2024 Day 1: Americas

Part 3: Americas / Caribbean Focus

UNITED STATES / CANADA / CARIBBEAN FOCUS

13:00-14:00 UTC Time / 8:00-9:00 CDT: REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

14:00 / 9:00: Conference Welcome: Jim Wilkinson, (Harvard University, USA), Sarah Riforgiate (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA) and Johannes Britz (Universities of Wisconsin, USA)

14:20 / 9:20: Keynote 3: Reimagining Education by Centering Learning. Andrew Daire, Provost, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

15:20 / 10:20: Keynote 3 Discussion

15:50 / 10:50: BREAK (10 Minutes).

16:00 / 11:00: PARALLEL WORKSHOPS 2, 3, 4, & 5

16:00 / 11:00: Workshop 2: Inclusive Hospitality in Teaching: Design, Deliver, and Discover. Brad Garner (Indiana Wesleyan University, USA)

16:00 / 11:00: Workshop 4: Departmental Mentoring and Professional Development: Small Scale for Institutional Support. Nicholle Schuelke (University of Wisconsin-Superior, USA)

16:00 / 11:00: Workshop 5: Competency-Based Assessment for Student Growth and Learning. Seth Marie Westfall (Alverno College, USA)

17:00 / 12:00 Noon: LUNCH BREAK (60 minutes)

18:00-20:00 / 1:00-3:00 pm: PARALLEL PAPER SESSIONS 2, 3, & 4

18:00-20:00 / 1:00-3:00: PAPER SESSION 2: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS

18:00 / 1:00: Getting to Scale with Better Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Greg Auhl (Charles Sturt University, Australia)

18:30 / 1:30: Integrating Can-Do statements in College-Level Classes: A Pedagogical Approach. Sooyeon Lee (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

19:00 / 2:00: Teaching about the Evidential Nature of Our Knowledge: An Unchosen Insight of Aristotle. Don Faust (Northern Michigan University, USA)

19:30 / 2:30: Paper Session 2 Discussion

18:00 / 1:00 PAPER SESSION 3: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS

18:00 / 1:00: HIPs Quality Features Tools and Metrics: Scaling Sustainable Progress Toward Closing the Achievement Gap. Connie Schroeder (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

18:30 / 1:30: Playing Around with Research Methods: Games to Teach Study Design and Analysis. Rose Hennessy Garza (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

19:00 / 2:00: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Task-Based Language Teaching in the Spanish Learning Classroom. Claudia Fernández (University of Illinois Chicago, USA)

19:30 / 2:30: Paper Session 3 Discussion

18:00 / 1:00 PAPER SESSION 4: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS

18:00 / 1:00: History of Early Childhood Education in the US: Researching, Utilizing, Teaching. Blythe Hinitz (The College of New Jersey, USA) & Betty Liebovich (Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK)

18:30 / 1:30: History of Early Education in the United States: A Case Study of the 1950s. Judith Mikkelson (Washburn University, USA

19:00 / 2:00: History of Early Education in the U.S: Stories of Diversity. Ana Berdecia (Kean University, USA)

19:30 / 2:30: Paper Session 4 Discussion

20:00 / 3:00: COFFEE BREAK and POSTER SESSION (45 minutes)

20:45-21:45 / 3:45-4:45: PARALLEL WORKSHOPS 6, 7, & 8

 

Rescheduled Workshop 3 in Room 4: Fostering a Sense of Belonging through Linguistic Justice. Tom Vollman & Krystia Nora (Milwaukee Area Technical College, USA)

 

20:45 / 3:45: Workshop 6: Imagining Compassionate Assessment. Liz Bunting (University of the Arts London, UK) & Neil Currant (University of Bedfordshire, UK)

20:45 / 3:45: Workshop 7: Pop-ups for Engagement: A Means to Integrate Entrepreneurial Thinking and Mindset into Course Design. Joan Shapiro Beigh, Ilya Avdeev, & Tiera Trammell (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

20:45 / 3:45: Workshop 8: Teaching through Conflict: Transform Challenging Moments into Learning Opportunities. Sarah MacDonald (University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, USA)

21:45 / 4:45: END OF DAY ONE SESSIONS UNITED STATES / CANADA / CARIBBEAN

22:30 / 5:30: OPENING BANQUET, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE LUBAR ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER