ONCSE Annual Education Conference
Building Networks for Teaching, Scholarship, and Professional Growth
Saturday, October 31, 2026
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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Poster submissions still open! Click here to submit one (due by Oct. 14)
Join STEM educators for a day dedicated to building professional networks that support teaching, scholarship, and career development. Through presentations, discussions, and opportunities for collaboration, participants will share innovative teaching practices, explore the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and strengthen the professional relationships that enrich STEM education.
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Contributors to the Opening Conversation:
“Building Educational Innovation Through Collaboration”
Mark Moritz
Raeshan Davis
Mark Blaser
More info about our featured contributors can be found here.
The ONCSE conference is organized around a series of themed conversations that combine brief presentations from invited contributors with moderated discussion and audience participation. Rather than focusing solely on formal presentations, these conversations are designed to encourage the exchange of ideas, experiences, and practical approaches to teaching, scholarship, and professional growth.
Conference Conversations
AI and Teaching and Learning
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing higher education, creating new opportunities and new challenges for STEM educators. Contributors will explore classroom implementation, assessment, academic integrity, student learning, and the broader implications of generative AI for higher education.
Contributors to include:
Matt Stoltzfus and Steven Brown, The Ohio State University
Corey Beck, Ohio University; Beyond the Prompt: AI, Teaching, and the Questions that Follow
Morgan Funkhouse, Penn State University; Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences in Chemistry with GenAI
Additional contributors to be announced
Creating Evidence-Based Resources for the STEM Education Community”
STEM educators often extend their impact beyond their own classrooms and institutions by developing instructional resources that can be adopted and adapted by others. Grounded in educational research and evidence-based teaching practices, these resources help translate scholarship into practice across the broader STEM education community. Contributors will discuss the motivations behind creating these resources, the process of developing and disseminating them, and how this work contributes to teaching, educational scholarship, and professional growth.
Contributors to include:
Jim Fowler. MOOCulus project and GradeDescent project
Mark Blaser, REAL CHEM project
Andrew Heckler, STEM Fluency project
Kathy Koenig, IVET project
Additional contributors to be announced
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) provides a framework for investigating questions about teaching and student learning while contributing to the broader STEM education community. Contributors will share experiences with getting started with SoTL research, discuss findings from their own work, and explore how educational scholarship can contribute to professional growth.
Contributors to include:
Adam Chekour, University of Cincinnati
Mary Russell, Kent State University
Sophia Jeong, The Ohio State University
Additional contributors to be announced
Innovations in Teaching, Learning, and Student Success
This conversation highlights initiatives that strengthen teaching and learning through innovative programs, collaborative teaching practices, course redesign, faculty partnerships, and strategies that foster student success and a sense of belonging. Contributors will discuss how institutional innovations are developed, evaluated, and sustained, and how these efforts can inspire broader change across STEM education.
Contributors to include:
Raeshan Davis, The Ohio State University
Rebecca Ricciardo and Dan Turner, The Ohio State University; Intentional Course Design & Teaching Practices to Personalize the Student Experience in Large Classes
Geraldine Cochran, The Ohio State University.
OSU Math
OSU Bio
Additional contributors to be announced
Agenda overview
Downloadable file with session details can be found here.
| Time | Content | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:40 | Registration/Coffee/Informal Networking | Curl Ave |
| 9:40-9:50 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Curl Ave |
| 9:50-10:30 |
Opening Conversation: Building Educational Innovation Through Collaboration
• Mark Moritz, Raeshan Davis, Mark Blaser
|
Curl Ave |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break/Transition | |
| 10:45-12:00 |
Morning Concurrent Conversations
• AI and Teaching and Learning
• Evidence Based Resources
• Innovations in Teaching and Learning
• Scholarship of teaching and Learning
|
McPherson, multiple rooms |
| 12:00-12:45 |
Poster Session and Networking
• Various topics
|
McPherson |
| 12:45-1:45 | Lunch | Curl Ave |
| 1:45-2:00 | Break/Transition | |
| 2:00-3:15 |
Afternoon Concurrent Conversations
• AI and Teaching and Learning
• Evidence Based Resources
• Innovations in Teaching and Learning
• Innovations in Teaching and Learning
|
McPherson, multiple rooms |
| 3:15-3:45 |
Poster Session and Networking
• Various topics
|
McPherson |
| 3:45-4:00 | Closing | McPherson 1000 |
| To close | Information sessions | McPherson |
Proposal submissions
ONCSE invites educators to contribute a presentation or poster to one of the conference's themed conversations. We welcome proposals that share innovative teaching practices, educational scholarship, evidence-based resources, institutional initiatives, and experiences that can inform, inspire, and strengthen the broader STEM education community.
The deadline for presentations has passed, but poster proposals will still be accepted until Oct 14!
Conference registration
Registration fee covers everything (parking, meals, refreshments) except lodging.
Trainees: Please use the code STUDENT during checkout for a 50% discount, and be prepared to show a student ID upon check-in.
