Creating Futures Through Technology Conference: Full Schedule

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1:00pm CST

Workforce

Wednesday March 5, 2025 1:00pm - 4:30pm CST

Magnolia F

Wednesday March 5, 2025 1:00pm - 4:30pm CST
Magnolia F

Meeting, Subtype

8:30am CST

Enhancing Online Discussions: Integrating Structured Debates in Online Courses

Thursday March 6, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CST

Magnolia F

Speakers

Scott Tollison

Provost / Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor, Management Information Systems, Mississippi University for Women

Online debates are an interactive instructional strategy where learners are assigned opposing positions on a topic and collaborate within structured teams. This presentation explores the integration of these structured debates into online course discussion boards to foster critical... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CST
Magnolia F

Breakout, Subtype

10:00am CST

Nearpod in High Education

Thursday March 6, 2025 10:00am - 11:15am CST

Magnolia F

Speakers

Amy Pate

Nearpod

Discover how Nearpod can transform teaching and learning in higher education! This interactive session will explore ways to use Nearpod to create engaging, student-centered learning experiences. Participants will learn how to integrate multimedia content, real-time assessments, and... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 10:00am - 11:15am CST
Magnolia F

Breakout, Subtype

1:00pm CST

Designing Dynamic Learning Journals with Pages on iPad

Thursday March 6, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST

Magnolia F

Join this hands-on session to explore how Apple Pages on iPad can transform learning journals into dynamic, interactive tools. Step by step, you'll learn to design a personalized journal that enhances organization, integrates visuals, and fosters meaningful reflection. Discover powerful features that bring content to life and create a resource you can immediately implement in your classroom. Bring your iPad with Pages installed and leave with a fully customizable journal template ready for your students!

Learning Objectives:
1. Design a personalized learning journal using Pages, incorporating multimedia elements such as images, annotations, and reflections.

2. Explore key features of Pages that enhance organization, creativity, and student engagement.

3. Develop a ready-to-use journal template that can be customized for various subjects and learning activities.

Speakers

Carlena Benjamin

NEMCC

Thursday March 6, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Magnolia F

Breakout, Subtype

2:30pm CST

Quick Wins with AI: Enhance Student Engagement

Thursday March 6, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CST

Magnolia F

Discover how AI can streamline your workflow and enhance student engagement with quick, easy-to-implement strategies. This session will introduce tools like Question Well for generating quizzes and seamlessly importing them into Canvas, Brisk Teaching for AI-powered feedback and lesson enhancement, and Microsoft Designer for boosting creativity and personalization. Plus, learn how ChatGPT can help you craft clear instructions, develop creative project ideas, and save time on course prep. Walk away with practical AI-powered solutions you can start using immediately!

Learning Objectives:
1. Generate AI-Enhanced Assessments – Learn how to use Question Well to quickly create quizzes and import them into Canvas, saving time on assessment design.

2. Streamline Instructional Content – Explore how Brisk Teaching and ChatGPT can assist in crafting clear instructions, project ideas, and personalized feedback to enhance student learning.

3. Create Engaging Visuals with AI – Utilize Microsoft Designer and AI-generated images to design compelling instructional materials that capture students’ attention and support comprehension.

Speakers

Carlena Benjamin

NEMCC

Thursday March 6, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CST
Magnolia F

Breakout, Subtype

4:00pm CST

Bringing Learning to Life with AI

Thursday March 6, 2025 4:00pm - 5:15pm CST

Magnolia F

Learn how an instructor is using AI to foster deeper personal connections and create engaging, interactive learning experiences for students. We will explore how AI-generated images can serve as powerful hooks to grab students’ attention and promote equity throughout the course, how AI-driven conversations can help students explore topics more thoroughly, and how AI can assist in crafting thought-provoking discussion prompts and responses. We’ll demonstrate sharing these experiences using Harmonize, but the lessons will be applicable to your online classroom even if you don’t use Harmonize.

Speakers

Carlena Benjamin

NEMCC

Thursday March 6, 2025 4:00pm - 5:15pm CST
Magnolia F

Breakout, Subtype

8:30am CST

Navigating Students’ Pathways: Embracing AI/AR/VR's Role in Career Exploration

Friday March 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CST

Magnolia F

Discover how educational leaders across Mississippi use creative approaches including AI, AR, and VR to engage and inspire students. This session will demonstrate how students research, learn, and experience a variety of concepts and the associated career pathways in STEM, Health Science, Advanced Manufacturing, Agri-Science, Transportation and more. Based on this exploration, students are able to develop plans for post-secondary study and/or earn valuable certifications.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the AI/AR/VR landscape and its role in supporting STEM curriculum and CTE certifications
- Discover clinical evidence supporting learning gains with AR/VR
- Consider funding sources for the integration of new technology

Friday March 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CST
Magnolia F

Breakout, Subtype

10:00am CST

Empowering Mississippi's Future Workforce with AR/VR/XR: Innovative Strategies for CTE

Friday March 7, 2025 10:00am - 11:15am CST

Magnolia F

Discover how districts have implemented innovative strategies using virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies to enhance workforce development programs. Leave with practical ideas for incorporating AR/VR/XR into your teaching and training, and how to prepare students for STEM careers and industry certifications in health science, agri-science, transportation, advance manufacturing, and more.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the AI/AR/VR landscape and its role in supporting CTE and workforce certifications
- Discover clinical evidence supporting learning gains with AR/VR
- Consider funding sources for the integration of new technology

Friday March 7, 2025 10:00am - 11:15am CST
Magnolia F

Breakout, Subtype