IFWE 2021IFWE Empower

Nov 30 - Dec 3 | New Orleans Marr iott

We are on this journey together!

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Conference Program

3:00 p - 5:00 p Pre-conference Workshops

Darcy HardyAnthology (Blackboard)Napoleon

Now and Then - Strategic Planning for Online ProgrammingBefore the pandemic, it was important to have a strategic plan foronline programming – which programs to offer, what audiencesare you targeting, how to ensure quality from course design tofaculty development to student supports. During the past twoyears, much has been learned at each individual institution abouthow prepared they are to go forward in the new normal. As aresult, strategic planning is even more important. What did welearn? What did we do well? Where did we fall short? Will you stayonline and possibly increase or scale our programming? How willyour institution best compete in this next phase of online learning?This workshop will explore the need for a strong institutional vision(and how to develop one), and the elements of a strategic plan youshould be considering.

Janet MajorATP/SWTRCLafayette

How to Effectively Engage Families in TelehealthHow does Telehealth happen? How can a healthcare providerbuild a successful intrapersonal relationship through a videoscreen? Training, best practices and "Lights, Camera, Action!" arethe key. Attendees will participate in a technology demonstration,learn and share best practices for improved telehealthexperiences Learn about several initiatives and pilot programs forestablishing a telehealth program in your local library orcommunity center.

Kristin DeProsperoSolutionzSt. Charles

Navigating the Expanding World of GrantsLearn how to find and successfully apply for grants. Hear aboutcurrent and upcoming funding sources. Collaborate with grantexperts on finding strategies for your technology projects.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Conference Program

Eunice Ofori & Barbara LockeeTulane University

Next Generation Mobile Learning: Designingfor Learning & Accessibility

2:30 p - 7:30 p Registration OpenRiverview 2

7:00 p - 8:30 p Opening ReceptionRiverview 2

Posters

Bradley BowersBarry University

Online Transcultural & InterdisciplinaryLiterary Studies

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

7:00 a - 5:00 p Registration OpenRiverview 2

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Conference Program

Napoleon Morning Meditation

7:00 a - 8:00 a Exercise & Meditation

8:00 a - 9:00 a Coffee / Continental BreakfastRiverview 2

St. Charles HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

Outside Trail Walk / Run

9:00 a - 12:00 p Pre-conference Workshops

Alexandra SalasDelaware CCC & Sharon ShermanRider UniversityNapoleon

Practicing the Art of Questioning in Career Building &Lifelong GrowthHow do we structure a situation that fosters empowerment?Developing sound and purposeful questioning skills is an effectivepath. This session provides practice in the art of questioning--anability that enables us to lean in and empower ourselvesthroughout the various iterations of our professional lives.

Stacy Greathouse &Sheryl HathawayThe Dark ClassroomLafayette

1-Minute Gardener: How to Plant Personalized MindfulMomentsWhat is it like to be childlike and return to joy? Come play andconstruct your own 1-minute mindfulness experiences ascelebrations of your bodies to plant in our terrains throughout theday. Embodiment, pleasure, and joy. And we can do this in digitalspaces and in our physical worlds.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Conference Program

12:00 p - 1:00 p Lunch on Your Own

1:00 p - 2:30 p Opening, Keynote, & Networking Riverview 1

2:30 p - 3:00 p Afternoon Break

Lucy KefauverNapoleon

We CAN Have It All - TogetherWomen often feel the pressure of handling everything- work,home, children...everything. If we want to have it all, we have togive in and help one another. This interactive session exploresthe benefits of a supportive community of like-mindedprofessionals.

3:00 p - 3:45 p Sessions

Darcy ChristiansonJohns Hopkins Center forTalented YouthLafayette

Innovating Learning Grammar OnlineTraditionally, online grammar lessons include single choice andfill-in-the-blank activities. While useful and simple, theseapproaches tend to limit curiosity and application. Thispresentation introduces an innovative approach to learninggrammar online, where the students find, annotate, share, anddiscuss specific grammar concepts from classical texts.

Merlyna Mathieu ValentineMerlyna Valentine Consulting, LLC.

Merlyna Mathieu Valentine is a national speaker, author,consultant, trainer, and owner of Merlyna Valentine Consulting,LLC. As a well respected educator for over thirty years, Ms.Valentine served as a teacher, principal, and executive director in ahighly successful school district. In her talk she will discuss herjourney through her career and objsticals that she overcamedispite it all.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Conference Program

Amy Murphy &Dara AndersonAngelo State UniversitySt. Charles

Climate Matters: Cultivating Safe & Empowering OnlineLearning EnvironmentsOnline learning requires unique strategies to establish supportivelearning climates. The pandemic has raised new concerns aboutstudent safety and wellness. This session will introduce an expandedview of online learning climates, share strategies for identifyingclimate concerns, and discuss implications for faculty developmentand instructional support.

