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Multimodal Assignments, Melanie Gagich

Digital CSU

Our students consume massive amounts of information online and also compose digitally on various social media and online networking platforms daily. In order to embrace this 21^st century learning environment, I argue that instructors should consider critically integrating small multimodal assignments into their classrooms. I contend that multimodal assignments can extend students’ literacies. That extension can help students evaluate online information and learn multiple ways to communicate, rather than relying only on the traditional written essay. This presentation will briefly explore various constraints and affordances associated with these types of assignments, provide suggestions for integrating and assessing multimodal texts, …

Promoting The Kent State Ashtabula Wine Program Using Digital Commons: Challenges And Opportunities, Amy Thomas

Digital Commons + Northern Ohio User Group

Lessons learned and challenges explored in building the Ohio wine collection. Working with local winemakers and proprietors, the Ohio Wine Producers Association, Ohio Grape Industries, and the Viticulture Enology Science and Technology Alliance program coordinators, KSUA wine program and library staff have developed a DC site that chronicles the growth and impact of the industry statewide from the late 1960's to the present through photos, letters, newsletters, and interviews.

Using Digital Commons To Publish Award-Winning Student Scholarship, Joe Clark

Digital Commons + Northern Ohio User Group

No abstract provided.

Keybank Scholars Program - Meet And Greet, Estefany V. Rodriguez

KeyBank Scholars Program

KeyBank Scholars Program Meet and Greet

*Event is open only to KeyBank Scholars (CMSD graduates).

Event Details: The Meet and Greet will be held as a mini fair of campus resources. The event will allow KeyBank Scholars to meet their success network, supportive campus resources, and other students in the program.

Date: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: SC 311 AB / Ballroom

Open Educational Resources, Marsha Miles

Digital Commons + Northern Ohio User Group

Lightning Round Presentation

Pbl In Action: Migration Role Playing Game, Christopher Morris

Migration in Global Context Symposium

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The Negro Athlete - The Cleveland Connection, Carma M. Coley

Migration in Global Context Symposium

The CSU History Department and Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County partnered together with the generous support of Ohio Humanities to present the Migration in Global Context Teacher Symposium. The conference is the culmination of events associated with the Migration in Global Context: History, Narrative, and Project­based Learning 2015­2016 program.

What It's Like To Be A Migrant Worker, Jonathan Harris

Migration in Global Context Symposium

This lesson was used for my seventh and eighth grade students to illustrate the difficulties in a life of a migrant worker. Our school changed our main fund raiser from selling World's Finest Chocolate to Fair Trade Chocolate over concerns of fair wages and conditions for the workers. This lesson, combined with a lesson from the parent volunteers on the business side, illustrated how unfair the conditions and pay were for migrant workers.

Migration In Slavic Village, The History Behind The Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen., Mary C. Brondfield Mrs., Matt Aber Mr.

Migration in Global Context Symposium

This presentation is a collaborative effort by two educators from the disciplines of art and history. The PowerPoint presentation documents the the cross curricular migration themed event that explored migration in Slavic Village, Ohio. Historical speakers and visits to historical sites engaged students throughout the event. Through oral history and the visual arts students engaged in project based learning.