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USG Teaching & Learning Conference 2019

USG Teaching and Learning Conference - April 11-12, 2019 - Athens Georgia

7:30am EDT

Registration/Check-in Conference Registration Desk

8:45am EDT

Exhibitors Kellogg Concourse

9:00am EDT

Critical and Creative Thinking: Does the Classroom Matter? Room LTodd Lindley • Pratima C. Darr • Thomas Lilly Implementing the BOPPPS Lesson Design Model Across the Curriculum to Actively Engage Students in Large Enrollment Courses Room VWJasmine Crumsey Forde • Ashley Lavere Informing Your SoTL Research Project with Scholarly Sources Room RRebecca Rose Looking Inside the SoTL Black Box for Student Engagement Room QMike Metzler • Chad Marchand • Yanju Li Modern Mashups: The Role of Multimodal Literacy in Inquiry, Innovation, and Civic-Minded Transdisciplinary Learning Room FGAngela Insenga • Rebecca Harrison Students' Perceptions of Their Utilization of Online Class Resources Room TURonda M Christman • Cynthia Gettys • Polina Kadatska • Janine Lim • Tammy Overstreet

9:45am EDT

Wednesday Morning Break Kellogg Concourse

10:00am EDT

Copyright, Creative Commons, and OER Room KCorey Parson From Arbitrary Rules to Principles and Resources: Helping Students Think Critically about Writing in the Disciplines Room LMiriam Moore Introducing the Video Assignment Tool in Brightspace Room FGJohn Williams Small Teaching, Big Learning: Achieving Course Enrichment in the Blended or Online Environment Room TUSara Selby • Molly Smith Teaching Graphing Skills in an Animal Behavior Lecture Classroom Room RAakanksha Angra • Emily Weigel Why Does Mindset Matter? Room VWDeborah Walker • Crystal Edenfield • Joyce Weinsheimer • Lisa Yount

11:00am EDT

A Little Big Data - Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills though an Introduction to Data Analytics Room LChristine Jonick Adjusting the Lens: User Experience Design Applied to Student Learning Room TUDarryl Hancock Immersive Mixed-Reality Simulations: The Game Changer in Student Engagement Room FGUniversity of West Georgia • John Ponder Location Based Learning: The Atlanta Studies Faculty Teaching and Learning Community Room RBrennan Collins Open Pedagogy: Who, What, Where, Why, and How? Room KBonnie Robinson • Jillian Murphy • Corey Parson Transforming Online Discussions: Restructuring the Way Students Engage and Interact in Online Discussion Forums Room QBeth René Roepnack

12:00pm EDT

Wednesday Lunch - Welcome Remarks - Dr. Jeffery Galle Magnolia BallroomJeff Galle

12:30pm EDT

Wednesday Lunch - Dr. Ginger Szabo-Durham Luncheon Keynote Address - Speaker: Dr. Tristan Denley Magnolia BallroomTristan Denley

1:15pm EDT

Keynote Workshop-Dr. Carol Geary Schneider Mahler HallCarol Geary Schneider

2:30pm EDT

Wednesday Afternoon Break - Sponsored by eCampus Hill Atrium and Kellogg Concourse

3:00pm EDT

"Feedback Frenzy: Increasing Student Engagement and Revision" Room TUAmanda Shoemake • Brittney Beth Drummond • Matthew Rood Charging into the Open Educational Resource Revolution: the Successes and Failures of Textbook Transformation in STEM Courses at Georgia Highlands College Room KSharryse Henderson • Sarah Tesar • Jason Christian Creative Use of Publisher Provided Technology for Maximum Results in Hybrid and Online Language Courses Room QAnnie R. Wendel Reflection as a form of Active Learning and Relationship Development in PSYC 1101 Room LCarla Bluhm • Kristy Gamble • Jennifer Sands • Yinning Zhang Technology in the Classroom: Engaging Students and Maintaining User Friendly Policies Room FGMichael Shapiro • Zoe Salloom

