July 11, 2025
Session 4 | Presentations | 1:30pm
Diversity, Equity and Protagonism: Overcoming Institutional Paralysis
Presenter
Niaz Khadem
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Diversity, Equity and Protagonism: Overcoming Institutional Paralysis
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Institutional support for DEI is in crisis. How can teachers and communities respond when educational institutions relinquish their responsibilities? The presentation offers an approach to grassroots, asset-based planning for DEI that sidesteps ineffective institutions and empowers individuals and communities to lead the way. Beyond a mere critique of DEI efforts that rely on institutional support, it presents actionable strategies that build agency and ownership among individuals, families and groups at the local level. Emphasis is placed on building on strength, consultation, prioritization, and pursuing our work in a learning mode. Not all hope is lost for our institutions however. The presentation introduces a concept of protagonism that sees individuals, communities and institutions as three protagonists that have the potential to work together for the common good. Drawing on the discourse on transformative institutions, it offers a vision of what is possible when relationships between the three protagonists are characterized by cooperation and mutual support.
Imparting STEM Education Through Interactive Apps
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Gurmukh Singh
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Imparting STEM Education Through Interactive Apps
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In literature the deterministic STEM education problems are solved using well-known numerical methods, whereas probabilistic problems are solved through Monte Carlo simulations. In both cases, computer simulation plays an important role and requires involvement of modern software systems and computational techniques to design such Apps. To improve the engagement of middle, secondary and post-secondary levels of STEM education students, it becomes necessary to include many opportunities for learners and teachers to learn how to employ modern technology to better understand and promote students' engagement in the learning of mathematical concepts with technology-based pedagogy. This scholarly article is an attempt to highlights the designing of a variety of STEM education Apps to help teachers and students using readily available google/Spreadsheets and .NET Framework as an interactive exploratory teaching/learning tool. Several examples of designing STEM education Apps will be presented and discussed, which can be useful to the teachers in their own classroom teaching.
Beyond Traditional Instructional Design: An Integrated Model Bridging Instructional Design, UX, Software Design, and Project Management for Evolving eLearning Design Practice
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Kasa Wahl-Losee
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This presentation addresses the challenges faced by instructional designers in today's evolving eLearning landscape and introduces a new design model to support the creation of successful eLearning coursework. This model provides a real-world resource: a new eLearning design process that integrates instructional design methodology (SAM), user-centered user interface design, and Agile software and project management principles to create a collaborative and efficient design process. Attendees will learn how this tool can be applied to individual or team-based eLearning development, addressing the expanded responsibilities of instructional designers.
Applying Positive Psychology to Design Emotionally Supportive Learning Experiences
Presenters
Jarrod Ventura & Lani Matsumura
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Applying Positive Psychology to Design Emotionally Supportive Learning Experiences
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FIT at LIT: Concourse Syllabus' impact at Fashion Institute of Technology
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Will Folden
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FIT at LIT: Concourse Syllabus' impact at Fashion Institute of Technology
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Fashion Institute of Technology, a member of the SUNY system with campuses around the world, adopted Concourse Syllabus nine years ago. Over that time, Concourse has helped FIT address multiple challenges and improve the student and faculty syllabus experience. Join Will Folden for a discussion of FIT's syllabus journey and an introduction to the Concourse syllabus platform.