Part 3: Americas / Caribbean Focus

UNITED STATES / CANADA / CARIBBEAN FOCUS

13:45 UTC / 8:45 CDT: Announcements & Updates

14:00-16:00 / 9:00-11:00: PARALLEL PAPER SESSIONS 7, 8, & 9

14:00 / 9:00: PAPER SESSION 7: HIGHER EDUCATION’S PURPOSE

14:00 / 9:00: Education for Sustainable Development: A Vertically Integrated Approach. Doug Specht (University of Westminster, UK)

14:30 / 9:30: Reflections on the Future of Teaching and Learning: Balancing Continuities and Change in Educational Practices. Dian McCallum (University of the West Indies, Jamaica)

15:00 / 10:00: Moving Beyond Awareness: Assessment Results & Insights of a DEI Certificate Program Five Years Out. Jamie White-Farnham (University of Wisconsin-Superior, USA)

15:30 / 10:30: Paper Session 7 Discussion

14:00 / 9:00: PAPER SESSION 8: HIGHER EDUCATION’S PURPOSE

14:00 / 9:00: Effects of Mastery Learning on University Teaching, Grades, and Student Confidence. Judith Puncochar (Northern Michigan University, USA)

14:30 / 9:30: Addressing Inclusion with Student-Faculty and Student and Academic Affairs Partnerships. Kristin Vespia & Stacie Christian (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, USA)

15:00 / 10:00: Implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) Standards in Arab Minority Higher Education Institutions in Israel. Waleed Dallasheh & Ihab Zubeidat (Sakhnin College for Teacher Education, Israel)

15:30 / 10:30: Paper Session 8 Discussion

14:00 / 9:00: PAPER SESSION 9: GENERATIVE AI

14:00 / 9:00: Generative Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education. Chula King (University of West Florida, USA)

14:30 / 9:30: Exploring the Impact: How Online Exam Proctoring Reduces Cheating and Enhances Course Legitimacy. Daniel Woldeab (Metro State University, USA) & Thomas Brothen (University of Minnesota, USA)

15:00 / 10:00: A Year with Generative AI: Three Lessons for Tomorrow’s Education. Lane Sunwall & David Delgado (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

15:30 / 10:30: Paper Session 9 Discussion

16:00 / 11:00: COFFEE BREAK (30 minutes)

16:30-17:30 / 11:30-12:30: PARALLEL SESSIONS: ROUNDTABLES 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9

16:30 / 11:30: Roundtable 5: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions? Improving the Student Assessment and Grading System. Yeow Siow (University of Illinois-Chicago, USA)

16:30 / 11:30: Roundtable 6: A New SET Format Encourages Detailed Student Feedback. Michal Ramot (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel)

16:30 / 11:30: Roundtable 7: Implementing Experiential Learning and Career Planning in Courses Across Disciplines. Kim Omachinski, Ben Trager, & Ted Lentz (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

16:30 / 11:30: Roundtable 8: Global Education Foundations and Futures: International Perspectives on the Trends and Purpose of Higher Education. Sarah

Riforgiate (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Jennifer Coady (Heriot-Watt University, UK), Greg Auhl (Charles Sturt University, Australia), Doug Specht (University of Westminster, UK), Anne Tierney (Heriot-Watt University, UK), & Denitsa Petrova (Edinburgh College of Art, UK)

17:30-18:30 / 12:30-1:30: LUNCH

18:30-19:30 / 1:30-2:30: PARALLEL SESSIONS: WORKSHOPS 11, 12, 13, & 14

18:30 / 1:30: Workshop 11: Enhancing and Transforming Competencies in Anti- Racism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: A Relational Cultural Theory Approach. Audrey Bailey (University of North Alabama, USA)

18:30 / 1:30: Workshop 12: A Beautiful Mind: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities. W. Mick Charney (Kansas State University, USA)

18:30 / 1:30: Workshop 13: Well, There’s Your Problem: Leveraging Lessons from Ten Years as an Adjunct Instructor. Kathleen Gale (Carroll University, USA)

18:30 / 1:30: Workshop 14: Dismantling Deficit Thinking: Addressing the Linguistic Needs of International Students Through Linguistically Responsive Instruction (LRI). Trischa Duke (University of Illinois-Chicago, USA)