Registration is now open for the Michigan Tech Essential Education Symposium, which will be held on April 30 in the Memorial Union Building. This free event is open to all Michigan Tech faculty and staff, as well as guests from local community organizations.
Check-in and breakfast begin at 8 a.m. with the opening welcome address starting at 9 a.m. Lunch will feature a keynote address from Shane Sutherland, founder, CEO and “chief mischief maker” of PebblePad, Michigan Tech’s ePortfolio platform.
The symposium will offer 12 sessions throughout the day with themes such as:
- Industry and student generational experts discussing trends in student attributes and industry talent needs.
- Reflection as storytelling.
- Using Husky Folio to connect student experiences to development of Essential Abilities.
- Embedding Essential Education minor themes into existing classes.
- Building partnerships between faculty and community organizations to develop Essential Education Experiences.
- What students can learn from us when we get comfortable talking about failure.
- Question assumptions and communicate quantitatively — strategies for teaching, Husky Folio, and assessment.
- Resources for academic advisors — coaching students to success in Essential Education.
- Building a U.P.-themed Essential Ed minor.
The symposium will conclude at 3:15 p.m. A panel of industry representatives and deans will conclude the event by discussing the value of Essential Education to our future graduates and their future careers, followed by an awards and recognition ceremony.
Session titles, more defined session content, and presenters will be communicated as the event progresses. Please contact the Essential Education Implementation Leadership Team at essential-ed-l@mtu.edu with any questions.