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Presentations &

Conference Participation*

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Presenter, “Student Engagement, Success & Collaboration," FACRL Presents Academic Libraries & Student Success for the Next Generation, Florida Library Association Pre-Conference Workshop, Daytona Beach, FL, May 16, 2023

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Presenter, “Using Data Tools to Expand the Archives' Reach” by Clarissa West-White, Ph.D. (Bethune-Cookman University), Society of Florida Archivists, Tallahassee, FL, May 12, 2023

 

Presenter, Affordable Learning Solutions for HBCUs: Get Started Through the Sharing of Practices, Strategies, Tools, and Resources, HBCU Summit, OLC Innovate Conference, Nashville, TN, April 17-19, 2023

 

Presenter, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune: The Link to Our Past, Present and Future, Somerset Library County Library System Of New Jersey, February 7, 2023

 

Co-Presenter, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Ormond Beach Regional Library, February 2023

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Contributor, Moving from Access to Equity: An MIT OCW-HBCU-Merlot Project Kick Off, Open 2030 Working Group Meeting MIT, Boston, MA, October 24-26, 2022

 

Presenter, Florida Library Association, The Black Fantastic, Curated Vocabularies and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, May 25, 2022

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Co-Presenter, B-CU Faculty Institute

What’s New at Carl S. Swisher Library, January 4, 2022

Together we RISE: QEP Tech Talk, January 5, 2022

 

Presenter, Association for the Study of African American Life & History, Reimagining the Scope of the Black Family: Eatonville,

Afrofuturism, and the Definition of Black Space, September 23, 2021

 

Panelist, Women Change Maker’s Panelist, Eatonville Chamber of Commerce, August 28, 2021

 

Co-Presenter, The Open Educational Resources (OER) - Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) Pilot Project, BCU, August 10, 2021

 

Co-Presenter, Association of African American Museums, Keeping the Faith During the Pandemic Digital Literacy and

Programming at Bethune-Cookman University, August 5, 2021

 

Co-Presenter, Southeast Florida Library Information Network Regional Conference, Improvising During a Pandemic: Bringing the

Archives and the life of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune to Life, July 29, 2021

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Co-Presenter, Panhandle Academic Libraries Conference, Resources for Homeless Students, July 16, 2021

 

Co-Presenter, Global Summit Presentation at University of Michigan Digital Humanities Conference, Continuing the Conversation

around Afrofuturism: The Black Fantastic Bibliography Project, April 13, 2021

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Poster Presenter at Florida Library Association's 2020 Virtual Conference, Students' Views & Access of the News, October 28, 2020

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Conference Planning Committee Member, Florida Association of College Reference Librarians, October 2020

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Presenter, Library Resources and Services to Enhance Instruction: Strategies, Scenarios & Solutions, 2020 Fall Virtual Faculty Institute, August 10, 2020

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Workshop Co-presenter, Academic Conference, Zora! Festival, Eatonville, Florida, January 30, 2020

  • Workshop #1: What is Afrofuturism? Definitions, Resources, and Praxis

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Session Moderator, Faculty & Staff Institute, B-CU, January 7, 2020

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Poster Presentation, DIRECTO's 2nd Annual Symposium on Diversity & Inclusion in Research & Teacher, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, September 27, 2019

  • Perspectives and Preferences: A Historically Black University's Student Views of the News

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Presenter, Student Success Workshop, Palm Coast United Methodist Church, August 25, 2019

  • Perils of Social Media

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Presenter & Session Moderator, Faculty & Staff Institute, August 12-16, 2019

  • Improving Students' Research and Critical Thinking Skills, August 13

 

Presenter, Association of African American Museums, Jackson, Mississippi, August 9, 2019

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Every Tongue Got to Confess: A Conversation with Dr. Clarissa West-White, Zora Neale Hurston Academic Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 8, 2018

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Session Presenter, National Council of Teachers of English Convention, Atlanta, Georgia November 19, 2016

