Annual URI Teaching & Learning Showcase

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2023 Faculty Showcase Agenda Livestream Keynote & Lightning Talks Poster Presentations

Annually, URI faculty present on their latest innovations and changes in teaching strategies, course design, educational resources, and using assessment to improve student learning. This year, the showcase will focus on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) for Student Success and Faculty Advancement

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2023 Faculty Showcase

Friday, April 21; 1 PM- 3:30 PM
Location: In-person (CBLS 100 Lecture Hall) & Online (Live streaming only)

Agenda coming soon!


Check back for the livestream link as we get closer to the showcase date

Livestream of the 2022 Annual Faculty Showcase:

Keynote & Lightning Talks

Keynote

Annemarie Vaccaro
Associate Dean and Professor for the Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies

Lightning Talk 1 – Developing an Online Program from Certificate to Masters: A Collaborative Approach

Nancy Eaton
Professor of Mathematics and Director for Data Science

Lightning Talk 2 – Specifications Grading

Katie Amaral
Lecturer, Department of Chemistry

Lightning Talk 3 – Undoing Grades: A URI Experiment

Smita Ramnarain
Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Poster Presentations

Poster TitlePresenter
An assessment of the context of the lives of students of colour in CHM101 at URI<strong>Shahla Yekta</strong></br>Chemistry
Analysis of Learning Objectives in a Curriculum Review<strong>Alyssa Opishinski & Karl Aspelund</strong></br>Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design
Brightspace Mentorship as Learning<strong>Amy Correia</strong></br> Education
Charting students’ development of intercultural competence & proficiency<strong>Bing Mu & LeAnne Spino-Seijas</strong></br>Languages
Closing the Gap between Math and Stats<strong>Joseph Squillace</strong></br>Computer Science & Statistics
Creating Relevant Assignments in a Gen Ed Course<strong>Kris Bovy</strong></br> Sociology & Anthropology
Embracing TILT<strong>Sarah Toatley</strong></br>Honors College
Faculty Collaborations to Assess Critical Thinking and Writing at the Program Level using Course-Embedded Assignments<strong>Christy Ashley, Emilija Djurdjevic, Qi Liu, & Roberta Newell</strong></br>Business
How Well Are We Teaching Research Methodology?<strong>Patricia J. Morokoff, Kathleen Webster, & Andrea L. Paiva</strong></br>Psychology
Human Development and Family Science Undergraduate Assessment Project<strong>Emma Pascuzzi, Jing Jian Xiao, Sue Adams, & Nilton Porto</strong></br>Human Development and Family Science
Learning Reflective Practice through Interactive Peer Review and Own Teaching Evaluations<strong>Hyunjin Kim, Susan Trostle Brand, & Evangelitsa Foussekis</strong></br> Education
Legal v. Ethical<strong>Donna Gamache-Griffiths</strong></br> Business
Redesigning a Group Assignment Using Ethics<strong>Ernie Dupuis</strong></br> Economics
Spring 2021 General Education Program Assessment Learning Outcome: Communicate Effectively (B2)<strong>Rachel DiCioccio & Noah Hallisey</strong></br>Office of Innovation in General Education
Spring 2021 General Education Program Assessment Learning Outcome: Information Literacy (B4)<strong>Rachel DiCioccio & Noah Hallisey</strong></br>Office of Innovation in General Education
Supporting Engagement in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Needs Assessment Self-Study<strong>Amy Topper</strong></br> Assessment Office
Temperature Check: Fall 2021 Program Assessment Climate at URI<strong>Amy Topper & Elaine Finan</strong></br>Assessment Office
The Effect of Guided Group Problem Solving Sessions on Performance of Students on Introductory Chemistry Assessments<strong>Hanan Mogawer</strong></br>Chemistry
Thinking Outside the Box: A Tool to Leverage Student Engagement & Metacognition<strong>Alissa Cox</strong></br> Natural Resources Science
Three Representational Approaches to Unequal Representation<strong>Giacomo Leoni</strong></br>Honors Program
Threshold Concepts of Information Literacy as Organizing Framework<strong>Sarah Toatley</strong></br>Honors College
Transparency in Accounting Cycle Project<strong>Roberta Newell</strong></br>Business
Ungrading in AVS 101: Introduction to Animal Science<strong>Maria Peterson</strong></br>Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Use of Brightspace Checklists as a Student Self-Check Leads to Increased Scores on Assignment<strong>Sarah Larson & Amanda Missimer</strong></br>Nutrition and Food Sciences