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Dr. Vince BertramPresident and CEO
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Dr. Vince Bertram is president and chief executive officer of Project Lead The Way (PLTW). Since joining the organization in June 2011, PLTW has grown to serve more than 10,500 schools across the U.S., trained thousands of teachers, and received numerous national recognitions and awards. In 2014, he was appointed by the U.S. Department of State to serve as the education expert for its United States Speaker and Specialist Program. He was appointed by Governor Mike Pence and reappointed by Governor Eric Holcomb to serve on the Indiana State Board of Education, and he serves on the Olin College of Engineering President’s Council. He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, is a frequent contributor to national publications, and is a New York Times bestselling author with his books Dream Differently: Candid Advice for America’s Students and One Nation Under-Taught: Solving America’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Crisis. Prior to joining PLTW, Dr. Bertram spent 20 years in education as a teacher, principal, and superintendent of Indiana’s third-largest urban school district. Dr. Bertram holds an Ed.D, MS, Ed.S, and BS degrees from Ball State University, a master’s degree in education policy and management from Harvard University, and MBA degrees from Georgetown University and ESADE Business School. He also earned an executive certificate in strategy and innovation from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and is an alumnus of the Chicago Management Institute at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Dr. Bertram received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering, was named a "Distinguished Hoosier" by Governor Mitch Daniels, received the "Intellectual Contributions and Faculty Tribute" award for his contributions to the intellectual life at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and received the “Distinguished Alumni Award” from Ball State University.
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Breakout Session Speakers |
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Abby BiggCERTI Coordinator |
Abby Bigg is the Coordinator for the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She supports the teaching arm of the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence at S&T, which promotes faculty success from “hire to retire”. Abby grew up on Kodiak Island, Alaska and enjoys distance running, food science, baking and card-making. |
Mike DombroskiInstructional Technology Specialist |
Mike Dombroski is an instructional technology specialist at Cottey College in Nevada, MO. His interests include VR/AR, formative and summative assessment, interactions of people and technology, and exploring educational uses of technology devices. In his spare time he enjoys biking, cooking, reading, and experimenting with technology. |
Mark GallardoManager |
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Ben GwynneSenior School Manager |
Ben Gwynne formerly taught middle school English and now works for an education technology company called EVERFI, which creates online curriculum resources for schools at no cost. Last school year, Ben helped over 450 schools in Missouri gain access to curriculum resources that align with state/national standards. He trains teachers, provides them support throughout the year, and shares data with school/district administrators on the qualitative and quantitative impact of EVERFI’s resources. |
Diane HagniCenter for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) |
Diane Hagni was the coordinator for the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI) at Missouri University of Science and Technology from 2010-2017. She currently works as administrative assistant in the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE), a new center on campus, which has as its mission to provide professional development to faculty from “hire to retire” in the areas of teaching and pedagogy, research and scholarship, and service and leadership. |
Victoria HagniInstructional Developer |
Victoria Hagni is an instructional developer in Educational Technology at Missouri S&T. She specializes in video production and working with instructors to create engaging video content for their courses. She absolutely loves the art world, the process of creating, and different forms of storytelling. |
Malcolm HaysInstructional Technologist |
Malcolm Hays is an instructional technologist for Missouri S&T. This means he is responsible for supporting a large variety of tools to support faculty teaching practices. This includes clickers, the learning management system, online proctoring, video production, and much, much more. Malcolm has also been a key organizer of the TLT conferences at Missouri S&T for over ten years. |
Dr. Keeta HolmesDirector of Innovation Learning & Design |
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Laurie MyersLecturer of Arts, Language, & Philosophy |
Laurie Myers has had the ultimate privilege of teaching art education and journalism to a wide span of ages of students for almost 30 years. The importance of creative, unique ideas has never been greater. Laurie believe by equipping our students with the Design Thinking Process and Mindset, they can amplify their ideas and increase their impact. STEM to STEAM adds art to |
Dr. Dan ReardonAssociate Professor of English & Technical Communication |
Dan Reardon is Associate Professor of English at Missouri S&T, where he is the director of composition and departmental advisor. Dan teaches Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature at Missouri S&T, and is developing a new course on digital game studies. He has published in higher education and digital games journals. |
Elizabeth Reardon
Professional & Continuing Education |
