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The 2024 Upper Peninsula Teaching and Learning Conference (UPTLC) will be hosted by Bay College in Escanaba, Michigan, May 13-14, 2024. This year’s theme is Embracing Change: Meeting the Needs of Modern Learners. This theme captures the ongoing challenges wrought by the pandemic, the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and increased awareness of the diverse academic and mental health needs of today’s learners. This conference will create a community of educators invested in honing human and technological skills for successful, sustainable teaching and learning. 

The conference includes pre-conference interactive workshops, optional social activities, and a full conference day of concurrent sessions, poster sessions, and “Birds of a Feather” gathering time. We’re excited to share four timely conference tracks:

  • Teaching techniques for online, hybrid, or virtual learning 

  • Teaching and learning in the age of AI 

  • Engaging modern learners 

  • Self-care for college students and/or college employees

The UPTLC is a regional conference focused on the practice and scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education and K-12 education. The UPTLC creates a space for educators to connect, learn, share, and continue growing skills for teaching and learning. We invite educators and educational staff/administration to submit presentation proposals and/ or attend this conference.

5/7 - Registration is now closed; we can’t wait to see you at UPTLC 2024!

**schedule subject to change**
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Tuesday, May 14 • 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Engaging Students through a Choose-Your-Own Adventure Model

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Integrating Project-Based Learning principles is a popular pedagogical way to approach teaching and learning, especially in STEM disciplines. In this session, participants will discover the power of merging Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) narratives with Project-Based Learning (PBL) strategies to create a dynamic and interactive learning environment in their classrooms. Throughout this session, educators will not only experience the CYOA format firsthand but also learn how to seamlessly integrate it with PBL principles.

Participants will collaborate by designing solutions together on a real-world project related to the CYOA narrative. Additionally, the group will finish the session by brainstorming how their own disciplines can foster creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills using CYOA activities. This hands-on approach can help instructors reinforce their educational content while empowering participants to apply their own knowledge and experience in practical scenarios.

Session facilitators will share their own successes and challenges leveraging CYOA in their courses and will share the most recent data suggesting improvements in student perceptions of course material.
Speakers
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JB

James Bittner

Michigan Technological University
GD

Tuesday May 14, 2024 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT
JHUC 952A
  Interactive Session, Engaging modern learners

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