Wednesday, April 22
Registration Check-In and Breakfast
Please check in at the Registration Desk located outside of Dining Hall 217 to pick up your name badge. We will have a continental breakfast offering, as well as coffee, tea, juice, and water.
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Hallway – DH 217
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Barry Lambert – Interim Provost & Executive Vice President
Academic Affairs
8:00 am – 8:10 am
DH 217
Breakout Session 1
Flipping the Classroom with AI: From Exit Tickets to Real-Time Learning Insights
Dr. Joseph Schuessler – Professor of Information Systems
Dr. Sam Pack College of Business
8:15 am – 9:00 am
DH 217
The Grand Technology Adventure
Amy McKay – Principal Instructor
College of Kinesiology and Sports Science
8:15 am – 9:00 am
DH 216
Breakout Session 2
Unlocking the Classroom: The Impact of iPad Mobility on Student Engagement
Elizabeth Roberts – Instructor & Coordinator of Clinical Education
College of Health and Clinical Professions
9:15 am – 10:00 am
DH 217
From Passive to Active: Leveraging Digital Tools to Create Learning Experiences That Stick
Audrey Johnston – Instructor
College of Kinesiology and Sports Science
9:15 am – 10:00 am
DH 216
Breakout Session 3
Using Digital Notebooks for Real-Time Insight into Student Understanding
Dr. Gwinn North – Assistant Professor
College of Education
10:15 am – 11:00 am
DH 217
Beyond Static Slides: A Mobile Workflow for Live Instruction and Lasting Learning
Courtney Holland – Associate Department Head & Instructor
College of Science & Mathematics
Dr. Brentley Bendewald – Instructor & STEM Student Success Coordinator
College of Science & Mathematics
10:15 am – 11:00 am
DH 216
Closing Panel Session
Teaching with Technology at Tarleton: A Conversation About Where We Go From Here
Moderator:
Dr. Zach Gorman – Associate Vice President for Innovation & Chief Information Officer, Office of Innovative Technology Solutions
Panelists:
Dr. Karl Aho – Associate Dean of Honors College, and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Honors College and College of Liberal & Fine Arts
Dr. Nathalie Jones – Professor & Director of Master of Social Work (MSW) Program, Division of Health Sciences
Elizabeth Roberts – Instructor & Coordinator of Clinical Education; College of Health and Clinical Professions
Nancy Summer – Senior Instructor, College of Science & Mathematics
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
DH 217
Reception
Stay & Connect
Keep the momentum going after the closing panel at our post-showcase reception— complete with food and refreshments. Mix and mingle with colleagues, swap takeaways from the day, and spark new ideas you can bring back to your teaching. Our instructional technologists will be there for informal Q&A, brainstorming, and quick consults to help you turn inspiration into action.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
DH 216