NERDS Conference
NERDS Online: Monday, April 7 - Friday, April 11, 2025
Register now for online access details.
Join your colleagues ONLINE at the 2nd Annual Neoteric Educational Research and Development Symposium – NERDS! A symposium by and for EFSC faculty, featuring online poster sessions.
Sponsored by the Professional Development Council, review this page for all the current details, plus themes — including approved MCC/FDIP points awarded for those facilitating a presentation or taking part as an event participant!
Planning to present or attend? Register now so you're on the event list.
The reviews are in: NERDS is a hit with college faculty.
Last year’s inaugural event was a one-week online poster conference with eight sessions and 15 participants across several disciplines. Here are just some of the comments:
"I thought all the facilitators did just a GREAT JOB with their videos and their varying subject-areas. I loved the back-and-forth of the discussion boards, and I loved the energy of hearing faculty say 'I didn't know about that' — so cool!"
"I surprisingly enjoyed the experience more than anticipated. It was very informative. More importantly, the information is useful and I'm able to enhance my classroom strategies!"
"I really enjoyed learning how our high-flying educators (in house) demonstrate stellar and dynamic ideas in the classroom."
NERDS Themes and Online Presentation Options
THEMES for the April 2025 event
- AI — What are you doing with Artificial Intelligence? What has AI done for/to you?
- Student engagement online through Regular Substantive Interaction (RSI). How does it work in your classroom?
- Reflections and Lessons from Online Course Development training (OCDD/OCDD+). What concepts or techniques have you put into your own practice?
- Online Course Tools: Whether face-to-face, hybrid or online, how do you use online tools to improve your classes?
- Universal Course Design: Do you have tips to share that improve accessibility for students?
Online Poster Conference and MCC/FDIP Points
- Facilitators: Will create a 5 to 7-minute video, post supplemental material, and facilitate at least one discussion board that they will monitor during the week - MCC/FDIP: 1 point
- Participants: Watch at least 5 presentations and post substantive comments to the associated discussion boards (modeled after the Monday Mentor program) - MCC/FDIP: ¼ point
How to Submit Your Abstract
Anyone who teaches at EFSC is eligible to present. Abstracts were to be submitted in a WORD document via email to nerds@easternflorida.edu by the extended deadline of Thursday, March 27, 2025. Applicants will receive suggested revisions and feedback following that, with more symposium details and presenter logistics provided via email.
All abstract submissions must include the following in your Word document:
- Your name
- Discipline in which you teach
- Presentation style choice: 45-minute session; Three-minute microlecture; Online poster session the following week (List multiple choices if you want)
- Title of the presentation or poster
- A description of the activity, practice, or technique and the teaching modality employed (face-to-face, blended, or online)
- Takeaways viewers of the session or poster should expect
Planning to present or attend? Register now so you're on the event list.
REGISTER NOW: NERDS 2025 ONLINE
For questions, contact Katina Gothard, PDC Chair at gothardk@easternflorida.edu