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All sessions take place in Butler-Carlton Hall on the Missouri S&T campus

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-- Opening Keynote Speaker --

     Dr. Rebecca Brent - President of Education Designs, Inc.

-- Closing Keynote Speaker --

     Dr. Irina Ivliyeva - Associate Professor of Arts, Language (Russian), and Philosophy, Missouri S&T

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014

OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Rebecca Brent - President of Education Designs, Inc.

~ Connection and Engagement in a Crowded Online World

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Time, Date, and Location: 10:30 a.m. - Noon, Thursday, March 13, BCH 125

“We’re hardwired for connection, curiosity and engagement.”  (Brene Brown)

What does that quote—especially the parts about connection and engagement—mean for educators in this age of auditorium-packed classes and online courses taken by hundreds of thousands of students? To be effective teachers, we have to find ways to make connections with our students—the ones in front of us with faces we can barely make out in the distance and those out in cyberspace with faces we can’t see at all. But how do we do it? How do we engage students, motivating them to learn, complete their degrees, and become the kinds of professionals needed to tackle the big problems in our world? And what about us? How do we get those same human needs for connection met as our academic workplace increasingly conforms to a for-profit business model?

In this interactive presentation, you’ll have the chance to think about your connection with students and identify ways you can strengthen it, engaging and motivating your live classroom and online students. You’ll also have the chance to think about your department and what you can do to make it a more connected, supportive, and productive workplace.

~ Lightning Round

Presenters: EdTech Students; Missouri S&T

Track(s): N/A

Time, Date, and Location:

12:00 - 12:30 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 121

11:15 a.m. - Noon, Friday, March 14, BCH 121 (Encore Presentation)

Each presenter will speak for no more than five minutes. This will provide the audience members with a brief overview of six programs that are intended to make our daily lives easier.  The best part of this presentation...? All of these programs are absolutely FREE!   

1 ~ Using Clickers to Impact Student Engagement (and Make Learning Fun!)

Presenters:
    Dr. Harriette L. Spiegel - Instructional Technology Center; University of Tennessee-Martin
    Tara Tansil-Gentry - Lecturer of Heath and Human Performance; University of Tennessee-Martin

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; Best Practices in Teaching Strategies; "Hands-on" Activity

Time, Date, and Location: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 115

This session will be a hands-on demonstration of audience response device ("clicker") use, both with the Response card (the traditional "clicker") and the wi-fi option (ResponseWare). Strategies include team competition and hidden questions, and the audience will participate both as student and instructor; in addition, the presenters will present their research in connection with a grant they are implementing. The value of clicker use for encouraging student engagement is demonstrated in student responses such as: "I loved how the professor used the clicker system in class!"; "It was an interesting and fun course to learn."; Wonderful teacher! Made the class very interesting."; "I like that we used the turning point devices to review material."; "LOVED Mrs. Tansil-Gentry! There was never a dull moment in class and she made it fun and exciting!!"; "Made it very easy to understand CPR and First Aid."

2 ~ Assessment Tools and Feedback Strategies for the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Technology Infused Workshop:
    A Blended Model

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Presenters:
    Dr. Irina Ivliyeva - Associate Professor of Arts, Language (Russian), & Philosophy; Missouri S&T
    Lucy Sutcliffe - Director of Speech Communication Center; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; Best Practices in Learning Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 120

The purpose of this presentation is a) to describe practices for incorporating technology at multiple levels into the GTA training courses and b) to increase awareness and understanding of practical, user-friendly, and high impact tools and strategies that can be put to use right away. The intent is to shift thinking about how to approach evaluation and effectively capture evidence of varying levels impact. The presenters will examine the role of surveys (both traditional and online) in evaluating learning outcomes, measuring student engagement and assessing the quality of instruction. In order to assess the quality of the technology-infused educational environment, to gain insight into the learning processes, and to evaluate learning outcomes, they discuss the surveys’ data from the perspective of both student and teacher experiences in a blended learning environment. They will explore different techniques and tools for dealing with the challenges of working with multimodal technologies (Email and Tegrity Lecture Capture on Blackboard, Audacity, etc.). And they will also address GTA’s experiences with technology and show how the use of communication technologies in a blended classroom can provide new insights on students’ motivation, self-confidence, and teamwork needs in the interactive collaborative learning environment. Their findings will enhance the understanding that the pedagogy will drive the technology implementation (Ehrmann, 2000), not vice versa. The presenters will offer pedagogical recommendations for maximizing the use of technological resources across disciplines and share practical real-time examples.

