Publications

Upcoming Presentations

• I. Rytikova. "Re-Engaging/Re- Energizing Your Students". Scheduled to be presented at a seminar series "Faculty Conversations about Teaching" organized by the Office of Distance Education and Center for Teaching & Faculty Excellence (CTFE), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, March 9, 2017

Invited Talks

• I. Rytikova. Is It All Just About Feedback? Presented at a monthly seminar series "Faculty Development Lunch and Learn: Knowing what your students are learning" event organized by the Office of Distance Education, Center for Teaching & Faculty Excellence (CTFE), and Learning Support Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, April 2015

• I. Rytikova, M. Boicu. Designing Active Learning Experience for Undergraduate Students. Presented at a seminar series "Discipline Based Education Research (DBER)", STEM Accelerated program, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, September 2014

Presentations

• I. Rytikova, Personalizing Students' Learning Experience Through Open Educational Resources. Presented at the 1st Open VA webinar, Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake, Virginia, April 15, 2016

• Olson, S., Ha, T., Rytikova, I., & Boicu, M. (June 04, 2016). Investigating Space Testing Effectiveness in Undergraduate Database Courses - Round Table Discussion. Presented at the Lilly International: Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning Conference - Bethesda, MD

• I. Rytikova, M. Boicu. Learning Is Fun! Wait ... STEM Learning?. Presented at the 2015 Innovations in Teaching & Learning (ITL) conference "The Science of Learning: Using Research to Improve Teaching", George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, September 18, 2015

• I. Rytikova, Making It All Work, Presented at the 2015 National Forum on Active Learning Classrooms, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 5 - 7, 2015

• I. Rytikova. A Methodology for Personalized Competency-based Learning in Undergraduate Courses. Presented at the 15th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education and the 3rd Annual Conference on Research in Information Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, October 15 -18, 2014

• I. Rytikova. Competency-based Modular Approach in AIT database courses. Presented at the workshop "Mason Life-long Learning" at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, on November 1st, 2013

Publications

• I. Rytikova, M. Boicu. Learning Is Fun! Wait ... STEM Learning?, in Proceedings of the 2015 Innovations in Teaching & Learning (ITL) conference, "The Science of Learning: Using Research to Improve Teaching", George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, September 18, 2015

• I. Rytikova, M. Boicu. A Methodology for Personalized Competency-based Learning in Undergraduate Courses, in Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education and the 3rd Annual Conference on Research in Information Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, October 15 - 18, 2014

Interactive Sessions

• M. Boicu, I. Rytikova, L. Poms, J. Nelson, N. Peixoto, L. Sherry, G. Tecuci. Teaching Strategies for Nourishing Creativity and Innovation. 2016 Innovations in Teaching & Learning (ITL) conference, "The Science of Learning: Using Research to Improve Teaching", George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, September 16, 2016

Round Table Discussions

• S. Olson, T. Ha, I. Rytikova, M. Boicu. Investigating Space Testing Effectiveness in Undergraduate Database Courses. Presented at the 2016 Lilly International Conference "Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning", Bethesda, Virginia, June 4, 2016

Posters

• Olson, S., Rytikova, I., Winston, T., & Boicu, M. (September 16, 2016). Creating the Research and Innovation Ecosystem. Presented at the 2016 Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) Lightning Talks Conference: Innovations in Teaching & Learning, Center for Teaching & Faculty Excellence (CTFE) - GMU Fairfax, VA

• Olson, S., Ha, T., Rytikova, I., Boicu, M. (January 2016). Big Ideas from Big Data: Data-Driven Educational Ecosystem. Oracle & George Mason University Big Data Symposium. http://plait.gmu.edu/publications/PLAITPoster-Data-DrivenEducationalEcosystem.pdf