3:00 p - 3:45 p Sessions

Melanie Inman OlsonWestern Govenors UniversitySt. Charles

Fostering Sense of Community Among Remote Employees toIncrease RetentionA study was conducted with online adjunct faculty from across theUnited States to identify the essential elements that lead to a senseof community among online adjunct faculty in order to improve jobsatisfaction and retention. Specific recommendations will beprovided for leaders to best support remote employees.

Debra Luken &Nicole StahiUniversity of Central FloridaNapoleon

Using Online Personas to Promote Faculty Empathy &Reflection During COVID-19For faculty who are new to online teaching, interacting with studentpersonas can showcase a diverse set of scenarios to help preparethem in handling unfamiliar situations with empathy andunderstanding. These professional development activities werecreated using in-house programs and served as beta tests toimprove upon future iterations.

4:00 p - 4:45 p Sessions

Marie Sanchez, Jessica Handley, Toni Saldivar, & Siria CarrascoUT Rio Grande ValleyLafayette

Game On! Bringing Meaningful Gamification to the LearningExperienceJourney with us as we explore meaningful gamification in onlinelearning. Our quest is to gain insight into some of the background,best practices, and how to design a gamified learning experience.Participants will see different applications of gamification inBlackboard. This presentation will be narrative in style.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Conference Program

Tricia BerryPurdue University GlobalNapoleon

Building Relationships in the Virtual WorldBuilding relationships in the virtual environment can be verychallenging. Join this session to learn more about over toovercome those challenges and work toward building positivevirtual relationships.

9:00 a - 9:45 a Sessions

Napoleon Morning Meditation7:00 a - 8:00 a Exercise & Meditation

8:00 a - 9:00 a Coffee / Continental BreakfastRiverview 2

St. Chjarles Yoga

7:00 a - 5:00 p Registration OpenRiverview 2

8:00 a - 9:00 a Book ClubLafayette

Wednesday, December 1, 20216:00 p Meet in Lobby for Mobile Roundtables

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Conference Program

Linda DavisHumana, Inc.Lafayette

Empower Learner Thinking with Tailored Scenario FeedbackBuild meaningful scenario experiences with tailored feedback thatcoach learners in decision-making.

Debra Luken &Anita GabbardUniversity of Central FloridaSt. Charles

Creating Professional Development Programs from the GroundUpThe University of Central Florida's Division of Digital Learning establisheda Professional Development Committee to provide opportunities forprofessional and personal enrichment for unit staff. The committeecomprises a diverse group of individuals that collaborate to providesessions to promote a culture of learning within the unit.

10:00 a - 10:45 a SessionsHarriet Watkins & Jacquelyn CatoInstructional ConnectionsNapoleon

Empowerment through Support!Empowerment through leaning on support is possible! Providing theright kind of support to faculty can empower them to enhance theironline course in ways they only dream of due to bandwidth issues,administrative and other sundry tasks associated with teaching.

9:00 a - 9:45 a Sessions

Kylah TorreTHECBSt. Charles

Moving Digital Learning Forward as a StateIn November 2020, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Boardcreated a Division of Digital Learning with the aim of partnering withinstitutions of higher education to promote, sustain, and advancequality digital student experiences. In this session, presenters willdiscuss ongoing best practices, programs for capacity building, andsustainable partnerships.

Holly PakUS Sports AcademyLafayette

Improving Motivation with Video-enhanced syllabi inOnline CoursesIt can often be difficult to motivate students in the onlineenvironment because of lack of personalization and negativeperceptions of the instructor and the course. This study usesvideo-enhanced syllabi to improve the level of student motivationin the asynchronous, online course environment.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Conference Program

Amy PriceIntelliboardNapoleon

Lean-In(telliBoard): Cross-Team, Multi-Level Global Voices+ Our Best PracticesAs a remote (even pre-pandemic), global (and rapidly growing)company, IntelliBoard is the premier reporting and analytics toolfor your Learning Management system. While we live, love, andbreath data, we're also human. Join us for a cross-team, multi-level, region-diverse conversation on how we Lean In and up.

Yi Guan-RaczkowskiMiddlesex Community CollegeLafayette

The Power of Learning: Past, Present, and FutureEmbracing technology with cutting edge infrastructure and traininghas been a focus at Middlesex Community College. This presentationgives an overview of the technology training that helps the transitionof online learning during the pandemic. The challenges involved incoping with technology deficiency are also highlighted.

Rhonda BlackburnStrut LearningSt. Charles

Empowering Through Leading!Whether you are leading a group in a volunteer association oremployees at your workplace, how do you inspire them, excite them,and guide them? In this session, we will discuss different leadershipstyles and will empower each other to take on the next leadershipstep in our journey.

11:00 a - 11:45 a Sessions

12:00 p - 1:30 p Lunch with Darcy Christianson Riverview 2

Darcy ChristiansonJohns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

Living Better with Classic JournalingHave an extra busy year? Seeking some relief? Consider classicjournal writing, collecting random thoughts to help clear your head. This interactive session introduces the benefits and methods ofjournal writing and provides prompts, space, and time to experienceclassic journal writing, applicable to both new and experiencedjournalers.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Conference Program

Vandy Pacetti-Donelson & Holly PakUS Sports AcademyNapoleon

User Story Approximation Model: Sensemaking in OnlineLearning DesignThis session presents use case scenario employing a new learningdesign model that incorporates Agile Project ManagementPrinciples with Weick's Sensemaking Theory to produce an array ofrapidly prototyped continuing education courses for multiple userstories and contexts. This model situates course design within anaction-employability oriented framework.

