2026 CSI Summer Conference: Teach Together has ended

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2026 CSI Summer Conference: Teach Together

9:00am MDT

Registration and Refreshments Taylor Building 1st Floor

9:15am MDT

Campus Tour for Newcomers-Tours Leave Every 15 minutes **Look for the Red Balloons** Fine Arts Plaza

10:00am MDT

Equip: Preparing Students for a World Already in Motion Dr. Joy Karavedas Fine Arts Small TheaterDr. Joy Karavedas

11:00am MDT

Arts and Humanities Department Meeting Shields 114Shane Brown Business and Information Systems Department Meeting Hepworth 180Crystal Ayers GNED and Wellness Department Meeting Hepworth 135Tobie Helman Health Professions Department Meeting Shields 108Brent Clayton Mathematics Department Meeting Shields 204Ron Cresswell Biology and Allied Health Department Meeting Shields 105April Bruns • Julio Castaneda • Sarah Renaldi Engineering, Physical, and Computer Sciences Department Meeting Shields 106Josh de Groot • Rosa Davila Social Science and Communication Department Meeting Hepworth 140Justin Vipperman • Shelley McEuen Trade and Industry Department Meeting Hepworth 150Alan Heck English, Languages and Philosophy Department Meeting Shields 113Clark Draney

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Taylor Building 1st Floor

1:00pm MDT

The Exquisite Zine! Hepworth 135Angela Batchelor CSI Library Resources Beyond the Building Shields 103Ross Sempek Design Once, Include Everyone: Building Accessible Documents in Word & PowerPoint Shields 101Bryan DeVore Problems Become Possibilities: Thinking With Your Students Hepworth 139 (d.Studio)Bethany White Take a Little Field Trip: Practical Strategies for Real-World Learning Shields 106Trent Van Leuven What's in a name? Using student's words to uncover linguistic relativism. Hepworth 180Andy Orr Lewis and Clark in Idaho: the Botanical Contributions. (Orton Botanical Garden tour optional) Offsite at Orton Botanical GardenTom Schwartz Instructional Design in 3D: Experiential Learning Activities with AI and 3D Printing (2 hrs) Hepworth 140Nick Lambertsen The Dangers of "Insta-Research": Holistic Search in the "Age of AI(?)" (2 hrs) Shields 211Reed Hepler Using AI to Rethink Feedback: A Practical Entry Point for Teachers (2 hrs) Hepworth 150Dr. Samra Culum IDAH20 Master Water Stewards Practicum (2 hrs) **Meet at Blue Balloons Between Hepworth and Shields** Blue Balloons Between the Hepworth and Sheilds BuildingChrista Howarth Making Online Chemistry Meaningful: Strategies for Engagement, Relevance, and Student Success in CHEM 100 (2 hours) Shields 208Megan Jacobson • Corinna Weisgerber Our changing environment & impacts: Ocean Shells & Animals (2 hrs) Offsite at Orton Botanical Garden Water Conservation Class at Orton Botanical Garden (2 hrs) Offsite at Orton Botanical Garden

2:00pm MDT

AI Ethics: How do we teach responsible use? Shields 107Christopher Ahlm Cards Against Campus Life Hepworth 180Karla Zavala New to Dual Credit… Now What? Shields 106Candice Ramsay The Art of Perspective: Where Writing and Visual Design Meet Hepworth 135Shelley McEuen • Kimberly Jones • Angela Batchelor The Changemaker’s Guidebook Keynote Breakout Session Taylor 276/277 (Upstairs)Tobie Helman • Dr. Joy Karavedas MAA MATHFEST 2025 Summary Shields 210Ron Cresswell Parallel Line Development for Drafting, Sheet Metal, HVAC, and Fabrication Students Shields 114Clay Wilkie

3:00pm MDT

End of Day Wrap Up Fine Arts Small Theater

3:30pm MDT

Drop-In Zip Line at the CSI Challenge Course - PLEASE PARK AT THE CSI SKIP WALKER BASEBALL FIELD CSI Challenge Course