Beth Reardon works at Missouri S&T Global Learning working in a variety of areas. With over twenty-five years in software programming, data warehousing, and graphic interface design, Beth’s experience in IT informs her work in educational delivery methods. |
Dale SandersSenior Associate Director of Campus Retail |
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Dr. Jillian SchmidtAssistant Teaching Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
Dr. Jillian Schmidt is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She teaches primarily first and second-year engineering design courses, and her research interests include team dynamics and incorporation of technology in project based courses. |
Dr. Michelle SchwartzeAssistant Teaching Professor of Teacher Education and Certification |
Michelle Schwartze is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Teacher Education Program at Missouri S & T. She works with the Elementary Education preservice teachers. Prior to that Michelle taught middle school mathematics and science for 13 years and graduated from Illinois State University with her Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. She loves finding the latest and best teaching and learning technologies so she can pass them on to the future teachers that she works with every day. |
Lauren Schweiss |
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Dr. Kathleen SheppardAssociate Professor of History & Political Science |
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard is Associate Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at Missouri S&T. Her interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning is in digital tools for effective student learning. She works with software like Wikipedia, 3dGamelab, and Twine to engage students in the process of learning through real transactional activities and gamification. She is a historian of science and studies the history of women in Egyptology. |
Dr. B.J. ShresthaAssociate Teaching Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Dr. B.J. Shrestha has been teaching various courses since 1996 to the present at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology. Striving for excellence in teaching by way of incorporating innovative approaches is his passion. At the same time, he is very interested and always striving to encourage students to take up the field of science, engineering, technology, and mathematics. Outside of Educational innovation research, his discipline-based research interest are in the field of image processing, specifically as applied to skin cancer diagnosis, neutron and photon transport, Monte Carlo Simulations. Previously, he presented a talk on “Building Expectations” in the Teaching and Learning Technology (TLT) Conference during (March 12-13, 2015) Conference, on “Learning to Learn” (TLT) Conference during (March 17-18, 2016) Conference, and on “Striving for Excellence in Teaching Circuit” (TLT) Conference, last year (March 16-17, 2017). |
Amy SkylesInstructional Designer |
Amy Skyles is an instructional designer at Missouri S&T. She also teaches as an adjunct instructor at East Central College and facilitates a massive open online course (MOOC) on the Canvas Network. She holds a BS in Biological Sciences from Missouri S&T and a Master’s of Education from Drury University. Skyles is also certified as an online educator by the University of Missouri, Columbia (Mizzou Online). Currently, Skyles is a doctoral student at the University of Missouri St. Louis with a research focus on academic integrity in the STEM classroom. She has been in the field of education since 2003 as a junior high school teacher, adjunct instructor for multiple institutions, and instructional designer. |
Dr. Jeff Thomas
Associate Teaching Professor of Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering |
Dr. Jeff Thomas has taught engineering classes at Missouri S&T for over 20 years. He experiments with teaching methods and educational media. People from all over the world spend tens of thousands of hours per year interacting with his online resources. |
Roger WeaverScholarly Communications Librarian |
Roger Weaver is currently the Scholarly Communications Librarian for the Missouri University of Science and Technology where he works with faculty and students in the areas of copyright, scholarly publishing, and research data managements. Roger lectures frequently on campus, regionally, and nationally about Scholarly Communications issues. |
Allen WhiteDirector of the Center for Online Teaching and Learning |
Allen White is in his 15th year in the faculty at Bacone College, teaching Computer Science and upper level Business Mathematics. In 2014, he was challenged by administration to lead the newly developed Center for Online Teaching & Learning. Since that time, he has developed significant expertise in online education. He has presented at the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education, at the Oklahoma Distance Learning Association, at Quality Matters and was an invited presenter at the Association for Computing Machinery conference for gender equality in computing. He is a QM Certified Course Reviewer, Coordinator and Training Facilitator. In addition, he is heavily involved in the Yes We Must Coalition. |
Barb WilkinsInstructional Designer |
Barb Wilkins is an instructional designer in Educational Technology at Missouri S&T. She has a BA in History and a MS for Teachers in Mathematics. Involved in education since 1999, Barb has taught both history and mathematics in secondary schools, both in the classroom and online. She has also taught for a number of local colleges and universities, including the S&T Department of Mathematics. In her role as instructional designer, Barb works with faculty across the S&T campus to develop curriculum, authentic assessment, and ensure course alignment, using research based best practices. |
david WilsonCourse Material Manager |
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