Institute Details
WHEN: May 18th-22nd, 2026
WHERE: James Madison University - Harrisonburg, VA
WHO: The institute is designed for teams of 4-6 who can contribute to a program level project.
COST: $2,000 per team member.
Includes:
- Pre-conference team interviews,
- 5-day institute with ethical reasoning and learning improvement experts,
- breakfast and lunch each day,
- post-workshop plan analysis,
- use of ethical reasoning rubric within designated programs.
Welcome to INITI8!
Over the course of five days, participants will have an unparalleled opportunity to gain hands-on experience with learning improvement. You will develop a detailed learning improvement plan for an ethical reasoning intervention tailored to your own program. Participants will learn:
- Effective strategies for teaching ethical reasoning skills.
- Methods for assessing ethical reasoning skills.
- Strategies for implementing a program level ethical reasoning intervention.
- A general framework for implementing any learning improvement project.
Ethical Reasoning in Action
