Past Institutes
Because it Matters: Engaging Students in Today's Colleges and Universities
Ernest Morrell, Keynote Speaker
Ernest Morrell is the Coyle Professor in Literacy Education an inaugural director of the Center for Literacy Education in the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives. Morrell is serving a three-year term on the American Educational Research Association's Executive Committee (AERA). Prior to this position, Morrell was the Macy Professor of English Education at Columbia University's Teachers College and was the director of Columbia's Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME). In addition to this work, he has been president of the National Council of Teachers of English and a member of the International Literacy Association and the ILA's Literacy Research Panel.
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Room |
Event |
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11:40 to 12:30 |
Waterfront |
Lunch |
12:40 to 1:40 |
Waterfront |
Keynote Ernest Morrell |
1:50 to 2:50 |
Glimmerglass |
Keynote Follow Up
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Susquehanna |
Open Education Resources (OER) in SUNY Mark McBride, SUNY System |
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Union Square |
Anxiety, Depression, and More: The Surge of Mental Health Symptoms among College Students James Zians, Associate Professor, Psychology Rebecca Harrington, Health Educator, Health Center |
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3:00 to 4:00 |
Susquehanna |
Using Video to Move the Lectures out of the Classroom Chilton Reynolds, Adjunct Lecturer/HCI Designer/Programmer, Teaching, Learning, & Technology Center |
Union Square |
What You're Really Saying: How Voice Production Communicates in the Classroom and the Workplace Andrew Kahl, Associate Professor, Theatre
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4:00 to 5:00 |
Le Cafe |
Cocktails |
Teaching, Leading, and Learning through Compassion
Christopher Kukk, Keynote Speaker
This talk combines research findings in the fields of neuroscience and social sciences to demonstrate how and why compassion is a key source of success in achieving several interconnected goals in education (i.e., more effective teaching and learning as well as more productive teams/departments).
Christopher Kukk is the author of the text The Compassionate Achiever and Professor of Political Science/Social Science at Western Connecticut State University and the founding Director of the Center for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation.
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Room |
Event |
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11:40 to 12:30 |
Grille |
Lunch featuring a performance from Pitched Slapped
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12:40 to 1:40 |
Grille |
Keynote Christopher Kukk |
1:50 to 2:50 |
105 |
Keynote Follow Up
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104 |
Simple Mindful Practices for the Classroom: Increasing Students' Capacity to Engage, Reflect, and Learn Kim Griswold, Liz Huntington, and Jeannine Webster, Instructors, Student Learning Center Teaching is an art that depends on effective communication with our students, but it is in the spaces between our words that students truly learn. Incorporating mindful practices into our classrooms can enhance our students' capacities to engage with new ideas, reflect, and learn on a more meaningful level. This workshop will explore simple, contemplative techniques to encourage deeper learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. |
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Craven |
Navigating the Maze: Labyrinth Walks & Academic Life Kathryn Finin, Associate Professor, Department of English From ancient times to present, humans have experienced the benefits of mindful/contemplative walking. Labyrinth walks reduce stress, quiet the mind, and ground the body. While labyrinths look like mazes, they are actually a single, winding path with no dead ends or wrong turns. The session will start with a very brief introduction to labyrinths and labyrinth walking. Primarily, however, this is an opportunity for participants to experience the ancient practice of labyrinth walking on a temporary labyrinth in Craven Lounge. Following the walk, there will be some private time to reflect on your experience. Toward the end of the session, we will discuss some strategies for benefits of integrating this kind of practice into the college classroom. |
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3:00 to 4:00 |
104 |
Privileging Our Bodies: Enfleshing Our Pedagogies in the Classroom Dr. Greg Hummel, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media In this break out session, we will reflect on and examine the ways that we communicate with our bodies in the classroom. Attending to our bodies beyond Cartesian dualism, this session focuses on dialoguing with ourselves and each other about the importance of recognizing and interacting with bodies in the classroom. In doing so, our goal is to understand both our bodies and our students’ bodies differently while working to incorporate our bodies into our already-existing pedagogical strategies. |
130 |
Introduction to Contemplative Pedagogy Kristen C. Blinne, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the philosophy and practice of contemplative pedagogies or teaching and learning methods designed to cultivate presence - via heightened awareness, deep concentration, self-reflection, and the cultivation of greater empathy and compassion for oneself and others. Within this session, a variety of methods will be explored and several contemplative pedagogy practices will be facilitated, encouraging participants to understand how students might experience contemplative pedagogy. Additionally, a resource guide will be provided for further reference.
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4:00 to 5:00 |
Le Cafe |
Cocktails |
Academic Publishing: The Implications of Transitioning from Scarcity to Abundance
Jason Schmitt, Keynote Speaker
Jason Schmitt is a filmmaker, journalist, and Chair of the Department of Communication, Media & Design at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. Schmitt concentrates his research toward online education impacting a global audience, open access relating to academic publications, and the reproducibility crisis in science.
Schmitt’s documentary, “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship,” specifically investigates the economic and societal impact of academic publishing, the $25.2 billion a year that flows into for-profit academic publishers, the 35-40% profit margin associated with the top academic publisher Elsevier, and how that profit margin is often greater than some of the most profitable technology companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google.
