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PG Village's 2021 virtual conference was held November 8-12, 2021.
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Item Best Practices in Promoting and Using the Virtual Office (or, Getting the Most from The Virtual Office)(2021-09-03) Self, StanleyThe Virtual Office offers significant potential for interaction between students and instructors; however, many courses do not provide an incentive to use the Virtual Office for student-to-student interaction or instructor-student interaction.Item Change Thy Name Is English: Teaching the Evolving Nature of the English Language to Promote Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity in Writing(2021-10-01) Kelley, Teresa Marie (TK); Bone, Sheryl; Fusell, Galia; Green, BárbaraEducators know the English language continually evolves as it has from Chaucer and Shakespeare to modern English. Instructors also understand that field-specific language changes with increased understanding and knowledge. Alder-Kassner (2019) concludes when instructors share professional knowledge of writing, then teaching and learning become more effective and inclusive. However, some students maintain that inclusive writing caters to “political correctness.” Instructors must communicate and model that appropriate and effective written and verbal expression and even rules of grammar and punctuation will always change and evolve. Johnson, et. al. (2020) conclude that even informal interactions with faculty influence how students understand diversity, equity, and inclusion topics, including the use of language. This session will examine and model how all instructors regardless of their subject area can leverage their professional understanding of the dynamic nature of English to help students become more inclusive writers and develop skills to adapt to lifelong linguistic changes.Item Creating Comfort Across Cultures: Adapting to Shifts in Global Education(2021) Jarvie, Lindsey; Douglas, Denise; Norby, MaggieAn authentic, empathetic, and mindful approach to the student experience is paramount to meeting the demands of the global education paradigm shift (de Rivera & Mahoney, 2018). Creating Comfort Across Cultures: Adapting to Shifts in Global Education examines empathy from a faculty and staff perspective. It explores the impact of empathy in higher education from curriculum design, to instructor course content delivery, and pedagogical practices. The presentation investigates how to engage diverse student populations through synchronous and asynchronous avenues focusing on student learning and retention, using empathy as a primary, strategic tool for connectedness, belonging, and success. Integrating immersive and diverse content and understanding students’ backgrounds and needs contributes to addressing them with humility, attention, and empathy (Gladwell, 2019). Presenters share current research, anecdotal evidence, best practices, global awareness, and relational integration understanding (Mitchem et al, 2020). Global awareness positively impacts “interconnections and concern in terms of empathy and understanding the importance of solidarity” (Global Education Network Europe, 2019, p. 23). Participants will leave the live session with a refreshed global education tenet.Item Cultivating Inclusion: How ABA Can Be Used to Decrease Racism(2021) Kellogg, Katherine"Equity and inclusion are lacking in higher education across the country. Research has shown that bringing people together under various backgrounds cultivates a stronger learning environment (Obama, 2016). It is imperative that faculty understand implicit biases and racism in order to respect their students. Applied Behavior Analysis strategies have been successfully implemented to decrease racism and implicit biases. Understanding our students’ culture, background, and individual needs is imperative to having an inclusive classroom environment. Studies have proven ABA strategie such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) have been successful in decreasing racism. ACT contributes to the idea of psychological flexibility, concept formation, or the generalization of stimuli and events. Implementing ACT, among other ABA strategies, will allow faculty to generate an equitable environment for teaching and learning. Furthermore, acquiring awareness of one's implicit biases can lead to better student outcomes including participation, persistence, and academic success. "Item Customer Centricity: A Paradigm Shift Centering on the Student Experience(2021-09-30) Gough, MimiThe concept of Customer Centricity is a multifaceted process that involves obtaining genuine insights into the unmet wants & needs of a customer (Kamarman, 2021). The idea of customer centricity can apply directly to learners, by replacing the word customer with student and concentrating on observations and interactions while building relationships that ultimately lead to greater student success.Item Dialogue Across Difference: Exploring DEI Topics in CM 220(2021-09-30) Thompson, Stephanie; Watson, Jan; Wink, SaraIn the aftermath of 2020’s upheavals and the racial and political tensions they laid bare, many universities have emphasized DEI initiatives and assured students that they are seeking to make their institutions more equitable. As researchers explore whether diversity-themed courses improve students’ learning outcomes and better prepare them for success in a global workplace (Denson et al., 2020) and others examine how “embracing diversity” impacts a student’s experience in a composition course (McCoppin, 2018), Purdue Global’s composition department has been reshaping its CM220 course to encourage students to explore topics that impact diversity, equity, and inclusion in their own communities. This session focuses on how Linda Flower's intercultural rhetoric theory frames the debate about how to resolve community problems, highlights TED talks that have led to fruitful DEI discussions, and showcases topics our students have covered. We will also explore ways that faculty can collaborate to provide students with social justice topics and navigate hostilities that can arise when debating