This page gives you a quick idea of all the MYFest offerings, but you can browse by month or by theme from the top menu. We will keep adding more information on each event.
TRACKS
Ongoing Events (Asynchronous Only)
| Writer’s Journey | ||
| Mia Zamora and Friends | Wellbeing & Joy | |
| The MYFest23 Community Book | ||
| Trayle Kulshan | Emergent | |
Ongoing Events & Tracks (Synchronous and Asynchronous)
| Reader’s Theater | |||
| July 21, 2023 from 12-1pm EDT, 4-5pm UTC, 7-8pm Cairo July 28, 2023 from 12-1pm EDT, 4-5pm UTC, 7-8pm Cairo August 7, 2023 from 1-2pm EDT, 5-6pm UTC, 8-9pm Cairo August 14, 2023 from 11-12pm EDT, 3-4pm UTC, 6-7pm Cairo | |||
| Reader’s Theater | Laura Gibbs, Jim Stauffer & Hoda | Wellbeing & Joy | |
| Website: MYFest.LauraGibbs.net | |||
| MineFest (Minecraft especially made for MYFest) | ||
| TBD (synchronous and asynchronous) | ||
| MineFest | Henry and Mia | Wellbeing & Joy |
| (More sessions added regularly throughout June, July, and August) | ||
Track – Navigating Grief and Uncertainty using Positive Psychology and Psychological Capital Series
| Introduction to Grief, Storytelling, Positive Psychology and HERO | ||
| June 30, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Navigating Grief and Uncertainty using Positive Psychology and Psychological Capital | Christy Albright and Rissa Sorensen-Unruh | Wellbeing & Joy |
| Grief & Storytelling: Focus on Hope | ||
| July 7, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Navigating Grief and Uncertainty using Positive Psychology and Psychological Capital | Christy Albright and Rissa Sorensen-Unruh | Wellbeing & Joy |
| Grief & Storytelling: Focus on Efficacy | ||
| July 14, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Navigating Grief and Uncertainty using Positive Psychology and Psychological Capital | Christy Albright and Rissa Sorensen-Unruh | Wellbeing & Joy |
| Grief & Storytelling: Focus on Resiliency | ||
| July 21, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Navigating Grief and Uncertainty using Positive Psychology and Psychological Capital | Christy Albright and Rissa Sorensen-Unruh | Wellbeing & Joy |
| Grief & Storytelling: Focus on Optimism | ||
| July 28, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Navigating Grief and Uncertainty using Positive Psychology and Psychological Capital | Christy Albright and Rissa Sorensen-Unruh | Wellbeing & Joy |
| Grief, PsyCap, HERO, and Sabbath Moments | ||
| August 4, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Navigating Grief and Uncertainty using Positive Psychology and Psychological Capital | Christy Albright and Rissa Sorensen-Unruh | Wellbeing & Joy |
Track – Community Building and Intentionally Equitable Hospitality Series
| Taste of MYFest: Intentionally Equitable Hospitality Series Session 1 | ||
| June 5, 2023 from 10-11am EDT, 2-3pm UTC, 5-6pm Cairo | ||
| Community Building and IEH Series | Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, Yasser Tamer, Irene Maweu | Community |
| Collaboratively Creating Community Guidelines: Intentionally Equitable Hospitality Series Session 2 | ||
| June 8, 2023 from 10-11am EDT, 2-3pm UTC, 5-6pm Cairo | ||
| Community Building and IEH Series | Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, Yasser Tamer, Irene Maweu | Community |
| Designing for Care: How to organize interactive meetings on disability using (IEH) Intentionally Equitable Hospitality | ||
| June 21, 2023 from 12-1pm EDT, 4-5pm UTC, 7-8pm Cairo | ||
| Community Building and IEH Series | Yasser Tamer | Community |
| Intentionally Equitable Hospitality in Workplaces (Parts 1 & 2) | ||
| Part 1: July 6, 2023 at 1pm-2pm EDT, 5pm-6pm UTC, 8pm-9pm Cairo Part 2: August 3, 2023 at 12pm-1.15pm EDT, 4pm-6:15pm UTC, 7pm-8.15pm Cairo | ||
| Community Building and IEH Series | Bonni Stachowiak and Maha Bali | Community |
