Workshops are FREE to attend.
Check the AcademicExperts schedule for rooms and links to the LIVE sessions.
- Beyond Lecturing: Presentation Tips that Lead to More Engagement, Recall, and Success
- An Exploration of Creativity, Learning, and Educational Technology
- Assessment, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Universal Design: Reworking Rubrics to for Inclusion and Equity
Wednesday, October 5, 8:30-10:00 AM
Beyond Lecturing: Presentation Tips that Lead to More Engagement, Recall, and Success
Abstract: How often have you had to endure presentations that left you making a to-do list in your head?
If you can’t pay attention to the presentation, you can’t retain the information. What would have made those presentations—what would make your classes and lessons—memorable, influential, and successful? This workshop will show you how to use structure, visuals, and stories to make memorable presentations, talks, and lessons. You will rethink how you have been developing slides and walk away with a step-by-step plan for creating impactful presentations.
We’ll discuss what we know about presenting in-person and virtually, what has been shown to be effective “in” the classroom based on recent COVID research, and some tips to make lessons more engaging in-person or virtually. Come to this session and leave with the expertise to plan your next presentation and never fall into the same pitfalls most presenters do ever again.
Presenter: Danielle Hennis, founder of Make It Memorable, is a presentation consultant, graphic designer and instructor at Wake Technical Community College. She uses her background in psychology and graphic design to help clients take their complex ideas and turn them into powerful presentations and visual stories. She specializes in designing memorable and influential slides that help the audience gain a deeper understanding of the topic. Her workshops give participants the tools to connect with the audience, craft their slides like a designer, and feel confident when presenting.
Wednesday, October 5, 4:15-5:45 PM
Assessment, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Universal Design: Reworking Rubrics to for Inclusion and Equity
Abstract: This workshop uses the idea of providing students with voice and choice, a principle of universal design, to collaboratively rethink how we write and use rubrics in our teaching. We will begin with Brookhart’s (2013) descriptions of general rubrics and combine this with creative thinking about non-tool specific rubric design. Each participant should come to the workshop with a rubric they want to re-think or re-tool. We will utilize our technological pedagogical content knowledge (Koehler & Mishra, 2014) to focus on the function, rather than the form of assessments we ask students to complete. In this way we will also confront contextual concerns and how flexibility can support of culturally valid assessment practices (Solano-Flores, Del Rosario Basterra, & Trumbull (2011). By the completion of the workshop, participants should have the start to a rubric that allows for flexibility and choice in technology tools, a core principle of universal design in online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning environments.
Presenter: Dr. Ervin-Kassab has been an educator for over 25 years. Her research and practical expertise is in utilizing TPCK for classroom assessment (2014), supporting professional development of student-centered and research-based practices through communities of practice (2016-2021). She has pioneered the use of sandbox approaches to professional development (2021, 2022 in press). Additionally, she has worked in K-12 and teacher education spaces supporting the use of project-based learning and rubric design as well as working with Stanford University and the state of California in performance assessment work. Her recent work has been analyzing assessment practices through critical, equitable, and inclusive lenses. Please see relevant publications and presentations in attached document.
Thursday, October 6, 8:30-10:00 AM
An Exploration of Creativity, Learning, and Educational Technology
Abstract: There are many common misconceptions about creativity. Many believe that creativity is only relevant to artistic fields and only certain people are creative. Others see creativity as a general skill free of disciplinary constraints. However, creativity exists in all areas of work and life, and everyone has the potential to be creative (Helfand et al., 2016). Furthermore, creativity varies across disciplines, and creative skills require thinking and seeing from a disciplinary perspective (Henriksen et al., 2014). In this workshop, we will explore these ideas with an emphasis on the connection between creativity, learning, and technology.
Presenter: Melissa Warr is an Assistant Professor of Educational and Instructional Technology at New Mexico State University. Her research blends teacher education, design, creativity, and technology. She is currently exploring creative design approaches to helping teachers address problems of practice, including applying creative tools to support teachers in making sense of challenges.