ABSTRACTS - Room 121
All sessions take place in Butler-Carlton Hall on the Missouri S&T campus
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020
Local & Long Distance Course Lecture Capture Technology at S&T
LUNCH SESSION
Presenter: Levi Hudson - Senior Technology Resource Manager; Missouri S&T
Audience: Higher Education
Time and Location: 11:30 - 12:15 p.m., Room 121
A discussion and demonstration of the various powerful lecture capture and delivery tools available to both faculty and students at Missouri S&T.
Online gallery Walk: An Active Learning Technique for Large-Enrollment Courses
LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)
Presenter: Dr. Jillian Schmidt - Assistant Teaching Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Missouri S&T
Audience: Higher Education, K-12 Education
Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 121
This session will introduce and demonstrate an adaptation of the "Gallery Walk" active learning technique for large enrollment courses. The Gallery Walk technique typically involves students working together in groups to answer questions or solve problems on display boards stationed around the classroom, then rotating around the room to view and comment on other groups' work. In a large course, it can be difficult to ensure that all students have a chance to view and process all other groups' responses within a single class period, so this activity has been adapted into a hybrid inperson/ online format, to allow students the time to view and reflect on all of their peers' solutions without taking up additional class periods.
From Fossils3D to PaleoApp: Developing e-Learning tools in Paleontology
LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)
Presenters:
Damián Cárdenas Loboguerrero - Graduate Student in Geosciences, Geological & Petroleum Engineering; Missouri S&T
Dr. Francisa E. Oboh-Ikuenobe - Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the College of Engineering & Computing;
Professor of Geosciences, Geological & Petroleum Engineering; Missouri S&T
Jeff Jennings - Instructional Designer; Missouri S&T
Audience: Higher Education
Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m., Room 121
The development of new interactive and student-centered eLearning tools in paleontology not only ensures distance students have access to teaching fossil collections outside the classroom/laboratory environment at their convenience, but also provides educational online resources for the devolepment of new blended courses in paleontology. Consequently, we have been digitizing the systematic paleontology teaching collection to develop an online database (Fossils3D) and a web app interface for desktop and IOS/Android devices (PaleoApp) to improve Missouri S&T students' learning experience.
Exploring Disability through the Lens of Technology
LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)
Presenter: Kellie Grasman - Lecturer of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering; Missouri S&T
Audience: Higher Education, K-12 Education
Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m., Room 121
Learn how a fully-online undergraduate engineering course utilized a documentary, info-graphics, and group discussions to heighten students' disability awareness. Students considered what defines "disability" and "normalcy" by exploring human enhancing technologies and the ethical implications of engineering innovation.
Chasing Learning in the Online Age with Digital Scavenger Hunts and Goosechase
LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)
Presenters:
Kassi Maurer - Library Media Specialist; Belle High School
Bonnie Elrod - Library Media Specialist; Maries R2 School District
Audience: Higher Education, K-12 Education
Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m., Room 121
It’s time to utilize the tool glued to your students’ hands. Turn their phone or tablet into a device for assessment, active learning, engagement, and collaboration with online scavenger hunts and Goosechase Edu. Join us for an overview of this tool and participate in a digital scavenger hunt yourself.
The Technology Fast: Transformational Learning as Changes in Behavior and Perception Beyond The Classroom
LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)
Presenter: Dr. Daniel B. Shank - Assistant Professor of Psychological Science; Missouri S&T
Audience: Higher Education, K-12 Education
Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m., Room 121
Technology has also become an integral if not overwhelming part of many people’s lives, so in this paper we analyze and discuss how students respond to a technology fast assignment. We analyze 23 students’ reflective writing on their assigned technology fast from two Human-Computer Interaction classes. Some recurring themes emerged from the participants' reflections including transformations in preparing for the technology fast, within the technology fast, and due to the technology fast that indicate the fast’s influence within and beyond the classroom.
Level Up Traditional Teaching in the Classroom Using Tech Trends
LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)
Presenters:
Dr. Dushanthi Herath - Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Maryville University
Sharmila Silvalingam - Mathematics Instructor; Maryville University
Audience: Higher Education, K-12 Education
Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m., Room 121
Want to take your traditional teaching to the next level? This session will discuss a few technology trends that can be used in a mathematics class to make students understand, stimulate interest in the subject and be active learners in the classroom.
Building an Online Program from the Ground Up
STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)
Presenters:
Dr. Mary M. Ruettgers - Dean of Arts & Humanities; Southwestern Illinois College
Dr. Michelle Whitacre - Assistant Professor of Teacher Education; Lindenwood University
Audience: Higher Education
Time and Location: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Room 121
Participants will learn how the two presenters collaborated to create a fully online degree program in approximately six months. The presentation will provide perspectives from both administrative and faculty perspectives, as well as, the process they went through to create the program. Tips and tricks for a smooth building process will be shared.