TRACE Tuesday

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

TRACE (Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement) Tuesday is a day of presentations and sessions devoted to a focus on faculty. All Marshall University faculty are invited to attend. Presentations will highlight the work of several distinguished faculty members, including several award-winning faculty members. The day will end with an informational session about community engagement.

Registration is open and required.

TRACE Tuesday Tentative Schedule (All sessions will be held in Drinko Library, room 349.)

8:00-8:30 Welcome Remarks
8:30-9:30 Plenary Address: Herd HIIT and Fantasy Football: How Our Hobbies Can Inform Our Teaching
                    Hilary Brewster, Ph.D.
                    2024/2025 Reynolds Outstanding Teacher Award Winner
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-10:45 With Storytelling and Teaching, Attention to Details Matters
                    Dan Hollis
                    College of Journalism and Mass Communication
                    2024-2025 DASA Award Winner
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Directions and Discussions in General Education
                    April Fugett, Ph.D.
                    Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Incorporating Reading Instruction and the Ethical Use of AI Reading Assistants in Higher-Ed Courses
                    Meghan Hancock, Ph.D.
                    Department of English
                    2024 Hedrick Faculty Teaching Fellowship Award Winner
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-3:15 What Happens in ChatGPT Stays in ChatGPT: Productivity, Cognitive Offloading, and Learning in the Age of AI
                    Jamie Warner, Ph.D.
                    Interim Assistant Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-4:30 Bringing the Community into the Classroom
                    Britani Black, Psy.D.
                    Director, Community-Based Learning

Questions? Email April Fugett at (fugett5@marshall.edu).