2026 Summer Institute for Teaching, Learning, and Technology: Celebrating 21 years of Excellence!

Instructional Technology and Design Services invites you to our 2026 Summer Institute for Teaching, Learning and Technology. As we celebrate 21 years of teaching excellence, our faculty development event will include:

Keynote Speakers

• Day 1: Dr. Michelle MIller, Professor of Psychological Sciences and Co-Executive Director of the Institute for Advancing Applications of AI at Northern Arizona University.
  • Intentional Intersections: Tapping Into Learning Science With Technology
• Day 2: Shiren Vijiasingam, Chief Product Officer at Instructure Canvas
  • What AI Forgets, and What Teaching Remembers

Guest Sessions

• Day 1: Interactive Workshop with Dr. Michelle Miller
  • Why Memory is (Still) Important for Learning and How to Build It Through Our Teaching
• Day 2: Plenary Session: Employer Panel Facilitated by Armine Khudinyan, Employment Success Specialist, Experiential Education and Career Connections
  •  From Skills to Connection: What Employers Say About Career-Ready Students
    

Join your Montclair colleagues as we come together to explore how we can intentionally design learning experiences that create lasting impact and celebrate the 21st Annual Summer Institute! For over two decades, this conference has been a hub for collaboration, innovation and transformative ideas in education.

Our theme, Humanizing Learning: From Content to Connection, means designing experiences that recognize students as whole people. It’s about incorporating the rich perspectives, experiences, and questions they bring into our classrooms, and creating environments where they feel seen, valued, and capable.

Together, we will discuss what the future of education might look like and ways to design for humanizing learning. Each day will include a variety of presentations and workshops to inspire, support and engage you.