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American Association Of Applied Linguistics (Aaal) And Language Testing Research Colloquium (Ltrc), Magda Tigchelaar

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My goal in attending these two conferences was to find papers that would be of interest to my Master’s level students in the MA TESOL and ESL Certificate programs. Specifically, I used some of the information presented at these conferences to share with students in my ESL Teaching Methods (TEL6310) and ESL Assessment (TEL6320), and Advanced Assessment (TEL6320) classes.

From Wag To Flag: Flc For Supporting Writing Across Wmu, Lisa Singleterry, Susan L. Caulfield

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FLAG grew out of the WAG workshops, as faculty wanted to continue the conversation and we sought a structure that would facilitate that process. After consulting with Milt Cox, WAG was seen as a quasi FLC, so we developed a full FLC to address faculty concerns related to student writing assignments

Using Photovoice As Pedagogy, Regina L. Garza Mitchell

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Photovoice is a research method that, with some work, can be adapted for classroom use at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in a variety of disciplines. I see its greatest potential as elevating the students’ voices into teaching and learning conversations, which can help us improve our pedagogy for better learning.

Augmented Reality In International Pilot Training To Meet Training Demands, Lori Brown

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In order to meet the needs of a new generation of learners we must consider the training demands and skills required over the next few decades. As new generation aircraft become more prominent in the global front, advances in airplane technology will drive new training demands. According to Boeing (2018): “As airlines continually invest to improve the quality and efficiency of their operations, new training curriculums and methodologies will need to be adopted to keep pace with innovation”. We are seeing new trends using technology to break long-held, industrial age training paradigms, which hold promise to change the way we …

The Five Essential Elements Of Storytelling, Kelly Wittenberg

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I attended Five Elements of the Novel, taught by Kelly Dwyer, M.F.A. Each day of workshop was focused on one of the following five essential elements of storytelling — plot, character, dialogue, point of view, and theme — with evenings reserved for individual writing to be shared in group the next day. Also explored were practical strategies for creative inspiration and motivation toward the daily practice of writing.

Advancing Art Education: Development Of An Innovative Series Of K-12 Encaustic Curriculum Modules, Christina Chin

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Research and development of a series of K-12 encaustic (painting in hot wax) curriculum modules, inclusive of art historical and practical techniqueoriented lesson

The National Women’S Studies Association Annual Conference, Shu Yang

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The theme of this conference is “Just Imagine. Imagine Justice: Feminist Visions of Freedom, Dream Making and the Radical Politics of Futures.”

I presented my paper titled “Who/What Defines a Good/Bad Woman: Jiang Qing Negotiating Identity, Scandal, and Justice” in the session “Revolution Incomplete: Entanglements of Body, Gender, Race in Republican China” on November 10.

It benefited both my research and my teaching.

French Stereotypical Accent And Pronunciation Learning: Recalling Implicit Knowledge, Viviane Ruellot

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Research Questions

1. Will practice speaking L1 English with a French stereotypical accent help significantly improve pronunciation of French /ʁ/ and reduce aspiration (VOTs) of /p/, /t/, and /k/ ?

2. Which /ʁ/ (i.e., degree of friction) will be improved?

Data Analytics, Power Bi And Emerging Technologies In The Accounting Classroom, Sunday M. Bonifas

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The American Accounting Association (AAA) hosted a three-day conference in May 2019 focusing on the impact of emerging technologies and data analytics in the accounting profession and higher education.

Attendees participated in hands-on training and discussions about emerging technologies, received instructional materials to assist in classroom activities, and connected with leading researchers, educators, and professionals.

African Literature Association, Vivan I. P. Steemers

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The primary mission of the African Literature Association is to facilitate the attempts of a world-wide audience to appreciate the efforts of African writers and artists. Its annual conference brings together scholars, teachers and writers that focus on themes related to African literature. This year’s main theme revolved around issues connected to “Institutions of African Literature: Future, Present, Past,” including sessions on the following topics: publishers, institutions of literary criticism, journals of African literature, discourse founders in African literary criticism and the university campus as an institution of African literature. However, a multitude of other themes were discussed during the …

Encaustic Mixed Media & Collage Workshop Peninsula School Of Art, Christina Chin

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Encaustic Mixed Media & Collage Workshop taught at the Peninsula School of Art

Short Term Objectives

To complete a component of a larger sabbatical research project, by extending my compendium of encaustic process and technique understandings, specifically: –To learn how to build out in relief (extending out into three-dimensional space) with encaustics.

