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Agenda for CCD 2023:

August 9th, 2023

 

8:45-9:20a Coffee Services 

9:20-10:30a Welcome and Keynote: Mr. Cole Groom

10:40-11:30a First Breakout Session 

11:40-12:40p Lunch 

12:50-1:40p Second Breakout Session 

1:50-2:40 p Third Breakout Session 

2:50-3:50 p Faculty Snack & Chat with Dr. Swearingen

 

8:45 – 9:20 Coffee Service Room: Webb Building Auditorium Foyer

 

9:20-10:30a Welcome & Keynote; Stronger Together: Leveraging collaborative learning and engagement for student retention 

Mr. Cole Groom | Room: Webb Auditorium

Join us for an enlightening keynote session with Cole Groom EdTech Enthusiastic from FeedbackFruits. As a recent graduate with over five years of experience in this dynamic domain, Cole brings a unique perspective on the challenges of online learning, coupled with practical insights on enhancing student retention through the innovative use of FeedbackFruits.

Drawing from his personal journey as an online student, Cole will share compelling anecdotes and experiences that shed light on the hurdles students often face in virtual learning environments. From combating a lack of sense of belonging to leveraging faculty presence online, he will explore the common pain points and demonstrate how they can impact student retention rates.

Backed by comprehensive research and hands-on experience in Ed Tech and online pedagogy, he will unveil the powerful role Feedback Fruits plays in overcoming these challenges. By embracing this cutting-edge platform, faculty members can unlock a plethora of time-saving strategies to engage students, foster collaboration, and ultimately boost retention rates.

Whether you're an experienced faculty member seeking to enhance your online courses' effectiveness or a curious newcomer eager to explore strategies to boost student engagement and retention, this session will equip you with inspiring ideas to foster the success of your students.

10:40-11:30 First Breakout Session

Echo360: Video Management Platform

Ms. Mary Jane Pettola, Mr. Erik Harris, Mr. Jerol Skinner

Room: Science Bldg LL061 | Panel Presentation and Discussion

Mary Jane Pettola is the Director of Customer Success at Echo360. She has extensive experience in identifying and growing new and existing partnerships.  Her focus is on complex and multi-level relationships which require a high level of detail and attention.  In her current role, she brings a wealth of experience across various media with special attention to video and content management, engagement and assessment tools, education credentialing, LMS software and integrations, as well as hardware.

Mary Jane’s focus is on the Higher Education market, with a background and experience in all sectors. She specializes in identifying client and educator needs, and working to address those needs and goals. Her experience with all levels of faculty, administration, admissions and corporate officers provides the Echo360 customers with a strong advocate who will ensure that they are maximizing the use of the solutions of which they have partnered with Echo360.

Feedback Fruits - Reflecting on online instruction during the pandemic - An Interactive Document Session

Mr. Cole Groom 

Room: Science Bldg LL046 (LAB) | Hands on lab

Join this session to get a feel of the Interactive Document Tool. In this session, you will be invited to read and complete activities (as a student) that are embedded in an article written by an instructor that taught during Covid. 

After that, you will participate in a live group discussion where you will be invited to share your own thoughts about teaching online and best practices with your peers.

We will then walk through the assignment you completed from a teacher's perspective to visualize how the tool can help you foster your online presence and gain insight into your students’ performance. 

Guess What? - An Easy Technology-Enhanced Game for Any Classroom

Dr. Arthur Wendorf, wendorf@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg SC270 (LAB) | Hands-on Technology Workshop 

Group-based guessing games are a great way to engage students in both critical and collaborative thinking about topics in your class. In this session, we will discuss the pedagogy behind these games and we will look at some simple, free-to-use technology resources that you can use in order to quickly and easily create and run these types of games for any class. Finally, we will create and play a game together using the provided resources! Participants are encouraged to bring a list of 20+ concepts, principles, vocabulary, etc. that they would like to have students practice differentiating.

Behavioral Intervention as a Tool for Retention: Addressing the Range of Student Concerns

Dr. Sheila Self, selfsj@nsuok.edu, Mr. Josh Rader, Mr. James Bell, Ms. Leigh-Ann Miller, Ms. Emma Chasteen, and Mr. Darren Priest 

Room: Science Bldg LL062 | General Workshop

Incidents of campus violence continue to plague our nation, and many students are struggling with a variety of mental health, interpersonal, and wellness concerns. Can reporting and outreach efforts really make a difference when it comes to homelessness, campus safety, domestic and dating violence, financial issues, family/social support issues, and many other barriers to student success? To address these issues and answer any questions you may have, NSU's Behavioral Intervention Team will introduce themselves and share how the team can support your work with students who may be at risk.

