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Day one

Revamping & Revitalizing Your Teaching Approach

Revamping & Revitalizing Your Teaching Approach

Dr. Melanie Peacock rethinks how we work with learners to create meaningful experiences. We examine how to build a strong foundation for learning and how to capitalize on adult learning theories. 

RSI and Why Quality Matters in Online Teaching

RSI and Why Quality Matters in Online Teaching

In 2021, the DOE declared that online courses must include RSI to be eligible for Title IV funding. We go over what it means for faculty and how to create a quality course by following QM standards.

Leveraging Digital Tools for Workplace Readiness

Leveraging Digital Tools for Workplace Readiness

In this session, Beth Ryan, Melinda Doty and Sandy Keeter explore how to leverage technology in the classroom to increase students’ digital literacy skills, which translates as career currency. 

Driving Student Success with Prompting Questions

Driving Student Success with Prompting Questions

Dr. Jewrell Rivers shares how technological innovations improve student engagement and explores how to incorporate prompting questions into your teaching to foster critical thinking. 

Alternative Assessment Ideas for All Your Courses

Alternative Assessment Ideas for All Your Courses

Many institutions are acknowledging that standardized assessments are not the only way to measure learning. Dr. Kimberly Paul offers ways to balance standardized assessments with alternative ideas.  

Preparing Students for a Virtual Workplace

Preparing Students for a Virtual Workplace

How do we as educators prepare students for a virtual workplace? Educator Ashley Hall shares actionable and practical ideas to present your content in a way that aligns with the changing skillsets.

Revamping & Revitalizing Your Teaching Approach

Revamping & Revitalizing Your Teaching Approach

Dr. Melanie Peacock rethinks how we work with learners to create meaningful experiences. We examine how to build a strong foundation for learning and how to capitalize on adult learning theories. 

RSI and Why Quality Matters in Online Teaching

RSI and Why Quality Matters in Online Teaching

In 2021, the DOE declared that online courses must include RSI to be eligible for Title IV funding. We go over what it means for faculty and how to create a quality course by following QM standards.

Leveraging Digital Tools for Workplace Readiness

Leveraging Digital Tools for Workplace Readiness

In this session, Beth Ryan, Melinda Doty and Sandy Keeter explore how to leverage technology in the classroom to increase students’ digital literacy skills, which translates as career currency. 

Driving Student Success with Prompting Questions

Driving Student Success with Prompting Questions

Dr. Jewrell Rivers shares how technological innovations improve student engagement and explores how to incorporate prompting questions into your teaching to foster critical thinking. 

Alternative Assessment Ideas for All Your Courses

Alternative Assessment Ideas for All Your Courses

Many institutions are acknowledging that standardized assessments are not the only way to measure learning. Dr. Kimberly Paul offers ways to balance standardized assessments with alternative ideas.  

Preparing Students for a Virtual Workplace

Preparing Students for a Virtual Workplace

How do we as educators prepare students for a virtual workplace? Educator Ashley Hall shares actionable and practical ideas to present your content in a way that aligns with the changing skillsets.

Day two

Escape the Standard Lectures with Escape Rooms

Escape the Standard Lectures with Escape Rooms

Escape rooms can build engagement and academic achievement. But where do you start? Associate professor Lisa Heller Boragine shares her research on game-based learning in the undergraduate classroom.

Equity in the Gradebook: Standards-Based Grading

Equity in the Gradebook: Standards-Based Grading

Standards-based grading (SBG) is a trending issue in higher ed. This session addresses how SBG can remove inequality from grading and benefit students and professors when measuring what is learned.

The Trauma Informed Care Approach to Education

The Trauma Informed Care Approach to Education

Young people are being challenged in ways we've never seen before. This session empowers you to engage in effective communication, offer nonjudgmental facilitation and create safe spaces. 

The Power of the Learning-Teaching Relationship

The Power of the Learning-Teaching Relationship

Dr. Jewrell Rivers has used a flipped classroom approach for student-teacher interactions. This session enhances relationship building and helps you incorporate emotional support in your teaching. 

Promoting Mental & Physical Health in Any Discipline

Promoting Mental & Physical Health in Any Discipline

This session shows you how to include activities that promote student physical and mental health in online courses. It shows you how to create virtual breakrooms, as well as a digital escape room.

Using Technology to Engage Students in an Online Course

Using Technology to Engage Students in an Online Course

This session highlights how implementing technology can engage first-year students and give instructors more time to focus on preparing students professionally, personally and academically.

Escape the Standard Lectures with Escape Rooms

Escape the Standard Lectures with Escape Rooms

Escape rooms can build engagement and academic achievement. But where do you start? Associate professor Lisa Heller Boragine shares her research on game-based learning in the undergraduate classroom.

Equity in the Gradebook: Standards-Based Grading

Equity in the Gradebook: Standards-Based Grading

Standards-based grading (SBG) is a trending issue in higher ed. This session addresses how SBG can remove inequality from grading and benefit students and professors when measuring what is learned.

The Trauma Informed Care Approach to Education

The Trauma Informed Care Approach to Education

Young people are being challenged in ways we've never seen before. This session empowers you to engage in effective communication, offer nonjudgmental facilitation and create safe spaces. 

The Power of the Learning-Teaching Relationship

The Power of the Learning-Teaching Relationship

Dr. Jewrell Rivers has used a flipped classroom approach for student-teacher interactions. This session enhances relationship building and helps you incorporate emotional support in your teaching. 

Promoting Mental & Physical Health in Any Discipline

Promoting Mental & Physical Health in Any Discipline

This session shows you how to include activities that promote student physical and mental health in online courses. It shows you how to create virtual breakrooms, as well as a digital escape room.

Using Technology to Engage Students in an Online Course

Using Technology to Engage Students in an Online Course

This session highlights how implementing technology can engage first-year students and give instructors more time to focus on preparing students professionally, personally and academically.