Intended Audience: Faculty and Staff
The 4th annual ITS Tech Talks will be held virtually due to recent events. This years Virtual ITS Tech Talks, in support of faculty and staff and the CSU Graduation Initiative 2025, will focus on the transition from in-person to virtual teaching and learning.
The event is a great opportunity to hear from faculty that have transitioned from in-person instruction to a virtual teaching and learning environment, hear from students as they share their experiences in online education, and learn about technologies that could be used to facilitate collaboration and enhance engagement.
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar; click "Join Virtual ITS Tech Talks" button below.
*Prize giveaways throughout the webinar (must be a current CSUSB faculty or staff to be eligible).
Highlights from Our Past Event
Event Agenda:
General Session
10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
-President Tomás D. Morales
-CIO and VP for ITS, Dr. Samuel Sudhakar
10:05 Keynote Speaker
-Department Chair and Professor, Dr. Montgomery Van Wart
Faculty Panel Discussion
10:30 Faculty Panel Discussion: Online Education During Unprecedented Times
11:00 Open Forum: Q&A
Moderator:
-Dr. Mihaela Popescu, ATI Faculty Associate and Professor in Communication Studies
Panelist:
-Dr. Craig Seal, Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration
-Dr. Oraib Mango, College of Arts & Letters
-Dr. Sharon Kalkoske, College of Education
-Dr. Bibiana Diaz, College of Arts & Letters
Just-in-Time Demonstration
11:25 Everything you need to consider when recording your own video lectures for your online class
-Presenter: Jaquai Patterson, Videographer
11:45 Create video lessons with assessments using Playposit
-Presenter: Liz Viramontes, Instructional Designer
Student Panel Discussion
12:10 Student Panel Discussion: The Student Perspective; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Online Education
12:40 Open Forum: Q&A
Moderator:
-Dr. Mihaela Popescu, ATI Faculty Associate and Professor in Communication Studies
Panelist:
-Shane Burrell, CSUSB Student
-Loydie Burmah, CSUSB Student
-Gary Lopatynski, CSUSB Student
Just-in-Time Demonstration
1:05 Enhancing Social Presence Using Voice Thread in Online Education
-Presenter: Ron Friedman, Instructional Designer
1:30 Free Software Downloads
-Presenter: CSUSB Technology Support Center (TSC)
Closing
1:55 Closing Remarks
Event Managers
James Trotter and Tracy Medrano oversee and organize the annual ITS Tech Talks expo at CSU San Bernardino. They bring together a diverse group of leading technology experts, vendors, innovative educators, design specialists, and solution providers focused on teaching and learning technologies for a one-day event open to CSU faculty and staff.
If you would like to participate in a future event, are interested in becoming a sponsor, or would like more information regarding the annual ITS Tech Talks at CSU San Bernardino, please email JamesT@csusb.edu and tracy.medrano@csusb.edu.