Join us for CCCAT 2026
Onondaga Community College
Friday, April 24th
Friday, April 24th
This keynote explores how curiosity can serve as a powerful pedagogical tool to increase student engagement, deepen learning, and strengthen motivation.
In addition to methods for sparking student inquiry, we highlight how faculty curiosity—about emerging technologies, about their students’ experiences, and their disciplines—can renew a sense of purpose and joy in teaching.
Participants will leave with actionable strategies for creating classrooms where curiosity drives meaningful, energizing learning for everyone.
John Kane is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and a Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at SUNY-Oswego. His research focuses on the economics of education, economic education, and labor economics. He is the co-founder and co-host of the Tea for Teaching podcast with Rebecca Mushtare.
Rebecca Mushtare is the Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies and a Professor of Interaction Design at the State University of New York at Oswego. Her research focuses on accessibility, designing for older adults, and design for social change. She is the co-founder and co-host of the Tea for Teaching podcast with John Kane.
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The Connecting, Collaborating, and Celebrating the Art of Teaching Conference has been offering community college faculty and staff opportunity to spend time with colleagues and share ideas since 1997. We celebrate our vital work improving learning for our students and ourselves and are happy to share our ideas with the community.