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The Lilly Conference Series provides opportunities for the presentation of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education. We invite administrators, graduate students, and faculty to join us at a Lilly event to exchange ideas and build a repertoire of skills that can be put to immediate use.
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"The Lilly Conference is described as a “collaborative community of scholars sharing, discussing, critiquing and reflecting upon improving teaching and learning” and that is exactly what one encounters during the 3-day session: a group of like-minded folk who are truly interested in becoming better teachers. Unlike other conferences where attendees are often expected to just “sit and listen”, Lilly is different with most of the break-out sessions requiring some level of participation so that one leaves not only with new materials that can be implemented immediately into the classroom but also hands-on experience in how to use them."
- ITLC Lilly Conference Participant
2025–2026 National Lilly Conferences
LILLY- "O"
November 20 - 22, 2025
Miami University - Oxford, OH
Hosted by: Miami University
Call for proposals is open
Registration is open!
Keynote Speakers:
Mary-Ann Winkelmes
Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education project (TILT Higher Ed)
How Transparency in Teaching and Learning Advances Student Success
Claire Howell Major
The University of Alabama
How AI Can Help You Save Your Teaching Time for the Important Stuff
Megan Kohler
The Pennsylvania State University
Divergent Minds, Inspired Designs: A Comprehensive Approach to Supporting Neurodivergent Learners
Start the New Year Together - January 8 - 10, 2026
Conference on
Teaching for Active & Engaged Learning in the Age of AI
LILLY - SAN DIEGO, CA
January 8 - 10, 2026
DoubleTree - Mission Valley
San Diego, CA
Registration is Open!
Keynote Speakers:
Andrew Phuong, University of California, San Diego
Fostering Engagement, Community, and Success: Adaptable Teaching
Strategies for Today's Learners
Bonni Stachowiak, Vanguard University; Teaching in Higher Ed
Go Somewhere: A Game of Metaphors, AI, and What Comes Next
Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Science of Learning Meets AI: Strategies for Purposeful Integration
Close Out the Academic Year in Austin - May 18th - 20th, 2026
Conference on AI and the
Future of Evidence-Based Teaching in Higher Education
LILLY - AUSTIN, TX
May 18 - 20, 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton - Austin, TX
Registration is open!
Call for Proposals is open! CFP CLOSES DECEMBER 15
Keynote Speakers:
Dan Levy, Harvard University
Claire Major, University of Alabama
Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Refresh as the New Academic Year Starts - August 10 - 12, 2026
Conference on Innovative Strategies to Advance Student Learning
LILLY - ASHEVILLE, NC
August 10 - 12, 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown
Registration opens soon!
Call for Proposals opens soon!
Keynote Speakers:
To be announced soon!
Reignite Your Teaching in the Fall - October 7 - 9, 2026
Conference on Advancing Teaching and Learning
LILLY - TRAVERSE CITY, MI
Park Place Hotel
Registration opens soon!
Call for Proposals opens soon!
Keynote Speakers:
To be announced soon!































