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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Resources To Improve Comorbidities Of Copd, Ariana Afrakhteh, Christian Versin, Joseph Kananen, Meghna Duvoor, Mitchell Rits, Natalie Aulicino

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Type Ii Dm Chronic Illness Case Study – Gloria, Vidhi Sharma, Kian Hershberger, Michelle Yi, Nidhi Patel, Raul Perez De Alejo

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Resources And Education On Diabetes, Hiba Hasan, Jenna Hart, Kostantinos Halkias, Louis Haddad, Nikhil Paruchuri, Tariq Kermalli

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Outdoor Communal Gyms To Combat Hypertension, Amy Herrera, Fatima Rizvi, Krishnan Shyamkumar, Neha Iska, Preston Fong

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Strategies For The Management Of Anxiety And Depression In The Adult Population, Akshitha Balagani, Jacob Lavalley, Nicholas Weigle, Rina Badran Samara, Swetha Reddy, Toby Hulst

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Chronic Kidney Disease: Management And Resources, Madelaine Fink, Koryon Williams, Manwinder Kaur, Natalie Mateju

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Obesity In Post-Menopausal Women, Kendall Graczyk, Kevin Reck, Muhammad Tarar, Mukhlis Alabdalrazzak, Rhea Rakheja, Ye Ming Cui

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Pediatric Obesity And Its Mitigation: Patient, Community And Society, Abigail Bojanowski, Benjamin Frimodig, Mark Sprague, Michael Mason, Minie Zhang, Sruti Ramamoorthy

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Healthcare Intervention/Education For Optimizing Cvd Risk, Amandeep Dhami, Audrey Steiert, Dylan Watts, Madelyn Moretti, Ritik Patel, Sean Williams

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Resources For A Transgender Person Living With Hiv Using The Chronic Illness Model., Alec Landau, Emma Keer, Francis Hernandez, Meena Kian, Reid Gordon, Vanessa Parada

Patient Education Projects

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Can’T We All Just Get Along? Debate As A Tool To Promote And Assess Collaboration And Critical Thinking, Megan Flocken

Colloquiums

In this colloquium, we explore how structured debates offer an engaging and student-centered tool for assessing student achievement of learning objectives related to analysis, evaluation, communication, and collaboration. By engaging students in real-time, evidence-based argumentation, faculty can gain insight into the students’ ability to think critically, i.e., synthesize information, consider other points of view, judge arguments, and work collaboratively. I will provide attendees with practical strategies for integrating debate into their own classrooms as an effective assessment tool.

Classroom Success With International Students: Strategies From An International Student Turned Faculty Member, Priya Krishnakumar

Learning and Educational Center Virtual Teaching and Learning Conference

Description of the session: This session will delve into successful strategies and perspectives for promoting classroom success with international students. Though the lessons learned in teaching international students and personal experience of the presenter, participants will examine the challenges faced by international students, including language barriers, cultural differences and adjustment to the educational system in the U.S. The session will offer practical solutions to foster inclusivity, strengthen student engagement and enhance academic success for diverse learners.

Session objectives:

• Identify common challenges faced by international students in the classroom
• Examine effective teaching strategies that promote inclusivity
• Describe practical solutions for supporting …

Using Computational Thinking To Explore And Support Equity And Social Justice, Leslie Keiler, Sherone Smith-Sanchez, Zena Cooper, Natasha Cox-Magno, Lisa Dunn-Lockhart, Kara Hudon, Clare Pawson, Xin Bai

Publications and Research

Brief summary of presentation, suitable for inclusion in our conference program.

We explore the experience of teacher candidates who went to schools much like where they are preparing to teach. We investigate the implementation of Computational thinking-based (CT) learning experiences and examine the social justice implications. We investigate the impacts on their thinking about social justice and the faculty’s reflections on CT integration.

Teaching, Learning, & Research On The Cuny Academic Commons On The Cuny Academic Commons, Laurie Hurson

Open Educational Resources

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Selected Indiana Government Statistical Agencies And Their Data, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Provides coverage of Indiana state government agencies statistics and selected Tippecanoe County, Indiana local government statistical publications. Presentation describes state agencies such as the Indiana Departments of Agriculture, Education, Health, Local Government Finance, and State Budget Agency. Examples of historical and current data are presented.

