ABSTRACTS - Room 213

All sessions take place in Butler-Carlton Hall on the Missouri S&T campus

The sessions in Room 213 are also broadcast online via Zoom. Please click the ZOOM LINK for any of the sessions below to join.

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.

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.

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.