5:30pm MDT

After Hours Networking at 2nd Street Market 2nd Street Market in Twin Falls

8:00am MDT

Registration (if needed) and Refreshments Taylor Building 1st Floor

8:15am MDT

Morning Q&A with Dr. Joy Karavedas Fine Arts Small TheaterDr. Joy Karavedas

9:00am MDT

Assignment Charette Session for Groups 10 through 18 (please note your group number is on the back of your name badge) Taylor 276/277 (Upstairs) General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #1 Hepworth 140 General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #2 Hepworth 150 General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #3 Hepworth 176 General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #4 Hepworth 180 General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #5 Shields 105 General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #6 Shields 106 General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #7 Shields 107 General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #8 Shields 108 General Education Portfolio Review Session #1 Group #9 Shields 113

10:30am MDT

Assignment Charette Session for Groups 1 through 9 (Please note your group number is on the back of your name badge) Taylor 276/277 (Upstairs) General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #10 Hepworth 140 General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #11 Hepworth 150 General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #12 Hepworth 176 General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #13 Hepworth 180 General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #14 Shields 105 General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #15 Shields 106 General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #16 Shields 107 General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #17 Shields 108 General Education Portfolio Review Session #2 Group #18 Shields 113

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Taylor Building 1st Floor

1:00pm MDT

Belonging by Design: Creating Classrooms Where Students Learn WITH Each Other Hepworth 140Matt Reynolds Cards Against Campus Life Hepworth 180Karla Zavala Creating Custom Apps for the Classroom Shields 107Ben Britton CSI Library Resources Beyond the Building Shields 101Ross Sempek Cultivating Consistency from Course to Company: Effective AI Instruction and Training for Learners in Higher Education and the Workplace Shields 211Reed Hepler From Overwhelmed to On Track: Using Goblin.Tools to Clarify Assignments and Support Student Success Hepworth 150Candace Boesiger • Terina Konrad New to Dual Credit… Now What? Shields 106Candice Ramsay How To Kill a Superbug: Using Science Communication Lab Short Films in the Biology Classroom Shields 113Dan Vanden Heuvel Making the Invisible Visible: Using Molecular Visualizations to Reduce Chemistry Misconceptions Shields 105Joseph Gardner

2:00pm MDT

Implementing Durable Skills, OER, HIPs in the Fine Arts Hepworth 140Shane Brown Business and Information Systems Dual Credit Update {CANCELLED} Shields 107Kory Lloyd Tariffs through the ECON lens {CANCELLED} Shields 106Brett Thompson Round-Table discussion for Spanish Dual Credit Instructors Shields 114Adam Crofts Together We Thrive: Dual Credit Wellness Hepworth 180Rita Ruhter Problems Become Possibilities: Thinking With Your Students Hepworth 139 (d.Studio)Bethany White Am I Doing Enough? Aligning Outcomes, Assessments, and Open Educational Resources in ALLH 100 & ALLH 101 Shields 201April Bruns CNA Program Updates-{CANCELLED} Shields 209Eliecea Wheeler Teaching Statistics with Large Data Sets Shields 208Jason Libberton • Elizabeth Jones Making Discussion Boards Work For Students Hepworth 150Tandace Crane Brilliant Science on a Budget: Big Ideas, Small Price Tags Shields 113Julio Castaneda Round-Table for Agriculture Dual Credit Instructors Shields 105Jaysa Fillmore Building an Interactive Brain: Open Hardware, AI-Assisted Design, and AI Literacy Shields 210David Chambers Engaging with the American Political Science Association's Work on Dual Enrollment in Political Science Hepworth 176Perri Gardner From Access to Action: Advancing Servingness through Institutional Transformation Shields 108Justin Vipperman Show Me You Understand: Rethinking How We Assess Learning Shields 102Tony Lothspeich

3:00pm MDT

End of Conferece Wrap Up and Raffle Drawing Fine Arts Small Theater