2026 Lancaster Learns Conference
Date: Friday, February 27th, 2026
Location: Saint Joseph's University Lancaster Location
850 Greenfield Road, Lancaster PA, 17601
2026 CALL FOR PROPOSALS IS NOW OPEN!
Proposals are due December 1, 2025.
We are accepting both workshop and roundtable formats this year.
Learn more about the formats accepted this year and submit a proposal.
2026 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION
Registration will open in December 2025.
Registration includes attendance at all in-person sessions, light breakfast, and lunch.
MISSION STATEMENT
To promote quality teaching and learning by building capacity for evidence-based pedagogy and learner-centered instruction through collaboration across the institutions of higher education within Lancaster county and surrounding areas.
The following are examples of possible proposal topics: Collaborative Grading, AI and Cheating, Successful AI Assignments, Active Learning, Co-curricular impacts, Retention, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Instructional Design Partnerships, Online Teaching, Promoting Diversity, and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Submissions are not limited to these topics. Anything dealing with higher education will be considered. Your submissions will influence the tracks selected for the conference.
The following are examples of possible proposal topics: Collaborative Grading, AI and Cheating, Successful AI Assignments, Active Learning, Co-curricular impacts, Retention, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Instructional Design Partnerships, Online Teaching, Promoting Diversity, and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Submissions are not limited to these topics. Anything dealing with higher education will be considered. Your submissions will influence the tracks selected for the conference.
DIVERSITY COMMITMENT
Lancaster Learns is committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment for all participants to discuss ideas relating to education. Participants should recognize and respect the diversity of opinions and beliefs that are brought together when multiple institutions with distinct missions engage in intentional collaboration. Part of the strength and uniqueness of our collaboration is that we offer an educational setting that values open intellectual engagement with ideas, pedagogies, and persons that may differ from our own experiences. Thus, the goal of Lancaster Learns is to support a community-based collaborative effort to further the advancement of quality teaching and learning. During this collaborative process, it should be recognized that the individuality of each institution remains intact in regards to its policies and mission.