Learning Opportunities

This page con­tains a list­ing of pro­fes­sion­al learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties beyond North Island Col­lege includ­ing con­fer­ences, work­shops, webi­na­rs and oth­er learn­ing expe­ri­ences for fac­ul­ty. Ken­ne­saw State Uni­ver­si­ty keeps a fair­ly up to date direc­to­ry of many teach­ing and learn­ing con­fer­ences. 

BCcampus Offerings | ongoing

• Theme: Var­i­ous Top­ics
• Cost: Many are free, some low cost
• Learn More: https://bccampus.ca/events/

DIGITAL PEDAGOGY LAB | February 18 — 20, 2025

• Theme: Crit­i­cal dig­i­tal ped­a­go­gies
• Loca­tion: In-per­son at Kwantlen Poly­tech­nic Uni­ver­si­ty
• Cost: $750 CDN
• Learn More: https://dpl.bccampus.ca/

Pedagogy without borders: New frontiers of teaching and technology | February 19, 2025

• Theme: Tech­nol­o­gy
• Loca­tion: Online
• Cost: Free
• Learn More: https://pedagogywithoutborders.sched.com/about 

VCC Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium | March 3 — 4, 2025

• Theme: Teach­ing and Learn­ing with Heads, Hands, and Hearts
• Loca­tion: Online
• Cost: Free!
• Learn More: https://ctlr.vcc.ca/teaching-and-learning/teaching-learning-and-research-symposium/

Ai cademy: Canada Summit for Post-Secondary EduCAtion | March 6 — 7, 2025

• Theme: Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence
• Loca­tion: Cal­gary, Alber­ta
• Cost: $1000 CDN
• Learn More: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/HESAaicademy/home

EPORTFOLIO MATTERS DAY (KPU) | March 17, 2025

• Theme: ePort­fo­lios in Post-Sec­ondary Edu­ca­tion
• Loca­tion: Rich­mond, British Colum­bia
• Cost: Free
• Learn More: PDF

Online learning consortium (OLC) Innovate | april 1 — 4, 2025 

• Theme: The Rhythm of Inno­va­tion: Hit­ting the High Notes in Dig­i­tal Edu­ca­tion
• Loca­tion: Nashville, TN
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2025/innovate/

conference on Learning and Student Success (CLASS) | april 3 — 5, 2025

• Loca­tion: San Juan, Puer­to Rico and Online
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://www.aacu.org/event/class

American Association of Community Colleges conference | APRIL 12 — 16, 2025

• Theme: Rhythm of Stu­dent Suc­cess
• Loca­tion: Nashville, TN
• Cost: https://aaccannual.com/fees.cfm
• Learn More: https://www.aaccannual.com/

University of Calgary Conference on post-secondary learning and teaching | April 28 — 30, 2025

• Theme: Reassess­ing Assess­ment in Post­sec­ondary Edu­ca­tion
• Loca­tion: Cal­gary, AB (ful­ly in-per­son)
• Cost: https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/conference/schedule#travel-information
• Learn More: https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/conference

15th Annual University of waterloo Teaching and learning conference | April 30 — May 1, 2025

• Loca­tion: TBD Uni­ver­si­ty of Water­loo, Water­loo, Ontario
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://uwaterloo.ca/uw-teaching-and-learning-conference/

SETTL 2025: Symposium on emerging technology in teaching and learning | May 9, 2025

• Loca­tion: KPU Rich­mond Con­fer­ence Cen­tre ( 8771 Lans­downe Rd, Rich­mond, BC)
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: TBD

Thompson-okanagan teaching and learning conference | may 13 — 14, 2025

• Theme: Schol­ar­ly Teach­ing and the Schol­ar­ship of Teach­ing and Learn­ing: Evi­denc­ing our Prac­tice
• Loca­tion: Thomp­son Rivers Uni­ver­si­ty, Kam­loops, BC
• Cost: Ear­ly-bird $50
• Learn More: https://totlc.opened.ca/

