“Engage!” Thursday, March 25, 2021
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM EDT | Breakfast Club Chat: Meet & Greet by Charlotte Jones-Roberts |
8:45 – 9:00 AM EDT | TOPkit Chair Welcome from Jennifer Smith FLVC Welcome from John Opper |
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EDT | “Navigating the Learning Metaverse” Keynote Address by Ellen Wagner |
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM EDT | “What is Learning Engineering?” by Invited Speakers Aaron Kessler and Jim Goodell |
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM EDT | “Use Public Relations Principles to Inspire Faculty Development” by Jennifer Smith and Micah Jenkins |
“Integrating Digital Literacy Concepts into Online Course Design” by Jing Wan and Daniel Mangei | |
“Building Instructional Resilience: Formulating a Response to Crisis Pedagogy” by Michael Strawser, Julie Donnelly, and Ann Neville Miller | |
12:15 PM – 12:50 PM EDT | “Beam Me Up Talk” with Keynote Ellen Wagner and Invited Speakers Aaron Kessler and Jim Goodell |
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM EDT | “Promoting Active Learning During a Pandemic” by Janine Diaz-Cotto and Brittany Anthony |
“Where will your Passport take You?” by Alexandra Bitton-Bailey and Nikki Lyons | |
“Quick Quality Guide: 10 Take-Home Tips to Make Your Course Sexy” by Melissa Vasallo, Lisa Boskovic, and Ena Urbina | |
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM EDT | “Supporting Faculty in Preparing for Online Course Quality Reviews” by Rose Vu and Jo Smith |
“Design Thinking and Radical Hope: Rethink, Reshape, and Respond with Resilience (Circles to Squares)” by Hector Noriega, Amy Crowley-Gonsoulin, and Jonathan Gonzalez | |
“Want Quality? Consider A High-Touch Instructional Support Model” by Olysha Magruder and Paul Huckett | |
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM EDT | “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Adaptiveness and Instructional Tech” by Invited Speaker Chuck Dziuban and Patsy Moskal |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT | Vulcan Mind Meld: TOPkit Trivia Event |
“Warp Speed!” Friday, March 26, 2021
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM EDT | Breakfast Club Chat: Meet & Greet by Charlotte Jones-Roberts |
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EDT | “Active Learning Strategies for Online Teaching” by Marina Kamenetskiy |
“Evaluating Faculty Development” by William Carpenter | |
“Faculty Forward: A Long-Term Faculty Development Program for Part-Time Faculty” by Olysha Magruder | |
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM EDT | “Introduction to Quality Matters ” by Jim Snyder |
“It isn’t all about the money! Incentivizing Faculty to Participate in Professional Development” by Brenda Watkins and Sophia Kowalski | |
“Positive Behavior Management Strategies in the Virtual Classroom” by Maria Reyes and Caroline Pratt Marrett | |
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM EDT | “Supporting Digital Innovations in a Post Pandemic World” with Invited Speaker Wendy Howard |
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM EDT | Wrap Up from TOPkit Workshop Chair by Jennifer K. Smith |
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EDT | Live Long and Prosper: Reflection & Closing by Amanda Major |