|
| I Track - Emerging and Future Educational Technology |
| Full session descriptions and presenter information are available by clicking on the session titles below. |
A Live Demonstration: Walden University Community College Leadership Distance Learning Environment
The presenters demonstrate the Walden University distance learning environment live via the internet. Lab content explored includes Walden’s Ph.D. in Education Program, Community College Leadership Specialization. Lab participants experience how a Walden online course is operated, the Knowledge Area Module process, and the introductory course to the Community College Leadership specialization.
Dennis Swain,
Walden University
Brandy McKown, External Operations Manager
Walden University
Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
A New Generation of Learning
The mix of millennials, gen-x’ers, baby boomers, and more make the provision of modern education a complex process. Not surprisingly, technology is being asked to support a wide variety of strategies, from broad-based social networking to small-scale tutoring. What’s ahead? What’s in store? How much more can we take? Come join the conversation about how a new generation of learning is taking shape.
Mark Milliron, President And Ceo
Catalyze Learning International
Special Session
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Applications of Virtual Reality Models in Education
Students in physical science classes have limited lab time to study complex anatomical structures and models. This time constraint, coupled with a scarcity of models and structures, is a hindrance to effective learning. Using virtual 3-D models eliminates these problems and facilitates the learning process. During this session, participants produce 3-D virtual models and discuss their application to science and other courses. Hands-on and step-by-step instructions are provided.
Angel Rodriguez, Professor
Science and Computers
Broward College
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
ASP.NET: Teaching Server Technologies in Two-Year Programs
Teaching a complex server technology such as ASP.NET in two-year programs can be challenging. This session provides a layered approach to teaching a course that uses the .NET framework to create dynamic web applications highlighting the important topics to be covered. Come and explore exciting new features in the new ASP.NET 2.0 Framework and the Visual Studio 2005 environment. Faculty teaching web and computer programming courses will find this session particularly useful.
Suguna Chundur, Assistant Professor
Computer Information Systems
Clermont College - University of Cincinnati
Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Automatic Essay Scoring is Here and Now Online!
Freshman writing mechanics can now be mapped by artificial intelligence. During this session, presenters review the current state of an emerging technology with its increasing role in writing assessments and in accurate student placement into freshman writing courses. Automatic essay scoring maps can be used to evaluate and match freshman writing with the same scoring information as human scoring. Participants discuss the future direction of automatic essay scoring, especially as applied by College Board’s ACCUPLACER/WritePlacer.
Gary Greer, Assistant Dean
University of Houston - Downtown
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Become a Testing Center: Offering Certifications at Your Institution
Educators are often surprised to learn how easy it is to become a Certiport testing center at their college or university. This informative session helps interested educators get answers to their questions while learning more about Microsoft Office Specialist and IC3 certifications and becoming a testing center.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Become a Testing Center: Offering Certifications at Your Institution
Educators are often surprised to learn how easy it is to become a Certiport testing center at their college or university. This informative session helps interested educators get answers to their questions while learning more about Microsoft Office Specialist and IC3 certifications and becoming a testing center.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Become a Testing Center: Offering Certifications at Your Institution
Educators are often surprised to learn how easy it is to become a Certiport testing center at their college or university. This informative session helps interested educators get answers to their questions while learning more about Microsoft Office Specialist and IC3 certifications and becoming a testing center.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
2:15 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
9:00 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
10:15 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certify Your Skills: IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Lab
Educators can earn a Microsoft Office Specialist or IC3 certification while getting a firsthand look at the leading certifications in digital literacy and desktop proficiency. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes to complete an exam. Tests are $35 per Office Specialist and $20 per IC3 exam.
Chris Yandow, North American Regional Manager
Noam Sales
Certiport
Steve Meredith, Director of Strategic Intiative
Sales
Certiport
Hands-On Lab
11:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Chief Information Officers Summit
Kick-off the League for Innovation’s Conference on Information Technology by attending this summit designed specifically for technology leaders and college administrators. An international gathering of Chief Information Officers, the summit’s discussions highlight effective strategies, address timely issues, and review model information technology and infrastructure programs. The summit’s experienced facilitators share creative approaches to issues facing technology leaders, including current hot topics such as ERP and RFP planning and funding, disaster recovery and business continuity, smart classrooms, and learning management systems. Summit participants also have an opportunity to break into small groups for peer-related topic discussions concerning important issues such as portals and collaborations, campus communications, and IT organizational structure. Join us for this annual event as community college CIOs from around the world strengthen our commitment to improving information technology systems in our colleges today and developing a vision for tomorrow.
Todd Jorns, Senior Director
Instructional Technology
Illinois Community College Board
Gary Wenger, Vice President
Information Technology
College of DuPage
Jonathan Haight, Dean
Educational and Administrative Technology
North Lake College
Maria Shelton, Vice Chancellor
Information and Technical Services
Tarrant County College District
Keith Conlee, Chief Security Officer
College of DuPage
Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
209 A, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Click, See, Hear: Just-in-Time Learning
How do I produce an outline in Word, create web pages using Dreamweaver, deliver classes on the web using Blackboard? Individuals responsible for faculty development and instructional design often hear these and similar questions. Atomic Learning has the answers! Atomic Learning uses a web-based show-and-tell approach to answer questions people have when learning new software. Come see why Atomic Learning's library works great as an integral part of a staff development program or as a supplement to computer support and training programs.
Roger Geraets, Manager
Atomic Learning, Inc.
Mike Nelson, Manager
Higher Education Sales
Atomic Learning, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Creating 21st Century Community College Courses: Building Free, Public Domain Textbooks for Students
This session explores the Foothill-De Anza board’s policy to ensure administrative and faculty support for the organization, creation, and use of free, high-quality, public domain learning materials to reduce reliance on commercial textbooks. Participants discuss available materials and are provided with a model board policy designed to serve students and faculty needs. Learn about the financial support and free tools available to facilitate the use, reuse, and adaptation of free, high-quality, public domain learning materials.
Hal Plotkin, Trustee
Governing Board of Trustees
Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Martha Kanter, Under Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education
Special Session
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Crisis and Calamity in the Community College: Where Are the New Leaders and the New Faculty?
In the next five years, community colleges will need more than 3,000 new presidents and vice presidents; in the next 15 years, community colleges will need more than 62,000 new full-time faculty members. Many of these new leaders will be prepared in Walden University’s Community College Leadership program. Participants in this session review the distinctive elements that make this program one of the most innovative and substantive graduate programs ever created. More than 120 doctoral students are already enrolled. Join us to learn why this is the fastest-growing program of its kind in the nation.
Terry O'Banion, President Emeritus
League for Innovation in the Community College
Susan Lindahl, Chief Strategy Officer
McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips
Susan Holmes, Executive Dean
Office of the President
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Special Session
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Defending Campus Networks From Day-Zero Attacks and Other Malicious Traffic
Recent breaches of college networks have resulted in thousands of infected computers and loss of highly confidential student and employee data. The computer worms, viruses, and spyware that facilitated these attacks pose significant risk to your campus networks. During this session, participants learn about the psychology and mechanics of these attacks and the technologies available to combat them. Participants launch a simulated attack against a real network and see how modern threat detection and prevention systems prevent successful attacks.
Mike Skripek, Systems Engineer
Redback Networks
Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Discover the Next Version of Microsoft Office OneNote!
Experience a preview of the next version of Microsoft Office OneNote. Learn how to manage unstructured data and use this amazing tool coupled with a projector to create a virtual whiteboard with audio and video integration capabilities. Capture information in many different formats and search and retrieve stored information, all while easily sharing that information with other instructors, staff, and students. Don’t miss this amazing tool that can help you be well organized!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Discover the Next Version of Microsoft Office OneNote!
Experience a preview of the next version of Microsoft Office OneNote. Learn how to manage unstructured data and use this amazing tool coupled with a projector to create a virtual whiteboard with audio and video integration capabilities. Capture information in many different formats and search and retrieve stored information, all while easily sharing that information with other instructors, staff, and students. Don’t miss this amazing tool that can help you be well organized!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
9:00 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Discover the Next Version of Microsoft Office OneNote!
Experience a preview of the next version of Microsoft Office OneNote. Learn how to manage unstructured data and use this amazing tool coupled with a projector to create a virtual whiteboard with audio and video integration capabilities. Capture information in many different formats and search and retrieve stored information, all while easily sharing that information with other instructors, staff, and students. Don’t miss this amazing tool that can help you be well organized!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Educators of the Caribbean
Multimedia files can be enormous in size, often taking a long time to download from a single server no matter how fast the bandwidth. BitTorrent is an open protocol for sharing large files and is easy to use. The more people downloading the same file, the smaller the burden on the central server and the faster the download. During this session, participants learn about BitTorrent and experience using it following steps outlined by the presenter.
Farhad Javidi, Chair
Information Technology
Central Piedmont Community College
Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Electronic Portfolios: A Tool in Automated Student and Program Assessment
Electronic portfolios are an extremely powerful tool for student and program assessment. By using database-driven assessment tools, students can be given valuable feedback about their e-portfolio. This same data can be combined with other students’ assessment results and reported to demonstrate how well programs address the needs of students and business and industry. The presenters discuss new ways to easily build e-portfolios and automated ways to assess student and program results.
Norbert Thomes, Instructor
Business
North Iowa Area Community College
Steve Miller, Instructor
Business
North Iowa Area Community College
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhance Teacher-Student Collaborative Learning With the Dell Intelligent Classroom
Come learn about Dell Intelligent Classroom solutions, featuring integrated technology offerings for higher education classrooms. This session highlights the technologies currently used to enhance the learning experience from traditional lectures to teacher-student collaborations. Dell representatives share best practices applied by several of their Intelligent Classroom customers, including the Medical University of South Carolina and Charleston Southern University. Come learn how Dell can help make the Intelligent Classroom a reality for your institution.
Wanda Burgamy, Manager
Dell Higher Education
Dell, Inc.
Steven James, Account Executive
Dell Higher Education
Dell, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Experience the New Microsoft Windows Vista!
See why computing will be more beautiful and more intuitive with Microsoft Windows Vista. The elegant user interface combined with streamlined tasks and search-based navigation will make using your computer more rewarding than ever before. Lab participants experience a preview of Windows Vista and see how it will help them stay connected and confident with their course-related work, learn where to find their information, and much, much more!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Experience the New Microsoft Windows Vista!
See why computing will be more beautiful and more intuitive with Microsoft Windows Vista. The elegant user interface combined with streamlined tasks and search-based navigation will make using your computer more rewarding than ever before. Lab participants experience a preview of Windows Vista and see how it will help them stay connected and confident with their course-related work, learn where to find their information, and much, much more!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Experience the New Microsoft Windows Vista!
See why computing will be more beautiful and more intuitive with Microsoft Windows Vista. The elegant user interface combined with streamlined tasks and search-based navigation will make using your computer more rewarding than ever before. Lab participants experience a preview of Windows Vista and see how it will help them stay connected and confident with their course-related work, learn where to find their information, and much, much more!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
10:15 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Experience the New Microsoft Windows Vista!
See why computing will be more beautiful and more intuitive with Microsoft Windows Vista. The elegant user interface combined with streamlined tasks and search-based navigation will make using your computer more rewarding than ever before. Lab participants experience a preview of Windows Vista and see how it will help them stay connected and confident with their course-related work, learn where to find their information, and much, much more!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Fourth Annual WOW Web Professional Summit for Educators
Web professionals working within the community college environment face distinct challenges. Community college web professionals have to create great-looking, accessible, performance-based websites; maximize staff productivity; convince variously skilled web designers and developers to use consistent interfaces and tools; and keep up with rapidly changing design and technology methods and techniques, all on a limited budget. The World Organization of Webmasters has designed a summit specifically to address the many issues faced by community college web professionals. This exceptional experience allows participants to network; learn about the latest web technologies, techniques, and best practices; and attend networking sessions, all within a supportive peer environment. Whether you are a webmaster or an instructor of web development courses at a community college, this annual event is for you.
