At this year’s symposium, participants were invited to engage with one another during two “World Cafe” sessions. Showcased through the photographs and captions below, these sessions offered participants the chance to join in on discussions focused on the conference themes which connected to other topics throughout the day.
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Joshua Boyd, Marsha Anderson, Chris Ladner, et al., join Laura Harrison's World Cafe discussion about "Student Volunteer Talks to Deal with Performance Anxiety"
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Mary Watt, Bettina Boyle, Michelle Lebeau, Nazmi Kamal, and Carrie Jung join Caroline Brendel Pacheco's World Cafe discussion about "Collaborative Pedagogy and Circles of Dialogue"
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Diana Twiss, Michelle Mason, and Denise Gingrich join Stephen Williams' World Cafe discussion about "Using Self-reflection to Deepen the Student Learning Experience"
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Tony Yang, Morna Fraser and Bettina Boyle join Hasrat Grewal Gill's World Cafe discussion about "In Their Shoes: 'Learning' and 'Unlearning' Teaching Approaches While Working with International Students"
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Trudi Denning and Annabella Cant join Amir Ghaseminejad's World Cafe discussion about "Statistics as Storytelling"
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Mapping the lifecycle of a pencil, as an example of inclusive thinking and group work, during Chelsea Bell Eady's World Cafe discussion about "Mapping Creativity: Creative mapping exercises to support engagement and expansive ideation"
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Bhuvinder Vaid, Morna Fraser, and Kyle Guay join Chelsea Bell Eady's World Cafe discussion about "Mapping Creativity: Creative mapping exercises to support engagement and expansive ideation"
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A full house for the Thursday May 4 World Cafe titled "Empathy & Pedagogy: Creating Space for the Voices and Identities of Diverse Students"
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Kym Stewart enjoys a laugh during Brit Paris's World Cafe discussion about "Knitting for Mindfulness"
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Simple, everyday items, are just one way to draw students into active learning as David Geary's World Cafe discussion "Comedy in the Classroom: Learning with Laughter" shared with participants
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Participants listen to Yoriko Gillard share a sample of poetry during the World Cafe discussion about "Kizuna: Reciprocal Growth"
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CTE Educational Developers Mary Giovannetti, Yi Cui, and Bettina Boyle introduce the format of this year's World Cafe sessions
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Andrea Klipp awaits the chance to do a "1 minute pitch" about the World Cafe topic "Meaning-Making Through Visual Story-Telling"
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Anthea Mallinson, Stephen Williams, Michelle Mason, Laura Harrison, and Mary Watt join Denise Gingrich's World Cafe discussion about "Engaging Hands-on Learning"
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Marija Djordjevic, Steve King, and Robert Thomson join David Geary's World Cafe discussion about "Comedy in the Classroom: Learning with Laughter"
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A full house is on hand to hear more about Kyle Guay's topic "'Exercise Snacks' for Better Cardiorespiratory Health"
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Alan Jenks and Jerome Genz share practical examples for classroom practice during their presentation titled "Fit to Teach: Strategies for Staying Healthy and Productive"
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Lydia Watson and Alaa Al-Musalli share their transformative journey during their presentation titled "Making Decisions about the Students with the Students"
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