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USG Teaching and Learning Conference 2018

USG Teaching and Learning Conference - April 4-6, 2018 - Athens Georgia

7:30am EDT

Registration/Check-in Conference Registration Desk

8:45am EDT

Exhibitors Kellogg Concourse

9:00am EDT

Find Your University's CURE Room LMariya Campbell • Victoria Mariani Implementing Basic Learning Theories to Individualize Online Instruction Room T/UDarryl Hancock Implementing, Publishing, and Awarding Outstanding First-Year Writing Room KBen Drevlow • Katherine (Kat) Fallon • Chris Smith • Leigh Ann Williams Recoding and Decoding Assignments: Using TILT and Reverse TILT for Faculty, Staff, and Student Development in a WAC/WID Initiative Room QShea Barfield • Michelle Gilstrap • Jennifer Harris • Jim Shimkus • Anita Turlington Student Voices in Activity Revisions, Or: How I Learned to Stop Fearing Failure and Love Iterations Room RMary Helen Hoque The Art of the Lecture: So Long, Talking Heads! Room F/GJill Burdo Using Team-Based Learning to Prepare and Engage Your Students Room V/WKrisztina Jakobsen

9:45am EDT

Wednesday Morning Break Kellogg Concourse

10:00am EDT

Cultural Impact on Learning in Higher Education: An Analytical Review of the Literature Room RHolly Berger • Jim Berger eCampus Tales: Tips and Tools for Creating Accessible Course Materials Room QNihal Günay • Jen Sands • Ngoc Vo • Yinning Zhang Increasing Success for At-Risk Learners in College Algebra Room V/WGreg Harrell Integrating Library Content: Learning Management Systems and Beyond Room F/GRussell Palmer • Mike White Rich, No-Cost Resources for the Students, by the Students Room KChristine Jonick • Corey Parson Student and Professor Perceptions of Engagement in Online Classes Room T/URhonda Christman • Cynthia Gettys • Tammy Overstreet Writing in Science Room LTarushee Ahuja • Micheal Paul Black • Dabney White Dixon • Jie Jiang • Gigi Bhaswati Ray

11:00am EDT

Content as Narrative Room T/UAndy Davidson Critical Reading, Critical Thinking: Collaborative Annotations with Perusall Room LLauren Barbeau Gesturing Towards Socially Just Pedagogy: Incorporating Open Educational Resources and Philosophy Into a Large Format, Online SOCI 1101 Course Room KSarah Helpler • Jung Ha Kim Online Dual Enrolled: "Champs" despite the Challenges Room V/WRandy Blackmon • Ngoc Vo Pre-service Teachers’ use of Metacognitive Learning Strategies in K-8 Mathematics Content Courses Room QHeidi Eisenreich • Eryn Maher • Deborah Walker The Shape Activity: Learning About Social Constructivism through Experience Room RNancy Knapp Using Data to Drive Decisions Room F/GKarin Rutte • Mona Smith

12:00pm EDT

Wednesday Lunch - Speaker: Dr. Tristan Denley Magnolia BallroomTristan Denley

1:15pm EDT

Keynote Workshop - Dr. Linda B. Nilson Mahler HallLinda Nilson

2:30pm EDT

Wednesday Afternoon Break Hill Atrium and the Kellogg Concourse

3:00pm EDT

CANCELLED - Scaffolding Novice Instructors for High-impact Responsive Teaching Room RColleen M. Kuusinen • Zoe Morris Copyright, Creative Commons, and OER Room KCorey Parson Course Collaboration to Implement High Impact Learning Experiences in Senior Level Nursing Courses Room V/WPaula Bryant • Joy Humphrey Developing Comprehension and Interpretation through Reader Response Engagements Room QBrian Hibbs Helping Students Learn How to Approach Problem-Solving Situations Room LMajorie Lewkowicz • Brooke Skelton Student Engagement and the Use of OER Videos in English-as-Foreign-Language Courses Room T/UYu-Ju Lin • Hung-Chun Wang Using the Virtual Avatar Lab (VAL) in Pre-Service Teacher Training and Beyond Room F/GTami Shelley

4:00pm EDT

Can Faculty Develop Their Own Effective and Affordable to Students Course Materials? Yes, We Can! Room KConstantin Ogloblin Effectiveness and Perceptions of OER in Calculus Room KScott Kersey Teaching Lower Level Math Courses with Zero-Cost Materials – Pros and Cons Room KBenkam Bobga • Beata Hebda • Piotr Hebda • Hashim Saber Analyzing the Results of a STEM-English Undergraduate Learning Community on Reading and Writing Scientific Literature Room QEvan Lampert • J Stephen Pearson Enhancing Self-Regulated Learning skills in flipped classroom using Learner Logs at a 4-year public college Room RAdrienne Cottrell-Yongye, Ajay Mallia • Grace Onodipe Hello? Is Anyone There? Tips and Tools for Being More Present and “Real” to the Students in Your Online Course. Room T/UCori Crews One Button Classroom: A Flipped Classroom Casestudy Room F/GJordan Cofer • Hans Schmeisser Teaching and Research Done in Service (TARDIS): Opportunities to Expand the University and the Communities We Serve Room V/WKaren Wheel Carter • Jeannette Diaz • Allison Foley • Judy Orton Grissett • Jane Midea Hercules • Natalie Stickney • Mariana Stoyanova • Lydia Watkins • Jennifer Zorotovich What a Way to Make a Living: Polyvocality and Critical Thinking in Teaching the Concept of Work in American Life Room LChristopher Lirette

5:00pm EDT

- Poster Session Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree Gallaria CANCELLED - P23-Using Blogs and Domains of One's Own to Enhance Student's Experiential Learning Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaKeith Hamon • Neil Rigole CANCELLED - P31-The Effect of Improving Student Metacognition on Assessment Outcomes Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJohn Weber P01-Using University-Community Partnerships to Stimulate Critical Thinking Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaMoya Alfonso • Abraham Johnson P02-Critical Thinking Gone Creative Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaLynn Boettler P03-A First-Year Cohort: An Overview and Lessons Learned Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaThomas Cooper • Alison Hite • Nathan Price • Robert Scott P04-From Critical Thinking to Concrete Practice: Classroom Specifics in History and Composition Courses Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaCynthia Davidson • Jayme Feagin • Jessica Lindberg P05-Extraction, Structure Elucidation, and Biological Activity of the Chemical Constituents of Naturally Occurring Essential Oils – An Experiential Learning Course Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJoan Mutanyatta Comar • Nilmi Fernando • Keith Pascoe P06-Collaborative Testing as an Invitational Intervention Promotes Professional Competency and Knowledge Retention Among Undergraduate Nursing Students Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaRebecca Green • Jenny Kerven • Terri Worthey P07-An Alternative to Presentations: Student Created Content Acquisition Podcasts Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaKaty Green • Rod McRae P08-How Effective is Introductory Departmental TA Training? Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaRalph Hale P09-Tackling Wicked Problems in Applied Economics: An Application to the Bear’s Ears National Monument Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJohn Bergstrom • Amanda Harker Steele P10-Using Case Studies to Address Course Learning Outcomes and Aligning LEAP Initiatives in an Environmental Science Course for Non-Science Majors Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJulie Havens P11-Utopia, Dystopia, and Technology Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJason Horn P12-Same Text Different Class: Primary Source Multidisciplinary Teaching Strategies to Impact Student Engagement and Academic Success across the Curriculum Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaRick Bombard • Karen Huggin • Kencho Tenzin P13-Sexual Health Education: A Comparison of Two Teaching Models Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaChioma Kas-Osoka P14-Expanding OERs: Bringing Readings to Life Through a Multimedia Approach Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaKathleen Davis • Kalie Evans • Angel Harris • Katherine Hill • Molly Kimsey • Halie Leonard • Loleta Sartin P15-Teaching Freshman Science Students to Write Scientific Literature in a Biology-P012-English Learning Community Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaAnnah Coker • Evan Lampert • Steve Pearson P16-Aiding Retention by Helping First-Year Students Adapt to College Work Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJ Stephen Pearson P17-Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors: Lessons from a Professional Learning Community Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaKaren Berman • Tsu-Ming Chiang • Hasitha Mahabaduge • Kalina Manoylov • Kelly Massey • Doreen Sams P18-Engaging the Critical Thinking Skills of Urban Learners Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaTyler Jenkins • Chianti Kemp • Teah Moore • Warren Smith • John Williams P19-Fostering Cultural Competence in Communication Students Through Experiential Learning Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaMerrill Morris • Steven Shields • Caitlin Wills P20-Student Dream Projects: A ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Approach to Problem-Based Learning Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaKelly Munson Smith P21-What We Fall for or the Greek Modes of Persuasion Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaCaesar Perkowski P22-Creating and Using OERs in Mathematical Modeling Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaMarnie Phipps • Patty Anne Wagner P24-Assessing the Impact of Faculty-Mediated Reminders on Undergraduate Student Academic Performance in STEM Courses. Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaTuyin An • Francine Baffa • Marcel Ilie • Elizabeth Sargent P25-Engagement and Student Success with OERs Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaMartiana Sega P26-Incorporating 3D Printing into Physics, Pre-engineering, and Visual Arts Courses Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaForrest Ables • JB Sharma • Redahegn Sileshi • Laura West P27-Why Take Notes? Increasing Student Engagement by Motivating Note-Taking Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJulie Swanstrom P28-Encouraging Active Learning and Student Engagement in Physics Through Undergraduate Learning Assistants Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaBrian Thoms P29-Revamping Survey of Chemistry: Reducing Chemical Waste and Using Cell Phones for Data Collection Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaNilmi Fernando • Nancy Kilpatrick • Angela Navarro-Eisenstein • Elina Stroeva • Jyotsna Thota P30-Adaptation of National Instruments in Introduction to Engineering and Design (Engr 1101) Course Curriculum Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaHoang Pham • Redahegn Sileshi • Jaya Sundaram • Al Walters P32-Mini-Capstone Projects as a Measure of Critical Thinking in STEM Disciplines Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaBreana Simmons • Yelena White P33-From Major Tom to Major Reasoning: Writing About Popular Music to Engage Students in Critical Thinking Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaEdward Whitelock P34-A Nanotechnology Theme-based Approach to Integrate Inquiry and Research Across the Chemistry Curriculum Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaGhislain Mandouma • Amir Saheb • Yixuan Wang • Louise Wrensford • Xiaomei Zheng P35-Motivation Theories in Action: Project-Based Learning Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaYan Yang Social Reception (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM) - Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree Galleria - Sponsored by Affordable Learning Georgia Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree Gallaria

8:00am EDT

Registration/Check-in Conference Registration Desk

8:45am EDT

Exhibitors Kellogg Concourse

9:00am EDT

Data Collection Made Fun: Technological, Engaging Ways to Collect and Analyze Student Data. Room F/GKathleen Davis • Kalie Evans • Angel Harris • Katherine Hill • Molly Kimsey • Halie Leonard • Loleta Sartin Embedding Undergraduate Research into Individual Courses Room V/WJeffrey Dowdy • Steve Elliott-Gower • Steven Jones • Jessica Wallace Fostering Self-Motivated/Self-Regulated Students Room LDeborah Walker Mid-Semester Evaluations For Asynchronous Online Courses Room T/UTaylor Burch • Shelby Frost OER in Teaching and Learning: My Reflection on OER Benefits and Challenges Through USG OER Grant Projects Room KMolly Zhou Online Proctoring in Georgia: a Case Study with Georgia Southwestern State University Room RGabriell Davis • Donja Tripp - ProctorU Teaching and Learning Approaches to Encouraging Academic Integrity Room QJoseph Brown

9:45am EDT

Thursday Morning Break - Sponsored by eCampus Kellogg Concourse

10:00am EDT

Beyond the Checkbox: Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in a Library Instruction Session Room LVirginia Feher • Karen Redding Building Literature Searches for Your Sotl Project: Interdisciplinary Research Strategies Using Library Sources Room RRebecca Rose eCampus Tales: Triumphs and Failures in Implementing Adaptive Courseware Room F/GNihal Günay • Yi Jin • Yinning Shang • Marla Wilks Embedding Multiple Technologies in the Online Course and Program as a Tool to Increase Student Engagement Room T/UScott Smith • Aaron Wright Marriage of Completion and Quality: LEAP G2C - NEXUS Room V/WMicheal Crafton • Robert Page OER Adoption Strategies and the Resulting Effect on Student Success Room KSherry Clouser • Nicholas Colvard • C. Edward Watson Tripping Into The Liminal: Ecological Approaches To Collaborative Design Practice Room QSarah M Hepler • Will Kerr

11:00am EDT

Diversity and Inclusion Begins with Us: A Study of Syllabi in an English Department Room RSeretha Williams Dual Enrollment, Freshmores, and the First-Year Experience Room V/WRobert Bleil • Heather Murray eCampus Tales: Using Self-Awareness Strategies to Enhance Student Performance through Adaptive Learning: the Tale of Application Room F/GNihal Günay • Yi Jin • Racheal Landers • Ngoc Vo • Marla Wilks Evaluation of a Peer-Led Team Learning-Blended Classroom Reform on Student Success in Large Organic Chemistry Courses Room T/UJoan Mutanyatta Comar • Suazette Mooring Inclusive Teaching: Meeting Our Students Where They Are Room LRyan Bronkema Open Education Resource for Information Security Courses Room KSvetlana Peltsverger • Hossain Shahriar Seeing Connections in the Past; Making Predictions About the Future Room QMelissa Hage

12:00pm EDT

Thursday Lunch - Speaker: Dr. C. Edward Watson - Sponsored by Affordable Learning Georgia Magnolia BallroomC. Edward Watson

1:15pm EDT

Collaborating with Students to Design Engaging Academic Maps Room F/GMiranda Huff • Anthony Sheffler eCampus Tales: 5 Years of Adopting and Creating OERs: What We Have Learned Room KNihal Günay • Jen Sands • Ngoc Vo • Yinning Zhang Enabling College Students to Use Reading to Construct Knowledge: Reflections on a SoTL Project Room QIngie Hovland Fitting the Pieces Together: Using a Jigsaw Classroom to Engage Students in Online Learning Room T/UKira McEntire • Kate Williams Hand-Eye Coordination: A Critical Thinking-Based Pedagogy for Improving Student Writing Skills in a Political Science/Film Studies Learning Community Room LLance Bardsley • Dan Cabaniss Maximizing Student Internships: Lessons from 10 Years in Washington Room V/WDon DeMaria SoTL Research Projects from the USG SoTL Fellows Room RLesley Clack • Denise Domizi • Aubrey Dyer • Joey Watson • Seretha Williams

2:15pm EDT

A Guide for Revving Up OER Adoption on Your Campus! Room KDawn Cannon-Rech • Chemera Ivory • Deborah Van Petten • Tamara Powell • Bonnie Robinson • Brenda Rutherford • Susanna Smith CANCELLED - 1st Day of the Semester Ideas & Activities Room QJoanne Ricevuto Flipping the Classroom Using Instructional Technology in Teacher Education Room T/UJackie Kim Impact of Students’ Signature Work on Employability Room V/WHasitha Mahabaduge • Nick Palmer • Daniel Sexton • James Dillon Vogt International Teaching Assistants (Ita) Teaching at the University: Successful and Not-So-Successful Stories Room RViviana Cortes Resistance is Futile? Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Concept Mapping as a Study Tool Room LDanilo Baylen • Erin Duckett Using the Brightspace Assignment Grader App in D2L Room F/GJohn Williams

3:00pm EDT

Thursday Afternoon Break Kellogg Concourse

3:15pm EDT

A Reasoned Argument: The Development of Critical Thinking through Analytic Memos Room LTeresa Romano Enhancing Student Success and Promoting Integrative Learning through An Open Source World Literature Ebook Room KMatthew Horton • Anita Turlington Keep Moving Forward: a Case Study Using Walt Disney as a Catalyst for a Positive Freshmen Experience Room V/WClint Samples Let’s Collaborate and Get Published: Enhancing Undergraduate Students’ Research and Writing by Using Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History Room F/GAndrew Dierking • Hongjie Wang Let’s Turn up the E(nergy) in Online Engagement Room T/UKarah Zane Hagins SoTL Communities of Practice for Research on Teaching and Learning Room RMegan Adams • Mary Carney • Kim Johnson • Hasitha Mahabaduge • Mike Metzler • Chere Peguesse Using Mixed-Reality Simulations to Prepare Teacher Candidates for Inclusive Settings Room QKatie Bennett • Melissa Driver • Kate Zimmer

4:15pm EDT

-- Roundtable Sessions Mahler Hall Table 1-Fostering Student Reflection and Self-assessment through Assignment Formatting Mahler HallKaren Adsit Table 2-Course Design for Mobile Learning and Flipping the Classroom Mahler HallTheresa Butori Table 3-Taking the Next Steps: A Roundtable Discussion on OER Implementation and Research Mahler HallSherry Clouser • Nicholas Colvard • C. Edward Watson Table 4-The Power of Student Mentors: Supplemental Instruction, Tutoring, Learning Assistants and Peer-led Team Learning Mahler HallDabney Dixon Table 5-Breaking the Magician’s Code: Sharing Why We Do What We Do with Students Enhances Motivation and Reduces Resistance Mahler HallKata Dosa • Kate Williams Table 6-Crafting Concept Inventories to Assess Student Misconceptions and Prior Knowledge Mahler HallJulie Grainy • Jennifer Walker Table 7-Understanding Student Privacy with Learning Analytics Mahler HallChad Marchong Table 8-Online Student Engagement through Active Learning Mahler HallJim Wilkison Table 9-Say NO to the Syllabuster: Strategies to Cultivate Engaged Learning from Day One Mahler HallMegan Mittelstadt

8:00am EDT

Registration/Check-in Conference Registration Desk

9:00am EDT

Active Learning Exercises that Develop Improved Behavior and Study Habits in Students Returning from Academic Dismissal Room LDonald Pearl • Beatriz Rodriguez Cultivating Empathy through Active Listening: An Experiment in Tutor Training Room RChere Peguesse Leap and Learn: Get Out and Go Deep Room F/GNicholas Baugh • Nora Brown • Maribel Sepulveda • Susan Wehling Raising Intersectionality Awareness to Foster a More Inclusive Learning Environment. Room QJulia So Teaching World History with Free Online Materials Room KHongjie Wang We DID It! Diversity and Inclusion Discussions Using the IF Method Room V/WMelanie Doherty • Ziyue Fang • Matt Martin • NyAnna Miller • Tonya Parker

9:45am EDT

Friday Morning Break Kellogg Concourse

10:00am EDT

A New Approach to Collaborative Projects with PressBooks (an eBook Platform) Room V/WReta Chaffee • Kelly Munson Smith Critical Thinking and Student Success in Higher Education: Findings from Recent Research on Reacting to the Past Room LThomas Chase Hagood • Naomi Norman Poster Assignments to Spark Creativity while Developing Critical Thinking Skills Room RDonna Gessell • Jonathan Whisenant Replacing Your Traditional Textbook with OER and Student-Created Content: The What, Why and How of Creating a No-Cost Digital Textbook Room KSusan Willey Video Game Music: The Gamification of Music Pedagogy Room F/GMark Laughlin Video to Go! Record, Edit, and Publish Video Right From Your iPhone Room T/UDana Pergrem • Mark Pergrem

11:00am EDT

CANCELLED- Critical Thinking in Online Discussion Boards: Transforming an Anomoly Room RRamona Hall Connecting the Dots in Chemistry Room RSimbarashe Nkomo Course Design for Mobile Learning and Flipping the Classroom Room RTheresa Butori Grading Conferences: Adding a Human Element to Online Learning Room RLee Langub Using Learning Audit as a Classroom Assessment Technique in a Flipped Classroom Room RGrace Onodipe Adventures in Professional Development Room F/GCaleb Hutchins Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Flipped Instruction: Faculty Share their Experience Room T/UClaudia Cornejo Happel • Martha Hughes • Jody Langdon • Kristen Ruhlan • Elizabeth Sargent Increasing Student Engagement and Quantitative Literacy Using Minute Papers and Oxford-Style Debates Room QChristopher Blake Self-Reflections: A Successful Approach to Course Completion Room V/WCandace Lynn • Yelena White Taking Advantage of "Hot Moments" to Promote Critical Thinking Room LGeorge Darden Using Open Educational Resource to Enhance Engagement and Interaction in Ecological Science Room KHugo Collantes • Janice Crook-Hill • Ching-Yu Huang • Dawn Lubeski

12:00pm EDT

Friday Lunch - Speaker: Dr. Jeffery Galle Magnolia BallroomJeff Galle