FTI 2025: Full Schedule

Join us at the 2025 Faculty Technology Institute! Registration is required. Online links will be available in sessions once you check-in. Please contact us at ed-tech@lclark.edu with any questions.

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

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8:30am PDT

Breakfast

Friday May 23, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am PDT

Smith Hall

Menu:

Egg & Cheese Bagel with Herb Aioli Breakfast Sandwich
(VE) Eggs, American cheese, and herb aioli on a Bowery bagel. Contains egg, milk, wheat, soy.

Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Bagel Breakfast Sandwich
Eggs, pork sausage patty, and American cheese on a Bowery bagel. Contains egg, milk, wheat, soy.

Seasonal Fresh Fruit
(VG/DF/WF) Slices of honeydew, cantaloupe, and pineapple with grapes, strawberries, and blueberries.

Friday May 23, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am PDT
Smith Hall

Breakfast, In-Person

9:00am PDT

Accessibility in the LMS

Friday May 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Albany 218

Speakers

Miranda Carney-Morris

Director of Educational Technology, Lewis & Clark College

Since 2014, Miranda Carney-Morris has been pivotal as the Director of Educational Technology at Lewis & Clark College. Her expertise lies in leading her team through the intricate maze of advocating and executing educational technology strategies. This involves not just adopting and... Read More →

Friday May 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT
Albany 218

Connected Classroom, In-Person

9:00am PDT

Collaborating with Zoom Whiteboards

Friday May 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Albany 207

Collaborate on our whiteboard with us: https://zoom.us/wb/doc/8qca_HaBRtyHntmtxFcNUA/p/204277828747264

Zoom’s built-in whiteboards provide new ways to collaborate synchronously and asynchronously. This session will show you how to create, share, and manage whiteboards for brainstorming, planning, and instructional activities. We’ll walk through practical use cases for classrooms and small group work. You’ll leave with ideas for engaging students more interactively in any setting.

Speakers

Angie Almukhametova

Educational Technology Specialist, Lewis & Clark College

Logan Drain

Recent Graduate and Temp Educational Technologist, Lewis & Clark College

Logan is a recent graduate of Lewis & Clark College and current temporary Educational Technologist. They studied International Affairs, Gender Studies, and German graduated summa cum laude with a thesis on why climate change fighting social movements end up failing in countries where... Read More →

Friday May 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT
Albany 207

Connected Classroom, In-Person

9:00am PDT

Peer Review Testing Your Project

Friday May 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Albany 220

In pairs or small groups we'll test each other's projects. Creators will briefly explain the project, and then the reviewers will try it out and provide constructive feedback.

Speakers

Elizabeth Young

Enterprise Applications Developer/Administrator, Lewis & Clark College

Friday May 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT
Albany 220

GenAI in Practice, In-Person

10:00am PDT

Managing & Maintaining GenAI Bots & Agents

Friday May 23, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT

Albany 220

Once a GenAI tool or custom bot is created, the work isn't over. How do you keep it relevant, accurate, and effective over time? We'll outline and discuss the ongoing tasks involved in managing custom GenAI tools.

Slide Deck

Speakers

Elizabeth Young

Enterprise Applications Developer/Administrator, Lewis & Clark College

Friday May 23, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Albany 220

GenAI in Practice, Project Time

10:00am PDT

SAGE3: Enhancing Collaboration with Real-Time Interactive Technology

Friday May 23, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT

TV Studio

Developed at the University of Hawaii for their interactive Lava Lab, SAGE3 is kind of like an online whiteboard on steroids. SAGE3 lets you share info in real-time, use AI and graphics to work together on laptops, projectors, or big screens. It helps teams brainstorm better, come up with wild ideas, and make decisions quicker and more confidently.

Speakers

Justin Counts

Educational Technologist, Lewis & Clark College

Angie Almukhametova

Educational Technology Specialist, Lewis & Clark College

Friday May 23, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
TV Studio

Inclusive and Engaged Learning, In-Person

11:15am PDT

GenAI Projects & Lessons Learned

Friday May 23, 2025 11:15am - 11:45am PDT

Albany 220

Let's define next steps for your project, and co-create a lessons learned document for other faculty (or students!) who may be interested in this type of project!

Speakers

Elizabeth Young

Enterprise Applications Developer/Administrator, Lewis & Clark College

Friday May 23, 2025 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
Albany 220

GenAI in Practice, In-Person

11:15am PDT

Writing Effective Alt Text for Images

Friday May 23, 2025 11:15am - 11:45am PDT

Albany 218

Alt text isn’t just a checkbox—it’s a key part of making digital content accessible. In this session, you’ll learn how to write clear, meaningful descriptions that support all users, including those using screen readers. We’ll walk through examples and offer a checklist to use in your own course materials. Whether you're building a presentation or uploading content to Moodle, this skill is essential.

Speakers

Miranda Carney-Morris

Director of Educational Technology, Lewis & Clark College

Logan Drain

Recent Graduate and Temp Educational Technologist, Lewis & Clark College

Friday May 23, 2025 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
Albany 218

Inclusive and Engaged Learning, In-Person

11:45am PDT

Lunch

Friday May 23, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT

Smith Hall

PIZZA!!!

Friday May 23, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT
Smith Hall

Lunch, In-Person