Educational Excellence Week

Monday, April 20, 2026

Location:

8:30am – 11:30am – Library Expansion 167

11:30am – 4:30pm – Library Multipurpose Room

8:30am – 9am – Teaching Financial Literacy of High School Students (Dr. Juan Gallardo & Dr. James Goodpasture)

9am – 9:30am – Flipping Out over Library Instruction (Kimberly Gragg, Joshua Wallace, Allison Nolan, Heather O’Donnell, & Mohammed Kokan)

9:30 am – 10am – Cowboys and Indians: Implementing a Pedagogy of Resemblances (Moumin Quazi)

10am – 11am – Better Decisions, Better Teaching: A Mental Models Approach to Instructional Innovation (Dr. Ricardo Lumbreras Jr.) Library Training Center

11am – 11:30am – From Prompts to Branding: Integrating Text-to-Image Generative AI in Marketing Education (Dr. Rita To)

11:30am – 12:30pm – You Can Help a Texan (Student Counseling Services)

12:30pm – 1pm – From Physiology to Practice: Experiential Learning with Small Ruminants

(Dr. Cheyenne Runyan)

1pm – 1:30pm – 2026 AI Learnathon (Dr. Shannon Stoker) FW

1:30pm -2pm – AI Proof or AI Partner – Redesigning Assignments for the AI Age (Marisa Hellawell) FW

2pm – 2:30pm – Grade Smarter, Not Harder: Automating Final Grade Submission from Canvas (Dr. Erika Wilcoxen, Dr. Shannon Stoker, & Samantha Orcutt) FW

2:30pm – 3:30pm – Voices in Action: Modeling a Live Oral History Interview & From Interview to Inquiry: Method, Reflection, & the Voices Model (Anna Rasberry, Blake Mallory, & Dr. Eliel Hinojosa)

3:30pm – 4:30pm – Introduction to Generative AI (Paul Quinnell)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

11:30am – 1:30pm – Keynote Speaker Luncheon

We are excited to welcome Dr. James Lang as our keynote speaker! Dr. Lang is a Professor of Practice at the University of Notre Dame, and an internationally recognized author and speaker focused on improving teaching and learning. Known for translating the science of learning into practical classroom strategies, his work helps educators foster student engagement and success. 

Join us for the keynote speaker luncheon to connect with colleagues and gain valuable insights from our featured presentation.
Location: EECU Hospitality Room

Keynote Speaker Luncheon RSVP Link

4:30pm – 6pm – Faculty Development Cohort Poster Presentations – Clyde H. Well Fine Arts Center Gallery

6pm – 7:15pm – Last Lecture – Dr. Subi Gandhi (For more information) – Clyde H. Well Fine Arts Center Gallery

8:30am – 4:25pm -Staff Presentations – Hosted by Staff Senate (Link to Schedule)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Location: Library Multipurpose Room

7am – 1pm – Teaching with Technology Showcase – Hosted by Innovative Technology Solutions – (Link to Schedule)

1pm – 1:30pm – AI Builder: Enterprise AI Platform Supporting Tarleton’s Teaching, Research, and Operations Mission (Dr. Justin Carrell)

1:35pm – 2:05pm – Close Enough to Real: Leveraging Generative AI Personas and/or Custom GPT’s to Engage Students in ENGL3309: Professional Writing (Dr. Katrina Hinson)

2:10pm – 2:40pm – Comparing Instructor Versus Large Language Model Feedback on Student Work (Dr. Billy Gray)

2:45pm – 3:15pm – Using AI to Create a System to Document Student AI Use (Dr. Steven Thayer)

3:20pm – 3:50pm – Building Ethical AI Tools for Professional Engagement & Reflective Learning (Dr. Misty Smith)

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Location: Library Multipurpose Room

8am – 9am – AI Prompting Workshop (Paul Quinnell)

9am – 9:30am – Artificial Intelligence in Music (Clarence Floyd Richmond)

9:30am – 10am – SCRM Course Development: An Integrated and Practice-Focused Pedagogical Framework (Catalin C. Dinulescu)

10am – 10:30am – Beginner’s Guide to Integrating AI Into Your Teaching (Dr. Bryn Brown & Dr. Misty Smith)

10:30am – 11am – From Theory to Practice: Using AI to Transform Educational Psychology into Real-World Applied Projects Using Student Interest Pathways (Alison Beason Weis)

11am – 11:30am – Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI: Practical Course Design Strategies Beyond Policing Cheating (Dr. John Hill) FW

11:30am – 12pm – Integrate AI into your work & Connect with the Community (Jim Snyder)

12pm – 12:30pm – AI in Higher Education: Effective Implementation, Prompting Strategies, and Policy Development (Dr. Anthony Edwards & Dr. Lisa Taylor Cook)

1pm – 1:30pm – From Classroom Knowledge to Real World Decision-Making: The Financial Planning Capstone Experience (Dr. Juan Gallardo & Rachel Truss)

1:30pm – 2:30pm – Voices in Action: Modeling a Live Oral History Interview & From Interview to Inquiry: Method, Reflection, & the Voices Model (Anna Rasberry, Ted Roberts, & Dr. Eliel Hinojosa)

2:30pm – 3pm – From Classroom to Stadium: Enhancing Sport Management Education Through Facility-Based Experiential Learning (Audrey Johnston & Rachel Elms)

3pm – 3:30pm – Making Uncommon Sense Common: A Mathematics Department’s Journey from Book Study of Classroom Impact (Beth Riggs)

3:30pm – 4pm – Dialectics vs. AI: Pedagogical Practices to Encourage Students’ Primary Thinking (Justin Andrew Hill)

4pm – 5pm – AI Agents & Working with Your Own Data (Paul Quinnell)

Friday, April 24, 2026

8:30am – 4:25pm – Staff Presentations – Hosted by Staff Senate – (Link to Schedule)