Conferences

While they have been free and online in the past, check here for any events/institutes from @ONE, the professional development team of the CCC California Virtual Campus-Online Education Initiative (CVC-OEI).

ASCCC workshops, in conjunction with their annual Institutes, are intended to empower and engage faculty and administration by providing participants with the knowledge, skills, and insights needed to be effective advocates and problem-solvers about issues impacting the education of our students.
Examples: Faculty Leadership Insititute and Curriculum Institute.

Presented by Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) Education Institute. See other events from the FACCC on their website.

The goal of the Hawaii International Conference on Education is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various education-related fields from all over the world to come together and learn from each other. An additional goal of the conference is to provide a place for academicians and professionals with cross-disciplinary interests related to education to meet and interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines.

Instructure's conferences focus on teaching and learning using their learning management system, Canvas.

On Course Workshops are designed to engage learners in the active construction of knowledge. Instructional methods in the workshops demonstrate how educators can address the varied learning preferences of today’s students. The National Conferences are ideal for instructors and coordinators of student success and FYE programs and faculty from all academic disciplines.

The OTC is a non-profit event funded under a California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office grant. The Conference is a premier gathering of faculty, staff, and administrators who are leading the way in developing innovative and effective online education. As an inter-segmental conference focused on curriculum, pedagogy, and technology to improve online instruction, learning, and student success, the Online Teaching Conference is an opportunity for educators to network with colleagues, connect, share knowledge, impart and receive best practices, and develop professionally.

The annual Strengthening Student Success Conference provides a unique opportunity for a wide cross-section of California community college professionals—including faculty, deans, student services staff, IRPE, and more—to engage with each other on strategies for increasing equitable outcomes, institutional effectiveness, leadership capacity, and other important topics. The conference has been designed to promote interactive learning, build connections with peers, and provide opportunities to hear perspectives from other disciplines through interactive sessions, informative briefings, inspirational plenary presentations, and innovative opportunities to dig into pressing community college issues.

Link changes every year. Local conference sponsored by American Association of Women in Community Colleges.
Come to collaborate and network with members of regional California Community College at all levels and local women business owners. This conference is an opportunity for classified professionals, students, faculty, and administrators to share, discuss, and learn about this year’s theme: “Centering and Balancing After Trauma: A Work-Life Struggle” and on improving the professional lives of women collectively and individually at community colleges. WHUHTS is an affiliated event with the AAWCC whose mission is to change women’s lives through education, service, and leadership development.

Educational conferences from a multi-disciplinary approach held in Hawaii 2 times a year. Topics in 2023: STEM/STEAM & Education or Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences & Education.

The annual SXSW EDU Conference & Festival, held in Austin TX, fosters innovation and learning, and features Conference sessions, film screenings, a world-class Exhibition, networking opportunities, competitions, and much more.
NOTE: This Conference is held in one of the travel ban states and requires that faculty acknowledge this travel prior to approval.

The Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) is an affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and a project of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges. Council members include university-based researchers and community college practitioners who further scholarship for community colleges.

CUE, Computer-Using Educators, is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1978. CUE’s goal is to inspire innovative learners in all disciplines from preschool through college. With an active current membership of thousands of educational professionals, CUE supports many regional affiliates and Learning Networks. CUE Conferences are California’s premier educational technology events. CUE is the largest organization of its type in the west and one of the largest in the United States.

EDUCAUSE Connect creates a highly interactive, action-driven professional development experience focused on finding workable solutions, connecting people's experiences, building professional networks, and growing individual and collective understanding of higher education IT issues.

ISTE helps educators around the world use technology to solve tough problems in education. We seek proposals from educators at every career stage, from all backgrounds and all parts of the world, and love to see student participation in presentations! We also welcome exhibitor proposals that demonstrate noncommercial uses of technology to transform education.

This conference brings together researchers and practitioners from around the world, welcoming anyone interested in the uses of technology to improve education and workplace learning.

Cal OER focuses on OER efforts and impact, broadly defined, across the state of California and especially across the state’s three public higher education systems, the California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California.

The Open Education Conference (“OpenEd”) is an annual convening for sharing and learning about open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open education initiatives. This dynamic gathering celebrates the core values of open education that strive to realize education ecosystems that are accessible, affordable, equitable, and inclusive to everyone, regardless of their background.

UPCEA is the leading association for professional, continuing, and online education. For more than 100 years, UPCEA has served most of the leading public and private colleges and universities in North America. Founded in 1915, the association serves its members with innovative conferences and specialty seminars, research and benchmarking information, professional networking opportunities, and timely publications. Based in Washington, D.C., UPCEA also builds greater awareness of the vital link between contemporary learners and public policy issues.

OLC Innovate, a joint conference presented by OLC and MERLOT, provides a path for innovators of all experience levels and backgrounds to share best practices, test new ideas, and collaborate on driving forward online, digital, and blended learning.
Supporting administrators, designers, and educators alike, OLC Accelerate Conference offers attendees a comprehensive list of sessions and activities tailored to addressing the challenges and goals of our entire community.