KEYNOTE // Teaching with AI

Keynote Speaker: José Antonio Bowen

Time and Location: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Room 125

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. Its integration into classrooms and workplaces is already underway, impacting and challenging ideas about creativity, authorship, and education. José Antonio Bowen will present emerging and powerful research on the seismic changes AI is already creating in schools and the workplace, providing invaluable insights into what AI can accomplish in the classroom and beyond.

In the age of AI, critical thinking skills, information literacy, and a liberal arts education are more important than ever. As AI continues to reshape the nature of work and human thinking, educators can equip students with the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. 

CLOSING PANEL // Effective Teaching Panel: Tips from Award Winning Instructors

Moderator:
     Dr. Irina Ivliyeva - Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor of Russian;
          Interim Chair of Arts, Languages, and Philosophy; Missouri S&T

Panelists:
     Dr. Lea Ann Lowery - Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy; University of Missouri-Columbia
     Dr. Tara Allen - Teaching Professor of Biology; University of Missouri-Kansas City
     Dr. Kate Votaw - Associate Teaching Professor and UMSL Undergraduate Research Coordinator; University of Missouri-St. Louis
     Kelly Tate - Associate Teaching Professor of English & Technical Communication; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Theresa Swift - Teaching Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Daniel Oerther - Professor of Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Darin Finke - Teaching Professor of Philosophy; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Guang Xu - Associate Professor of Mining & Explosives Engineering; Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.; Room 125

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Using the framework of the National Survey of Student Engagement Indicators, teaching award winners from S&T and/or across the UM System offer insights on dealing with academic challenges, provide examples of effective teaching strategies across disciplines and classroom formats, and share ways to implement high impact teaching practices that help students to focus on learning. 

Lightning Round

LUNCH SESSION

Presenters: Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence staff - Missouri S&T

Time and Location: 11:30 - 12:15 p.m.; Room 124

CAFE staff will demonstrate some apps or technologies that can be used in the classroom or to help with productivity. This will be a very high-level, informal discussion of the apps with a brief Q&A period after each demonstration. The best part of this presentation? All of these programs are absolutely FREE!

1-101 // Making Learning Significant: Integrating the human dimension into course design

HANDS-ON WORKSHOP (1 hour 45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Lindsay Meador - Accreditation and Senior Program Manager; School of Continuing and Professional Studies; Washington University in St. Louis
     Dr. Jerol Enoch - Instructional Designer; St. Charles Community College
     Dr. Michael Porterfield - Educational Technology Manager; McKendree University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 101

MODE: Face-to-Face (Face-to-Face Presenters + Face-to-Face Attendees)

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how Fink's taxonomy of significant learning can be applied to course design to create lasting, impactful, rich learning experiences for their students. We will examine the key components of significant learning and how to integrate dimensions like caring, human understanding, and learning how to learn into course goals, assessments, and activities. Educators will leave with concrete strategies to incorporate the human element into their teaching.

1-115 // Engineering ChatGPT Prompts for the Classroom

HANDS-ON WORKSHOP (1 hour 45 minutes)

Presenters: 
     Dr. Alexander Douglas - Assistant Teaching Professor of Mining & Explosives Engineering; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Rachel Schneider - Associate Teaching Professor of English & Technical Communication; Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 115

MODE: Face-to-Face (Face-to-Face Presenters + Face-to-Face Attendees)

This workshop explores the applications of ChatGPT in universities from both engineering and humanities perspectives, focusing on prompt engineering and ethically implementing ChatGPT in assessments or classroom activities. Participants will learn about the nuances of prompt engineering and engage in interactive exercises. The workshop will provide examples and resources that can be adapted across multiple disciplines.

