2025 TAA Conference Sessions - On Demand

Missed out on the 2025 TAA Virtual Conference on Textbook & Academic Authoring! Not to worry! You can still catch up with 22 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.

(2025 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 Include:

• How to Create Happiness at Work and In Your Writing Sessions
  Presenter: Angelica Ribeiro, writer, researcher, and professor, author of How to Create Happiness at Work, Running into Happiness, and My Happiness Habit Journal
• Learn How to Write Academically as a Non-Native English Speaker
  Presenter: Yun Shi, PhD., Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, Portland State University
• Mediation to Gently Activate & Awaken Your Inner Writing Spirit
  Presenter: Dr. Kimine Mayuzumi, co-founder of Being Lazy and Slowing Down
• Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Textbook Publishing: Opportunities and Challenges, Michael Sullivan Lecture Opening Keynote 
  Speaker: Dr. Gerald Friedland, Principal Scientist at Amazon AWS, and coauthor of Multimedia Computing
• Refining Titles and Abstracts: Getting Others to Read Your Work
  Presenter: Dannelle D. Stevens, Author, Professor Emerita, Portland State University
• The Sustainable Textbook: Mastering the Art of Teamwork, Adaptation, and Never-Ending Stories
  Presenter: Kevin Patton, author of Anatomy & Physiology
• Noteworthy: Leveraging OER Content to Scaffold Reading StrategiesPresenters: Rebecca Campbell, Assistant Professor in the School of General Studies, and Jessica Sarra, Senior Development Editor, The University of Arizona Global Campus
• Collaborating with Co-Authors and Co-Editors
  Presenter: Joseph 'Rocky" Wallace, Author, Educator
• Navigating the Revise and Resubmit Process: Lifesaver Tips, Templates, and Tools|Presenter: Margarita Huerta, Founder, Real Academics
• Succession Planning: Finding, Onboarding, and Training New Co-authors
  Presenter: Lisa Peterson, Senior Director of Content Development and Production, Top Hat
• Writing With Agency: Finding the “Value-Added” Component of Your Writing
  Presenter: Tracey Hodges, Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University
• Bringing Textbooks to Life: Using AI In Your Educational Materials
  Presenter: Ingrid Skrede, Co-Founder, CMO, Ludenso
• To Write or Not to Write? That's the Question, What's the Answer?
  Presenters: Dr. Elaine Zweig, Educational Consultant, Dr. Lin Moore, Professor of Early Childhood Education, Texas Woman's University
• Be Better Than a Bot: AI-Powered Tools and Human-Centered Textbooks
  Presenter: Stephanie Lenox, Writer, Editor, Educator, Chemeketa Press
• Reimagining Your Home Workspace So It Actually Helps You Write
  Presenter: Hannah de Keijzer, Book Coach And Editor, Writing Catalyst
• Responsible Use of AI Writing Tools in Academic Authorship
  Presenter: Kristin Terrill, Senior Program Specialist for Graduate Scholarly Activities, Iowa State University
• A Veteran and Novice Textbook Author Share Lessons from Their AuthoringPresenters: Carol P. Harvey and Michele Kegley, authors of Understanding and Managing Diversity, Readings, Cases and Exercises
• Achieving Tenure & Promotion: Planning your Writing (and Research) for the Year
  Presenters: Christina M. Gushanas, an Assistant Professor of Special Education, Sam Houston State University; and Julie P. Combs, Distinguished Professor, Sam Houston State University
• Can My Publisher Do That?
  Presenter: Brenda Ulrich, Partner, Intellectual Property Attorney, Archstone Law, PC
• Getting Unstuck: A Strategy to Increase Progress with Your Writing
  Presenters: Dr. Angelica Ribeiro, Adjunct Professor, University of Houston-Clear Lake and Nilsa Perez-Cabrera, Spanish Professor, Blinn College, Ph.D. candidate in Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University
• Reading Effectively: Confidence, Writing, and Research Design
  Presenter: Dave Harris, PhD, Thought Clearing
• 'Things Have Changed': Demystifying the Evolution of Modern Textbook Publishing
  Moderator: Richard Mullins, Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University
  Panelists: Donna Battista, Managing Director, Top Hat, Sandy Lindelof, Executive Program Director for Allied Health, Environmental Science, Nutrition & Custom, Macmillan Learning Publishers, and Jeanne Zalesky, Head of Higher Education Content Strategy, Acquisitions and Development, Oxford University Press North America