Plug-In+Reboot 2017 registration now open | Miami University

"Registration for Miami University’s 3rd annual Plug-In+Reboot is now open. This year’s event will be from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 18, at King Library." inform Campus News.

Photo: Curt Bonk

Attendees will participate in presentations, hands-on workshops about teaching with technology, and sessions aiming to reinvigorate their bodies and spirits.

Curt Bonk, a professor at Indiana University and an authority on emerging technologies for learning, will give this year’s keynote speech. He will present “Education 20/20 meets Education 3.0: Visions of Our Changing Learning World” at 9 a.m. in 322 McGuffey Hall.
Bonk authored Empowering Online Learning, The Handbook of Blended Learning and other widely used books. He will lead two workshops for limited groups with a deep dive into using technology to enhance engaged learning.
The Technology (Plug-In) sessions will include:

• Technology “test kitchen.”
• Course Showcase. * Teaching with social media.
• Engaging students with technology. * Web and document accessibility.

Wellness (Reboot) sessions will include:

• Chair massage.
• Calming foods and green tea.
• Aromatherapy.
• Blood pressure checks.
• An exercise “Sample Platter.”

Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided, and the day will end with an ice cream social.
Participants can enter to win theater tickets, a Fitbit, Adobe Acrobat Pro, fitness center passes, PhotoShop Elements and Premier Elements 14 and more.
To register and view the full event schedule, visit MiamiOh.edu/plugin-reboot2017.

Source: Miami University