2025 Summer Institute Presenter Materials

• Wednesday, May 14, Melissa McCarron | Presentation Materials
• Thursday, May 15, Marina Smitherman | Materials not available
• Friday, May 16, Andrew White | Slides

Wednesday, May 14

• Exploring Rhetoric, Representation, and Ableism in Pedagogical Practices, by Jessica Hardin, Kaitlin Stack Whitney, Angeline Hamele | No Materials
• Thinking Outside the (Zoom) Box, by Frank Marra | Materials not available
• Can Generative AI Help Students Learn? Let's Ask RIT Students., by Christine Ross | Materials (PDF)
• Hidden Signals: Mining Student Evaluations for Genuine Insight, by Rajendran Murthy | Materials (PDF)
• Inclusive Learning in Groups: UDL Strategies for ~~Neurodiverse~~ ALL Students, by Sandi Connelly, Kendra Evans| Materials (PDF)
• Online discussions are boring. Don’t you think you’ve sawed that log long enough?!, by Serena Tucker-Cooke | Materials (PDF)
• 5 Ways AI Will Power Student Learning and My Productivity This Fall, by Shaun Foster, Professor | Materials (URL)
• Gen Ed Revision and High Impact Practices, by Leah Bradley, Elizabeth DeBartolo, William Middleton, Christine Shank | Materials (PDF)
• Active Learning Through Case Studies— Applying Concepts to  Real World Examples, by Raymond Scattone, Kaitlin Stack Whitney, Eunju Kang | Materials (PDF)
• Remixing the Disciplines: Practical Strategies for Pedagogical Innovation, by Melissa McCarron | Materials not available
• Students perceptions of effective use of myCourses, by Neil Hair | Materials (PDF)
• Happy Students, Happy Teachers: Strategies for Reducing Stress for Students and Faculty, by Jessamy Comer | Materials (PDF)
• From Routine to Riveting: Ten Tips for Engaging Presentations, by Jenna Sadue, Sandi Connelly | Materials (PDF)
• Roll a Persuasion Check: Using Games to Teach Rhetorical Appeal, by Philip Anselmo | Materials (PDF)
• Kritik in the Classroom: A Hands-On Guide to Peer Assessment, by Garret Arcoraci | Materials (PDF)
• Evolving AI Together: A Faculty–Student Discussion on Embracing AI in the Classroom, by Matthew Vollmer, Bella Blood, Mickeyas Bayuh, Evan Ranney, Harrison Oliver, Felix-Nadine Herweg | No Materials

Thursday, May 15

• Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) @ RIT, by Joe Geigel, Erika Mesh | Materials (URL)
• Teaching that Evolves with Technology, by Colin Mathers, Bob Shea | Materials (PDF)
• Team Up for Learning: Active, Flipped & Student-Driven, by Cindy Tawaf | Materials (PDF)
• Using Improv for Student Engagement and Learning, by Israa Thiab | Materials (PDF)
• Tutorial: Gradescope Autograders for Programming Assignments, by Richard Lange | Materials (PDF)
• Using Starfish as an Instructional Tool for Student Engagement and Success, by Sue Frizzell, Lynne Mazadoorian | Materials (PDF)
• We Asked, You Answered: Insights from the 2024-25 Academic Technology Survey, by Jenna Sadue, Ian Webber | Materials (PDF)
• Strategies to Help with Larger Classes (in the SHED), by Mario Gomes | Materials not available
• Supporting Faculty in Designing Inclusive and Effective Presentation Assignments, by Elizabeth Reeves O'Connor | No Materials to share
• Creating Computer Animations for Improved Attention and Comprehension, by Thomas Kinsman | Presentation (PDF) | MATLAB ex1 | MATLAB ex2
• Breaking Through Barriers: Advancing Faculty Wellness with the Immunity to Change Framework, by Marina Smitherman (Keynote Speaker) | Materials not available

Friday, May 16

• “Ask Me Almost Anything”: Demystifying GenAI with Science, Art, and Answers, by Chris Collison, Andrew White, Shaun Foster | Collison's Materials (PDF) | Foster's Materials (URL)
• Everyday AI: Do More with Ease, by Quinn Karley, Garret Arcoraci | Materials (PDF)
• Beneath the Bot: Building Responsible AI Tools from Scratch, by Chris Collison, Ryan Tolnay, Gregory Ojiem | Collison's Materials (PDF) | Tolnay's Materials (PDF)
• From Prompt to Performance: Build & Optimize Your Own GPT, by Jennifer Freer | Materials (URL)
• Research Collaborations with the Griffiss Institute and the Air Force Research Laboratory, by Michael Feng, Ryan Toner | Materials (PDF)
• Faculty Insights in working with AFRL + Q&A, by Cory Merkel, Alexander Ororbia, Seth Hubbard | Materials (PDF),