2023 Recordings

Monday, November 6, 2023

• Conference Preview and Meditation with the Purdue Global Center for Teaching and Learning and Purdue Global Ambassadors

• Supporting the Social-Emotional Health and Wellbeing of Adult Learners

Tuwana Evans and Rikkisha Gilmore-Byrd 

• Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with PowerPoint

Tamara Fudge 

• I Do Belong Here: Excellence Through Timely Feedback, Positive Reinforcement and Constructive Criticism

Lisa Teitler, Gabriel Smith, and Jessica Love 

• Generational Wisdom: Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z in the Courseroom

Jessi Eaton 

• Empowering Students with Choice: Seminar Groups Initiative

Kirsten Meymaris, Peg Hohensee, and Leslie Johnson 

• Exploring the Evolution of Mathematical Perceptions: A Timeline Analysis

Melissa Scranton, Mary Bruce, and Jeffrey Scranton 

• The Academic Success Center: Empowering Educators to Inspire and Connect Students

Amy Sexton, Thomas Huston, and Momin Mokhtar 

• Building a Culture of Academic Excellence: A Collaborative Effort

Kristopher Blanchard 

• Better Than a Thousand Days of Diligent Study is One Day with a Great Teacher: How Faculty-to-Student Mentoring Can Improve the Student Experience at PG

Dena AuCoin, Julia Nyberg, and Lisa Wright 

• Conference Keynote

Dr. Frank Dooley, Chancellor, Purdue University Global 

• 5 Minute Focus Sessions

  • • • • Importance of Qualitative Research in DEIB - Kate Scarpena, Mary Laska, and Jessica Love 

        • So You Want to Write a Book Chapter? - Maggie Broderick 

        • AI and Templates for Learning Application - Blake Escudier and Martin Mcdermott 

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

• Meditation

Laurie Hansen

• The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT): Tapping Into Our Students’ Success

Beth Lee

• Utilizing Generative AI Technology in Marketing Classes to Promote Workforce Needed Skills.

Ronda Mariani and Loreen Powell 

• Rubrics: The Starting Line for Excellence and Equity for Students and Faculty

Josef Vice and Bob Musante 

• How Do Online Instructional Practices Compare with Higher Learning Student Expectations?

Jeffrey Bailie

• Featured Session: From Theory to Practice: Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education Classrooms

Jessica Manning, Abbey Elliott, Leigh Dunning, Kim Burtch

• Incorporating Soft Skills in the Online Classroom: Engagement in Seminar and Discussion

Melody Lehosit 

• Course Revisions Based on ACUE Practices

Peg Hohensee and Brook Bernhardt 

• The Art of the Story: Integrating Narratives in Distance Education

Russell Fail and Charles Fail 

• Time Management 101: Achieving Academic Excellence without Burnout.

Alexis Hanson and Michele McMahon 

• Laughing to Learn: Humor as a Teaching Tool

Jonathan Racster and Barry Regan 

• Fostering Inclusive Classrooms: ACUE Foundations to Help Students Persist

Kristin Early 

• Course Design with Student Engagement in Mind

Ginger Cameron 

• AI-Driven Learning: Embrace the Future of Student Success

Jean Kotsiovos, Rhonda Chicone, Shaila Rana, Stephen Savage, and Darryl Togashi 

• Online Instructor Attitudes: LGBTQIA2S+ Research Study Results of the Online Instructor Attitudes Towards Teaching LGBTQIA2S+ Students

Melissa Bahle, Kelvin Beckett, Josef Vice, Dora Finamore, Stephen Velky, Christine O’Neal, and Jason Jackson 

• Inspiring Students Through Emotional Intelligence (EI)

Lisa Chapman, Amy Daly, Shirl Pelham-Bennett, Joan Taylor, and Angela Owens 

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

• Meditation

Laurie Hansen

• Caution Laps on the Road to Excellence: Balancing Artificial Intelligence Policy With Teaching Students Writing and Critical Thinking

Stephanie Thompson and Sheryl Bone

• Credit for Prior Learning (CPL): Increasing Student Retention, Access, and Success at Purdue Global.