Bill Cullifer, Executive Director
WOW
World Organization of Webmasters
Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
210 A, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Free Technology Tools, Tips, and Tricks for Teachers
This presentation explores some of the best available tips, tools, shortcuts, and websites around and leaves you wondering why you didn't now about them earlier. Google sightseeing, slickrun, flickr, Wikipedia, sxc.com, alt-tab replacements, and wikis are small, quick, and free and support a variety of simple and complex functions. The presenter illustrates why these tools are useful and why they should part of every instructor's toolkit. You’re guaranteed to leave with something useful!
D.I. von Briesen, Instructor
Futures Institute
Central Piedmont Community College
Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Growing Open-Source Learning Communities: Free Software is Just the Beginning
The common view of open source as a way to save money by using free software ignores the main benefit. Open source promotes the free exchange of intellectual property and the formation of collaborative software development communities. In short, it is about learning and development, everything that community colleges should be. This lab is an exploration of available collaborative tools and resources and a discussion about how open-source philosophy can encourage learning-community development.
Harvey Peters, Lead Instructor
Information and Communication Technologies
SAIT Polytechnic
Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
I'll Take Learning for 500: Game Shows and Instruction
Game shows create an engaging, lively classroom environment. Used properly, they dramatically increase participation, comprehension, and test scores. Participants learn how to use popular game show formats to powerfully present and reinforce any subject. Demonstrated are real-world case studies, so that session participants learn how to embed learning using a game show when student engagement is at its peak. Audience members participate in and create their own game shows.
Missy Covington, Director
Marketing and Communications
LearningWare, Inc.
Dan Yaman, Ceo
LearningWare, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
If It’s Free, It’s for Me: Free and Open-Source Solutions for the Classroom
This session provides a brief overview of many of the free and open-source applications being used by teachers and students. Participants are invited to share their thoughts and experiences with these and other programs with which they are familiar. Participants are provided with links to web-based resources to pursue further research or download these free applications. This session will benefit educators interested in using or teaching these applications.
Brian Fox, Assistant Professor
Business Programs
Santa Fe College
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Installing and Configuring Remote-Access and Scheduling-System Lab Enhancements
The cost of networking equipment continues to increase. This session introduces a new and free tool that enables institutions to manage and share lab equipment for remote access. The use of remote management software enables the greater use of and remote access to this equipment. This session provides a hands-on experience with a new tool, as well as an overview of the installation, configuration, and operation of the software.
Erich Spengler, Director
Center for System Security and Information Assurance (cssia)
Moraine Valley Community College
Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
IT’s Role in the Strategic Development of the Institution
Eduventures’ fourth annual Higher Education Survey on Leadership, Innovation, and Technology explores new territory in student-facing and back-office technologies. As technologies merge and converge, more technology decisions in higher education are being influenced and led by nontechnical senior administrators. This presentation draws on surveys of several hundred U.S. colleges to discuss the ways in which presidents, chief financial officers, chief academic officers, and CIOs perceive IT to be driving institutional growth.
Eric Bassett,
EduVentures
Special Session
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Microsoft Open Source
Open source has become synonymous with “against Microsoft.” In this session, the presenters dispel this myth as they introduce Microsoft’s Shared Source Initiative. Participants learn about the various ways in which Microsoft is seeking to shake hands with members of the open-source community. Various Microsoft open-source tools are discussed.
Farhad Javidi, Chair
Information Technology
Central Piedmont Community College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Mind Mapping: Building a Better Foundation for the Thinking-Skills Process
Improve reading and writing skills by creating Mind Maps that increase retention, comprehension, and the organization of main ideas. Mind Maps help facilitate students´ analytical thinking, comprehension, creativity, and writing skills. You can also create interactive timelines that include images, text, videos, and hyperlinks. Finished products can be exported to Word, PowerPoint, HTML, and Mediator. Participants learn how to use MatchWare OpenMind and discuss the principals behind mind mapping and how it relates to curriculum.
Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
New Options for Universal Lifelong Hybrid Professional Development: The Eighth Principle is Caring
More overloaded than ever with information and options? Learn how to offer and participate in new hybrid approaches to continuing professional development. The tools that support efforts to meet this need with adequate quality and quantity have just emerged. New combinations of online and synchronous voice-over-internet, shared online surveys, blogs and wikis, and face-to-face work well with an updating of the Seven Principles of Good Practice for Undergraduate Education and integrating the eighth principle, caring.
Steven Gilbert, President
The TLT Group
Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Next-Generation Simulation Learning Resources
Case studies have long been used as a method to support higher-order learning. Technology offers new opportunities for the creation of case studies. One such application is computer-based simulations that add a rich dimension to students’ learning, particularly as they evaluate and synthesize information while making decisions. Since 2001, University of Phoenix has developed 180 simulations. This presentation examines lessons learned in effectively integrating simulations into curriculum to enhance student learning.
Kenneth Sherman, Senior Vice President
Words & Numbers
Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Office 2007: A Glimpse of What’s New!
Are you ready to move on to Office 2007? Since it contains many new features, there will be a significant learning curve for faculty teaching Office 2007. Come to this presentation and learn what’s new in Office 2007. Issues discussed include whether the existing lab configuration will install at your institution, minimum requirements, and integrating Windows with Vista.
Rajiv Malkan, Professor
Computer Information Technology
Lone Star College System
Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Online Timeline: Future Directions in Teaching and Learning
Online and traditional instruction are influencing one another. Continuing technological advances have made streaming media, virtual reality, and digital video increasingly available in higher education. Greater distribution of the learning experience is promised through wireless, iPods, and other personal devices. Many community colleges find themselves reflecting on where they've been and where they’re going. Join us to share your insights on how these trends will shape the community college of the future.
Michael Badolato, Dean
Academic Resources And Technologies
Middlesex Community College
Matthew Olson, Director
Middlesex Interactive
The Center for Community College Student Engagement
Bert Engvall, Coordinator
Mathematics
Middlesex Community College
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Open-Source Simulation and Game Development
The presenter developed the first state-approved Simulation and Game Development Associate of Science Degree program and has been teaching in the program for three years. During this session, participants learn about open-source tools used in simulation and game development (SGD), software programs that can be incorporated into SGD curricula. Various open-source SGD software programs, including those used for 3D modeling, programming, libraries, and 2D and 3D game engines are explored.
Farhad Javidi, Chair
Information Technology
Central Piedmont Community College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Open-Source Software for Community Colleges: (Un)Pleasant Surprises?
Source code for software and a variety of excellent new web-based services and instructional resources are freely available on the web. But what are the hidden costs and benefits? Session participants identify resources and develop guidelines about using, supporting, adapting, sharing, and developing open-source software. Also discussed is dealing civilly and constructively with controversial issues, such as to what extent colleges should support faculty and student use of open-source software, tools, and instructional resources.
Steven Gilbert, President
The TLT Group
Arta Szathmary, Professor
MaST (Math Science and Technology
Bucks County Community College
Special Session
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Open-Source Solutions for Higher Education
The course provides an overview of viable open-source software relevant to higher education, as well as hands-on opportunities to explore various solutions. Topics explored include the growing national open-source movement, recent developments and emerging solutions, as well as hands-on experience with open-source operating systems, browsers, desktop solutions, teaching platforms, and survey instruments. Course participants also learn how to search for, download, and install open-source software.
Fred Lokken, Associate Dean
Web College
Truckee Meadows Community College
Cathy House, Instructor
Computer Information Technology
Truckee Meadows Community College
Travis Souza, Coordinator
E-Learning
Truckee Meadows Community College
Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Opening Windows: Running Open-Source Software Under Windows
Want to try open-source applications like Linux, but don’t want to mess with your existing Windows installation? During this session, participants discuss how to install popular open-source applications like OpenOffice under Windows. Also discussed are the Knoppix and Ubuntu distributions of Linux that allow users to boot Linux from a CD-ROM without having to resize or repartition hard-drives. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops if they would like to install the software being discussed.
Robert Boyczuk, Professor
Computer Studies
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Professional Timelines Made Easy
Lab participants gain experience using MatchWare’s OpenMind. Session participants begin by brainstorming about a topic using OpenMind. Participants then add images, text, and videos to the brainstormed topics, followed by adding dates and times to create a full interactive timeline of the material discussed. Once the timeline is complete, participants export it as an interactive website to see how OpenMind’s advanced print function can create a poster-size print of the timeline.
Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Simulation and Game Development College Consortium
The presenter developed the first state-approved Associate of Science Degree program in Simulation and Game Development. This Roundtable Discussion includes a moderated conversation about the current state and the future plans of the Simulation and Game Development College Consortium.
Farhad Javidi, Chair
Information Technology
Central Piedmont Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
SIRIUS: An Outcomes-Based System Facilitates Faculty and Student Success
SIRIUS is a converged, rich pedagogical system that supports and fosters faculty to develop education courses. This system includes an instructional design wizard that incorporates best practices that lead faculty through the process of developing coursework. The end result is course materials that are integrated into the heart of instruction, leading to a more powerful active learning experience and increased student learning outcomes. SIRIUS courses can be delivered in face-to-face, blended, and fully online modes.
Patti Levine-Brown, Professor
Communications
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Pam O'Quinn, Multimedia Systems Analyst
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Susan Slavicz, Professor
Communications
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Taking Your Online Courses to the Next Level With Web Conferencing
Want to hold online conversations with students? Want students to be able to view your computer screen and share their computer screens with the class? Then web conferencing that allows students and faculty to share their computer screens and carry on a conversation in real time is for you. Class sessions can also be recorded and played back. Participants learn how to integrate face-to-face lectures with online lectures using web conferencing and other online tools.
James Bender, Director
Instruction
Lansing Community College
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Technology and Automation in Writing Support Services
Participants learn how automated writing-skills feedback inserted directly into the text and provided to students within seconds can aid in improving students’ basic grammar, punctuation, and word-usage skills. Students make corrections, learn the grammar rules, and increase vocabulary while allowing faculty to spend their time on the more substantive matters of essay development and content. The presenters provide an opportunity for participants to test the system by submitting student papers and analyzing the results.
Mary Alexander, Director
University of Phoenix
Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Technology That Teaches! Innovative Uses of Emerging Technology to Deliver Instruction
Session participants learn how Indian River Community College’s collegiate high school, the Clark Advanced Learning Center, uses educational technology in innovative ways to deliver high school and college credit instruction that is student centered, multisensory, and active inquiry based. Participants find themselves immersed in a learning experience using forward-thinking technology to provide multimedia, multifaceted instructional modules that can be duplicated or customized for any classroom. Participants have the opportunity to use examples of the methods.
Christopher McCrory, Specialist
Technology
Indian River State College
Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
The Balancing Act: Security and Open Communication on Campus
IT security continues to be a major priority for community colleges as IT staffs struggle with how to balance security and privacy concerns with the free flow of information typically found on campus. The proliferation of laptop computers and mobile devices only adds to the multifaceted challenge. The editor-in-chief of EdTech: Focus on Higher Education leads a panel of community college IT leaders who discuss major IT security challenges, as well as how colleges can develop comprehensive plans to prepare for significant security breaches, implement student policies, and consider new technology options such as network access control.
Lee Copeland, Editor in Chief
EdTech/CDW Government
Charles Perkins, Director
Information Technology
Barton County Community College
Vic Berger, Lead Technologist
EdTech/CDW Government
Darryl McGraw, Chief Information Officer
Information Technology
Wake Technical Community College
Special Session
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
The Evolving Course Redesign: Academic Support Solutions Via the Web
St Petersburg College’s Title III grant award has produced a pilot project that incorporates around-the-clock online teaching and tutoring services designed to provide expanded access to individualized instructional support. The support is delivered at the teachable moment for students and served in online and lecture-based developmental mathematics and writing classes through the online service, SMARTHINKING. Come experience an initiative that improves retention by providing more opportunities for developmental mathematics and writing students to achieve success.
Danny Clark, Instructor
Mathematics
St. Petersburg College
Jack Hughes, Professor
St. Petersburg College
Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
This Bud’s for You: Truly Mobile Learning
Wireless access is more commonplace and has already had a major impact on social structures, communication, and learning. Mobile learning takes advantage of wireless and other technology that students and instructors already possess and are comfortable using, including PDAs, cell phones, smart phones, MP3 players, and Gameboys. Participants experience the tools, software, and delivery formats necessary for mobile learning; learn about open-source alternatives; and find new ways to connect with the upcoming generation.
