DET/CHE 40 | Session Schedule

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Schedule

Explore the schedule to plan your day. There are plenty of wonderful presentations throughout the conference.

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Note: The schedule is still a work in progress and may change. Please check back frequently.

If you have any questions, please email the DET/CHE Admin Manager at detcheconference@gmail.com

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Time Session Presenter
1:00 PM CSU DAT Meeting Faith Lattomus, Leslie Kennedy
1:00 PM CVC/DECO Meeting Andrea Hanstein, Marina Aminy
3:00 PM Registration Opens
3:40 PM First Timers Meeting
5:00 PM Welcome, 40 Years in Review
5:30 PM Opening Reception/Networking
TimeSessionPresenter
8:00 AMBreakfast 
9:00 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks 
9:20 AMKeynote AddressCrista Copp, Vice President of Research, EDUCAUSE
10:20 AMRuby Sponsor PresentationN2N Services
10:45 AMMorning Break / Sponsor Mingling 
11:05 AMPresentations 
 

Meeting the AI Moment: Designing AI Professional Development for Higher Ed Staff

(20 min)

Jason McGensy

Dr. Leslie Kennedy

Dr. Bryan Berrett

California State University, Fresno

 

Putting the “Learning” in Digital Learning

(10 min)

Brandy Jenner

University of California, Los Angeles

 

Voices Behind the Camera – Democratizing Education Through Inclusive OER Design

(10 min)

Mischa Livingstone

Jessica Livingstone

Loyola Marymount University

 

Institutional Alignment and Braided Funding for Sustainable Open Education Programs

(10 min)

Joy Shoemate

James Glapa-Grossklag

College of the Canyons

11:55 AMPlatinum Sponsor Presentations 
12:15 PMLunch 
1:15 PMPoster Session / Sponsor Mingling Time 
 Meet Them Where They Click: Creating a Practice Course in Your Learning Management System

Laura Rantala

Long Beach City College

 Navigating the Pilot Process: Tools, Templates, and Best Practices

Catherine McChrystal

University of California, Berkeley

 Peace, Love & a District-wide Accessibility Plan: A Case Study in Collaborative Implementation

Timi Poeppelman

Cosumnes River College

 Partnerships for Inclusion & Servingness: Bilingual Course Kits to Foster DEIA and Belonging

Danna Lomax

Kristi O’Neil Gonzalez

California State University, Channel Islands

 À Contre-Courant: Distributing Global Language Instruction in a Time of Scarcity

Rolin Moe

Alex Stern

University of California Office of the President

 Harnessing Generative AI in Course Design with Storytelling: Empowering Creativity and Efficiency

Matt Larcin

Santa Monica College

 The latest news about the University of California’s assessment center efforts

Aaron Zachmeier

University of California, Santa Cruz

 Empowering Education with TechConnect: Tools to Enhance Learning and Collaboration

Heather Schmidt

California Community Colleges TechConnect

 Humanity in a Technological World: Supporting with Empathy

Ken Yoshioka

University of San Francisco

 AI in Action: Mission Cares + LightLeap Transforming Student Support

Joel Bennett

West Valley Mission College District

 Designing Interactive Film OER in Pressbooks with H5P: What Worked (and What Didn’t)

Theresa Huff

Mischa Livingstone

Jessica Livingstone

Loyola Marymount University

 Reimagining Curriculum Design: Technology-Driven Innovation in Direct Assessment Competency-Based Education

Sue Stanley

Cody Pontius

Coastline College

 Optimizing for Scale: Leveraging SIS and Automation for Growth

Annette Roberts Webb

University of California, Merced

Mieke Ridderhof

Drieam

 Navigating AI at a Liberal Arts College: The View from Sonoma State

John Lynch

Sonoma State University

 Communication is key! Targeted Communications & CRM Workflows in Element451

Nicole Avina

Andy Lopez

Bakersfield College

 Backward Design for Open: A Practical Playbook from Four California Campuses

Karna Younger

Theresa Huff

Loyola Marymount University

 Reimagining Curriculum Design: Technology-Driven Innovation in Direct
Assessment Competency-Based Education

Sue Stanley

Cody Pontius

Coastline College

2:30 PMAfternoon Break 
2:40 PMPlatinum Sponsor Presentations 
2:50 PMPresentations 
 

