NWACC Instructional Technology Roundtable 2026

Get Curious: Navigating Change Together

November 4-6, 2026
Courtyard City Center
550 SW Oak St
Portland, OR 97204

Wednesday, November 4

4:00 PM Check-in begins – Meet and Greet at the hotel – Conference Level
Drinks, snacks, and member activities

5:30 Welcome & Dinner Park Ballroom

6:15 PM – Keynote
Scott Shigeoka – curiosity expert, TED speaker, and author of Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World.

Thursday, November 5

8:00 AM – Breakfast

8:30 AM – Welcome & Getting on the Same Page Park Ballroom

8:45 AM – Speed Networking and Crowdsourcing Park Ballroom
Get acquainted with your friends and colleagues at other institutions by discussing common shared issues.

10:00 AM – Break

10:30 AM – Plenary: Getting Curious About AI’s Impacts on Teaching & Learning Park Ballroom

11:30 AM – 1:00PM – Lunch & Birds of a Feather Table Discussions

1:00 PM – Breakout Sessions #1
Breakout A: Human-Centered Security: Balancing AI Innovation, Privacy, and Trust
Breakout B: Meeting Students’ Needs in a Changing Educational Landscape

2:15 PM – Break

2:30 PM – Breakout Sessions #2
Breakout A: Instructional Technologist Approaches to Change and Project Management
Breakout B: Accessibility: Where Are You Now and How Are You Getting There?

3:45 PM – Break

4:00 PM – 3 Minutes of Fame Park Ballroom

5:30 PM – Dinner with Colleagues (optional)

7:00 PM – After dinner drinks @ Deschutes (optional)

Friday, November 6

8:00 AM – Breakfast

8:30 AM – Looking Ahead – Park Ballroom

8:45 AM – Breakouts #3
Breakout A: Why You Should Be Documenting Your Professional Life
Breakout B: Sustaining the Human Element: Cultivating Resilience in Today’s Higher Ed

9:45 AM – Plenary: Cool Tools Show & Tell Park Ballroom
Share in small and large groups and learn from colleagues the tools that make edtech and your work easier, shinier, and pedagogically effective!

10:15 AM – Break

10:30 AM Plenary: NWACC Collaborations: Highlights and Opportunities Park Ballroom

11:20 AM – Circling Back / Evaluations

11:30 AM Adjourn