FTTC 2024: Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference

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.

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.

This faculty panel session features award-winning faculty from FTTC sponsoring institutions who offer insights and practical examples to illustrate low-tech and high-tech ways to hold students' attention and focus on learning.

Sessions Moderators: Kella Thornton and Lindsay Meador, Washington University in St. Louis

Panelists include award-winning faculty from the following institutions:

University of Missouri--St. Louis: Zac Cairns, Associate Professor, Department of Music, College of Arts & Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis: Katie Brown, Director, English Language Programs
McKendree University: Brian Frederking, Professor of Political Science
St Charles Community College: Amanda Turner, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: Adriana "Didi" Martinez, Professor of Geography