3 ~ A Partial Flip, A Whole Transformation: Redesigning Sophomore Circuits

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Presenters:
    Dr. Theresa Swift - Assistant Teaching Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Missouri S&T
    Barb Wilkins - Instructional Designer; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Blended Learning

Time, Date, and Location: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 121

In order to introduce more skill building and problem solving exercises into the Circuits curriculum, the second Circuits course, EE153, which focuses on circuits in the frequency domain, was redesigned into a partially flipped class model with group activities and group problem solving. Material is placed online and students are required to view this material before coming to class each day in order to be able to take part in group activities. Comparisons of in-class exam scores between the new format and the traditional format have shown positive results.

4 ~ Using Mobile Devices to Actively Engage All Students

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Presenters:
    Brenda Spurgeon - Instructional Technology Facilitator; Rolla Public Schools
    Christy Green - Mathematics Teacher; Rolla Public Schools
    Stephanie Grisham - Mathematics Teacher; Rolla Public Schools

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; K-12 Education

Time, Date, and Location: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 124

Rolla Public Schools has recently implemented both BYOD and mobile carts of iPads and netbooks with required PD for all teachers.  Participants will learn about the management and training elements required to utilize new technologies.  Additionally, a variety of cross-platform and cross-curricular resources will be shared that have impacted student learning and achievement.

5 ~ The Value of Graduate and Undergraduate Assistants In Collaborative Learning and Peer Education

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Presenter: Dr. Klaus Woelk - Interim Chair of Chemistry; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 125

The traditional roles of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) and Undergraduate Learning Assistants (ULAs) in lab or recitation sections are compared with their duties in collaborative and peer-led education. In course settings that focus on active learning and critical thinking, GTAs and ULAs can be essential for developing a social, cooperative, yet challenging study environment. It is important that GTAs and ULAs understand their new responsibilities and receive an appropriate training in guiding peers rather than showing them how to arrive at a correct answer.

6 ~ Seeing Data Differently Through Infographics: Creative Assessments to Develop Critical Thinking Skills

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Presenters:
    Keeta Holmes - Instructional Designer and Assistant Director of Center for Teaching and Learning;
        University of Missouri-St. Louis
    Paul Wilmarth - Technical Trainer in the Faculty Resouce Center; University of Missouri-St. Louis

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; "Hands-on" Activity; K-12 Education

Time, Date, and Location: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 115

Students often struggle to relate the data they find to argue a salient point. Free Infographics tools can provide an engaging outlet for students to communicate and present large amounts of material in an easy and visually pleasing way. Blending text, illustrations, charts, videos, maps, or diagrams, students and teachers alike can create simple, sharable interactive posters full of rich media and manipulatives. Participants will begin by exploring examples and then learn to create their own using several free and easy tools. Discuss how these student-driven creative assessments can provide a flexible learning path for students to connect with the information and data they find in your course.

7 ~ AMX [Vendor Presentation]

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Presenters: Casey Foulds - AMX

Track(s): N/A

Time, Date, and Location: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 120

Student engagement is an institutional goal for many colleges and universities today – how does technology play a role in increasing student engagement?  Technology is a tool for students and teachers to share, collaborate and distribute information within a classroom, remotely with guest lecturers and in every nook and cranny on a campus.  See how automated technology can help you now and provide you with a future-ready backbone campus-wide to improve student engagement on your campus.

8 ~ Student Engagement and Learning:  Tips from Award Winning Faculty

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Presenter: Dr. Margaret "Peggy" Cohen - Associate Provost and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning;
    University of Missouri-St. Louis

Track(s): Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 121

Most of our campuses are participating in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) which yields data on the degree to which students report that they are challenged academically, learning with peers, interacting with faculty, and participating in high impact educational experiences.  This presentation will clarify NSSE by highlighting the strategies that faculty can use instructionally to promote student behaviors that lead to engagement, retention, academic success, and graduation.  Strategies used by award winning faculty on Missouri campuses will be compiled to offer insights and practical examples to illustrate low and high tech ways to engage students’ attention and focus on learning.

