Goal and Purpose of Colloquium
The CHHS Teaching Colloquium celebrates and strengthens teaching excellence across our college and among our CSU colleagues. It is a space to showcase innovative teaching, foster dialogue about evidence-based practices, and support professional growth in the service of student success.
Through interactive sessions, the Colloquium brings together faculty, staff, and graduate students to share insights, explore effective teaching strategies, and engage in collaborative learning. The event promotes a culture of scholarly teaching and continuous improvement, reinforcing our college-wide commitment to student achievement.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 2026-2027 Teaching Colloquium Theme and Schedule
This year’s theme, Making Teaching Count: Promoting Instructor and Student Success, highlights effective teaching practices that support student learning while advancing instructor development and recognition.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – noon | LSC Ballrooms B-D
- 8:30-9:15 a.m. | Welcome and Matt Camper, Keynote and Q & A
- 9:15-10 a.m. | Faculty Panel
- 10-10:30 a.m. | Teaching Fellows Presentations by Day Halsey and Rick Perry
- 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break
- 10:45-11:15 a.m. | Teaching Innovation Stations: Session 1
- 11:15-11:20 a.m. | Break
- 11:20-11:50 a.m. | Teaching Innovation Stations: Session 2
- 11:50 a.m.–noon | Closing Remarks
Learn more about Teaching Innovation Stations
What is a Teaching Innovation Station?
Innovation Stations are a hands-on alternative to traditional poster sessions, showcasing practical teaching strategies, tools, and professional practices that colleagues can adapt in their own classrooms. Stations are interactive and conversational, using demonstrations, visuals, handouts, student work, Canvas examples, or other materials to engage participants. Each station highlights one specific practice and its impact on student learning, teaching effectiveness, or instructor development.
Examples include instructional strategies, assignment design, assessment and feedback practices, student engagement techniques, professional development experiences, mentoring and community-building efforts, and approaches for documenting teaching effectiveness for annual reviews and promotion.
Innovation Station Selection and Recognition
Approximately 30 Innovation Stations will be selected to showcase diverse and effective teaching practices. Presenters will receive recognition in colloquium materials and will have the opportunity to share their work with colleagues across CHHS and CSU. In addition, Innovation Station presenters may be eligible to earn Teaching Effectiveness Initiative Domain Experience Units through participation in the colloquium. Additional details will be provided prior to the event.
Innovation Station Proposal Requirements
We encourage proposals that showcase practical, transferable ideas that help colleagues strengthen their teaching and support student success.
Proposals must include the following:
- Title of Teaching Strategy or Practice. Provide a clear, descriptive title for the content you plan to share.
- Description of the Practice. Provide a concise description of the teaching strategy, tool, activity, or professional practice you will share, including how it works and why it is effective
- Impact on Student Learning or Instructor Development. Describe the impact of this practice on student learning, engagement, belonging, motivation, teaching effectiveness, or instructor development. Examples are encouraged but not required.
- Materials and Interactive Elements. Describe how attendees will engage with your Innovation Station (e.g., demonstration, discussion, examples of student work, reflection activity, AI tool, Canvas modules, or other materials).
- Teaching Effectiveness Framework or Professional Growth Alignment. Identify which Teaching Effectiveness Framework domain(s) your Innovation Station addresses or explain how the practice supports professional growth, reflection, documentation of teaching effectiveness, annual review, promotion, or tenure. Briefly describe the connection.
Proposal Submission and Deadline
Submit Your Innovation Station Proposal
Deadline: All proposals are due by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Questions?
For questions, please contact Dr. Jen Aberle, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, at jennifer.aberle@colostate.edu.
Scenes from Past CHHS Teaching Colloquiums