Debi McGuire, Director
Distance Learning and Professional Development
Wilkes Community College
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Transforming Your Presentation into a Journal Article
So you gave a conference presentation either at the 2006 CIT or elsewhere. Do you know how to turn your presentation into a publishable article? The presenter has served as the founding editor of On the Horizon and The Technology Source; has been an editorial board member of seven other journals; and has published over 200 articles, 20 book chapters, and eight books. Come and discuss how to get your presentation published.
James Morrison, Editor-in Chief, Innovate
Innovate
University of North Carolina
Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Transition to Online Learning: Bringing Students With Us
Are you ready to deliver your program online, but your college and students are not? The Computer support specialist faculty at Northcentral Technical College know how you feel. Join us as we reflect on our journey and share our experiences about the transition. Be ready to develop effective strategies that you can take back to your college.
Kimberly Reed, Instructor
Business
Northcentral Technical College
Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using the WebStudy CMS to Stimulate Faculty Adoption of Online Teaching
Learn how simple online course construction and organization can be accomplished. Session participants learn how faculty adoption of technology in the classroom or online can be streamlined using the WebStudy CMS software. Also discussed are how to increase online student interaction while shortening the course development time and how to best support instructors using online learning objects that can be stored and organized in the WebStudy WebStorium, a content management repository.
Joseph Corbi, Chief Technology Officer
Information Technology
WebStudy, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using Virtual PC for Lab Courses
Virtual PC has made lab time more valuable by addressing hands-on lab needs and preventing computer hardware and software from being compromised. Virtual PC benefits faculty and students because they can complete work at school or at home and run simulations without damaging the college’s infrastructure. Lab participants install Microsoft XP using a virtual PC, demonstrating how the original operating system remains undamaged.
Gwen White,
Gateway Community and Technical College
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Videoconferencing: Integrating NASA Research Into Lectures, Labs, and Professional Development
Looking for an expert to discuss research findings or ways to integrate NASA data into your students’ coursework? Learn how to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses via videoconferencing and web-streaming capabilities. During the session, faculty and IT participants learn about videoconferencing and web streaming, the necessary equipment and how to operate it, and how to connect to NASA’s Digital Learning Network.
Katrina Young, Instructional Technologist
NASA
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Where We’re Headed: Education in the Future, Technology, and Us
According to futurists, we are approaching a point where knowledge and technology combine to create an unpredictable future. Pulling from a collection of sources and integrating humor, history, education, and current events, the presenter weaves a rich tale of past and future. Participants learn how the telegraph and internet are comparable, how actors will be reborn, and how even while we can be astounded by progress, we can at the same time recognize its absence.
D.I. von Briesen, Instructor
Futures Institute
Central Piedmont Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Will This Be on the Next Podcast?
The presenters demonstrate a combination of file sharing and broadcasting called podcasting, the variety of ways that participants can use podcasting to create and distribute materials for learning, and the diverse selection of material currently being podcasted. The presentation includes an accompanying podcast and website with materials that the presenters distribute in their courses, including text, audio, and video. Participants record audio and video files of themselves and incorporate them into the presentation.
Phoebe Lutz, Division Chair
Mathematics
Delta College
David Redman, Faculty
Mathematics and Computer Science
Delta College
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
|
| II Track - Teaching and Learning |
| Full session descriptions and presenter information are available by clicking on the session titles below. |
A Blended Teaching and Learning Global System Model: How It Actually Works
This session concerns the Cisco Networking Academy Program as practiced and modeled at Trenholm State Technical College and informs participants about the innovative methods, materials, and assessment features of the partnership. The actual academy system is used to demonstrate a teaching and learning session experienced by faculty and students. This session will be highly valuable to faculty and administrators who want to participate in a teaching and learning system unparalleled in scope.
Ken Scott, Program Coordinator
Computer Information Systems
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College
Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
A T-Rex on the Way to Extinction? Exploring Streaming Video for Telecourse Delivery
The popularity of telecourses at Central Piedmont Community College has decreased as the demand for online courses has rapidly increased. Roundtable Discussion participants share experiences about how colleges and universities are facing this challenge. Topics discussed include the availability of contemporary commercial telecourse, online enhancements to improve retention, and streaming video embedded in online course as a delivery option.
Catalina Ramirez, Instructional Developer
Institutional Development
Central Piedmont Community College
Melissa Vrana, Associate Dean
Administration
Central Piedmont Community College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
Description of presentation.: Come see just how easy it is to bring the collaborative power of Acrobat to teaching, learning, and research workflows. This session explores how to use Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional and PDF documents in a variety of very useful ways.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
9:00 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
Description of presentation.: Come see just how easy it is to bring the collaborative power of Acrobat to teaching, learning, and research workflows. This session explores how to use Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional and PDF documents in a variety of very useful ways.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
Description of presentation.: Come see just how easy it is to bring the collaborative power of Acrobat to teaching, learning, and research workflows. This session explores how to use Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional and PDF documents in a variety of very useful ways.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
Come see just how easy it is to bring the collaborative power of Acrobat to teaching, learning, and research workflows. This session explores how to use Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional and PDF documents in a variety of very useful ways.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Creative Suite 2
Description of presentation: Lab participants learn how to incorporate graphics from Adobe Photoshop CS2 and artwork from Adobe Illustrator CS2 into print projects, as well as other very useful tips and tricks available in Adobe InDesign CS2. Come see how Adobe Creative Suite can help set you apart from the competition!
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Creative Suite 2
Description of presentation: Lab participants learn how to incorporate graphics from Adobe Photoshop CS2 and artwork from Adobe Illustrator CS2 into print projects, as well as other very useful tips and tricks available in Adobe InDesign CS2. Come see how Adobe Creative Suite can help set you apart from the competition!
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Creative Suite 2
Description of presentation: Lab participants learn how to incorporate graphics from Adobe Photoshop CS2 and artwork from Adobe Illustrator CS2 into print projects, as well as other very useful tips and tricks available in Adobe InDesign CS2. Come see how Adobe Creative Suite can help set you apart from the competition!
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Creative Suite 2
Description of presentation: Lab participants learn how to incorporate graphics from Adobe Photoshop CS2 and artwork from Adobe Illustrator CS2 into print projects, as well as other very useful tips and tricks available in Adobe InDesign CS2. Come see how Adobe Creative Suite can help set you apart from the competition!
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
10:15 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Premiere Elements
Description of presentation: Learn how Premiere Elements automates tedious tasks so you're free to experiment with effects, transitions, text, and audio in your classroom. Come and learn how to easily transfer footage from your DV camcorder directly to the timeline, quickly edit footage, add fun effects, and create custom DVDs complete with menus and scene indexes.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Premiere Elements
Description of presentation: Learn how Premiere Elements automates tedious tasks so you're free to experiment with effects, transitions, text, and audio in your classroom. Come and learn how to easily transfer footage from your DV camcorder directly to the timeline, quickly edit footage, add fun effects, and create custom DVDs complete with menus and scene indexes.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Premiere Elements
Description of presentation: Learn how Premiere Elements automates tedious tasks so you're free to experiment with effects, transitions, text, and audio in your classroom. Come and learn how to easily transfer footage from your DV camcorder directly to the timeline, quickly edit footage, add fun effects, and create custom DVDs complete with menus and scene indexes.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Production Studio
Description of presentation: Students can transform video and audio into compelling stories, create stunning motion graphics and visual effects, and author interactive DVDs using the new Adobe Production Studio. Come and learn how to help your students bring new power and efficiency to their film, video, DVD, and web workflows with Adobe Production Studio Premium software.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Production Studio
Description of presentation: Students can transform video and audio into compelling stories, create stunning motion graphics and visual effects, and author interactive DVDs using the new Adobe Production Studio. Come and learn how to help your students bring new power and efficiency to their film, video, DVD, and web workflows with Adobe Production Studio Premium software.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Adobe Production Studio
Description of presentation: Students can transform video and audio into compelling stories, create stunning motion graphics and visual effects, and author interactive DVDs using the new Adobe Production Studio. Come and learn how to help your students bring new power and efficiency to their film, video, DVD, and web workflows with Adobe Production Studio Premium software.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
11:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Advanced PowerPoint: It's About Control
This is an advanced PowerPoint workshop for educators already comfortable with creating basic presentations. Topics include advanced custom animation; extensive use of drawing tools, grouping and order; using action settings to incorporate external sources such as programs, files, and websites; and using the slide master to modify overall presentation layouts. The essential points of the workshop will be recorded and available afterwards for lab participants with USB flash drives.
Douglas Wilkins, Professor
Computer Information Systems
Greenfield Community College
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Application of Simulation to Accelerate Clinical Instruction
Health careers have long used an unstructured clinical apprenticeship model for clinical education. The presenter shares the results of a research study that examined student learning in simulated clinical experiences. The study demonstrated that students who were engaged in simulations experienced a significant increase in learning and decreased needed clinical time, as compared to the control group. Come and discuss how using simulations in clinical education can enhance student learning and decrease clinical hours.
Margaret Dickens, Educational Administrator
Business and Health
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Assignment Complete! Online Technology Brings Education to Rural Law Enforcement
The demand for professionalism in law enforcement has increased dramatically in the past two decades. Law enforcement officers in rural areas often have the same need for academic opportunities as their urban colleagues; however, traditional programming has prohibited participation. Using a successful online community college example, session participants learn how online teaching and rapid advances in technology have greatly increased the accessibility, efficiency, and effectiveness of educational delivery services to rural areas.
Dennis Souther, Division Chair for Public Services
Criminal Justice
Stanly Community College
Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Being Generation X While Teaching Generation Y
The session will particularly benefit faculty who consider themselves gen xers. The object of this Roundtable Discussion is to discuss the new rules of instruction related to the digital generation. Session topics include instructional methods, multimedia use, instant messaging, text messaging, podcasting, peer instruction, and using students as curriculum designers. Participants share in a short experiment that highlights the importance of teaching methodologies for gen xers.
Sherida McMillan,
Southeastern Technical College
Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Best Practices in Managing Your Distance Course
This presentation focuses on the useful design and activities within online and hybrid courses and also includes a discussion with participants about their experiences with online courses. Session participants explore how to keep students participating, resources for building the ideal course, and peer reviews and quality assurance programs, including Maryland’s Quality Matters Initiative. Provided are resources for incorporating similar quality elements and features into the participants’ courses.
D.I. von Briesen, Instructor
Futures Institute
Central Piedmont Community College
Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Bringing Online Discussions Alive
Faculty teaching online courses are looking for ways to engage students beyond simply asking them to respond to discussion questions. The use of fishbowls and debates can enliven discussions and create a sense of excitement about the content. This session describes various techniques faculty can use to make online discussion more engaging and exciting. Participants review creative techniques that faculty may not have experienced previously and discuss their implementation and assessment in online courses.
Rena Palloff, Faculty
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Keith Pratt, Faculty
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Camtasia, Producer, Movie Maker . . . Oh My! Which Should I Use and When?
During this hands-on, lab-based experience, course participants learn how to create introductory level lessons using Camtasia, Producer, and Movie Maker. Participants also learn how to determine which software application is best to use in specific situations, as well as when to integrate each of these software packages into the course development process. Participants develop their own materials during the course by following step-by-step instructions and by modeling examples provided by the course facilitators.
Jill Crowder, Instructor
Pre-College and Adult High School
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Jody Balzer,
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Career Pathways: Recruitment, Placement, Readiness Planning, Counseling, and Certifications
Recruitment and career planning in the area of information technology presents a major challenge. Learn how your institution can address these challenges. Course participants are introduced to new and innovative approaches to student recruitment, career planning, and student career readiness. Explored is a web-based system that can increase recruitment results by providing individualized career planning for your students. The course includes a demonstration of the tools and exercises designed to provide individualized career guidance for complex and increasingly specialized IT careers. Each course participant has the opportunity to review, design, and implement a customized student assessment and career planning system using assessment tools, student planning templates, and a certification matrix.
John Sands, Professor
Business and Technology
Moraine Valley Community College
Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Classroom Virtualization Using VMware
Virtualization technology is going to be the next thing expected of IT administration graduates. This session includes an introduction to Virtual Machines, which allows instructors to deliver a consistent environment and alleviates many problems associated with an operating system-dependent lab environment. The presenters focus on installing Virtual Machines, installing operating systems remotely, and providing an environment for students to perform lab assignments without compromising your college’s IT infrastructure.