9 ~ Disrupting Online Education: forming learning communities using VoiceThreads

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Presenter: Dr. Michael Porterfield - Instructional Designer; University of Missouri-St. Louis

Track(s): Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 124

Online and hybrid programs are becoming commonplace in higher education, but little attention is given to the design, development and research of how a strong sense of community can enhance an online course. This presentation will examine this sense of community based on recent study incorporating Dr. Alfred Rovai’s (2002) Classroom Community Scale and consider how that community develops over time. Since communication is key in building community, this presentation will investigate ways that VoiceThread can help foster this growth from current online instruction models into a learning community.

10 ~ iPads in Education

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Presenters:
    Matt Koenig - Principal; St. John's Lutheran School
    Devron Sternke - Volunteer Technology Coordinator; St. John's Lutheran School

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; K-12 Education

Time, Date, and Location: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 125

This session will help you understand the uses of the iPad and other Apple technologies in the classroom. This will include helpful apps, use of AppleTV, and general uses for iPads in your school. Through our time to gether you will learn how best to the use Apple products and see how they best fit into your classroom(s).

11 ~ S&T 'Appy Hour with EdTech

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Presenter: Julie Phelps - Instructional Designer; Missouri S&T

Track(s): "Hands-on" Activity

Time, Date, and Location: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 115

Did you miss out on the Lightning Round? Did you see an exciting app in the Lightning Round and want to find out more? Then come to the “S&T ’Appy Hour with EdTech”, where we will help you download and install the apps presented. We encourage you to experiment with the apps to find out the full range of capability. This is also an opportunity for you to share the apps that you have found to help you in your teaching! ’Appy Hour is an informal round-table discussion of apps for both iOS and Android.

12 ~ Instructure Canvas [Vendor Presentation]

Presenter: Estelita Young - Instructure Canvas

Track(s): N/A

Time, Date, and Location: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 120

Come see how the design and features of the Canvas learning platform make teaching more enjoyable and learning more meaningful. This presentation and Q&A session will address migration, third-party integrations, SIS integrations, mobility, ePortfolios, outcomes and more.

13 ~ Discipline with Style—and Integrity

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Presenter: Teresa Terry - Educator

Track(s): Best Practices in Teaching Strategies; K-12 Education

Time, Date, and Location: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 121

Reduce misbehaviors without using gimmicks or bribing students. Win back more time to do what you love—teach—while empowering your students to make better choices and achieve success. Imagine a classroom where the noncompliant student learns to self-correct inappropriate behavior. A classroom where you could spend more time doing what you love—teaching.  Eliminate the repeated warnings and requests without using trendy gimmicks or paying a student to behave. The techniques provided will increase the time you spend on academics while at the same time empowering your students to take responsibility for their actions and achieve success.

14 ~ Crossing Borders: Blogging, Tweeting, and More from Abroad

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Presenters:
    Dr. Audra Merfeld-Langston - Assistant Professor of Arts, Language (French), & Philosophy; Missouri S&T
    Dr. Shannon Fogg - Associate Professor of History & Political Science; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; Blended Learning; Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 124

Blogging and tweeting offer unique opportunities for students and teachers to reflect on their course experiences while simultaneously extending learning opportunities to a larger public. In this session, we will discuss our use of these and other digital tools, including discussion boards, photography, and Dropbox. Although our courses were part of a summer study abroad course in France, the technology could be adapted easily to other class formats.

15 ~ Using an LMS to Increase Student Skill Development Beyond Core Curriculum

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Presenters:
    Karen Wood - Lecturer; Texas State University
    Ashby Tyler - Service Center Manager; Brown School of Social Work; Washington University

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m., Thursday, March 13, BCH 125

An ongoing challenge faced by instructors in large classroom settings is identifying the skill development needs of their students early enough in the school year to adequately address them and finding the time to address the skill needs of a few students while still offering high level instruction and assistance to other students. Using a college freshman composition course as a model, we will look at how an LMS, a customized version of Sakai in this case, can be configured to help students identify and address their own skill development needs. We will look at issues of motivation as well and make best practice recommendations that can apply in any LMS environment.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014

16 ~ Why Course Re-design Matters in Enhancing Student Engagement

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Presenters:
    Dr. Robert Cole - Assistant Professor of Education; Saint Louis University
    Michaella Thornton - Assistant Director of the Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching; Saint Louis University

