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2018 Teaching Effectiveness Conference - Associated Colleges

November 10, 2018

2018 Teaching Effectiveness Conference

Registration is open for the Associated Colleges of St. Lawrence Valley Annual Teaching Effectiveness Conference. Featuring Dr. Wren Mills and 8 associated college faculty/staff, at this year’s full day, interactive conference, participants will learn about current and emerging technologies designed to enhance student learning.

Register Now! - The registration deadline is November 1, 2018

Topic: "Technology Tools for Learning"

Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018 (Lunch will be provided)
Time: 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. (Registration is open from 9 until 9:30 a.m.) 
LocationSt. Lawrence University, Eben Holden Conference Center

Conference Format:

  • Registration 9 - 9:30 a.m.
  • Poster Session 9 - 10 a.m.
  • Welcome Remarks 10 - 10:15 a.m.
  • Keynote 10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
  • Lightning Round Presentations 11 - noon
  • Lunch noon-1 p.m.
  • With Special Session at 12:30 p.m.
  • Sandbox (breakout) session 1 - 3 p.m.
  • Wrap up/evals 3:15 - 3:30 p.m.

About Dr. Wren Mills, our Keynote Speaker:

Biography
Wren A. Mills, Ph.D., is the Assistant Director for the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Western Kentucky University. She provides both in-person and virtual training and consultations for faculty who wish to better their skills with technology in the classroom and online teaching. She also serves as a facilitator for the Graduate Assistant Teaching Institute (GATI), which prepares graduate students to be teacher of record in WKU’s classrooms, and she facilitates other Professional Learning Communities for faculty at WKU. Wren came to work in faculty development from faculty: she is in her 21st year of teaching English, and she began teaching in WKU’s Organizational Leadership program in 2016. 

Keynote: Technology, Learning, and Your Comfort Zone

Special Session: Online lectures and presentations are a snap with Screencast-o-Matic!

Lightning Round and Sandbox Presentations:

  • Tech Tools for Teaching by Dr. Lora Lunt, Professor of Modern Languages, SUNY Potsdam and Gisele El Khoury, Director, Language Resource Center, St. Lawrence University
  • Applying 3D technology to STEAM Education at SUNY Potsdam by Linghong (Lily) Li, Associate Professor of Physics, SUNY Potsdam
  • Teaching Proper Attribution with Turnitin by Jane Oppenlander, Assistant Professor of Operations and Information Systems, Clarkson University and Eva Williford, Adjunct Instructor, Reh School of Business, Clarkson University
  • Utilizing Video for Student Success by Christina Smith, Instructional Technologist, SUNY Canton; Bruce Hanson, Math, SUNY Canton and Leah Payne-Worden, Nursing Lecturer, SUNY Canton
  • Creating Online Instructional Videos with Adobe Spark by Sarah Knobel, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, St. Lawrence University
  • OneNote in the Higher Ed Classroom by Laura Perry, Manager of Academic Technology, Clarkson University and David Crouse, Professor / Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Clarkson University
  • Virtual Reality and Empathy in the Classroom by Anthony Betrus, Professor of Business Administration and Educational Technology, SUNY Potsdam
  • Using Voicethread to Engage Online Learners by Karen Gregory, Director of TESOL and Assistant Professor, Education, Clarkson University

 

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Alexandra Jacobs Wilke, College Communications

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