For the fifth year, Kenyon's Center for Innovative Pedagogy will host a free conference on May 29-30, 2025.  This year's conference includes a wide range of presentations, panels and workshops focused in three general areas:

  • approaches that build community and belonging in the classroom
  • creative connections between different disciplines across the curriculum
  • experiential opportunities and real world applications for the liberal arts

Presenters at the conference this year represent nine different colleges from around the world, and registration for the online events is open to participants from all institutions.  For the first time since the pandemic, we will also host an in person session at Kenyon College.

Registration is free and now open for our online event: 

Register now

Conference Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4)

Thursday, May 29

9 - 10 a.m. (virtual)

  • Panel on Skill Development Across Disciplines with Anastasia Logotheti, Marilena Antoniadou, Maria Avgerinou, Yiannis Kougkoulos, Kostas Leftheriotis,  Zozeta Miliopoulou, and Eugenia Tzoumaka from the American College of Greece

10:10 - 11:10 a.m. (virtual)

  • That’s Funny! The Value of Humour in the Classroom with George Kyparissiadis from the American College of Greece
    Fostering Student Engagement and Community with Veronique Van Lierde from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. (virtual)

  • From Concept to Classroom: Employing AI to Build Community and Interdisciplinary Connections with Zachary Adams from Hope College
  • Being Latino is my Superpower with Berta Carrasco from Hope College

Friday, May 30

10:10 - 11:10 a.m. (virtual)

  • Documenting Her Story: A Student Project Utilizing Biographical Research Methods with Bethany Fiechter and Sarah B. Rowley from DePauw University
  • Small Communities, Big Impacts: Strategies for Belonging and Engagement with Erik B. Oleson from University of Colorado-Denver and Lindsey R. Hamilton from Bates College

11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (virtual)

  • Transforming Classrooms with Technology: Sparking Collaboration and Teamwork with Emily Mazzant and Claire Fauzey from Westminster College
  • The Westminster Bee Company with Patrick D. Krantz and Helen M. Boylan from Westminster College

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (in person at Kenyon)

  • Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Learning Through Student-Produced Podcasts with Irene Lopez from Kenyon College and Cheryl Martens from the Institute for Advanced Studies in Inequalities (IASI)
  • Enhancing Introductory Programming with AI with Noah Aydin and Yu-Ching Lin from Kenyon College