SMUG Mini Conference 2024

SMUG Mini Conference April 11, 2024

The SMUG Mini Conference was held on Thursday April 11, 2024 from 9am to 12pm at the SODA Center in the Moraga Room. Presenters were SMC staff and faculty who are the experts in their fields. Take a look at the session information below, included are slides from each of the presentations.

SESSION INFORMATION

9:05 - 9:15

Exploring Innovative Pedagogy via the Radical Imagination Lab

This presentation will introduce attendees to the Radical Imagination Lab (RIL). The RIL is an imagination incubator and pedagogical intervention grounded in Black Feminist ways of knowing and being. The presentation will share the RILs mission, learning objectives, lab questions and current curricular initiatives in an effort to inspire and nurture campus-wide interdisciplinary collaborations.
Presenters: Nicole Brown and Scott Schonfeldt-Aultman, Sociology/Communication
View the Presentation Slides: Exploring Innovative Pedagogy via the Radical Imagination Lab (SMC Login Required)

9:15 - 9:30

Bridging Theory and Practice: Leveraging AI Simulations for Experiential Learning

Students learn by experimenting, and AI simulations can help. See how Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs) can serve both as interactive counterparty and Socratic tutor.
Presenter: Philippe Marinier, EDBA in SEBA
View the Presentation Slides: Leveraging AI Simulations for Experiential Learning (SMC Login Required)

10:05 - 10:50

IT Services: Partnership with the Community. "Technology Alone Is Not Enough" - Steve Jobs

Meet the faces behind IT Services. The IT staff is eager to meet with you to share best practices, answer your technology questions and help explain why technology alone is not always enough.
Presenters: James Johnson, Samuel Brooks, Cody Newton, Adriana Botello, Carl Thelen
View the Presentation Slides: IT Services: Partnership with the Community (SMC Login Required)

11:00 - 11:15

Assistive Technology That Can Help All

This session will be going over and demoing some Assistive Technology apps and built in features on the computer that can better help you.
Presenter: Charlotte Norton, Student Disability Services
View the Presentation Slides: Assistive Technology That Can Help All (SMC Login Required)

11:15 - 11:30

Learn about Descript: A Text-to-Audiovisual-Editing Platform Lowering the Bar for Multimedia Production

The innovative transcription software Descript allows users to edit audio and video through an intuitive text interface, lowering the bar dramatically for producing dialogue-driven media content. Learn how to use this simple tool, and how it can help students produce dynamic new class media projects (ex: podcasts, edited interviews).
Presenter: Jason Jakaitis, Communication
View the Presentation Slides: Learn About Descript (SMC Login Required)

11:30 - 11:45

Story Maps Using ArcGIS Software: Benefits for Students and Faculty

The process of creating story maps through ArcGIS Software provides unique benefits as a teaching/learning methodology and as a launchpad for research.
Presenter: Maria Grazia De Angelis, World Languages and Cultures
View the Presentation Slides: Story Maps Using ArcGIS Software (SMC Login Required)