The Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation hopes you'll join us for the 2026 MSU Spring TALKS— Teaching and Learning Knowledge Sharing. The history of TALKS is a deep one, and TALKS is open to all educators across roles at MSU, including but not limited to faculty members, course instructors, graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants, administrators, researchers, advisors, graduate students, and those working in curriculum, educator development, or student success.
Our 2026 conference will be on May 6 (in-person at the Business College Complex) and May 8 (virtually via Zoom). For 2026, TALKS will be a part of “One MSU for Student Success” week (May 4–8). “One MSU for Student Success” will include events, such as Grade-a-Thon, TALKS, and the Student Success Summit, in partnership with IT-Educational Technology, Undergraduate Education, and CTLI.
In-Person, Synchronous: May 6, 2026
Location: North Business Building (BCC)
Virtual, Synchronous: May 8, 2026
Location: Zoom
We strive to keep this conference as low-cost to free as possible. However, to help keep this event free and accessible, we are currently inviting external sponsors to support specific aspects of the conference, such as space bookings, meals, technology services, keynotes, printed materials, and accessibility features like American Sign Language interpretation.
The 2026 call for proposals is available for viewing on our website, and submissions will be accepted from October 1 to December 12, 2025. We are excited to see you share your success stories and ideas with fellow educators.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us at CTLI.TALKS@msu.edu