Nancy Miller, Instructor
Networking
Forsyth Technical Community College
Christopher Pearce, Coordinator
Information Technology
Forsyth Technical Community College
Tracey Manire, Program Coordinator
Computer Programming and Information Systems Security
Forsyth Technical Community College
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Computer Graphic Arts Students Design for the Betterment of the Community
Want your students to apply their theory and concepts to real-life projects? Want to increase student enthusiasm and create a sense of competition in project development? Learn how computer graphic arts students apply their new technical and creative skills to design problems identified by the community. Computer graphic arts students have designed projects for scholarship galas, a boy with Juvenile Diabetes, and senior centers. Come hear how to develop community service projects for your courses.
Mary Malinconico, Assistant Professor/program Coordinator
Computer Graphic Arts
Gloucester County College
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Copyright Law and Digital Media: From Public Domain to Infringement
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn and apply copyright law in the context of digital media. Large group discussion of the law is followed by small group analysis and application of the legal concepts to specific factual situations. Presentation of copyright law from the constitutional basis through statutory and case law is explored. For example, a fair use discussion outlining four critical factors, as well as cases relevant to the analysis of the factors, is followed by an analysis of a scenario involving song sampling and a student’s request to use portions of the song under fair use. Participants leave the course with an understanding of their and their students’ rights and responsibilities regarding copyrighted works and their appropriate use in coursework.
Marsha Baum, Professor
School of Law
University of New Mexico School of Law
Barbara Waxer, Instructor
Design and Media Arts
Santa Fe Community College
Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
210 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Create Podcasts and Screencasts With Camtasia Studio
Engaging multimedia content is a powerful way to connect with students and increase class participation. During this session, participants learn about higher education’s best practices in podcasting and screencasting. Participants gain hands-on experience setting up RSS and streaming feeds for delivering recordings to computers or portable MP3 players such as the iPod. Participants also have the opportunity to create a screencast and podcast recording using Camtasia Studio.
Tanya Reynolds,
TechSmith
Jacques du Plessis, Professor
School of Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Create Video Tutorials for Students and Colleagues
Participants learn how to capture screen recordings from any piece of software and turn the recordings into tutorials or support videos and display them on a server, CD-ROM, or the web using ScreenCorder 4, an easy-to-use screen-capture tool. Instructors can quickly and efficiently create professional video tutorials that answer students’ frequently asked questions related to software and online applications.
Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Creating 21st Century Education Through Synergy '06
This course mirrors the Learning Cycle process that places conversations in the context of our present competitive global environment, analyzes the problem, gains field insights, implements new or modifies existing educational programs that have their origin in the conversation, evaluates them in the context of improving student achievement, and presents the results. Course participants define a problem and proceed in a challenge-based or learning-cycle fashion, identifying resources and collecting and sharing insights (modeling employability skills) that help them develop model solutions for further independent development. Participants leave the course armed with information about relevant processes and tools and the knowledge and skills necessary to implement change at their institutions. Equally important, course participants learn how the selected application of these tools and processes within the context of a larger plan for reform can provide quick wins that are necessary to sustain momentum and commitment to a strategic plan.
Deborah Boisvert, Director
BATEC Center for Information Technology
University of Massachusetts - Boston
David McNeel, Director
Center for Information Technology Education
Nashville State Community College
Peter Saflund, Managing Principal
Tsi
The Saflund Institute
Learning Center Course
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
210 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Creating a Course in Moodle: An Open-Source LMS Developed by the People Who Use It
Introducing Moodle, the open-source learning management system developed and informed by the instructors, system administrators, business people, and programmers who use it. Built on a social-constructionist theory of learning, Moodle has rapidly become the leader in open-source courseware with close to 10,000 registered websites in approximately 150 countries. This hands-on session demonstrates how to quickly build, with no experience required, a basic course using tools designed for collaboration and engagement.
Jean Hardy, Instructional Developer
Instructional Development and Transformational Learning (ICT)
Central Piedmont Community College
D.I. von Briesen, Instructor
Futures Institute
Central Piedmont Community College
Joe Escobar, Webmaster
Social Science
Lane Community College
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Creating a Website in an Hour With Dreamweaver 8
Explore the features of the leading web development tool, Dreamweaver 8. This presenter leads participants through the creation of a simple website and suggests how to avoid pitfalls when teaching Dreamweaver. This session is presented at the beginner level. Step-by-step instructions are provided for creating a simple website. Bring a USB storage device on which to save your files.
Sherry Bishop, Instructor
Information Technology
North Arkansas College
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Creating Online Formative Assessment Tools: Virtual Assessment for Student Learning
How do you adapt and create new formative assessment tools for online delivery? Session participants create new formative assessment tools and adapt existing face-to-face formative assessment tools for online courses. Participants engage in hands-on activities as they complete the assessment tool created in a dedicated course shell. Discussed is how to use the results of these assessment tools to effect change. This session is especially suited for instructors who teach online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses.
Gabriel Decio, Instructor
Modern Languages
McHenry County College
Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Customer Service for Colleges: Offering and Using Online Student Support Services
A student-centered college starts with effective services. Services such as academic help, advising, career counseling, and coaching are increasingly important to attracting and retaining students and demonstrating institutional success. To ensure that offered services get used, services must be delivered in a manner that corresponds to the way today’s students communicate, work, and study. Come hear how you can offer effective online services and ensure their usage by integrating them into your college’s instructional fabric.
Burck Smith, CEO/Co-Founder
SMARTHINKING, Inc.
Special Session
11:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Cyber Forensics: A Step Ahead of Crime
Participate in demonstrations of multiple ways to incorporate tools into cybercrime, legal studies, homeland security, and information-assurance programs. Understand where digital evidence is located and how such digital evidence is used in criminal and civil proceedings. Experiment with cyber forensic tools and actually recover stored and deleted data. This presentation will benefit anyone teaching or developing cyberforensics curricula.
Catherine Bosse, Team Leader
Business Computing and Technical Studies
Anne Arundel Community College
Kelly Koermer, Dean
Business Computing and Technical Studies
Anne Arundel Community College
Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Demystifying Outcome Assessment and the Assessment of Learning Outcome Requirements
Session participants learn about outcome assessment and the relationship among institutional effectiveness, program outcomes assessment, necessary documentation, and course outcomes, and how all these issues relate to overall outcome assessment.
Nicholas Akinkuoye, Vice President
Academic Affairs
Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College
Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Designing Web-Design Curriculum
The field of web design changes rapidly. For curriculum to remain current, faculty must remain up to date with emerging technology and identify prerequisite skills necessary to train future web professionals. Topics for this Roundtable Discussion include course content and design, assessment techniques, and industry trends. The intended participants for this discussion are educators teaching or designing web-design curriculum.
James Taggart, Assistant Professor
Computer Information Systems
Atlantic Cape Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Developing Adjunct Faculty Success: The Teaching Academy
Lord Fairfax Community College formed an Adjunct Success Committee to improve the professional development opportunities and sense of belonging for part-time faculty. Teaching Academy workshops, which feature technology as a classroom tool, provide useful information, team building opportunities, and time for adjuncts to share their concerns and questions with full- and part-time faculty. Participants in this session view the Teaching Academy Blackboard course and discuss strategies for designing an Adjunct Faculty Teaching Academy.
Virginia Hartman, Associate Professor
Administrative Support Technology
Lord Fairfax Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Discovering an Individual Paradigm for Alternative Course Delivery
Roundtable Discussion participants focus on developing a comprehensive yet personal approach to online pedagogy. Participants share experiences that have shaped their individual teaching philosophies and evaluate various online course development strategies. Faculty members, division chairs, senior academic administrators, course designers, and online learning coordinators will benefit from this session as they share approaches to and experiences with online and hybrid course development.
Jeff Wisdom,
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
E-Portfolios Made Easy
Participants learn how to create interactive e-portfolios using Mediator that include images, text, videos, animations, and more, as well as how to export e-portfolios as Flash, HTML, EXE, or auto-run CD-ROMs. Mediator is an icon-based, drag-and-drop authoring tool that requires no programming or experience. Faculty and students can focus on content and creativity rather than technology. Lab participants leave with the knowledge and power to recreate e-portfolios in a matter of minutes!
Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
EndNote on the Desktop and Web: Research and Write Papers Anywhere
Experiment with EndNote Web, the new web-based research and writing tool that helps students and faculty conduct research and write scholarly papers. Discover how to search hundreds of online databases, build a library of references, and create bibliographies instantly. EndNote Web works with the popular desktop software EndNote to offer a complete solution for researching, writing, and publishing. Participants search for and import references from online content providers, build a personal library, and cite references.
Donna Kirking, Training Coordinator
Thomson Reuters
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Engaging Students and Improving Learning With the Tablet PC
Discover the unique methods and uses for integrating the Tablet PC into your curriculum while accommodating visual, aural, and kinesthetic learners. This lab-based experience focuses on experiential learning and curriculum delivery methods with features, functions, and applications available on this platform. Lab participants also discover ways to simply preserve class content for review and how to enrich online course materials. Most of the applications experienced during this session are available as free downloads on the internet.
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Engaging Students and Improving Learning With the Tablet PC
Discover the unique methods and uses for integrating the Tablet PC into your curriculum while accommodating visual, aural, and kinesthetic learners. This lab-based experience focuses on experiential learning and curriculum delivery methods with features, functions, and applications available on this platform. Lab participants also discover ways to simply preserve class content for review and how to enrich online course materials. Most of the applications experienced during this session are available as free downloads on the internet.
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
11:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Engaging Students and Improving Learning With the Tablet PC
Discover the unique methods and uses for integrating the Tablet PC into your curriculum while accommodating visual, aural, and kinesthetic learners. This lab-based experience focuses on experiential learning and curriculum delivery methods with features, functions, and applications available on this platform. Lab participants also discover ways to simply preserve class content for review and how to enrich online course materials. Most of the applications experienced during this session are available as free downloads on the internet.
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhance Student Achievement in Math and Science With Curriculum Pathways 2007
Student achievement in math and science is not just about making the grade, but also preparing students to make a difference in a competitive and technology-rich workplace. Curriculum Pathways 2007 is an online curriculum resource that helps faculty achieve this goal. Come experience the ways in which Curriculum Pathways 2007 can engage your students in math and science, offering a differentiated, individualized, and self-paced learning environment.
Ralph Moore, Curriculum Specialist
History
SAS
Hands-On Lab
10:15 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhance Student Achievement With Curriculum Pathways 2007
Student achievement is about preparing students to make a difference in a competitive and technology-rich workplace. SAS inSchool's award-winning Curriculum Pathways 2007 can be an important part of that goal. Curriculum Pathways' curriculum resources appeal to faculty and IT departments for their ease of use. Join us during this lab-based workshop to explore ways you can enhance students’ learning experiences, while encouraging technology-based learning as a fundamental skill for future workplace competitiveness.
Ralph Moore, Curriculum Specialist
History
SAS
Hands-On Lab
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhance Student Achievement With Curriculum Pathways 2007
Student achievement is about preparing students to make a difference in a competitive and technology-rich workplace. SAS inSchool's award-winning Curriculum Pathways 2007 can be an important part of that goal. Curriculum Pathways' curriculum resources appeal to faculty and IT departments for their ease of use. Join us during this lab-based workshop to explore ways you can enhance students’ learning experiences, while at the same time encouraging technology-based learning as a fundamental skill for future workplace competitiveness.
Ralph Moore, Curriculum Specialist
History
SAS
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhance Your Faculty Course Website
You made a website to support your academic courses, but it lacks an artistic design or artistic flair? This lab-based session leads you through the process of updating your website graphics and navigation system using Adobe PhotoShop and free resources found on the web. Topics include color selection, fonts, and image use. Following standard design principles and practices, participants leave with a completed nameplate and navigation system they can use when they return to campus.
