For educators just beginning to consider what an e-book can do for them and their students, this session showcases the features and benefits of this technology that brings interactivity, flexibility, and up-to-date data to traditional print textbooks. In addition, participants gain an understanding for how this technology saves dollars and energy in support of a green environment.

William Zobrist, Assistant Vice President
Technology Development
Pearson


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-03AB, Level 0

The Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technologies (CERET) offers certificates in renewable energy that provide students with the theoretical knowledge necessary to begin a career in energy management and renewable energy technology. CERET’s Renewable Energy Certificate includes online and face-to-face courses featuring seasoned renewable energy instructors with exceptional connections to the current workforce. The certificate attracts a wide range of students, from novices to existing entrepreneurs. Other schools can use this model as they develop their own courses and programs.

David Shonkwiler, Dean
Technology
Madison College


Special Session
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

Discover how your institution can better manage and increase access to instructional applications and desktops while providing a blended-learning environment. Receive insights into how academic computing virtualization can enhance education by reducing costs and the hours required to manage desktops and applications. See how to provision, manage, and deliver desktops with a superior end-user experience and securely deliver course- and semester-based access that can be managed at the server level. Tushar Mutreja, Manager, Senior Business Development, Citrix Systems, Inc. FL; Dustin Fennell, Chief Information Officer, Scottsdale Community College, AZ.

Tushar Mutreja, Senior Business Development Manager
Education
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Dustin Fennell, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Scottsdale Community College


Forum Session
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

Oxygen Education’s award winning online curriculum for Advanced Manufacturing is used to prepare thousands of people for the 21st century workforce. Join us for a discussion on the creation and deployment of new offerings in areas such as green technology and lean manufacturing.

Ed Cross, Account Executive
Sales
Oxygen Education


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-38, Level 2

Participants gain an understanding of the research principles associated with intelligent tutoring, complete a worksheet to be used for online course supplemental materials, increase their level of comfort using technology to mediate instruction, see a demonstration of the principles in WebStudy LMS, and share this approach to enrich the learning experience.

Carol Redfield, Consultant
Computer Science and Computer Information Systems
WebStudy, Inc.
Gisele Larose, President
Marketing
WebStudy, Inc.


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-03AB, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Excel 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format of this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Excel 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Excel 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format of this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Excel 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Excel 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format of this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Excel 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Excel 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format of this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Excel 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with PowerPoint 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format of this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with PowerPoint 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with PowerPoint 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format of this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with PowerPoint 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with PowerPoint 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format of this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with PowerPoint 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with PowerPoint 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format of this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with PowerPoint 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Word 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format for this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Word 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Word 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format for this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Word 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Word 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format for this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Word 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Word 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format for this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Word 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Would you like to be more proficient with Word 2007? Come explore the features covered by the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. The format for this computer-based session is 45 minutes of hands-on demonstrations combined with 15 minutes of lecture to explain the certification process that connects Microsoft resources and Certiport testing. Participants should be familiar with Word 2007 and be ready to learn more! The curriculum is based upon the Microsoft Press Step by Step series.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Mind Maps help facilitate students’ analytical thinking, comprehension, creativity, and writing skills across the curriculum. MatchWare MindView allows students and teachers to rapidly visualize, organize, and implement ideas and export them to HTML, Word, PowerPoint, or MatchWare Mediator. Participants learn how to create visual mind maps and how to build a multimedia presentation or website from maps.

Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

The NSF-funded Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is incorporating green concepts into its curriculum. One area being explored by the CTC are sensors that meter energy use in buildings to provide cost savings for businesses. The presenters share how to balance being economically viable in the IT marketplace with how IT infrastructure and operations impact the environment and the people it touches. This new challenge is reflected in how the Center modifies its curriculum to support green IT, as well as the purchase and maintenance of equipment that is part of the program’s infrastructure.

