Education Innovation Expo: May 21-22, 2025

Dear Colleagues and Students,

We are excited to host UC San Diego’s third Education Innovation Expo, May 21-22, 2025, at the new conference center in the Survivance building, adjacent to the La Jolla Playhouse.

The two-day event is an opportunity for faculty, students, and staff to showcase and learn about pedagogical and technological innovation happening at UC San Diego and throughout higher education. Together, we hope to inspire creativity, celebrate ingenuity, and build a strong community of practice where we share challenges, successes, and reflect on the impact of technology in education.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

We’re seeking brief proposals from anyone interested in sharing a short talk, demo, or presentation. Whether your innovation is in early stages or already implemented, we welcome submissions aligned with the following themes:

Artificial Intelligence: Explore how AI is influencing pedagogy and shaping the future of education.
Online Learning: Discover pioneering approaches to course/program design, delivery, and teaching in online and blended environments.
Teaching with Tech: Learn how different technologies can optimize instruction, resources, and time.

Submission Instructions

All submissions are due by May 4, 2025. The submission form will close on May 4, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Acceptance notifications will be sent by May 9, 2025.

All submissions should include:

Title of the presentation.
The name, contact information, and affiliation of all presenters.
An abstract of your presentation proposal (maximum of 250 words). This abstract should describe your topic, its relevance to educational innovation, what attendees will learn/key takeaways, and how your presentation aligns to one (or more) of the expo themes: Artificial Intelligence, Online Learning, or Teaching with Tech. You may want to include a brief reference to supporting data or literature as appropriate.
Presentation format and time preferences. If there are any constraints upon the day or time that you are able to present, please include them in your submission.

Presentation Format

Education Session: 45 minutes facilitated conversation, presentation, or moderated panel discussion on a topic that would have broad interest to expo attendees. For a panel, recommend 3-5 participants (from a single or multiple institutions/disciplines).
Flash Talk: 15 minutes of presentation with no Q&A.
Lightning Lab: 10-minute demo followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.

Submit your expo proposal.

ATTEND THE EXPO

If you're not presenting, we hope you'll join us as an attendee! Please RSVP below to attend by May 9. A full schedule will be shared by mid-May. Breakfast and lunch are included, with light refreshments served in the afternoon.

Let’s celebrate and spark what’s next in teaching and learning—together.

Please direct all questions to ei@ucsd.edu.

Carlos Jensen
Associate Vice Chancellor, Educational Innovation

University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093