2023 Teaching & Learning Symposium
LOCATION: SWEM LIBRARY
DATE/TIME: MAY 4TH | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
OPEN TO W&M STAFF, FACULTY & GRADUATE STUDENTS
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
We will celebrate the accomplishments of educators, connect with colleagues and communities of practice, and collaborate to advance teaching and learning. The symposium program includes a keynote by Dr. Kristin Phillips, spotlight sessions, workshop sessions, and poster sessions facilitated by William & Mary faculty and co-educators. New this year! Provost Agouris invites you to join the Provost’s office and faculty colleagues for a Faculty Reception on the Conservation Patio after the Symposium 3:30-5. Refreshments provided.
Keynote
The Lecture is Not Dead: Using Storytelling to Enhance Lectures. Dr. Kristin Phillips
Dr. Kristin Phillips is a Collegiate Associate Professor in the School of Neuroscience at Virginia Tech. She earned a B.S. from Virginia Tech and a PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from VCU. At Virginia Tech, she teaches a wide range of neuroscience courses where she promotes real-world application, collaboration, and student engagement. Her goal is to demonstrate the vast implications that arise from understanding how the brain works.
Symposium Sessions
SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
• Collaborating to Reduce Barriers to Applied Learning by Lisa Randolph, Kathleen Powell, Elizabeth Harbron, and Ted Maris-Wolf
• Community Engaged Pedagogy by Jajuan Johnson
• Dialogic Engagement Across the Curriculum by Laura Heymann
• Fostering Students’ Engagement in Classrooms: The Pear Deck Case by Valentina Sorbera
• GAME ON! W&M Esports Program Levels Up by Michele Bates King
• Introducing Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality to Students by Dawn Edmiston
• Representing Diverse Perspectives in the Classroom by Leslie Cochrane
• Research Translated for K-12 Classrooms: The Virginia Scientists and Educators Alliance (VA SEA) by Sarah Nuss and Lisa Lawrence
WORKSHOP SESSIONS
• COLL in your Syllabus: Best practices for an effective COLL course syllabus by John Parman
• We Come to Our Classrooms as People First, Students and Faculty Second by John “Rio” Riofrio
• Developing Assignments for COLL 100 Classes by Lori Jacobson, Paul Showalter, Kristin Wustholz, and Paul Vierthaler
• Getting Started with Community Based Learning by Catherine Brix
• Using VR Headsets for Immersive Site Visits: Students Explore Medieval Temple Compounds in India by Mark McLaughlin
POSTER SESSIONS
• Conceptualizing the User Interface of the College Arboretum by Martha Case
• Instruction in Virtual Reality: Creation of a Chemistry Lab by Camille Andrews and Dana Lashley
• Virtual Reality in Forbidden Spaces by Bella Ginzbursky-Blum and Mike Blum
COLLABORATION FAIR
Presenters
Bella Ginzbursky-Blum
Russian Language House Advisor, Senior Lecturer of Russian Studies
Camille Andrews
Instruction & Research Librarian
Catherine Brix
Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies
Dana Lashley
Senior Lecturer
Dawn Edmiston
Clinical Professor of Marketing, Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Elizabeth Harbron
Floyd D. Gottwald, Sr. Professor; Director, Charles Cente
Jajuan Johnson
Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Lemon Project
Joan Gavaler
Professor of Dance and Director of Dance Production
John Parman
Associate Professor of Economics
John "Rio" Riofrio
Hispanic Studies Program Director, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
Kathleen Powell
Chief Career Officer | Associate Vice President for Advancement
Kristin Wustholz
Mansfield Associate Professor
Laura A. Heymann
Chancellor Professor of Law and Kelly Professor of Excellence in Teaching
Leslie Cochrane
Senior Lecturer of English and Linguistics, Arts & Sciences
Lisa Ayers Lawrence
Marine Education Program Leader
Lisa Randolph
Assistant Director, Experiential Learning
Lori Jacobson
Writing Resources Center Director
Maria DiBenigno
Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at William & Mary's Highland
Mark McLaughlin
Senior Lecturer of South Asian Religions
Martha Case
Associate Professor
Michele Bates King
Director, Academic & Applied Esports Program and Senior Lecturer of Speech
Mike Blum
Faculty Engagement Assistant Director
Paul Showalter
Coordinator of Instruction & Assessment
Paul Vierthaler
Assistant Professor of Chinese Studies
Sarah Nuss
Education Coordinator, CBNERRV
Ted Maris-Wolf
Associate Director of the Charles Center
Valentina Sorbera
Visiting Instructor of Italian Studies