FTTC 2024: Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference: Full Schedule

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9:00am CDT

Discovering New Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) Solutions as Google Jamboard is Discontinued

Friday October 4, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

In 2024, Google's announcement regarding the discontinuation of Jamboard raised significant concerns within the educational community. This presentation will include various challenges and opportunities presented by the discontinuation of Jamboard and the subsequent need for educators to explore alternative interactive whiteboard (IWB) solutions. Alternative IWB applications will be discussed. This session will involve interactive activities, enabling participants to engage directly with technology tools and actively discuss technology-related topics.

Speakers

Dr. Michael Finetti

Associate Professor of Education & Director of Special Education Programs, Saint Peter's University

Nicole Luongo

Professor of Education, Saint Peter's University

Friday October 4, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Track Active Learning / Engagement, Professional / Faculty Development, Tech Tool Introduction

9:00am CDT

Pharmacology is FUN- Gamification strategies

Friday October 4, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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Delve into an enriching course designed for educators, focusing on gamification as a dynamic strategy to teach categorization in content heavy courses in an engaging manner. Embrace Herbert A. Simon's foundational insight that effective categorization marks the initial leap from novice to expert. Discover and implement diverse gamification techniques aimed at making learning enjoyable while cultivating mastery of this critical skill.

Speakers

Nina Zimmermann

Assistant Professor of Nursing, Maryville University

Carol Berger

Associate Professor of Nursing, Maryville University

I am a Family Nurse Practitioner and an Associate Professor at the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing. I teach at all levels, most recently at the undergraduate level in pharmacology. I am intrigued with how we learn and retain information transforming it into meaningful knowledge... Read More →

Pharmacology can be FUN FTCC Presentation pptx

Friday October 4, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Track Active Learning / Engagement, Professional / Faculty Development

9:00am CDT

Supporting Diverse Learners in Online Courses

Friday October 4, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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This presentation will focus on supporting diverse learners in online courses. The discussion will include key considerations, such as offering course content in various formats, providing diverse assessment options, ensuring accessible technology, and fostering student engagement and community building.

Speakers

Dushanthi Herath

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Maryville University

Sharmila Sivalingham

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Maryville University

Friday October 4, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Track Active Learning / Engagement, Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design

9:00am CDT

How to Play Like A… : Concrete Ideas for Playful Pedagogy

Friday October 4, 2024 9:00am - 10:30am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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Learning (and teaching) is often framed as work, the opposite of play. Play is framed as an improper pursuit in higher education; however, as academics, we play- with words, with ideas, with colleagues as we challenge and debate theories and approaches and build new ones. Let’s explore playful pedagogy and how “playful knowing” can strengthen learning, build community, and spark joy and imagination in both professor and learner. Come play with us as we explore the scholarship of playful pedagogy, the science and value of play in adult learning, and how you might incorporate playfulness into your courses as well as strategies to teach your students to play like a historian…or like a biologist…or like a literary critic…etc.

Speakers

Monica Swindle

Director of Online & E-Learning, Online Instructor, St. Charles Community College

Friday October 4, 2024 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

90-Minute Workshop

Institutional Partner St. Charles Community College
Track Active Learning / Engagement, Alternative Assessment

9:30am CDT

SESSION CANCELED: Curriculum Transformation: A “UOI” Model for a Radical Course Redesign

Friday October 4, 2024 9:30am - 10:20am CDT

UPDATE: Due to extenuating circumstances, this session has been canceled.

Speakers

Avery Levinger

Assistant to Senior Presidential Advisors, Duquesne University

Johan Bester

Associate Dean for Preclerkship Curriculum, Saint Louis University

Fred Buckhold, MD

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University

Friday October 4, 2024 9:30am - 10:20am CDT

50-minute Interactive session

Track Active Learning / Engagement, Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design

10:30am CDT

Interteaching in Online Higher Education Courses

Friday October 4, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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Interteaching is a teaching method based on behavior science that offers an alternative to traditional lecture by emphasizing self-directed learning and peer-based instruction. This presentation will review Interteaching as a viable strategy for higher education instruction and discuss its broad application possibilities.