Ann Beheler, Vice President
Academic Affairs
Porterville College
Peter Brierley, Professor
Convergence Technology Center
Collin College


Forum Session
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-09/10, Level 2

With the ever-growing demands on energy resources and a continued drive to reduce cost in technology departments, green computing, defined as the environmentally responsible use of computers (i.e., energy-efficient central processing units, servers, and peripherals, as well as reduced resource consumption and proper disposal of electronic waste), has become a popular topic. The presenter offers a unique approach, including measures that can be used to quantify and validate green computing efforts.

Oscar Ramos, Executive Director
Technology Services
Lone Star College System
Shah Ardalan, President
University Center
Lone Star College System


Special Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

St. Louis Community College offers a preparation course for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional exam and has created a course that addresses green building technologies and LEED certification for buildings. Plans include creating more courses in environmental design and developing an interdisciplinary Green Technologies Certificate of Specialization.

Yvonne Johnson, Dean
Humanities and Social Sciences
St. Louis Community College at Meramec
Mary Huelsmann, Associate Professor
Architecture
St. Louis Community College at Meramec


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

Students’ digital literacy knowledge plays an important role in their success in college and beyond. Digital communication is being used in every facet of life, and when used effectively, can enhance students’ education and their learning. The presenters’ findings indicate that students do not have adequate digital literacy skills to be successful. How this project began and its current status, the assessment tools used, the presenters’ data compared to national data, and an implementation plan are shared.

Michele Reznick, Professor
Computer Information Systems
Oakton Community College
Majid Ghadiri, Chair
Electronics
Oakton Community College


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

Participants learn to create comprehensive Flash and HTML websites and auto-run CD-ROMs in a matter of minutes with interactive navigation, object animation, and much more. Mediator 9 is an icon-based authoring tool that lets you drag-and-drop your way to interactive websites, Flash presentations, and multimedia CD-ROMs. Mediator 9 is easy to use since no programming or experience is necessary. One-click exports to Flash and HTML, auto-run CD-ROM, and automated FTP upload allows students and teachers to focus on content rather than technology.

Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

Alternatives to traditional high-cost textbooks are emerging such as e-books, free books, and open-source books. Come learn about these new options and the Lansing Community College economics program's experience with a free e-book. Join the conversation about the benefits and pitfalls of these new textbook options.

James Luke, Professor
Social Science
Lansing Community College


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

Making sense of the array of social networking resources available to colleges is a challenge. From Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn and many more, innovative strategies abound for connecting with students and improving learning. Join this conversation about the ways and whys and dos and don’ts of these modern resources and explore what’s next on the road ahead.

Mark Milliron, Chancellor
Western Governors University
Sarah Evans, Director
Communications
Elgin Community College
Matthew Milliron, Director
Information Services
Rio Salado College
John O'Brien, President
North Hennepin Community College


Special Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

Microlectures, 60-second knowledge bursts, are proving to be as academically challenging as any in-classroom course. Combined with detailed assignments, microlectures are producing desired learning results. Participants will sample microlectures and develop and present a microlecture of their own. Repeated measure design to assess learning outcomes is also addressed.

Sandra Tracy, Dean
Extended Learning
San Juan College
David Penrose, Manager
Online Services
San Juan College
Michelle Meeks, Adjunct Faculty
Extended Learning
San Juan College


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-03AB, Level 0

Warning: Only engaging and innovative instructors should attend this high energy presentation. Take a front row seat to see what is truly earth shaking in the technology world! It is time that we engage students with the tools that surround them. And, of course, engaging students is critical to maintaining their interest and ultimately helping them achieve. See over 30 new ways to connect students through technologies such as Webslices, ToonDoo, Cuil, Latiitude, ChaCha, PollEverywhere, and many more to the world around them. They are all free and they will light your fire all over again for teaching.

Corinne Hoisington, Professor
Information Technology
Central Virginia Community College


Forum Session
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

For five years, the Center for Digital Education’s Digital Community Colleges Survey has celebrated institutional improvisation by America’s community colleges that provide a high level of service to their students and faculty through information technology. The survey examines areas of technology ranging from online admissions, student access to transcripts and grades, information security, and infrastructure, to weather and campus security alerts and online library capabilities. Community colleges are placed in three categories based on enrollment size. At the survey's conclusion, the top ten community colleges in each of the three categories are named. Provided is a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s survey and campus technology success stories and strategies.

