TOPkit Past Events – Workshop 2019

March 5th, 2019

9am Registration Check-In & Breakfast
9:30am Welcome
9:45am Thank you from Chair: Dr. Deb Miller
10am Opening Keynote: Dr. Jason Rhode
11am Break
11:15am Affordability Counts: Implementing an Affordability Strategy to Impact Learning
Stephanie Delgado, Florida International University
David Palmer, Florida International University
Maikel Alendy, Florida International University
11:15am The “Pay it Forward” Model for Course Reviews
Alexandra Bitton-Bailey, University of Florida
Jennifer Smith, University of Florida
11:15am Fostering Teacher Presence in Online STEM Courses
Mario Toussaint, Florida Atlantic Univerisity
Judy Somers, Florida Atlantic University
12pm Lunch
1pm From Toss Bag to Tool Kit: Discover buried treasure resources to invigorate, update, and upgrade, and your Professional Development Tool Kit
Mary Rotundo, Florida Atlantic University
Judy Somers, Florida Atlantic University
1pm How to Prepare Faculty for Online Course Production
Brenda Such, University of Florida
Yuliya Antonenko, University of Florida
1pm Adopting vs. Adapting: Perceived barriers to teaching online
Stephanie Delgado, Florida International University
1:45pm Break
2pm Flipped Classroom Storytelling With Deep Media: “Ethics In Engineering”
Jonathan Beever, Florida International University
2pm From Platform to Presence: Creating an Interactive Faculty Development Program for Online Instructors
Katie Profeta, Indian River State College
2pm Images and Infographics for Distance Learning
Lauri Rebar, Florida Atlantic University
2:45pm Break
3pm Closing Keynote: Dr. Tom Cavanagh

Wednesday March 6th, 2019

9am Welcome & Breakfast
9:30am Community of Practice on Sustainable Instructional Design Teamwork
Kevin Hulen, University of North Florida
9:30am Using TOPkit’s Sample Courses to Support Individualized Online Faculty Development
Shelly Wyatt, University of Central Florida
Nancy Swenson, University of Central Florida
9:30am “Go with the Flow” or “Manage the Process”? Using appropriate Project Management Strategies for Instructional Design Projects
Heidi Schroeder, University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee
Denise Dejonghe, Macomb Community College
10:15am Break
10:30am Promoting Inclusive Teaching Practices among Online Instructors
Ariel Gunn, University of Florida
Laura Jervis, University of Florida
10:30am Top-Notch Templates: Your Secret Weapon in Successfully Meeting QM Standards
Rozy Parlette, University of North Florida
Jamie Chaires, University of North Florida
10:30am Personalizing Learning: Innovating Through Competency-Based Rolling Enrollment Program
Naomi Boyer, Polk State College
11:15am Break
11:30am Course Evolution: A Faculty Support Model Spawns a Canvas Support Module
\Emma Brady, University of Florida
Selcuk Dogan, University of Florida
11:30am Straight Out of the Box: Designing with Students in Mind
Jing Wan, University of South Florida
Menglu Shao, University of South Florida
11:30am Action Research Toolkit for Instructional Designer and Faculty Collaboration
Randall Beaver, Florida International University
Jennifer Antoon, Florida International University
12:15pm Lunch
1:15pm Award Ceremony
1:30pm Best in Track Panel
2pm Closing Keynote: Dr. Kelvin Thompson
2:30pm Closing Remarks
3pm TOPkit Workshop Survey