2025 Virtual Welcome Back Symposium
Ended Aug 22, 2025
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Full course description
Term: Fall 2025
Date: August 22nd, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Online Only
Instructor: Hannah Harris
Presented By: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Description:
Join your campus colleagues for the Virtual Welcome Back Symposium 2025: Practical Strategies to Enhance Student Learning. The symposium will be held online on Aug. 22, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
This symposium, hosted by CETL, provides attendees the opportunity to learn about strategies, tools, and resources current Virginia Tech faculty find meaningful in supporting student learning. Faculty presenters represent a diverse group of disciplinary backgrounds and a wide range of teaching experience. Sessions will offer practical ideas and suggestions that can be integrated into a variety of course contexts. In addition, the event’s keynote speaker, Kevin Gannon, author of Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, will speak about strategies for connecting and reconnecting with students while encouraging them to take steps toward learning challenges instead of pulling away.