Full agenda to come, stay tuned. Schedule and session timings are subject to change.
Day 1 - September 21, 2023
SoftChalk Overview and Opening Remarks
9.00 am CT – 9.30 am CT
Glenn Adams SoftChalk
Join us to learn from our Chief Operating Officer what’s new and what’s next with SoftChalk. Learn about SoftChalk’s commitment to continually improving content authoring and delivery, to equip educators to turn complex content into compelling learning experiences for learners.
Eyes on the Prize: Engaging Learners through Online Scavenger Hunts
9.30 am CT – 10.25 am CT
Lia Moore-Lamm Alamo College
Learn how a tech support team uses SoftChalk to create online scavenger hunts to engage users with online instructional content, address common technical questions, and track user attempts for prizes. Participants will identify “pinch points” in their own curriculum and discuss ways to incorporate scavenger hunts into instruction for the ultimate reward: increased learner comprehension.
Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Existing SoftChalk Lesson
10.30 am CT – 11.25 am CT
Will Sumerall SoftChalk
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Creating “Pedagogical Pathways” Through a SoftChalk Lesson
11.30 am CT – 12.25 pm CT
Art Brownlow The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
This presentation showcases a distinctive strategy to create “pedagogical pathways” through SoftChalk lessons to increase student engagement and save instructor time. This approach involves ungraded, low-stakes assessments, and yet ensures that students engage with all course content. Attendees will learn how to integrate these pathways into their own courses.
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12.30 pm CT – 1.25 pm CT
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Day 2 - September 22, 2023
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9.00 am CT – 9.55 am CT
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Building Accessible e-Learning Courses
10.00 am CT – 10.55 am CT
Dana Thompson SoftChalk
Learn how SoftChalk helps you produce accessible interactive learning content in accordance with the internationally recognized Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level A and Level AA and get all your accessibility questions answered.
Creating Accessible and Engaging E-Learning Content with SoftChalk: A Hands-On Workshop
11.00 am CT – 11.55 am CT
Adam Fantom Harford Community College
This workshop will teach you how to create accessible and platform-agnostic e-learning content using SoftChalk. You will discover SoftChalk’s built-in accessibility features, which allow you to create content compliant with WCAG 2.1 guidelines and accessible to learners with disabilities. You will also learn how to use SoftChalk’s intuitive interface to create interactive and engaging e-learning content and how to publish your content in HTML5 format for compatibility with any device or platform.
By the end of the workshop, you will have the knowledge and skills to create high-quality e-learning content that is accessible and platform-agnostic using SoftChalk.
Coming soon
12.00 pm CT – 12.55 pm CT
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Closing Remarks and Lesson Challenge Awards
1.00 pm CT – 1.30 pm CT
Glenn Adams SoftChalk
Join us for the winner announcement for our 2023 Lesson Challenge! Get inspired by the best and most innovative SoftChalk lessons created by your peers.