Nov. 21, 2025

Proposals Due: Feb 2, 2026
Please submit your proposal here.


The Teaching & Learning Commons invites all UNLV faculty and teaching graduate students to submit a poster proposal showcasing an effective teaching strategy that enhances student learning.  Alternatively, in the spirit of growth and reflection, we also welcome proposals that explore a teaching strategy that didn’t go as planned–along with the valuable insights gained from the experience.  Sometimes, our greatest teaching moments come from what didn’t work, helping us refine our approaches and deepen our understanding of student learning.  Whether highlighting a success or a lesson learned, we are especially interested in teaching strategies and practices that address the following TLC priority focus areas:

  • Asset-based Teaching 
  • Teaching and Assessments in the Age of Gen AI
  • Developing a Reflective Teaching Practice
  • Relationship-Rich Teaching

Selected applicants will have their posters published to OAsis: UNLV's Repository for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity. The selection committee will also identify distinguished posters. The faculty and students of distinguished posters will be invited to present at the Best Teaching Practices Expo on April 30, 2026


What to include in your proposal? 
Please submit a 300-500 word proposal that addresses the following: 

  • Describe your specific teaching practice and the need it addresses (or aimed to) 
  • Share evidence this practice benefits UNLV student learning 
  • Provide resources and where to find them - 
  • Offer tips on how other UNLV instructors might adopt this practice (or what they might learn from the process)
  • Optional: how your proposal relates to one of the TLC priority areas (Asset-based and Inclusive teaching; Teaching and Assessments in the Age of Gen AI; Developing a Reflective Teaching Practice; Relationship-Rich Teaching)

*Please attach the proposal to the submission form as a pdf or Google doc.


*NOTE: Group proposals are welcome.  Please submit only one proposal per group. The proposal form will allow you to list collaborators.  


For inspiration, explore posters from past Best Practice Teaching Expos. This collection, dating back to 2017, is one of our most popular Digital Scholarship@UNLV collections, with over 28,000 downloads worldwide!


Please email us at TL.Commons@unlv.edu with your questions! We look forward to reviewing your proposal.