these topics in class.Item Don't Let It Happen to You: Threat Appeals and Workplace Safety Training(2021-09-30) Holmes, EricWhile often decried as unethical and ineffective, research has shown that fear inducing threat appeals do have the capacity for good despite their less than moral posturing. While the use of these appeals in politics and marketing can be argued to be wrong based on the capacity for manipulating people into acting against their own interests, one area where threat appeals can be both effective and virtuous is the realm of workplace safety. Don't Let It Happen to You: Threat Appeals and Workplace Safety Training will introduce attendees to the presenter’s ongoing doctoral work on the use of cautionary tales and threat appeals in the training of workplace safety.Item Engaging Seminars: What’s Working Now(2021-10-01) Williams, Tomicka; Walton, Glenn; Winters, RobertAre your seminars drier than a pile of leaves on a crisp fall morning in New England? You might not think so, but would your students agree with you? Any student will tell you that if you are lecturing for more than 10 minutes without an opportunity to interact, they will stop actively listening. According to Roberts (2018), including active learning in the virtual classroom creates an engaging and innovative learning environment. We know that an engaging seminar is a receptive tool in the learning process. Most importantly, it makes a difference and increases critical thinking skills.Item Enhancing Student Learning: Applying Multimedia Principles to Videos(2021) Kotsiovos, Jean; Bergamo, Rhonda"Learning is best achieved when students are engaged in the course (Clark & Mayer, 2016). Faculty can enhance student learning and engagement with the use of multimedia (Clark & Mayer, 2016; Mayer, 2017). Videos can also increase student participation (Almuslamani, Nassar, & Mahdi, 2020). Courses should contain adequate practice activities to achieve the learning objectives in the course (Clark & Mayer, 2016). Practice activities should include effective feedback (Clark & Mayer, 2016; Mayer, 2017). Faculty can create videos that contain engaging practice activities along with feedback. In this presentation, we will discuss Richard Mayer’s 12 multimedia principles of learning (Mayer, 2017). We will demonstrate how to create engaging videos that will enhance student engagement and learning using the Kaltura video tool in Brightspace. We will also include best practices and tips for creating effective multimedia presentations. "Item Enhancing the Online Student Experience Through the Use of Video Feedback(2021-10-02) Bradley, Juliet; Beath, Melanie; Vukoder, KristyThe benefit of using video feedback to enhance the online student experience in higher education has been documented through numerous studies. Both students and faculty members have found video feedback to be an effective and valuable part of the learning process. This presentation will explore some of the benefits and potential challenges of using video feedback with online students in higher education. The experience of utilizing this type of feedback with students at Purdue Global will also be discussed.Item Enlightening, Empowering Conversations about Plagiarism: Turning a Frown Upside Down for Faculty and Students(2021) Green, Barbara; Sull, Errol CraigWhen most students think of the word “plagiarism,” negative emotions such as fear, confusion, and or frustration tend to come to mind. This is no different for faculty. For both faculty and students, plagiarism can elicit negativity-tinged repetitive and cyclical behaviors. The questions become: What can faculty do to demystify plagiarism for students and change knee-jerk reactions (for both faculty and students) where plagiarism is concerned? What can faculty learn from students to assist in learning why and how not to plagiarize? What best practices strategies can faculty employ to dissuade plagiarism? This session seeks to address how faculty can start an engaging, positivity-infused conversation about plagiarism (both conventional and unconventional examples found in the classroom), address how source use is viewed in other cultures, and how faculty can reach out to students in a proactive, non-threatening manner should plagiarism happen in the classroom.Item Environmental Justice: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion(2021) Drenner, KarlaThe fight for environmental justice and racial justice are inextricably linked. The proposed presentation will explore those linkages. The goal of environmental justice is to ensure that all people are fairly and equally affected by environmental policies and are not disproportionately impacted from environmental hazards. Unfortunately, in the U.S., low-income and minority communities are disproportionately affected by environmental issues. Learning about environmental justice is important because to become an informed citizen who takes actions against inequalities in our society, citizens need to learn about how environmental issues negatively impact certain communities.Item Establishing Teacher Presence in Fun, Exciting Ways Ways(2021) Gellens, Suzanne; Wachtel, LoisThis workshop will examine the communication between the professor and student. The professor will promote learning and build relationships to motivate students and encourage participation in an interactive way. The presenters will present a large variety of resourceful ways to engage students in the course material. Student performance can be enhanced using icebreakers, polls, games, and virtual field trips. The focus is to break the monotony of reading, posting, answering questions, and tests, varying the presentation of information to keep the students alert, interested, and focused on the topics. Attendees will get to practice some of these fun activities.Item Evaluate Student Needs in the Online Learning Environment Using the SDoH(2021) Gordon, Jessi; Rucki, Sheila"Faculty need to consider the influence of the virtual classroom as a setting where factors related to social determinants of health enhance a sense of safety, security, and well-being. Incorporating concepts from the social determinants