Your History Department & America 250, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

"Your History Department and America 250," a presentation made at the Ohio Valley History Conference, hosted by Austin Peay State University.

Dr. Christy Spurlock, Education Curator at the KY Museum, has hosted several America 250 programs and offers practical suggestions for history departments wanting to host programming.

So You Want To Support Open Education Resources?, Jackson Harper

Librarian Posters and Presentations

Open education resources (OER) are learning materials that are free for users to utilize and share. They can take many forms-- learning modules, video lectures, etc.-- but they are most commonly known as free online textbooks. In this form, they are a growing presence on course syllabi, but what exactly are these things that faculty are integrating into their courses? Where do they come from? How do they help students? In the presentation, attendees will learn the fundamentals of OER and the reasons instructors choose to adopt them.

Fly High! How To Create Senior Capstone Experiences Using Self-Directed Service-Learning Through Instructor Mentorship, Andreas 'Baron' Wesemann

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

Glen L. Sherman, in his article on Transformative Learning and Well-Being for Emerging Adults in Higher Education, discusses the role of "well-being" and how "transformative education" can bring students to "holistic self-knowledge" (Sherman, G. L. (2020). Transformative Learning and Well-Being for Emerging Adults in Higher Education. Journal of Transformative Education, 19(1), 29-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541344620935623). I will showcase how a student-created, student-centered, and student-selected experience can bring self-clarification through service-learning activities. All aviation students in the Professional Pilot and Aviation Management degrees take a class, AV 4660, Senior Project, that is an opportunity for students to develop leadership and time-management skills, through …

Self-Advocacy For Our Struggling Learners - What Does That Look Like In The College Classroom?, Ronen Sebag

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

Students who struggle academically in high school, typically struggle with executive functioning skills. This is particularly the case for students who are identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and with mental health struggles like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Many struggling learners typically who struggle with executive functioning in general, specifically struggle with self-advocacy, flexibility, and planning, and follow through skills. And these students also often carry with them these struggles from the high school experience into the college experience. This presentation has two objectives: 1) To describe the importance of fostering self-advocacy with struggling …

A Culturally Situated Embodied Activity For Professional Development And Workshop Feedback, Jessi Lajos

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

In conjunction with the USU STEAM EXPO, USU Math and Stats faculty, graduate students, collaborators, and teachers in rural Utah districts came together for a cultural-exchange event. In collaboration with Jessica Benally (UC Berkeley) and Sindura Kularajan (USU), we facilitated a two day workshop for educators as part of this event. The purpose of the workshop was to address the need for teacher supports in rural districts of Utah (Bundock, 2023), respond to Coles et al. (2024) calls to make "gestures" towards socio-ecological practices in mathematics education, and promote epistemic pluralism-multiple ways of knowing and doing mathematics. The professional development …

Having The Difficult Conversations: Tiptoeing Around Eggshells, Mehmet Soyer, Mustafa Banister

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

Discussing difficult topics with care can help enhance the inclusivity and effectiveness of the learning environment. This workshop/presentation explores the challenges and opportunities inherent in addressing historically marginalized topics and socially stigmatized group identities within educational settings. Drawing on contemporary research, theoretical frameworks, and instructor experience, it examines the complexities of navigating discussions around privilege, oppression, and inequality. The workshop will emphasize the importance of creating safe and brave spaces where all students, particularly those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, feel empowered to share their experiences and perspectives. Key strategies for fostering inclusivity in the classroom are proposed, including the …

Reserve Time For Your Content: Building Habits Of Mind By Embedding Time Management And Planning In Existing Course Materials, Jennifer Willmore

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

When college students are proficient in time management, planning and sequencing skills, instructors can focus more on delivering course content rather than on behavioral skills training. By embedding application of these skills in existing syllabi, assignments, and assessments, educators can dedicate class time and office hours to engaging discussions, hands-on activities, and critical analysis, enriching the overall learning experience for both students and instructors. Because these are the reasons most instructors went into education, we want to start a conversation on how we can reserve an instructor's time and energy for acts of inquiry and creativity. This interactive session will …