Track(s): Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 115

What is the role of course design in engaging and empowering students in learning? Professor Robert Cole, of the College of Education and Public Service at Saint Louis University, with the assistance of Michaella Thornton, instructional designer, redesigned his technology-integration course in the fall 2013 with special attention to enhancing student engagement. As a result, active, peer-to-peer learning strategies were incorporated in order to foster student-led reading discussions augmented by a technology-enhanced reading framework, class jigsaw activities using online curation tools, and collaborative creation of Infographics to demonstrate future PK-12 pre-service teachers’ understanding of who today’s learners are and how to best engage them by modeling the “phases of engagement” in the course re-design process (Conrad & Donaldson, 2011).  

17 ~ Calculus III: The "Flipped" Approach

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HANDOUTS:

• FLN Shares its Four Pillers of Flipped Learning [ Word ] [ PDF ]
  
  
• What is Flipped Learning? [ PDF ]
  

Presenter: Dr. Mary Abkemeier - Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science; Fontbonne University

Track(s): Blended Learning; Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 120

Many university educators have heard about “flipped classrooms.”  The presenter will share her experiences in “flipping” Calculus III during the spring 2014 semester. She will also present the experiences of one of her colleagues who “flipped” College Algebra.  In addition she will talk about the four parts of a “flipped” class as well as various ways to “flip” a class.

18 ~ Engaging Students with Online Homework

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Presenter: Dr. Jeff Thomas - Associate Teaching Professor of Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 121

Online homework can be used to alter students' study habits. Approximately 45,000 hours of usage data from WileyPLUS, Google Analytics, and other sources will show how online homework impacted time-on-task, cramming, and learning in a large-enrollment, sophomore-level engineering class.

19.1 ~ Using Conceptual and Assessment Problems to Enhance Student Learning of Fundamental Concepts Taught in an
    Undergraduate ThermoFluid Mechanics Class

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Presenter: Dr. Nishant Kumar - Assistant Teaching Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Educational Research Symposium

Time, Date, and Location: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 124

Dr. Kumar has adopted a new method of assigning homework’s that will effectively compel students to engage and to put in more effort to do assignments leading to improvement in their overall performance in the course. In his presentation, Dr. Kumar will share with campus community the results of his educational research project.

19.2 ~ Using Blended Learning to Increase Student Engagement

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Presenter: Dr. Fiona Nah - Professor of Business & Information Technology; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; Blended Learning; Educational Research Symposium

Time, Date, and Location: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 124

Dr. Nah will share her experience on using blended learning to convert an instructor-led class to one that utilizes a variety of activities to enhance student engagement in learning.  Student feedback and lessons learned will be shared and discussed.

20 ~ Watch One, Do One, Teach One: Nesting Research Within The UG Curriculum

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Presenter: Dr. Daniel Oerther - John A. & Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Best Practics in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 125

Earning a grade of 'A' in a required sophomore course (CArE261 Intro to Environmental Engineering) is used as a check point for selection and recruitment of Undergraduate student researchers who are invited to participate in a followup elective course (CArE390 Independent Research). Subsequently, these research students are invited to serve as Teaching Assistants, study abroad participants, or to conduct followup research with a variety of faculty advisors. Dissemination through publication in student research forums serves as the capstone activity (ie UG Research Symposium).

21~ Advanced Google Apps: Explore Fresh Educational Uses for the Internet's Best Toolset

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Presenter: Dylan Herx - Instructional Designer; University of Missouri-St. Louis

Track(s): "Hands-on" Activity

Time, Date, and Location: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 115

If you're currently using Google Drive*, but haven't fully investigated the educational possibilities of the full suite of Google Apps, jump into this hands-on session where we'll make a Google Doc wiki, create web-friendly surveys with Google Forms, call each other with Google Voice, and much more! *Participants should be familiar with using Google Drive at a basic level.

