the Auditorium
1:00 PM
— 2:30 PM
April Faculty Senate Meeting