Reimagining Office Hours, Sarah Tulane, Carla Endres, Jesse Jones, Melissa Scheaffer

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

Office hours are a valuable opportunity for instructors to connect with students, fostering a sense of community, building a relationship-rich educational experience, and providing support for student success. Yet, many instructors struggle with low attendance and limited student engagement with office hours. This workshop draws from insights found in Relationship-Rich Education by Felten and Lambert to explore innovative strategies for improving office hour interactions.Participants will be introduced to a range of effective practices used by instructors across various disciplines to encourage student participation and build stronger relationships outside the classroom. Presenters will review deliberate choices regarding office hour locations, such …

Whiteness: Six Stages Of Identity Development, Ann Roemer

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

Multicultural inclusion cannot exist in our North American schools without educators acknowledging that many of us live like snowflakes in a white bubble. This presentation includes the social concept of race, the characteristics of whiteness, and Ruth Helms' stages of white identity. Come with curiosity and an open mind.

Embracing Where We Are: Insights Into Students' Engagement With Ai, Jennifer Grewe

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

Many different opinions (with the occasional anecdotal experience thrown in) exist amongst faculty as to how the students are engaging with AI and what their perceptions and attitudes are regarding AI. Using their best judgements and these opinions, faculty make different choices about curriculum and course policies that impact how they teach and the student experience within their courses. As teaching faculty, it can feel as if we are attempting to navigate an overwhelming landscape when it comes to making these decisions about AI within courses. The current presentation will explore data collected from this last academic year with students …

The Virtue(S) Of Courage In Teaching, Michael Otteson, Mike Ashfield, Brittany Gentry, Rachel Robison-Green

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

Across many traditions of thought, courage is understood as a virtue of character. But while we may default to thinking of it as a virtue of the individual, especially that of the warrior or soldier, it is an excellence that serves us well in many walks of life, including teaching, and it is a virtue of communities as well as individuals. Therefore, in this information session, USU's assistant professors of philosophy will discuss some of the more challenging or intimidating topics tackled in their classrooms and share strategies, tactics, and logistics for encouraging student success in these campaigns.

What Inclusive Instructors Do: A Book Review, Marlene Graf

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

In the book, "What Inclusive Instructors Do" (published in 2021), authors Tracie Addy et el focus on principles and practices for excellence in college teaching and offer several recommendations for creating an inclusive classroom. In the preface, they explain to the reader that this book emerged as a result of changes to the educational landscape as a result of COVID and online instruction. This book was also a courageous response to the racial tension and violence that escalated during the pandemic.

The Courage To Teach: Remembering The Why, Nate Hadley, Logan Haviland, Maryann Schneider

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

Teaching is a profession filled with both challenges and rewards and requires the teacher to give of their heart and soul in the effort. It's a path that can lead to a deeply fulfilling career, fostering connections with students and colleagues in the pursuit of knowledge. Yet the inherent difficulties in teaching can feel particularly painful when so much is given. These difficulties can lead to cynicism and burnout if a teacher is not firmly grounded in the understanding of their identity as a teacher and chooses to teach with integrity. Parker Palmer delves into this crucial topic in his …

Developing A Learning Community To Promote And Encourage Critical Thinking And Constructive Discourse In The Classroom, Cree Taylor

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

We are currently in a time where the value of a university education is being consistently challenged. University education is a chance for students to gain a liberal understanding of the world through engaging with multiple diverse perspectives and developing habits of mind that will help them be thoughtful and critical. We anticipate that students will use what they gain at the university to help them better their own lives and the lives of those around them as engaged citizens seeking to make the changes necessary to promote freedom, access, and democracy. But what does this look like in our …

Revisiting The "Old Ways": Re-Incorporating Oral Examinations Into Upper Division Courses, Stephen Vangeem

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference

While some courses embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and even incorporate it into classwork and assignments, this presenter took the sudden prevalence of AI as an opportunity to pivot away from the traditional final term paper and revisit the European tradition of oral examinations as an end-of-semester Capstone. This presentation will outline one approach to gauging cumulative comprehension in the social sciences through oral examination