Help and Frequently Asked Questions

Registration fees vary depending on your attendee status and date of registration. You can register online through our online registration system. 

Early Bird Rates (available through August 15, 2025):

• Faculty/Staff, both days: $130
• Faculty/Staff, one day: $80
• Students, one or both days: $25

Regular Rates (beginning August 16, 2025):

• Faculty/Staff, both days: $150
• Faculty/Staff, one day: $100
• Students, one or both days: $25

Your registration must be completed by October 12, 2025, to confirm your spot at the conference. Please note that no refunds will be issued after October 1, 2025.

Interested in being a 2025 Conference Volunteer? We love our volunteers who make FTTC so great! We are always looking for session conveners, help desk support, proofreaders, caption editors, etc. Students, this can be a great way to learn the behind-the-scenes of a virtual conference! Email fttc@umsl.edu if you are interested in helping out and attending for free. 

We do not have fee waivers or complimentary registrations available this year. The fee is waived automatically for faculty and staff participants from our gold-level institutional sponsors, planning committee members, and presenters. 

Volunteers who sign up before the October 12th deadline also have the fee waived. Please reach out to fttc@umsl.edu if interested in volunteering. We are sorry, but we cannot accommodate last-minute volunteers.

Check your junk mail. If you don’t find the conference confirmation email there, reach out to us at fttc@umsl.edu, and we’ll be glad to forward relevant information and make sure we have your email address correct for future correspondence. We will do our best to respond within 24 hours.

You can cancel or change any registration date(s) up to October 12, 2025. Just email fttc@umsl.edu, and we can cancel your current registration and refund your fee. You can then re-register with your corrected registration options. 

For more minor registration changes (e.g., change a name or email) that do not impact the fee paid, just email fttc@umsl.edu, and we will be glad to update your registration information.

There are no registration refunds after October 1, 2025.

To better serve our community and ensure an excellent experience for all participants, we will alternate event formats each year. In odd-numbered years, we’ll host fully in-person gatherings, rich in interactive activities and informal networking opportunities that make the most of face-to-face engagement. In even-numbered years, we’ll go fully virtual, building on the success and accessibility of our recent online events.

We believe this approach allows us to offer the best of both worlds, while also supporting the sustainability of our volunteer committee and making the most of our available resources. We’re excited about this path forward and hope it meets all the needs of our community.

Parking will be available in the UMSL MSC North Garage. No parking permit will be needed as long as you are parked in the Millennium Student Center North Parking Garage.

If you will need handicapped parking closer to the building, please note this in your conference registration. We will have our accommodations concierge reach out to ensure we have enough spaces reserved to meet capacity.

For more information and directions to campus, visit our Directions and Lodging page.

For an overview of the conference, see our Program page. Detailed descriptions, presenter bios, session evaluations, etc., can be found in our eProgram Guidebook (requires registration to access). Once registered for the conference, follow the instructions under “How do I create my Guidebook account?” to create your Guidebook account and customize your schedule.

Yes, you can access a printable PDF version of the program here, and it will also be included in conference emails as we get closer to the event.

We are excited to announce that Dr. Michelle Miller will be providing our Keynote session on Friday, October 24th, in the Touhill Performance Arts Center. For our attendees with mobility issues, the Keynote will be live-streamed in the MSC Century A room. See our Keynote page for titles and descriptions.

We have asked our presenters to use the PowerPoint and Google Slides captioning features. But we cannot guarantee this will be available at all sessions.

In-person sessions will not be recorded. However, the Keynote presentation will be recorded and made available to registered participants after the conference.

• You must be registered for the conference.
• Attend the conference and stay for the door prize session on Friday, October 24th at 3:00 PM. The first 50 attendees will receive a door prize. Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy an ice cream social!

Guidebook is the Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference electronic program software that houses the entire program, helps you navigate the event, and stay organized throughout the experience. With the app, you can browse session descriptions, search by speaker or topic, and build a personalized schedule with reminders for the sessions you don’t want to miss. Guidebook also gives you access to evaluation forms, venue maps, and real-time updates—all in one convenient place. To get started, download the Guidebook app.

Accessing Guidebook on a LAPTOP OR DESKTOP:

• Use this link to see our conference schedule.
• To create an account, which will allow you to customize your schedule and more, navigate to the upper-right-hand corner, click on the little person icon, and select “create an account.”

• From this page, you should be able to input your information, create an account, and be brought back to the FTTC program.

Accessing Guidebook on a MOBILE DEVICE:

• Download the Guidebook app through the Apple App Store or the Google App Store. You can also use this QR code if you prefer.

Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play

• Once you’ve downloaded the app, navigate to the upper-right-hand corner, click on the little person icon, and select “sign up.”
• Once you’ve created your account, you can search “FTTC 2025” on the main app screen.
• Select “Get” or “Download” to save the guide. The app will then take you to our program, which you can also find on the bottom navigation bar under “my guides.”

See Guidebook Help here.

Search for FTTC 2025.

Please note that you must use the same email to create your Guidebook account that you registered for the conference with. Email fttc@umsl.edu with questions.

You can see the full program by clicking on the three lines on the upper left-hand corner of the mobile app and then selecting “conference program,” or simply selecting “conference program” on the web. If not all sessions are displayed, you may be filtering by theme; include all themes by unchecking any boxes on the right-hand side of the web browser.

All session times in Guidebook are displayed in Central Time Zone and do not automatically adjust to your local time zone. However, when you add sessions to your personal calendar from Guidebook, they will automatically convert to your local time zone.

For in-person sessions, we encourage you to use the PowerPoint or Google Slides caption feature. See the guides below for more details.

• PowerPoint with live captions
• Google Slides with live captions

Also, please consider that some participants might have vision issues. If any components of your presentation require participants to be able to analyze images, consider having an alternative or putting participants in groups where other group members can provide a visual description of the image for their colleagues.

We have created separate evaluations for each session, which are linked in your session description in Guidebook. We also have overall questions on the conference evaluation, where we occasionally get individualized session feedback. And we will collect input from your session convener. If we receive at least three responses for your session, we will send you a summary of the feedback.

For comprehensive guidance on creating and delivering effective conference presentations, please visit our Presenter Resources page, which covers session design tips, delivery best practices, and audience engagement strategies.