Mary Malinconico, Assistant Professor/program Coordinator
Computer Graphic Arts
Gloucester County College
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhancing Learning in Mathematics Courses With Instructor-Generated Multimedia Tools
Participants explore examples of software tools that can be used to create audiovisual lessons for courses. Following a brief demonstration of the lessons developed, feedback from students and faculty about the merits, drawbacks, and limitations of the tools is discussed. The methods discussed during this session can be applied to any discipline.
Atul Roy, Professor
Montgomery College
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Essential Features for a Campuswide Online Course Assessment System
Many campuses have tried their hand at developing their own campuswide course assessment systems, with mixed results. Commercial products that assist with the management of this task are also emerging. Participate in a conversation about the features such systems must have in order to get approval on your campus. Compare those features to the set within CoursEval, an emerging entry into the commercial course and instructor assessment arena.
John Eisner, Vice President
Research and Development
Academic Management Systems
Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Explore Interactive Learning With Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Groove!
Discover what the new version of Windows SharePoint Services can provide for your course, team, or work group and at no additional cost! Discover how you can make the most of these tools in a more disconnected environment with Microsoft Groove. During this session, lab participants examine how the new features and existing features of Windows SharePoint Services and Groove encourage collaboration, provide for distance learning, and serve as a connection point for faculty, staff, and students.
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Explore Interactive Learning With Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Groove!
Discover what the new version of Windows SharePoint Services can provide for your course, team, or work group and at no additional cost! Discover how you can make the most of these tools in a more disconnected environment with Microsoft Groove. During this session, lab participants examine how the new features and existing features of Windows SharePoint Services and Groove encourage collaboration, provide for distance learning, and serve as a connection point for faculty, staff, and students.
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Explore Interactive Learning With Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Groove!
Discover what the new version of Windows SharePoint Services can provide for your course, team, or work group and at no additional cost! Discover how you can make the most of these tools in a more disconnected environment with Microsoft Groove. During this session, lab participants examine how the new features and existing features of Windows SharePoint Services and Groove encourage collaboration, provide for distance learning, and serve as a connection point for faculty, staff, and students.
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Explore Interactive Learning With Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Groove!
Discover what the new version of Windows SharePoint Services can provide for your course, team, or work group and at no additional cost! Discover how you can make the most of these tools in a more disconnected environment with Microsoft Groove. During this session, lab participants examine how the new features and existing features of Windows SharePoint Services and Groove encourage collaboration, provide for distance learning, and serve as a connection point for faculty, staff, and students.
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Flash and Web Design Made Easy
Participants learn to create comprehensive Flash websites in minutes with interactive navigation, object animation, and much more. Mediator 8 is an icon-based authoring tool that lets you drag-and-drop your way to interactive websites, Flash presentations, and multimedia CD-ROMs. No programming or experience is necessary. Participants learn to construct a multimedia presentation and then export the presentation as either a Flash or HTML website, uploading it to the web or as an auto-run CD-ROM.
Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Game On!
Hockey is to Canada what baseball is to America. Seneca College and the Hockey Hall of Fame collaborated on a fully online and highly interactive general education course. Explored during this session are how gaming concepts and a visual metaphor (hockey) are used to encourage active learning and engagement with instructional materials. Participants interact with instructional materials and discuss design and production methods, development timeframe, required resources, and the impact of the materials on learners.
Susan Learney, Instructional Designer
eLearning Centre Newnham Campus
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Get Started With Camtasia Studio: Lecture and Tutorial Recordings Made Easy
With the different technologies available for recording and delivering screen and lecture content, finding an affordable and easy-to-use option can be challenging. Come see examples of how to use Camtasia Studio to archive lectures, deliver online course content, and create time-saving tutorial videos. Get hands-on practice using PowerPoint, full-motion screen recording, audio narrations, enhanced editing, SCORM-compliant quizzing, and third-party video hosting. Participants also discuss the advantages and benefits of using custom-recorded videos.
Tanya Reynolds,
TechSmith
James Patterson, Professor
Mathematics
Paradise Valley Community College
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Growing Your Online Program: Recruiting, Hiring, and Mentoring Virtual Faculty
Facilitated by managers from one of the nation’s largest and most successful distance learning programs, this highly interactive course provides online program administrators with an opportunity to identify, reflect on, and discuss key instructional staffing issues and strategies involved in expanding online programs. In particular, participants examine critical areas such as seeking institutional support for growth; faculty recruitment efforts; building a course development and support model; recruiting, interviewing, and managing online adjunct faculty; designing workable and scaleable instructional quality practices; and building a student services and support model to sustain the online program. The best practices discussed are low-cost, scaleable, and practical solutions that any institution can adopt. Course participants also receive supporting documents, sample resources, and an extensive resource list.
Kimberly Hardy, Dean
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Janice Amos, Manager
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jeff Kissinger, Director
Virtual College
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Steve Huntley, Professor
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
209 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
How Faculty Design Online Courses: Conversations With the Field
How are faculty currently developing online courses in community colleges? While there is ample information about how courses should be developed, there is little reported about how the typical faculty member creates a course. This presentation is based on more than 50 hours of faculty interviews and several college visits to campuses and answers the following questions: Where does content come from? How often are courses revised? How similar are online courses to traditional courses?
Robert Threlkeld, Senior Research Analyst
Online Course Evaluation Project
National Repository of Online Courses (NROC)
Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
I'm in an Ethical Dilemma!
As community colleges assume increasing responsibility for more diverse technological education, ethical issues become increasingly common. Often, colleges are faced with situations they did not anticipate and are not prepared to handle. Session participants explore issues using case studies dealing with computer ethics involving information technology education in order to generate ideas and possible solutions to those issues. This session will particularly benefit educators involved in course development and delivery.
Lewis Lightner, Chairperson
Network Technology
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Information Technology Immersion Outreach
Central Piedmont Community College, in collaboration with Culminis, Inc. and the Microsoft IT Academy Program, introduced the Information Technology Outreach Immersion Program. The program provides IT students, faculty, and working professionals with access to workforce development tools and resources, including job opportunities, internships, mentoring, and career networking resources. Discussed during this session are how the program enhances communication and networking opportunities worldwide for students, faculty, and IT professionals.
Farhad Javidi, Chair
Information Technology
Central Piedmont Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Innovation Award Winner: Events-Driven Distance Education Courses
Lake Superior College offers distance learners opportunities to earn college credit for participating in community events. These offerings include but are not limited to online physical education offerings. This session focuses on what, how, and why courses are offered and what the results have been. Participants brainstorm about similar opportunities for events-driven distance education courses. Video testimonials from students are included. This session will be particularly beneficial to educators interested in offering distinctive online courses.
Barry Dahl, Vice President
Lake Superior Connect
Lake Superior College
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Just Keep Asking
Demonstrated is how learners with varying technological skill levels and educational backgrounds are able to achieve success in a completely online course because they have learned to mimic their instructor’s inquisitive sense. Learning how to ask the right person the right questions has led distance learners to new cultural awareness and perspective about the subject matter. This session will benefit administrators and instructors seeking input that will enrich their educational programs and help save money.
Katherine Watson, Professor
Distance Learning
Coastline Community College
Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Making the Inanimate Come Alive: Getting Students Into the Topic
Getting students actively engaged in a topic, especially in science or technology fields with their many inanimate objects, is challenging. Bringing objects to life enables students to see materials from new perspectives, while role playing appeals to kinesthetic and tactile learners. The challenge of maintaining control and the universal applicability of this method are discussed. Participants will leave with an attitude of I can do this! and ideas that they can immediately use.
Frank Lanzer, Chair
Engineering Technologies
Anne Arundel Community College
Brandi Shepard, Instructor
Architecture and Interior Design
Anne Arundel Community College
Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Multimedia Multipurpose Language Labs and Electronic Textbooks
This session is designed for ESL, Foreign Language, and English department faculty members, chairs, and deans, but will be of interest to any educator interested in increasing students’ structured time on task and extended instruction. Participants discuss a multimedia, multipurpose language lab, how students’ work in the lab is tracked, how faculty members are notified, how to create electronic textbooks, and why the electronic textbooks benefit students.
Alessandro Massaro, Department Chair
English as a Second Language
Bunker Hill Community College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
New IT Vision and Support
Learn how a group of faculty redesigned their IT curriculum to meet the demands of industry and students and ensure consistent delivery and flexibility using online, on-campus, and blended methods. Presenters demonstrate and explain the design and methods used to structure the program as participants experience all the virtual resources available to faculty and students in the program. Demonstrated are MS Virtual Server, MSDNAA, IBM eSeries, Perception, and WebCT resources.
Jamie Bridgham, Faculty
Computer Science
Metropolitan Community College
Jim Johnson, Faculty
Computer Science
Metropolitan Community College
Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Nursing Student Support Through Online Assessment
This session addresses student success in a nursing program in which faculty were concerned about increasing graduates, reducing the long waiting list, and high first-semester recession. Efforts increased the number of students entering the program, which resulted in added stress with regard to classrooms, student services, resources, clinical sites, and available faculty. The Assessment Technologies Institute Program was adapted to meet student tutoring needs. A discussion about the program and statistical results is facilitated.
Kathleen Krov, Assistant Professor
Raritan Valley Community College
Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Real Science: Research, Experience, Application, and Learning
How can you integrate field-based research into the classroom, which can be time consuming and difficult? The biotechnology and geography faculty members share their experiences designing a program that provides students with real-world opportunities to develop and implement focused scientific projects and integrate student-directed research into their science projects. Participants evaluate two case studies where student-centered field-research was integrated into the classroom and create plans to integrate field-based research into their curriculums.
Scott Jeffrey, Associate Professor
Geography
The Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville
Tom Burkett, Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
The Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Responding to Online Students’ Questions With Flash-Based Software Demonstrations
Responding to the questions of online students can be challenging, especially when what is required is a demonstration of a solution in a software environment, which is where Flash movies can be especially effective. This session demonstrates the use of Macromedia Captivate to create demonstrations of applications with explanations in Flash format. During this session, e-learning developers, faculty, and other educators learn how to effortlessly create tutorials to respond to students’ questions.
Lynn Wermers, Professor
Computer Science
North Shore Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
RWLOs in the Classroom
The Pathways Project and Savvy Cyber Professor are professional development opportunities through which community college faculty learn to enrich their courses by integrating unique and compelling internet-based resources. Participants learn to use real-world learning objects (RWLOs) to improve student engagement and achievement through technology based instruction. Unique and compelling resources are demonstrated as participants experience the RWLO library. All educators interested in technology-enhanced active learning will benefit from this session.
Jeannine Jordan, Instructor
English
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Karen Mitchell, Instructor
Math
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Jack Howard, Program Head
Physical Sciences
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Steva Mervin, Instructor
Early Childhood
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Savoir-Faire: An Interface That Will Lead There
Participants in this session discover how an interface effect can enhance or inhibit learning. The effect of web interface upon success is demonstrated by presentation of evidence culled from various courses and students in the Coast Community College District. The session will benefit administrators and faculty who want to see proof that the interface effect does exist and that it can be exploited to promote learning.
Katherine Watson, Professor
Distance Learning
Coastline Community College
Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Self-Guided Lab Activities for Classroom or Distance Education
Students learn better when they receive immediate feedback. With proper guidance, they also won’t have to unlearn incorrect information. Self-guided lab activities help students check their understanding of measurement, mathematical manipulation, and data entry in laboratory situations. Using Excel, you can adapt our activities to suit your needs. Participants go through the steps necessary to change any of the self-guided entries so that you can go home and help your students learn better, too.
Kevin Hulke, Instructor
Mathematics
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Student Satisfaction With Online Learning: Three Years of Data
Lake Superior College (LSC) has gathered three years of baseline data on student satisfaction with online learning using the nationally benchmarked Priorities Survey for Online Learners (PSOL). Information related to the structure of the PSOL and the results that have been achieved at LSC within Minnesota and nationally are shared. Educators looking to effectively survey their online learners will benefit from the information provided during this session.
