ABSTRACTS - Room 216

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

1-216 // Multimodal Argumentation: Designing Argument Curriculum across Mediums

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenter: Samuel Allen - Assistant Professor of Communication Studies; Randolph-Macon College

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.; Room 216

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

As a complement to the predominantly written and oral argumentation and debate concepts and practices that appear in argument curriculum, this presentation asks teacher-scholars to begin to think about the complex environments for creating and sustaining arguments in the 21st century. As an introduction to multimodal argumentation, the aim is to provide a theoretical and practical engagement with contemporary discussions of argumentation that engage with the body, visuality, sound, and digitality.

2-216 // Trauma-Informed Practice In Higher Education

STANDARD SESSION (45 minutes)

Presenters:
     Dr. Beth Kania-Gosche - Professor and Chair of Teacher Education and Certification; Missouri S&T
     Dr. Mary Gillis - Assistant Teaching Professor of Teacher Education and Certification; Missouri S&T
     Julia Alexander - Assistant Teaching Professor of Teacher Education and Certification; Missouri S&T

Audience: Higher Education

Time and Location: 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.; Room 216

MODE: Blended (face-to-face and online)

Missed deadlines, poor academic performance, lack of effort, forgetfulness, difficulty processing instructions . . . these are all potential signs of trauma. Even before the pandemic, the number of students who experienced trauma was surprisingly high, and now, in the aftermath of the pandemic, trauma-informed practice can benefit everyone. In this session, a group of teacher educators will explain how they translate the trauma-informed practices of K-12 schools into the higher education environment and how they have adjusted their practice in the past year to meet the changing needs of their students.