In the spring semester, the Teaching Event has involved Binghamton's faculty and graduate students in a conference on teaching. A very successful Poster Session, in which graduate students from each program present their ideas about or approaches to teaching with visual aids of their design, has been an important part of the spring Teaching Event. Two discussion meetings have been offered each semester. The Alliance for Teaching is a gathering of teachers for open discussion of issues related to effective teaching. Both faculty and TAs from every discipline are invited to attend meetings, which occur four or five times per year.
Meetings begin with one or more speakers on a topic of general interest.
Speakers have been selected from a wide variety of academic fields, with pairings of speakers from different disciplines. Each meeting is designed to move from a brief opening presentation to discussion of specific issues among participants. The atmosphere for Alliance meetings is designed to foster discussion. Meetings occur in a room with round tables, where participants can focus on small group exchange. Refreshments are served.