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WELCOME

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

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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
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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
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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

       

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Refresh as the New Academic Year Starts - August 10 - 12, 2026

Conference on Innovative Strategies to Advance Student Learning
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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
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LILLY - TRAVERSE CITY, MI

 

October 7 - 9, 2026

Park Place Hotel

 

Registration opens soon!

Call for Proposals opens soon!

Keynote Speakers: 

      To be announced soon!

      

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