Speakers

Andresa De Souza, PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Dr. Andresa De Souza is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her research and teaching focus on special education and applied behavior analysis (ABA). Dr. De Souza is the editor of Behavior Analysis... Read More →

Katie Breneman

Ph.D. Student & Graduate Instructor, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Katie Breneman is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst in the state of Missouri. She is also a certified teacher K-6th in the state of Missouri. She has worked in the fields of education and applied behavior analysis (ABA) for over 20 years, working in... Read More →

Friday October 4, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Institutional Partner University of Missouri-St. Louis
Track Active Learning / Engagement, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design, Synchronous Design

10:30am CDT

Let’s Play a Game: Identifying and Creating Gaming Content for STEM Classrooms

Friday October 4, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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This session will empower participants to identify topics to gamify and strategize how to find or build their own games to employ in the classroom. In my experience, games help students push past the habit of memorization into application in context. They are better able to predict outcomes and imagine real-life scenarios after playing games related to content they have already been exposed to in traditional contexts.

Speakers

Brittany Peterson

Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

FTTC Let’s Play a Game pptm

Friday October 4, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Institutional Partner Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Track Active Learning / Engagement, Open Educational Resources (OER) / eBooks, STEM / STEAM / Health Sciences

10:30am CDT

Teaching to Promote Healing and Community Engagement

Friday October 4, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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Saint Louis University’s Core Ignite initiative requires undergraduates to enroll in small-group seminars centered on the research interests of faculty. During these seminars, faculty spark the intellectual curiosity of students by introducing them to their own discipline and the core tenets of Ignatian learning (context, reflection, action, and experience). In this workshop, four Ignite faculty will offer examples of how they incorporate healing and community engagement in the disciplines of Education, Visual Studies, Physical Therapy, and Women’s and Gender Studies.

Speakers

Dannielle Davis

Dr., Saint Louis University

Patricia Bass

Jesuit Worldwide Learning Director, Saint Louis University

Jill Fitzgerald

Assocaite Professor. Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Saint Louis University School

Amanda Gray Rendón

Saint Louis University

Friday October 4, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

90-Minute Workshop

Institutional Partner Saint Louis University
Track Active Learning / Engagement

1:00pm CDT

Exploring the Impact of Team-Based Learning (TBL) in Long-Lecture Calculus III Classrooms

Friday October 4, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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In this talk, we will present our study in Calculus III classes (both online and in-person) with semi-flipped teaching and team discussions incorporated. We will examine how TBL strategies can help improve students’ preparedness and engagement in class, and also, how students’ perceptions may change during the course. We will also share how student-centered course activities are designed as well as motives behind through a case study and how a similar framework may be adapted to different courses in math or other subjects.

Speakers

Yi (Jacky) Jiang

Dr., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Friday October 4, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Institutional Partner Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Track Active Learning / Engagement, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design, STEM / STEAM / Health Sciences

1:00pm CDT

Elevating the Voices of Neurodivergent STEM Students: Tips for Teaching

Friday October 4, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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The session will present lessons learned about working with neurodivergent STEM students. Each lesson represents a suggestion for educators about engaging and supporting students. Together, we will explore differences in the ways undergraduate students perceive, approach, and interact with new information and skills.

Speakers

Andrew Buck

Research Scientist, The Ohio State University

Scott Bellman

DO-IT Center Manager, University of Washington

Challenging academic programs and careers for disabled individuals, serving neurodivergent students, transitions of disabled students, STEM workforce.

Buck Bellman FTTC 10.4.24 pptx

Friday October 4, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

50-minute Interactive session

Track Active Learning / Engagement, Professional / Faculty Development, STEM / STEAM / Health Sciences

1:00pm CDT

Start Here: Integrating AI and Cultivating Academic Integrity With ProcessFeedback

Friday October 4, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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This session will introduce new process-oriented tools to cultivate academic integrity and higher-order thinking skills in students. It will also discuss how students can be allowed to use AI in a safeguarded manner. Participants can expect to learn from the co-presenter's experiences and depart with numerous new ideas to implement in their classes.

