Join us for a lunchtime panel featuring Boston College faculty who will share practical approaches to creating engaging and meaningful online and hybrid learning experiences.
The panel will explore two themes: Supporting Student Formation in Online Learning and Encouraging Authentic Learning in the Age of AI, with opportunities to see real examples from faculty and exchange ideas with colleagues.
Date and Location
- Date and Time: October 28, 2026, 12:00–2:00 p.m
- Location: 131 Walsh Hall, 150 St. Thomas More Road
- Lunch will be served at noon.
What to Expect
This interactive panel will highlight impactful digital teaching happening across Boston College. You will hear directly from faculty across disciplines as they share real examples from their online and hybrid courses, including strategies for building connection and belonging, creating authentic learning experiences, and keeping students actively engaged in their own thinking in an age of AI.
You will be able to:
- See examples in action and leave with practical ideas you can adapt to your own teaching
- Share your own approaches to online and digital teaching and exchange ideas with colleagues
- Explore how faculty and CDIL learning designers collaborate to create formative, authentic, and engaging learning experiences
Faculty Panelists

Rita Owens
Carroll School of Management

Michael James
Lynch School of Education and Human Development

Brenda Noriega-Flores
Clough School of Theology and Ministry

Drew Hession-Kunz
Carroll School of Management

Sarah Given
Connell School of Nursing
Agenda:
- Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Faculty Panel Discussion
- Theme 1: Supporting Student Formation in Online Learning
- Theme 2: Encouraging Authentic Learning in the Age of AI
- Community Roundtable Discussions & Share-out
- Closing Reflections
Who Should Attend
Boston College faculty and staff who teach, design, or support online, hybrid, or digitally enhanced courses
In This Series
Stay tuned for our upcoming workshop series and be ready to boost your online course design superpower:
