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Using "New" Google Sites To Create Student Projects And Portfolios, Pamela Gades, Barbara R. Burke

Innovate! Teaching with Technology Conference

Recently, Google released a brand new version of Google Sites. In this session you will learn how easy it is to use "New" Google Sites for student projects or portfolios. Discover how this is used in a course at UMM, and see some examples. We will cover how to include artifacts -- such as attachments, links, and videos, manage access, and get you started in creating your own portfolio using your own device.

Multiple Audiences.

Inclusivity: Universal Design Strategies For The Online Classroom, Sarah Keene, Amy Limbybliw

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The importance of inclusivity work is backed by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, who in 2005 charged higher education institutions to work toward "inclusive excellence" by promoting a positive campus climate, establishing diversity as a core component in achieving desired student learning outcomes, linking diversity with quality, and rethinking and modifying pedagogy to reflect and support goals for inclusion and excellence (Williams, Berger, & McClendon, 2005). In addition, research conducted at higher education institutions have demonstrated that the extent to which students felt their institution had a nondiscriminatory environment positively impacted students' openness to diversity and taking on …

Feeling Real: Social Presence Within Online Discussion Forums, Maggie Struck, Trish Harvey, Karen Moroz, Jennifer Carlson

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Research on effective online teaching indicates that social presence enhances learning in an online environment (Bolliger & Inan, 2012). Social presence connects students to the instructor and to one another and influences the online learning experience and perceptions of learning (Bibeau, 2001). By establishing social presence of the individual and honoring the social and historical experiences of the collective; a richer, more engaging learning community can be formed. However, social presence is not easily attained in online learning environments. Rethinking the discussion forums within the online learning environment is a possible strategy for increasing social presence. In this session, presenters …

Reusable, Relevant, Recordings: Creating Engaging & Evergreen Course Content, Susan Tade, Nima Salehi

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Research indicates that recorded course content that is shorter and more informal in both style and media format has the greatest impact on student engagement. Recording key concepts, facts, processes, principles, and/or procedures that are core to the curriculum can fully leverage reusable, relevant recordings. This session will provide a design framework for creating recordings that are granular and modular which allows you to repurpose recordings in multiple contexts. This makes the content not only reusable and evergreen but creates a recording process that is sustainable and scalable.

Link to Resource: z.umn.edu/the3rs

Higher Education.

Harnessing The Power Of Elm For Student Research, Peter Bremer, Kellie Meehlhause

Innovate! Teaching with Technology Conference

Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM) has over 70 electronic databases available for Minnesota residents of all ages that gives online access to magazine, journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles, and eBooks in a variety of subjects.

In this session participants will become familiar with the depth and breadth of ELM resources and learn effective search strategies for student research.

ELM is made possible by Minitex, an information and resource sharing network; State Library Services, the MN state library agency, with state appropriations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Steam Travel Without The Field Trip Migraine, Tami Moehring

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Educator will discover how the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) can bring STEAM opportunities into the classroom without the hassle of a physical field trip. Participants will enjoy the arts, touch plants and discover organization from around the world while never leaving their seats.

K-12.

Trials And Tribulations Of Designing An Online Science Lab, Kalli-Ann Binkowski

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Between supplies, safety, simplicity, authenticity, inquiry, and time, online labs are really difficult to design. Learn how we utilized free resources and a vendor kit to create an authentic inquiry lab for online students, that includes safety instruction, videos, and group work.

Multiple Audiences

Authoring Open Textbooks, Melissa Falldin

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If you can't find a book that suits your needs… write one! Educators in K-12 and higher education are doing just that. This presentation will cover the process used to write three textbooks in a school district for three subjects in the pilot year 2016. The process that was developed and refined in the pilot year is now being used in schools to develop additional books. In addition, attendees will be introduced to a guide developed for authors, project managers, librarians and others in order to help them write and publish their own open textbooks.

Multiple Audiences.

Flipped Learning @ Cehd, Treden Wagoner, Thomas Nechodomu, Melissa Falldin

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In this presentation, members of the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Digital Education and Innovation team will share the College's approach to Flipped Learning for higher education. Topics include benefits, challenges, case studies, and the essentials for flipping a course. The team will also share their Flipped Learning Guide. http://z.umn.edu/cehdflipped

Flipped Learning refers to the process of flipping the traditional order of learning activities, where knowledge acquisition and comprehension activities occur outside of class, so that in-person class sessions are richer, and used for deeper application, analysis, and synthesis of course content.

Higher Education.

Proctoring Exams In The Online Environment, Chlene Anderson, Pamela Gades

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The University of Minnesota, Morris Online Learning program has a history of using proctors for off-campus online students taking paper and pencil or computer-based exams. These methods require coordination between the student, proctor, instructor, and the online learning coordinator. The program must verify proctors identified by students, safely distribute exams to proctors and instructors, and follow protocols for the occasional late or lost exam. Recently the program piloted a remote proctoring system that allows students the flexibility to test at a time and location convenient for them while maintaining the integrity of online exams by authenticating students and deterring cheating. …

Byov-Connecting Students Globally With Video Everywhere, Tami Moehring

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We often hear that we should be teaching our students how to interact and collaborate with their peers across different countries, background, cultures and practices. Indeed, the global citizens and the workforce of the future require employees that are adept with team problem solving through multi-cultural experience and collaboration skills. Using high speed bandwidth and cloud-based Interactive Videoconferencing (IVC) students across the globe are practicing these types of skills while covering the national curriculum!

