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Schedule: On-Campus & Online
5 – 6pm: Food & Networking
6 – 6:15pm: Opening Remarks
6:15pm – 7:15pm: Session 1 (See below)
7:15pm – 7:30pm: Break
7:30pm – 8:30pm: Session 2 (See below)
Session 1 from 6:15 – 7:15pm
Workshops
Engaging Your Async Students with DCE’s Immersive Classroom
Facilitators: Adrienne Phelps-Coco and Gabe Abrams
Description: The Immersive Classroom is a supercharged video player built just for flexible attendance DCE classes. It automatically creates powerful and engaging opportunities for asynchronous student engagement, all with little to no work from instructors. The Immersive Classroom is already installed into all flexible attendance courses. In this session, you'll learn how to improve course engagement, all without any technical or upfront work.
Transforming Your Course Design in the GenAI Era
Facilitators: Gloria Tam and Luis Poza-Garcia
Description: Curious how generative AI may enhance your course design without compromising the fundamentals? In this session, we’ll explore practical strategies for rethinking learning design in the age of GenAI, which are grounded in core learning principles from Vygotsky to Bloom and concepts such as scaffolding, forward vs backward design, and learner agency. This session explores the role of GenAI in course design, wherever you are in the AI adoption spectrum.
Giving Effective Feedback
Facilitators: Woden Teachout and Zahra Ahmed
Description: Few instructors enjoy grading. If you want to give feedback that helps your students without spending endless hours on it, this workshop is for you. Join us to pick up practical tips for crafting timely, targeted, and meaningful feedback that students can use to improve their work. You'll leave with ideas you can put into practice right away.
Drop-In Booths
Canvas Drop-In
In-Person Facilitators: Joanna Do and Cortney Leigh Cox
Format: In-Person + Bring Your Own Laptop
Description: Stop by to chat about last minute questions regarding your Canvas course site.
Online Facilitators: Sarah Ledoux
Format: Online
Description: Join a Zoom session to chat about last minute questions regarding your Canvas course site.
User Testing of the Teaching and Learning Website
Facilitator: Liz Tokar
Format: In-Person Only
Description: Stop by the user experience area and add to our crowd-sourced data about using the Teaching and Learning website.
Brattle Square Studio Tours
Facilitators: Greg Aimo & Joshua Casoni
Format: In-Person Only
Description: View DCE’s Studio which plays host to unique interactive live events and course meetings.
Session 2 from 7:30 – 8:30pm
Workshops
Teaching on Your Feet: Roleplaying Real Classroom Challenges
Facilitators: Zahra Ahmed, Anna Rafferty, and Elizabeth Rideout
Description: Ever had a student who won’t stop talking, pushed back on a grade, or made a politically charged comment mid-discussion? In this participatory workshop, you’ll dive into real-world classroom scenarios, think on your feet, and test out practical strategies for handling the unexpected. We’ll roleplay three common teaching challenges: 1) managing a dominant voice, 2) responding to grade complaints, 3) and navigating politically charged moments. You’ll leave with fresh tools, new perspectives, and the confidence to adapt in the moment, plus the chance to reflect and debrief with fellow instructors in a supportive, hands-on space.
Assessment Lab: (Re)designing Your Assessment in the Age of AI
Facilitators: Woden Teachout and Sara Makiya
Description: Join our exploratory, action-oriented lab to reimagine how you assess student learning in the age of AI. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll swap strategies with colleagues, experiment with new ways to design meaningful assignments, and walk away with ideas you can use right away. We’ll brainstorm together, get creative, and even vote for the most innovative assessment design!
Drop-In Booths
Canvas Drop-In
Facilitators: Joanna Do and Cortney Leigh Cox
Format: In-Person + Bring Your Own Laptop
Description: Stop by to chat about last minute questions regarding your Canvas course site.
Online Facilitators: Sarah Ledoux
Format: Online
Description: Join a Zoom session to chat about last minute questions regarding your Canvas course site.
User Testing of the Teaching and Learning Website
Facilitator: Liz Tokar
Format: In-Person Only
Description: Stop by the user experience area and add to our crowd-sourced data about using the Teaching and Learning web site.
Brattle Square Studio Tours
Facilitators: Greg Aimo & Joshua Casoni
Format: In-Person Only
Description: View DCE’s Studio which plays host to unique interactive live events and course meetings.
Accessibility
We are committed to creating an accessible learning community. To request any accommodations, please contact us at: FacultyDevelopment@extension.
Questions
For questions, reach out to the Faculty Development Team: FacultyDevelopment@extension.