Time |
Room |
Event |
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12:00 to 12:20 |
Grille |
Lunch |
12:30 to 1:30 |
Grille |
Keynote Jason Schmitt |
1:40 to 2:40 |
Craven |
Keynote Follow Up
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Room 104 |
Scholarship at the Threshold: Innovative Approaches to Information Literacy Sarah Rhodes (nee Karas), Reference & Instruction Librarian Jean-Paul Orgeron, Senior Assistant Librarian |
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Room 130 |
Are you Reviewer 2? Communicating Criticism with Kindness & Compassion Kristen Blinne, Associate Professor, Communication & Media |
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2:50 to 3:50 |
Craven |
An Open Access Policy Supporting Teaching, Learning, & Research Darren Chase, Director, Library Open Access Committee |
Room 104 |
Crafting an Effective Sabbatical Brian Lowe, Professor, Sociology Beth Small, Chair, Foreign Languages & Literature |
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4:00 to 5:00 |
Le Cafe |
Cocktails |
Working Together to Foster Mental Wellness in the SUNY Oneonta Community
Matthew Shapiro, Keynote Speaker
Matthew Shapiro is the Associate Director, Public Affairs for the National Alliance on Mental Illness-New York State (NAMI-NYS), the state chapter of NAMI, the nation’s largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and family members impacted by mental illness. A passionate advocate with a dual perspective of someone with lived experience as well as a family member, Matthew directs NAMI-NYS's public policy platform and communication efforts along with organizing NAMI-NYS's annual education conference and managing other special projects.
Matthew is the host of the NAMI-NYS produced television program Mental Health Now and is a frequent guest on Capital Region television and radio programs (such as Capital Tonight, Capital Pressroom and the AMC Roundtable) to discuss mental health issues. He has also presented at numerous national conferences and conventions including the CIT International Convention, the annual NIMH Outreach Partner Program meeting, the CNS Summit, the We Work for Health Summit and the NAMI National Convention. He also provides the family/consumer perspective at the Crisis Intervention Trainings held by the Albany Police Department and Albany County. He also presents to each class of cadets in the Albany Police Academy.
At a Glance Schedule
Time | Event | Presenter(s) |
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8:45 | Welcome by Faculty Center Director | Rhea Nowak |
9:00 | Working Together to Foster Mental Wellness in the SUNY Oneonta Community | Matthew Shapiro |
10:00 | The Anti-Racism Starter Pack: 5 Things to Know about Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism | Sallie Han, PhD and Tracy Betsinger, PhD, SUNY Oneonta Department of Anthropology |
11:00 | The Valuable Work of Navigating Teaching while Learning New Modalities | Kim Griswold, Liz Huntington, Chuck Maples |
12:00 | Helpful Hints from Positive Psychology in Times of Uncertainty | Jim Zians, Robert Kirk, Katherine Lau |
1:00 | Benefits and Techniques for Incorporating Mindfulness into Life and Work | Kristen Blinne, Brian Lowe, Rebecca Harrington, Glenn Pichardo, and Bharath Ramkumar |
2:00 | Faculty Self-Care 101: Actively Valuing You |
Karen Munson |
3:00 |
Difficult Topics About Inequities |
Howard Ashford & MC Montoya |
Innovative Pedagogy & Student Success
Dr. Kevin M.Gannon, Keynote Speaker
Kevin Gannon serves as Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and Professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he's taught since 2004. His teaching, research, and public work (including writing) centers on critical and inclusive pedagogy; race, history, and justice; and technology and teaching. He writes for Vitae (a section of The Chronicle of Higher Education), and his essays on higher education have also been published in Vox and other media outlets. His book Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, was published by West Virginia University press in Spring, 2020, as part of their Teaching and Learning in Higher Education series, edited by James M. Lang. He also gives frequent talks and workshops, and appeared in the Oscar-nominated documentary 13th, directed by Ava DuVernay.
You can find him on Twitter: @TheTattooedProf.
This session will explore not only the research basis for Inclusive Pedagogy, but practical strategies for its application. It’s one thing to say “these are great evidence-based practices,” but unless we’re able to put them into operation in, say, four sections of our 101 course, the evidence doesn’t help us so much. We’ll examine areas of Inclusive Pedagogy such as sense of belonging, representation, and accessibility, and participants will have the opportunity to think about how they might implement these strategies in their own practice.
At a Glance Schedule & Session Recordings
Time | Event | Presenter(s) |
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9:00 | Welcome | Professor Rhea Nowak |
9:05 |
"Who Are Our Students?" Panel Discussion |
Co-presenters: Karen Brown, Executive Director of Admissions; Pathy Leiva, Director of Access & Opportunity Programs; Monica Grau, Director of The Office of Student Success; JoAnne Murphy, Associate Director of Academic Advisement; Rebecca Harrington, Health Educator & Melissa Fallon-Korb, Director of Counseling, Health & Wellness Center |
10:00 |
Keynote address from Dr. Kevin Gannon: Inclusive Pedagogy from Theory to Practice |
Dr. Kevin M Gannon |
11:00 |
COVID-19 Impact & Updates about our College and the Region |
Co-presenters: Dr. Alex Thomas, Professor of Sociology; Rebecca Harrington, Health Educator; Dr. Gregory Fulkerson, Professor of Sociology & Dr. Jim Zians, Associate Professor of Psychology |
1:15 |
That Looks Like I Could Learn It: How to Use Graphic Design Principles When Creating Learning Materials |
Katherine Spitzhoff, Associate Professor of Art |
2:00 |
Universal Design for Learning (UDL): How Using These Principles Can Help All Your Students |
Co-presenters: Chilton Reynolds, Interim Director of the TLTC & Ed Beck, Instructional Designer |
3:00 |
E-Portfolios as a High Impact & Inclusive Teaching Tool |
Co-presenters: Professor Rhea Nowak, Director of the Faculty Center; Ed Beck, Instructional Designer & Dr. Sarah Portway, Assistant Professor of Human Ecology |
4:00 |
Roundtable Faculty Discussion: Teaching Techniques for Student Success |