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Schedule & Sessions

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Thursday July 11th 2024

Time Event Location
08:30 – 09:15 Registration – Hot breakfast provided! MDCL South Lobby (1101)
09:15 – 09:45 Opening Remarks and Presentation
MDCL 1105 & online
09:45 – 10:00 Break  
10:00 – 12:00 *Workshop Session 1 MDCL 1010, 1016, 1115, 1116 (room given at morning registration), or online
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break – Sandwich lunch provided MDCL South Lobby (1101)
12:45 – 13:30 LIVELab Tours Psychology Building (meet in MDCL South Lobby)
13:30 – 15:30 *Workshop Session 2 MDCL 1010, 1016, 1115, 1116 (room given at morning registration), or online
15:30 – 18:00 Break  
18:00 – 19:00 Appetizers and Mingle MDCL South Lobby (1101)
19:00 – 20:00 Public Lecture introduced by Dr. Joe Kim: “How do we harness the science of learning to motivate a society of life-long learners?” Martin Gibala & Katie McClelland MDCL 1105 & online

 

*Workshops are by registration only. See below for workshop details

MDCL = Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery

Friday July 12th 2024

Time Event Location
08:30 – 09:15 Registration – Hot breakfast provided! MDCL South Lobby (1101)
09:15 – 09:30 Opening Remarks MDCL 1105 & online
09:30 – 10:30 Talk 1: Stephany Duany Rea – “Barriers to Effective, Active Self-regulated studying”
MDCL 1105 & online
10:30 – 11:00 Data Blitz Mini Presentations MDCL 1105 & online
11:00 – 11:30 Break  
11:30 – 12:30 Talk 2: Steven Pan – “Learning from Errors: Unlocking the Benefits of Pre-Instruction Testing and Errorful Generation”
MDCL 1105 & online
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch & Posters – Hot lunch provided! MDCL South Lobby (1101) & 1113
13:15 – 14:00 LIVE Lab & McMaster University Experience Lab (MUXL) Tours Psychology Building (meet in MDCL South Lobby)
14:00 – 15:00 Talk 3: Erin Aspenlieder – “From Whether to Why: Reconsidering AI as a Means to Cultivate Reflective and Motivated Learning MDCL 1105 & online
15:00 – 15:30 Break  
15:30 – 16:30 Panel Discussion – TBD
MDCL 1105 & online
16:30 Closing Remarks MDCL 1105 & online

 

MDCL = Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery

Workshop Information

Attendees who register for workshops will participate in a joint morning session. We will then break into smaller groups for 2 workshop sessions. Each workshop is 2 hours long. Workshops are offered only in-person or only online. We will not be able to accommodate online workshops for those who are attending the day in-person. All online workshops will be delivered through Zoom. If you are attending the online workshops, you will receive links a day or two before the conference.

Please see the workshop titles and schedule below. For more detailed information, please see the Workshop page.

Please Note: You will be asked to pick your specific workshops and times when registering. Please have your selections made before you begin registration. 

For more information please contact: The EdCog Team

 

In Person

Session 1 (10:00 – 12:00)

Cultivating Connections: Integrating Indigenous Wisdom in Education Meaghan Oosterhoff, Revitalizing Our Sustenance Project – Cancelled (facilitator withdrew)
All about Q – using a novel course evaluation to drive course evolution Bruce Wainman; Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Danielle Brewer-Deluce, McMaster University
Motivation *As* Learning: Enlisting the Role of Affect and Habit in Academic Cognitive-Knowledge-Building Ellyn Kerr, University of Toronto
Generative AI as a Cognitive (Offloading) Partner Ben Taylor, McMaster University

Session 2 (13:30 – 15:30)

Bridging the Equity Gap with Evidence-Based Teaching Mike Di Gregorio, Sumi Voora, Allessandra Sferrazza, Top Hat
From English to Englishing: Fostering Linguistic Equality on Campuses Yaseen Ali, University of Toronto
Taming the hustle: Addressing the roots of procrastination and perfectionism for students and instructors Melissa Beacom, Tara Embrey, Aron Fazekas, Christopher Laursen, University of Guelph
Generative AI as a Cognitive (Offloading) Partner Ben Taylor, McMaster University

 

Online

Session 1 (10:00 – 12:00)

Applying positive psychology within and outside of the classroom Carla LaBella, Mohawk College
Creating mental health-positive environments via principles of universal design Sarah Whitwell and Sam Clarke, McMaster University


Session 2 (13:30 – 15:30)

Learning outloud with Generative AI Karen Caldwell, SUNY Potsdam
Creating mental health-positive environments via principles of universal design Sarah Whitwell and Sam Clarke, McMaster University