Programs

LiDA Colloquium Series

This series is open to the public – so please join us!
Each 1.5 hour session aims at engaging participants in informed conversations about a topic of common interest, stimulated by a presentation/ panel discussion. All events are highly interactive.
All sessions are held 3-4:30pm on Thursday in the Genrich-Rusling Room (LeChase 215).

professor giving a talk in front of room

The program for Fall 2019 is as follows – for more information, check out each session’s announcement; Powerpoints and/or Padlets created for each session will also be posted when available:

September 19: Sharing & Networking about Current LiDA Initiatives

As it has been our tradition, we start with an invitation to anyone in the LiDA Community to briefly share about their current work and interests, with the goal of fostering collaborations and synergy for the coming year.  Time will be set aside for informal networking as well.

Announcement

October 3: How Are Disruptive Technologies Affecting Higher Education?

The growth of online education and MOOCs led to dire predictions for traditional higher education institutions.   These prediction have not been realized – yet!  Why?  How are research universities in particular responding to the threats and opportunities presented by potentially disruptive technologies?

Announcement

November 21: How Are Digital Technologies Redefining the Goals of K-16 Education?

Advances in technologies are continuously changing the job opportunities available to our current students, and have also impacted the knowledge, skills and mindsets our students need to be successful in this ever-changing environment, where access to information and data is easy and fast. Are we preparing our K-16 students adequately to this reality? What preparation do they really need in order to be successful?

Announcement

[LiDA Colloquium Series] How Are Disruptive Technologies Affecting Higher Education?

Oct 3, 2019 -

The growth of online education and MOOCs led to dire predictions for traditional higher education institutions.   These prediction have not been realized – yet!  Why?  How are research universities in particular responding to the threats and opportunities presented by potentially disruptive technologies?

Thursday, October 3, 3:00-4:30 pm in LeChase 215

[LiDA Colloquium Series] How Are Digital Technologies Redefining the Goals of K-16 Education?

Nov 21, 2019 -

Advances in technologies are continuously changing the job opportunities available to our current students, and have also impacted the knowledge, skills and mindsets our students need to be successful in this ever-changing environment, where access to information and data is easy and fast. Are we preparing our K-16 students adequately to this reality? What preparation do they really need in order to be successful?

Thursday,November 21, 3:00-4:30 pm in LeChase 215


[LiDA Colloquium Series] Sharing & Networking about Current LiDA Initiatives

Sep 19, 2019 -

As it has been our tradition, we start with an invitation to anyone in the LiDA Community to briefly share about their current work and interests, with the goal of fostering collaborations and synergy for the coming year.  Time will be set aside for informal networking as well.

Thursday, September 19, 3:00-4:30 pm in LeChase 215

What Can We Learn About Technology Interventions?

May 2, 2019 -

Facilitated by Eric E. Fredericksen, Associate Professor, Associate Director Center for Learning in the Digital Age, Associate Vice President of Online Learning; and Sarah E. Peyre, Associate Dean for Innovative Education, Executive Director, Institute for Innovative Education, Professor of Surgery, Nursing, Medical Humanities and Bioethics

How do they do it? K-12 teachers’ stories of digitally-rich instruction

Apr 18, 2019 -

Panel of K-12 teachers will include: Judith Van Alstyne (Head Librarian, Allendale Columbia), Kimberly McLean (Math, Spencerport High School), Maria Frey Griffin (2ndgrade, Ivan Green Primary School), Marcella Didio (Library Media Specialist, Auburn Junior High School)

Inclusivity matters: A conversation with digital learning designers

Apr 4, 2019 -

Guests Zhen Bai, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, UR and Stephanie Ashenfelder, Interim Director, Digital Media Studies/Studio Arts Program Manager

Social and tactile augmented reality for STEM learning and teaching: Roles, strategies, and laughter

Mar 21, 2019 -

Facilitated by April Luehmann with her team of Warner doctoral students (Yang Zhang, Paul Herbert, Jingwan Tang, Zainab Amr) and Biology Post-doc (Anusha Naganathan)

Exploring Infiniscope: Tapping into NASA data and imagery for adaptive learning

Mar 7, 2019 -

Guests from Arizona State University: A. Joseph Tamer Assistant Director, ETX Center and Jessica Swann Community Manager

Fostering systemic change around digitally-rich education: A focus on getting started

Feb 21, 2019 -

Raffaella Borasi, Frederica Warner Professor, Director Center for Learning in the Digital Age and Joe Sutorius Chief Information Officer, East Irondequoit Central School District

Open Pedagogy: Varied definitions, multiple approaches

Feb 7, 2019 -

Facilitated by Kimberly Hoffman, Department Head, Outreach, Learning, and Research Services

Open Sharing

Jan 24, 2019 -

Facilitated by Jayne C. Lammers, Associate Professor, Associate Director Center for Learning in the Digital Age

What “new” learning experiences are made possible by digital technologies?: A focus on professional education

Nov 29, 2018 -
Conversation Instigators:
  • Ahmed Ghazi (Faculty, UR Medical Center)
  • Cindy Callard (Director, Center for Professional Development and Education Reform, UR Warner School of Education)
  • Cyndi Carson (Doctoral student & Academic Program Coordinator, Center for Professional Development and Education Reform, UR Warner School of Education)

How can foster systemic change around digitally-rich education? A focus on getting started

