<event>
   <title>Distance Learning Presents: Better Groups Faster: Optimizing Group Assignments with TopicTeamUp</title>
   <timestamp>
      <start>2026-04-23T11:00:00</start>
   </timestamp>
   <date>
      <start>
         <timestamp>2026-04-23</timestamp>
         <dateShort>4/23/26</dateShort>
         <dateLong>April 23, 2026</dateLong>
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      </start>
   </date><time>
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         <format24>11:00</format24>
         <format12>11:00 AM</format12>
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      <building>
         <value>virtual-event</value>
         <display>Virtual Event</display>
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      <room>As Well As In-Person at Greenley 220</room>
   </location>
   <status>rescheduled</status>
   <contact>
      <name>Distance Learning</name>
      <email>dl@farmingdale.edu</email>
      <phone>934-420-5300</phone>
   </contact>
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   <description>Instructors often divide students into groups for presentations and other collaborative
      activities, but identifying groups of students with similar interests can be time-consuming
      when done manually. TopicTeamUp is a free online tool developed by Professor Teague
      that automates and optimizes this process by generating groups and assigning topics
      based on student preferences and instructor settings. In this workshop, Professor
      Teague will demonstrate how to use TopicTeamUp for a variety of course activities.
      Attendees will learn how to collect and upload student preferences, set the number
      and size of groups, and optionally fine-tune how students are grouped and which topics
      are assigned. Since TopicTeamUp is an evolving project, participant feedback and suggestions
      for new features are highly encouraged.
      Please note that this is a HYBRID event with both in-person and virtual attendance.Instructors
      often divide students into groups for presentations and other collaborative activities,
      but identifying groups of students with similar interests can be time-consuming when
      done manually. TopicTeamUp is a free online tool developed by Professor Teague that
      automates and optimizes this process by generating groups and assigning topics based
      on student preferences and instructor settings. In this workshop, Professor Teague
      will demonstrate how to use TopicTeamUp for a variety of course activities. Attendees
      will learn how to collect and upload student preferences, set the number and size
      of groups, and optionally fine-tune how students are grouped and which topics are
      assigned. Since TopicTeamUp is an evolving project, participant feedback and suggestions
      for new features are highly encouraged.Instructors often divide students into groups
      for presentations and other collaborative activities, but identifying groups of students
      with similar interests can be time-consuming when done manually. TopicTeamUp is a
      free online tool developed by Professor Teague that automates and optimizes this process
      by generating groups and assigning topics based on student preferences and instructor
      settings. In this workshop, Professor Teague will demonstrate how to use TopicTeamUp
      for a variety of course activities. Attendees will learn how to collect and upload
      student preferences, set the number and size of groups, and optionally fine-tune how
      students are grouped and which topics are assigned. Since TopicTeamUp is an evolving
      project, participant feedback and suggestions for new features are highly encouraged.
      Please note that this is a HYBRID event with both in-person and virtual attendance.Please
      note that this is a HYBRID event with both in-person and virtual attendance.</description>
   <tags>
      <tag>distance-learning</tag>
      <tag>facultycenter</tag>
   </tags>
</event>