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USG Teaching & Learning Conference 2016

USG Teaching and Learning Conference: Best Practices for Promoting Engaged Student Learning

John Williams

University of North Georgia
Instructional Technology Systems Administrator
Athens, Georgia

I am with the Distance Education and Technology Integration division at the University of North Georgia, where I serve as the primary D2L administrator and provide faculty support. I also teach an online course on electronic technology in education for eCore.

8:45am EDT

Exhibitors Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree Galleria

9:00am EDT

Ways to Engage Students in Total Online Courses Room V/WVanessa "Paige" Crump • Lauri Walters What the Tech? Using Digital Tools in the 21st Century Classroom Room T/URuth Caillouet • Tiffany Coleman • Rebecca Cooper • Amy Farah • Katharine Page • Dawn Souter

9:45am EDT

Morning Break- Sponsored by University of North Georgia Press & by Software Resources and Services, USG Hill Atrium/ Kellogg Concourse

10:00am EDT

Level Up! Using Badges and Gamification Strategies to Increase Student Engagement in Online and Blended Courses Room LNeil Rigole Making Perfect 10's in Online Discussions: Defining Processes and Assessing Outcomes Room RDanilo Baylen

11:00am EDT

Promoting Student Engagement Through the Use of Animated PowerPoint Presentations Room T/USheryne Southard Solving Two Common eLearning Problems: Student Retention & Proctoring Process Management Room F/GTara McLaughlin

12:00pm EDT

Lunch - Sponsored by Affordable Learning Georgia Magnolia Ballroom

1:15pm EDT

Interactive Keynote and Workshop - Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar Mahler Hall

2:45pm EDT

Afternoon Break Hill Atrium/ Kellogg Concourse

3:00pm EDT

Use of Open Source Software for Teaching Digital Media Content Creation Skills at Georgia Gwinnett College Room QKairui Chen • Shuhua Lai

4:00pm EDT

Worst Online Discussion Practices (and their remedies) Room V/WBeth René Roepnack Development and Implementation of an Open Educational Resource for Introductory Chemistry Room KGreta Giles • Jim Konzelman Implementing an Open Educational Resource in Human Growth and Development Room KEllen Cotter • Gary Fisk • Judy Orton Grissett Standard Textbooks to Open Educational Resources: Strategies to Transform Your Class and Promote Student Engagement Room KEthel Callen • Kendolyn Smith • Jocelyn Steward Use of Chemwiki and Khan Academy for Survey of Organic and Biochemistry Room KJonathan Cannon • Renat Khatmullin Using Freely Available Texts in a Literature Classroom Room KRhonda Armstrong • Melissa E. Johnson

5:00pm EDT

P06-Evaluating Honors Program Requirements in Response to Student Needs and Preferences Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GalleriaMatthew Horton • Katherine Kipp P20-Service Learning and Critical Thinking in an Introduction to Social Problems Course Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GalleriaMargaret Williamson P28-UNG Online Student Readiness Implementation – SmarterMeasure Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree GalleriaMerciaileen Rivera Almodóvar • Stephanie Hulsey

5:30pm EDT

Social Reception - Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree Galleria Hill Atrium/Pecan Tree Galleria

11:00am EDT

A Collaborative Case Approach to Teach Information-Seeking and Information-Sharing Room LKim Green Classroom Assessment Techniques - Effective Tools for Student Assessment and Feedback Room LLeslie Ann Dunn Fun, Free, Fabulous Online Tools That Are Sure To Engage Students Room LPhyllis Snipes Keeping It Simple: Rethinking Classic Ideas to Engage the Modern Student Room LJeremy Petrella The Technology Perfect Storm Room LJohn Lowe

12:00pm EDT

Closing Lunch and Keynote - Dr. Houston Davis Magnolia Ballroom