1-120 // AI on Trial: Educators Debate the Future of Teaching Ethics

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Sam Allen - Assistant Professor of Communication Studies; Randolph-Macon College
     Dr. Ryan Cheek - Assistant Professor of English & Technical Communication; Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 120

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

In this thought-provoking session, accomplished educators and debate coaches from college and high school arenas will engage in a rigorous debate on the ethical integration of Artificial Intelligence in education. Assuming opposing stances, the speakers will examine the nuanced implications of AI, from pedagogical benefits to privacy concerns. A fellow expert will moderate, posing critical questions and ensuring a comprehensive discourse. The interactive format will culminate in audience participation, inviting reflections that bridge theoretical considerations with practical outcomes. This debate aims to illuminate the complexities of AI in educational ethics, offering insights from seasoned debate practitioners and educators across disciplines and institutions.

1-121 // Are You There AI? It's Me, STUDENT.

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Qiang S. Dotzel - Teaching Professor; University of Missouri-St. Louis

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 121

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

In the age of AI, the significance of student learning lies in fostering deep understanding and mastery of concepts rather than relying on shortcuts provided by web resources or AI tools. To ensure true comprehension, educators should prioritize authentic assessment methods such as problem-solving, critical thinking exercises, and hands-on activities that encourage students to apply knowledge in real-world contexts, ultimately preparing them for the challenges and opportunities presented by the AI-driven future.

1-124-1 // Experiences of Faculty Participants in a University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Seminar

LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Natalie Ulrich - Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Maryville University
     Dr. Lisa Merideth - Assistant Professor of Education; Maryville University
     Dr. Lindy Rossow - Assistant Professor of Exercise Science; Maryville University
     Dr. Mike Kiener - Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling; Maryville University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 124

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

In this session, we will share the results of our qualitative study documenting the experiences of 33 faculty participants in a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) seminar. We hope attendees come away from this session with ideas for future research and an understanding of the value of a SoTL program.

1-124-2 // Active Learning in Principles of Economics

LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Radu Puslenghea - Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Ana-Marie Ichim

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 124

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

For three consecutive semesters, starting in Fall 2022 until Fall 2023, students enrolled in Principles of Economics classes (both Micro and Macro sections) engaged in a series of weekly, instructor lead, in-class activities tailored to each theoretical module covered.

The main purpose of this educational technique was to support and motivate individual, steady, and measurable progress of students towards their academic goals. Thus, achieving a deeper understanding of basic economic concepts and improved learning outcomes.

This presentation provides an overview of the entire process which could serve as a potential blueprint for other large introductory classes with significant theoretical content, as well as, a critical analysis of the quantitative data collected and the lessons learned.

1-213-1 // Beyond Panopto: Crafting Compelling Educational Videos

VIRTUAL LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Elmer Ragus - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 213 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

So, it's great that you know how to create videos for your courses using Panopto! Now, let's level up with compelling, short form educational videos that increase student engagement, enhance your social presence, and promote understanding of concepts. In this session, I'll offer practical tips for video creation and demonstrate video editing in Adobe Express.

1-213-2 // Teaching Innovations in an Undergraduate Introductory Probability and Statistics Course: Applications of R/RStudio and Case Studies

VIRTUAL LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Emmanuel Thompson - Professor of Actuarial Science and Statistics; Southeast Missouri State University
     Dr. Mohamed Abu Sheha - Instructor of Statistics; Southeast Missouri State University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 213 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

With the increase in volume of data and high computer capabilities, statistics and data science have become hot topics nowadays.

Currently, statistical data analysis software and programs such as R/RStudio, Python, and SAS are in high demand. However, university programs with courses in introductory statistics and probability still use traditional statistical analysis software programs like MS Excel, SPSS, and Minitab.

The goal of this project is to introduce teaching innovations in an undergraduate introductory probability and statistics course. The objectives are two-fold. First, to integrate the use of R/RStudio software in the computational process. Second, to use case studies as a means of helping students apply probability and statistical concepts to real-life problems. Topics covered in this course provide prerequisite and essential foundation for statistical methods and data-driven analytical modeling.

The innovations would make the course accessible to students from multiple programs or disciplines. We believe these innovations would equip students with the needed market demand for statistical analysis software skills.

