FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FULL PROGRAM 25-26
IE TOWER
IE Tower, Paseo de la Castellana 259E
Details
Each academic year, IE offers a series of workshops and events to full-time and adjunct faculty. This is an opportunity to engage and hone your skills to excel in the classroom. The Faculty Development Program 2025-26 covers diferent thematic areas: Research, Participant Centered Teaching & Learning, Communication, New Challenges, and Cultural events.
Agenda
Upcoming Events
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Join us for a webinar to explore the latest AI enhancements in Blackboard Ultra, including AI Conversation, a brand new integrated chatbot.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
We professionals in a leading educational institution like IE need to be constantly innovative and augment our success methodologies today with even more engaging and practical approaches. Want to make your teaching even more attractive, actionable, and aligned with how companies actually work?
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Many students approach technical or quantitative courses feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or simply confused. This session explores how clear structure and well-planned materials can transform that experience, helping students gain confidence and stay engaged.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
This session will focus on understanding and viewing the course integrally from the students’ learning point of view.
9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
The purpose of this seminar is to offer IE faculty the opportunity of learning about best practices in participant centered teaching methods. A practical oriented seminar, it´s aim is to develop additional skills for leading discussions in your courses.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Teaching in Executive Education requires professors to adapt the content and methodologies used in their classes. Executives have different expectations about the learning process and it is important that professors adapt their styles to this audience.
Past Events
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
In this session, we'll cover the final steps of your course’s management, including Blackboard’s gradebook setup, exporting grades, and other key deadlines to keep in mind.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
In this webinar, we will explain how to create exams in Blackboard and discuss the recommended settings. We will also cover how to implement the available proctoring tools in Blackboard.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Discover how Mentimeter helps educators boost participation, gather insights, and improve learning.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Join us for a webinar to explore the latest AI enhancements in Blackboard Ultra, including AI Conversation, a brand new integrated chatbot. This session will show how these tools can simplify your course management and improve student engagement. Enhance your teaching experience with these powerful features!
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Audiences look for two qualities in presenters: enthusiasm and authority. Your students want the same from you. In this session we will cover the aspects of nonverbal language that work towards transmitting passion and power, including what you should do more of and, maybe, also less.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The session will cover the key role of the opening session of a course in establishing the learning contract between the professor and the students. We will talk about the importance of setting expectations and managing quality perception.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Join us for a practical session on creating effective assessments in Blackboard (BB). We’ll discuss different types of assessments, from AI-integrated and AI-proof to AI-incompatible.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
In this session, we'll cover the final steps of your course’s management, including Blackboard’s gradebook setup, exporting grades, and other key deadlines to keep in mind, such as surveys and reviews’. Join us if you want to wrap up your course smoothly.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Practical session on setting up and managing peer assessment with FeedbackFruits in Blackboard, ensuring fair, anonymous, and streamlined evaluation. Learn to use simple rating scales, peer-based grading, and automatic gradebook integration.
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The traditional master class, focused on the acquisition and retention of knowledge, often ignores the development of critical skills such as analytical and problem-solving skills, decision-making skills and the development of interpersonal and teamwork skills.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Our students are in class 4 to 5 hours every day looking at slides. We can do better than bombard them with PowerPoint. In this session we will be exposed to using Google Docs, Gamma, NotebookLM, and Gemini Storybook (I shall not cover Mentimeter as that has its dedicated training session).
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Join this webinar to get started with Mentimeter and learn how to create engaging interactive presentations.