Overview
This monthly webinar series offered by Auburn University’s Office of Professional and Continuing Education at no cost to participants.
The series features experts from a variety of sectors including education, business, industry, public service, finance, and presents information and skills essential for navigating today’s ever-changing world.
Upcoming Webinars
April 23, 2024 | 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. Central Time
Educating Equitably in Public Educational Spaces
Heidi Lyn Hadley, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University
What is equitable and inclusive education? In this presentation, we’ll discuss a framework that considers both the promise of and the challenges inherent in providing an equitable and inclusive educational environment on interpersonal, curricular, and systemic levels in public education. We’ll examine what it means to nurture equity and inclusion in education by critically caring for students, critically designing curriculum, critically engaging difference within classroom spaces, and critically communicating with students, families, and communities.
Heidi Lyn Hadley, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University
Heidi Lyn Hadley is an assistant professor of English education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University. She has previously worked as a public high school teacher, teaching both English Language Arts and English to Speakers of Other Languages. Her current research interests are equitable and inclusive education, teacher education, and community literacy practices.
May 21, 2024 | 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. Central Time
Breathing Easy: Navigating Asthma Diagnosis, Management, and Control in a World of Triggers
Dr. Linda Gibson-Young
This program is designed to educate healthcare professionals and individuals on navigating asthma diagnosis, management, and control amidst various triggers. Through an informative presentation and practical demonstrations, participants will gain insights into identifying asthma triggers, implementing effective management strategies, and optimizing child and adult respiratory health. By empowering attendees with knowledge and resources, this presentation aims to foster a healthier and more informed approach to living with asthma.
Dr. Linda Gibson-Young, Nurse Clinician, Researcher, and Educator
Dr. Linda Gibson-Young a nurse clinician, researcher, and educator with over 25 years of experience working to advance child and family health in rural communities. She is chair of the Alabama Asthma Coalition, a network of people and organizations across Alabama dedicated towards improving the lives of individuals living with asthma. She works with families of children aged 7–12 years throughout the rural south in clinic, school, and camp settings. She and her teams have secured extramural and foundation grants to deliver asthma interventions in rural clinics, schools, and community settings. Findings are published in high impact nursing and public health journals.
June 25, 2024 | 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. Central Time
How On To Victory Supports Auburn University through Name, Image and Likeness
Brett Whiteside
One of the newest teams supporting your favorite Auburn Tigers has already tremendously impacted Auburn Athletics. Join Brett Whiteside and special guests as they explain how Auburn’s NIL collective, “On to Victory,” supports student-athletes and their plan to keep Auburn competitive on the field and classroom, appealing to potential student-athletes, and paving the way for championships and future success.
Brett Whiteside, "On To Victory", the official name, image, and likeness (NIL) collective of the Auburn Tigers
Brett Whiteside is a 2012 Arkansas State graduate. He earned his master’s degree in administration of higher education from Auburn in 2015 and Whiteside is on track to complete a PhD in administration of higher education, also from Auburn, in May 2023.
Whiteside worked on the Auburn football staff from 2013 to 2020. He served as Director of Recruiting Operations before being promoted to Director of Football Operations. In that role, Whiteside was responsible for budget oversight, team scheduling, organizing team travel and day-to-day operations. Whiteside served as the liaison to athletics administration, Tigers Unlimited, business office, compliance, media relations and University departments.
He joined On To Victory, the official name, image, and likeness (NIL) collective of the Auburn Tigers in August 2022. In this role he oversees all aspects of the organization and works with the board of directors to ensure goals are met to support its mission of serving as the NIL collective enabling ALL of the Auburn Family to actively support Auburn Student Athletes by cultivating and expanding name, image, and likeness opportunities.
July 23, 2024 | 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. Central Time
When is Simulation a Digital Twin?
Dr. Ana Wooley
This presentation will be about Digital Twins. Confusion often surrounds the distinction between Digital Twins and simulations due to their complementary nature. While they appear similar, they are fundamentally different concepts. The goal of this presentation is to provide some clarifications of what is a Digital Twin, and discuss the similarities and differences in capability between Digital Twin and Simulation.
Dr. Ana Wooley, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM), The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Dr. Ana Wooley is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. She completed her PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University in 2023 and she holds a Master's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the same institution. She is an expert in modeling and simulation of manufacturing systems, with a particular focus on automotive manufacturing systems. Dr. Wooley’s current research focuses on digital twin development, smart manufacturing, simulation, and seamless integration of these technologies into manufacturing systems. She has collaborated with leading automotive companies such as Honda to develop simulations of the manufacturing line.
September 24 2024 | 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. Central Time
0-60: Learning How to Pump the Breaks
Dr. Michael Wells
Running yourself into the ground? Feeling a bit too overwhelmed? Burnout is a common experience among us all. Through an informative presentation with clinical research, participants will be able to define burnout, identify markers of burnout, how to reverse/treat burnout symptoms, and increase resiliency against burnout. Attendees will leave with the knowledge of the impact of burnout and be more equipped to challenge burnout symptoms for a more balanced life.
Dr. Michael Wells, Senior Staff Clinician, Auburn SPCS
Dr. Michael Wells is a Senior Staff Clinician at Auburn University’s Student Psychological & Counseling Services (SCPS), and a mentor with over 15 years of experience supporting the US Veteran population in their transition back to civilians and navigating college life. He is a US Army Veteran who continues to advance the conversations around first-responder mental health in an attempt to de-stigmatize first responders’ use of clinical services. Dr. Wells’ most recent research focused on rejection sensitivity within the Veteran population and how it impacts seeking mental health services. He has collaborated with multiple university campus teams during his educational journey to build, maintain, and expand Veteran support services – specifically Veteran Resource Centers (VRCs) and assisting the Veteran Affairs with the Moving Forward program.
Past webinars are available on demand through Canvas Catalog.
Last Updated: April 22, 2024