Conversations On Color Workshop: Lisa Pressman & Richard Frumes, Cat Crotchett

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I applied for an Instructional Development Travel grant to assist me in attending the workshop Conversations on Color, September 27-29, 2018, at R&F Handmade paints taught by R&F founder Richard Frumes and nationally recognized painter Lisa Pressman.

This workshop provided me with a unique opportunity to participate in advanced intensive instructional paint and properties that will enhance my teaching within the Painting Area of the Frostic School of Art. The people co-teaching this workshop, Richard Frumes and Lisa Pressman, are experts in the painting arena of color. Richard, as a painter and paint manufacturer, understands the science and history of …

Canadian Association Of Applied Linguistics (Caal) Annual Conference, Virginia David

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The Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference was hosted in conjunction with the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, from June 3rd to June 5th. As stated in the association’s website,

“The Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / L’Association canadienne de linguistique appliquée, also known as ACLA/CAAL, is an officially bilingual scholarly association with approximately 200 members from across Canada and elsewhere. CAAL’s overarching objective is the promotion of research and teaching in all areas of applied linguistics across Canada.”

The conference included renown names in the field of …

Lessons Learned: Experience At A Vestibular Teaching Conference, Robin Criter

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Over June 13-15, 2019, the University of Pittsburgh hosted its biennial communication sciences and disorders teaching conference. The topic this year was “Teaching Vestibular Assessment & Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan in the Classroom and Clinic”. I was fortunate to receive an Instructional Travel Grant Award to support my attendance.

As an audiologist with expertise is in vestibular and balance sciences, I was especially interested in learning new and innovative ways to teach our students in the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) program. In this poster, I outline my three main objectives for attending this meeting and share some of what I …

Improving Nursing Program Climate, Knowledge, And Attitudes Toward Lgbtq+ Health And Healthcare, Pamela J. Wadsworth

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Purpose

To implement an educational intervention and examine the effects of the intervention on nursing student and faculty perceptions of nursing program climate, knowledge, and attitudes regarding LGBTQ+ health and healthcare.

Addressing Diversity In Academia, Maria C. Fava

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How do we eliminate, or at list limit, students’ experiences of marginalization and at the same time help them understand that individual experiences, values, and perspectives influence how we all construct knowledge in our field?

2019 Diversity, Equity, And Student Success Conference Association Of American Colleges & Universities, Julie Apker

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Instructor Objectives:

Identify students’ diversity and inclusion needs and how they integrate with learning and student success. Develop pedagogical skills to better convey diversity and inclusion throughout a course. Anticipate and effectively manage instructional dynamics regarding sensitive topics when teaching health communication (e.g. health disparities related to race, socioeconomic status). Recognize and effectively manage instructional dynamics regarding sensitive topics when teaching organizational communication (e.g., multicultural workplaces, intercultural team interactions, discrimination).

Cold Wax Demystified Workshop With Miles Conrad, Cat Crotchett

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I applied for and received an Instructional Development Travel Grant to assist me in attending both the 12TH International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown, MA and a 2-day post conference workshop “Cold Wax Demystified with Miles Conrad” at Truro Center for the Arts in Truro, MA.

Both of these events provided me with a unique opportunity to participate in advanced intensive instructional encaustic and cold wax topics that will enhance my teaching within the Painting Area of the Frostic School of Art.

International Association Of Gerontology And Geriatrics 21st World Congress, Delores Walcott

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Programming focused on aging, age-related disease and disability, and the social and public policies that impact our aging society from a global perspective

Reflection On 2017 Lilly Conference In Traverse City, Holly Grieves

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The Lilly Conference in Traverse City offers sessions on enhancing group presentations and team projects, ideas for creation of service-learning opportunities, strategies for engaging millennial students in course content, training in innovative presentation platforms, methods of supplemental instruction and techniques to facilitate critical thinking in the classroom.

The Department of Occupational Therapy is in the midst of making significant curricular revisions as we transition from a master’s degree program to an entry-level doctoral program. Attendance at the Lilly Conference assisted in the refinement of teaching methods for existing courses and contributed to the development of teaching methods for new course …

Global Reproductive & Sexual Health, Kelly Ackerson

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Goal Gain hands-on practical knowledge and skills to advance the science of global reproductive & sexual health through state-of-the science lectures, discussion, case-studies, and small group work. Designed to provide training in key topics relevant to reproductive & sexual health in the global arena.

