The Teaching Effectiveness Symposium is CTE's hallmark program for SMU faculty. This year's keynote is Dr. Betsy Barre, Executive Director of Wake Forest University's Center for the Advancement of Teaching.

Tentative Event Schedule

• 8:30am – 9am | Check-in & Breakfast
• 9am – 9:05 | Welcome from the Director of the CTE Dr. Constantin Icleanu
• 9:05am - 9:15am | Welcome from the Provost
• 9:15am – 9:25am | Overview of the CTE & Keynote Intro
• 9:25am – 11:00am | Dr. Betsy Barre (Keynote & Q&A)
  • Keynote title: “The One Who Does the Work Does the Learning”: Motivating Student Engagement in an Age of AI
• 11:00am – 11:10 | Break with Refreshments
• 11:10 –12pm | JiTTT Grant Showcase hosted by Dr. Adeline Tolliver
  • Elizabeth Wheaton-Páramo (SMU Econ) and Mateo Langston Smith (SMU OIT)
  • Tashima Thomas (SMU Meadows - Art History)
  • Brett Story (SMU Lyle - CEE)
  • Daniel Tague (Meadows – Music Therapy)
• 12pm - 1pm | SMU Generative AI Panel with Dr. Betsy Barre

Event image created by ChatGPT 4.o using the prompt: "Generate an image of a teaching symposium in a beautiful university ballroom featuring the words 'Teaching Symposium.'"