ETUG (BC Educational Tech Users Group) | may 22 — 23, 2025

• Theme: “Show Me How You Did It: Get­ting Back to Hands-On in EdTech”
• Loca­tion: UBC, Van­cou­ver
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://etug.ca/spring-workshop-2025-workshop-description/

Faculty Development Summer Institute | May 26 — 29, 2025

• Theme: Explo­rations of Active Learn­ing in High­er Edu­ca­tion
• Loca­tion: Uni­ver­si­ty of Prince Edward Island, PEI
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://sites.google.com/upei.ca/event/home

Otessa 2025 conference | June 5 – 6, 2025

• Loca­tion: Vic­to­ria, BC
• Cost: https://otessa.org/2025/register‑2/#fees
• Learn More: https://otessa.org/2025/

The 2025 Teaching Professor Annual conference | June 6 — 8, 2025

• Loca­tion: Wash­ing­ton, DC
• Cost: https://www.magnapubs.com/teaching-professor-conference/pricing-registration/
• Learn More: https://www.magnapubs.com/teaching-professor-conference/

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | June 10 — 13, 2025 

• Theme: TBD
• Loca­tion: Saska­toon, Saskatchewan
• Cost: Com­ing Soon
• Learn More: https://www.stlhe.ca/conferences/2025-stlhe-conference/ 

grading conference — Higher Ed Focus | June 11 — 13, 2025

• Theme: Grad­ing
• Loca­tion: Online (8 am — 3 pm PST dai­ly)
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://thegradingconference.com/

national higher education teaching conference 2025 | June 13 — 14, 2025

• Theme: Accel­er­at­ing Stu­dent Suc­cess and Belong­ing
• Loca­tion: Min­neapo­lis, Min­neso­ta
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://nhetc.acue.org/

D2L FUSION — brightspace | JuLY 21 — 23, 2025

• Theme: Cre­ate Your Learn­ing Moment at Fusion
• Loca­tion: Savan­nah, Geor­gia
• Cost: approx. $850 USD for In-Per­son, Free for On-Demand
• Learn More: https://www.d2l.com/fusion/

Improving University Teaching | JuLY 16–18, 2025

• Theme: Redefin­ing Edu­ca­tion
• Loca­tion: Uni­ver­si­ty of West­min­ster, Lon­don, UK
• Cost: Check web­site
• Learn More: https://iutconference.com/

ITLC Conference on advancing teaching and learning | October TBD, 2025

• Loca­tion: 
• Cost: $585 US
• Learn More: https://www.lillyconferences-mi.com/ 

Regional LIlly (Teaching and Learning) Conferences | 2024

• Learn More: https://www.lillyconferences.com/

teaching professor online Conference | octobeR TBD, 2025

• Loca­tion: Octo­ber 22 — 24 all online
• Cost: $499 US
• Learn More: https://www.magnapubs.com/tpoc/

Educause Annual Conference | october TBD, 2025

• Loca­tion:
• Cost: https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference/registration
• Learn More: https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference/2024

International society for the scholarship of teaching and learning — ISSOTL25 | NOVEMBER 3 — 6, 2025

• Theme: Rec­og­niz­ing Impact and Rein­vig­o­rat­ing Prac­tice (Inter­na­tion­al Soci­ety for the Schol­ar­ship of Teach­ing and Learn­ing)
• Loca­tion: Christchurch, New Zealand
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://issotl.com/issotl25/

Online learning consortium (OLC) accelerate | November TBD, 2025

• Theme: Accel­er­at­ing Online Learn­ing World­wide
• Loca­tion: Orlan­do, Flori­da
• Cost: $1175
• Learn More: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2024/accelerate/

innovations in Education conference | December TBD, 2025

• Theme: Cre­at­ing Belong­ing Through Inclu­sive and Acces­si­ble Learn­ing Expe­ri­ences
• Loca­tion: Online via McMas­ter Uni­ver­si­ty
• Cost: 
• Learn More: TBD