Objectives

i. Understand the paradigm of global reproductive & sexual health

ii. Identify conceptual frameworks that are useful for global reproductive & sexual health studies

iii. Understand how to design impactful studies

iv. Discuss different measurement aspects of a study

v. Understand the principals of proposal writing for funding

vi. Become familiar with the use of …

The Hidden Code Of Bias And Power In The Infosphere Moving Towards Trans(Formative) Information Literacies, Kate Langan

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Racially, historically, and socially grounded privilege and status is hidden in the computer code that governs access to information and the research process

Information Literacy Instruction can equalize these invisible power constructs by developing a curriculum that grows awareness of the sociocultural phenomenon of computer cod

Supporting International Students In Your University Class, Terri Bieszka

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University instructors have many options for supporting international students in classes.

Contemplative Pedagogy In The Classroom: Engaging Students’ Self-Awareness To Enhance Learning, Michele Mcgrady

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Contemplative pedagogy offers unique opportunities for students to deepen their understanding and focus through introspection, reflection, and stillness. Contemplative practices, such as meditative exercises, movement, and writing allow students to understand the nature of their minds and the learning process. Through the use of contemplative practices, students experience increased attention, connection, creativity, as well as a deeper understanding of course material. Although critics may question the appropriateness of these practices in the classroom, contemplative pedagogy has the ability to positively impact students’ learning. This presentation invites participants to explore contemplative pedagogy and discuss ways to integrate practices into learning activities.

Wag Shares The Dope: Tools For Effective Writing Of Course Assignments International Writing Across The Curriculum Conference, Susan L. Caulfield, Paula Andrasi, Lisa Singleterry

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We facilitated a three-hour workshop the afternoon of June 6, 2018. This workshop was an extension of work we have been doing in the College of Health and Human Services for the last 2 ½ years. This work was originally supported by an Assessment Fellows Grant and focused on addressing assessment at the college level. To do that, we needed to focus on an area of competence that was relevant to all programs in the college. After reviewing the key goals that the college set back in 2005, and listening to colleagues on the college assessment committee, we decided to …

American Translators Association Conference, Vivan I. P. Steemers

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This association was founded in 1959 and is now the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the United States with more than 11,000 members in 90 countries.

One of its primary missions is to promote the professional development of translators and interpreters. Annually, the ATA organizes a conference, a four-day international event offering language professionals more than 150 continuing education sessions, seminars, and workshops.

This poster presents a selection of the sessions that I attended, including a summary of some of the dilemma’s and questions that translators and interpreters face.

Bridging The Gap Between Real And Artificial Worlds: The Next Generation Classroom, Lori Brown

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Students today represent a new generation of learner which requires us to look beyond our tradition training methods. Augmented Reality (AR) has already shown great promise of transforming the way interact with students in any technically driven education such as aviation.

The operation and maintenance of modern aircraft requires an understanding of several interrelated human and machine components requiring practice and immersion. The immersive experience can be enhanced with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Relevant to the task at hand, they both have the ability to alter our perception of the world, give real-time feedback, improve the efficiency …

Ensuring Successful International Teaching Assistants (Itas), Dyanne Foskey

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To ensure the success of both the ITAs and their students, various types of training and support are needed.

Training Family Science Faculty In Core Communication, Crystal Duncan Lane, Kimberly Dawn Doudna, Jou-Chen Chen

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As a whole and regardless of major, university graduates with interpersonal competence (also defined as soft skills) are viewed as more employable (Finch, Hamilton, Baldwin, & Zehner, 2013; Robles, 2012), yet interpersonal competence is not often recognized as a part of discipline specific knowledge (Chamorro-Premuzic, Arteche, Bremner, Greven, & Furnham, 2010). While important to employability in general, interpersonal competence is particularly crucial for those students in social science majors who intend to have a career serving individuals and families.

The Family Science (FS) program in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences directly addresses the need for interpersonal competence through …

Empowering Nursing Students For Success, Mary Ann Stark

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With a grant from the Western Michigan University Office of Faculty Development, we were able to offer students a small stipend to work with faculty who helped them identify academic and personal issues that impede success. Upper level students were hired as Navigators to help the student scholars achieve success. All scholars in the program passed and progressed in the nursing program. This program was called the Marie Gates Scholars Program in honor of our previous BSON director who valued and supported diversity in nursing.