Preliminary Agenda

All times in Eastern Standard.

Monday, February 22, 2021
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021

Monday, February 22, 2021

11:00am - 11:45am Opening Keynote
Dr. Walter Bumphus, President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges
12:00pm - 12:45pm 
  • Supporting Faculty Across Higher Education With Best Practices for Teaching Online (BPTO)
  • Transforming Lab Instruction During a Pandemic
 12:45pm - 1:00pm Board Report 
 1:00pm - 1:45pm
  • Building Connections and Community in your Remote Classes
  • Supporting the Learner Experience: Navigating and Obtaining Support in the Online Classroom
2:00pm - 2:45pm
  • Putting One Foot in Front of the Other 
  • Ten Bright Ideas to Make Your Online Courses More Accessible to Students with Disabilities (Sponsored by D2L)
3:00pm - 3:45pm
  • Sending an SOS: Students' Signals of Success (Especially While Remote!) 
  • Textbook Poor But OER Rich!

 

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

11:00am - 11:45am
  • Going Online Overnight with Faculty Workshops - Two Case Comparisons of Faculty Workshops for Essentials of Online Teaching
  • "Selling" Professional Development to Faculty: Bringing Content Marketing into HigherEd
12:00pm - 12:45pm 
  • Empowering Yourself to Empower Others: Self Awareness and Growth in a Leadership Role
  • It is Feasible to use Technology to Implement Bloom's Taxonomy
 1:00pm - 1:45pm
  • Culturally Responsive Instructional Design at HBCUs: Strengths, Challenges, and Solutions
  • PimaOnline Department Heads: A COVID-Ready Response Structure
1:45pm - 2:00pm
Board Report
2:00pm - 2:45pm
  • Where’s the EASY BUTTON: The Online Administrative Challenges regarding COVID-19 Pandemic
  • SHARP PDF Accessibility with PowerPoint
3:00pm - 3:45pm
  • Embedded Tutors, Success Coaches and Librarians: Student Success Initiative at Pima Community College
  • That Wasn't Easy: A Faculty-Led LMS Transition 

 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

11:00am - 11:45am
  • A Cinderella Story: Catalyzing E-Learning as Part of the College
  • CARES 2
12:00pm - 12:45pm 
  • Student Device and Learning Management System Tool Usage: Correlations
  • Step by Step Guide to Transform Your Course into an OER Based Course
 1:00pm - 1:45pm Grand Debate
2:00pm - 2:45pm
  • Using Teacher Leadership to Improve Technology Use in Instruction
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Board Report
3:00pm - 3:45pm
  • Retention Through Technology Works - Even in a Pandemic
  • Positive Preparation for Pandemic PIvotation

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

11:00am - 11:45am
  • Hello? Is anybody there? Going beyond our traditional communications tools to provide support to students now
12:00pm - 12:45pm 
  • Student Success Outcomes from the Maximizing Online Readiness and Excellence Program at Midlands Technical College 
  • Can’t go there? Can’t do that? Using Experiential Field-Based Learning During a Global Pandemic
 1:00pm - 1:45pm
  • Think Outside the Campus: Redesigning Online Student Services to Meet Your Students’ Needs
  • Top 10 Best Practices Implementing UDL In Everyday Work
1:45pm - 2:00pm
Board Report
2:00pm - 2:45pm
  • Leveling Up: Accessibility and Course Design
  • Online Escape Rooms to Engage Students
3:00pm - 3:45pm
  • Project Management and Instructional Design: It's all about the people

 

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

11:00am - 11:45am
  • Improving Student Engagement in Online Learning: A Study on Interactive Multimedia Tools in Higher Education
  • PIVOT! How Rowan-Cabarrus Moved from 32% to 92% Online in 14 Days
12:00pm - 12:45pm 
  • Perspectives of Faculty Converts to Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Crowdfunding Educational Innovation: Successful Educational Campaigns on Kickstarter
12:45pm - 1:00pm
Board Report
 1:00pm - 1:45pm
  • Session Title TBD (Sponsored by Simple Syllabus)
  • Lessons Learned: Providing equitable technology access and support to promote student success
2:00pm - 2:45pm
ITC Awards Presentation
3:00pm - 3:45pm
  • Faculty Support and Resources for Reimagining Student Assessments: Minimizing the Use of Vendor Internet-based Proctoring
  • An Equity Initiative: Learning Materials Within the Cost of Tuition

 

Thursday, March 25, 2021

11:00am - 11:45am
  • Build it and they will come? The Case for Online Student Engagement Staffing
  • Transforming the Landscape of Online Criminal Justice Courses with Project-Based Learning
11:45am - 12:00pm
Board Report
12:00pm - 12:45pm 
  • ITC Award Winner: Innovative eLearning Technology - Sinclair Community College's Health Information Management (HIM) Department
  • ACEing it! Leading a Large-Scale Accessibility in Instruction Initiative
 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Federal Update
2:00pm - 2:45pm
  • Privacy Over Policing: Why You Don't (or Shouldn't) Need Online Proctoring
  • ITC Award Winner: Outstanding eCourse - Sinclair Community College
3:00pm - 3:45pm
  • Navigating Digital Courseware
  • ITC Award Winner: Outstanding Support for Faculty or Students - Sinclair Community College's eLearning Division

 

Thursday, April 8, 2021

11:00am - 11:45am
  • A Little of Everything: A Sensational System for Faculty Development
  • The Essentials of Online Learning in One Hour
12:00pm - 12:45pm 
  • Best practices in Educational Technology Implementation in 2-Year Community College Writing Centers
  • Badging to Support Teaching and Learning: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
 1:00pm - 1:45pm
  • Bandaids or Brilliance?  The Technology Tools that Transformed us During the Apocalypse
2:00pm - 2:45pm
  • Planning For The Next Pandemic (or Earthquake or Hurricane or ...)
  • Engaging Students with 3D and Augmented Reality
3:00pm - 3:45pm
  • Navigating Digital Courseware
  • The Island of Misfit Toys Band Together: Strengthening Student Supports, Tutoring, & Tech Help for Students in the Pandemic

 

Friday, April 9, 2021

11:00am - 11:45am

Closing Keynote
Flower Darby: Answering the Call: New Motivation for Online Teaching Excellence

12:00pm - 12:45pm 
  • Moving Immersive Labs Online During COVID-19: A Case Study
  • Taking on the Mountain
 1:00pm - 1:45pm
  • Teaching in the Time of Trials: a middle aged English major attempt to teach with YouTube
  • Leadership Academy
2:00pm - 2:45pm
  • Using Discord to Create Community and Student Engagement in the Composition Classroom
  • Leadership Academy
3:00pm - 3:45pm
  • More Bang for the Buck: How Arkansas State University Three Rivers redesigned classroom technology and used the savings to modernize instructional technology in every single classroom
  • Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About: Discussion Board Training Sparks a New Design Process