Barry Dahl, Vice President
Lake Superior Connect
Lake Superior College
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Studio 8
Description of presentation: Participants in this lab-based session explore new techniques and develop essential skills for creating engaging web experiences. Studio 8 features the latest releases of Dreamweaver and Flash. Lab participants learn about the web content-management capabilities in Contribute, the easier-than-ever high-quality video and animation tools in Flash, and the performance optimizations in Dreamweaver. Also explored are the improved user interfaces and integration support among each of the Studio 8 components.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
2:15 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Studio 8
Description of presentation: Participants in this lab-based session explore new techniques and develop essential skills for creating engaging web experiences. Studio 8 features the latest releases of Dreamweaver and Flash. Lab participants learn about the web content-management capabilities in Contribute, the easier-than-ever high-quality video and animation tools in Flash, and the performance optimizations in Dreamweaver. Also explored are the improved user interfaces and integration support among each of the Studio 8 components.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Studio 8
Description of presentation: Participants in this lab-based session explore new techniques and develop essential skills for creating engaging web experiences. Studio 8 features the latest releases of Dreamweaver and Flash. Lab participants learn about the web content-management capabilities in Contribute, the easier-than-ever high-quality video and animation tools in Flash, and the performance optimizations in Dreamweaver. Also explored are the improved user interfaces and integration support among each of the Studio 8 components.
Nico Juber, Specialist
Education Field Marketing and NonProfit Marketing
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Larry Happy,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 D, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Technology and Collaborative Learning: What Works
Participants learn about the characteristics of e-learners and how technology and collaborative learning can improve student performance in mathematics courses. Topics include determining which students benefit the most by using technology and collaboration and determining the problems and benefits associated with online homework in face-to-face classrooms. The focus of this effort has been students in community college algebra and calculus, with particular attention given to minority students.
Homa Ghaussi-Mujtaba, Faculty
Mathematics and Computer Science
Lansing Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Technology for Educators
Several states require preservice teachers to complete a computer literacy course designed for educators. Many computer departments offer computer literacy courses; however, these courses were not designed with the future educator in mind. Shared during this discussion is how computer departments can meet this need. The intended participants for this discussion are educators teaching or designing technology courses for preservice educators.
James Taggart, Assistant Professor
Computer Information Systems
Atlantic Cape Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Technology Tools for Effective Teaching and Learning
This session explores the why and how to adding a variety of technology tools, including the internet, iPod, and tablet PC, to offer blended courses. After a brief overview of the teaching, learning, and assessing process, presented is a step-by-step process of how to build a blended course to teach efficiently and engage students. Examples of on-campus and online courses are shared. A tablet PC is used to demonstrate advantages over using chalk or whiteboards.
Susan Crosson, Professor
Business
Santa Fe College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Ten Ways to Improve Your Online Courses
As we create more and more online courses, one wonders how we can improve our online presence. What practices are valuable and necessary? How can we make our courses more motivating and successful? The presenter addresses these issues by sharing points and examples.
Mary Hall, Associate Professor
Mathematics
Georgia Perimeter College
Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
The Course Whisperers: Wrangling Resistant Faculty
Having problems convincing your faculty that an instructional designer can add value to their online courses? Instructional designers have ways of leading faculty to water and getting them to drink. Playing on the metaphor of instructional designers as horse whisperers, and by using various interactive exercises, participants in this course learn how instructional designers can hitch faculty to the wagons of sound andragogy, clear objectives, and consistent course design. A discussion about faculty resistance to instructional designer involvement in their online courses springboards the participants into a set of exercises that demonstrates and models positive methods for encouraging faculty to embrace good course design.
Leonard Thurman, Instructional Designer
Center for Learning Technology
Pima County Community College District
Learning Center Course
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
They’re Cheating in My Online Class
Come explore the challenges facing instructors relating to integrity issues in online classes. Learn what statistics show, discuss generational issues pertaining to integrity in the classroom, and discuss common cheating patterns such as file sharing, group test taking, and other problematic issues. Be prepared to share examples of common problems you have experienced, as well as successful and unsuccessful solutions and where we go from here.
Kay Holcomb, Instructor
Business & Science
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell
Lorrie Miller, Computer Application Systems Instructor
Business & Science
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell
Mary Bell, Program Director
Business & Science
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Timesaving Techniques for Effective Online Teaching
Have you found that online teaching consumes more time than traditional classes? Join a discussion about timesaving techniques that optimize online teaching to make it more efficient and effective. Presented are techniques that work well for the presenters. Participants are encouraged to share techniques that work well for them.
Svetlana Marzelli, Assistant Professor
Computer Information Systems
Atlantic Cape Community College
Loretta Dicker, Assistant Professor
CISM
Atlantic Cape Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Traditional Flexibility
Is providing instruction anywhere, anytime important? If so, then Shelton State Community College (SSCC) has an answer. In the last two years, SSCC has used Tegrity throughout the college. Tegrity allows instructors and administrators the ability to provide instruction in a flexible environment. Examples include using Tegrity to improve online mathematics and biology courses and to deliver professional development and training to faculty and staff. Come experience how SSCC is implementing the use of Tegrity.
Jill Hayes, Coordinator
Faculty Resource Center
Shelton State Community College
Channing Howington, Director
Instructional Services
Shelton State Community College
Tina Evans, Instructor
Mathematics
Shelton State Community College
Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using Digital Video to Enhance Performance-Based Learning
The recent creation of a health simulation lab caused the need for digital audio and video recording technology to capture video of students and instructors performing health care procedures. The video is used for student self-critique, debriefing, student assessment, and classroom instruction. This session focuses on the technology solutions and processes used to capture, store, and distribute video in a performance-based learning environment.
Oliver Hansen, Dean
Instructional Technology Services
Prince George's Community College
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using Electronic Portfolios to Evaluate Graduate Students
Session participants learn how electronic portfolios are used to evaluate graduate students enrolled in a program that leads to a Master of Arts in Special Education. Participants review several electronic portfolios, in disk form and online, used to evaluate standards-based education that leads toward graduation requirements.
Barry Birnbaum, Professor
Special Education
Northeastern Illinois University
Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using MediaSite for Online Engagement
Is there a particular topic in your course that students always struggle to understand, no matter how well you teach it? Do you need to demonstrate how to perform a task? Do you need to create a tutorial for a tough topic? Do you need to provide professional development for faculty and staff? Learn how MediaSite can be used to create online learning experiences. Examples are shown demonstrating ways to provide learning options anytime, anywhere.
Lynn Harris, Instructional Designer and Trainer
ATLAS Center for Teaching and Learning
Wallace State Community College - Hanceville
Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using PDAs for Student Assessment and Tracking
Clinical education courses in the radiological sciences are competency based and designed to sequentially evaluate student performance as they progress through the program. Participants discuss how using PDAs is an efficient way to evaluate students and compile data that can then be easily sorted for assessing program effectiveness. Anyone involved with student assessment and tracking will benefit from this session that demonstrates how to adapt the use of PDAs to their own needs.
Angela Anderson, Interim Dean
Radiography Program
Prince George's Community College
Kevin Powers, Director
Education
American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using Real-World Learning Objects to Engage Students
Designed specifically for math, science, language arts, and educational technology faculty members, participants in this course explore real-world learning objects (RWLO) that have been developed by faculty from 17 community colleges and learn how to assemble them into blocks of instructional content. The course begins with a short overview of RWLOs, followed by an exercise to demonstrate how they are used to engage students in the learning process. Participants then experience a guided exploration of the RWLO library and select one RWLO to incorporate into a class they are currently teaching. Participants leave the course knowing how to access and use the growing RWLO Library that continues to be developed through Pathways, a USDOE-funded program designed to help community college faculty who teach our nation’s future teachers.
Marie Nock, District Director
College Training and Development
Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus
Rhonda Berger, Director
Technology Training
Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus
Rebecca Kapley, Assistant Professor
Biology
Cuyahoga Community College-Metropolitan Campus
Marlene Morales, Faculty
Education
Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus
Peter Monck, Professor
College Prep
Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus
Jakeisha Thompson, Professor
Mathematics
Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus
Learning Center Course
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using Technology to Enhance Learning
Are you interested in learning ways that technology is being used to facilitate learning and in sharing some ideas of your own? Come discuss novel approaches that an anatomy and physiology professor and her instructional designer came up with to deliver information to distance learners that are adaptable to any discipline. Bring ideas of your own, so that we can all leave with new ideas to explore.
Patricia Daron, Professor
Biology
Northern Virginia Community College
Shaoyu Chi, Instructional Designer
Extended Learning Institute
Northern Virginia Community College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Virtual PC for the IT Classroom: On Campus or Online
Would remote access to lab computers enhance learning for your online students? This session covers the skills needed to implement a remote lab for online courses. Virtual computers provide greater flexibility in content and methods and the ability to create custom installations that can be easily replicated on campus or remotely via a virtual lab. Topics covered include hardware and software requirements, virtual machine security, and the management of classroom and remote virtual labs.
Dana Brown, Assistant Professor
Information Technology
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Terry Pasley, Professor
Information Technology
Maysville Community and Technical College
Janet Garrison, Professor
Information Technology
Maysville Community and Technical College
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
What is an A? Training Adjunct Faculty Using Grading Rubrics
Grading rubrics establish standards for evaluating student work. Adjunct faculty are trained to use these rubrics in combination with grading criteria to determine student grades. Participants in this session review a rubric and grading criteria and share how this strategy is used or may be implemented in their respective courses and institutions.
Mike Posey, Professor & Chair
Health Care Management
Franklin University
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Who Says It’s Not Worth Anything if It’s Free?
Do you want to communicate with students at a distance? Participants learn how to find reliable free software to meet teaching and learning needs, as well as how to use free software that the presenters use and teach to faculty through professional development opportunities. Participants surf the web to locate freeware resources such as Audacity, Sticky Notes, PhotoStory, and Picassa and use it to record their voice, edit, and save it for delivery to students.
Leslie Smith, Dean
Technology & Distance Education
Rappahannock Community College
Rebecca Blankenship, Coordinator
Distance Learning
Germanna Community College
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Why Can’t We Win the Celebrity Bid? The Business Strategy Online Game
The Business Strategy Game is an online competition-based simulation that incorporates a hands-on approach to core business concepts. When adapting the game to Strategic Management class, it helps integrate the business courses that students have already taken. Taught traditionally in the past, the class is now taught with the game, which made a significant change in all aspects of students’ involvement. This session is an opportunity to share before and after experiences.
Erella Regev, Assistant Professor
Suny Empire State College
Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Writing Goes Hollywood: Learning Objects in English Instruction
Participants discover how simple learning objects can be created to enhance freshman writing instruction delivered traditionally or online. This session will benefit participants who want to enhance traditional delivery with screen-captured video, so that students can review the procedures taught in class. Examples include setting up a page in Word to include MLA headers, citing sources, creating a citations page, proofreading and correcting sentences, and evaluating websites.
Nadine Davis, Professor
English
Delta College
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
|
| III Track - Student and Community Services |
| Full session descriptions and presenter information are available by clicking on the session titles below. |
Recruiting and Retaining Female Students in IT Programs
The enrollment of female students in information technology is decreasing across the nation. Faculty members lead a discussion about recent efforts to recruit and retain female students in information technology programs. Participants develop a top 10 list of new and innovative marketing and retention ideas that appeal to female students.
Nina Milbauer, Instructor
Information Technology
Madison Area Technical College
Lori Kelley, Information Technology
Information Technology
Madison Area Technical College
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
|
| IV Track - Leadership and Organizational Development |
| Full session descriptions and presenter information are available by clicking on the session titles below. |
A Study of Higher Education Senior Information Technology Managers
In 2004, nationwide research was conducted to create a detailed description of an effective and successful CIO at four-year institutions. In 2005-2006, the study was expanded to include two-year colleges. By examining CIO attributes, their membership on management teams, an organization’s IT strategy, and the impact a centralized or decentralized IT organization has on CIO effectiveness, this research highlighted the circumstances under which IT leaders, IT departments, and institutions have the best chance of success.
Wayne Brown, Vice President
Information Technology
Excelsior College
Special Session
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
An Orientation: Getting the Most From the Conference on Information Technology
This session provides valuable information to conference participants interested in maximizing the benefits of attending CIT. Discussed are valuable insights regarding the information received in the attendee bags, tips on finding the sessions most applicable to your needs, and application of your newfound knowledge after you return to campus. Discussions also include a review of the Conference Program and the Guide to the Exhibition and how to avoid burning out during the conference.
