Keynote Address

Thomas J. Tobin, Ph. D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Secret Champion Training Keynote PowerPoint
Secret Champion Training Keynote PowerPoint with Notes

Concurrent Session 1

Beyond Lectures: Engaging Engineering Students with Discussions
Sean Higgins, M.S.
Instructor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

Teaching with AI and Blackboard Ultra: Practical Strategies for Smarter Course Design 
Meredith Huynh, MBA 
Assistant Director, Online Learning and Support 
University of South Carolina Aiken 

Unlocking Biology for All: Universal Design for Learning in the Life Sciences
Charles Schumpert, Ph.D.
Instructor and Lab Coordinator, Biological Sciences
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Amanda Zeigler, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biological Sciences
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Managing Hands-On Group Projects in Large Classrooms
Anli Xiao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
College of Information and Communications

Concurrent Session 2

Empowering Student Review with GPT Bots Tailored to Your Course
Austin Blackwell, MHIT
Instructor, Integrated Information Technology
Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

Turning Grades into Growth in Online Asynchronous Courses
Ibitein Okeafor
Doctoral Student, Health Services Policy and Management
Arnold School of Public Health

How to Create a Skills-Based Competency Video: A Faculty-Led Design Model
Dani Quinn, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor, Advanced Professional Nursing Practice & Leadership
College of Nursing

Using Active Learning Strategies to Facilitate Learning
Sandy Greene, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Peer Leadership & Partnerships, University 101 Programs

 Katie Hopkins, M.Ed.
Associate Director for Faculty Development and Resources, University 101 Programs

Concurrent Session 3

To TBL or Not to TBL? A Faculty Experience
Kirby Cranford Lee, DMSc, PA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
School of Medicine – Columbia

Annette Rauch, MMS, PA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
School of Medicine – Columbia

Collaborative Learning Through POGIL: Redesigning Classrooms for Engagement
Natasha Delahunt, M.S.
Instructor, Computer Science and Engineering
Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

Teaching for Mastery: How Specification Grading Moves Beyond Points for Deeper Learning
Eilea Knotts, Ph.D.
Instructor and Lab Coordinator, Biological Sciences
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Concurrent Session 4

Unfolding Proteins: A ChemArtistry Approach to Molecular Storytelling
Sahar Aghasafari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Art and Graphic Design
University of South Carolina Lancaster

Li Cai, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry
University of South Carolina Lancaster

Role-Playing for Engagement: From Classroom Simulations to Structured Games
Emily Brennan, Ph.D.
Grants Program Coordinator
Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning

Creating More Inclusive Instructional Environments: Neurodivergent Instructor Challenges and Strategies
Margaret Janse van Rensburg, Ph.D., MSW, RSW
Assistant Professor
College of Social Work

Abigail Reza, M.A.
Doctoral Student
College of Social Work 

Robert Hock, Ph.D., LMSW
Associate Professor
College of Social Work