4:00pm EDT

Creating Visual and Authentic Experiences for University Non-Art Majors Through Contemporary Art and Digital Media Room QJhih-yin Diane Lee Implementation of New Technologies in the Blended Classroom for Beginner's French Room QTatiana Kozhanova Outcomes of a Convergent On- and Offline Faculty Learning Community for Music Appreciation Instructors Room QEsther Morgan-Ellis Student-Sourced Shakespeare: Engaging Expert and Novice Learners through Design Room QSujata Iyengar • Hayden Benson • Mikaela LaFave Synchronous or Asynchronous? Consider an Alternative Online Delivery Method Room QEd Steigerwald Are we There Yet? Using Concept Maps to Improve Student Performance Room LErin Duckett • Danilo Baylen • Candacie Thomas Fostering and Documenting Engagement in Online Classes Room TUDarryl Hancock Implementing Co-remediation in College Algebra and Using a No Cost Text Room VWScott Sykes • Brian Brodsky • Carrie Carmack • Kyle Carter • Rick Johnson • Elham Sohrabi Open Educational Practice: OER-Enabled Pedagogy in Action Room KBonnie Robinson • Christine Jonick • Dee McKinney • Judy Orton Grissett • Jeff Gallant Supporting Academic and Social Learning Opportunities Through Use of a Mixed-Reality Simulation Environment Room FGUniversity of West Georgia • Chelsea Morris • Twyla Perryman Supporting the Professional Development Needs of Part-time Instructors Room RLaura Carruth • Jennifer Hall • Tracie Justus • Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy

5:00pm EDT

Poster Session & Social Reception - Co-Sponsored by Affordable Learning Georgia and eCampus Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree Gallaria P01-Osmosis and Diffusion: Examining the Effects of Instruction on Student Writing and Knowledge Retention in an Introductory Biology Laboratory Course Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaAakanksha Angra • Stephanie Gutzler P02-Improving Student Reading Quiz Scores: Collaborative Annotations in Perusall v. Traditional Reading Guides Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaLauren Barbeau • Desiree' Riley P03-Switching to OER in Abnormal Psychology Course: Improved Critical Thinking Skills, Improved Integration of Material, Improved Grades Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaMarianna Baykina P04-The Opensource Textbook, OpenStax Chemistry, is an Effective Low Cost Alternative to Traditional Publisher Textbooks for Principles of Chemistry Courses at Perimeter College, a 2-year unit of Georgia State... Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJanna Blum • Michael Nelson • Manuela Vanegas P05-Re-envisioning a Sociology Program Pathway & Curriculum Map as a Plan of Student Success and Mastery of Outcomes. Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaPamela Brown • Dorene Medlin P06-Enhancing Active Learning in Online Graduate Education Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaEthel Santiago • Laura Caramanica P07-A Handbook of Synchronous Online Language Teaching Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaSeung-Eun Chang • Lee Oh • Jong Lee P08-Debate and Media for Advanced-level Language Course Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaSeung-Eun Chang • Lee Oh • Jong Lee P09-An Autoethnographic Approach to Student-Centered Learning in Health Administration Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaLesley Clack P10-Student Preferences for Inclusive or Standard Syllabus Language Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaEllen Cotter P11-Client-Based Learning and Writing for Nonprofits Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaLeigh Dillard • Amanda Ayers • Selene Godina • Amber Tyner P12-Enhancing Student Engagement in STEM through Development and Implementation of Cross-Curriculum Modules Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaCelia Dodd • Robin Bright • Tiffani Holmes • Miranda Knight P14-Establishing the Argumentation Process in the Engineering Sciences: Improvement in Student Performance Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaTim Foutz P15-LEAP First: Honors College Program First-Year Seminars at UWG Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaAnne Gaquere • Janet Donohoe • Christopher Jett • J. Salvador Peralta P16-SEEP: A Three-Year Plan to Enhance STEM Education at the University of West Georgia Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaScott Gordon • Anne Gaquere P17-Collaborative Learning in an Asynchronous Environment: How Consensus Building Can Improve Student Engagement in Research Methods Courses Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaPhillip Grant P18-Correlations Between Student Variables and Performance on the edTPA Teaching Portfolio Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaKatherine Green • Sandra Robbins • James Schwab P19-What TILT Built: Boosting Outcomes for Students, Especially in Gateway Courses, Through Transparent Assignment Design Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaRod McRae • Katherine Green P20-Redesigning Two Biology Courses as a Capstone Sequence to Include a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJulie Havens • Kimbery Hunt P21-Epistemological Beliefs in Experimental Psychology Courses Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaScott Hinze P22-Understanding Appalachian Literature and Culture Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaJason Horn P23-Building a Skill Set for Discovery and Exploration of Evidence for Veterinary Practice Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaDavid Hurley • Ben Bowen • Meagan Thomason • Julia Walton • Jamie Winokur • Amanda Wonn P24-Using Lego's Octan Race Car to Simulate a Factory to Demonstrate Managerial Accounting in Action Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaLaura King P26-Experiential Learning in Online Classes - Helping the Next Gen Win Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaNicole Lynch P27-Scavenger Hunt: Utilizing Resources That Are Available on Campus Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaCandace Lynn P28-Common Annotation for Online Lesson Planning Instruction Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaKathryn Haughney P29-Incorporating Immediate Online Feedback System into Large Engineering Classroom Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaAdel Al Weshah • Colleen Kuusinen P30-Do My Students Get It? Integrating Formative Assessment into your Teaching Practice Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaZoe Hensley Morris • Colleen Kuusinen • Lisa LaCross P31-Time-Saving Ways to Increase Instructor Engagement in Online Classes and Create Collaborative and Authentic Learning Experiences for Students Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaMary Morse P32-Explaining College Students’ Opinion on Immigration, Financing of Public Education, Health Care, and Legalization of Marijuana Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaClemente Quinones • Nihad Ademovic • Xheneta Kuci • Najee Johnson P33-Enhancing Learning with Gaming by Flipped Classes Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaAyman Saad P34-Increasing Student Engagement in the Online Course thru the Strategic use of VoiceThread Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaScott Smith P35-Instruction Opportunities for Undergraduates Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaVanessa Swenson • Braden Turner P36-Tick, Tick, Boom: Simulating Decision-Making in a Human Rights Context Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaAnne Watson P37-Assessing Scientific Literacy in Online Learning: Insight from Efforts to Revamp an Introductory Course in the Natural Sciences Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaRebecca McKee P38-Examining Preservice ELA Teachers use of Sentence Diagramming to Boost Self-efficacy Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GallariaTaylor Norman • Nancy Remler

8:00am EDT

Registration/Check-in Conference Registration Desk

8:45am EDT

Exhibitors Kellogg Concourse

9:00am EDT

Communicating Scholarship with the Community Through Podcasting Room VWCharlie Bennett (he/him) • Fred Rascoe Creating Success Pathways for All Students: An Evidence-Based Support Initiative for Rural Students at the University of Georgia Room FGLindsay Coco • Rosemary Gay • Thomas Chase Hagood • Naomi Norman Engaging Students in Active Learning in an OER Based Course Using the Top Hat Platform Room KAmanda Barber • Constantin Ogloblin Faculty Communities for Research on Teaching and Learning Room QRosaria Meek • Mary Carney • Kathryn Crowther • Marina Smitherman • David Strickland • Lisa Yount Not Your Typical FLCs for English Teachers, Educators for Equity, and Department Heads Room RJamie Landau • Nicholas Miller • Gardner Rogers Online Student Engagement: Promoting Active Learning Room TUAmy Austin • Vincent Spezzo

9:45am EDT

Thursday Morning Break Kellogg Concourse

10:00am EDT

Best Practices for Engaging Students in Online/Hybrid Classes Room FGKyle Carter • Nihal Günay • Christine James • Beth René Roepnack • Ngoc Vo • Yinning Zhang Beyond Content: Exploring the Critical Link between Active Learning and Student Development Room RBeate Brunow • Erin Ciarimboli • Nicholas Colvard • Christin Huggins • Alice Hunt • Kara Fresk • Paul Eubig • Zoe Hensley Morris • Tarkeshwar Singh Blended Learning – Why Not?? Room VWJim Wilkison Creating Themed Courses: Asking Big Questions for Effective Learning Room LDonna Gessell • Tanya Bennett Gateways to Completion (G2C): Why It Matters to Students, Faculty, and Administrators Room TUKeri Adams • Keith Pacholl Making it Stick: Using Memory Research to Enhance Student Learning Room QHolly Cole Survey Report Room KJeff Gallant

11:00am EDT

Finding Solutions to Negative Attitudes Towards Non-Native Speaker of English (Nnse) Instructors Room QViviana Cortes Inclusive Pedagogy: Best Practices and Institutional Contexts Across the USG Room FGRyan Bronkema • Brian Etheridge • Judy Orton Grissett • Jamie Landau Macrochunking and Inverting the Learning Pyramid: Lessons from Our Second ALG Textbook Transformation Grant Room KDee McKinney • Katie Shepard Promoting Students’ Cultural Competence Through Self-Identity Development Room LBrian Hibbs USG Online Certification Course: Best Practices for Developing and Facilitating Engaging Courses in the Online Environment Room TUAmy Austin • Beth René Roepnack • Ngoc Vo “Pop-Up” Faculty Learning Communities: Focused Engagements with Peers Room RTommy Crane • Glenda Swan

