Biennial Conference, April 27, 2017 / Good Stress, Bad Stress
and the Teaching-Learning Relationship
9:00 – 10:00 Workshops and Roundtables
Phil Buhlmann, Professor,Evan Anderson, PhD candidate, Department of Chemistry, UMTC / How to Involve Graduate Students in Addressing Stress and Mental Health
Kate Elwell, Julie Sanem, Community Relations and Outreach Specialist, Boynton Health Services, UMTC / Mental Health Promotion: An Evidence-based Strategy
Sarah Keene, Emily Matson, Sarah Sevcik, Teaching Specialist, Rothenberg Institute, UMTC / Does a Rigorous Course Need to be Stressful?
Ben Parchem,Alyssa Naef, Brian Ruedinger,Undergraduate Students; Audrey BlankenheimGraduate Student / Academic Stress: The Student Perspective
Beverly Smith-Keiling,Teaching Assistant Professor, College of Biological Sciences, Medical School UMTC / An Inquiry-Based Case Study Approach to Build Grit
Sue Wick, Professor, Department of Plant Biology, Nikki Letawsky-Schultz, Advisor, UMTC / Which Instructor Behaviors Cause Students the Most Stress?
10:00- 11:30 Technology Showcase and Poster Presentations: See end of list for poster and showcase titles
10:00-11:30 and 1:00-3:00 LMS CANVAS and Moodle Clinic
10:15 – 11:15 Workshops and Roundtables
Ann Fandrey, Academic Technologist, Liberal Arts Technology & Innovation Services (LATIS), UMTC / Stress-Free Online Reading: Writing for Online Courses
Insoon Han,Jacqueline Onchwari, NedraHazareesingh, NjokiKamau, Assistant Professor, Education, UMD / When Bad Things Turn Into Good Things in the Teaching-Learning Relationship
Brad Hokanson, Professor, College of Design, Housing and Apparel, UMTC / Your Teaching Manifesto: Using Design Thinking for Balance of Practice
Kelsey Metzger, Cassidy Terrell, Assistant Professor, Department of Academic Programs, UMR / Balancing Tensions: Student Workload, Active Learning and Fatigue
Heather Peters, Associate Professor, Social Science Division, UMM / Students from Marginalized Backgrounds and University Alienation
Julie Showers, Director, Conflict Resolution Office, Jan Morse, Director, Student Conflict Resolution, UMTC / The Advisor/Advisee Relationship: Maximizing the Health and Happiness of Both Participants
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch and Keynote Address
Edward Ehlinger, MD, MSPH, Minnesota Commission of Health / THE 21ST CENTURY ROLE OF LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES: ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY OPTIMAL HEALTH FOR ALL
12:45 – 1:15 Presentations
Michael Anderson, Manager, Bethany Peters, Teaching Specialist, MN English Language Program, UMTC / Alleviating Anxiety for Multilingual Students in the Classroom
TasoulaHadjiyanni, Professor, Design, Housing and Apparel,UMTC / What Breast Cancer Taught Me about Life (as an Academic)
Erin Malone, Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, UMTC / Helping Students Adjust to the Flipped Classroom
Dan Philippon, Associate Professor, English, UMTC / Sleeping, Eating, Loving, Dying: Teaching and Learning about Everyday Life
Paul Ranelli, Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy Duluth / Using Theater as a Tool for Healthcare Professionals (Go Ask Alice)
Margaret Root Kustritz,Assistant Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, UMTC / Student Mindset in a Veterinary Medicine Context, and its Effects on Grades Perceived Stress
Susan Tade, Kate Conners, Academic Technologist, OIT Academic Technology, UMTC / Reusable, Relevant Recordings: Creating Engaging and Evergreen Course Content
1:30- 2:00 Presentations
MitraEmad, Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology, UMD / Developing a Hybrid Pedagogy: Good Stress or Bad Stress?
