Teaching & Learning with Technology Symposium

Each March, Grand Valley's Teaching & Learning with Technology Symposium provides an opportunity for faculty to showcase how they're putting technology to use in their teaching. Faculty and staff from across the university gather for this afternoon of fun, food, and presentations. In odd-numbered years, the Symposium also includes a keynote speech from a leading figure in the field of instructional technology.

Each Symposium also includes the formal presentation of the university's Teaching & Learning with Technology Award, awarded by the Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center.

Whether you're looking for ideas and simply want to celebrate your colleagues' accomplishments, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Symposium in Photos

Relive this year's Symposium through our photo gallery.

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Symposiums Past

Speaker, schedule, and presenter information from previous years.

Watch the Video

Did you miss last year's Symposium? Or maybe you just want to relive the experience? We'd suggest watching the highlights video.

We Want You!

We are now accepting proposals for the 2013 Teaching & Learning with Technology Symposium.

Program Information for Symposium 2012-2013

Schedule:
Pew Campus, Grand Rapids
11am - noon: DEV 111D
  • Break-out Session with Tanya Joosten: "Ten Questions for Blended Course Design"
1pm - 2pm: Loosemore Auditorium (DEV 122E)
  • Welcome
  • Keynote Address
  • Presentation of the FTLC Teaching & Learning Award
2pm - 3:30pm: Hager-Loosemore Exhibition Hall
  • Faculty e-poster presentations
March
20
2013
Tanya Joosten
Keynote Address
Director (Interim) at the University of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Learning Technology Center
The digital future: Who is driving the bus?
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Raffle Winners

Apple iPad 2 (Grand Prize)
Severine WardModern Languages
Logitech Presentation Remote
Megan FreudigmaaCollege of Education
Logitech Presentation Remote
Devin PattersonCharter Schools Office
Logitech Presentation Remote
Hsiao-ping ChenArt and Design
Logitech Presentation Remote
Kathryn CoffeyMathematics
"Effective Online Teaching: Foundations and Strategies for Student Success" by Tina Stavredes
Dorothea EppleSocial Work
"Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day" by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams
Lisa SissonHospitality and Tourism Management
Kevin Barrons
Education
Jazzing Up Your Online Lesson Introductions with Video
Sarah Beaubien
University Libraries
Reaching Students with Open Education Materials
Jeanine Beasley
Occupational Therapy
Faculty Meetings using Blackboard IM
Hsiao-ping Chen
Department of Art & Design
How blogging helps students create, innovate, and voice in a quickly changing global community
Rosemary Cleveland
Education
Using Blackboards private journal tool to promote reflective thinking and contextual learning
Kathryn Coffey
Mathematics
Twitter for Teachers
Richard Cooley
History
Using Socrative in the classroom
Cary Countryman
Lisa Adams
Allison Sisson
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Effective Use of Computerized Simulation
Jayne Dissette
Jonah Anderton
Autumn DeRoo
Information Technology
GVSU iTunes U
Dorothea Epple
Jessica Doerr
Social Work
  1. MSW Administration and Supervision Course Delivered in Hybrid Format
  2. Chalk and Wire Capstone Hybrid Course Design
Kyle Felker
Erin Fisher
University Libraries
Learning by Doing: Makerspaces in the Academic Environment
Marcia Frobish
Mathematics
Using BB collaborate and plan for an online, interactive class
Sue Harrington PhD, RN (PI)
Melodee Vanden Bosch PhD, RN
Nancy Schoofs PhD, RN
Cynthia Beel-Bates PhD, RN
Kirk Anderson, PhD
Nursing
Flipping the Classroom
Ingrid Johnson
Movement Science
Technology for the Millennial Student- Using GPS in Physical Education Teacher Education Courses
Danielle Lake
Liberal Studies
Building Community through Online Discussion
Sean Lancaster
Education
Google+ in the Classroom
Jamie Langlois
Rachel Schafer
Social Work
LiveScribe Pen
Susan Laninga
History
Portfolios via Weebly
Nancy Levenburg
Management
Enhancing Students Academic Performance in Management Science through Technology
Gisella Licari
Modern Languages & Literature
Comic books for learning
Dianna Lunsford
Occupational Therapy
Paperless Documentation: Use of iPad for student fieldwork site visits
Linda McCrea
Amy Schelling
Education
Implementing Technology Tools to Build Community and Enhance Collaboration
Jacque Melin
Education
Using the Blackboard Rubric Tool
Amy Norkus
Dan Royer
Writing
A Web-based Portfolio Management System
Pamela Page
Education
Integrating Technology with Literacy
Eric Ramsson
Biomedical Sciences
Saving time and sanity through automation in Windows (Auto-hotkey)
Martina Reinhold
Physician Assistants
Use of Response Technology (Clickers) to engage students and enhance learning
Peter Riemersma
Peter Wampler
Geology
Challenges and Benefits of a Web Based Photography Contest - Building Community, Connections, and Departmental Awareness
Robert Rozema
English
Epublishing for Faculty and Students: How and Why to Design and Publish Interactive Digital Texts
Michelle Sanchez
Meijer Center for Writing & Michigan Authors
GVSU Meijer Center for Writing: Conducting Late-Night Synchronous Writing Consultations with Google Docs
Mike Sciarini
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Engaging Students with Applied Technology in the Hotel Industry
David Shultz
Severine Ward
Modern Languages & Literature
Creating Comics for Pedagogical Purposes
Jason Siko
Education
Earning Badges Using Blackboards Adaptive Release
Robert Talbert
Mathematics
A Bring-Your-Own-Device Clicker System in Mathematics
Scott Truskowski
2012 FTLC Teaching & Learning with Technology Award Winner
Shaunna Kelder
Occupational Therapy
Ensemble: Simplifying Student and Faculty Video Uploads to Blackboard
Bethany Welling
Mathematics
YouTube Channel and You
Andy Wolber
Public Administration
Not Just Slides: Using Tech to Teach Tech
Bonnie Woodman
University Libraries
Using Course/Electronic Reserve for class readings

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