Don Whipple, Harrison Luckett, and Caroline Marsh

• Blooming with Potential: Using Bloom's Taxonomy to Empower Learners

Jahna Kahroff

• Helping - Without Hurting - Those Who Can Benefit

Jamie Thornton

• Featured Session: Bridging the Educational Divide: AI's Impact on the Future of Lifelong Learning

Sean Doyle, Sheryl Bone, Robert Winters, and Dennis Strouble 

• Ten Ways to Empower Online Faculty Through Servant Leadership

Leslie Johnson 

• DEI: The Ugliness Behind the Legislative Doors

Karla Drenner

• Diversity In Design: Incorporating LGBTQIA2S+ Content in the Classroom of the Future

Stephen Velky, Josef Vice, Dora Finamore, Melissa Bahle, Christine O’Neal, and Jason Jackson

• Cultivating a Growth Mindset: Empowering Faculty, Inspiring Students

Michelle Clemons

• Level Up: Encouraging Engagement and Gauging Understanding with Zoom Polls

Stephanie Thompson

• Creating Brave Spaces: Developing Anti-Racist Curriculum that Fosters Faculty and Student Engagement

Linda Simon, Tuwana Evans, Courtney Liferidge

• Preparing for an Uncertain Future: The Intersection of Futures Thinking, AI, DEI, and General Education

Jennifer Harrison, Maricel Lawrence, Sean Doyle, and Glenn Walton

• Excellence and Inclusion Through Empathy: Giving Students and Yourself Grace

Michelle Bianco and Ritu Sharma

• Leveraging AI to Improve Research, Student Experience, and Classroom Engagement

Matthew Sweeney

• First-Gen Student Celebration

Purdue Global Tri-Alpha Honor Society

Thursday, November 9, 2023

• Meditation

Beth Smith

• Lights, Camera, Action: Inspiring Students with Movies

Brian Craig

• Inclusivity for the Native American Indigenous Learner: Creating Awareness and Belonging in Our Classrooms

Beth Lee

• Embracing Empathy: Enhancing Connections for Academic Excellence

Ken Martz

• Service Learning in Action through PG

Jennifer Haber, Kim Dunn, Susan Ferebee, and Kelly Lucore

• A Framework for Understanding and Leveraging Student Motivation

Michelle Reinhardt, Dora Finamore, Valerie Hewitt, and Linda Watson

• “We Can Work It Out:” The Benefits of Implementing Student Mentoring for Online Learners

Irina Negrea and James McAdams

• Unleashing the Power of AI Video Tools

Jean Kotsiovos and Rhonda Bergamo

• Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation: The Impact of Culture, Gender, and Faculty Involvement

Juliet Bradley

• “All we are are is ducks in the wind…” An exploration of how music brings joy and creativity to teaching.

Dena AuCoin and Carolyn Stevenson

• Creating Caring Learning Spaces: Teaching with a Trauma-Informed Mindset

Denise Coblish

• Unlocking Excellence in Virtual Education: Strategies for Engagement, Inclusivity, and Achievement

Angela Even

• Professional Learning Communities and Faculty Well-being in the Online Environment: Results from a Mixed Methods Study

Holli Vah Seliskar and Dena AuCoin

• Ensuring ADA Compliance: Testing Online Content for Accessibility

Jean Kotsiovos and Ryanne Milani

• On Your Mark, GetSet, GO!

Ashley Flood and Karen McGregor

Friday, November 10, 2023

• Meditation

Carolyn Stevenson

• Designing Engaging Courses: Integrating UX into Instructional Design for Optimal Learning Experiences

Kristina Noriega

• Evidence-based Approaches in Higher Education to Increase Student Engagement in the Online Classroom

Lisa Phillips, Susan Wilson, Nelly Dixon, and Aabett Johnson

• "AI Alchemy: Crafting the Perfect Prompt"

William Ashley Johnson

• Understanding Climate Anxiety: Tips for Teaching and for Life

Amy Smith

• 5 Minute Focus Sessions

  • • The Next Generation: Harnessing AI to Transform our Classrooms - Darrell Evans and Brad Sauls

    • Five Easy Activities to Help Students Engage with and Retain Information - Heather Hall

    • Maximizing Student Engagement in an Online Setting - Sean Preston

    • Publishing and Use in the Classroom - Terry Campbell

• Closing Keynote

Dr. Judy Lewandowski, Vice Provost, Purdue Global