| (More sessions added regularly each week, including biweekly reflection sessions and consultations) | ||
Track – Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series
| How to ask good questions: The #1 skill we all need to navigate the AI age | ||
| June 19, 2023 from 12-1pm EDT, 4-5pm UTC, 7-8pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Pia Lauritzen | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Critical AI Literacy | ||
| June 20, 2023 from 12-1pm EDT, 4-5pm UTC, 7-8pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Nicola Pallitt & Maha Bali | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Future facing assessment: How to use AI in the design of alternative assessments | ||
| July 4, 2023 from 10-11am EDT, 2-3pm UTC, 5-6pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Eliana Khoury | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Empowering Educators: AI tool showcase | ||
| July 5, 2023 from 12-1pm EDT, 4-5pm UTC, 7-8pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Nicola Pallitt | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| An Excursion through the Interstices of Generative AI and EdTech | ||
| July 10, 2023 from 1-2pm EDT, 5-6pm UTC, 8-9pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | George Station & Aimee Escalante | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Using AI writing feedback to supplement human feedback | ||
| July 11, 2023 from 1-2pm EDT, 5-6pm UTC, 8-9pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Anna Mills | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Ethics as reflection, interrogation, and design | ||
| July 28, 2023 from 10am-12pm EDT, 2-4pm UTC, 5-7pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Stephanie Moore | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Using ChatGPT for help with our teaching, writing, and administrative work | ||
| July 12, 2023 from 2-3pm EDT, 6-7pm UTC, 9-10pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Anna Mills | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| How can you be pragmatic and ethical together, navigating entanglements and tensions in integrating educational technology into design? | ||
| July 12, 2023 from 7:30-8:30pm EDT, 11:30pm-12:30am UTC, 2:30am-3:30am Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Tim Fawns & Stephanie Moore | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Machine-Assisted Writing: generative Activities for the Composition Classroom | ||
| July 17, 2023 from 12-2pm EDT, 4pm-6am UTC, 7pm-9pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Mark C. Marino | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Playful Prompting: A lighter approach to AI | ||
| July 20, 2023 from 12-2pm EDT, 4pm-6am UTC, 7pm-9pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Mark C. Marino | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Empowering Educators: AI tool showcase | ||
| August 8, 2023 from 12-1pm EDT, 4pm-5am UTC, 7pm-8pm Cairo | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Education Series | Nicola Pallitt | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
Alternative Grading Website (including Ungrading in STEM track, Grade Expectations track, and Labor-based Grading Workshop)
Track – Ungrading in STEM: Equity Concerns
| Being selfish with alternative grading | ||
| June 30, 2023 from 10-11:30am EDT, 2-3:30pm UTC, 5-6:30pm Cairo | ||
| Ungrading in STEM: Equity Concerns | Courtney Sobers | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
| Customizing alternative grading for scale | ||
| July 21, 2023 from 10-11:30am EDT, 2-3:30pm UTC, 5-6:30pm Cairo | ||
| Ungrading in STEM: Equity Concerns | Courtney Sobers | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
| CANCELLED/POSTPONED – Intersectionality and alternative grading: Keeping the receipts | ||
