2025 Lancaster Learns Conference
Date: Friday, February 28th, 2025
Location: Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Location
850 Greenfield Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601
2025 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION
2025 Participation Costs
Registration Fee: $50.00
Presenter Admission: $40.00
Registration includes attendance at all in-person sessions at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Location, light breakfast, and lunch.
2025 Keynote
Dr. Oliver Dreon
Professor, Coordinator of Master of Education Program in Assessment, Curriculum & Teaching
Millersville University
Keynote Title: Exploring the Power & Pitfalls of AI in Higher Education
Biography:Oliver Dreon, PhD is a professor of Educational Foundations at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. At Millersville, Ollie teaches a variety of education and instructional technology courses in face-to-face and online formats. He is the co-author of Authentic Instruction with Technology: A Student-Centered Approach and the co-author of The Power of Blended Learning in the Sciences. Besides his work in instructional technology, Ollie has co-edited the book Teacher Education for Ethical Professional Practices in the 21st Century and co-authored the Educator Ethics and Conduct Toolkit. Ollie is also the primary author of the online course AI Essentials for Future Teachers, offered by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Previously working as a middle school and high school teacher, Ollie has spent more than 30 years teaching in various educational environments and provides regular professional development and consultation on online and blended learning, instructional technology, and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). His work examines how technology can be used to support student development through physical, online, and hybrid learning spaces. Ollie was selected as the 2024 Teacher Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (PAC-TE).
Dr. Oliver Dreon
Professor, Coordinator of Master of Education Program in Assessment, Curriculum & Teaching
Millersville University
Keynote Title: Exploring the Power & Pitfalls of AI in Higher Education
Biography:Oliver Dreon, PhD is a professor of Educational Foundations at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. At Millersville, Ollie teaches a variety of education and instructional technology courses in face-to-face and online formats. He is the co-author of Authentic Instruction with Technology: A Student-Centered Approach and the co-author of The Power of Blended Learning in the Sciences. Besides his work in instructional technology, Ollie has co-edited the book Teacher Education for Ethical Professional Practices in the 21st Century and co-authored the Educator Ethics and Conduct Toolkit. Ollie is also the primary author of the online course AI Essentials for Future Teachers, offered by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Previously working as a middle school and high school teacher, Ollie has spent more than 30 years teaching in various educational environments and provides regular professional development and consultation on online and blended learning, instructional technology, and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). His work examines how technology can be used to support student development through physical, online, and hybrid learning spaces. Ollie was selected as the 2024 Teacher Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (PAC-TE).
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.
The following are examples of possible proposal topics: Active Learning, Co-curricular impacts, Retention, Instructional Technology, 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: Active Learning, Co-curricular impacts, Retention, Instructional Technology, 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 COMMITTMENT
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.