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Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2024, Andrews University Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:10:00 +0000 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:10:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu NAD Professional Learning Series: Adventures in AI http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/64490 December 1 at 12:00 p.m.: NAD-Wide Professional Learning Series. “Adventures in AI Across North America: Adventist Higher Education Perspectives.” This virtual session will allow us to learn with and from one another across institutions about the lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities of generative AI in higher education. Plan to join us for this 1-hour session. Andrews University professors Kylene Cave and Kristin Denslow will be among the presenters. There will be a certificate of participation for those who need CEU units. Register <a href="https://www.adventistlearningcommunity.com/events/adventures-in-ai-across-north-america-adventist-higher-education-perspectiv">here</a>. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:58:58 +0000 Webinar: Current Economic Climate http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/64488 Current Economic Climate: What We Should Understand. This webinar (join <a href="http://andrews.zoom.us/j/8600472653">here</a>) aims to provide perspectives on the present economic landscape, elucidating the influence of the Federal Reserve's actions on inflationary dynamics and their repercussions on global trade, consumer spending, investment, borrowing, capital, and money markets, as well as loans and mortgages. Panelists: Lucile Sabas, PhD (associate professor of economics and finance), Willaims Kwasi Peprah, PhD (associate professor of finance), and Quentin Sahly (associate professor of accounting).  Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:41:31 +0000 Lunch & Learn with Dr. Michael Emerson http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/62277 Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a special Lunch & Learn opportunity. On Thursday, February 9, Dr. Michael Emerson will be our speaker for University Chapel at 11:30 a.m. in Pioneer Memorial Church. Emerson is a professor and chair of the sociology department at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He is also one of the foremost scholars on race and religion and co-authored the groundbreaking Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America (2000). He will be presenting findings from his latest research, conducted alongside Glenn Bracey of Villanova University. That research will appear in his forthcoming book The Grand Betrayal: The Agonizing Story of Race, Religion, and Rejection in American Life (2023). This research represents the most comprehensive study of race and religion ever conducted in the U.S. and is funded by the Lilly Endowment. Following Chapel, there will be a catered Lunch & Learn conversation with Dr. Emerson in the Dining Center’s Lincoln Room from 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. There is no cost for the lunch, but you must RSVP in advance. Space is limited. First come, first served.   Sun, 05 Feb 2023 21:43:08 +0000 Lunch and Learn: Active Learning Strategies http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/44012 Jacquelyn Warwick and Alfredo Mejia, both members of the Effective Teaching and Learning Council, will share strategies to engage students in active learning in face to face and online courses. Come to share a meal and dialogue with others about your tried and true strategies or challenges you may be facing.  This is an informal setting and the conversations have proven fruitful for those that have attended past sessions. Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:25:59 +0000 National Distance Learning Week http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/44014   <div align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"> Faculty Technology Showcase and National Distance Learning Week</div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"> November 15 and 16, 12:00-1:30 Lincoln Room - Lunch Provided </div> <div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"> November 15</div> <div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"> In our November Faculty Technology Showcase, we continue the fall theme of Faculty Presence while celebrating National Distance Learning Week. An essential method of faculty presence is giving feedback to students. Guilherme Borda, an adjunct for undergraduate Greek, will show how he has created auto feedback for quizzes where students type in the answer. Randy Siebold will share how he uses the Checklist tool in LearningHub to help students track their progress. And we will feature a short clip from a Magna Workshop on faculty feedback: using tools to write feedback comments faster. Join us as we explore this essential component to great teaching!</div> <div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">  </div> <div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"> November 16</div> <div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"> We continue celebrating National Distance Learning Week with a second Showcase. In this showcase, we encourage you to bring your faculty team and review your online program using the Online Learning Consortium Quality Scorecard. Janine Lim will facilitate the review, encouraging you to learn from other online programs at Andrews University. Come for a stimulating sharing time!</div> Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:24:52 +0000 The Scholarship of Teaching http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/43912 Caryn Price and Bill Scott will discuss their project "Reporting and Barriers to Reporting among Physical Therapy Student Interns before and after an Applied Ethics Course" and Karen Reiner, 2016 winner of the Daniel Augsburger Excellence in Teaching Award, will lead a conversation on effective teaching. Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:41:04 +0000 Toolbox Sessions: Exams and Quizzes http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/43913 Each session will start with training on a specific educational technology tool, followed by two hours of time for practice of what was learned.  This session will focus on using established proctoring services offered by the School of Distance Education.  Participants can stay for a portion or the entire session. Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:40:47 +0000 Lunch and Learn Session: Assessment of Learning http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/43698 The facilitators will be Lynn Merklin and Heather Ferguson.  It will take place in the Badger Room from 12:00-1:00. Please take your lunch before or after the session to maximize the time we have together. Lunch is go-through-line and it is served from 11:30-1:30. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:03:01 +0000