The Center for Faculty Excellence is now accepting proposals for interactive sessions for the annual Teaching and Learning Summit on Tuesday, May 13, 2025! The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, April 4, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Interactive sessions should:

• Have a clear topic that aligns with one of the Teaching & Learning Summit Pillars.
• Have clear learning outcomes.
• Provide relevant examples of concepts, skills, and practices.
• Provide opportunities for participant collaboration, interaction, and/or engagement.
• Be relevant to members of the BGSU teaching community, including full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate students, and staff (classified and administrative).
• Be achievable in 45 minutes.

Please note: Interactive sessions are NOT typical conference-style presentations. To ensure the success of interactive sessions, presenters should design activities that are active and engaging and support the diverse learning styles of the BGSU teaching community.

Interactive sessions will be taking place in-person in Olscamp Hall on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Due to limited staffing, the CFE team cannot support the facilitation of online, hybrid, and/or asynchronous sessions.

To submit an interactive session proposal, please complete the following steps:

1. Download the Teaching & Learning Summit 2025 Interactive Session Proposal Template.
2. Save a copy of the document using a naming convention that includes the submitter's full name such as Jane_Smith_TLSummit2025_SessionProposal
3. Respond to the prompts, paying attention to word limit guidelines.
4. Complete the Teaching & Learning Summit 2025 Interactive Session Proposal Form with the requested information.
5. Upload the completed proposal as a Microsoft Word document to the field marked “File Upload” on the form.

For more information on the specific proposal sections, download the proposal template and review the instructions. If you have any trouble downloading the template and/or submitting your proposal, please contact the CFE office at cfe@bgsu.edu

Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the CFE Team based on the following criteria:

• The proposed interactive session has a clear topic that aligns with one of the Teaching & Learning Summit Pillars. 
• The proposed interactive session has clear learning outcomes.
• The proposed interactive session will provide relevant examples of concepts, skills, and practices.
• The proposed interactive session will provide multiple opportunities for participant collaboration, interaction, and/or engagement.
• The proposed interactive session is relevant to members of the BGSU teaching community, including full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate students, and staff (classified and administrative).
• The proposed interactive session has a clear plan which can be accomplished within the 45-minute time frame. 
• The interactive session proposal includes 2-3 references or relevant citations that inform the topic, content, and/or planning of the session.

Accepted proposals will be announced the week of March 31, 2025.