The AI Design Institute: Exploring AI as Tool, Topic, and Transgression

(20 min)

William Hardaway

Mariya (Masha) Yukhymenko

Bryan Berrett

Jason McGensy

California State University, Fresno

 

The AI Retrofit: A Scalable Solution

(20 min)

Zach Justus

CSU, Chico

 

Faculty First: Real-World Impact of AI and High-Performance Computing in the Classroom

(10 min)

Erica Bowers

Jessica Jaynes

Willie Peng

CSU Fullerton

 

The A-Team: Meeting digital accessibility goals with student employees

(10 min)

Dana Conard

University of California, Santa Cruz

3:50 PMPlatinum Sponsor Presentations 
4:10 PMEnd of Day 1 
4:30 PMWomen’s Mentorship Program Meet Up 
Time Session Presenter
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:20 AM Presentations

Panel: Incorporating Generative AI into Writing: A View Across Three Institutions

(30 min)

Tamara Tate

Stephanie Tran 

Beth Harnick-Shapiro

University of California, Irvine

Collaboration Across the System: Designing a Systemwide Digital Accessibility Remediation Framework

(20 min)

Jeff Suarez-Grant

Cal State University, Los Angeles

Jeremy Olguin

Chico State

Leon McNaught

California State University, Office of the Chancellor

10:10 AM Gold Sponsors Presentations
10:30 AM Morning Break / Sponsor Mingling Time
10:50 AM Presentations

Connected by Artificial Intelligence: Faculty, Staff, Students & Alumni Unite

(20 min)

Leslie Kennedy

Ashley Skylar

California State University, Office of the Chancellor

Tracking What Matters: Powering Collaborative Course Development with Project Management Tools

(20 min)

Jennifer Mortensen

Victoria Simons

UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education

Virtual reality isn’t dead…..yet

(20 min)

Airek Matthews

Rio Hondo College

Reframing Instructional Design Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

(10 min)

Sabrina Dean

California State University, Long Beach

12:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM Unconference / Sponsor Mingling Time
2:15 PM Presentations

Beyond Accommodation: How AI is Transforming Accessibility in Higher Education

(20 min)

Eric Wilson

Orange Coast College

From Promise to Practice: A UDL-Based Toolkit for Ethical, Inclusive Use of AI in Synchronous Teaching

(20 min)

Lindsay Vance

San Diego State University Global Campus

3:05 PM Afternoon Break
3:15 PM Presentations

Using NectirAI Chatbots in Negotiation Role Play Activities

(20 min)

Alexa Tan

Devon Winsor

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Leveraging AI to Scale UDL Institutionally

(10 min)

Janet Williams

North Orange County Community College District

AI-Enhanced Teaching: A Community of Practice at Community College

(10 min)

Matt Larcin

Santa Monica College

3:40 PM Member Meeting
4:10 PM Day 2 Ends
5:00 PM Happy Hour Mixer
6:00 PM Ruby Banquet & DET/CHE Awards
7:00 PM Ruby Dance Party
TimeSessionPresenter
8:00 AMBreakfast 
9:00 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks 
9:10 AMKeynote Address

Sara Brown, Senior Editor

Chronicle of Higher Ed

10:10 AMMorning Break 
10:30 AMPresentations 
 

Leading from the Trenches

(20 min)

Ken Yoshioka

University of San Francisco

 

Compliance to Connection: Reframing RSI through a Culturally Responsive Lens

(20 min)

Lauren Springer

Mt. San Jacinto College

 

Scaling RSI: Cross-College Collaboration with the ReadyGo Framework

(10 min)

Michelle Newhart

Mt. SAC

Curtis Williams

Sheryl Narahara Hathaway

Cody Pontius

Coast Community College District (CCCD)

Jacoba Behunin

Stephanie Tate

CIdiLabs, Inc.

11:30 AMPresentations 
 

Applying Learning Interface Design in OER: A California Playbook

(20 min)

Theresa Huff

Loyola Marymount University

 

The Iceberg Effect in EdTech: Surface Simplicity, Submerged Challenges

(10 min)

Treb Padula

Deanna Roussin

University of California, San Diego

12:10 PMClosing Remarks & Conference Wrap Up 

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