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    Wednesday, September 3, 2014 · 1:30 PM CDT
    In this session, we will look at how to use Big Marker to host virtual meetings and synchronous interactions with students. We will also talk about how to document your synchronous interactions on Big Marker in Blackboard.
  • Friday, April 25, 2014 · 2:00 PM CDT
    John Laloganes, M.Ed., School of Hospitality Management

    This interactive training module will engage the learner in a sensory adventure through exploring the parallels of music and varying styles of Riesling. This wine's ever present ripeness a...
  • Friday, April 25, 2014 · 2:00 PM CDT
    Nicole Armstrong, Ed.D., School of Business

    Adding laughter by using humor in the classroom helps students pay attention to the content being presented. Positive connections between parents' and teachers' use of humor and academic achievement e...
  • Friday, April 25, 2014 · 1:00 PM CDT
    Rob Watson, M.B.A., School of Business

    In this session, we will look at how Microsoft PowerPoint is an antiquated method for presenting information to today's college student. This session will provide alternatives and activities as well as pre...
  • Friday, April 25, 2014 · 1:00 PM CDT
    Paul Busceni, Ed.D. and Laurie McDevitt, M.S., School of Education

    This session focuses on the next steps of continuous improvement, specifically addressing faculty engagement for online and distance learning. Emphasis will be placed on the que...
  • Friday, April 25, 2014 · 10:00 AM CDT
    Maria Montalvo, Ph.D., School of Education; Kathy Luebke, M.Ed., Advising; Erin Shelley, M.S.L.I.S., Academic Success Center

    The Kendall English Language Institute (ELI) is about to launch it's third iteration in the spring. Come join me to dis...
  • Friday, April 25, 2014 · 10:00 AM CDT
    John Nawn, M.S., School of Hospitality Management

    Appreciative Inquiry (AI) attempts to use ways of asking questions and envisioning the future in order to foster positive relationships and build on the present potential of a given person, orga...
  • Friday, April 26, 2013 · 3:00 PM CDT
    Synthesis means combining disparate things in new ways to come up with innovative ideas. By combining how we taste food and see color can take one toward new definitions and realizations.
  • Friday, April 26, 2013 · 3:00 PM CDT
    We are conducting a research study with faculty interested in using social media in their classes. The purpose of this study is to determine if social media—specifically microblogging—can engage students in a way that leads to higher retention. Co...
  • Friday, April 26, 2013 · 1:00 PM CDT
    How can "low-tech” efforts increase student engagement and possibly transform students' educational experience and lives?

    Stephen Brookfield is a professor at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a leading adult educator w...
  • Friday, April 26, 2013 · 1:00 PM CDT
    This workshop will highlight characteristics of the Millennial generation (those born between 1980 and 2000), and more importantly, tips on engaging Millennials in the classroom and workplace.
  • Friday, April 26, 2013 · 10:30 AM CDT
    This interactive session will explore the elements of substantive feedback and will review the effects of such feedback on student performance. The participants will be encouraged to share their own student feedback practices and the presenter wil...
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    Thursday, September 4, 2014 · 1:45 PM CDT
    In this session, we will look at how to use Big Marker to host virtual meetings and synchronous interactions with students. We will also talk about how to document your synchronous interactions on Big Marker in Blackboard.
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    Tuesday, September 2, 2014 · 3:15 PM CDT
  • Thursday, April 24, 2014 · 2:00 PM CDT
    Prior to the TALK Conference on Friday, April 25, you can log into this conference room and verify that you are able to connect, view the "conference room", and post questions to the chat board.

    If you have questions, contact Art Schneiderheinz...
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    Wednesday, April 9, 2014 · 5:30 PM CDT
  • Friday, April 26, 2013 · 9:00 AM CDT
    In this presentation, I will be sharing strategies that we have discovered at The Starter League to successfully teach beginners complex skills in Web development and Web design without the use of grades, credentials, and other common incentives. ...
  • Thursday, April 25, 2013 · 4:25 PM CDT
    Do you have questions about using Blackboard as a part of your teaching? Not sure how to set up your Grade Center? Want to use Turnitin but aren’t sure how to get started? Want to upload additional resources for students but not sure how? Interest...
  • Wednesday, April 24, 2013 · 5:00 PM CDT
    This conference room is available for participants to enter to test out their hardware and Internet connection prior to the TALK Conference on Friday, April 26, 2013.
  • Friday, February 1, 2013 · 12:30 PM CST
    In this interactive workshop, you will learn about the technical aspects of Turnitin (e.g., how to set up an assignment link, how to download students' original files, etc.), as well as the pedagogical uses (e.g., how to find "teaching moments" ab...
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