Empowering Tomorrow: Pathways to Success

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Schedule is tentative and subject to change

  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center & Delta Hotel
12:00 PM - 01:00 PMMODAC Membership Luncheon
12:00 PM - 01:00 PMMCNEA Membership Lunch
12:00 PM - 04:30 PMMODAC Meeting
12:00 PM - 04:45 PMMCNEA Meeting
02:30 PMRegistration Open
03:00 PM - 06:00 PMExhibitor Set Up
04:00 PM - 05:00 PMMACET Meeting
06:00 PM - 08:00 PMOpening Reception
06:45 PMRegistration Closes
  • VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center & Delta Hotel
06:00 AM - 07:00 AMExhibitor Set Up
07:00 AMRegistration Opens
07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast
08:00 AM - 08:15 AMWelcome
08:15 AM - 09:30 AMKeynote Speaker
09:30 AM - 10:00 AMExhibitor Networking & Break
10:00 AM - 10:50 AMBreakout Session A

• Creating safe spaces: The role of pre-briefs and mindfulness in simulation based experience

• Revolutionizing Health Sciences: The Role of Cutting-Edge Technology in Modern Healthcare

• Building Pathways: Expanding Healthcare Workforce Through Innovation and Collaboration

• SOLIDWORKS Tips and Tricks

• Embracing Generative AI in Programming Courses

• We Give Brain Power

• Introduction to the Future Faculty Fellowship Program

• AI Prompt Engineering in an Engineering Technology Programming Classroom

10:50 AM - 11:10 AMExhibitor Networking & Break
11:10 AM - 12:00 PMBreakout Session B

• Autism Education and Workforce Development of College Students

• Using Animated Videos to Create Course Themes

• Innovate to Elevate: Redefining Learning for Stress Relief

• SOLIDWORKS Certification Preparation

• AI in the Classroom

• Hybrid Skills for Modern Manufacturing

• Developing a Re-Boot Skills Camp for Pre-Licensure Nursing Students

• Collaborative Robots – The future of Automation

    12:00 PM - 01:30 PMLunch
    01:30 PM - 02:20 PMBreakout Session C

    • Activate Flipped Classrooms: Student preparation and improved participation

    • Factory Automation project-based instruction

    • UDL & Dual Enrollment: Removing Barriers and Increasing Engagement

    • Navigating Barriers to Offering RTI 2.0

    • CPL, Adult Learners & Accelerated Path to Degree Completion

    • Get Ready! – The Michigan Apprenticeship Readiness Certificate (MARC)

    • Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Transfer Student Success Through Diversity and Equity Initiatives

    • Jump start your IT career with CompTIA Career Explore Tools

      02:20 PM - 02:40 PMExhibitor Networking & Break
      02:40 PM - 03:30 PMBreakout Session D

      • Clinical Assisting: Support students and develop quality educators

      • Career Pathways in Health Care Through an Apprenticeship Model

      • Cyber Security, Uncrewed Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (Drones)

      • Increasing Postsecondary Teacher Effectiveness Through UDL – A State of Michigan Project

      • Educational Pathways to Support Local Heroes

      • USDOL RAP + Michigan Works! Agency Panel Session

      • Exploring Innovations & Opportunities in College-to-Career Pathways Navigation

      • CAD Roundtable

      • Making the Move: ICE to EV and Michigan’s EV Workforce Hub

      • Assessing and Enhancing Online Learning Infrastructure in Higher Education

        03:30 PM - 03:50 PMExhibitor Networking & Break
        03:50 PM - 04:40 PMBreakout Session E

        • CAD Roundtable

        • Health and Human Services Roundtable- New Affinity Group: Michigan Allied Health Education Committee (MAHEC)

        • Roundtable Information Technology

        • USDOL RAP + Post-Secondary Education Panel Session

        • Walking Tour- Downtown Muskegon

        • Round Table for Electrical, Mechanical and Robotics

        • Using Certificates to Upskill Students

        • Personal Finance – Become the Epicenter for your Community!

        05:00 PMRegistration & Exhibits Close
        • VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center & Delta Hotel
        07:30 AMRegistration & Exhibitors Open
        07:30 AM - 08:30 AMBreakfast & Awards
        08:30 AM - 09:20 AMBreakout Session F

        • Doll-ergency Triage Quest: Operation Rescue

        • Art and the AI Monster: A Creative Partnership

        • Employers and the Community College: Promoting Apprenticeships, Recruitment, and Partnerships

        • Rejection Sensitivity and Gender Minority Individuals

        • Semiconductor Technician Training: History, Curriculum, Learning Outcomes

        • Build a Career-Ready Skills Program Using Digital Learning with Hands-on Training

        • Building Stronger Pathways: Creating Effective Transfer Partnerships

          09:20 AM - 09:40 AMExhibitor Networking
          09:40 AM - 10:40 AMPresidential Panel
          10:40 AM - 11:00 AMExhibitor Networking & Break
          11:00 AM - 11:50 AMBreakout Session G

          • Leaving Clinical Paperwork Behind. Practice Ready Not Paper Ready

          • Finding Self in Generative AI

          • Data Drives Decisions: Leveraging New Statewide Data to Inform Decisions

          • Michigan Certified Medication Aide Regulations and Competency-Based Curriculum

          • Designing Games to Teach

          • Activity Based Learning in healthcare education – resources from Anatomage

          • Health Care Trends for Student Success – Strategies and Support

          12:00 PMRegistration & Exhibits Close

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