2024 TAA Conference Sessions - On Demand

Missed out on the 2024 TAA Conference in Nashville? Not to worry! You can still catch up with two 2-hr workshops and 19 on-demand sessions.

Purchase access to all sessions for only $100 and gain access to insightful discussions covering a range of topics. From AI & authoring to finding a successor author for your textbook, there's something for everyone.

(2024 conference registrants can access all sessions as part of their conference registration. Contact [email protected] for a link. Access to these sessions will be available for a period of at least one year.)



Sessions & Workshops Include:

• The Very Human Experience of Learning, the Michael Sullivan Lecture on Textbook & Academic Authoring Opening Keynote
  Susan Winslow, Macmillan Learning
  Explore the value of authorship alongside the differences between what educators/authors/academics and AI can do for students.
  
• Whose Copyright Is It Anyway?
  Brenda Ulrich, Intellectual Property Attorney, Archstone Law Group, PC
  Get answers to the copyright questions of today and tomorrow.
• The Distracted Writer's Guide to Finishing Your Manuscript
  Christina Inge, Harvard University, and author of Marketing Analytics: A Comprehensive Guide
  Learn 20 proven strategies that help distracted writers keep on track, as well as the best strategies, emotional support, and perspectives on the power of having divergent attention. 
• Using AI to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic and Educational Materials
  Abeer Hasan, Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
   Learn the potential for using AI technology to promote diversity equity and inclusion in academia and how to use AI to support diverse research and more inclusive representation of different cultural, language and educational backgrounds.
• Break It Down, Get It Done: A Writing Strategy to Reduce Stress
  Angelica Ribeiro, Adjunct Professor, Houston Christian University and University of Houston-Clear Lake; Nilsa Perez-Cabrera, Spanish Professor, Blinn College
  Learn how to use a simple strategy to avoid feeling stressed and overwhelmed when facing big writing projects: Break it down and get it done.
• A System for Writing: Do You Have One? (Two-Hour Workshop)
  Patricia (Pat) Goodson, Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University, and author of Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing; Qian Ji, Ph.D., Instructional Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University; and Margarita Huerta, Author, Founder, Real Academics
  Learn writers' mind-set(s), specific habits, and techniques, get a list of helpful tools, and learn about the social, emotional, and instrumental/feedback support all writers need.
• A Guide to the Best Technological Tools for Authors (for the Tech Bewildered)
  John Bond, Author and Publishing Consultant, Riverwinds Consulting
  Learn about technology tools such as reference managers, grammar software, dictation programs, chart and table creation software, video software, book formatting tools, research tools, originality checkers, and of course A.I.
• Integrating Ethical AI in Academic Writing: Essential Literacies for Authors in the Digital Age
  Kimberly Becker, Academic Insight Lab
  Learn about the necessary AI literacies to navigate the challenges and opportunities the AI-driven generation presents.
• Supporting and Working With Your Textbook Marketing Team
  Jamie Pope, Co-author of Nutrition for a Changing World (2e), recipient of a 2020 TAA Textbook Excellence Award
  Learn how you can support your marketing team in a wide variety of ways to increase market reach and awareness of the uniqueness, content, and target audience of their textbooks. 
• Top 10 Tips for Publishing Contract Negotiations
  Brenda Ulrich, Intellectual Property Attorney, Archstone Law Group, PC
  Get best practices on negotiating with a publisher.
• New Developments in Authors’ Rights Litigation
  Rohit Nath, Partner, Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
  Learn about several major lawsuits addressing the intersection of technological change and the rights of authors and creators, including the recent surge in cases against AI platforms related to the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models, as well as class actions brought by textbook authors against major publishers. 
• Peer Review Uncovered: Strategies for An Unbiased Review
  Laura Frost, Textbook Author, Professor of Chemistry, Association Dean, Florida Gulf Coast University; Shawn Cordell, Textbook Author, Associate Director, Graduate Career Services, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona; and Thomas Valone, Professor of Biology, Saint Louis University
  Get a set of strategies for getting the an unbiased peer review possible for your work.
• Content Marketing: The Most Comfortable and Effective Way to Promote Your Book
  John Bond, Author and Publishing Consultant, Riverwinds Consulting
  Learn how content marketing, a strategy used to attract and engage an audience by sharing articles, videos, podcasts, and other media, can establish your expertise as an author and generate a desire to buy your book.
• Searching for a Successor: Struggles, Strategies, and Successes
  Micki Caskey, Author, Professor Emerita, Portland State University; and Julie Combs, Author, Professor, Sam Houston State University 
  Explore the struggles, strategies, and successes when searching for a book series successor.
• Journal Keeping: Path to Writing Energy, Synergy, and Satisfaction (Two-Hour Workshop)
  Dannelle D. Stevens, Author, Professor Emerita, Portland State University
  Learn a variety of ways to keep a journal and practice three writing strategies that will be immediately applicable to your current writing practice.
• Try Thinking Like a Game Designer
  Thomas Heinzen, Textbook Author, Retired Psychology Professor, William Paterson University
  Learn how a game-designed textbook, which may not look like a game, can feel like one by using established principles and techniques that (a) onboard engagement, (b) direct attention, and (c) reward sustained interest. 
• Taking the Exit Ramp: A Successful Search for a Successor Author
  Ken Saladin, Author of Anatomy & Physiology‚ The Unity of Form and Function
  Learn about the process that Saladin and his publisher undertook to identify prospective authors, audition and screen them, choose the most promising candidate, and mentor a new author as a prelude to full coauthorship.
• My Book Transformation from Print to Digital and Interactive
  Paul Krieger, author of Visual Analogy Guides
  Learn about Krueger's experience moving from print to digital for his anatomy & physiology book.
• Elevating Learning: the Power of Five-Minute Free Writing
  Dr. Qian Ji, Clinical Assistant Professor; Dr. Bruce Hanik, Ph.D., Instructional Associate Professor; and Dr. Patricia Goodson, Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University
  Learn how integrating 5-minute free writing can routinely improve learning and cultivate potential to enjoy writing and desire to engage more in academic writing.
• Co-authoring “Out of Context”
  Laura Jacobi, Professor, Communication Studies Department, Communication Studies Department, Minnesota State University, Mankato
  Explore the benefits, challenges, and best practices involved in co-authoring across disciplines, positions, and levels.

• Using Learning Science to Guide the Development of Engaging, Accessible, and Inclusive Content
  Lisa Peterson, TopHat
  Explore how learning science guides TopHat's five pillars for creating digital content that engages students and deepens learning.