Sherry Bishop, Instructor
Information Technology
North Arkansas College
Rick Williams, Director
Microcomputer Services
North Arkansas College
Special Session
9:00 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Certification for the Online Instructor
This course guides participants through the process of becoming a certified online instructor. Participants learn the mechanics of teaching online, copyright laws, and the pedagogy required for effective online teaching. Participants complete a streamlined version of the Online Instructor Certification and build an online teaching environment using a popular course management system. Upon completion of this course, participants earn certification as an online instructor, issued by San Jacinto College.
James Baker, Dean
Educational Technology Services
San Jacinto College District
Chris Duke, Director
Technology Training and Development
San Jacinto College-North Campus
Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Faculty and Instructional Technology Use: Critical Research-Identified Influences and Facilitators
The role and function of educational technology in the present century will be defined to a significant extent by college faculty. A growing body of research identifies factors that influence the choice by faculty to use computers in instruction and that truly facilitate adoption, adaptation, and innovative instruction with educational technology. These factors have direct application for leadership decisions, from faculty recruiting and corporate culture to institutional structure and planning.
Michael Preuss, Director
Grants
Pitt Community College
Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Faculty Development Designed for Getting Results
WGBH-Boston and the League for Innovation partnered to produce Getting Results, a free web-based faculty development program featuring video vignettes of community college instructors demonstrating effective teaching strategies. Getting Results is designed for use by individuals or cohorts of faculty and is targeted to adjunct science, math, engineering, and technology instructors. However, strategies are applicable for full- or part-time faculty in any discipline. Join us for an overview of the program, and experience Getting Results!
Cynthia Wilson, Vice President
Learning and Research
League for Innovation in the Community College
Allatia Harris, President
Administration
San Jacinto College-North Campus
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Faculty Development for Getting Results
WGBH-Boston and the League for Innovation partnered to produce Getting Results, a free web-based faculty development program featuring video vignettes of community college instructors demonstrating effective teaching strategies. Getting Results is designed for use by individuals or cohorts of faculty and is targeted to adjunct science, math, engineering, and technology instructors. However, strategies are applicable for full- or part-time faculty in any discipline. Join us for an overview of the program, and experience Getting Results!
Cynthia Wilson, Vice President
Learning and Research
League for Innovation in the Community College
Allatia Harris, President
Administration
San Jacinto College-North Campus
Special Session
2:15 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Feed the IT Hunger With IT Hors d’Oeuvres
Faculty, administration, and support-services personnel are invited to partake in an interactive session aimed at effectively identifying prospective information technology students. Methods of effective teamwork strategies for marketing and IT event development are “taste tested.” Come and consume the scrumptious hors d’oeuvres of pride, publicity, and perseverance as you peruse the delicacies of effective marketing.
Jackie Dishman, Site-Coordinator
Information Technology
Central Community College
Sandy Olson, Instructor
Information Technology
Central Community College
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Get Ready to Write a Distance Learning or Instructional Technology Plan
Participants in this session identify distance learning and instructional technology plan resources, including a product-and-process model and example plans from across the United States. Using the latest brain research, participants begin the process of formulating a plan by joining in a hands-on mindmapping technique. The purpose of this session is to jumpstart the work of writing a plan for any organization.
Paula Ascher, Coordinator
Distance Learning
Columbia Gorge Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Missing in Action: Technical Training and a Strategic Plan
Do you know where your technical training is headed? Need to get a handle on goals and resources? This session provides one way to accomplish strategic planning for a technical training area. Learn how to provide essential information for course and program development. A process that has been used for 10 years by identifying who needs to be involved and what needs to be included is shared.
Ronald Fischer, Associate Dean
Business Information Technology
Waukesha County Technical College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Next-Generation Faculty
Many community colleges have taken steps to make teaching and learning more accommodating for students who have grown up with the internet. Within just a few years, these same institutions will begin to hire faculty from this same next generation. This session focuses on the changes that will be required as institutions respond to these new voices. By focusing on national best practices, the presenter identifies the expectations these new faculty will bring to campus.
John O'Brien, Director
Students First Initiative
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office
Special Session
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Setting Expectations and Monitoring Performance in Online Learning
Despite rapid growth, the ongoing acceptance of online learning, and critical improvements in pedagogy, tools, and overall quality, questions still persist about online student performance and course outcomes. St. Petersburg College adopted a set of expectations and performance measures and created an electronic monitoring system to track activity and address questions about everything from time on task to online chat content. This session assists participants in developing ways to monitor quality in online courses.
James Olliver, Provost
St. Petersburg College
Vicki Westergard, Director
Web and Instructional Services
St. Petersburg College
Special Session
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Technology Training Sized to Fit
This session addresses how to maximize the impact of technology-based faculty training. One size does not fit all. Technology training provides little value unless it focuses on specific teaching strategies that are used by instructors and supports the needs of students. Discussed are gathering and assessing training data, assessing instructional training needs, using data to customize training, and collaborating with technology support staff on implementation of new classroom technologies.
Lorna Gagneux, Manager
Multimedia Services
Prince George's Community College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Viruses and Spyware: Detection and Removal Techniques
Many organizations allow personal computers to connect to their LAN. If those computers are infected with viruses and spyware, the campus network can be drastically affected. If users can easily police their own systems, the possibility of infestation can be minimized. Discussed are how spyware gets into computers; safe web-browsing and downloading habits; how to obtain, download, and install security updates; where to get security software; and how to download, install, and configure free antispyware.
Joseph DeLeone, Professor Technology
Math Physics Engineering And Technology
Corning Community College
Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Why Email Will Never Be Private . . . or Can It?
Courts and legal scholars have concluded that email can never be a private method of communication. Thus continues a trend of the erosion of substantive freedoms with the proliferation of the internet and technology. However, educational organizations can use existing technology to ensure privacy, thus upholding the tenets of academic freedom. Colleges can uphold the intent of the law while balancing the rights of faculty members. This session will particularly benefit administrators and faculty members.
Matthew Basham,
St. Petersburg College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
|
| V Track - Enterprisewide Systems and Infrastructures |
| Full session descriptions and presenter information are available by clicking on the session titles below. |
Campus Computing 2006: The National Survey of Computing and Information Technology in American Higher Education
Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of information technology in American higher education. This Special Session presents the results of the 2006 survey and provides new national data on IT planning, policy, finance, instructional support and integration, and web services, along with comparative data for community colleges and other sectors of U.S. higher education.
Kenneth Green, Director
The Campus Computing Project
Special Session
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Content Collaboration and Management
Through the use of open-source tools and content management, the college is able to merge the work of website management, content collaboration, and workflow. This presentation covers the capability to manage document collaboration, internal groups, and intranet data through a single interface. The end result is dramatically reducing the complexity of data management and coordination for end users. The presenter explains the rationale for the package and demonstrates the working package.
Ken Ingle, Director
Web Development
Central Piedmont Community College
Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Create and Use Intelligent Forms for All With Microsoft InfoPath 2007!
Come and see how easy it is to collect validated data in a reliable manner with the latest version of InfoPath. Lab participants examine new features that really simplify the creation of forms and new abilities to publish those forms to a forms server to enable anyone with a browser to fill them in! If you struggle with volumes of paper forms and the lack of data validation inherent in this collection method, InfoPath 2007 is the answer to your problems!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
2:15 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Create and Use Intelligent Forms for All With Microsoft InfoPath 2007!
Come and see how easy it is to collect validated data in a reliable manner with the latest version of InfoPath. Lab participants examine new features that really simplify the creation of forms and new abilities to publish those forms to a forms server to enable anyone with a browser to fill them in! If you struggle with volumes of paper forms and the lack of data validation inherent in this collection method, InfoPath 2007 is the answer to your problems!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Create and Use Intelligent Forms for All With Microsoft InfoPath 2007!
Come and see how easy it is to collect validated data in a reliable manner with the latest version of InfoPath. Lab participants examine new features that really simplify the creation of forms and new abilities to publish those forms to a forms server to enable anyone with a browser to fill them in! If you struggle with volumes of paper forms and the lack of data validation inherent in this collection method, InfoPath 2007 is the answer to your problems!
Kristen Bowles,
Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Disaster Planning: Don't Wait Until It’s Too Late
Recovering from a disaster is much easier if sufficient planning went into preparing for the disaster. Come and listen to the stories experienced and lessons learned from dealing with three hurricanes in six weeks. Session participants learn about the specific and critical steps to take when creating an effective disaster plan that can be applied to any geographical location and a variety of circumstances.
Al Little,
Brevard Community College
Special Session
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Implementing Single ID
Student use of a single ID was recently implemented at Prince George’s Community College, precipitated by the need to authenticate users of open computer labs and online library services as active students. This session shares information regarding the implementation process, user materials, user issues, and lessons learned. Participants discuss project requirements, desired outcomes, and methods used during project implementation. Also discussed are unanticipated issues that surfaced and feedback from session participants.
Oliver Hansen, Dean
Instructional Technology Services
Prince George's Community College
Debra Rodriguez, Director
College Lab Services
Prince George's Community College
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Information Security Back Then Versus Information Security Now
More than 53 million people in the U.S. had their personal information compromised since February 2005, including information breaches at colleges and universities. If you think hacking is the main reason why these breaches occur, you really need to come to this session! Conference participants attending this session leave with critical information and excellent questions that they can take back and use at their institutions.
Scott Sarisky, Instructor
Business
Georgia Perimeter College
Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Institutional Effectiveness: How Clean is Your Data?
Institutions struggle every day to make sense of data from disparate sources. Using SAS, colleges can cleanse, analyze, and report data, which allows them to make decisions based on accurate and timely information about student performance, finances, grants, faculty recruitment and retention, and other operational areas. Join us to explore how SAS integrates existing data systems; allows you to track, measure, and execute strategy; and provides information sharing that enables confident decision making across campus.
Fran Eckert, Systems Engineer
SAS
Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Institutional Effectiveness: How Clean is Your Data?
Institutions struggle every day to make sense of data from disparate sources. Using SAS, colleges can cleanse, analyze, and report data, which allows them to make decisions based on accurate and timely information about student performance, finances, grants, faculty recruitment and retention, and other operational areas. Join us to explore how SAS integrates existing data systems; allows you to track, measure, and execute strategy; and provides information sharing that enables confident decision making across campus.
Fran Eckert, Systems Engineer
SAS
Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Payment Card Industry Compliance: Your Institution’s Responsibility
Session participants discuss the Payment Card Industry (PCI) credit-card standards, why it is important to colleges, and how to mitigate risk. Topics covered include institution-level identification, the PCI questionnaire, PCI scans, an overview of software and hardware useful in mitigating risks, and helpful procedural changes. The presentation starts with a discussion about Guilford Technical Community College’s experience with PCI, after which participants share their experiences.
Sandie Kirkland, CIO
Guilford Technical Community College
Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Planning and Budgeting for Information Technology Staff
The Educause Core Data Service contains comparison data about campus IT environments and practices that can help you benchmark, plan for, and make decisions about IT staffing on your campus. The presenter describes how this information has been used to develop an IT staffing model at Tidewater Community College and how it has been used to assess IT staffing at other colleges in the Virginia Community College System.
Richard Andersen, Vice President
Information Systems
Tidewater Community College
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Promoting Accountability and Sustainability to Secure an Institutional Niche
Using an integrated planning framework as a guide, the presenters focus on their college’s mission and its establishment of a unique institutional niche. Advancing the mission and niche through a performance management and predictive modeling package developed with SAS, Inc. demonstrates the sustainability of this approach to institutional growth and development. Participants learn how this model drives continuous improvement and program development activities and connects with the region’s community and economic development priorities.
David Jeffrey, Vice President And CIO
Community And Economic Development/cio
Anoka Technical College
Anne Weyandt, President
Administration
Anoka Technical College
John Cacich, Vice President
Academic and Student Affairs
Anoka Technical College
Special Session
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Protecting Confidential Information
Are your college’s data vulnerable to today’s threats? Are student and faculty records and personal information protected against attackers? Come learn how to create an information criticality matrix that protects information’s confidentiality, integrity, and availability using the INFOSEC Assessment Methodology, a set of activities required to perform an information security audit. Participants learn about threats and vulnerabilities, available resources, creating a criticality matrix, and conducting an INFOSEC information-security audit.