Speakers

Manu Bhandari

Arkansas State University

Travis Menghini

Computer Science Teacher, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MCDIS)

Travis Menghini is a Computer Science teacher at MICDS (Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School) in St. Louis, Missouri. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Applied Computing Technology with a concentration in Computing Education and later went on to earn a master's... Read More →

Dr Shea Kerkhoff

Assistant Professor, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Badri Adhikari

Associate Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Jie Hou

Assistant professor, Computer Science, Saint Louis University

Friday October 4, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

50-minute Interactive session

Institutional Partner University of Missouri-St. Louis, Saint Louis University
Track AI (Generative Artificial Intelligence), Active Learning / Engagement, Tech Tool Introduction

1:00pm CDT

The Role of Embedded Tutoring in Online Courses

Friday October 4, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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Embedded tutoring is a structure that can help in high-risk/high-failure rate courses and can work for both online and on-ground classes. Maryville University has had recent success with a strengths-based, positive approach to embedded tutoring. Participations will understand the challenges of scaling an embedded tutor program and strategies for meeting those challenges.

Speakers

Alex Wulff

Director of Multimodal Composition and the Writing Studio, Maryville University

Christina Branson

English Instructor and AD of the Maryville University Writing Studio, Maryville University

Gage Putnam

Lead Tutor, Maryville University

Cadie Buschjost

Lead Tutor, Maryville University

DeMya Jackson

Lead Tutor, Maryville University

Friday October 4, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

50-minute Interactive session

Track Active Learning / Engagement, Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design

2:00pm CDT

DIY Course Content: Inclusive, Accessible, and Engaging Design with OER

Friday October 4, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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Switching to an OER text can be intimidating to those who care about accessibility. This panel explores ideas on abandoning publisher created activities for more inclusive and affordable options while still maintaining a high standard of accessibility.

Speakers

Grace Moser

Professor of History, St Charles Community College

I'm a professor in history at St. Charles Community college where I strive to teach relevant and meaningful history to all of my students. I am a big believer in UDL and inclusive teaching. As someone who teaches at an open-enrollment, publicly funded college, I believe in the mission... Read More →

Friday October 4, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Institutional Partner St. Charles Community College
Track Active Learning / Engagement, Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Open Educational Resources (OER) / eBooks

2:00pm CDT

Engaging Students with Experiential Learning

Friday October 4, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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Join us for an engaging session aimed at fostering a culture of inclusive excellence. This session is designed to explore best practices, share experiences, cultivate awareness, and provide resources. Whether you are a seasoned educator or a new staff member, this session offers something for everyone interested in advancing diversity and inclusivity in academia. Together, we can create a more supportive and enriching environment for all members of our community. By framing the session as a collaborative opportunity to learn, share, and grow together, we can attract a diverse group of faculty and staff who are eager to contribute to a more inclusive academic environment.

Speakers

Reena Tandon

Assistant Professor, Saint Louis Community College, Forest Park

With a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in mathematics, along with over twenty-one years of hands-on teaching experience, I’m excited about the opportunity to explore and apply new teaching methodologies in my math classes. I really enjoy engaging students through different modalities—whether... Read More →

Friday October 4, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Institutional Partner St. Louis Community College
Track Active Learning / Engagement, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design, Professional / Faculty Development

2:00pm CDT

Empowering Learning: Redesigning Curricula through Competency-Based Instruction

Friday October 4, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

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This presentation outlines the redesign of a foundational data analytics course into a self-paced, competency-based learning experience. Through industry-aligned assignments and a mixed-methods approach, the redesign focuses on mastering essential skills such as statistical analysis, data wrangling, and programming using Excel, Power BI, SQL, R, and Python. The presentation includes an interactive component where participants can explore a sample module, demonstrating the flexibility and effectiveness of the competency-based model in enhancing student learning and preparedness for the data analytics field.

Speakers

Becky Lopanec

Senior Learning Designer, Maryville University

Elizabeth A. Cudney, Ph.D.

Professor of Data Analytics, Maryville University

Friday October 4, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

50-minute Interactive session

Track Active Learning / Engagement, Alternative Assessment, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design