Educational Technology Showcase

2024 ETS - April 18-19

The 2024 ETS was held April 18 - 19 in Jesse H. Jones Library.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Richard Baraniuk - Rice University / OpenStax

Education: The Future is Open

A grassroots movement is sweeping through the academic world.  The "open access movement" is based on a set of intuitions that are shared by a remarkably wide range of academics: that knowledge should be free and open to use and re-use; that collaboration should be easier, not harder; that people should receive credit and kudos for contributing to education and research; and that concepts and ideas are linked in unusual and surprising ways and not the simple linear forms that traditional media present.  This talk will discuss the past, present, and future of the open access textbook movement from the  perspective of the OpenStax platform and publishing initiative.  Special attention will be paid to the role that new technologies like AI can play in improving the quality and reach of education. 

Basic Schedule

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Event Pictures

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Re:Connected on a Post-Covid Campus

The opening years of the Covid pandemic brought a seismic shift in how we delivered instruction and connected with our learners, and as the danger of in-person instruction and gatherings has waned over the past year, the big question of how we best connect with our students and peers has led to an exploration of hybrid, virtual, and in-person approaches to pedagogy. This, in turn, has created new opportunities for us to either connect deeper or retreat into silos. Our conference presenters will tackle these questions and many more over two days of hybrid-style, virtual, and in-person presentations, workshops, and demonstrations.

March 30-31, 2023
Jesse H. Jones Library

Full Event Schedule

We are excited to offer a range of presentations from Baylor University faculty and staff covering a wide range of topics related to the intersection of technology, pedagogy, and the culture of a university campus. Click here to download a PDF of the full program.

ETS Posters

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2023 Keynote Speaker

Gardner Campbell, PhD
Associate Professor of English, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

The Universe and Universities in a Digital Age

Things are moving faster and faster. TikTok is by now an old example. More recently, the Generative AI swarm has arrived: POE, Caktus.AI, ChatGPT-4, Bing, Bard … and the list will grow. What does this acceleration, or invasion, mean for university culture? My talk aims to open up some helpful areas of conversation—and to remind us that the idea of a university, like the idea of a universe, must rest on a belief in the potential for connection and integration, in our learning and our lived experience.

Dr. Campbell is Associate Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University, where for nearly three years he also served as Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Student Success and Dean of VCU’s University College. His publication and teaching areas include Milton and Renaissance studies, film studies, teaching and learning technologies, and new media studies. He is a life member of the Milton Society of America, and has served on advisory boards or boards of directors for the Educause Learning Initiative, the New Media Consortium, and the Doug Engelbart Institute. Prior to joining VCU, Dr. Campbell worked as a professor and an administrator at Virginia Tech, Baylor University, and the University of Mary Washington. Dr. Campbell has presented his work in teaching and learning technologies across the U.S. as well as in Canada, Sweden, Italy, and Australia.