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

11:30am CDT

Enhancing Biostatistics Education in Nursing through the Think-Pair-Share Approach

Thursday October 3, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Join us to explore how the Think-Pair-Share approach might be adapted for graduate-level education, with insights from its application in biostatistics for nursing. We'll discuss potential benefits of collaborative learning strategies in enhancing understanding of complex concepts across various disciplines. Whether you're in STEM, healthcare, social sciences, or humanities, we invite you to share your experiences and ideas on active learning techniques in challenging courses.

Speakers

Umit Tokac

Assistant Professor, University of Missouri - St. Louis

About MeI am an Assistant Professor at the College of Nursing, University of Missouri - Saint Louis, specializing in Data Science and AI. My work includes significant AI-related projects, such as contributing to the NHLBI’s DATA National Service Scholar Program and the University... Read More →

Thursday October 3, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Institutional Partner University of Missouri-St. Louis
Track Active Learning / Engagement, Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, STEM / STEAM / Health Sciences

1:00pm CDT

Building Awareness and Action Through Reflective Practices and AI Tools

Thursday October 3, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Feedback Survey

Join this session to enhance your reflective teaching practices by critically examining four feedback lenses. Grounded in critical pedagogy, you'll explore strategies to meet diverse student needs. Discover how AI can assist in identifying and implementing impactful, sustainable changes in your teaching.

Link: Slide deck and resources

Speakers

Bonni Stachowiak

Dean of Teaching + Learning // Producer + Host, Vanguard University // Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast

Bonni Stachowiak gets the privilege of speaking with exceptional educators as the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Since 2014, her podcast has provided a space to explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning.Bonni is the Dean of Teaching and Learning at Vanguard University. She also a Professor of Business and Management. Teaching and learning are vital to her se... Read More →

Alexis Peirce Caudell

Lecturer, Ludy School of Informative, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University-Bloomington

Talk to me about: teaching, children's geographies, active learning strategies, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), social informatics, computing and information ethics, project based learning, teaching large courses, collaborative online international learning (COIL), supporting... Read More →

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Thursday October 3, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

90-Minute Workshop

Track AI (Generative Artificial Intelligence), Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Professional / Faculty Development

1:00pm CDT

Compassionate Teaching: Tools and Tips from Three Generations in Education

Thursday October 3, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Feedback Survey

In this session you will be exposed to the perspectives of three generations of students and educators who have experience with compassionate practices in the classroom. Through interactive activities, discussions, and reflection you will identify compassionate practices to use in conjunction with your teaching style. This session is meant to be interactive. We want participants to walk away with an understanding of what compassionate teaching is, some tools to facilitate compassion, and a desire to enhance student experience in the classroom and learning process through compassion.

Objectives:

To promote an understanding of compassionate pedagogy across disciplines in the modern teaching environment, including the benefits and barriers for both student and instructor.
To support the analysis and evaluation of compassionate pedagogy in relation to participants’ current approaches.
To foster the application of compassionate pedagogy through the creation to personalized examples of practice.

Speakers

CJ Jones

LCSW, Adjunct Instructor, University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Social Work

CJ Jones (any/all) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently serving as an adjunct instructor in the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. In addition to skills gained as a graduate assistant, they also completed a certificate in university teaching... Read More →

Linda Wells-Glover, MSW, LCSW

Teaching Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis, School of Social Work

Sira Diop

Graduate Student, University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Social Work

Maddie Damann

Undergraduate Student, University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Social Work

Maddie Damann (she/her) graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and honors from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. She is currently an Intake Coordinator at the Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis. She served as an Active Learning Assistant (ALA... Read More →

FTTC 2024 Compassionate Teaching Reference List pdf

FTTC 2024 Compassionate Teaching Resource List pdf

Thursday October 3, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

90-Minute Workshop

Institutional Partner University of Missouri-St. Louis
Track Active Learning / Engagement, Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Professional / Faculty Development

3:00pm CDT

Marching into Madness: Students VS ChatGPT in a Tournament Bracket

Thursday October 3, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Feedback Survey

This session showcases an in-class activity using GoogleSheets (that can occur in person or virtually) where students compete against ChatGPT for who can write the best first line to an argumentative essay. The rationale for using gamification to introduce students to the boons and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in a flipped classroom format will be discussed, along with the inclusivity and accessibility—for both types of learners and faculty across disciplines—of the activity.