22 ~ The Elements of a Comprehensive Web-Based Testing Program

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Presenters:  
    Sarah Risuglia - Educational Project Coordinator; University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Melissa Diers - Senior Instructional Designer; University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Thomas Reardon - Senior Application Systems Programmer/Analyst; University of Nebraska Medical Center

Track(s): Teaching with Technology; Best Practices in Teaching Strategies

Time, Date, and Location: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 120

Interested in implementing a web-based testing program without contracting with a major software company? We'll explore the essential elements of a successful web-based testing program using some of the software you already use every day (Blackboard, Microsoft Access) and a few inexpensive solutions (Respondus 4.0, Respondus Lockdown Browser, Respondus Monitor). Suggestions for developing a web-based testing program will focus on the following areas: secure exam delivery, item banking, student feedback, and best practices in online assessment. The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine's web-based testing program has been credited with providing detailed feedback about student progress to course instructors and with supporting student growth by shortening the time between exam administration and exam feedback/grade reporting; identifying areas of strength and weakness; and providing a road map to success on licensure examinations.

23.1 ~ Class Redesign for Chemistry 375 - Principles of Environmental Monitoring

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Presenter: Dr. Yinfa Ma - Curators' Teaching Professor of Chemistry; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Educational Research Symposium

Time, Date, and Location: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 121

In Chemistry 375: Principles of Environmental Monitoring, students took field trips in order to collect environmental samples of water, air, and tree cores. Students analyze the samples and present their data to class. This gives the students valuable hands-on experience in collecting data samples and enhances their oral communication skills.

23.2 ~ Implementing Guided Group Activities to Improve Performance and Self-Efficacy in College Algebra

Presenter: Kim Kinder - Assistant Teaching Professor of Mathematics & Statistics; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Educational Research Symposium

Time, Date, and Location: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 121

Mrs. Kinder will share her experiences using an iPad in teaching mathematics. Apps discussed include whiteboards apps, graphing apps, and math reference/demo apps. She will share her experience in using whiteboard apps to answer student’s questions through email.

24.1 ~ Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Active Learning Components for Traditional Engineering Lecture Courses

Presenters:
    Dr. Mary Reidmeyer - Associate Teaching Professor of Materials Science & Engineering; Missouri S&T
    Dr. Richard K. Brow - Curators' Professor of Materials Science & Engineering; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Educational Research Symposium

Time, Date, and Location: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 124

TBD

24.2 ~ Flipping the Microbiology Laboratory to Improve Student Preparation and Increase Student Interaction

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Presenter: Dr. David J. Westenberg - Associate Professor of Biological Sciences; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Educational Research Symposium

Time, Date, and Location: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 124

Dr. Westenberg will the describe the design of a “flipped” laboratory course. The “flipped” course uses online lectures and demonstrations to free up time in the laboratory for student-student and student-instructor interactions.  The presentation will include assessment of the impact of course structure on student attitudes and perceptions.

25 ~ Flipped Fridays

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Presenter: Dr. Katie Shannon - Associate Teaching Professor of Biological Sciences; Missouri S&T

Track(s): Blended Learning

Time, Date, and Location: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 125

During Fall 2013, Cell Biology was taught using "Flipped Fridays." For Flipped Fridays, online lecture videos and a short quiz were posted online for students to watch and complete before class. Class time on Friday was used for problem solving. Students worked in groups on problems that required analysis and application of the material. Clickers were used for students to answer questions, and students were allowed to discuss answers and see other students' responses before submitting final clicker responses for points. Benefits of the Flipped Friday strategy include: increased active and collaborative learning in class, introduction of more challenging problems to develop students' critical thinking skills, and ability for video lectures to be reused by students to study and for future courses. Results from student surveys and test scores will be presented to guage effectiveness.

CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Irina Ivliyeva - Associate Professor of Arts, Language (Russian), & Philosophy; Missouri S&T

~ C³:  The Crucial Variables for Successful Student Engagement

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Time, Date, and Location: Noon - 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 14, BCH 125

Factors both internal to students (intelligence and personality traits) and external to students (environment) influence the quantity and quality of learning.  The most significant components affecting student engagement, retention, and academic performance are the quality and extent of the students’ interaction with faculty.

We will examine the application of sound pedagogical strategies found in The Seven Principles of Good Teaching (1996) in practical everyday classroom activities set in internet-based, multi-user, and interactive environments. In addition to this, we will demonstrate the impact of three crucial variables – personal contact, effective communication, and meaningful content – on student engagement. Lastly, we will illustrate how improved technology offers new instructional options that can help to produce highly interactive learning environments and provide effective support for the enhancement of student motivation and engagement.