CSI Summer Conference: Teach Together: Full Schedule

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The 38,000 sq ft Applied Technology and Innovation Center (ATIC) creates a highly flexible learning environment specifically focused on 21st century job training skills. The facility includes a range of Career Technical Education (CTE) programs including Automation Engineering with mechatronics and robotics, Machining and Manufacturing (3-D prototyping and a 5-axis CNC machine), Environmental Technology (solar, wind, water, and biofuels) with a turbine climbing practice tower, HVAC Technology, Drafting Technology (cad, technical, and architectural drawing), Industrial Systems Maintenance Technology, and Food Processing Technology. These programs offer multiple work-based learning opportunities and job enhancement and advancement training for our region. Workforce Development uses the building for a variety of short-term industry trainings and certifications, from OSHA to forklift.
**During the Summer Conference, there is a Manufacturing Career Academy underway in which students spend 1 day each in 5 different CTE programs, to expose them to the variety and excite them about potential career pathways in technical fields. During the tour, visitors will be able to see the hands-on activities and projects those students are completing.
Manufacturing Academy Flyer for Summer Conference Program

Tuesday June 4, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm MDT
ATIC Building

5:30pm MDT

Evening Activities - Guided Tour of the Snake River Canyon Walking Path

Tuesday June 4, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm MDT

5:30pm MDT

Evening Activities - Kayak tour of the Snake River Canyon

Tuesday June 4, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm MDT

5:30pm MDT

Evening Activities - Trivia Night at the CSI Library

Tuesday June 4, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm MDT

8:00am MDT

Lite Breakfast

Wednesday June 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
1st Floor - Taylor Building Cafeteria

All conference attendees

9:00am MDT

Printmaking Adventures

Join CSI Associate Professor of Art Angela Batchelor as she shares her experiences from attending a Letterpress Workshop in Boise, ID and the Rocky Mountain Printmaking Symposium in Spokane, WA.

Speakers

Angela Batchelor

CSI

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Hepworth 135

Artistic and Humanistic

9:00am MDT

CSI Honors - A Path to Student Success

How and why CSI Honors Program can benefit college students in their pursuit of a 2 year degree and transfer to earn their 4 year degree and beyond.

Speakers

Brian Dobbs

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Hepworth 180

General Interest

9:00am MDT

Electronic resources for dual credit students, Idaho residents and everyone else

It’s been my experience that most students begin their research with Google. This is not ideal, especially when they have a trove of quality resources at their fingertips either as a CSI dual credit student, a resident of Idaho, or simply an internet-savvy citizen. Accessing these resources may take a little longer than using Google but good research takes time. The benefits of the CSI Library website, LiLI.org and Open Access resources far outweigh the miniscule amount of time saved by using a search engine that is ultimately more concerned with selling you stuff than it is with providing quality information.

Speakers

Ross Sempek

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Hepworth 195

General Interest

9:00am MDT

Life Support for Discussion BOREDs - Packback as a Springboard

Is classroom conversation getting you down? Whether in an online asynchronous course, face-to-face, or hybrid instruction, both students and teachers can quickly tire of the "same old" approach to learning conversations. Join us for an engaging and informative conversation about how we have used Packback - a tool that is free to all CSI instructors and students - as a tool to bring the spark of curiosity back to classroom conversation. We'll share best practice principles for engaging conversations that can apply across any teaching modality or technical platform.

Speakers

Bethany White/TLC

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Hepworth 143

General Interest

9:00am MDT

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Culturally responsive pedagogy refers to a teaching style that recognizes that all students learn differently in ways influenced by their language, family structure, background and cultural identity. For the past year, the College of Southern Idaho has been focused on improving courses with this pedagogy as a guide. This session will explain best practices, current research, and CSI approach with regard to Culturally Responsive Pedagogy.

Speakers

Tiffany Seeley-Case

College of Southern Idaho

Terina Konrad

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Hepworth 108

Hispanic Serving Institution

9:00am MDT

Desmos Classroom

Find or build your own interactive and creative math lessons with Desmos Classroom.

Speakers

Elizabeth Jones

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Shields 105

Mathematical

9:00am MDT

Using Groups and Group Activities to Teach Communication Concepts While Building Support in the COMM 101 Classroom

Group work is often hated and avoided by both students and workers despite its importance to success. Communication courses are well-positioned to help individuals understand how to engage in group work more effectively and how to avoid many of the pitfalls that cause painful group experiences. In the classroom, group activities and group projects can help to teach these concepts, while additionally providing social support and resources for students.

Speakers

Mark Wasden

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Hepworth 181

Oral Communication

9:00am MDT

You Can Count Ribs, Right?

Biology teachers in general and A&P teachers specifically get asked many difficult questions about the human body and cultural (mis)information. In this session, we will explore some of the more common scenarios that we may encounter, discuss the scientific basis for the answers, and where we can find more resources to help us and our students. Some of these difficult questions include things like race, gender vs sex, phenotypic expression of sex, and evolution.

Speakers

Anna Hegsted

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Shields 106

Scientific

9:00am MDT

Engaging Students in the Seven Perspectives of Psychology

This session will provide psychology teachers with the opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of the seven perspectives of psychology. Further, each perspective will be paired with an activity that will demonstrate how a perspective can be taught to students, but each activity can be modified to fit the needs of the teacher.

Speakers

Michael Konrad

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Hepworth 179

Social and Behavioral

10:00am MDT

Artistic and Humanistic - TBD

Speakers

Burcu Seyben

College of Southern Idaho

Shane Brown

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Hepworth 180

Artistic and Humanistic

10:00am MDT

Anthology, Tech Support and FAQ

Anthology and IT Tech support FAQ and Info.

Speakers

Ed Ditlefsen

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Shields 107

General Interest

10:00am MDT

Life Support for Discussion BOREDs - Packback as a Springboard

Speakers

Bethany White/TLC

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Hepworth 143

General Interest

10:00am MDT

Multicultural Wellness

The Dimensions of Wellness are all interconnected and each impacts the overall well-being of students. A focus on Multicultural Wellness deepens understanding and appreciation of our students' lived experiences and cultural identities. In this session we will explore how culture is deeply intertwined with wellness goals and student engagement. We will reflect on how to Teach Together in multicultural spaces for meaningful learning. Our aim is to create classroom environments that value inclusivity, and an appreciation and respect for the richness of all cultures.

Speakers

Rita Ruhter

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Hepworth 135

General Interest

10:00am MDT

What the Font?

Discover the art of typography: Fonts aren't mere letters; they're messengers, dressing up words and conveying messages. Typefaces, like clothing, express tone and personality. Explore how typography crafts visual narratives, setting the stage for meaningful communication.

Speakers

Laura Erickson

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Shields 109

General Interest

10:00am MDT

Alliance for Hispanic Serving Institution Educators Conference Update and Best Practices

The session will update attendees on the AHSIE conference, HSI educators best practices, and enhance professional development. Attendees will learn high impact practices and learn how to engage students through diverse landscapes and emerging HSI values.

Speakers

Justin Vipperman

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Hepworth 108

Hispanic Serving Institution

10:00am MDT

Highlights from Professional Development Conferences

This session will include our takeaways from the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC) National Conferences and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U): Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success.

Speakers

Nolan Rice

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Shields 105

Mathematical

10:00am MDT

Geology Education Videos for the Masses

One bright spot of the Covid-19 pandemic was the development of diverse online education tools. Since 2020, CSI geology professor Shawn Willsey has used his YouTube channel to bring the field trip experience to students and the general public. Learn how these videos can be paired with assessment tools to educate and inspire.

Speakers

Shawn Willsey

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Hepworth 195

Scientific

10:00am MDT

The Alien, The Rocket, and The Writer: What Writing About Science Fiction Can Teach Us About the Mind of The Student

Robert Mayer will discuss how developing pieces on Eastern European Science Fiction - for both a conference and a critical anthology - has given him important insights into teaching students and redesigning his writing classes.

Speakers

Robert Mayer

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Hepworth 179

Written Communication

11:00am MDT

Friends of Minidoka and Minidoka NHS: Resources for Place-based and Interdisciplinary Learning

During WWII over 120,000 Japanese Americans were removed from the West Coast and incarcerated at ten concentration camps. 13,000 of them were incarcerated at Minidoka. Minidoka National Historic Site and Friends of Minidoka will offer educators opportunities to learn about this history and how it relates to today through new educational films and lesson plans, oral histories, primary resources, and placed-based strategies through an interdisciplinary lens.

Speakers

Kurt Ikeda

Ryley Brown

Camille Daw

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Hepworth 179

General Interest

11:00am MDT

Growth Mindset: Striving for Improvement in Your Classroom and in Yourself

In this session, we will explore how a shift in mindset could revolutionize our daily lives and the courses we teach. We will examine: • current science and research behind "mindset theory" • different approaches to our personal mindset • strategies and examples for implementing a growth mindset in our self, our students, and our classrooms. We will also consider how the growth mindset can be used to confront potential bias and address diversity and equity issues in our classroom and/or campus culture. Participants will consider their own mindset tendencies, gain ideas for creating an environment of growth, and discover ways to provide a more authentic, inclusive classroom environment.

Speakers

Serena Jenkins Clark

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Shields 107

General Interest

11:00am MDT

Quality Education at No Cost: Free and Open Access Resources for Education

Many instructors and students have bemoaned the high costs of textbooks, subscription resources, and educational multimedia. Resolving these issues is much easier than one might think. Reed Hepler, the Digital Initiatives Librarian, will help educators discover and use open access and freely available resources that they can use for their own professional development and for their students’ educational use.