Speakers

Kasey Grady

Senior Lecturer, Washington University in St. Louis

Kasey Grady, who publishes under Kasey Perkins, is a teacher, freelance editor, and writer who completed her MFA in poetry from the University of Missouri - St. Louis in 2014. She also holds a MA in English with a focus on writing pedagogy and a BA in English with a focus on composition... Read More →

Thursday October 3, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Institutional Partner Washington University in St. Louis
Track AI (Generative Artificial Intelligence), Active Learning / Engagement, Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL

3:00pm CDT

Transforming Feedback: Using Audio or Video to Support Students

Thursday October 3, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Feedback Survey

Transform feedback with audio and video! Discover how multimodal feedback enhances clarity, personalization, and engagement, and learn practical tools and techniques to implement this dynamic approach, transforming educators from evaluators to partners in student growth. Join us to revolutionize your feedback methods and inspire your students' learning journeys.

Speakers

Kirk Wilkins

Instructional Designer II, University of Missouri System

Thursday October 3, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

25-minute Information session

Track Active Learning / Engagement, Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL

3:00pm CDT

Mentoring for Success in a Professional Graduate Program

Thursday October 3, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Feedback Survey

In this active learning session participants will learn of a unique and highly adaptable mentoring program implemented to positively impact student’s academic, professional, and personal success. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in an activity, discuss with other attendees, and will leave with tangible mentoring documents that can easily be implemented at your institution!

Speakers

Dr. Laura Landon

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Maryville University

Rebecca Birkenmeier

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Maryville University

Behaviors and Clinical Reasoning Skills For Goal Writing pdf

Mentoring Professional Development Form pdf

Mentoring For Success PDF pdf

Thursday October 3, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

50-minute Interactive session

Track Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, 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

Feedback Survey

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

9:30am 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

11:00am CDT

Being Open about OER: Perceptions, Use, and Impact

Friday October 4, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Feedback Survey

In this session, the presenters will describe the experience of adopting an open educational resource for a course, the motivation to adapt that open educational resource, and the steps they took to manage an OER adaptation project . The participants will be engaged with prompting questions and conversation points during each section of the presentation, and they will be given time to brainstorm and discuss the challenges, motivations, tools, and support they have at their own campuses to take on similar projects.

Speakers

Treasa Bane

Treasa is responsible for supporting copyright information policy and education, delivering services and outreach to faculty, students, and staff regarding topics such as fair use, authors’ rights, Creative Commons licensing, and privacy that connect to teaching, research, and library... Read More →

Dorris Scott

Academic Director of Data Studies, Washington University - School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Friday October 4, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

50-minute Interactive session

Institutional Partner Washington University in St. Louis
Track Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design, Open Educational Resources (OER) / eBooks

11:00am CDT

Online, On Their Own Time: Designing Diverse Faculty Development Opportunities

Friday October 4, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Feedback Survey

While “lunch and learns” and in-person and synchronous online faculty workshops still exist and serve a distinct purpose in building communities of practice in higher education, more and more faculty development happens when instructors are online, on their own time. This six-person, interactive panel seeks to explore how and why we design asynchronous faculty development opportunities for instructors at Missouri Online and Washington University in St. Louis and to share with others what we’re learning along the way.

Speakers

Michaella Thornton

Instructional Specialist, Washington University in St. Louis

Instructional designer by day; creative writer by night / instructor of analytical writing at a women's prison and online instructor for continuing and professional studies students @WashU / lover of all things digital, creative, and kind

Manon Allard-Kropp

Instructional Designer, Missouri Online

Instructional Designer, Missouri Online.I am an instructional designer at Missouri Online where I collaborate with instructors to develop student-centered, digitally accessible, and inclusive online learning experiences for all learners. My work is informed by over 10 years of experience... Read More →

Lindsay Meador

Accreditation and Senior Program Manager, Washington University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Emily Thompson

Director of Online Programs, Washington University School of Medicine

Bryant (Laz) Lazenby

Instructional Designer, Missouri Online

Friday October 4, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

50-minute Interactive session

Institutional Partner Washington University in St. Louis
Track Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Online, Hyflex & Blended Design, Professional / Faculty Development

1:00pm CDT

Diving Deeper into Digital Accessibility in the Learning Management System

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

Virtual; Zoom link provided to registrants

Feedback Survey

How can you make a complicated image or graph accessible when you are limited to 120 characters of alternative text? Why can't tables have merged cells and what can you do with them? Attend this session to dive deeper into digital accessibility and learn how to address unique problems.

Speakers

Sybil Morgan

Instructional Media Specialist, St. Louis Community College

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

50-minute Interactive session

Institutional Partner St. Louis Community College
Track Inclusive Teaching / Accessible Design / UDL, Professional / Faculty Development

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

Feedback Survey

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

Feedback Survey

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