We've Gone Virtual

Technology Needs:

The Annual Faculty Conference will be hosted in Zoom. To fully participate, there are some technology needs you may want to consider:

• – We encourage joining the Zoom sessions using a computer rather than joining via telephone.
• – Download the Zoom app on your computer if you don’t have it already.
• – If you already have Zoom, make sure you update your Zoom app to the latest version.
• – Test your Zoom before the event. You may want to test joining a meeting and be familiar with Zoom navigation.
• – Test your computer audio to make sure it is working.
• – Come ready to enjoy the conference!

Privacy

We encourage you to share your conference experience on social media, but please do not share photos of other attendees who appear on screen.

Registered participants will receive a unique password on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. To enter the online conference click on “Enter the Conference” button at the top right-hand corner of the Conference Site and enter the password provided to you. Upon entering the password, you will be able to view the detailed conference program with meeting links for each session. Please reach out to the CAT at: cat@temple.edu if you do not receive the password by January 4, 2022.

Attending Live Virtual Sessions

All live sessions will be hosted via Zoom. Please make sure that you have updated your zoom client to make sure you have the most recent version. To attend the live Virtual Sessions, click on the Zoom link under each session.

Accessing Asynchronous Sessions

Asynchronous sessions are posted on the Conference website. Simply click on the session you would like to view and enjoy the experience. We invite you to post comments and questions on the session page.

This year’s Annual Faculty Conference remains a fully interactive event with opportunities to network, catch up with colleagues, and find space to discuss exciting topics.

Connect with Others through Gather

As a way to help attendees connect, the conference features Gather, a proximity video chat that allows users to navigate a virtual space with others and join in on conversations large or small. Attendees can chat, share resources, play games, and utilize a white board. Check out the demo on Gather’s webpage and consider joining! Gather will be open from 12:00-1:00pm on Thursday, January 6th and from 12:15 – 1:15pm on Friday, January 7th.

Social Media

You can also connect with others through social media. Use and look for our hashtag #catafc22 on Instagram and Twitter. We’d love to see your post, so make sure you tag us (@TempleUCAT) on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too. We encourage attendees to share their thoughts, find new ideas, and connect with others!

Conference Etiquette

We look forward to gathering for an energizing and refreshing experience. To ensure a positive conference experience, we remind attendees that, like our students, we all benefit from empathetic listening and civil discourse. Please be kind and courageous!

To further support a positive experience, we also ask attendees not to share conference Zoom links beyond those registered, as a precaution against Zoom bombing.

Contacting the CAT

If you have questions or need help before or during the conference, you can contact our staff at cat@temple.edu

View the conference program page for more information about our conference events.

Handouts, materials, and recordings from conference events will be available through January 31, 2022.

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching strives to make this conference accessible to ensure full participation by persons with disabilities. Each presentation and session will be designed and conducted with full participation in mind. Therefore, we have asked all session presenters to make their sessions and materials accessible by having all materials with text checked for accessibility and having all of the poster session recordings captioned or transcripted. In addition, we are asking all breakout session presenters to turn on the live auto closed captioning as well as record their Zoom sessions. Zoom creates post-recording transcripts of the session. All recordings and transcripts, as well as session materials, will be available on our conference website shortly after the conference has concluded.

Zoom, the videoconferencing system used for this conference, has accessibility features that will maximize your experience. Please see their guide for more information.

If you have needs that extend beyond this, feel free to indicate on the registration form or contact Lacey Harmantzis at cat@temple.edu.