UNG Participates in 2018 USG Teaching and Learning Conference

On April 4-6, 2018, the University System of Georgia (USG) hosted the USG Teaching and Learning Conference at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, Georgia. The conference was co-founded by Irene Kokkala, Director of Distance Education & Technology Integration (DETI) of the University of North Georgia, and Marie Lasseter, Director of Academic Technologies, University System of Georgia. Faculty, staff, and students gathered to share their research, experiences, and other work related to Best Practices for Promoting Engaged Student Learning.

The University of North Georgia (UNG) was well-represented with forty-one UNG faculty, staff, and students chosen to present their work at the conference. Their presentations highlighted UNG’s commitment to academic excellence and contribute to the teaching and learning communities of UNG and USG.

The following UNG faculty, staff, and students presented their work at the 2018 USG Teaching and Learning Conference and are listed in alphabetical order by presentation title:

Adaptation of National Instruments in Introduction to Engineering and Design (Engr 1101) Course Curriculum
Al Walters, Hoang Pham, Redahegn Sileshi, Jaya Sundaram

Aiding Retention by helping First-Year Students Adapt to College Work
J. Stephen Pearson

Analyzing the Results of a STEM-English Undergraduate Learning Community on Reading and Writing Scientific Literature
J. Stephen Pearson, Evan Lampert

Building Literature Searches for Your SoTL Project: Interdisciplinary Research Strategies Using Library Sources
Rebecca Rose

Copyright, Creative Commons, and OER
Corey Parson

Creating and Using OERs in Mathematical Modeling
Marnie Phipps, Patty Wagner

Enhancing Student Success and Promoting Integrative Learning through an Open Source World Literature Ebook
Anita Turlington, Matthew Horton

A First-Year Cohort: An Overview and Lessons Learned
Thomas Cooper, Alison Hite, Nathan Price, Robert Scott

Fostering Cultural Competence in Communication Students Through Experiential Learning
Merrill Morris, Caitlin Wills, Steven Shields

A Guide for Revving Up OER Adoption on Your Campus!
Bonnie J (BJ) Robinson

Hand-Eye Coordination: A Critical Thinking-Based Pedagogy for Improving Student Writing Skills in a Political Science/Film Studies Learning Community
Dan Cabaniss, Lance Bardsley

Incorporating 3D Printing into Physics, Pre-engineering, and Visual Arts Courses
Redahegn Sileshi, Forrest Ables, JB Sharma, Laura West

Leading Mobile Learning by Design
Theresa Butori

Poster Assignment to Spark Creativity while Developing Critical Thinking Skills
Donna Gessell, Jonathan Whisenant

Recoding and Decoding Assignments: Using TILT and Reverse TILT for Faculty, Staff, and Student Development in a WAC/WID Initiative
Jim Shimkus, Anita Turlington, Jennifer Harris, Michelle Gilstrap, Shea Barfield

Rich, No-Cost Resources for the Students, by the Students
Christine Jonick, Corey Parson

SoTL Communities of Practice for Research on Teaching and Learning
Mary Carney

Teaching Freshman Science Students to Write Scientific Literature in a Biology-English Learning Community
Evan Lampert, Steve Pearson, Annah Coker

Teaching Lower Level Math Course with Zero-Cost Materials – Pros and Cons
Hashim Saber, Beata Hebda, Piotr Hebda, Benkam Bobga

Using the Brightspace Assignment Grader App in D2L
John Williams

Using Open Educational Resources to Enhance Engagement and Interactions in Ecological Science
Hugo Collantes, Janice Crook-Hill, Dawn Lubeski