39 | DET/CHE 2024

In this presentation, we will demonstrate our new quality assurance dashboard. We will show search filters, what data it uses and different graphs available. Our quality assurance dashboard was developed by Institutional Effectiveness & Research department to visualize the impact that the Campus Quality Assurance initiative has had on student success. The purpose of the dashboard is to provide a high level graphical view of before and after changes in non-passing grades data, along with the ability to go into specifics such as First Gen, Under Represented Minorities (URM), and the annual academic years etc. It provides a visual that demonstrates that QM certified trainings and certified courses does have a positive impact on student learning.

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

1. Identify search filters for the quality assurance dashboard
2. Gather data from a quality assurance dashboard
3. Recommend uses for the dashboard.

How can you support AI education for a diverse campus audience with a small faculty development team and limited funds? Leverage your campus and system community of experts! This presentation will share how our campus created an AI professional development certificate program that utilizes existing talent to save time and money while embracing the Universal Design for Learning principle of choice in learning. The choose-your-own-adventure format will be illustrated to show (a) avoiding the cost of reinventing the wheel, (b) engaging multiple campus constituents, and (c) allowing for growth and change over time.

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

1. Strategies for Leveraging Existing Resources: Attendees will learn how to identify and utilize the expert talent and resources already available within their campus community to develop cost-effective AI education programs,
2. Implementation of Flexible Learning Models: Attendees will understand how to design and implement a choose-your-own-adventure format that accommodates diverse learning preferences and needs, consistent with Universal Design for Learning principles.
3. Sustainable Program Development: Attendees will gain insights into creating scalable and adaptable AI certificate programs that can evolve over time, ensuring long-term engagement and relevance for various campus audiences.

Engaged students are active, and they pay attention, take notes, listen, ask questions, respond to questions, participate, and react. Instructors and students recognize the engagement benefits of remote teaching technologies such as spontaneous discussions, polling, and group work from their pandemic experiences. These can now be integrated into face-to-face, online, and hybrid classes to make participation effortless and engaging. Learn how to leverage gamified interactions and seamless integration to create an environment where students are not just passive listeners but active participants. Join us to explore the role of AI-fueled technology & tools in unlocking the secret to keeping students engaged, motivated, and excited to learn.

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

1. Learn practical strategies for frictionless participation & engagement
2. See how enhanced classroom dynamics result in a more vibrant learning atmosphere
3. Get introduced to AI-fueled tech for student engagement in a post-pandemic hybrid world

In late 2020, UC San Diego's service desk received a ticket from a concerned professor indicating that a machine captioning system had incorrectly transcribed multiple instances of profanity or offensive words from a Zoom-based lecture. What began as a technical investigation quickly turned into a broader discussion of censorship, academic freedom, and the ultimate impracticality of educational institutions being able to meet basic accessibility standards for multimedia. In this talk we'll discuss this and other similar incidents at UC San Diego, offer ideas for how schools can realistically approach meeting WCAG AA accessibility standards, and invite participants to provide solutions of their own.

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

1. Identify challenges higher institutions encounter with meeting multimedia accessibility standards  
2. Summarize how Zoom and Kaltura's profanity filters work
3. Explain how profanity filtering and academic freedom are at odds
4. Devise possible solutions for higher education institutions meeting WCAG AA accessibility standards

Resistance and conflict are not strangers to the faculty member-instructional designer relationship, particularly when roles are not clearly delineated. In his 2021 article, “The Collaborative Mapping Model: Relationship-Centered Instructional Design for Higher Education,” Jason Drysdale proposes a process to support faculty with their course design and development process and defines the role of the instructional designer as a collaborator, where the emphasis is on the relationship more than the product.

The instructional designers at California State University implemented this model with 40 faculty by offering a stipend to re-design face-to-face courses to online formats, including hybrid and fully asynchronous courses. The re-design process is currently taking place. An evaluation survey will be administered to faculty and instructional designers, and the results will be shared at this conference.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the Collaborative Mapping Model (CMM) process
2. Compare and contrast the experience of CSUF instructional designers with their own campus and imagine what the CMM process could look like for their institution.
3. Adopt and adapt the CMM forms developed at CSUF to meet their own needs.

With a focus on support and adapting to the evolving educational landscape, organization structural changes may need to occur. The change process from idea to implementation should be done thoughtfully and precisely to accurately take into account the intended goals and the required steps to meet those goals. At one large university, two departments that supported the campus community with pedagogy and technology related topics began the process of merging into one. The development of a new cohesive unit required a focus on the intended outcomes of the change and the impact it could have on those both internal and external to the departments. In addition, it  needed to highlight and reflect the expertise of the staff members. This session will briefly discuss the process of merging academic support units, reasons that mergers might occur, and best practices to implement the changes that positively impact the evolving needs of the campus community. 

