Agenda

November 15, 2024

Graham Center Ballrooms, MMC

Join us for coffee while you mix, mingle and network with other faculty, edtech attendees, and industry professionals before the start of the 2024 FIU EdIT Conference.

Morning Sessions

Join us as our leadership team kicks off the 2024 FIU EdIT conference highlighting expanding teaching with tech content available throughout the day.

VP CIO Robert Grillo
FIU Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
FIU
FIU AVP Matt Hagood
Assistant Vice President of Instructional Technology and Innovation
FIU DoIT

Join globally recognized futurist Cathy Hackl and enter the Delorean to take a journey into the future, a much more positive one than the one you imagine. Cathy will explain what the current AI revolution is impacting and why a new computing paradigm is slowly evolving, one where technology adapts to us and our physical world and not the other way around as it has been in the past computing shifts. Also, explore Gen Alpha and Gen Beta and what they mean for the future of work, play, and business and get a better understanding of the role gaming plays in all of this.

picture of Cathy Hackl
Founder
Spatial Dynamics

Have a little fun, learn a new concept, and start a new hobby. Sounds like something we would all want to do – but can we do it in a required course? This presentation describes my efforts to instill the concepts of object-oriented design using the Raspberry Pi Microcontroller.

Dr. Arijit Sengupta
Associate Dean &
Professor College of Business
FIU


Introducing interactive education at its best! HWCOM state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms can engage in-person and remote students simultaneously. GCP delivers flipped-classroom sessions with IF-AT technology embedded into InteDashboardTM. Students complete interactive learning activities in small groups at Smart Boards around the room.

Andrea Matamoros
Program Manager
Herbert Wertheim
College of Medicine,
FIU

Juan Matos
Clinical IT Field Analyst II
Herbert Wertheim
College of Medicine,
FIU
Tracey Weiler
Professor, Academic Program Director
Herbert Wertheim
College of Medicine,
FIU

Join us for lunch sponsored by Clarivate, where you can network and recharge during the FIU EdIT Conference. See them at their table in the conference!

Clarivate Logo

Afternoon Sessions

Replacing exams with interactive quizzes prioritizes learning over performance and minimizes stress to students. Students can use approved resources and meet with the LAs. Self-assigned grading criteria empowered students to take ownership of their work. Analysis showed significantly higher grades and positive student feedback with this approach.

Camila Granados-Cifuentes
Associate Teaching Professor and UPD Biology
FIU Department of Biology
FIU

Let’s delve into how educators can effectively utilize OneNote Class Notebook to create personalized learning experiences. We’ll explore strategies for adapting instruction to meet diverse student needs, fostering collaboration, and enhancing inclusivity in the classroom. Join us as we unlock the potential of this powerful tool to transform teaching and learning!

Karen Kaya
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Broward County
Public Schools
Margarita Malpica
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Broward County
Public Schools

Nashira Moore
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Broward County
Public Schools

This session shines a spotlight on our Office of Instructional Technology and Innovation, as we showcase our commitment to empowering learning through technology. Attendees will learn about the innovative tools and latest updates being used to enhance teaching with tech.

Dr. Amanda Thomson
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences
FIU
FIU AVP Matt Hagood
Assistant Vice President of Instructional Technology and Innovation
FIU DoIT

Join us for an interactive session where you become part of the conversation! Dive into a game of Kahoot on AI, designed to spark innovation and collaboration among FIU EdIT attendees.

Arden Napier
IT Manager
& FIU EdIT Co-Director
FIU DoIT
Mariel Romero Guerra
IT Director ETS
& FIU EdIT Co-Director
FIU DoIT

Empower educators to harness AI's potential for creating dynamic and personalized learning experiences. Through interactive demonstrations, participants will explore ethical use of AI in education and learn to apply AI tools for instructional differentiation, equipping them to address the varied needs of their students.

Jeannette Tejeda
Instructional Technology Specialist
Miami Dade County
Public Schools

As the bridge between innovative technologies and effective pedagogy, instructional design plays a pivotal role in facilitating meaningful conversations with instructors about AI in the classroom. Inspired by the TV show "Chopped," we'll use food as a metaphor to engage instructors eager to try AI's potential or to temper its usage in their “classroom cooking.”

Aaron Robles
Instructional Design Consultant
FIU Online
Brian Chico
Instructional Design Consultant
FIU Online
Jenille Lopez
Instructional Design Consultant
FIU Online

Kieron Williams
Instructional Design Consultant
FIU Online
Maikel Right
Associate Director of Instructional Learning Technology
FIU Online

Join us for our final session where we find out the winner of our interactive giveaway! The Division of IT would also like to thank all faculty, ed tech attendees, sponsors, and industry professionals for joining us at this year’s conference.


*FIU EdIT conference agenda is subject to change.