using OER to Promote the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen - Dean of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library; Missouri S&T
     Roger Weaver - Director of Library Operations and Scholarly Communication; Missouri S&T
     Dr. J. Andy Goodman - Director of Academic Affairs; University of Missouri-System

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 101

Higher education institutions across the country are embarking on programs to use Open Educational Resources (OER) for teaching and learning. Open educational resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. The UM System Affordable & Open Educational Resources (A&OER) initiative works to enhance the use of affordable and open educational resources at the university.  A&OER provide students immediate and unlimited access to course materials, enhance learning by providing up-to-date and interactive resources, and lead to greater retention and graduation.  Additionally, they help to lower the cost of education.

The presenters will share some of the ways faculty can engage in the UM A&OER Initiative to help reduce schooling costs, expand the reach of education, and benefit professionally from a growing community of like-minded educators around the world through peer-review opportunities and scholarly collaboration.

University of Missouri Teaching Scholars Discuss Problem-Based Learning

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Carleigh Davis - Assistant Professor of English & Technical Communication; Missouri S&T
     Dr. David Samson - Assistant Professor of Music; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Haiming Wen - Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering; Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m., Room 101

Join the University of Missouri Teaching Scholars from Missouri S&T as they discuss problem-based learning in a variety of classroom contexts. This is also an opportunity to find out more about the UM Teaching Scholars program, which will be accepting applications for the 2020-2021 cohort this spring. Go here for more information: https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/aa/faculty/about.

Lessons from Virtual Work Applied to Online Learning

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. CJ Dulaney - Assistant Professor of Computing; McKendree University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m., Room 101

This session will discuss utilizing methods commonly implemented by corporate virtual teams to assist in an online learning environment.  Subject matter will include mechanisms an instructor may implement to enhance the student learning experience.

Engaging & Supporting the New Online Student

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. James Hutson - Assistant Dean of Online and Graduate Programs; Lindenwood University
     Dr. Katherine Herrell - Associate Dean; Lindenwood University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Room 101

This session will outline the current strategies being used to engage with and support online undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Arts, Media, and Communications at Lindenwood University. With a range of online degrees from Game Design, Art History, Music Education, Fashion Business and more, we have developed strategies to keep online students engaged through shared practicum and extra-curricular experiences, support them with University staff embedded directly in classes, track their progress through our Student Academic Support office, and meet the needs of the growing, often non-traditional population that often works full-time and is remote from campus.