The Gladys M. Snyder Center for Teaching and Learning
The CTL is proud to host the 2023 Friday Morning Forum on January 20, 2023.
SCHEDULE
8:30 - 9:00
Build Your Own Breakfast Sandwiches Bar [1450]
9:05 - 9:55
Session One [Pick one of three concurrent Hyflex sessions]
10:05 - 10:55
Session Two [Pick one of three concurrent Hyflex sessions]
11:05 - 11:55
Session Three [Pick one of two concurrent Hyflex sessions]
12:00 - 1:00
Baked Potato Bar and awesome conversation [Dining Room]
Build Your Own Breakfast Sandwich
8:30 - 9:00
8:30 - 9:00
Breakfast will be held in Room 1450 (first floor, under the Library). Fruit and coffee will be on hand too.
Session One
9:05 - 9:55
9:05 - 9:55
Best Practices in Online and Remote Learning
Jeff Dugan
Best practices in online and remote learning are changing - and they are a catalyst for transition. As we develop our practices in Brightspace, it is critical to stay curious and open to new practices. Curiosity and a critical analysis is far better than looking at any past best practices (or any practice in this new post-pandemic educational environment).
Image by Maicon Fonseca Zanco from Pixabay
Podcasting in the Classroom
Nick Fargnoli
This session is an introductory presentation for anyone who wants to learn more about using podcasts in their classrooms. While this session will touch on everything from using podcasts as “texts” to creating podcasts as assessments, we will not be actually creating any podcasts in this session. Instead, we will be discussing the importance of using relevant "texts," analyzing affordances of digital media, and thinking about ways to help our students develop critical media literacy skills--all while also increasing engagement in classrooms.
Image by BedexpStock from Pixabay
Seamless Integration of Google Docs into Brightspace
Dave Ghidiu
This session explores ways to radically reduce the amount of time you spend every semester grappling with the small updates to your course. Check out super-secret hacks that can increase your productivity (using the "Set-and-Forget" methodology) as well as some sick Brightspace tricks that provide seamless (and meaningful) experiences for your students.
Image by BedexpStock from Pixabay
Session Two
10:05 - 10:55
10:05 - 10:55
Best Practices in Online and Remote Learning
Jeff Dugan
Best practices in online and remote learning are changing - and they are a catalyst for transition. As we develop our practices in Brightspace, it is critical to stay curious and open to new practices. Curiosity and a critical analysis is far better than looking at any past best practices (or any practice in this new post-pandemic educational environment).
Image by Maicon Fonseca Zanco from Pixabay
Transformative Texts, Enduring Questions, and the FLCC Values.
Curt Nehring Bliss
This session will invite participants to consider how the texts we select and the questions we pose in our classrooms can connect to, and support, the four values at the heart of our Learning Framework. Curt will also introduce the Cornerstone: Learning for Living grant from the Teagle Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Milton Johnson and Curt recently submitted a proposal for a planning grant, and will be notified mid-March ’23 if the proposal is accepted. This session will build on the session Curt faciltated last year called “Reenvisioning the FLCC Learning Framework through Transformative Texts and Enduring Questions” when they were in the early stages of thinking about the grant.
Image by Dariusz Sankowski from Pixabay
Myths of Teaching and Learning
Dave Ghidiu
This is an encore presentation from a previous professional development day.
Are you right-brained or left-brained? What learning style is your best? Are you good at multitasking?
These questions are pervasive in education but are the wrong questions. This session looks at common myths, misunderstandings, and teaching strategies backed by science.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Session Three
11:05 - 11:55
11:05 - 11:55
Chatting About ChatGPT
Sarah Heidebrink-Bruno & Nick Fargnoli
In this presentation, Sarah Heidebrink-Bruno and Nick Fargnoli (Humanities Department) will discuss a new AI chatbot, ChatGPT, and its implications for writing assignments and beyond. We will share some suggestions on proactive ways to address ChatGPT in your classes and incorporate it into activities and assignments.
Seamless Integration of Google Docs into Brightspace
Dave Ghidiu
This session explores ways to radically reduce the amount of time you spend every semester grappling with the small updates to your course. Check out super-secret hacks that can increase your productivity (using the "Set-and-Forget" methodology) as well as some sick Brightspace tricks that provide seamless (and meaningful) experiences for your students.
Image by BedexpStock from Pixabay
Lunch
12:00 - 1:00
12:00 - 1:00
Join us for a Potato Bar in the Dining Room!