General Education Assessment Reporting: What You Need to Know

Dr. Elaina Ross, rossem@nsuok.edu 

Room: Science Bldg LL063  | General Workshop

This session offers an introduction to General Education Assessment reporting, including translating assessment data to the reporting form, how to effectively analyze data, and how to make a plan to Close the Loop. It will also address how to read assessment report feedback and ways to implement those changes. This session is designed for those who are new to the reporting process or feel like they need more guidance on using the reporting system.

Using ChatGPT to Assist Writing an OER Text

Dr. Roy Wood, wood79@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg LL068 | General Workshop

I've created an 8-chapter textbook (for an 8-week course) using ChatGPT AI to assist with the writing process. In this presentation, I will show how I used the ChatGPT large language model (LLM) to help create an outline, student learning objectives, sections of the main text, case studies and examples, and study questions and activities. I will also demonstrate using Mid Journey AI to generate cover art and illustrations for the text. Finally, I will talk about some of the shortcomings and issues with using current LLMs for writing.

11:40-12:40 Lunch in the Redbud and the Morgan 3rd Floor of the University Center

 

12:50-1:40p Second Breakout Session

Eight-minute Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFT) sessions:

 

Encouraging Student Participation in Classes

Dr. Irina Strout, strout@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg LL065 | GIFT

I am offering some tips and suggestions for encouraging student participation; many theories exist about classroom techniques and some may not work for everyone or in every situation. However, I am sharing a few techniques that have worked for me in the past and continue to work today in my classroom. 

Wild Card: How Index Cards Can Create a Winning Classroom Culture

Ms. Maria Souliotis, soulioti@nsuok.edu

Room:Science Bldg LL065 | GIFT

Does getting students engaged in their own learning feel like a losing game? Learn how to use the Index Card strategy to heighten class participation and promote student-instructor dialogue through a series of “Question of the Day” prompts.

Podcasting in the Classroom

Mr. Zephram Foster, fosterz@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg LL065 | GIFT

I will overview the benefits and advantages of using podcasting in education, and explain the basics of how to implement it.

Student Organizations & Advising - OH MY!

Ms. Katie Cochran, cochra52@nsuok.edu 

Room: Science Bldg LL061 | General Workshop

Are you interested in working with students to create new student organizations and serving as an advisor for student organizations? If so, this session is for you! We will go over student organization requirements, how to be an impactful and efficient advisor, how to help your student organizations reach their highest potential, and what constitutes a student organization. 

Feedback Fruits - Sharing your goals and doubts with your colleagues - a Discussion on Topic Session

Mr. Cole Groom 

Room: Science Bldg LL046 (lab) | Hands on lab

The year is starting fresh, and you probably all have goals, milestones, and also doubts about the new start. In this session, we will invite you to test the discussion on the topic tool by discussing anonymously with your peers a given prompt about your goals and doubts for this year. Together, you will be able to share ideas and create a community of practice, whilst getting a feel of the tool from a student perspective. 

We will then explore your answers from a teacher’s perspective to explore how the tool can help create a safe online learning environment and prompt your students to provide meaningful contributions. 

Recruitment & Retention a Collaborative Effort… with Results!! 

Dr. Kelli Carney, Dr. Meagan Moreland, and Dr. Lisa Bisogno, carneyka@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg SC270 | Hands-on Technology Workshop 

As a result of our collaborative efforts with university partners, the College of Education has one of the most robust sets of procedures for recruitment and retention in the university. Come to this hands-on session to receive and customize templates to support your unique R&R needs. We will describe how the COE’s recruitment strategies have evolved to be more effective in tracking the process. As a result, these efforts positively impacted our retention with students, including those who have withdrawn. We will share how we receive the data, reach out to students, and track applications to enrollment and beyond.

Benefits of Quality Matters Certification and the Process to Get QM Certified

Ms. Jerreth Mclaughlin, Dr. Tamra Day, Dr. Arthur Wendorf II, Dr. Kari Henry-Hulett, Ms. Michelle Farris, Dr. Jason Proctor, mclaug02@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg LL062 | Round Table or Panel Discussion

Discuss the benefits for students and instructors of QM Certification. Provide instructors with a guide for our process of how to get QM certified. Answer questions. Demonstrate how it is doable. Have instructors who have achieved this status be on a panel to discuss their experience with QM certification.

