Breakout 5: Teaching in the Pandemic: Global Collaboration Projects Via Canvas

Presenter Information

Eddie Supratman, Arkansas State University - Beebe
Stephanie Ungerank, Arkansas State University - Beebe
Korey Davis, Arkansas State University - Beebe
Margaret Lowry, Arkansas State University - Beebe

Location

Room 209, American Heritage Building

Start Date

2-17-2022 1:30 PM

End Date

2-17-2022 2:15 PM

Description

This session will highlight how educational technology was optimized during the pandemic. Participants will also be encouraged to initiate similar global projects to deliver the best global experience for their students. Long before the pandemic closed borders and paused international travel opportunities, ASU-Beebe was already exploring new and creative ways to bring the global classroom to faculty and students without leaving ASU-Beebe classrooms. One new initiative, the Global Classroom, has overcome the challenges and uncertainty of the pandemic to launch this past fall 2021. This 6-week group project, dealing with the Central American migration crisis, takes classes already being taught by ASU-Beebe faculty members and pair them with complementary parallel courses taught at a University in El Salvador. A total of 134 students and 11 instructors participated in this project. The exposure that faculty and students received from this Global Classroom, has helped them to understand the global migration crisis better and further help them overcome preconceived notions, if any, about their culture or the country as a whole.

About the Author

Eddie Supratman (Assistant Professor of History & Religion, ASU-Beebe)

Eddie has been teaching in higher education for over eighteen years. For the past 8 years, he has been teaching primarily World History and Comparative Religion courses at Arkansas State University-Beebe. Eddie is also an adjunct instructor for Harding University College of Bible and Ministry. He loves to challenge his students to think globally and to make a greater impact wherever they might be. For the past 4 years, he has led international field trips to El Salvador and Taiwan (summer 2019). Eddie is also the past presenter of HU Technology Showcase, ACC, NISOD.

Stephanie Ungerank ~ Instructional Design/Distance Learning Director

Stephanie Ungerank, Director of Distance Education/Instructional Designer, has over 11 years of Instructional Design, Consulting and Organizational Development experience, as well as experience with writing business processes, and developing and implementing process improvement. Stephanie has experience in the design, development and facilitation of courses for face-to-face, online, internet assisted and video conferencing. She has designed, developed, implemented, and facilitated a variety of programs as well, including New Hire, Employee Development, Leadership Development, Systems and Change Management. Stephanie’s perspective has been influenced by her experience using methods by Bob Pike, Kagan, Blanchard, Quality Matters and Storyboarding the Disney Way. It molded her belief not only is the subject matter important but the way it’s designed, aligned, and delivered.

Stephanie graduated from the University of Central Arkansas and has lived in Central Arkansas for 17 years. Stephanie enjoys traveling, the outdoors and riding roller coasters. She enjoys watching her kids play sports and volunteering.

Stephanie has experience in the integration, design and launch of new Learning Management Systems. She enjoys design and development consulting, process improvement, along with facilitating team building sessions that aid with the continual growth of culture and collaboration. She also is an experienced conference presenter.

Korey Davis (Instructor of Psychology & Sociology, ASU-Beebe)

Korey grew up in Arkansas for the most of his life and went to high school in Dover (north of Russellville). After graduating high school, he pursued a cooking career and ended up attaining the title of Sous Chef before deciding to enter the higher education world in 2006. He graduated from ATU with a B.S. in Psychology and then stayed there for a M.S. in Psychology and is still working on a M.A. in Sociology. After graduating with his master's in psychology at ATU, he spent several years as an Adjunct Instructor for ATU and several other institutions in the U.S. He has been working full-time at ASU-Beebe as an Instructor for Social Sciences (Psychology and Sociology) since Fall of 2019.

Margaret Lowry ~ (Nursing Major, ASU-Beebe Student)

Margaret Lowry is a Nursing major currently attending Arkansas State University-Beebe to obtain prerequisites and an Associate of Health Sciences degree. Inspired by those who helped her as a patient, she is eager to enter the medical field to join in assisting others. In addition to nursing, she would like to accomplish traveling to different countries, creating art, raising a family, and learning how to surf. Her philosophy in life is to find joy in everyday moments and treat others with grace and love.