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SUMMARY:2026 Faculty Showcase
LOCATION:Shalala Student CTR (3rd floor ballrooms) -1330 Miller Drive\, Co
 ral Gables\, FL 33146\, 1330 Miller Dr\, Coral Gables\, FL 33146
DESCRIPTION:UM's Platform for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETAL) 
 is delighted to announce the 12th annual Faculty Showcase. The Faculty Sh
 owcase is the University of Miami’s teaching and learning conference—an a
 nnual gathering where faculty share\, network\, and discover the ways in 
 which their colleagues are enriching student experiences through innovati
 ve pedagogies and learning technologies. Led by faculty for faculty\, thi
 s conference aims to support faculty development and enhance student lear
 ning.\n\nShalala Student Center (3rd floor ballrooms) -1330 Miller Drive\
 , Coral Gables\, FL 33146\n\nFriday\, November 6\, 2026\n\nTime: 9:30-3:0
 0 p.m\n\nPlease visit our Faculty Showcase page for full agenda.\n\nKeyno
 te Speaker: Ben Lauren\n\nBen Lauren is Professor of Writing Studies at t
 he University of Miami\, where he currently serves as the inaugural Chair
  of the Department of Writing Studies and founding Director of Innovation
  and Society\, an interdisciplinary program that helps students develop c
 ompetencies in creative problem solving\, design\, accessibility\, and fu
 tures-oriented thinking.\n\nAt the center of his work is a commitment to 
 understanding creativity as a human\, organizational\, and educational pr
 actice. As a scholar-artist\, educator\, and academic leader\, Ben explor
 es how writing\, design\, sound\, and creative production shape the ways 
 people make meaning\, collaborate\, innovate\, and imagine futures.\n\nHi
 s scholarship spans rhetoric\, professional writing\, user experience\, p
 roject management\, e\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/fa382120-eefc-4bd7-9
 d2a-1528ab27df3a
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/fa382120-eefc-4bd7-9d2a-1528ab27df3a
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