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 13 & 14

14:00 / 9:00: PAPER SESSION 13: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS

14:00 / 9:00: Making the Abstract Understandable with Models in University Teaching. Judith Puncochar & Don Faust (Northern Michigan University, USA)

14:30 / 9:30: MELTing Theoretical Teaching Frameworks to Reflective Practice.

Sylvia Tiala (University of Wisconsin, USA)

15:00 / 10:00: Modeling Confirmation Bias in Education and an Exploration of Possible Remedies. Fahed Masalkhi (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

15:30 / 10:30: Paper Session 13 Discussion

14:00 / 9:00: PAPER SESSION 14: ENGAGING OUR STUDENTS

14:00 / 9:00: Passion or Paycheck: Choosing a Career in Music. Blake Riley & Hedi Salanki-Rubardt (University of West Florida, USA)

14:30 / 9:30: Aiding Instructors to Utilize Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in the College Classroom. Shevaun Stocker (University of Wisconsin-Superior, USA)

15:00: / 10:00 An Exploration of Foundational Concepts of Work-Based Learning for Personal and Professional Development. Florian Scheuring (Heriot-Watt University, UK)

15:30 / 10:30: Paper Session 14 Discussion

16:00-17:00 / 11:00-12:00: PARALLEL SESSIONS: ROUNDTABLES 11, 12, 13, & 14

16:00 / 11:00: Roundtable 12: Understanding Assessments in Academia: The Dance Between Instructor and Course Characteristics. Fadia Nasser-Abu Alhija (Tel Aviv University & Sakhnin College for Teacher Education, Israel)

16:00 / 11:00: Roundtable 13: A Collaborative Space to Future-Proof the Flipped Classroom. Jenny Coady & Anna Sedda (Heriot-Watt University, UK)

16:00 / 11:00: Roundtable 14: Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement of Students Using Heutagogical Approaches. Olga Hilas & Tina Caliendo (St. John’s University, USA)

16:00 / 11:00: Roundtable 14: Reclaiming Faculty Ownership of Professional Growth and Development to Foster a Sense of Student Belonging. Traci Clark & Anna Varley (Milwaukee Area Technical College, USA)

17:00 / 12:00: LUNCH (60 MINUTES)

18:00-19:00 / 1:00-2:00: PARALLEL SESSIONS: WORKSHOPS 16, 17, & 18

18:00 / 1:00: Workshop 16: From Compliance to Collaboration: Supporting Faculty Growth in Learning and Teaching. Kristin Long (Wisconsin Technical College

System, USA), Nic Monogue (Blackhawk Technical College, USA), & Lea Ann Turner (Midstate Technical College, USA)

18:00 / 1:00: Workshop 17: Applying an Equity Lens to Transform a SoTL-Based Professional Development Program. Valerie Barske & Heather Pelzel (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, USA)

18:00 / 1:00: Workshop 18: Teaching and Learning Together: How to Build a Collaborative Teaching Team. Brandon Golob (University of California, Irvine, USA)

19:00-20:30 / 2:00-3:30: PARALLEL PAPER SESSIONS 15 & 16

19:00 / 2:00: PAPER SESSION 15: ENGAGING OUR STUDENTS

19:00 / 2:00: Engaging Students through Community-Based Service-Learning in Online Asynchronous Classes. Sarah Riforgiate (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) & Cody Coker (Boise State University, USA)

19:30 / 2:30: Using the 3-Minute Presentation (3MP) as an Instructional Tool.

Stephanie Rodriguez & Gina Hawkins (Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi)

20:00 / 3:00: Paper Session 15 Discussion

19:00 / 2:00: PAPER SESSION 16: IMPROVING INSTITUTIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

19:00 / 2:00: An Intradepartmental Liaison Model to Improve Teaching Skills in Large Institutions. Jennifer Kunz & Dorrie Van Keerkvoorde (University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, USA)

19:30 / 2:30: Addressing Trainee and In-Service Teachers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing through Reflective Practice. Kulwinder Maude (Durham University, UK) & Leslie Blanchard (Louisiana State University, USA

20:00 /3:00: Paper Session 16 Discussion

20:30 /3:30: COFFEE BREAK (30 minutes)

21:00 / 4:00: Closing Keynote: Looking Under the Hood: How Our Students Learn.

Jim Wilkinson, President, IUT (Harvard University, USA)