12:00pm EDT

Thursday Lunch - Sponsored by eCampus Magnolia Ballroom

1:15pm EDT

Acts of Motivation: Student Perspectives Room VWYan Yang • Elizabeth Grace Lovvorn • Chelsie Harvey • Christopher Ellis Discovering the Source of Authentic Pedagogy Room RRebecca Gaylor • Thomas Peterson • Mileigh Rabun • Trinity Swarington Research Projects from the 2018-2019 USG SoTL Fellows Room QMarianna Baykina • Mary Carney • Denise Domizi • Ann Massey • Mike Metzler • Marcela Ruiz-Funes • Emily Weigel Taking LEAP and HIPs to Scale: An Institutional Approach to Implementing High Impact Practices Room FGMicheal Crafton • David Newton Teaching Film Classes Online with Open Educational Resources Room KThomas Anderson The Monopoly Project: Using Projects and Simulations to Promote Engagement and Learning Room LAlison Hollingsworth Using Nearpod to Engage Students Room TUSusan Lynn • Laura Moak

2:15pm EDT

Bridging the Gap between Understanding and Experiencing Technology in the Accounting Classroom Room QHolly Hawk Implications of Deficit Thinking for the Preparation of Culturally Responsive Educators Room QRobert Griffin • Tamra Ogletree Promoting a Campuswide Culture of Active Learning Room QColleen Kuusinen • Megan Mittelstadt • Naomi Norman What Makes a Study Abroad Program Effective? Room QAgnieszka Chwialkowska Becoming an Academic Whisperer: Practical Strategies to Motivate First-Year Students Room FGClint Samples Cancelled: A Study in SHERLOCK: The Case for Critical Thinking-Based Icebreakers Room LJonathan Hendrix Fostering Cultural Competence of International Students in the United States Using Open Educational Resources Room KHengtao Tang Rubrics: Well-Studied or…Well…Studied…?? Room TURuth Poproski • Aakanksha Angra Small Teaching Changes: Big Impact! Room VWJordan Cofer • Justin Mays • Megan Mittelstadt • Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy • Marina Smitherman Teachers Have Homework Too: Faculty Development through Learning Communities and Hybrid Certification Training Room RKelly Munson Smith

3:00pm EDT

Thursday Afternoon Break - Sponsored by Affordable Learning Georgia Kellogg Concourse

3:15pm EDT

Contemplative Learning in the Classroom -- Taming the Freshman Brain Room QAlison Umminger • Erin Lee Mock From Political Apathy to Informed Citizenship? Using Open Educational Resources to Increase Student Engagement in Introduction to American Government Classes Room KDovile Budryte • Yohannes Gedamu • Michael Lewkowicz Getting to Know GALILEO: That Library Database Thing and More Room FGRussell Palmer Growth of Pedagogical Practice in Flipped Classrooms through the Benefit of an Active Multidisciplinary FLC Room RGwendoline Ayuninjam • Adrienne Cottrell-Yongye • Jamye Curry-Savage • Henry Harmon • Tashana Howse • Ajay Mallia • Grace Onodipe • Michelle Robbins • Carey Shellman Multimodal Reflection Strategies to Enhance Critical Thinking Room LPaul Matthews • Elizabeth Davis • Alice Hunt • Melissa Landers-Potts • Kathy Thompson • Trina von Waldner • Brandy Walker • Paula Davis-Olwell • Jon Calabria Social Capital Matters: Why Students Succeed When Faculty Work Together Room TUEsther Jordan • Amanda McGrew What Professional Training Programs Learn from the Arts Room VWArtemis Preeshl

