2021 Virtual Conference Presenters
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You can watch session recordings below using the video player. Alternatively, click the session title to view the recordings on the Panopto website. If you have any questions, head over to the contact page!
Wednesday - Session Recordings
2021 and Beyond: Evolving Work and Expectations in Higher EducationPresented by: Melissa Venable
What was the impact of a tumultuous 2020 on students and faculty members? What do they want and need to be successful now? BestColleges.com’s ongoing research initiative gathers feedback from multiple stakeholders, including students, school administrators, and potential employers across the country. This keynote session features insights about their experiences and lessons learned, as well as predictions for a future that provides more teaching and learning options than ever before. 
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Creating Magic in Your Online ClassroomPresented by: Kenya Jenkins
Jenkins Fletcher believes magic in the (online) classroom starts with you, the instructor, and offers tips for creating an atmosphere conducive to magic.
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Painless Pointers for Grading EssayPresented by: Heidi Chavez & Dr. Rhonda Baughman
Students often struggle with the process of writing essays, resulting in faculty challenges with grading those assignments. The Online Writing Center team of tutors have come up with some standard strategies for evaluating student writing and some tips and tricks to help provide both resources and feedback to students in the process. Join the Writing Center staff to learn more! |
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Inspiring Faculty: Improving Student Outcomes through Increased Faculty-Student EngagementPresented by: Morgan Johnson & Cole McFarren
How do institutions enculturate and empower faculty to leverage proactive outreach strategies to address student performance gaps? This session will provide an overview of how the University of Arizona Global Campus partnered their faculty, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and student success teams to implement University-wide programming of instructional strategies, such targeted outreach to struggling students, that encourage faculty-student engagement. Attendees will learn about technology support solutions, program details, and student outcomes. Reflection and Q&A will focus on a cross-institutional discussion on how universities and solution providers are attempting to address this question. |
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Rubrics: Best Practices for GradingPresented by: MJ Rodriguez
Rubrics can help take the guesswork out of grading. Rubrics can provide expectations for both students and faculty. In this presentation, you will learn about some best practices for using rubrics. |
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The Rocket Ship icon denotes a focus on Pedagogy |
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The Astronaut icon denotes a focus on Methodology |
Thursday - Session Recordings
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Avoiding Grading BiasPresented by: John Roberts
Is bias creeping into your online classroom? Bias in grading is normally thought of as a purposeful and overt action. However, there are times when such bias can be present in instructors' grading without them even knowing. John's presentation will discuss some of the different forms bias may appear in grading and feedback along with strategies to proactively combat this.
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A Can-Do Attitude: Encouraging Meaningful Adjunct Faculty Professional DevelopmentPresented by: Teresa Kuruc, Dr. Bryan Aylward, & Jerry Ford
Even though higher-education institutions generally require a professional development activity for each term or course an adjunct faculty member teaches, adjuncts tend to feel that they lack professional support in their work (as reported in Coalition on Adjunct Workforce surveys). This dissatisfaction stems from the disjointedness of continuing education opportunities in adjunct faculty members’ teaching lifecycles, in part due to the fact that adjuncts can teach sporadically or have inconsistent schedules. Drawing from the American Council for Teachers of Foreign Language (ACTFL) “can-do” statements – which help language students connect individual tasks to larger categories of overall language proficiency – this presentation argues that faculty development departments must connect individual offerings to instructional proficiency that is transferrable, adaptable, and marketable across fields, teaching environments, and institutions. Facilitating connections among individual learning opportunities encourages adjuncts to reflect on their instructional goals and challenges and then manage their professional development as meaningful career-building rather than contractual obligation, which ultimately sows benefits for their students.
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Panel Discussion: Future of Online LearningA variety of presenters will discuss the future of online learning from their perspective and answer questions.
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The Role of Metacognition in Obtaining Learning OutcomesPresented by: Kathleen Gibson
Kathleen will discuss connecting learning outcomes to skills using metacognition. |
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Leveling Up Your Virtual ClassroomPresented by: Christina Vela
The pandemic has completely changed the landscape of virtual education. Innovative and engaging virtual learning environments are not only the new model to follow but the wave of the future. Whether you are an early adaptor or still navigating your virtual learning journey, this breakout session will provide additional digital solutions to engage with your students that can be implemented in your next course. |
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The Rocket Ship icon denotes a focus on Pedagogy |
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The Astronaut icon denotes a focus on Methodology |
Friday - Session Recordings
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Best Practices for Accessibility in Online CoursesPresented by: Josie Strahle & Nicole Bernd
Online courses must be accessible to all students according to the Americans with Disabilities Act. While this is well known to most people in education, the specifics of accomplishing it might not be. In this presentation, we will explore concrete ways to improve accessibility and ADA compliance in your course. We will center the presentation on updates to an existing online module to meet accessibility requirements. You will gain knowledge of everyday practices that will improve your course for all students.
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Welcome to the Jungle: Dodging Accreditation PitfallPresented by: Colin Easom
In this session, Colin guides us through the ABHES accreditation standards that affect faculty and he offers some practical advice on how to make your online classroom shine and sparkle in the eyes of an accreditation team. |
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Substantive Feedback and RelationshipsPresented by: John Roberts
John will discuss the critical interplay between providing substantive feedback and fostering meaningful relationships with your students.
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Don’t Turn into a Bot Online: Three Easy Strategies to Let Your Personality Shine in Your Online CoursePresented by: Jessica Evans
One of the perks of teaching online is that there are so many great tools that make facilitating an online course easier. For example, not having to manually grade and enter grades for online exams since most learning management systems can automatically evaluate student responses and submit scores to a gradebook without the instructor needing to do a thing. With the ability to automate so much of an online course, along with the physical separation from your students, it can be challenging to find ways to let your personality, teaching style, and personal touches shine through in the online environment. Here are three easy strategies that you can begin trying and implementing in your teaching today to bring a bit more of your personality to your online courses. |
PMI Online - A Left Turn to the FuturePresented by: Dr. Deb Riemer
Dr. Riemer will discuss how transformation and resilience from a year of quick pivots and uncertainty will propel PMI and online learning into the future.
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