1-215 // Embodied Teaching: Musical Praxis in Social Justice Education

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Logan John - Director of the Center for Faith and Service; Westminster College
     Paul Anderson - University of Missouri; Columbia

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 215

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Inspired by 200 years of American music, this session explores the ways Spirituals, Blues, and Protest Songs can enhance social justice education. Drawing on Freire's praxis pedagogy and Merleau-Ponty's philosophy of embodiment, this session will engage, challenge, and inspire social justice educators to incorporate singing, body movement, and reflection in their pedagogical tool set.

1-216 // Bringing the Museum To You

HANDS-ON WORKSHOP (1 hour 45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Nicol Allen - Assistant Professor of Museum Studies & History; Westminster College

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 216

MODE: Face-to-Face (Face-to-Face Presenter + Face-to-Face Attendees)

2 hands on activities that brings the museum to the classroom. We will conduct an exercise in uncovering curiosity cabinets that focuses on creativity with objects. Followed by the creation of a micro exhibit that highlights the themes central to curiosity cabinets and their inception.

1-315 // Academic Integrity in the Age of AI

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VIRTUAL STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Laura M. Foley - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online
     Kirk Wilkins - Missouri Online

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 315 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

You want to trust that your students' work reflects their honest efforts and abilities, but in the age of AI, you might fear that cheating is inevitable in the online environment. Is that the case? Let's discuss how to create a learning environment that supports academic integrity in any modality.

1-316 // From Passive to Passionate: Revolutionizing Education Through Interactive Learning

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Emmanuel Masavo Djegou - Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 316

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

This topic specifically highlights the strategies and techniques essential for crafting interactive and engaging learning experiences that not only capture students' attention but also ignite a personal interest in the course material. It emphasizes the significance of these approaches within the context of today's attention-driven economy, where captivating and maintaining focus is a valuable asset.

1-317 // How Generative AI Tools Help Faculty and Staff with Their Homework Too

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters: 
     Dr. Jana Gerard - Southeast Missouri State University
     Kris Baranovic - Missouri Online

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 317

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Current generative AI tools can be leveraged to be your personal work assistant. In this session, we'll explore ways to use current AI tools to help with onerous tasks as well as share tips for evaluating new AI tools as they enter the market.

1-318 // Quantitative metrics to improve the clarity of student expectation for assignments in EE3120 - Electronics

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. B.J. Shrestha - Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 318

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

This is in continuation of last years' presentation named "Baseline observation to determine quantitative metrics to improve the clarity of student expectation for assignments in EE3120 - Electronics (II)" These are reports in parts of a research project, sponsored by (CAFE) Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence, here at Missouri S&T. Among various targets of this research study, inquiring of the effect of scaffolding and collaborative approaches on students' cognitive achievement in EE3120 is one of them and analysis of these approaches quantitatively is a desirable undertaking. This presentation speaks about this matter.

2-120 // Graphing and Data Analysis with the HHMI Biointeractive Data Explorer

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Dave Westenberg - Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor of Biological Sciences; Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 120

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Participants will be introduced to the free, online Data Explorer tool from HHMI Biointeractive. This versatile tool can be used to graph and analyze data generated in any context and help student explore different ways to visualize data.

2-121 // Can I Use That?: Selecting Technology Tools for Effective Course Integration

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Joshua Merlenbach - Missouri Online
     Alyssa Collier - Application Administrator; Missouri Online
     Manon Allard-Kropp - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online
     Mark Orr - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online
     Rio P. Sloan - Application Administrator-Specialist; Missouri Online

Audience: Higher Education: K-12 Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 121

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

This session will discuss the pedagogical and technological considerations for faculty when selecting technologies to use as part of their course. Drawing on practical examples, personal experience, and best practices, we will delve into the criteria for selection, potential pitfalls, and the importance of aligning technology choices with educational objectives. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how to make informed decisions about adopting technologies for their course, and strategies for interacting with vendors.