Robyn McKenzie & Freda BraddockColumbia Southern UniversityLafayette

Freedom Writers to Freedom Warriors: Lessons for LifeThrough EducationWaldorf University and Erin Gruwell, author of the 1999 best-sellingbook The Freedom Writers Diary have partnered to offer specializedcourses to the students who inspired Gruwell's book. Now adults intheir 30s, this session will outline how they continue to inspirethrough stories of challenge, perseverance, determination, and hope.

Lisa AndionBlackboardSt. Charles

Working, Parenting, & Sanity During the COVID AcademicYearWorking from home this past year while my middle-school agedchild also conducted his learning from home was more difficultthan I could have imagined. I spend this past year in survivalmode. This session will focus on how I got through it and what Ilearned.

1:30 p - 2:15 p Sessions

2:30 p - 3:15 p Let's NetworkRiverview 2

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Conference Program

Scott Ready & Leslie SandsVervbit.aiLafayette

Equity & Access in Online EnvironmentsThe pandemic exposed a sharp disparity in resources, time andstructures for students learning at home versus in school. With afocus on equity and access, this session will build awareness andunderstanding of how to create an equitable learning environmentfor all students in a distance setting.

3:30 p - 4:15 p Sessions

Monique Earl-LewisMorehouse CollegeSt. Charles

Stop, Look, Listen, Act: Self Care as Radical Social ActionResearch findings and anecdotal reports exploring pivot impact toremote learning include noteworthy concerns regarding howeducators have/are experiencing and managing secondary trauma.This session will engage participants in reflective punctuationactivities to: (1) rediscover self; (2) realign personal/professionalvalues; and (3) share restorative "whimsdoms" promoting balance,joy and healing.

Anita GabbardUniversity of Central FloridaNapoleon

Developing a Mentoring Program in a Large DivisionThe Division of Digital Learning at the University of Central Floridacreated a Mentoring Program to appeal to over 180 employeesconsisting of 13 separate and distinct teams. Learn how advanceplanning and a variety of structures within the program made it sosuccessful that it far exceeded our expectations.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Conference Program

Gina Shipley & Kinsey HansenAngelo State UniversitySt. Charles

Empowered Through Resilience: Forging Forward & NotBouncing BackwardsSince the dawn of civilization, humanity has experienced adversity -personally, professionally, politically, socially, and culturally. Women are uniquely equipped to create new and positive pathsforward as they face hardships with resilience and emotionalintelligence. This presentation will guide participants in self-discovery as they strengthen skills for empowerment.

4:30 p - 5:15 p Sessions

Riverview 2 Come join the fun and network with your peers during theevening event - the PAJAMARAMA!

Vandy Pacetti-Donelson & Holly PakUS Sports AcedemyLafayette

Agile Leaning! Social Processes of Agile Project Managementfor Supporting TeamsJoin us as we explain how the 4 primary Agile communicationmethods work together as a social process to drive high levels ofteam performance. A general understanding of agile practices maybe useful, no prior Agile knowledge is necessary to gain insight anduseful tips for project management.

7:00 p - 10:00 p PAJAMARAMA

Elizabeth MacWhinnieColumbia Southern UniversityNapoleon

The Happiest Place on Earth (well, almost) May SurpriseYou!Creating a supportive, positive, and even happy culture in adistributed workforce can be challenging. The presenter will sharehow she created a Happiness Committee with the participationand support of her leadership and how the committeeestablished its purpose and created activities and resources forthe team.

Friday, December 3, 2021

Conference Program

Lynea Lavoy, LynnBaldwin, Jill Huizenga, JodiGoldbeck, & Kristin GebhardtMadison CollegeSt. Charles

The Badassery of 5 Women Cultivating LearningProfessionals During COVIDFive community college leaders discuss how cultivating andcelebrating individual badassery to design, innovate, create, re-create, teach and then expand the Fundamentals of Well-Beingactually worked- all the way from this free course concept todigital badges, paid opportunities and a huge initiative with stategovernment. Talk about leaning in!

9:00 a - 10:30 a SessionSt. Charles

8:00 a - 9:00 a Coffee / Lite BreakfastRiverview 1

10:30 a - 11:30 a Closing Brunch & Keynote Riverview 1

Dr. Sasha ThackaberryVice ChancellorNational University System

At LSU, Dr. Thackaberry led fully online programs, support foronline and blended courses, and continuing education thatencompasses professional development, K-12 and lifelonglearning. Her talk will focus on her journey.

Napoleon Morning Meditation7:00 a - 8:00 a Exercise & Meditation

7:00 a - 11:00 p Registration OpenRiverview 1

Lafayette Yoga