Nov 15, 2018 -

Conversation Instigators:

Raffaella Borasi (Dean, UR Warner School of Education)

Joe Sutorius (Chief Information Officer, East Irondequoit Central School District)

How can we develop digitally-rich teaching practices? A focus on leveraging OER and other available digital resources

Nov 1, 2018 -

Conversation Instigators:
Nick Lind (Teacher, Monroe #1 BOCES)
Eileen Daly-Boas (Librarian, University of Rochester)

How can we leverage digital technologies to create “radically new” learning experiences? A focus on K-16 education

Oct 18, 2018 -

Conversation Instigators:
Mike Daley (Warner School of Education and Lasalle College Science Faculty)
Nicholas Lind (Social Studies Teacher at BOCES)

How can we study teaching and learning in digital spaces? A focus on ethical issues

Oct 4, 2018 -

Conversation Instigators:

Dr. Jayne Lammers (Associate Professor, T&C)

Scott McGuinness (PhD student in CHD)

Kathleen Buckwell & Kelly Unsworth (from OHSP)

Data Visualization

Apr 26, 2018 -

Facilitator: Lauren Di Monte, Data & Research Impact Librarian at the University of Rochester

Exploration with Augmented Reality: An anatomical approach

Mar 22, 2018 -

Facilitated by Paul Herbert

K-12 Digital Conversion

Feb 22, 2018 -

Facilitated by Dave Miller

The Making of MOOCs (and what to make of them?)

Jan 25, 2018 -

Facilitators: Dr. Eric Fredericksen and Nicole O’Dell

LiDA Social

Dec 14, 2017 -

Facilitated by LiDA planning team

Virtual Coaching for Teachers in Rural Areas

Nov 16, 2017 -

Facilitated by the members of the SyncOn project

A Theory of Learning in Second Life

Oct 26, 2017 -

Facilitated by Yen Verhoeven

LiDA Showcase

Sep 28, 2017 -

Facilitated by Jayne Lammers

Showcasing student learning from EDE 410: Learning in the Digital Age

May 8, 2017 -

Facilitated by Jayne Lammers and EDE 410 Students

Minds on and hands on: Build Web 2.0 toolkits to transform learning experiences

Apr 24, 2017 -

Facilitated by Benjamin Boison and Xiaoyu (Ella) Wan

Building bridges between games and learning: Class Dojo & Overwatch

Apr 17, 2017 -

Facilitated by  Yu Jung Han and Shane Annal

The possibilities and perils of personalized learning in online spaces: Sharing snapshots

Mar 27, 2017 -

Laura Brophy and Jayne Lammers

Collaborative online toolkits

Mar 13, 2017 -

Facilitated by April Luehmann

Mapping Pedagogy 2.0 in higher education: What works and what doesn’t?

Feb 27, 2017 -

Facilitated by  Xiaoyu (Ella) Wan and Ben Boison

The Elephant in the classroom: the organizatinal pitfalls of promoting the adoption of online leraning across campus

Feb 6, 2017 -

Facilitated by Nathan Harris

LiDA @ Warner: Help Shape Our Direction

Jan 23, 2017 -

Facilitated by LiDA Planning Team

Mellon Fellows Showcase

Dec 5, 2016 -

Facilitated by Alana Wolf Johnson and Patrick Sullivan

The Digital Pedagogy of a Game: Examining Fallout 4

Nov 7, 2016 -

Facilitated by Everett Kline

Learning in the Digital Age around the Globe

Oct 24, 2016 -

Facilitated by Ben Boison, Sherry Duan, and Yu Jung Han

Reflecting on the development of Warner’s Online Teaching and Learning (OTL) Certificate

Oct 10, 2016 -

Facilitated by Raffaella Borasi, Eric Fredericksen, and Dave Miller

Digital Research Splash!

May 4, 2016 -

Facilitated by Jayne Lammers

Reporting observations of a digital conversion: what and how should we be reporting to other practitioners?

Apr 20, 2016 -

Facilitated by Dave Miller

Pitch: mOOCs (mini open online courses) Part 2

Mar 30, 2016 -

Facilitated by Yu Jung Han

Pitch: mOOCs (mini open online courses) Part 1

Mar 16, 2016 -

Facilitated by Yu Jung Han

Video games and learning

Mar 2, 2016 -

Facilitated by Kristana Textor

Reflections on LiDA thus far

Feb 17, 2016 -

Facilitated by LiDA Members

How can 1-1 devices be leveraged to transform K-12 schools?

Feb 3, 2016 -

Facilitated by Dave Miller (w/Joe Sutorios)

Should researchers approach the Internet as a tool or a culture?

Jan 20, 2016 -

Facilitated by Jayne Lammers

What impact could MOOCs have on the future of education?

Dec 2, 2015 -

Facilitated by Eric Fredericksen

What are “high impact” online teaching practices, and how can they be developed?

Nov 18, 2015 -

Facilitated by Raffaella Borasi and Dave Miller

What types of digital literacy practices are occurring “in the wild,” and how can they be leveraged for learning?

Nov 4, 2015 -

Facilitated by Jayne Lammers

Related campus-wide event co-sponsored by the LiDA Center in Fall 2019:

  • University of Rochester Faculty Summit 2019 : Teaching and Learning with Technology
    Wednesday October 30, 2019, noon-4 pm