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Welcome to the 2023 BOLT Conference presented by Global Campus which will take place October 30th, 2023! We are thrilled you decided to join us for this virtual conference on how to be better online and learn together. The full agenda is below. You are invited to join as many sessions as you’d like, and all sessions will be recorded. 

Each session has its own Teams link. Click on the link below to join the desired session at the start time. If you experience any technical issues, please contact the helpdesk: 479-575-HELP (4357) or go to help.uark.edu to start a chat. 

 

Time  Topic & Speaker  Topic and Speaker  Topic and Speaker 
08:45-09:00  Join the Virtual Meeting Room 
09:00-09:15

Welcome and Introduction 

Dr. Cheryl Murphy 

09:15-09:45

Student Demographics of Online Students 

Patty Milner 

Ultra Q&A 

  • Global Campus ID’s
    LTS Team
Micro Learning 

  • Mandy Epply 
  • LaShanda Owens 
10:00-10:30

Open”ing the Door to Student Success: Using OER in Online Teaching 

Christine Rickabaugh OER Librarian

Aligning your Course 

Camie Wood 

“They Don’t Care What You Know Until They Know That You Care” – Instructor/Student interaction 

Phil Jones 

10:30-11:00

Promoting online programs – Razorbug Diploma Tour 

Kay Murphy 

What is Regular and Substantive Interaction 

Ken Muessig 

Crossing the “Rubric-on”: An Effective Grading Strategy 

Alex Dowell 

11:00-12:00

Instructor Panel 

Featuring:

  • Dave Bostwick
  • Rhett Hutchins
  • Margaret Butcher
12:00-1:00 

Presenting Better Powerpoints 

Dylan Craig 

1:00-2:00  Student Panel 
2:00-2:30  Online Student Support offices 

  • Kati Williams  
  • Collen Whitman 

Managing Multiple course sections and Instructors in Blackboard 

Kim Petrone 

“Don’t Fear the Ultra” 

  • Rhett Hutchins 
  • James Martin 
2:30-3:00
Hospitality Couse Simulation 

  • John Hickey
  • Lesley Speller
  • Alicia Estes 
Q&A – AI in Higher Education 

  • Ken Muessig 
  • Charini Urteaga 
  • Bob Hinton 
Workforce Development 

  • LaShanda Owens 
  • Mandy Eppley 
3:00-3:30 

Making your course accessible 

Camie Wood 

Ultra-Course Banner Maker 

Ash Shackelford 

Teaching with Blackboard Ultra 

Sheila Smith