Program at a Glance

DAY ONE – April 27, 2020

8:00 – 9:00am – Arrival and Coffee (Convention Lobby)

9:00-10:30 – Keynote: (Gold Room)

Resilience in an Ever Changing Work Environment

Room:  Gold Room    Moderated by:  Marva Ferguson

• Speakers:   
  • Elaine Mullen (English, Languages and Cultures)
  • Guy Obrecht (General Education)
  • Pearl Herscovitch (Library)
  • Shiraz Kurji (Accounting & Finance)

10:30 – 10:40 Coffee Break (Convention Lobby)

10:40-12:00 Session One

• In Defense of Reason: Creating a Climate for Academic Freedom
  • Presenter: Sinc MacRae
  • Location: Dawson/Stewart Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Reading for our Disciplines
  • Presenters: April McGrath, Brett McCollum, Karen Manarin, Jon Mee, and Scott Murray
  • Location: Champion Room (second floor)
• Shifting My Teaching Frame: The Value of the Journey Metaphor, Neuroscience Insights, and Compassion to Transforming Teaching Practices
  • Presenter: Amanda Williams
  • Location: Walker Room (second floor)
• The MRFA is the Place For You: Benefits of Association Membership
  • Presenters: Derrick Antson and Melanie Peacock
  • Location: Palliser Room (main floor by convention lobby)

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch (Rockies Dining Room)

1:00 – 2:00 – Session Two

• Energizing Our Teaching through Universal Design for Learning
  • Presenters: Andrea Phillipson, Brenda Lang, Brent Oliver, Deb Bennett, Joan Harris, and Stephanie Zettel
  • Location: Dawson/Stewart Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Getting into the Canoe: Impact of the Blanket Exercise upon Students
  • Presenter: Helena Myllykoski
  • Location: Palliser Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• MRU’s Rational Space Network: Assessing the Second Year of Free Speech and Academic Freedom Advocacy
  • Presenters: Frances Widdowson, Paul Johnston, and Peter Zizler
  • Location: Champion Room (second floor)
• Are We Glazing Over Paraphrasing?
  • Presenters: Jenelle McAllister and Silvia Rossi
  • Location: Walker Room (second floor)

2:00 – 2:15 – Coffee Break (Convention Lobby)

2:15 – 2:45 – Session Three

• Bringing the Maker Studio into the Classroom to Explore the 4 C’s + 1, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication and Confidence: Examples from a Recent Psychology of Sexuality Class.
  • Presenters: Evelyn Field and Kerry Harmer
  • Location: Stewart Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Team Teaching – Two for the Price of One!
  • Presenters: Alana Gieck and Karen Owen
  • Location: Champion Room (second floor)
• Learning About How Students Understand the University
  • Presenters: Deb Bennett and Glen Ryland
  • Location: Walker Room (second floor)
• Corporate Fraud and Spillover
  • Presenters: Rafik Kurji and Tashfeen Hussein
  • Location: Palliser Room (main floor by convention lobby)

2:50 – 3:20 – Session Four

• Appreciative Inquiry: A Fresh Approach to Research and Teaching
  • Presenter: Nancy Doetzel
  • Location: Stewart Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Accelerating Innovation: Examining the Role of Students in the Corporate Innovation Process
  • Presenter: Simon Raby
  • Location: Dawson Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Better by Design: Design Thinking, Experiential Learning and the Development of a Growth Mindset in Undergraduate Classrooms.
  • Presenter: AnneMarie Dorland
  • Location: Champion Room (second floor)
• What Matters Most: A Chair’s Journey to Re-energize Teaching, Learning and Scholarship
  • Presenter: Jane McNichol
  • Location: Palliser Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Supporting Students who are Parents
  • Presenter: Michelle Briegel
  • Location: Walker Room (second floor)

3:20 – 3:30 – Coffee Break – (Convention Lobby)

