2024 Schedule

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Virtual Vendor Spotlight (Pre-conference session)

2:00 pm-2:30 pm

ZOOM link
Meeting ID: 964 9060 2441
Passcode: 193291

Blackboard Learn Ultra by Anthology
Blackboard Learn Ultra has many new features designed to make your life as a faculty member easier. This session will cover the Top 5 features in Learn Ultra that help faculty save time and utilize the Learning Management System in a more efficient manner. From using our new Artificial Intelligence features to the new grading experience for faculty, this session will be a quick overview of the benefits of converting your course to the Ultra Course View.

Thursday, May 23, 2024

8:30 am-9:00 am Coffee, Networking & Vendor Visits
9:00 am-10:30 am

hybrid

Hiebert Lounge, 14th floor

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Welcome, Karen Antman, M.D., Provost, BU Medical Campus

Keynote: Evolution of a Student-Driven Collaborative Research Project to Address Equity in STEM Participation
Binyomin Abrams, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Director of General Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University

10:30 am-10:45 am Vendor Introductions
10:45 am-11:00 am Travel to Workshops
11:00 am-12:30 pm Workshops

A: Redesigning Courses in the School of Medicine to Promote Flipped Learning and Application in Blackboard Ultra

B: Deconstructing Concepts of “Professionalism” to Foster an Inclusive Medical Education Experience

C: Creating a Best Self Toolkit: Learning and Understanding Strategies Based on Positive Psychology Principles for Promoting Being Our Best Selves

D: Feedback Not Evaluation: Using Reflection for an Effective Constructive Dialogue Between Students and Faculty

E: Applying Dual Processing Theory to Feedback Conversations

12:30 pm-2:00 pm Lunch, Networking & Vendor Visits
2:00 pm-2:30 pm Educator Awards
2:30 pm-3:00 pm Abstract Winners and Award Presentations
3:00 pm-4:30 pm Posters, Networking & Vendor Visits