Schedule | ADEIL 33rd Annual Conference | October 1, 2025
Main Room
| Start Time | End Time | Session Title | Presenters |
| 8:30 am PT | 9:30 am PT | Annual ADEIL Business Meeting | |
| 10 am PT | 10:15 am PT | Conference Welcome | Dr. Meg Milligan, ADEIL President |
| 10:15 am PT | 11:15 am PT | Keynote Session | Dr. Catherine Denial |
| 11:15 am PT | 11:30 am PT | Break | |
| 11:30 am PT | 3:35 pm PT | Breakout sessions | Rooms 1-4 | Session details are listed below. |
| 12:20 pm PT | 1:05 pm PT | An OPTION for Adjunct Faculty Success: Supporting Adjunct Faculty | Kimberly Luke |
| 1:10 pm PT | 1:55 pm PT | Developing Effective Professional Development Educators Can Use to Positively Impact Student Success | Timothy Cedor |
| 2 pm PT | 2:45 pm PT | Undergraduate Research at Two-Year Institutions: Lessons Learned and Recommendations | Dr. Andrew Whitley Co-Presenter: Dr. Madhu S. Gyawali |
| 2:50 pm PT | 3:35 pm PT | Supporting Women in Creative Arts Education: Virtual Communities of Practice for Empowerment and Wellness | Tracey Jackson Co-Presenters: Dr. Sohee Lee, Jennifer Miyake-Trapp, EdD |
| 3:40 pm PT | 4:10 pm PT | ADEIL History Part II | Dr. Evan Smith |
| 4:30 pm PT | 4:45 pm PT | ADEIL Awards and Closing Remarks | Haley Sampson, ADEIL President-Elect |
Room One
| Start Time | End Time | Session Title | Presenters |
| 11:30 am PT | 12:15 pm PT | High Impact, Low Resistance: What Our Best Instructors Do – and How to Teach It! | Dr. Nate Pritts Co-presenter: Dr. Hazar Shehadeh |
| 12:20 pm PT | 1:05 pm PT | Real-Time, Real Impact: How Synchronous Sessions Advance Student Learning in Foundational Online Courses | Dr. Nate Pritts Co-presenter: Dr. Hazar Shehadeh |
| 1:10 pm PT | 1:55 pm PT | What Faculty Said: Feedback and Outcomes from a Zoom-based Book Study | Charles Hodges |
| 2 pm PT | 2:45 pm PT | Instructional Design as Leadership: Supporting Faculty Through Change and Crisis | Jessica White |
| 2:50 pm PT | 3:35 pm PT | Empowering Faculty Excellence: Leveraging a Playbook and Checklist to Drive Online Faculty Engagement and Student Success | Dr. Benjamin Pearson, Dr. Mary Berkery and Amy Erickson |
Room Two
| Start Time | End Time | Session Title | Presenters |
| 11:15 am PT | 11:45 am PT | Laughter Yoga for Educational Professionals | Dr. Yolanda Harper |
| 1:10 pm PT | 1:55 pm PT | A Well-Traveled Mind for Professionals in Education | Dr. Meg Milligan Co-Presenter: Dr. Paige Paquette |
| 2 pm PT | 2:45 pm PT | Engaging Remote Educators: Lessons from an Online University’s Annual Faculty Experience Survey | Cole McFarren |
| 2:50 pm PT | 3:35 pm PT | Redesigning Assessments for Faculty Well-Being and Student Success | Dr. Tanja Bibbs |
| 3:40 pm PT | 4:25 pm PT | Reignite the Flame: Sustainable Strategies to Address Educator Burnout in Distance and Independent Learning | Audrey Heron |
Room Three
| Start Time | End Time | Session Title | Presenters |
| 11:30 am PT | 12:15 pm PT | ADEIL Research Award Recipient | Rose Singh |
| 12:20 pm PT | 1:05 pm PT | Building Connections Through Strategic Onboarding Practices | Dr. Jeri Heileman |
Room Four
| Start Time | End Time | Session Title | Presenters |
| 11:30 am PT | 12:15 pm PT | Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Reclaiming Wellness Through Intention | Tamra Kelly Co-Presenters: Kristen Lyons, Ph.D, Jenny Combest, Ph.D |
| 12:20 pm PT | 1:05 pm PT | What the Health? Strategies for Students and Faculty to Thrive in higher education. | Jared Dalberg |
| 1:10 pm PT | 1:55 pm PT | Bridging the Distance: Cultivating Leadership through Online Learning Communities | Jennifer Engle |
| 2 pm PT | 2:45 pm PT | Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others | Dr. Yvonne Lozano |
| 2:50 pm PT | 3:35 pm PT | Reimaging New Faculty Onboarding for Sustainable Success | Jessica White |