Plan to come by for one, two or all three keynotes! We have some dynamic speakers ready to share their experiences on some engaging and timely topics.
The Canvas Experience
12:15PM
Brian Calhoun, Associate Professor, Education
Frank Whitworth, student, B.S. Computer Science, MESA minor
Laura Brewer, Manager, Learning Platforms, Academic Technology
Join Brian, Frank, and Laura as they kick off the keynote sessions with an engaging discussion about the Canvas Experience at Wake Forest. Laura will discuss the migration process from Sakai to Canvas – where we are now and what’s next. She will also highlight some of the great things they’ve been doing with Canvas as well as the resources available for getting settled in. Brian will share his experience as a faculty member teaching in Canvas this term – things he’s learned, things he’s heard from the students, and future plans for his courses. Frank will wrap up the keynote with a summary of his experience using Canvas from the student perspective.
Strategy Strikes Back – Utilizing a Podcast for Storytelling
1:15PM
Melissa Ringhisen, Military Science
Brianna Derr, Manager, Advanced Learning Projects, Academic Technology
If you are interested in learning how to enhance the storytelling process through podcasting, join Melissa and Brianna as they discuss the veteran interview podcast. These stories were produced by Melissa’s students in First Year Seminar: Strategy Strikes Back, a course that focuses on grand strategy and Star Wars. They will discuss the process of developing the project from a paper assignment to a podcast assignment, the scaffolding involved, and share a student and interviewee perspective. To learn more about this project, visit https://dev.is.wfu.edu/academic-technologies/story/strategy-strikes-back/
Lieutenant Colonel Melissa Ringhisen graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in International Relations and commissioned into the Military Intelligence Corps. She has served in a number of Army units and has deployed once to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and once to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Ringhisen was selected to attend the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University prior to assuming a position as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy. She is currently the first female Chair of the Department of Military Science and Professor of Military Science at Wake Forest University and Winston Salem State University.
Isn’t that The Old Student Health Building??
2:15PM
Steve Nedvidek, Adjunct Lecturer, Entrepreneurship
Paul Whitener, Assistant Director, Digital Fabrication & Maker Education, Academic Technology
Join Steve Nedvidek as he shares how the WakerSpace has been the ultimate “find” for him on campus. It became the home of his ENT 304/Corporate Innovation class for good reason. Drop in to hear more about Steve’s experiences with the WakerSpace and how you can incorporate the WakerSpace into your university experience!
Steve retired in July of 2018 after three decades with Chick-fil-A in a variety of roles: film and video producer, marketing consultant and program manager for Kids Meal, Local Store Marketing, Retail Licensing, leader of Creative Services and Innovation/Creativity specialist.
Since retirement, he has spent his time on a variety of different things, including co-creating the award-winning graphic novel series, The Jekyll Island Chronicles. He is currently teaching at Wake Forest University as an adjunct instructor and continues to consult and advise on corporate innovation and creativity for other clients.
There will be time for questions after each session.