ARC 2026

Academic Resources Conference

Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7  |  Office of Instructional Resources

ARC 2026 session schedule, Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 7. Each row is a time slot; each column is a conference day. Cells list the session title and presenter(s).
Time Mon 8/3 Tue 8/4 Wed 8/5 Thu 8/6 Fri 8/7
9:00 – 9:50 am Opening Plenary Jacie Green, Carolyn Speer De-escalation Training for Faculty and Staff Morgan Davis, Mia Schenck Intermediate Blackboard Magi Hruza Managing Difficult Student Behavior in the Academic Environment Alicia Newell Blackboard for Beginners Rachel Bastian
10:00 – 10:50 am What's New in Blackboard Magi Hruza What Discussion Board Submissions Tell Us About AI Writing at WSU Carolyn Speer, Rachel Bastian Using Microsoft as an Educational Technology Rachel Bastian, Magi Hruza What's it Like to Teach at WSU? Faculty Panel All That Stuff Someone Should Tell You Magi Hruza
11:00 – 11:50 am Course Video in Blackboard Rachel Bastian You Left the Feedback; Now Help Students Put it to Use! Rachel Bastian Mandatory Accessibility Training AY2026-2027 Krystal Iseminger, John Jones WSU Common Read Book Discussion: The Shape of Ideas In-Person Session, Ablah Library What Good Teaching Looks Like Carolyn Speer
12:00 – 12:50 pm How are Technology Decisions Made at WSU? Tech Leaders Panel Preliminary Findings: Student Preferences for Discussion Boards Aaryn Ludens Honorlock: Your Proctoring Solution Rachel Bastian, Magi Hruza What You Need to Know About the Current Generation of WSU Students Alicia Newell The Tools You Need Rachel Bastian
1:00 – 1:50 pm Working with the Office of Student Accommodations and Testing (OSAT) Isabel Medina Keiser Exploring AI (and Other) Tools for Research Rachel Bastian Strategies for Bringing Belonging into the Student Classroom Experience Brett Bruner, Sara Mata Evaluating Instruction* Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, University of Kansas *for chairs and related WSU Classrooms of the Future Ryan Corcoran
2:00 – 2:50 pm Assessments in a World Without a Scarlet AI Carolyn Speer Using AI in Grading Workflows Carolyn Speer, Susan Castro Claude Workflows for Course Improvement Carolyn Speer Using AI to Create Full Program Reviews* Carolyn Speer *for chairs and related What are You Going to Do About AI? Carolyn Speer, John Jones

Open Labs

Monday at 2 pm, and Friday from 9 am – 12 pm.

Notes

  • Sessions marked with an asterisk (*) are intended for chairs and related roles.
  • For full session descriptions and additional information, visit wichita.edu/ARC26Aug.

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