<nodes> <node id="693311">  <title><![CDATA[Celebrating Distance Teaching and Learning Symposium]]></title>  <uid>36601</uid>  <body><![CDATA[<p>During the 2026 Celebrating Distance Teaching and Learning Symposium, we’ll celebrate educators who have forged high-quality practices for teaching at a distance.&nbsp;By showcasing innovative methods and technologies, we’ll explore how to remove barriers to learning and empower educators to reshape online educational experiences for their students.</p><p>During the symposium, we’ll converse with:&nbsp;</p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e68d62d7b50182b575cfff4b90ac1d4d2">Our keynote speaker, Jonathan Powers, Ph.D., who will share how startup methodologies can be applied to teaching, learning, and course design;</li><li data-list-item-id="ea5d9d40d0e30ba64f9570d589084b061">Inventive instructors who utilize educational and online technologies and have developed new techniques to wield their potential;</li><li data-list-item-id="e17fb55fc3dd5cc3698b6f8610aa11113">Award-winning Online TAs and faculty from diverse backgrounds and disciplines; and</li><li data-list-item-id="e606d09c236b9045cd011aedd895de9b1">Pedagogical specialists who work to bridge learning and technology together.</li></ul><p>Please join us for a day full of inspiring presentations, important conversations, and innovative experiences as we work together to transform the landscape of distance teaching and learning.&nbsp;</p>]]></body>  <author>bharris317</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1792441326</created>  <gmt_created>2026-10-19 20:22:06</gmt_created>  <changed>1792443264</changed>  <gmt_changed>2026-10-19 20:54:24</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA[This symposium celebrates educators who have forged high-quality practices for teaching at a distance.]]></teaser>  <type>event</type>  <sentence><![CDATA[This symposium celebrates educators who have forged high-quality practices for teaching at a distance.]]></sentence>  <summary><![CDATA[<p>By showcasing innovative methods and technologies, we’ll explore how to remove barriers to learning and empower educators to reshape online educational experiences for their students.</p>]]></summary>  <start>2026-11-02T09:00:00-05:00</start>  <end>2026-11-02T16:00:00-05:00</end>  <end_last>2026-11-02T16:00:00-05:00</end_last>  <gmt_start>2026-11-02 14:00:00</gmt_start>  <gmt_end>2026-11-02 21:00:00</gmt_end>  <gmt_end_last>2026-11-02 21:00:00</gmt_end_last>  <times>    <item>      <value>2026-11-02T09:00:00-05:00</value>      <value2>2026-11-02T16:00:00-05:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </times>  <gmt_times>    <item>      <value>2026-11-02 09:00:00</value>      <value2>2026-11-02 04:00:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </gmt_times>  <phone><![CDATA[]]></phone>  <url><![CDATA[]]></url>  <location_url>    <url><![CDATA[]]></url>    <title><![CDATA[]]></title>  </location_url>  <email><![CDATA[]]></email>  <contact><![CDATA[<p><a href="mailto:bethany.harris@gatech.edu">Bethany Harris</a></p>]]></contact>  <fee><![CDATA[]]></fee>  <extras>      </extras>  <location><![CDATA[]]></location>  <media>      </media>  <hg_media>      </hg_media>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <related>          <link>        <url><![CDATA[https://ctl.gatech.edu/celebrating-distance-teaching-and-learning-symposium-3/]]></url>        <title><![CDATA[Register for the Symposium]]></title>      </link>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="1268"><![CDATA[Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)]]></group>      </groups>  <categories>          <category tid="1789"><![CDATA[Conference/Symposium]]></category>      </categories>  <event_terms>          <term tid="1789"><![CDATA[Conference/Symposium]]></term>      </event_terms>  <event_audience>          <term tid="78761"><![CDATA[Faculty/Staff]]></term>      </event_audience>  <keywords>          <keyword tid="9899"><![CDATA[digital pedagogy]]></keyword>      </keywords>  <userdata><![CDATA[]]></userdata></node></nodes>