Skills Mapping 101

Dr. Cari Keller, kellerc@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg LL063 | General Workshop

As we have traveled down the Workforce Development path at NSU, we have come to realize that a significant language gap exists between the academic requirements of higher education and the skill requirements sought by employers. Individuals need the shortest path to opportunity, and employers require the shortest path to a skilled and diverse workforce. This session will provide attendees with a template for mapping their learning outcomes to the skills needed by students and required by employers. The creation of skills maps across the University will support further opportunities for micro-credentialing and the creation of stackable certificates leading to degree completion. 

1:50-2:40p Third Breakout Session

Students' Diverse Approaches to Autonomy and How to Support Them

Dr. Kyle Vareberg, vareberg@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg LL061 | General Workshop

The students in our classrooms are diverse, distinct individuals. This is not a groundbreaking finding; this is a fact. But knowing this does little to comfort instructors and instructional designers who seek opportunities to reach ALL students in ways that will satisfy their basic learner needs. If there is so much diversity, how can we possibly reach all students? In this session, we will walk through 4 distinct approaches to autonomy exhibited by learners and how we can support each type of learner. We will draw from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to discover small ways we can design our courses to embrace this diversity, not run from it. 

Watermark: An Introduction to Data Collection

Dr. Cari Keller and Ms. Karrine Ortiz, kellerc@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg LL062 | General Workshop

This presentation will examine Watermark, a collaboration software for higher education to gather, share, and glean insights from institutional data. As NSU is now collaborating with Watermark for the assessment and data collection process, it is vital we familiarize ourselves with this new system. Our presentation is ideal for any Faculty or Staff members who are involved with data collection for NSU.

Echo360, One Button Studio, Zoom Carts, and Quality Matters all for you thanks to the "Project Invest: Connecting Minority Communities" grant

Mr. Erik Harris, harrisew@nsuok.edu and Mr. Jerol Skinner, skinnerj@nsuok.edu

Room: Science Bldg LL063 | General workshop

This presentation explores three transformative tools for NSU students and faculty. Echo360 offers interactive video features, engagement, and user-friendly editing, providing an alternative to storing videos on YouTube. One Button Studio simplifies high-quality video creation with professional equipment, elevating the quality of student and faculty-generated content. Explore how departments can utilize interactive Zoom Carts powered by Zoom Room software (unlike what NSU knows as Zoom Rooms), enabling dynamic interactions and collaboration. Discover how these innovative technologies, paired with Quality Matters, enhance learning and foster dynamic educational experiences.

Feedback Fruits - Exploring alternative assessment with ChatGPT - An Interactive Video Session 

Mr. Cole Groom 

Room: Science Bldg LL046 (lab) | Hands on lab

We’ve all been submerged by the theme of ChatGPT and its impact on teaching and learning. In this session, you’ll be engaged on a short video about ChatGPT in higher education. After answering question cards and participating in required discussion threads with your peers, we will reflect collaboratively about our different approaches to using or avoiding ChatGPT in course design. 

We will then walk through the assignment you completed from a teacher's perspective to visualize how the tool can help you foster your online presence and gain insight into your students’ performance.

Ask Us Anything about applying for grants and how they can serve YOU!

Peggy Glenn, glennsum@nsuok.edu and Jessica Secratt, secratjr@nsuok.edu 

Room: Science Bldg LL065 | Presentation

You will learn the basics of grant writing at NSU and what external funding can do to help you and your area! Topics include key contacts at NSU once you have your BIG idea, the process for applying for grants, grant writing tips, ideas of what can go into budgets, and where to look for funding opportunities. Whether you are seeking a large amount or a small amount, staff from the NSU Foundation and Research & Sponsored Programs will answer your questions about external funding and how to avoid some typical stumbling blocks along the way.

Applying Specifications Grading

Dr. Jason Proctor, proctojs@nsuok.edu 

Room: Science Bldg LL068 | General Workshop

This session will present an example of how I have applied specifications grading practices to my courses. How I developed my classroom policies for grading, revisions, late work, and how I set up my Blackboard grade book will be discussed. Additional resources related to specifications grading and other non-traditional grading practices will be shared.

2:50-3:50p Faculty Snack & Chat With Dr. Swearingen 

Room: Science Bldg LL060 

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