HCE Teaching and Learning Conference 2025

Educating students in practice-based professions often presents challenges not experienced in other disciplines. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality and simulation strategies have created many opportunities for innovation and change in teaching for practice-based professions. This conference is for educators in post-secondary institutions or clinical/practicum settings who work with practice-based professions to share best practices, ideas  and research.

The live sessions occured May 22, 2025 in Calgary Alberta. We had an exciting day planned with two plenary speakers- experts in AI and clinical simulation respectively, and three concurrent sessions of  20 presenters and some posters. The concurrent sessions were in three streams: artificial intelligence (AI), innovation & AI, and simulation. 

We have sponsored this conference every 2nd year. This was our 3rd biannual offering of the conference.

HCE Teaching and Learning Conference 2023

Practice-based professions include practice and competence components that create unique considerations for teaching. Examples include preparing students for practical skills as well as the application of knowledge to complex situations. The presentation's content may include a discussion or review of issues and potential solutions or the findings and recommendations of projects or research.

The challenges in teaching and learning in these practice-based professions have been magnified during recent experiences such as the pandemic and budget cuts. Mount Royal University Faculty of Health, Community and Education (HCE) will be hosting an in-person conference for two half days on May 18 and 19, 2023 or virtually from May 28 to June 9, 2023. The focus of this conference is to bring educators and/or students together to reflect on these challenges within their practice-based teaching and share discoveries or innovations
to move forward.

HCE Teaching and Learning Conference 2021

Practice-based professions include practice and competence components that create unique considerations for teaching. Examples include preparing students for practical skills as well as the application of knowledge to complex situations. Content of presentation may include discussion or review of issues and potential solutions, or the findings and recommendations of projects or research.

The challenges in teaching and learning in these areas have been magnified during recent experiences such as the pandemic and budget cuts. Mount Royal University Faculty of Health, Community and Education (HCE) will be hosting a virtual conference for two half days on May 18 and 19, 2021. The focus of this virtual conference will be to bring teachers together to reflect on these challenges within their practice-based teaching and share discoveries or innovations to move forward. The target audience is teachers in post-secondary institutions or clinical/practicum settings who work with practice-based professions.