4:15pm EDT

Roundtable Sessions Mahler Hall Table 01-Planting the Seeds for a Successful Faculty Learning Community Mahler HallRhonda Amerson • Rex Andrews • Douglas Bice • Victoria Guarisco • Melissa Jordan • Neil Rigole Table 02-Picking up the PACE - Enhancing Student Learning Through Partnering Academics and Community Engagement Mahler HallElnora Farmer • Antoinette France-Harris • Shandra McDonald • Francine Norflus Table 03-Our Campus LEAP Vision: Next Steps Mahler HallDon Brown • Debra Matthews • Derrilyn Morrison • Kimberly Pickens Table 04-Enriching an Internship and First-Year Seminars Through LEAP, HIPs, & a CTL Mahler HallRyan Bronkema • Erica Lee • Rod McRae Table 05-Using Guided Practice to improve the design of your flipped classroom Mahler HallAdrienne Cottrell-Yongye • Grace Onodipe Table 06-Video Monitoring During Online Testing: A Game Changer for Students and Instructors Mahler HallAndrea Nelson • Karen Valaitis Table 07-Co-Teaching in an Online Environment: Discovering Best Practices Mahler HallLogan Arrington • Angela Branyon Table 08-Critical Teaching Behaviors: Do You Know Good Teaching When You See It? Mahler HallLauren Barbeau • Claudia Cornejo Happel Table 09-Universal Design Principles with a Focus on Math Equation Accessibility Mahler HallYinning Zhang Table 10-Improving Student-Teacher Interactions to Improve Student Learning Mahler HallCarrie Carmack Table 11-Backward Course Design Mahler HallJeannie Pridmore Table 12-Are You A "Virtual Assistant" Or A Teacher? Mahler HallDr. Sheikh Tijan Drammeh Table 13-Building Metacognitive Capacity in Interdisciplinary Learners Mahler HallBenjamin Brooks Table 14-We’ve Gone Open: Now What?” Addressing Sustainability in OER Courses Mahler HallJeff Gallant

8:00am EDT

Registration Check-in Conference Registration Desk

9:00am EDT

Approaches to Teaching the Survey of the Humanities Room KCaesar Perkowski Cancelled: The USG Momentum Year: Increasing Retention Through Teaching and Advising Room VWLaura Hanna • Michael Antonoff Developing Student-to-Student and Faculty-to-Student Mentoring Programs Room QAmanda Ayers • Macklin Cowart • Jennifer Harris Facilitating Discussions Room LLisa LaCross Make ‘Em Give A Sh*t: Establishing Inquiry and Intrigue in Your Classroom on Day One Room FGJenna Harte Teaching Social Justice in the Writing Classroom: Rising Up! Room RLisa Diehl USG College Math Foundations MOOC: A Free Course for Assessing and Improving Students’ Math Readiness Room TUAngela Brodsky • Josephine Davis • Richard Kilburn • Christina Smith • Yinning Zhang

9:45am EDT

Friday Morning Break Kellogg Concourse

10:00am EDT

Don't Hold Your Breath Room RSherri Newberry How Can We Teach Critical Reading? Applying Recent Research on Advanced Reading Skills to College Classrooms Room QIngie Hovland It’s a Wrap: Using ClassWrappers to Promote Student Success Room VWSandra Anderson • Tim Floyd Meeting the Challenge of LEAP in an Interdisciplinary Learning Community on the Vietnam War and American Film Room FGLance Bardsley • Dan Cabaniss SGSC’s Undergraduate Research Symposium: An Extension of the Classroom Room LFrank Holiwski • Rosa Guedes • Robert Potter • Travis Simmons • Mureed Hamdani • Carrie Griffin Too Much Information: Navigating Cognitive Overload Room TURobert Bledsoe • Deborah Richardson Zero Cost and Low Cost Linear Algebra Course Packages Room KHashim Saber

11:00am EDT

A Library of Critical Thinking Tasks and Criteria Room QTheresa Butori Breaking the Code: Using an Escape Room to Increase Group Problem-Solving Skills Room QPamela Hayward Comics Creation Projects: Scaffolding, Skills, and Critical Thinking Room QRachel Dean-Ruzicka Fame and Celebrity as Topics for a First-Year Seminar and Vehicles for Working Toward LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes Room QJulia Farmer Adopting Artistic Media in a Group Discussion for Developing Critical Thinking Skills Room LWen-hao Winston Chou • Jhih-yin Diane Lee Cancelled: If You Listen, They Will Come: How Thomas University uses Student Feedback for Continuous Online Learning Improvement Room TUScott Grubbs Embracing Economic Freedom on the Global Stage Room FGAaron Johnson Getting to Know Our Grants: A Workshop on ALG Textbook Transformation Grants Room KJeff Gallant Process, Process, Process – What Students, and Instructors, Want to Understand Room VWStarShield Lortie Real-Time Classroom Improvement via Small Teaching Changes Room RBreana Simmons • Yelena White

12:00pm EDT

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