The 2024 Upper Peninsula Teaching and Learning Conference (UPTLC) will be hosted by Bay College in Escanaba, Michigan, May 13-14, 2024. This year’s theme is Embracing Change: Meeting the Needs of Modern Learners. This theme captures the ongoing challenges wrought by the pandemic, the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and increased awareness of the diverse academic and mental health needs of today’s learners. This conference will create a community of educators invested in honing human and technological skills for successful, sustainable teaching and learning.

The conference includes pre-conference interactive workshops, optional social activities, and a full conference day of concurrent sessions, poster sessions, and “Birds of a Feather” gathering time. We’re excited to share four timely conference tracks:

Teaching techniques for online, hybrid, or virtual learning
Teaching and learning in the age of AI
Engaging modern learners
Self-care for college students and/or college employees

The UPTLC is a regional conference focused on the practice and scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education and K-12 education. The UPTLC creates a space for educators to connect, learn, share, and continue growing skills for teaching and learning. We invite educators and educational staff/administration to submit presentation proposals and/ or attend this conference.

5/7 - Registration is now closed; we can’t wait to see you at UPTLC 2024!

**schedule subject to change**

Britt Slade

Bay College
Mathematics Faculty

Britt Slade is a Mathematics Instructor at Bay College - Iron Mountain Campus. Slade has been employed at Bay College since 2005. She typically teaches Liberal Arts Mathematics, Liberal Arts Math with Support, Pre-Calculus, and Statistics. She has also taught Pre-Algebra, Mathematical Literacy, Basic Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Technical Algebra & Trig I and II, Trigonometry, and Calculus 1. Slade advises students interested in pursuing a degree in math and science related fields such as pre-engineering and pre-professional health. She was named Outstanding Educator for Bay College in 2011 and 2024, was co-winner of Bay’s TORCH award in 2017, won the TORCH award again in 2023, and was given Bay’s 2018-2019 Open Education Award. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics (concentration in Statistics), a Secondary Education Certificate (major in Mathematics with a minor in Science) and a Master of Science Degree in Mathematics (concentration in Applied Mathematics), all from Michigan Technological University.