3:30 – 4:30 – Session Five

• What does anti-racism work look like in the academy? 
  • Presenters: D.A. Dirks, Gabrielle Lindstrom, Leah Hamilton (moderator), Scott Murray, and Victoria Bouvier.
  • Location: Champion Room (second floor)
• 21st Century Competencies: What are they, Why do we need them and How do we build them?
  • Presenters: David Finch, Erik Christiansen, Evelyn Field, Kerry Harmer, Luciano da Rosa dos Santos, and Pat Kostouros
  • Location: Stewart Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Cannabis: Youth, Young Adults and the Developing Brain
  • Presenter: Christina Tortorelli
  • Location: Palliser Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• The Cases For/Against Re-Submission
  • Presenter: Katrin Becker
  • Location: Dawson Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Conceptualizing a Holistic Approach to Educational Leadership at MRU
  • Presenters: Gaye Warthe, Luciano da Rosa dos Santos, Israel Dunmade, Miriam Carey, and Nancy Ogden
  • Location: Walker Room (second floor)

4:30 – GROUP PHOTO Meet at the Pond: This will only take a couple minutes then we can go do the fun stuff!!!

4:40pm – FUN STUFF – Meet up after photo

• Photography Walk – Shiraz Kurji. Meet up at the Registration table at 4:40pm after the group photo.
• Nature Walk – Paul Johnson. Meet up in the Conference Foyer at 4:40pm after the group photo.
• Take a Break. Check the Hotel Website for services and amenities.

7:00pm – Dinner Banquet – Gold Room

8:30pm – 1:00am – Evening Activities – Party and Dance

• Music, Dancing and Karaoke – Gold Room
• Self-directed – Explorer Room (board games provided)

DAY TWO – April 28, 2020

8:30-10:30 – Breakfast – Gold Room

9:00-10:00 – Faculty Lightning Talks – Gold Room

10:00 – 10:30 – Checkout

Please take this time to check out of your room. A space will be provided for luggage storage – see signage at registration table.

10:30 – 11:30  – Session Six

• Listening to Students – What 7 Years of Critical Incident Questionnaires Can Reveal
  • Presenter: Katrin Becker
  • Location: Walker Room (second floor)
• Teaching in the Active Learning Classroom
  • Presenters: Brett McCollum, David Sabiston, Glen Ryland, John Cheeseman, Kumar Chandrasekhar, and Luciano da Rosa dos Santos
  • Location: Dawson/Stewart Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• ….and Call 9-1-1: Basic Emergency Care for the Lay Provider and the Science Behind Them
  • Presenters: Heather McLellan, Holly Feist, Joan Harris, and Joanne Bouma
  • Location: Champion Room (second floor)
• Promoting Well-being and Self-Care through the Creative Arts
  • Presenter: Pattie Pryma
  • Location: Palliser Room (main floor by convention lobby)

11:30 – 11:40 – Coffee Break (Convention Lobby)

11:40 – 12:15  – Session Seven

• Supporting Families on Campus During a Disaster Evacuation
  • Presenter: Michelle Briegel
  • Location: Palliser Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• How a Mini-Conference Assignment Energized Students and Facilitated Skill Development in an Undergraduate Studies Course
  • Presenter: Deb Bennett and Kumar Chandrasekhar
  • Location: Walker Room (second floor)
• The Politicization of Faculty Associations: What are the Implications for Open Inquiry?
  • Presenter: Frances Widdowson
  • Location: Champion Room (second floor)
• Dwelling in the Liminal Spaces of Performance and Performativity in Higher Education: An Experiential Journey of Two GINs
  • Presenters: Joanna Szabo and Stephanie Zettel
  • Location: Dawson/Stewart Room (main floor by convention lobby)

12:15 – 1:15 – Lunch (Rockies Dining Room)

1:15 – 2:30  – Session Eight

• Creating Learning Strategies to Support the Success of International Students
  • Presenters: Brent Oliver, Christina Tortorelli, Gina Adams, and Marva Ferguson
  • Location: Palliser Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Learning Communities in General Education
  • Presenters: Bill Bunn, Celeste MacConnachie, Charles Hepler, Guy Obrecht, and Glen Ryland
  • Location: Walker Room (second floor)
• Archives in Action: Using Archival Collections in the Classroom
  • Presenters: Peter Houston and Marty Clark
  • Location: Dawson/Stewart Room (main floor by convention lobby)
• Building Connections and Strengthening Your Association
  • Presenters: Brenda Lang, Karen Manarin, Lee Easton, Melanie Peacock, Michele Holmgren, Qasim Syed, Rafik Kurji, and Yuhuan Wang
  • Location: Champion Room (second floor)