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, Chancellor
Western Governors University


Special Session
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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

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 College
University of Houston - Downtown


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
2:15 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
9:00 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
10:15 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Sales
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
11:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
216 A, East Meeting Rooms

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


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
209 A, West Meeting Rooms

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

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
League for Innovation in the Community College
Susan Lindahl, Chief Strategy Officer
McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips
Susan Holmes, Assistant Professor
Communication
Northwest Arkansas Community College


Special Session
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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 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

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
Information Technology
Central Piedmont Community College


Hands-On Lab
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms

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, Professor
Information Technology
Moraine Valley Community College


Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms

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

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

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
Marketing
The TLT Group


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms

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

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 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 - MA
Matthew Olson, Director
Middlesex Interactive
Center for Community College Student Engagement
Bert Engvall, Coordinator
Mathematics
Middlesex Community College - MA


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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

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
Marketing
The TLT Group
Arta Szathmary, Faculty
MaST (Math Science and Technology
Bucks County Community College


Special Session
4:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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
Webcollege
Truckee Meadows Community College
Cathy House, Professor and Instructional Designer
Computer Technologies
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

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

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 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


Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms

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

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


Hands-On Lab
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms

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

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

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.

J. Curt Corbi, Chief Information Officer
WebStudy, Inc.


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms

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, Associate Professor
General Education
Gateway Community and Technical College - KCTCS


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
Information Technology
Central Piedmont Community College


Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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, Associate Professor
Mathematics and Computer Science
Delta College


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms

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, Senior Instructor
Computer Information Systems
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College


Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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.

Melissa Vrana, Associate Dean
Administration
Central Piedmont Community College


Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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

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

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
Information Technology
Central Piedmont Community College


Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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 and Director
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Keith Pratt, Faculty
Business
Capella University


Hands-On Lab
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms

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
Information Technology
Moraine Valley Community College


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms

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

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

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.

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

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

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, Executive Director
BATEC
University of Massachusetts - Boston
David McNeel, Consultant
Boston-Area Advanced Technological Education Connections
University of Massachusetts - Boston
Peter Saflund, Managing Principal
Tsi
The Saflund Institute


Learning Center Course
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
210 B, West Meeting Rooms

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.

D.I. von Briesen, Instructor
Information Technology
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

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

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

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, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Smarthinking, Inc.


Special Session
11:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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, Manager
Instructional Technology
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

James Patterson, Professor
Mathematics
Paradise Valley Community College


Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms

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.

Jeff Kissinger, Director
Virtual College
Florida State College at Jacksonville


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
209 B, West Meeting Rooms

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


Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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, Chair
Networking Technology
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College


Roundtable Discussion
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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

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

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

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, Department Chair
Engineering
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

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
Information Technology Services
Metropolitan Community College - NE


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms

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

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

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

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

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

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, Computer Science, and Engineering
Georgia Perimeter College


Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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, Activities Director
Center for Learning Technology
Pima County Community College District


Learning Center Course
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
215, East Meeting Rooms

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.

Lorrie Miller, Instructor
Business and Science
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell
Mary Bell, Program Director
Business and Science
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell


Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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
Learning Technologies and Support Services
Prince George's Community College


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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

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


Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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


Learning Center Course
1:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
212 A, East Meeting Rooms

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

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
Computer and Information Technologies
Bluegrass Community and Technical College - KCTCS
Terry Pasley, Professor
Information Technology
Maysville Community and Technical College - KCTCS
Janet Garrison, Professor
Information Technology
Maysville Community and Technical College - KCTCS


Hands-On Lab
9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
214, East Meeting Rooms

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 and 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

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
Business
Empire State College - SUNY


Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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

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.

Lori Kelley, Professor
Information Technology
Madison College


Roundtable Discussion
1:45 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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
Extended Education
Excelsior College


Special Session
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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
Information Technology
North Arkansas College


Special Session
9:00 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms

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,
Pitt Community College


Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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
San Jacinto College - North Campus


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms

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
San Jacinto College - North Campus


Special Session
2:15 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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, President
North Hennepin Community College


Special Session
1:15 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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, Executive Director
Web and Instructional Technology Services
St. Petersburg College


Special Session
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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

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
Math, Physics, Engineering, and Technology
Corning Community College - SUNY


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms

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

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
Emerging Technology Information Technology Services
Central Piedmont Community College


Roundtable Discussion
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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
Learning Technologies and Support 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

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 - Online
Business Information Systems
Georgia Perimeter College


Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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

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,
No Institution


Roundtable Discussion
9:15 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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, Consultant
League for Innovation in the Community College
Anne Weyandt, Senior Fellow
Academic Affairs
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office
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

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

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


Special Session
3:15 PM
Monday, October 23, 2006
208 B, West Meeting Rooms

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 and Director
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Keith Pratt, Faculty
Business
Capella University


Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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 and Director
Educational Leadership and Change
Fielding Graduate University
Keith Pratt, Faculty
Business
Capella University
Cynthia Siegrist, Faculty Development
Human Resources
Delgado Community College


Roundtable Discussion
3:45 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
217 BCD, East Meeting Rooms

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
Science Math, and Health Technology
Middlesex County College - NJ


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
218 A, East Meeting Rooms

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, Instructor
Teaching and Learning
Chippewa Valley Technical College


Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
219 A, East Meeting Rooms