of health are critical to creating a positive learning experience (Porter, et.al, 2020). Quality of the learning environment is enhanced by the kind and number of interactions, as well as the resources available to students and faculty alike. Critical to academic success of the student is faculty’s knowledge of the variables that impact learning, including culturally diverse student backgrounds, home environments, and resources available (Thornston & Persaud, 2018; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). In this presentation we will explore the complex factors that may impact the life of our students and the numerous methods for faculty to develop connections with students in the online learning environment. Consequently we will suggest interventions that provide a supportive and personalized experience so students can achieve their goals. "Item The Ever Changing Battled Against Academic Dishonesty(2021) White, David; Early, Kristin"In the world before the Internet, academic dishonesty, aka cheating, on written assignments was primarily confined to plagiarism, maybe getting a paper from a fellow student and using parts of it as the writer’s own work. Jump ahead to today and the landscape of academic dishonesty has changed markedly. Internet usage among adults aged 18-49 increased nearly 100% between 2000 and 2015 (Perrin & Duggan, 2015). According to Bernardi et al. (2004) two-thirds of students who took a survey admitted to cheating. The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the ever-evolving techniques used to engage in academic dishonesty and faculty’s responsibilities for detecting them and conveying the harm and consequences that result when they occur. Academic integrity is advanced through a holistic, university-wide commitment to consistent enforcement and promotion of original writing. Strategies for achieving these goals will be presented during the session."Item Fostering multicultural humility in leadership(2021) Rivera, BridgetThis workshop will assist participants in developing culturally competent leadership skills. In order to increase the recognition and implementation of culturally sensitive and effective leadership strategies the focus of the workshop will be on self-awareness. A Personal Identity Model will be used as the educational tool to learn how one’s identity dimensions inform worldview, and thus how we lead. The main identity dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, religion/spirituality, socio-economic status, and ability/disability will be discussed in relation to how they inform worldview. Inclusive leadership strategies will be explored in the context of worldview, power, and the 7 main identity dimensions.Item From MTV to Tik-Tok: Assessing Generational Differences to Increase Student Engagement(2021) Teague, Jennifer"From MTV to Tik-Tok: Assessing Generational Differences to Increase Student Engagement As significant age-related demographic shifts occur, there are many gaps in the literature regarding the impact of generational differences in the adult learner's classroom. As the number of Millennials and Generation Z student enrollments increase, there is a growing need to assess if there have been accompanying shifts in how students interact with their curriculum, their classmates, and their instructor. While students of all ages share many of the same traditional learning preferences, there have been some changes in the way younger generations operate in the classroom in terms of functions such as textbook reading, interpreting assignment instructions, and receiving constructive feedback. All of these generational preferences can create both challenges and opportunities in the traditional classroom environment, where long textbook chapters, rigid grading rubrics, and critical assignment feedback can sometimes result in learner-instructor conflict. This session will introduce generational differences in the typical classroom setting as well provide recommendations for teaching and content delivery methods to better meet the needs of learners of all generations."Item Grit, Resilience, and Mindset: Critical components for student success in online courses during COVID-19(2021) Finamore, Dora; Millam, Loretta; Reinhardt, Michelle; Hewitt, E. ValerieEducators throughout time have sought to understand why some students persist to overcome challenges, while others give up. We will present a theoretical exploration of this issue which supports multifactorial elements including grit, resilience, and a growth mindset as critical components for student success in online college courses, especially since COVID-19 began. Our presentation will include practical suggestions for classroom applications in online courses.Item Imagine This? Winning in Math with Digital Badges(2021-09-30) Meymaris, Kristen; Tacker, TamiFor many students, the idea of learning math online is anxiety-filled, daunting and often insurmountable. Given that, what could be done in an online math course to instead calm, motivate and possibly even excite those students? Imagine with us to see if YOU can win a BADGE!Item Intercultural Learning for the 21st Century(2021-10-01) Benson, AnnetteIf one googles phrases such as the importance of intercultural communication or how to teach intercultural competence, the results take up pages and pages. A busy educator who wants to embed intercultural learning (ICL) or diversity-equity-inclusion (DEI) activities into their classroom or program could spend hours looking for materials that meet their learning objectives. To make ICL resources more readily available, Purdue’s CILMAR: Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research, in collaboration with HUBzero™, has created a science gateway—the Intercultural Learning Hub (HubICL)—which includes over 800 searchable ICL activities searchable by a wide range of parameters. Access to the HubICL is offered to interculturalists anywhere in the world at no cost. This session offers a tour of the HubICL with instruction for potential HubICL users on how to get started and best practices in embedding ICL into the curriculum.
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