SPIN 2025: DESIGNING FOR EDUCATION
May 20, 2025
Join us on Tuesday, May 20th for the second, annual Spring Pedagogy Institute focussed on “Designing for Education.” This year, we will be kicking off the three-year Designing Forward grant from the Davis Foundation by spending a day as a community thinking about what it means to design intentionally and creatively for teaching and learning. The morning will include a guest keynote presentation and workshop; in the afternoon, we will have faculty panels and presentations. All PSU faculty and staff are invited to join us for this event.
On Wednesday, May 21st we will be hosting a second day of programming for those who have been accepted to Season One of the Designing Forward grant.
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Pedagogy we Practice
Sean Michael Morris
In this keynote, Sean Michael Morris explores how educational design shapes expectations and behaviors in learning environments. Challenging traditional notions that separate teachers from students, Sean invites educators to examine the unspoken frameworks that guide our practice. Through personal reflection and audience participation, this presentation advocates for a pedagogy that balances intentional design with space for zeal and unexpected discovery—one where everyone remains a perpetual student, approaching learning with wonder rather than expertise.
Read More about Sean
SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:00
Breakfast & Registration
BOYD 144
10:30 – 11:45
Activity: Practicing a Critical Instructional Design
BOYD 144 (and breakout rooms)
11:45 – 1:00
Lunch
Lamson: Study Valley
1:00 – 1:45
Peer-to-Peer Session One
Room A: Lamson 124
- Back Into the Meatgrinder, Michael Davidson
- Analog Teaching in a Digital World,
Matt Cheney
Room B: Lamson 031
Level up Your Classroom: Exploring Game-Based Learning Techniques, Jason Charrette
NOTE: This workshop runs from 1:00-3:40, with breaks; Please indicate your interest in this when registering for SPIN.
Room C: Lamson 003 (CoLab)
Breath and Movement for Teaching and Learning, Shannon Ford & Aimee Pascale
Room D: Lamson 115
Drop-In Help: Programmatic Assessment, Elisabeth Johnston, Tina Coit, Lourdes Aviles
Lamson Learning Commons
1:45 – 1:55
Break
Lamson: Study Valley
1:55 – 2:40
Peer-to-Peer Session Two
Room A: Lamson 124
- Embodied Humanities, Sarah Parrish
- The OER Course-Marking Grant: Opportunities for Faculty, Robin DeRosa
Room B: Lamson 031
Level up Your Classroom: Exploring Game-Based Learning Techniques, Jason Charrette
(CONTINUED FROM ABOVE)
Room C: Lamson 003 (CoLab)
Rekindle Your Spark: Fun Mindfulness & Play to Brighten Your Teaching, Brad Moser & Lena Moser
Room D: Lamson 115
Drop-In Help: Programmatic Assessment, Elisabeth Johnston, Tina Coit, Lourdes Aviles
Lamson Learning Commons
2:40 – 2:55
Break and Afternoon Refreshments
Lamson: Study Valley
2:55 – 3:40
Peer-to-Peer Session Three
Room A: Lamson 124
Teams for Accessibility and Engagement, Hannah Mallon, Nic Helms, Lindsey Page, Sydney Bellimer
Room B: Lamson 031
Level up Your Classroom: Exploring Game-Based Learning Techniques, Jason Charrette
(CONTINUED FROM ABOVE)
Room C: Lamson 003 (CoLab)
New Faculty Mentorship Q&A, Aimee Pascale
Room D: Lamson 115
Drop-In Help: Programmatic Assessment, Elisabeth Johnston, Tina Coit, Lourdes Aviles
Lamson Learning Commons
3:40-3:50
Break
Lamson: Study Valley
3:50 – 4:50
Reaching Every Student: Bookending the HoME Program with TWP and INCP
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Elisabeth Johnston
Panelists: Eden Bowditch, Abby Goode, Nic Helms, Megan Heidenreich, and Hannah Mallon
Lamson Learning Commons
4:50 – 6:15
Reception and Raffle
Lamson: Study Valley
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