Showcase on Teaching and Learning
Showcase 2026
About the Showcase
Each fall, the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning hosts the Showcase on Teaching and Learning to highlight effective teaching and learning practices implemented by faculty across Missouri State University. This event invites faculty members to present their teaching successes, innovations, and research to colleagues across disciplines. Every year, a keynote speaker from outside the university also joins us at the Showcase to present on some of the teaching and learning topics that matter most to faculty.
The showcase presents a unique opportunity for faculty to gain insight and perspectives on classroom teaching and student learning through a variety of seminars and workshops focused on faculty members sharing their own experiences with implementing research/evidence based best practices in their own work.
What can you find at Showcase?
The event features multiple concurrent faculty presentations to showcase effective teaching practices leading to student learning.
When attending showcase sessions, participants can expect to encounter:
- Faculty reflections on implementing research/evidence based teaching and learning strategies/practices
- Presentations of Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) projects and/or publications
- Sharing of innovative and/or emerging teaching & learning research and/or methodologies being developed by MSU faculty
- Discussions about high-interest/relevant educational topics, such as Artificial Intelligence, Hyflex modalities, student-centered learning, inclusive teaching, faculty burn-out, sustainability, etc...
- Institutional updates and/or information
- Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration
- Knowledge sharing among faculty of all ranks
- Recognition of faculty achievements in teaching
- Evidence of faculty engaging in a continuous improvement process
- Opportunities for networking and building relationships
Share Your Best Teaching Ideas!
The heart of soul of the Showcase is the faculty presentations given by members in our campus community showing their projects and academic pursuits. Are you using AI, Brightspace, or active learning to engage students? Have you tried new teaching strategies, student-centered approaches, or innovative formative assessments? We want to hear how you're making learning more engaging, self-directed, and impactful!
Submit a proposal to share your best practices, fresh ideas, and classroom successes with fellow educators. Let's learn from each other and shape the future of teaching together!
Why Present at Showcase?