Speakers

Reed Hepler

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Hepworth 195

General Interest

11:00am MDT

To Cite or Not to Cite: 'How?' is the question.

Making it easy for your students to cite their sources and create reference lists and bibliographies using Microsoft Word.

Speakers

Jim Medina

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Shields 208

General Interest

11:00am MDT

Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom

Authors Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy provide different ideas and approaches for teaching practices essential for fostering an equitable learning environment in their book: Inclusive Teaching. This session aims to explore the fundamental concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching with an opportunity to put these concepts into practice. Follow up ZOOM session will be offered at a later date.

Speakers

Neh Meh

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Shields 106

Hispanic Serving Institution

11:00am MDT

Promoting Equity in the Math Classroom

Can we change our pedagogy to meet the needs of more students in our math classes? Discussion and ideas of what inclusive teaching could look like in the college math classroom.

Speakers

Cindy Dickson

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Shields 109

Mathematical

11:00am MDT

Teaching and Assessing Critical Listening

Most students are familiar with analytical listening from the process of standardized testing for reading comprehension. Fewer have been challenged to engage in critical listening. While the ability to gather and summarize information is crucial to basic understanding, so too is the ability to analyze and evaluate that information. Increasingly, there is a need to teach students to how to use critical listening to determine the currency, relevance, accuracy, applicability, and purpose of messages with which they are confronted in both educational and public environments.

Speakers

Andy Orr

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Hepworth 180

Oral Communication

11:00am MDT

The Amalgamation Pedagogy Project: Instilling Hope in Democracy by Teaching Local History

Higher education is in a phase of transition as the political divide increases in the United States. Intense social events including COVID, politics, and the culture wars require higher educational institutions to seek changes to support diverse student bodies. This research illustrates pedagogical techniques to promote civil dialogue between diverse student groups and provide more nuanced understanding of the challenges they face. Moreover, it seeks to emphasize the importance of solutions in order to create a stronger democracy and reduce cynicism, thus providing a pathway for a more informed and engaged citizenry. Focusing on local historical events connected to the broader national history allows students to see lasting change in their communities. Moreover, local history places their experiences in the broader context, which allows students to see that they are no different from historical actors.

Speakers

Justin Vipperman

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Hepworth 108

Social and Behavioral

11:00am MDT

Abundant Teaching - Utilizing the abundance of cultures, technologies and stories to create an abundant classroom.

This session will focus on addressing the challenges/opportunities composition teachers are facing using a storytelling lens to create a culture of abundance in their classroom.

Speakers

Susie Kapeleris

College of Southern Idaho

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Hepworth 135

Written Communication

12:00pm MDT

Lunch

Wednesday June 5, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT
1st Floor - Taylor Building Cafeteria

All conference attendees

1:00pm MDT

Discipline-Specific Meeting - Business & Information Systems

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Canyon 123D, 123F and 124

1:00pm MDT

Discipline-Specific Meeting - GNED & Wellness

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Hepworth 135

1:00pm MDT

Discipline-Specific Meeting - Social Science & Communication

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm MDT

1:00pm MDT

Discipline Specific Meeting - Arts & Humanities

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Fine Arts 164

Artistic and Humanistic

1:00pm MDT

Discipline-Specific Meeting - Mathematics

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Shields 204

Mathematical

1:00pm MDT

Discipline-Specific Meeting - Biology

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Shields 201

Scientific

3:00pm MDT

Tour of ATIC Building (This is an optional activity)

Department Chair for Trade and Industrial Education, Alan Heck will give a tour of the Applied Technology Innovations Center (ATIC).
The 38,000 sq ft Applied Technology and Innovation Center (ATIC) creates a highly flexible learning environment specifically focused on 21st century job training skills. The facility includes a range of Career Technical Education (CTE) programs including Automation Engineering with mechatronics and robotics, Machining and Manufacturing (3-D prototyping and a 5-axis CNC machine), Environmental Technology (solar, wind, water, and biofuels) with a turbine climbing practice tower, HVAC Technology, Drafting Technology (cad, technical, and architectural drawing), Industrial Systems Maintenance Technology, and Food Processing Technology. These programs offer multiple work-based learning opportunities and job enhancement and advancement training for our region. Workforce Development uses the building for a variety of short-term industry trainings and certifications, from OSHA to forklift.
**During the Summer Conference, there is a Manufacturing Career Academy underway in which students spend 1 day each in 5 different CTE programs, to expose them to the variety and excite them about potential career pathways in technical fields. During the tour, visitors will be able to see the hands-on activities and projects those students are completing.
Manufacturing Academy Flyer for Summer Conference Program

Wednesday June 5, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
ATIC Building

General Interest