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Welcome to the 2024 BOLT Conference presented by Global Campus which will take place October 23rd, 2024! 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 
09:00-9:15 Welcome and Introduction

  • Dr. Cheryl Murphy, Vice Provost of Distance Education
9:15-9:45 Moving the Needle on Student Success: Using Proactive Outreach Tools in Blackboard

  • Kelly Westeen
 A Practical Guide to Using Ultra’s AI Features

  • Ash Shackelford
 Community of Inquiry

  • Camie Wood
10:00-10:30 Making a Large Class Feel Small: Instructor/Student Interaction

  • Phil Jones
 Online Student Liaison

  • Colleen Whitman
  • Kati Williams
 Knowledge Checks and Low-Stakes Quizzing in Blackboard Ultra

  • James Martin
10:30-11:00 Combining OER and Library Resources

  • Christine Rickabaugh
 The Course Evaluation Process

  • Amalie Holland
 Adapting Assignments to Navigate AI Usage

  • Nicole Cox
11:00-12:00 Instructor Panel

  • Dave Bostwick, Vice Chair for the School of Journalism and Strategic Media
  • David Reavis, Teaching Assistant Professor, ISYS
  • Phil Jones, Faculty/Instructor, Industrial Engineering
12:00-1:00 Building Better PowerPoints

  • Dylan Craig
1:00-2:00 Student Panel

  • Audrey Briggs of Fayetteville, Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies and legal clinic office manager at the U of A School of Law, Manning Scholarship recipient 
  • Andrea Myane, Doctor of Education in Adult and Lifelong Learning, Director of Clinical Education for the Department of Physical Therapy at UAMS.  She has a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from UCA (1997) and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the U of A (1995).  She has worked in clinical care for 25 years, having served as an adjunct professor in pediatrics and now an assistant professor in pediatrics and DCE in the PT school.
  • Jason Green of North Little Rock, Master of Education in Educational Technology, also has a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and two master’s degrees from the University of Missouri, taught French and music at secondary and community college levels and is currently teaching music virtually for the Iowa Connections Academy 
2:00-2:30  How to Talk to Your Students About Their Jobs in Blackboard

  • Abi Moser
 Storify Your Course: Four Stories that You Can Employ to Increase Engagement and Positive Affect in Your Online Course

  • Lynn Meade
 Tips and Tricks: Recording from Home

  • Jerin Crandell
2:30-3:00 
 Do You Rubric?

  • Bob Hinton
 Video Quizzing with Kaltura

  • Kelly Westeen
 Tips and Tricks: Recording from Home (continued)

  • Jerin Crandell
3:00-3:30 Course Hyper Personalization

  • Kelly Westeen 
 Assessing Competency in the Online Environment

  • Hope Ballentine
  • Richard Cassady
 Feedback Hacks for Student Success

  • Abi Moser