Mary Jetter, Ilene Alexander, Education Program Specialists, Center for Educational Innovation, UMTC / Connecting with Your Students through Your Syllabus
Steve Sternberg, Associate Professor, Elizabeth Hill, Kayla Ness,Chemical Engineering, UMD / Student Self-Assessment for Starting Chemical Engineering
Oxana Wieland, Assistant ProfessorRutherford Johnson, Craig Miller,, Abdulasiz Ahmed, Lecturer, Business, UMC / Reflective Learning
1:30 – 2:30 Workshops and Roundtables
Sophia Andersson-Stern, OED, Colleen Meyers, Deb Wingert, Center for Educational Innovation, UMTC / Teaching Sensitive Course Content
Tai Mendenhall, Associate Professor, Family Social Science, CEHD, UMTC / Resiliency and Vitality in Academia: Harnessing Our Resources Across Systems
Bethany Von Hoff,TA, Kristen Janke, Professor, Gardner Lepp, Prog SpecBecky Carlson, Stud Serv, Pharmacy, UMTC / Joining Forces To Impact Student Development and Success
2:15 – 2:45 Presentations
Erin Malone, Professor, Margaret Root Kustritz, Assistant Dean,Veterinary Population Medicine, UMTC / Using Student Input to Change Curriculum
Laura Molgaard, Associate Dean, Professors, Veterinary Medicine UMTC / Peer Coaching to Promote Academic and Personal Success
Angelica Pazurek, MattiKoivula, Lecturers, Curriculum and Instruction, CEHD, UMTC / Learner Agency by Design
Christina Peterson, Education Program Specialist, Center for Educational Innovation, UMTC / Strategies to Mitigate the Stress of Information Overload
POSTERS and TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE 10:00 – 11:30
Scott Spicer, Associate Librarian, Libraries Research and Learning, UMTC / The Course Integrated Student Video Project as Catalyst for Critical Thinking
Benjamin Wiggins, PhD Candidate, Rebecca Moss, Cristina Lopez, Liberal Arts Technology & Innovation Services (LATIS), UMTC / Teaching Support from Digital Arts, Sciences and Humanities (DASH)
Jonathan Koffel, Associate Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, UMTC / Pitfalls and Promise of Virtual/Augmented Reality for Education
Mark Hilliard, Academic Technologist, Medical School, UMTC / Online Learning Using Elevator and Qualtrics
Mark Hilliard, Academic Technologist, Medical School, UMTC / Concept Mapping Tools Used to Create Learning Frameworks for Students
Amelia Black, Colin Wendt, Alexandra ZagoloffMedical School, UMTC / Take A Deep Breath:Practicing Mindfulness Techniques by Instructing Yoga and Meditation on an Child Psychiatric Unit
Anita Gonzalez, Education Program Specialist, Center for Educational Innovation, UMTC / Responding, not Reacting, to Student Feedback
HilalIsler, Teaching Specialist, School of Social Work, UMTC / Setting the Tone
Ruth Lindquist, Professor, Jeanne Pheiffer, NimaSalehi, School ofNursing, UMTC / The Impact of Quality Course Reviews on Facilitating Online Learning
Jack McTigue, End Use Support, OIT, UMTC / One Button Studios
Rebecca Moss, Info Tech Mgmt LATIS, CLA, UMTC / How to Incorporate Play into Work
Christina Petersen, Mary Jetter, Education Program Specialist, Center for Educational Innovation, UMTC / A Faculty Guide to Teamwork Projects
SirikanRojanasarot, Anna Milone, Rebecca Balestrieri, Amy Pittenger, RA, Pharmacy, UMTC / Personalized Learning in an Online Pharmacy Course
Margaret Root Kustritz,Erin Malone, Laura Molgaard, Veterinary Medicine, UMTC / Generational Differences and Their Impact on Teaching and Learning in a Veterinary Medical Curriculum
Mary M. Rowan, Clinical Professor, Mary Steffes, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UMTC / Telehealth Simulation
Steve Sternberg, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, UMD / Tip of the Day - Student Mental Wellness
About the Keynote speaker, Commissioner Edward Ehlinger, MD, MSPH
Edward Ehlinger is Minnesota's Commissioner of Health. As commissioner, Ehlinger is responsible for directing the work of the Minnesota Department of Health - the state's lead public health agency. Prior to his appointment as health commissioner by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton in January of 2011, Dr. Ehlinger was director and chief health officer at Boynton Health Service at the University of Minnesota. From 1980 to 1995, Ehlinger served as director of Personal Health Services for the Minneapolis Health Department. He served in the National Health Service Corps from 1973 to 1975. Dr. Ehlinger is an adjunct professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the U of M School of Public Health. Dr. Ehlinger is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and has a master’s degree in public health and was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and a Bush Fellow. He is and Past President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the Minnesota Public Health Association, the Twin Cities Medical Society, and the North Central College Health Association.
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