Sage Talks Webinars

Connect with influential authors and faculty for engaging content that delivers.

Discover the transformative power of Sage Talks webinars and webcasts, a series designed to provide instructors with cutting-edge insights and practical strategies to enhance classroom experiences. Hosted by influential experts in education, these webinars offer a dynamic platform for exploring innovative teaching methods and the latest trends in various academic fields.

Upcoming Webinars and Latest Recordings

Handle with Care: Mastering Tough Student Conversations

Speakers: Dr. Kathryn Lookadoo and Dr. Ryan Button
Date: September 10, 2025
Time: 9 am PT / 11 am CT / Noon ET

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Tough conversations with students are part of the job, but they don’t have to be overwhelming. In this interactive session, we’ll explore how to navigate challenging moments with clarity and confidence across three key settings: email, individual meetings, and the classroom. You’ll learn to pause, listen, name tensions, and redirect conversations toward shared expectations.

Whether you're addressing late work, disruptive behavior, or miscommunication, this session offers practical tools you can use right away, including AI-powered templates, customizable action plans, and step-by-step strategies. Walk away with a fresh mindset and a toolkit to foster accountability, understanding, and growth in student interactions.

Reboot Your Course: Just-in-Time Digital Literacy & Critical Thinking Integration for Every Classroom

Speaker: Tim Molina
Date: July 31, 2025
Time: 9 am PT / 11 am CT / noon ET

RECORDING COMING SOON

In today’s fast-paced digital world, students consume media constantly—but do they know how to question, analyze, or communicate effectively through it? This webinar offers practical strategies for embedding digital literacy and critical thinking skills into any course curriculum.

Learn how to design assignments aligned with course outcomes and leverage various ready to use online digital tools that help students:

activate their critical thinking skills to find, interpret, analyze, and evaluate digital information and media messages.
develop storytelling and communication skills in a variety of digital formats.
create multimedia content that demonstrate marketable digital literacy skills.

Discover how to foster curiosity, self-discovery, and career readiness—while building a more engaging, skills-based classroom. This webinar will feature ready-made sample activities and assignments that you can use to integrate digital literacy and critical thinking into your course this semester.

Everything in Moderation: Navigating Sensitive Topics in Higher Ed Classes

Speaker: Dr. Rick Gioioso
Date: May 21, 2025
Time: 9 am PT / 11 am CT / Noon ET

RECORDING COMING SOON

Educators will explore strategies for teaching controversial subjects in a way that fosters understanding and respect among students. The talk will cover techniques for addressing polarizing issues such as the Israel-Palestine conflict, political divisions, and LGBTQ+ topics without inciting anger or conflict. This session aims to equip educators with the tools to handle sensitive discussions with moderation and care, promoting a more harmonious learning experience.