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2014
Friday, September 19th
8:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center Concourse

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Welcome and Morning Plenary: Setting Students Up for Success: Addressing Analog Issues in a Digital World

Kumble Subbaswamy, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Donna Lisker, Smith College

Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

10:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Mindset Matters – Promoting a Growth-Oriented Academic Mindset in Undergraduates

Dr. Kathleen H. Wall, Central Connecticut State University
Dr. Marianne Fallon, Central Connecticut State University

Room 162, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusett s- Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

10:15 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Assessing for Success: Using Common Technology to Evaluate Academic Engagement of First-Year Students

Marissa Geraghty, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Garrett Gowen, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Katie Manning, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Room 909, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Consider Prior Learning and a Different Classroom Environment: Two Innovative Techniques to Teach for Student Success

Salah Dahany, Middlesex Community College - Bedford
Marilyn Glazer-Weisner, Middlesex Community College - Bedford

Room 911, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Designing a New, or Improving Your Existing, Peer Cooperative Learning Program: A Workshop Based on Bridgewater’s Successful STEM Program

Dr. Thomas Kling, Bridgewater State College
Dr. Matthew Salomone, Bridgewater State College

Room 908, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Flipping the Classroom: Using Short Video Podcasts and Learning Catalytics to Enhance Student Learning Outside and Inside the Classroom

Kevin M. Shea, Smith College

Room 164, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Incoming Transfer Seminar: Getting Them Off on the Right Foot

Tamatha Gaumnitz, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Room 903, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Integrative Thinking as an Essential Learning Outcome: Intersection in Faculty and Students Perspectives

Martha L. A. Stassen, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Anne Herrington, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Yolanda Wiggins, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Allison Jones, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Room 176, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Leaning Into My Discomfort: Facilitation and Teaching Inclusivity of All Learning Styles

Rebecca Bell, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Mary Ellen Liseno, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Mary Kay Sigda, SIT Graduate Institute

Room 917, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Meaningful Participation Through Providing Effective Feedback

Jess L. Gregory, Southern Connecticut State University
Aukje Lamonica, Southern Connecticut State University

Room 168, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions - The Space Between: Teaching in the Learning Continuum

Rae-Anne Butera, Olin College
Alison Black, Olin College
Linda Canavan, Olin College

Room 165, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Keynote Address - Evidence-Based Teaching: What We Know and How to Promote it On Your Campus

Dr. Mary Deane Sorcinelli, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Auditorium, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

12:45 PM

Lunch

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Auditorium, Univerity of Massachusetts- Amherst

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

1:45 PM

Invited Addresses - From Clickers to Clouds: How Technology is Transforming Learning in Higher Education

Kate Hudson, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Room 176, Campus Center Lower Level and 9th Floor, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Invited Addresses - Gateway Courses — Catalysts for Completion or Barriers to a Better Life? It is up to you . . .

Andrew Koch, John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education

Room 164, Campus Center Lower Level and 9th Floor, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Invited Addresses - Tactile Teaching as Classroom Technique

Cheryl Foster, University of Rhode Island

Room 162, Campus Center Lower Level and 9th Floor, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Invited Addresses - The Practice of Education: The Transitional Year Program at Middlesex Community College

Terence McNulty, Middlesex Community College, Ct

Room 165, Campus Center Lower Level and 9th Floor, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Invited Addresses -Thinking Outside the (Classroom) Box: The Role of Student Affairs in Student Success

Tom Schiff, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Oscar Collins, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Room 168, Campus Center Lower Level, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Panel of Afternoon Speakers

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Auditorium, Univerity of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Wine and Cheese Social

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Concourse, Lower Level

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM