8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Check-in and Breakfast
8:45 AM — 8:55 AM
Welcome & Introductions

Dr. Nathan Smith, President, Faculty Senate 

9:00 AM — 9:40 AM
Block 1: Breakout Sessions

TENTATIVE 

  • Auditorium: Bringing Care To Life
  • Collabratorium | WHI Fellows: From Immersion to Retention: Integrating VR to Strengthen Student Success
  • Collabratorium-Theater: Integrating Sustainability and Scientific Literacy 
  • LAB 107 (Library): Canvas Best Practices (repeats in Block 3)
  • RM. 169: Stories That Teach: Leveraging Narrative Pedagogy to Drive Engagement and Student Success
  • RM. 170: Centering Student Perspectives of AI and AI Tools in Learning
  • RM. 171: Co-Teaching Without Sharing a Classroom: Collaboration Between ENGL 1301 and Corequisite
  • MakerSpace: T-Shirt Workshop
9:50 AM — 10:30 AM
Block 2: Breakout Sessions

TENTATIVE

  • Auditorium: Human Horizons: Liberal Learning as Education with a Human Face
  • Collabratorium | WHI Fellows: Beyond Pages: Building 360 Worlds Based on Fictional Narratives 
  • Collabratorium-Theater: Highlighting Innovative Learning at HCC
  • LAB 107 (Library): Project-Based Learning in Immersive Environments with Minecraft Education (repeats in Block 4)
  • RM. 169: Using Logic Problems and Brainteasers as Focus to Increase Student Engagement 
  • RM. 170: Faculty Success & TE
  • RM. 171: OERs and Fair Use: What's the Difference?
  • RM. 203: First Year Experience: Case Studies in Pedagogy
  • MakerSpace: Laser Cutting Workshop
10:40 AM — 11:20 AM
Block 3: Breakout Sessions

TENTATIVE

  • Auditorium: Teaching Without Giving Away the Answer: A Case Based Approach to Active Learning Across Disciplines
  • Collabratorium | WHI Fellows: BACK TO THE FUTURE: Synchronicity in Education 
  • Collabratorium-Theater: Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: Practical Ways Faculty Can Use Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • LAB 107 (Library): Canvas Best Practices for Course Design (repeats from Block 1)
  • RM. 169: Enhancing Student Engagement Through Active Learning
  • RM. 170: How do we keep education human in AI-rich world?
  • RM. 171: Beyond HCC & Teaching: Creating, Researching, & Publishing
  • RM. 203: Math in Chemistry (or STEM classes)
  • MakerSpace: T-Shirt Workshop
11:30 AM — 12:10 PM
Block 4: Breakout Sessions

TENTATIVE

  • Auditorium: Faculty Success & TE
  • Collabratorium: WHI Fellows--Who Are We? How Can You Join?  
  • Collabratorium-Theater: Identifying Industrial Change from Historic Maps: A Case Study of Houston, Texas
  • LAB 107 (Library): Project-Based Learning in Immersive Environments with Minecraft Education (repeats from Block 2)
  • RM. 169: Belonging as a path to improved student retention and success
  • RM. 170: AI With Intention: Keeping Humans at the Center of Teaching and Learning
  • RM. 171: Illuminating Expectations & Demystifying Assessment
  • RM. 205: Adjunct Academy 101
  • MakerSpace: Laser Cutting Workshop
12:15 PM — 12:55 PM
Lunch in the Auditorium
1:00 PM — 2:30 PM
April Faculty Senate Meeting