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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 • 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Get Stoked: Bite-sized warm up activities to set the stage for learning

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In this action packed session, a team of facilitators from Michigan Tech will demonstrate how to use stokes (ice breakers with a purpose) to increase student sense of belonging, establish a classroom culture, and to cultivateestablish the mindset necessary for students to get the most out of their class period. We will model the use of four different stokes inspired by thefrom Stanford d.School Teaching and Learning Studio with participants in the role as the learner. For each, we will debrief to talk about how the activity sets the stage for learning. The session will conclude with participants selecting and facilitating their own stokes in small groups. All participants will leave with a mini stoke deck, so they are well prepared to facilitate or design their own in the future.
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Dr. Mary Raber

Department Chair of Engineering Fundamentals, Michigan Technological University
Mary Raber is Department Chair of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University.  Her research focuses on engineering education and educational innovation. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Michigan Technological University in 2021.
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Tuesday May 14, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
MS 123
  Interactive Session, Engaging modern learners

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