CAUCE 2026 PowerPoint Presentations

A special thank you to our 63 incredible presenters who generously shared their insights, experiences, and expertise at CAUCE 2026!

Our 72nd annual conference, provided the opportunity to connect with one another, engage in professional development opportunities, and get inspired with new ways to improve and innovate the field of Continuing and Professional Education in Canada.

We had lots to learn and discuss at #CAUCE2026. Thank you for attending!

Keynote Sessions

Jackie Pichette

Modernizing the Continuing Education Model:
From testing times to transformative opportunities

Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Calm in the Storm (PPT):
Leading with Integrity, Clarity, and Courage in a Complex World

Concurrent Session One

The Opportunity: Approaches for Expanding Equity, Access, and Inclusion in Continuing Education | Handout
From Classrooms to Careers: Building AI Literacy Across the Learning Continuum
Thriving Through Barriers: How Real-World Experience Transformed Youth Employment and Education | PPT
Building Tomorrow’s University Today
Cutting through Complexity: Measuring What Matters in CE Marketing | PPT

Concurrent Session Two

Doing more with less: providing advice to running a lean continuing education department | PPT
Measuring the Impact of Continuing Education: Results from the 2025 CAUCE Annual Survey | PPT
Nəc̓əmaat kʷəns čeʔi | Working Together to Move Forward Indigenous Education | PPT
Employer Demands and Learner Needs – Their Personas: Designing for The GenAI+ Workforce of Tomorrow | PPT
Continuing Education Acceleration: Skills Aligned Learning to meet Workforce Demand

Concurrent Session Three

Building Operational Agility in Continuing Education: A Hands-On Workshop Using Real Workflows from Modern Campus + Flywire + Brock University | PPT
Sustaining Community Education Programs in Times of Financial Precarity | PPT
Beyond NQFs: Exploring Small Language Models for Global Skills Recognition
From Uncertainty to Action: Co-Creating AI Strategies in Higher Education | PPT
Now more than ever: Mainstreaming enrolment and financial forecasting in Continuing Education planning | PPT

Concurrent Session Four

From Program Renewal to Program ReSet | PPT
From Exploration to Framework: A Community-Based Model for Integrating Generative AI into Curriculum Design
Reigniting a Fire Leadership Program: People-centered Approach
Mobilizing a Nation: Continuing Education as Canada’s Engine for Readiness and Resilience | PPT
Accelerating Workforce Readiness in Canada: Lessons from WatSPEED, University of Waterloo’s Online Continuing Education Division, and the Soldiers in Tech Program | PPT

Concurrent Session Five

Designing a Modern Lifelong Learning Ecosystem for Institutional Agility and Growth
Embracing Complexity: How Indigenous-Led Continuing Education is Building Skills to Support Meaningful Community-based Partnerships | PPT
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Ownership, Ethics, and the Future of Knowledge | PPT_Part1 & PPT_Part2
Bridging the Gap: Employer Partnerships that Help Continuing Education Thrive Through Change
Leadership Reimagined: Driving Visibility and Connections Through Automation

Concurrent Session Six

The Last Day Matters: Building Resilient Teams Through Purposeful Transition | PPT
Designing AI-Aware Assessments: Practical Strategies for Academic Integrity and Innovative AI Use
Fostering Student Engagement: Leveraging the Community of Inquiry Framework in Online Discussions | PPT
From Uncertainty to Opportunity: Transformative Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Models for an Evolving Labour Market | PPT
What the Next-Generation LMS Must Make Possible: Saint Mary’s University with D2L

Concurrent Session Seven

Advancing Workforce AI Fluency: Bridging Gaps Beyond Chatbots and Prompts
Career-focused Training for Inuit Learners: A Collaborative Approach to Capacity Building in Nunavut | PPT
From Engagement to Enrolment: Outbound Campaigns That Work | PPT
Plain Language as a Strategy: Embedding Accessible Communication in Continuing Education for Stronger Industry Alignment | PPT
The Real Price of Programs: A Framework That Reveals What CE Leaders Miss | PPT

Concurrent Session Eight

The Hidden Accelerator – CE as a Catalyst for Growth and Sustainability | PPT
Culturally Responsive Interventions: Increasing the Completion Rate of Indigenous Students in the Academic Preparation Program | PPT
EdTech & Agentic AI: Bridging the Gap – Let’s Be AI Ready, Together
From Audit to Action: Redesigning a Continuing Education Website for Clarity, Connection, and Conversion
Unlocking Online Engagement: Digital Literacy Strategies for Effective Discussion Boards | PPT