Teaching and Learning Symposium

Margaret Weigers Vitullo, American Sociological Association

Applying Sociology to Fiction: Reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Sociologically - Gregory Trainor Kordsmeier, Indiana University Southeast

A Voice in the Classroom: Encouraging Community College Students to Talk - Sarah Louise Earl-Novell, Chabot College

Be the Spark to Ignite Curiosity in Learners by Using Innovative Digital Tools! - Kenyatta Phelps, Lone Star College; Jeffrey Opaleye

Collaborative Ethnographic Teams in Community Food Security - Andrew Craig McNeely, Texas A&M University; Marissa Renee Cisneros, Texas A&M University; Tiffany Amorette Young, Texas A&M University

Current Events Project - Bridget A. Conlon Mayfield, St. Cloud State University

Enhancing Introduction to Sociology with the Memoir “I Am Malala” - Jamie L. Oslawski-Lopez, Indiana University Kokomo

Find and Cite Three-to-Five Sources: Applying the Sociological Imagination to Critical Information Literacy - Hailey Mooney, University of Michigan Library; Paula Dempsey

First Impressions: Using Online Dating Profiles to Teach Writing - Lauren Griffin, Cornell University

Fostering Engagement, Connections and Persistence: Insights from a SOC101-EGL101 Learning Community - Michelle E. Naffziger-Hirsch, Oakton Community College

Micro Credentialing and Higher Education: A Case for Human Service Students - Vondora Wilson-Corzen, State University of New York-Stony Brook

Reconstruction: Change Started by Yourself and its Impact in Spokane, Washington - Ping Ping, Spokane Falls Community College

Teaching Medical Sociology through Research-intensive, Service-learning: Exploring Health Disparities while Reclaiming a historic African-American Cemetery - Susan Marie Bodnar-Deren, Virginia Commonwealth University; Joshua Eakin, Virginia Commonwealth University

Teaching Service Learning and Community Engagement - Shobha Hamal Gurung, Southern Utah University

Teaching with Compassion: An Educator's Oath to Teach from the Heart - Peter Kaufman, State University of New York-New Paltz; Janine Schipper, Northern Arizona University

Using Contemplative Pedagogies to Enhance Authentic Engagement and Personal Authenticity in the Sociology Classroom - Alexis T. Franzese, Elon University

Using Student-created e-Portfolios to Assess Degree-level and University-level Learning Outcomes - CoCo M. James, University of Utah; Rebecca L. Utz, University of Utah

Using Technology and Social Media to Include Marginalized Voices in the Classroom - Tal Peretz, Auburn University

What Affects Intellectual Courage in the Classroom: An Experimental Study - Loretta Bass, University of Oklahoma

A Multipronged Approach to Maximize the Potential of Collaborative Learning and Minimize Student Discontent - Fletcher Winston, Mercer University