2-124-1 // Service-Learning as a Strategy to Influence Health Outcomes

LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenter: Amanda W. Gowin - Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Science; Westminster College

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 124

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

This session will discuss ways to create "meaning-making experiences" to influence health behaviors. While personal responsibility is important, additional factors that influence self-efficacy, attitudes, and values towards health can further influence personal health behaviors (Bandura, 1977; Bandura, 2004). The outcomes we've learned with service-learning as a way to influence self-efficacy, attitudes, and values can change health behaviors can extend beyond the classroom. This program discusses social cognitive theory, its impact on experiential learning and how this relates to health behavior change. This session hopes to inspire more experiential learning in and outside of the classroom to create more impact on our prevention efforts.

2-124-2 // Embracing the Madness: Experiences Integrating Chat GPT in Healthcare Courses

LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Corrie Dudley - Associate Professor; Southeast Missouri State University

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 124

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

The purpose of this presentation is to explore how educators can harness the power of Chat GPT to enhance learning. Weigh potential benefits and uses against disadvantages and concerns. I will share my experiences and lessons learned from using Chat GPT in curriculum development and implementing student use of Chat GPT into my nursing and healthcare courses.

2-213-1 // Leadership Self-Reflection

VIRTUAL LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenter: Robert Cote - Assistant Teaching Professor; University of Missouri-St. Louis

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 213 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

The session will discuss a leadership project on self-exploration and self-reflection used in my Leadership course. Student will create a video presentation with a PowerPoint sharing how they discovered their own leadership philosophy, traits, skills, and behaviors, share their understanding of the fundamental ways leadership is practiced in on-going organizations, and share how they will establish a framework for the unique dimensions of their own leadership style, their strengths and weaknesses, and ways to improve what they do as leaders.

2-213-2 // Cultivating Engagement and Growth: Unveiling the Power of Critical Reflection in Online Learning

VIRTUAL LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Monica Radu - Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Sociology; Southeast Missouri State University
     Dr. Kristen Sobba - Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Sociology; Southeast Missouri State University  

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 213 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenters with Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

In this presentation, we will explore the potential of critical reflection in the context of online learning. We will discuss a range of strategies, methods, innovations, and tools that have proven effective in encouraging and motivating online learners. Through real-world examples and insights, we'll uncover how the power of critical reflection can enhance student engagement and promote growth in the online learning environment.

2-215 // Embracing Uncertainty in Class

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Kirk Wilkins - Missouri Online
     Kris Baranovic - Instructional Design Manager; Missouri Online

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 215

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

A classroom can be a place of organized information and firm understanding, where every question has an answer and responses can be correct or incorrect. The world outside of class unfortunately doesn't have the same tidiness, and that can distort the teaching as well as student understanding. This session proposes ways of introducing the messiness and uncertainty of a discipline into the classroom.

2-315 // Flip Cards: A Tool for Dimensional Analysis

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Lauren Strawsine - Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Westminster College

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 315

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Flip cards are an inexpensive manipulable tool for dimensional analysis (also known as factor-label method) that can help stuck, lost, or perfection-paralyzed novice and advanced learners calculate a variety of science and math problems. In addition to aiding in the visualization of unit cancellation, flip cards normalize guess and check methodology in single and multistep conversions with or without corresponding equations. Along with a demonstration, this session will include a discussion, reflection, and assessment of flip card use in a variety of chemistry courses at a small private liberal arts college.

2-316 // Accessibility, Equity and AI: What's New and Where are we Going?

VIRTUAL STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Rob Gibson - Dean of Instructional Technology; Director of Instructional Design; Wichita State University

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 216 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

This presentation explores the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of educational accessibility and equity. It delves into the latest advancements in AI that aim to level the playing field for students of all backgrounds and abilities, while also discussing the ethical considerations and challenges that arise. The presentation aims to offer a balanced view on how AI can be harnessed for greater inclusivity in education, while also scrutinizing its limitations and potential for exacerbating inequalities.

