Time for the yearly tradition! A look at the 2015 ACPA conference schedule to identify all of the social media and technology related sessions on offer. There are a lot to choose from this year (including a few go my own… shameless plug). Click on the program titles to find out more.
See you in Tampa!
Thursday, March 5
Special Session:
| Meeting Student Where They Are: Online! Graduate School Information Webinars | ||||
| 09:30 AM | 03:00 PM | Thalia Mulvihill (Ball State University) | Tampa Convention Center – Exceptional Practice Table 10 | |
Skill Building Sessions:
| Maximizing Your LinkedIn Profile | ||||
| 01:00 PM | 01:30 PM | Kate McGartland (Pearson Embanet) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Using Instagram for Expanded Marketing | ||||
| 01:30 PM | 02:00 PM | Matt Ferguson (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Social Media Now | ||||
| 02:30 PM | 03:00 PM | Carey Loch (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
Friday, March 6
Educational Sessions:
| A “High Tech”/”High Touch” Approach to Academic Accountability and Success | ||||
| 08:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Scott C Brown (Colgate University) | Marriott Tampa Waterside – Grand Ballroom Salon A | |
| A Social Network Approach to Student Affairs: Power of Relationships | ||||
| 08:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Sean Gehrke (University of Southern California) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 22 | |
| Social {Media} Change Model: Remixing Theory for Digital Practice | ||||
| 09:30 AM | 10:30 AM | Josie R Ahlquist (California Lutheran University) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 22 | |
| #SACamp – Disengaging Digitally to Engage Dynamically | ||||
| 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Benjamin Lamb (Williams College / University of Nebraska – Lincoln) | Marriott Tampa Waterside – Meeting Room 4 | |
| “Flipping” The Script in Higher Education | ||||
| 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Kynthia Droesch (The Ohio State University) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 36 | |
| What Grad School Didn’t Teach You About Your Digital Life | ||||
| 01:00 PM | 02:00 PM | Paul G Brown (Boston College) and Josie Ahlquist (California Lutheran University) | Marriott Tampa Waterside – Grand Ballroom Salon D | |
| Online Professional Development for Educators | ||||
| 01:00 PM | 02:00 PM | Joseph M Ginese (CUNY – Borough of Manhattan Community College) | Marriott Tampa Waterside – Meeting Room 9 | |
| You Can’t Beat a Tweet: Building Your Student Affairs Digital Identity | ||||
| 01:00 PM | 02:00 PM | Kristin I Hagen (DePaul University) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 21 | |
| Educator’s Selfie: Analysis and Suggestions for Institutional Social Media Implementation | ||||
| 04:00 PM | 05:00 PM | Edmund T Cabellon (Bridgewater State University) and Paul G Brown (Boston College) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 16 | |
Poster Session:
| Evaluating Social Media Policies for a Positive Reputation | ||||
| 09:30 AM | 03:00 PM | Adam Stark (Purdue University) | Tampa Convention Center – Poster Session 7 | |
Skill Building Sessions:
| Understanding Facebook and Twitter Analytics | ||||
| 09:00 AM | 09:30 AM | Tony Doody (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Creating a Simple WordPress Blog | ||||
| 09:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Val Heruska (Indiana University – Bloomington) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Twitter: Why You Need It & How To Use It | ||||
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Robyn Ginese (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Twitter: Beyond the Basics | ||||
| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Edmund T Cabellon (Bridgewater State University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Making the Most of the Backchannel | ||||
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Joseph M Ginese (CUNY – Borough of Manhattan Community College) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| How to Use Social Media Monitoring (Tweet Deck) | ||||
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Amy Jorgenson (HigherEdLive) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Best Practices in Presentations | ||||
| 12:00 PM | 12:30 PM | Brian MacDonald (University of California, Los Angeles) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Accessibility: Making Your Presentations, Marketing & Websites Inclusive | ||||
| 12:30 PM | 01:00 PM | Alisha Abbott (Saint Louis University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Maximizing Your LinkedIn Profile | ||||
| 01:00 PM | 01:30 PM | Kate McGartland (Pearson Embanet) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Understanding & Using Snapchat | ||||
| 01:30 PM | 02:00 PM | Matt Ferguson (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Facebook: Maximizing Page Branding & Reach | ||||
| 02:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Carey Loch (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Turn Your Resume Into An Infographic | ||||
| 02:30 PM | 03:00 PM | Courtney O’Connell (EQualman Studios) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Canva.com | ||||
