The Summer Institute on Teaching (SIT) is an intensive and celebratory multi-day event that brings together educators from across the University of Delaware to build and strengthen a community around teaching and learning. The institute highlights emerging and established pedagogical practices, resources and technology tools with an emphasis on evidence and scholarship. It also provides a showcase for the exceptional efforts and accomplishments of UD’s educators. This year’s theme for SIT is “Back to the Basics.”

SIT 2026 Registration is now open and is required for in-person participation by May 22.

This summer’s institute will occur over two days:

May 27 online via Zoom featuring:

• Keynote address from John Warner, author and editor, titled “Being Human: Your Best Defense (And Offense) in a World with AI”
• Four, hour-long blocks of concurrent sessions

May 28 in-person on the UD campus in Newark (Pearson Hall then ISE Lab) featuring:

• Keynote address from Jessamyn Neuhaus, director of Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Syracuse University, titled “Snafu Edu: Normalizing Educators’ Setbacks, Struggles and Professorial Faceplants”
• Three, hour-long blocks of concurrent sessions
• Resource fair featuring information on programming and services from teaching and student support units
• Note: Coffee/tea, lunch and an afternoon snack are provided with advanced registration

The event is free for all faculty, staff and graduate students at UD. If you know someone who might be interested in attending, please forward this message on to them.

Please reach out to co-chairs Andrew Jenks (ajenks@udel.edu) and Petra Clark (pbclark@udel.edu) with questions.

For further information, please visit: sites.udel.edu/sit