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USG Teaching & Learning Conference 2019

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

7:30am

Registration/Check-in Conference Registration Desk

8:45am

Exhibitors Kellogg Concourse

9:00am

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 Christman • Cynthia Gettys • Polina Kadatska • Janine Lim • Tammy Overstreet

9:45am

Wednesday Morning Break Kellogg Concourse

10:00am

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

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 FGTerrie Ponder • 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

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

12:30pm

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

1:15pm

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

2:30pm

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

3:00pm

"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

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 FGChelsea Morris • Twyla Perryman • Terrie Ponder Supporting the Professional Development Needs of Part-time Instructors Room RLaura Carruth • Jennifer Hall • Tracie Justus • Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy

5:00pm

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 B. 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 B. 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

Registration/Check-in Conference Registration Desk

8:45am

Exhibitors Kellogg Concourse

9:00am

Communicating Scholarship with the Community Through Podcasting Room VWCharlie Bennett • 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

Thursday Morning Break Kellogg Concourse

10:00am

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

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

Thursday Lunch - Sponsored by eCampus Magnolia Ballroom

1:15pm

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

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

Thursday Afternoon Break - Sponsored by Affordable Learning Georgia Kellogg Concourse

3:15pm

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

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

Registration Check-in Conference Registration Desk

9:00am

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

Friday Morning Break Kellogg Concourse

10:00am

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

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

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