| August 25, 2023 from 10-11:30am EDT, 2-3:30pm UTC, 5-6:30pm Cairo | ||
| Ungrading in STEM: Equity Concerns | Courtney Sobers | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
Track – Grade Expectations: Why Assessing for Equity Matters
| Let’s Talk Grading | ||
| July 26, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Grading Expectations: Why Assessing for Equity Matters | Amy Lin | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
| Let’s Talk Pizza | ||
| August 2, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Grading Expectations: Why Assessing for Equity Matters | Amy Lin | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
| Let’s Talk! | ||
| August 9, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Grading Expectations: Why Assessing for Equity Matters | Amy Lin | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
Track – Examining the Hidden Curriculum of Ed Tech
| Examining the Hidden Curriculum of Ed Tech Part 1: Values, Motivations, and Beliefs | ||
| July 26, 2023 from 10am-11:30am EDT, 2-3:30pm GMT, 5-6:30pm Cairo | ||
| Examining the Hidden Curriculum of Ed Tech | Danielle Dilkes | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Examining the Hidden Curriculum of Ed Tech Part 2: Hostile Architecture | ||
| July 27, 2023 from 1pm-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm GMT, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Examining the Hidden Curriculum of Ed Tech | Danielle Dilkes | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
| Re/storying Pedagogy for More Equitable Futures | ||
| August 8, 2023 from 12am-2pm EDT, 4-6pm GMT, 7-9pm Cairo | ||
| Examining the Hidden Curriculum of Ed Tech | Danielle Dilkes | Open Education and Digital Literacy |
Track – Critical, Socially Just, and Open Pedagogies in STEM II
| Session 1: Trust and Power in the STEM Classroom | ||
| August 8, 2023 from 1pm-2:15pm EDT, 5-6:15pm UTC, 8-9:15pm Cairo | ||
| Critical, Socially Just, and Open Pedagogies in STEM II | Bryan Dewsbury and Karen Cangialosi | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
| Session 2: Reframing Equity in STEM Education | ||
| August 10, 2023 from 1pm-2:15pm EDT, 5-6:15pm UTC, 8-9:15pm Cairo | ||
| Critical, Socially Just, and Open Pedagogies in STEM II | Bryan Dewsbury and Karen Cangialosi | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
| Session 3: Towards a Pedagogy of Open Science | ||
| August 11, 2023 from 1pm-2:15pm EDT, 5-6:15pm UTC, 8-9:15pm Cairo | ||
| Critical, Socially Just, and Open Pedagogies in STEM II | Bryan Dewsbury and Karen Cangialosi | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice |
Conversations
| Sounds from across the Globe | ||
| June 15, 2023 from 10-11am EDT, 2-3pm UTC, 5-6pm Cairo | ||
| Joyful globe-hopping | Heather K. | Wellbeing & Joy |
| GeoGuesser Games | ||
| June 9, 2023 from 11am-12pm EDT, 3-4pm UTC, 6-7pm Cairo | ||
| Joyful globe-hopping | Henry and Mia | Wellbeing & Joy |
June Events
| Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP) Design Challenge: Live Co-Working Session (Hosted by OneHE) | ||
| June 5, 2023 from 12-1:30pm EDT, 4-5:30pm UTC, 7-8:30pm Cairo | ||
| Karen Costa and Niya Bond | Emergent | |
| Movement, Music, and Learning | ||
| June 9, 2023 from 11am-12pm EDT, 3-4pm UTC, 6-7pm Cairo | ||
| Irene Maweu | Wellbeing and Joy | |
| Instructional Practices with Impromptu Speaking | ||
| June 11, 2023 from 7-8am EDT, 11am-12pm UTC, 2-3pm Cairo | ||
| Alia Attia | Wellbeing & Joy | |
| Attending to the Student Experience in a Gateway STEM Classroom | ||
| June 23, 2023 from 1-2:30pm EDT, 5-6:30pm UTC, 8-9:30pm Cairo | ||
| Sushilla Knottenbelt | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice | |
| Stories from around the world | ||
| June 26, 2023 from 11am-12pm EDT, 3-4pm UTC, 6-7pm Cairo | ||
| Joyful globe-hopping | Heather K. | Wellbeing & Joy |
