Program Schedule
1:00 PM Opening/Welcome
1:05-1:20 PM Welcome/Keynote Address
From COVID to 2030: Serving the Students of Tomorrow
Chris Dellarocas, Associate Provost, Digital Learning & Innovation
1:20-1:25 PM Review Event Logistics
1:25-2:20 PM Parallel Session 1
Explore & Discover Vibrant Learning Experiences for the Future “Normal”
2:20-2:30 PM Intermission
2:30-3:25 PM Parallel Session 2 | Reflections & Directions
3:25-3:30 PM Intermission
3:30-3:35 PM Musical Inspiration
3:35-4:00 PM Learn from Anywhere Creativity & Spirit Awards
4:00 PM Event Close
Note: Schedule subject to change.
About the Keynote Address
Chris Dellarocas, Boston University’s Associate Provost for Digital Learning & Innovation and Richard C. Shipley Professor of Management at the Questrom School of Business
From COVID to 2030: Serving the Students of Tomorrow
The COVID crisis has accelerated important changes in work and citizenship. As we strive, individually and collectively, to prepare our students to be successful workers and citizens in the world of tomorrow, our teaching and learning practices must adapt accordingly. In his opening remarks, Associate Provost Dellarocas will outline some key trends that could guide the evolution of teaching and learning at Boston University in years to come.
About Parallel Sessions 1 & 2
Parallel Session 1:
Explore and Discover Vibrant Learning Experiences for the Future “Normal”
Participate in interactive sessions that will allow to you to converse with colleagues about teaching approaches and explore tools for engaging learning experiences.
- Classroom Collaboration with Google Jamboard and Padlet
- Student Engagement with Social Media Tools: Pronto and Instagram
- Annotation Strategies and Peer Review with Perusall and One Note
- Student Engagement with Games and Gamification
- Peer Learning to Support Online Education at Scale: OMBA as a Case Study. Examining FeedbackFruit, Yellowdig, and more
- Student Interaction with VoiceThread and FlipGrid
- Fostering Student Feedback with Piazza and Mentimeter
Explore. Discover. Engage in Dynamic Dialogue.
May 10 | 1-4 PM
#BUFacultyForum21
Parallel Sessions 2: Reflections, Directions & Making Connections
Participate in conversations with colleagues that reflect experimentation and LfA while looking to future landscapes of learning.
- What We Carry with Us from Hands-on Classes
- Pedagogical Experimentation with the Digital Education Incubator
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Exploring Experiential Education
- Applying Inclusion and Equity Principles in the Classroom
- Deeper Dive: EdTech Expert Stations
- Pronto
- MyMedia
- Google Jamboard
- Blackboard
- Blackboard Ultra
- Digication
- BULB
- CircleIn
