The 30th Annual UWSP Teaching Conference, Teaching With Joy: Restoring Connection and Purpose, held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, provided an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together in community to explore ways to support connection, well-being, and joy in our teaching and across our campuses.
Keynote presentation:Prioritize, Optimize, and Sustain Your Well-Being: Evidence-based Strategies to Protect Against Burnout Kristen Lee Finding Joy in Academic Community Using a SoTL FLC as Community-Building Praxis James Berry, Jess Bowers, Lauren Gantz, Amanda Jonsson, Katja Marquart, Erica Ringelspaugh, Krista Slemmons Building Career-Ready Graduates: The Case for Required Internships Jacqui Guthrie, David Barry, Daniel Keymer Positive Outcomes of Integrating Career Readiness Jeremy Higgins, Tanya Steger Gamifying Disagreement to Encourage Productive Discourse Dona Warren, Patience Graham, Matthew Dzwonkowski
Keynote presentation:Prioritize, Optimize, and Sustain Your Well-Being: Evidence-based Strategies to Protect Against Burnout Kristen Lee
Finding Joy in Academic Community Using a SoTL FLC as Community-Building Praxis James Berry, Jess Bowers, Lauren Gantz, Amanda Jonsson, Katja Marquart, Erica Ringelspaugh, Krista Slemmons
Building Career-Ready Graduates: The Case for Required Internships Jacqui Guthrie, David Barry, Daniel Keymer
Positive Outcomes of Integrating Career Readiness Jeremy Higgins, Tanya Steger
Gamifying Disagreement to Encourage Productive Discourse Dona Warren, Patience Graham, Matthew Dzwonkowski
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