2-317 // The Big Idea: A Borrowed Approach for Defining the Outcomes and Scope of an Online Learning Experience

VIRTUAL STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Lindsay Lutman - Instructional Designer; University of Arizona 

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 317 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Moving a course from concept, to measurable outcomes, to aligned assessments and content while ensuring a cohesive narrative and meaningful experience for all learners is the fundamental challenge of the course design process. In this session we'll explore how the adoption of "The Big Idea" (Beverly Serrell, 2020) - an exhibit design approach - may offer opportunities to center the learner-perspective throughout the design of an online learning experience.

2-318 // Nurturing Higher-order Thinking with Visualizations to Reflect on the Process of Writing or Coding

VIRTUAL STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Badri Adhikari - Associate Professor of Computer Science; University of Missouri-St. Louis

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 318 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

A student's effort journey is as important as their final outcome. At this session, you will discover a new online editor to easily visualize such a journey for writing and computer programming tasks. Testing the approach at multiple universities involving hundreds of students, we find that such an approach nurtures student learning and empowers educators. The session will conclude with a discussion on how such tools can enhance students' high-order thinking, a skill much needed in the age of AI.

3-101 // A 100% Guaranteed Method for Student Participation and Engagement

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Jesse Kavadlo - Professor of English and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning; Maryville University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 101

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Instructors know the pain of preparing terrific questions for student discussion only to be met with silence. This presentation will discuss ways of managing expectations with students, creating pre-class work designed to lead into classroom conversations, ways of structuring in-class questions, and use of student self-assessments and follow-up assignments to help ensure that students talk and listen during class time.

3-115 // Creative ways to Assess for Learning

STANDARD SESSION ( 45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Michelle Schwartze - Associate Teaching Professor of Education; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Katherine Sharp - Assistant Professor of Education; Missouri S&T
     Julia Alexander - Assistant Teaching Professor of Education; Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 115

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

We will share with you some formative assessment classroom techniques (or FACTs) that can help you assess for learning. Formative assessment should be embedded in every lesson to inform instruction and provide feedback to students. After this session you will have some new ideas for incorporating this assessment and hopefully be ready to engage your students with some FACTs!

3-120 // Empowering Instructors with Microlearning: Flexible Strategies for Effective Faculty Development

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Liz du Plessis - Manager of Instructional Design; Missouri Online
     Bryant "Laz" Lazenby - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online
     Jessica McCallister - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online
     Kirk Wilkins - Missouri Online
     Manon Allard-Kropp - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online / University of Missouri-St. Louis

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 120

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

How do we meet the need for flexible faculty development while creating and modeling effective online learning experiences for faculty? In a discussion centered on this challenge, instructional designers will share what we've learned so far about creating microlearning and badging opportunities for our online faculty development programs.

3-121 // AI Prompt Writing Tips for Teachers (and Students)

VIRTUAL STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Eva Grouling Snider - Instructional Consultant; Ball State University

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 121

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are only as helpful as the prompts we give them. In this session, we'll discuss how teachers (and students) can effectively direct ChatGPT to get useful results. In particular, you'll learn all about good "prompt writing," the secret sauce of how we communicate (and miscommunicate) with AI.

3-124-1 // Improving Engagement: Study Results on Student Video Learning Preferences

LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenters:
     Kathleen Beardsell - Learning Designer/Project Lead; Maryville University
     Dr. Lindy Rossow - Assistant Professor of Exercise Health; Maryville University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 124

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

We will present qualitative and quantitative data from our study on student video learning preferences for traditional video lectures coupled with student engagement activities, such as concept map, journaling, formative embedded quizzes, scenario based problem solving, and keyword searches. Integration of active learning and traditional instruction and student attitudes and preferences with recommendations for engagement activities will be discussed.