K-12.

3d Printing, Angela Stangl

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So, we have a 3D printer...now what? Come discuss integrating 3D printers and designing 3D print files into instruction and coursework.

Multiple Audiences.

Exploring Digital Concept Maps & Infographics To Engage And Assess Students, Karen Moroz, Trish Harvey

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This session introduces digital concept maps and infographics that engage students and allow for formative assessment of understanding. Formative assessment is a research-based effective teaching and learning strategy, documented to increase student achievement and to help inform teachers' instruction. Throughout this session several digital tools that help students create concept maps and infographics will be modeled; all allow both students and teachers to formatively assess student understanding and determine next steps in learning. Free, online tools that do not require an account will be emphasized. BYOD session.

Multiple Audiences.

Enhancing & Extending Learning Through Innovative Wrap-Around Technology, Sara Croymans, Ellie Mccann

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Do you wish you had more class time to provide additional engagement among students and parents/guardians? Consider using a 'wrap-around' strategy to build anticipation and garner engagement around your program goals.

This session will focus on an innovative technology approach to extend, expand, and enhance learning beyond the formal classroom as well as build an engaged community. Together we will discuss how to create a simple series of cohesive and coordinated technology related activities to develop a story that generates excitement and promotes engagement.

Through a 'world-cafe' experience session participants will be exposed to wrap-around technology activities such as blogs, …

Sharpen Your Webinar Facilitation Skills, Karen Matthes, Kari Robideau

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This presentation is designed for participants to sharpen their skills in facilitating and teaching in web-based environments. The presenters will use an interactive format by presenting with a web-based tool (WebEx) to demonstrate how engagement strategies can be applied. Participants will learn about best practices and apply advanced teaching techniques to their work. Resources will be shared with participants, including a rubric for evaluating participant engagement in webinars. Note: Participants do not need to be familiar with WebEx but should have experience with teaching and/or facilitating with a web-based tool.

Multiple Audiences.

Engaging Student Learning With Interactive Videos, Karen Matthes, Pamela Gades, Scott Krenz, Paige Friedrich

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The experiences of passively watching a video online and actively engaging in a lecture in person are markedly different. During an on-campus lecture, an instructor has the ability to pose questions to students and give individualized feedback based on responses. In an online environment, however, these questions are at best rhetorical, and students' ability to receive feedback on their responses is limited. As a result, students are unable to check their understanding of a topic while watching a video. Similarly, non-classroom environments may prove to be more distracting for students, and the resulting potential decrease in engagement may be detrimental …

Online Biology With A Lab? It Can Be Done Well!, Kalli-Ann Binkowski, Annette Mcnamara

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Designing an online course from a face-to-face course took nine months, an instructor, two designers, one academic technologist, a usability lab, and one student worker. Our goal was to use current best practices to make an interactive, authentic learning experience for every online student, with a hands-on lab to boot! Join us to learn how we managed to build this complex course in a way that reduced instructor grading effort and was highly usable to students.

Multiple Audiences.

Creating Digital Exhibits In The Classroom: Using Omeka For Student Projects, Naomi Skulan

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Omeka is an open source platform that allows users to create online exhibits and collections. Students can use Omeka in semester-long projects to create unique and interesting digital exhibits on relevant topics. This session will show how to successfully use Omeka for student projects, while also providing tips and tricks to Omeka and a walk-through of how to create exhibits using the platform.

Higher Education

Technology-Infused Ideas For Learning-Centered Classrooms, Nancy Van Erp, Diana Fenton

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Make the shift from a "focus on teaching" to a "focus on learning" by using technology as a catalyst. Redefinition of how students learn is the goal and the 2016 refresh of the ISTE Standards for Students confirms the need to empower students to engage in collaborative, creative, and innovative learning. Join this interactive session and walk away with technology-infused strategies, tools, and ideas for learning-centered classrooms.

Multiple Audiences

Creating Accessible Documents: Leveraging Layout Options, Angela Stangl

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Bring Universal Design principals into daily practice can be challenging. However, by using document layout features in Microsoft Office or Google Documents you can create documents that are more accessible.

Multiple Audiences.

Digital Tools For Engaging And Collaborative Formative Assessment, Trish Harvey, Vivian P. Johnson

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Technology integration often focuses on a digital tool rather than how it can be used to facilitate and increase student learning. This session introduces technology-enhanced formative assessment tools for enhancing student learning. Formative assessment is a research-based effective teaching strategy, documented to increase student achievement and the development of metacognitive skills - an important 21st century learning skill. This session will increase participants understanding of formative assessment and provide practice using digital tools that support its use. Formative tools used during the session will be categorized as backchannels, student response tools, and infographics/concept maps to highlight how the tool assesses …

Core Skills For Digital Accessibility, Sara Schoen, Tony Leisen

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It's been said that the virtual and digital world has replaced the physical world as the locus for discrimination and barriers (Inside Higher Ed, November 2016). But did you know that just six core skills can reduce barriers to digital content by about 80%? The six core skills--applicable across platforms and media--are easy to learn; all they need is YOU to learn them and incorporate them into your workflows. This engaging, interactive workshop will give you the tools you need to create more accessible digital resources across all your platforms and media. We also give some suggestions for how to …

Keynote Presentation: Those Who Do, Can: Creating A Growth Mindset In Every Classroom, Helen Mongan-Rallis

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