2025 Innovative Education Conference

The University of Rhode Island’s Office for the Advancement of Teaching & Learning is offering their 2025 Innovative Education Conference on Wednesday, March 26th.

The theme this year is “Navigating Wicked Problems Through Higher Education”:

“As a global society, we face “wicked problems”. These deeply interconnected and complex issues – climate change, poverty, etc. – require interdisciplinary answers. In fact, a key skill for students in our world is to be able to talk across their differences; bring together multiple perspectives; and work towards common solutions. Yet, at a time when genuine collaboration is needed, we also face crises of loneliness, isolation, and polarization despite technological advances that make us more accessible than ever before. How can we reconcile a society in need of connection with the realities of polarization in our world?

To participate in this conference, you don’t have to solve climate change, poverty, or any other wicked problem. Rather, we invite instructors and faculty developers to share strategies that cultivate democratic engagement in ways large and small. How do you:

• Foster dialogue across differences?
• Develop collaborative problem-solving skills?
• Bridge diverse perspectives?
• Engage students with real-world community issues?

This conference is for you if you engage students in working together. Because together, we will build a wicked good democratic future.”

This is a free conference that is offering a wide variety of sessions. Please check out the offerings here.