| 03:00 PM | 03:30 PM | Mike Abdallah (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Tips for Video/Skype Interviews | ||||
| 03:30 PM | 04:00 PM | Ankur Ponda (ACPA) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
Saturday, March 7
Educational Sessions:
| #SAwrites: Professional Development Through Blogging in Student Affairs | ||||
| 08:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Josie R Ahlquist (California Lutheran University), Paul G Brown (Boston College), Heather Shea Gasser (Michigan State University), and Jason L Meriwether (Indiana University Southeast) | Marriott Tampa Waterside – Florida Salon V | |
| Race, Social Media, & Education: Teaching about Race through Current Events | ||||
| 08:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Reginald Blockett (Indiana University) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 15 | |
| Social Media: Connecting with Sophomores Where They Are | ||||
| 12:30 PM | 01:30 PM | Gwendolyn Auckloo (The College of New Jersey) | Marriott Tampa Waterside – Grand Ballroom Salon D | |
| Student Leaders Navigating the Digital Age | ||||
| 12:30 PM | 01:30 PM | Josie R Ahlquist (California Lutheran University) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 23 | |
| Intercultural Dialogue: Engaging in Social Justice on Social Media | ||||
| 12:30 PM | 01:30 PM | Erica K. Thompson (University of St. Thomas) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 20 | |
| Leading Naked: Using Technology To Increase Student Leader Learning | ||||
| 03:30 PM | 04:30 PM | Anna R Lehnen (James Madison University) | Marriott Tampa Waterside – Meeting Room 11 | |
| College Students and Digital Technology: Research, Outcomes, and Implications | ||||
| 05:00 PM | 06:00 PM | Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon (Boston College), Josie Ahlquist (California Lutheran University), Paul Gordon Brown (Boston College), Paul Eaton (Louisiana State University), and Adam Gismondi (Boston College) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 16 | |
| Digital Storytelling in Graduate Curricula: Innovation in Student Affairs Preparatory Programs | ||||
| 05:00 PM | 06:00 PM | Elizabeth McDonald (University of Alabama) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 23 | |
Skill Building Sessions:
| Using Google Apps for Education | ||||
| 09:00 AM | 09:30 AM | Laura Pasquini (University of North Texas) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Understanding Google Analytics | ||||
| 09:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Amy Jorgenson (HigherEdLive) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Surveys: Wufoo, Zoomerang, Survey Monkey & Google Forms | ||||
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Lisa Endersby (Student Affairs Collective) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Using Google Hangout | ||||
| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Josie R Ahlquist (California Lutheran University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Creating a Movie with iMovie | ||||
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Benjamin Lamb (Williams College / University of Nebraska – Lincoln) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Creating a Movie with iMovie (continued) | ||||
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Benjamin Lamb (Williams College / University of Nebraska – Lincoln) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Basecamp | ||||
| 12:00 PM | 12:30 PM | Carey Loch (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| How to Use Social Media Monitoring (Hootsuite) | ||||
| 12:30 PM | 01:00 PM | Kate McGartland (Pearson Embanet) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Twitter: Why You Need It & How To Use It | ||||
| 01:00 PM | 01:30 PM | Robyn Ginese (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Twitter: Beyond the Basics | ||||
| 01:30 PM | 02:00 PM | Edmund T Cabellon (Bridgewater State University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Cloud Services | ||||
| 02:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Mike Abdallah (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
| Using Instagram for Expanded Marketing | ||||
| 02:30 PM | 03:00 PM | Matt Ferguson (Rutgers University) | Tampa Convention Center – 1st Level – West Side | |
Sunday, March 8
Educational Sessions:
| Social Justice 2.0: Designing and Facilitating Social Justice Online Learning | ||||
| 08:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Andrea Domingue (University of Massachusetts Amherst) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 1 | |
| Social Media: Not Just for Students #communitycreation | ||||
| 08:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Merrily S Dunn (University of Georgia) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 22 | |
| Tweet the VP: Uncovering the Digitally Accessible SSAO | ||||
| 08:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Josie R Ahlquist (California Lutheran University) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 20 | |
| Committed to Online Student Success: Creating an Online Welcome Week | ||||
| 09:30 AM | 10:30 AM | Taylor Morgan (University of North Texas) | Tampa Convention Center – Room 7 | |
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