  1. Advocating for new Literacies and Technologies in Classrooms and Communities, Roundtable Leader

  2. Self-Advocacy: Career Exploration & The Autobiography, Presenter

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Presenter, Student Success in Writing Conference, Savannah, Georgia, March 11, 2016

  • Writing in Search of Solutions to Current Social Problems

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Roundtable Facilitator, Educational Justice Conference, Orlando, Florida, July 13, 2015

  • Careers, Majors & Writing: The CASVE Writing Assignment

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Presenter, Student Success in Writing Conference, Savannah, Georgia, April 17, 2015

  • Career Exploration: An Intuitive Writing Assignment

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Session Chair, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Tampa, Florida, March 21, 2015

               

Co-Presenter, National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 24, 2013

  • Transforming Hip Hop: From the Bronx to the White House

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Presenter, Conference on English Education, Bronx, New York, June 2011

  • Decluttering the Discussion in Politically Correct Classrooms: Prospective English Teachers, The Canon, and Race

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Workshop, Co-Presenter, North Florida Community College, Madison, Florida, April 2011, Web 2.0 Tools

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Presenter, Student Success in Writing Conference, Savannah, Georgia, March 2011

  • Infusing Creative Writing Assignments into Advanced Composition Courses, Successfully

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Session Presenter, National Council of Teachers of English Convention, Orlando, Florida November 2010

  • Pre-Service Teachers and the Canon: Segregation or Elitism?

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Workshop Facilitator, National Council of Teachers of English Convention, Orlando, Florida November 2010

  • Advocacy Works!

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Presenter (1) & Co-Presenter (2), Florida Developmental Education Association, Daytona Beach, Florida, October 2010

  1. Grassroots Advocacy

  2. Implementing Technology as an Interdisciplinary Scaffolding Technique through the Integration of Google Products

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Workshop Presenter, National Council of Teachers of English Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2009

  • The Case for the Book: Surviving the Challenges of Teaching Challenging Texts

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Session Leader, Florida Council of Teachers of English Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 2009

               

Participant, Writers of Wheels, New Orleans, June 2009

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Co-Presenter, The International Society for the Social Studies, Inaugural Conference, February 27, 2009

  • Implementation of Technology such as Google Lit Maps as an Interdisciplinary Scaffolding Technique

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Presiding Session Leader, National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio, Texas, November 18, 2008

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Presenter, FCTE 2008 Conference for Professional Development, Orlando, Florida (4 sessions), October 16, 2008

  1. Co-Presenter, “Creating Pathways: Engaging in Professional Conversations that prepare teachers for literacy instruction I the 21st century” October 17, 2008

  2. Co-Presenter, “Becoming more involved with State Advocacy” October 17, 2008

  3. Presenter, “Media literacies in teach-starved classrooms” October 17, 2008

  4. Co-Leader, Commission Round Table, October 17, 2008

 

Affiliate Table & Session Chair, National Council of Teachers of English, New York, New York, November 16-18, 2007

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Presenter, FATE Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, September 28-29, 2007

  • No Classroom Management, No Theory and Practice

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Delegate, FCTE Affiliate Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, June 22-24, 2007.

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Presenter, Florida Reading Association, 43rd Annual Conference, Orlando Florida, October 21, 2005

  • Navigating the Caribbean: Activities and Strategies to Spark Students’ Interests

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Presenter, FCTE 2005 Conference for Professional Development, Orlando, Florida, October 14, 2005

  • Exploring the Caribbean: A Contextual Journey

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Presenter, National Association of African-American Studies, Houston, Texas, February 19, 2004

  • College and the ESL Student: An Uphill Climb?

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Panel Presenter, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL, March 2002

  • The Writing Assignment: Research Findings

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Panel Member, EDF 1005-Introduction to Education, October 19, 1999

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Presenter, National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando, Florida, June 25, 1999

  • The Assignment

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