[still populating June Events: Expect additional events on all themes in the coming few weeks]
July Events
| Healing conversations via Reparative Humanism | ||
| July 5, 2023 from 2-3:30pm EDT, 6-7:30pm UTC, 9-10:30pm Cairo | ||
| Mays Imad | Wellbeing and Joy | |
| What you see is NOT what you get! Visual Literacy and Gestalt Design | ||
| July 7, 2023 from 8-9am EDT, 12-1pm UTC, 3-4pm Cairo AND August 7, 2023 from 8-9am EDT, 12-1pm UTC, 3-4pm Cairo | ||
| Roz Hussin | Open Education and Digital Literacy | |
| Care and Community Building in the Meetings and Gatherings of Higher Ed (recording here: ) | ||
| July 13, 2023 from 11-12:30pm EDT, 3-4:30pm UTC, 6-7:30pm Cairo | ||
| Liz Lehfeldt | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice | |
| How can you be pragmatic and ethical together, navigating entanglements and tensions in integrating educational technology into design? (recording here: ) | ||
| July 12, 2023 from 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT, 11:30pm-12:30am UTC, 2:30-3:30am Cairo | ||
| Tim Fawns and Stephanie Moore | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice | |
| What’s the next most elegant step? | ||
| July 19, 2023 from 8-10am EDT, 12pm-2pm UTC, 3-5pm Cairo | ||
| Jennie Blake | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice | |
| 8 C’s: Cultivating Your Inner-Work to Becoming Compassionate | ||
| July 24, 2023 from 12-1:30pm EDT, 4pm-5:30pm UTC, 7-8:30pm Cairo AND August 21, 2023 from 12-1:30pm EDT, 4pm-5:30pm UTC, 7-8:30pm Cairo | ||
| Hanan Sabry | Wellbeing and Joy | |
| Labor-Based Grading as Antiracist Classroom Ungrading Practice | ||
| July 24, 2023 from 4-5:30pm EDT, 8-9:30pm UTC, 11pm-12:30am Cairo | ||
| Asao Inoue | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice | |
| OPEN Brave Space – Picture Perfect Doomsday | ||
| July 26, 2023 from 8-9am EDT, 12pm-1pm UTC, 3-4pm Cairo AND August 30, 2023 from 8-9am EDT, 12pm-1pm UTC, 3-4pm Cairo | ||
| Roz Hussin | Open Education and Digital Literacy | |
| Tackling coloniality in designing EdTech | ||
| July 26, 2023 from 11:30am-1pm EDT, 3:30pm-5pm UTC, 6:30-8pm Cairo | ||
| Taskeen Adam | Open Education and Digital Literacy | |
August Events
| Open Textbooks for social justice: collaborating with peers and co-creating with students | ||
| August 1, 2023 from 10am-12pm EDT, 2-4pm UTC, 5-7pm Cairo | ||
| Glenda Cox | Open Education and Digital Literacy | |
| Design your own alternative assessment | ||
| August 2, 2023 from 10-11am EDT, 2-3pm UTC, 5-6pm Cairo | ||
| Eliana Khoury | Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice | |
| A Manifesto for Higher Education for Good | ||
| August 16, 2023 from 8-9am EDT, 12pm-1pm GMT, 3-4pm Cairo | ||
| Laura Czerniewicz & Catherine Cronin | Open Education and Digital Literacy Critical Thinking and Social Justice | |
| Exploring the tension between enacting pedagogies of care and self care | ||
| August 18, 2023 from 12-2pm EDT, 4pm-6pm GMT, 7-9pm Cairo | ||
| Rissa Sorensen-Unruh | Critical Thinking and Social Justice | |
| Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence through the lens of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | ||
| August 22, 2023 from 10-11:30am EDT, 2pm-3:30pm GMT, 5-6:30pm Cairo | ||
| Sarah Elaine Eaton | Open Education and Digital Literacy Critical Thinking and Social Justice | |
| OPEN Brave Space – Picture Perfect Doomsday | ||
| July 26, 2023 from 8-9am EDT, 12pm-1pm UTC, 3-4pm Cairo AND August 30, 2023 from 8-9am EDT, 12pm-1pm UTC, 3-4pm Cairo | ||
| Roz Hussin | Open Education and Digital Literacy | |
| Linguistic Justice as an Anticolonial Project | ||
| August 30, 2023 from 10-11am EDT, 2pm-3pm UTC, 5-6pm Cairo | ||
| Jamiella Brooks | Critical Thinking and Social Justice | |
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