Edward Dennis, Instructor
Computer Information Systems and Networking
Southeast Technical Institute
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
SAS Made Easy: An Introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide for Educators
This lab-based session demonstrates how SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) for Windows can be used for teaching and research by experienced and inexperienced SAS users. EG is a thin client interface that provides transparent access to data, point-and-click usability, a customizable user interface, and easy export of results to other applications. EG is the only front end that provides a guided mechanism to access data on multiple platforms, operating systems, and databases, in conjunction with access to advanced analytics and other SAS capabilities.
Bruce Berry, Systems Engineer
Education Practice Engineering
SAS
Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Strategic Performance Management: The Power to Know You’re Making a Difference
A sound strategic performance management initiative provides colleges with accurate accountability reports as well as the ability to evaluate and implement changes or interventions that help students. SAS’ Strategic Performance Management helps colleges effectively analyze data on student performance, finances and grants, faculty recruitment and retention, and data on daily operations. Lab participants explore how SAS Strategic Performance Management scorecards help colleges integrate existing data systems while providing a decision-support platform for robust, analytical performance management and reporting.
Fran Eckert, Systems Engineer
SAS
Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Strategic Performance Management: The Power to Know You’re Making a Difference
A sound strategic performance management initiative provides colleges with accurate accountability reports as well as the ability to evaluate and implement changes or interventions that help students. SAS’ Strategic Performance Management helps colleges effectively analyze data on student performance, finances and grants, faculty recruitment and retention, and data on daily operations. Lab participants explore how SAS Strategic Performance Management scorecards help colleges integrate existing data systems while providing a decision-support platform for robust, analytical performance management and reporting.
Fran Eckert, Systems Engineer
SAS
Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Strategic Performance Management: The Power to Know You’re Making a Difference
A sound strategic performance management initiative provides colleges with accurate accountability reports as well as the ability to evaluate and implement changes or interventions that help students. SAS’ Strategic Performance Management helps colleges effectively analyze data on student performance, finances and grants, faculty recruitment and retention, and data on daily operations. Lab participants explore how SAS Strategic Performance Management scorecards help colleges integrate existing data systems while providing a decision-support platform for robust, analytical performance management and reporting.
Fran Eckert, Systems Engineer
SAS
Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
The State of Open Source in Higher Education
Open-source software is making inroads into higher education in various ways and from various sources. This session presents ongoing research conducted by the Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness in conjunction with the IMS Global Learning Consortium that surveyed higher education CIOs and decision makers. The study quantified the adoption rates for open-source initiatives, infrastructures, and applications, as well as the attitudes regarding total cost of ownership, implementation, and future expectations for higher education.
Rob Abel, CEO
IMS Global Learning Consortium
Special Session
10:15 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Will Open-Source Software Really Level the Playing Field?
Participants learn about the preliminary results of a study of community college CAOs and CIOs exploring the awareness of and attitudes toward open-source software that can be used to construct a truly integrated learning environment serving the academic and business sides of the institution. This session will particularly benefit educators interested in encouraging dialogue between IT professionals and instructional technology professionals about the advantages and disadvantages of using open-source software.
Shahron Williams van Rooij,
Datatel, Inc.
Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
|
| VI Track - Workforce Partnerships and Collaborations |
| Full session descriptions and presenter information are available by clicking on the session titles below. |
A Consortium Works Together to Get IT Done
Three Wisconsin technical colleges with different constituencies, different cultures, and different business processes are containing their IT costs and improving service quality by working together. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Lakeshore Technical College, and Midstate Technical College formed the WILM Consortium and consolidated their IT staffs into a single structure. Participants gain insights from the colleges’ presidents about forming a consortium and explore how three geographically separate organizations successfully leverage their resources.
Michael Lanser, President
Lakeshore Technical College
John Clark, President
Mid-State Technical College
Special Session
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms
|
|
Building Industry and Education Relationship for IT skills
Education and industry partnerships are crucial in preparing individuals for entry into the workplace and for maintaining relevant lifelong skills. Microsoft Learning is helping faculty teach IT skills, while helping students learn those skills, as part of a school-to-career initiative. Roundtable Discussion participants explore the work Microsoft Learning is doing. More important, Microsoft Learning is interested in knowing what challenges confront faculty and students teaching and learning the IT skills necessary to enter the workplace.
James DiIanni, Director
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Collaborative Partnerships for Faculty Development
Many colleges have faculty teaching online who have little or no training in online teaching and learning. Learn how one college improved the quality of its online courses. Jamestown Community College and the Fielding Graduate University partnered to develop the Teaching in the Virtual Classroom certificate program. The presenters share the positive impact that this partnership has had on the college and the university and how this strategy can work at other colleges.
Rena Palloff, Faculty
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Keith Pratt, Faculty
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Out of the Floodwaters: Delgado Community College After Katrina
Delgado Community College (DCC) lost 70 percent of its physical plant and significant enrollment because of Hurricane Katrina. The college quickly recognized that one way to remain vital was to move a large percentage of instruction online. Faculty training in online course development and delivery was needed, so DCC partnered with Fielding Graduate University to address that need. Presenters discuss the process the two institutions used to create the partnership and deliver faculty development services.
Rena Palloff, Faculty
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Keith Pratt, Faculty
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Cynthia Siegrist, Faculty Development
Communications
Delgado Community College
Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Put Fiber in Your IT Diet
Fiber is now gaining acceptance in the final frontier of telephone networks. Many homes are connected with aging, low-performance copper telephone wire that cannot support DSL connection speeds. A new certification program called Fiber to the Home is being offered by Gateway Community and Technical College beginning fall 2006. The presenters share program information and demonstrate the skills needed for students to succeed in this new program, including preparing and testing fiber-optic cables.
Thomas Collins,
Gateway Community and Technical College
Jim Hayes, President Fiber Optic Association
Electrical Technology
Gateway Community and Technical College
Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
|
| VII Track - Math, Science, Allied Health, and Vocational Education |
| Full session descriptions and presenter information are available by clicking on the session titles below. |
Cash Flow: A Critical Tool for Your Business Success
Participants discuss how to construct a cash-flow statement, use a cash-flow statement and sales forecasts to determine capital needs, use cash flow as a management and budgeting tool, and increase profits with cash-flow management. Participants are given a business simulation and blank cash-flow template to complete using the information in the simulation. An analysis discussion follows. This session will benefit business owners, business students, and anyone involved with business budgeting.
Vince Holloman, Small Business Director
Continuing Education
South Piedmont Community College
Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhance Student Achievement in Math and Science With Curriculum Pathways 2007
Student achievement in math and science is not just about making the grade, but also preparing students to make a difference in a competitive and technology-rich workplace. Curriculum Pathways 2007 is an online curriculum resource that helps faculty achieve this goal. Come experience the ways in which Curriculum Pathways 2007 can engage your students in math and science, offering a differentiated, individualized, and self-paced learning environment.
Ralph Moore, Curriculum Specialist
History
SAS
Hands-On Lab
2:15 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhance Student Achievement With Curriculum Pathways 2007
Student achievement is about preparing students to make a difference in a competitive and technology-rich workplace. SAS inSchool's award-winning Curriculum Pathways 2007 can be an important part of that goal. Curriculum Pathways' curriculum resources appeal to faculty and IT departments for their ease of use. Join us during this lab-based workshop to explore ways you can enhance students’ learning experiences, while at the same time encouraging technology-based learning as a fundamental skill for future workplace competitiveness.
Ralph Moore, Curriculum Specialist
History
SAS
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Enhance Student Achievement With Curriculum Pathways 2007
Student achievement is about preparing students to make a difference in a competitive and technology-rich workplace. SAS inSchool's award-winning Curriculum Pathways 2007 can be an important part of that goal. Curriculum Pathways' curriculum resources appeal to faculty and IT departments for their ease of use. Join us during this lab-based workshop to explore ways you can enhance students’ learning experiences, while encouraging technology-based learning as a fundamental skill for future workplace competitiveness.
Ralph Moore, Curriculum Specialist
History
SAS
Hands-On Lab
9:00 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Guide to Sanity: Secrets of the Crazed Online Program Director
Participants enjoy the energetic and often humorous secrets of an experienced allied health online program director that are relevant to all occupational program educators. Participants learn how to protect their own health and sanity while using innovative and time-saving virtual interactivity to maximize recruiting, orienting, advising, assessing, and engaging online learners. Come learn how to transport students into a whole new dimension of online learning by putting a face behind your words.
Judy Gust,
Health Information Technology
Rochester Community and Technical College
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
NSF-Sponsored Webquest Strategies to Teach Environmental Sustainability
Learn about environmental sustainability by role-playing based on four NSF-funded WebQuest educational modules dealing with watersheds, marshlands, renewable energy sources, and sustainable communities. Middlesex County College and a statewide sustainability consortium developed these structured inquiry-based learning tools to transport the lessons of environmental sustainability into the classroom. Participants view the questions, bibliography, and resources that students use to research, discuss, and resolve issues, as well as the rubrics teachers use to evaluate student responses.
Reginald Luke, Dean
Division of Science Math and Health Technology
Middlesex County College
Diane Trainor, Chairperson
Chemistry and Physics
Middlesex County College
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Puzzles and Mysteries in an Online Science Course Instead of Those Boring Definitions
The facilitator leads a discussion about why the true challenge in online science courses is to generate excitement. In online science courses where students have the new biology vocabulary at their fingertips, courses can be crafted to build enthusiasm. Jigsaw puzzles and mysteries can be used. A Find the Link game with a prompt such as “Find the link between Lyme Disease, white-footed mice, and passenger pigeons” immediately grabs attention, after which learning takes place.
Linda Armstrong, Professor
Math/Science
State University of New York At Sullivan
Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
SAS Made Easy: An Introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide for Educators
This lab-based session demonstrates how SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) for Windows can be used for teaching and research by experienced and inexperienced SAS users. EG is a thin client interface that provides transparent access to data, point-and-click usability, a customizable user interface, and easy export of results to other applications. EG is the only front end that provides a guided mechanism to access data on multiple platforms, operating systems, and databases, in conjunction with access to advanced analytics and other SAS capabilities.
Bruce Berry, Systems Engineer
Education Practice Engineering
SAS
Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
SAS Made Easy: An Introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide for Educators
This lab-based session demonstrates how SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) for Windows can be used for teaching and research by experienced and inexperienced SAS users. EG is a thin client interface that provides transparent access to data, point-and-click usability, a customizable user interface, and easy export of results to other applications. EG is the only front end that provides a guided mechanism to access data on multiple platforms, operating systems, and databases, in conjunction with access to advanced analytics and other SAS capabilities.
Bruce Berry, Systems Engineer
Education Practice Engineering
SAS
Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
SAS Made Easy: An Introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide for Educators
This lab-based session demonstrates how SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) for Windows can be used for teaching and research by experienced and inexperienced SAS users. EG is a thin client interface that provides transparent access to data, point-and-click usability, a customizable user interface, and easy export of results to other applications. EG is the only front end that provides a guided mechanism to access data on multiple platforms, operating systems, and databases, in conjunction with access to advanced analytics and other SAS capabilities.
Bruce Berry, Systems Engineer
Education Practice Engineering
SAS
Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
213 BC, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
Using Screen Capture Videos to Teach Online Math and Science
Teaching math and science online can be problematic. How do you correct students’ learning online when they have problems with complicated materials and get them on the right track? One method is to use screen-capture videos in a quasisynchronous learning environment. The presenters introduce the software used, demonstrate how to develop teaching videos, and explain how they overcame technical and teaching issues. Lab participants create a video using the software and following a step-by-step process.
Clarence Maise Jr., Instructional Designer
Learning Resource Center
TechSmith
Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
What Did We do in Class Today? Easy Ways to Record Class Lectures!
Students will miss lectures and not retain 100 percent of information from classes that they do attend. Use Camtasia to simply click and record everything you do as a movie. Using Camtasia and a microphone, and you can easily capture voice, PowerPoint, and whiteboarding and save them in Windows Media, Flash, and DVD formats. Techsmith’s Camtasia easily creates truly amazing lectures in a single pass with no need for editing.
Tim Tewalt, Technology Evangelist
Teaching and Learning
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms
|
|
|
|