3-124-2 // Seeking Liberation through Public-Facing Assignments

LEARNING STACK SESSION (15-20 minutes)

Presenter: Kat Rittenhour - Teaching Professor of Sociology; University of Missouri

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 124

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

While traditional banking methods can be a tool of domination or oppression with their top-down nature, problem-solving education can be liberating (Freire 2005). This presentation will discuss the benefits of implementing public-facing assignments (e.g., publishing, community organizing, political action) to impart students with tools for complex problem-solving and engaged and informed citizenry.

3-213 // What do students think of OER? A Survey of Students at a Regional Missouri University

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. James Newman - Associate Professor of Political Science, Philosophy, and Religion; Southeast Missouri State University
     Mary Bangert - Government Information & Literacy Librarian; Southeast Missouri State University
     Stephanie Hallam - Education Information Librarian; Southeast Missouri State University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 213

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Southeast Missouri State University began an A&OER initiative in 2020 which included faculty workshops and surveys to support faculty use of A&OER. However, until last spring, student voices had not been included in the initiative. Discover the surprising results of a survey and two focus groups about student opinions of textbooks, faculty who use OER, and the impact of OER on course selection and student engagement with course materials.

3-215 // Seeing Students as Persons-In-Progress

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters: 
     Kris Baranovic - Missouri Online
     Dr. Jana Gerard - Southeast Missouri State University
     Catt Friel - Missouri Online

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 215

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Sometimes we get so distracted by teaching content and assessing learning we forget students have lives outside and around our classes. This session explores blurring the lines between students' classroom lives and regular lives, leveraging their experiences to create learning situations.

3-216 // Factors that Influence the Collection, Organization, and Analysis of Data in Small, Rural Schools

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Erin Higginson - University of Missouri-Columbia

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 215

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Data use, or data-driven instruction, has predominantly been studied in the context of large, urban schools. Through these studies a series of promoting and hindering factors that influence the implementation of data-driven instruction have been identified; time, leadership, training, data literacy, comfort (self-efficacy), data coach/expert, and a school data culture. There is limited research for data-driven instruction in the context of a small, rural school. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to examine if the seven factors identified in large, urban school influence the perceived success (from the teacher's perspective) of their PLC team in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data in the context of a small, rural school district.

3-315 // Strategies on Being Funny in Class

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STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Kris Baranovic - Instructional Design Manager; Missouri Online
     Dr. Brad Mitchell - Design Manager; Missouri Online
     Mark Orr - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 315

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenters + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Research supports using humor as a means of easing learning and creating engagement. This session provides several methods of bringing humor into courses without undermining the seriousness or importance of the subject matter or the instructor's authority.

3-316 // Digitally Accessible Design

VIRTUAL STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Jessica Bridges - Instructional Designer; Limestone University

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 316 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Imagine not being able to navigate the world. We live in an ever-changing digital world, but what if the digital content was inaccessible? This session aims to provide foundational instruction on digital accessibility, to identify common accessibility issues, and to equip the attendees to improve the accessibility of digital content.

3-317 // Taking the Voice out of Artificial Intelligence (Literally).

VIRTUAL STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Tyler Sorg - Organizational Communication Scholar; University of Missouri-Columbia

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 317 (and online via Zoom)

MODE: Blended (Online Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

Using AI, we can help students develop speech layouts and precisely format wording to be more informative and persuasive (Yang et al., 2022). However, AI cannot create the human element of interpersonal connection (Lui-Thompkins et al., 2022). This exercise will have participants build speeches using both AI and their knowledge which will allow them to see the shortcomings of artificial intelligence but will increase their clarity on the topic.

3-318 // Instructor social presence: An essential tool for online student engagement and persistence

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. Cathryn Reardon - Instructional Designer; Missouri Online

Audience: Higher Education; K-12 Education

Time and Location: 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.; Room 318

MODE: Blended (Face-to-Face Presenter + Online/Face-to-Face Attendees)

This session will examine best practices in online instruction in higher education, and highlight the important role that instructor social presence plays in facilitating student learning and keeping students engaged. It will also provide strategies for student engagement in the online classroom.