Rob Eaton is a teaching professor in the Department of Church History and Doctrine at BYU. A graduate of BYU and Stanford Law School, Rob has practiced law, been an executive, and served on the religious education faculty at BYU-Idaho for 19 years. He joined the faculty of BYU in 2023.

While at BYU-Idaho, Rob served 8 years as an associate academic vice president. He oversaw the initial rollout of Pathway, an online program that now serves nearly 90,000 students in over 180 countries. He was the lead developer and teacher of a semester-long course for all new BYU-Idaho faculty.

Rob is the author or co-author of several books, including Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom. He has presented at multiple universities and the Teaching Professor conference, as well as appeared on multiple teaching and learning podcasts.

Woden Teachout, PhD, is Manager of Faculty Development in the Division of Continuing Education at Harvard University. She leads a portfolio of programs that support more than 500 instructors teaching over 1,000 courses. Her work focuses on evidence-based teaching, writing-intensive and adult learning pedagogies, and the thoughtful integration of emerging technologies—especially artificial intelligence—into course and program design.

Woden has guided several major AI initiatives, including co-leading the division-wide effort to articulate an AI Philosophy, convening a faculty–staff learning community to develop an AI literacy framework, and creating the award-winning Course Polisher suite of faculty-facing chatbots. She has led international faculty development projects on digital literacy, course design, and academic writing, and is a Fulbright Scholar and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She holds a PhD in the History of American Civilization, an MA in History, and a BA in Social Studies from Harvard, as well as an MA in Education from Union Institute & University.

Bridget Arend, PhD, is Associate Director of Teaching and Learning at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She has spent over 20 years supporting faculty development at MSU Denver, at the University of Denver, and through an organization that facilitates professional development for college educators, Intentional College Teaching. Bridget's research and teaching currently focus on learning theories, teaching strategies, alternative assessment practices, and the role of reflection in learning. She is co-author of a comprehensive book about instructional methods, Facilitating Seven Ways of Learning: A Resource for More Purposeful, Effective and Enjoyable College Teaching, recently published as a second edition.