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Participants will discover which change processes can lead to a successful merger of academic departments.
   
2. Participants will examine how a transparent approach to organizational change can generate a stronger, cohesive, and cooperative department.
   
3. Participants will identify how the naming of a department has an impact on the broader community.

In the summer of 2023, faculty generative AI training was rolled out at Cal State Monterey Bay. By the summer of 2024, the need for additional faculty development was evident. In this presentation, you will explore how we supported our faculty to actively apply what they learned, by integrating generative AI into their curriculum and into their instructional materials development process. Our goal with this session is to share our practices and support other institutions to learn from our wins, and even more importantly, from our mistakes!

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

1. Explore a framework for incentivizing continued faculty development around generative AI
   
2. Identify resources, challenges, and benefits of furthering generative AI faculty development
   
3. Strategize a method for furthering generative AI curriculum adoption by faculty

Accessibility and design take center stage in an online environment, but true equity begins long before your curriculum committee gives the green light to a new course. Join us to delve into the transformative power of instructional design. Investigate how these principles can elevate student outcomes and explore creative strategies to seamlessly weave instructional design into your educational programs, optimizing every student's learning journey. 

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Evaluate your institution’s ability to support student learning through its current curriculum development and instructional design practices. 
2. Identify strategies to effectively integrate instructional design principles to improve student outcomes and promote equity within their educational setting. 
3. Develop steps to implement those strategies at their campus to foster collaboration and strategically integrate instructional design principles into the course development process, resulting in courses that prioritize inclusivity and equity. 

In this 20-minute presentation, we will discuss the process of conducting accessibility course reviews in a college setting. We will explore the importance of creating an inclusive environment for students with disabilities and the role of faculty and staff in this process. Through practical tips and examples, participants will learn how to conduct thorough accessibility course reviews and make necessary improvements to ensure equal access for all students. This presentation is suitable for anyone involved in developing and delivering courses in higher education.

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

1. Analyze the key components and steps involved in conducting an accessibility course review and evaluate their effectiveness in ensuring an inclusive learning environment
2. Design a plan for implementing accessibility best practices and strategies in course development and delivery, taking into account the specific needs and challenges of the institution
3. Justify the importance of collaboration among faculty, staff, and accessibility experts in creating an inclusive learning environment, and provide examples of successful collaborative efforts. (Evaluation)

The classroom is no longer bounded by the buildings that we grew up in. The library at our fingertips lets us take students on learning journeys in every conceivable domain. Furthermore, new AI tools are appearing that beg for collaborative exploration, debugging and the development of learning artifacts.

We have adapted to desktop tools and online meetings but bringing these to the new classroom has remained in the province of instructional technologists, expert influencers and online personalities. However, exciting new tools have emerged that make it possible and worthwhile for practicing educators to build their own lessons around the materials they have at their fingertips. They can demonstrate how they learn, not just what they need to teach.

In this session, we will demonstrate the development and presentation of a lesson that integrates AI interfaces, website explorations and a live Zoom session. We use the new CueCam Presenter suite of tools, which are freely available. We will discuss the implications for a future education paradigm the is not confined by walls or borders.

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

1. Attendees will feel comfortable that they can indeed bring the latest and most relevant materials to their students
2. Attendees will see how CueCam lashes together the Apple silicon-based products they already have to do what they want to do in class and online.
3. Attendees will walk away with a fresh appreciation for how Zoom can move them beyond the four walls of their traditional classrooms. 

This presentation will explore strategic planning and change management within the realm of faculty training to enhance online teaching and learning at Community Colleges. It highlights how organizational leadership strategies can foster a culture of continuous professional development, promoting innovation and excellence in digital education. The presentation emphasizes the necessity of aligning strategic planning with the rapid technological advances and the evolving needs of a global student body, integrating tools like the ADDIE model and Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model to support faculty adaptation. Additionally, it underlines the importance of transformational leadership in motivating and guiding faculty toward professional growth and pedagogical innovation. This research-backed presentation combines theoretical frameworks with practical applications, aiming to equip faculty with the skills needed to effectively engage and educate students in an online setting.

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

1. Strategic Planning Insights: Attendees will learn how to effectively plan and adapt online educational strategies to align with technological and demographic changes.
2. Change Management Tools: Participants will gain practical tools for implementing change management in faculty training, using models like Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model to encourage adaptation to new teaching methods.
3. Leadership for Professional Development: The session will highlight how transformational leadership can support continuous professional development and innovation in online teaching practices.