Lani Cauthen, Vice President
Center For Digital Education
Center for Digital Education


Special Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

In online or hybrid classes, students are more apt to become active learners and achieve stated student learning outcomes when the content is provided in a variety of formats and presented from different perspectives. During this session, the presenters demonstrate the seamless integration of curriculum-aligned streaming video clips into online classes using the INTELECOM Online Resources Network, a multidisciplinary digital content repository and video streaming service. The functionality of the repository is demonstrated and participants learn how to embed video clips into their own online classes and use the content to engage students.

Cheryl Chapman, Intructional Designer
Instructional Design
INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications
Wanda Harden, Account Manager
Sales and Marketing
INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications


Forum Session
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

The semantic web, also known as Web 3.0, is a thrilling vision of the future just now coming into focus. In this session designed for faculty and other early adopters, we learn how machine intelligence is beginning to automate the tedious, sometimes frustrating, human effort to locate, collect, correlate, and unify relevant information on the web. Demonstrated are several existing, free, and easy-to-use semantic technologies and resources.

John Wolff, Professor
Humanities
West Shore Community College


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

The Amazon.com Kindle, an electronic reader, provides a new platform for delivering online learning to literature and developmental reading courses. This session demonstrates how the Kindle provides students with teacher-annotated texts, assignments, and access to text-based internet resources to supplement online and face-to-face literature and reading courses. Several Kindles are available for participants to share and explore. Also discussed are acquiring emerging technologies, working with Amazon.com, and training students.

Nadine Davis, Professor
English
Delta College


Forum Session
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Our students tweet, tag, and blog. But, are these terms and tools useful to us as professionals? Can they make any difference? Learn how Northwestern Michigan College introduced Web. 2.0 to staff and faculty and how people implemented their new skills in the workplace and classroom and discuss the results. This session is useful for anyone looking for ideas to introduce or use Web 2.0 tools.

Kristal Nolf, Instructional Designer and Training Coordinator
Educational Media Technologies: Flexible Learning Options
Northwestern Michigan College
Jenny Barnes, Specialist
Flexible Learning Options
Northwestern Michigan College


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Participants experience hands-on demonstrations of several tools for use in Second Life classrooms, including Slashup, RSS, email, twitter, Sloog, and other APIs. Participants leave with new tools in their inventory.

Kimberly Reed, Instructor
Business
Northcentral Technical College
Jonathan DeGroot, Technician
Learning Resources
Northcentral Technical College


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-03AB, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

During this session, participants have the opportunity to take Certiport certification exams in Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

Mind Maps help facilitate students´ analytical thinking, comprehension, creativity and writing skills across the curriculum. Improve reading and writing skills by creating Mind Maps with images, text, videos, and hyperlinks that increase retention, comprehension, and the organization of main ideas. Participants create professional interactive timelines and export them to Word, PowerPoint, HTML, and Mediator.

Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

Are your students glued to their phones? Create an application that gets their attention. This hands-on lab uses a simulator to illustrate the creation of a simple mobile device application using the Apple iPhone as an example. Discussion will focus on the development of applications to support and enhance the classroom experience for students. The basic hardware and software needed to support development, as well as the types of applications that can be developed are discussed.

David Keathly, Senior Lecturer
Computer Science and Engineering
Collin College
Ryan Garlick, Principal Lecturer
Computer Science and Engineering
Collin College


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

This presentation showcases the Mobile Learning Pilot program at Houston Community College that uses iPhone and iPod Touch to support instruction. Student performance is compared with and without mobile learning support. This session is presented live using iPhones and is also interactive with the onsite participants.

Roger Boston, Associate Chair
Computer Science
Houston Community College - Southeast College
Lifang Tien, Associate Chair
Biology
Houston Community College - Southeast College


Forum Session
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

Let's kick up to the next level with the new version of Office and Windows. Come see the online version of Office that allows users to edit documents anywhere, anytime, even from their cell phones. Windows 7 is what Vista should have been. See tons of new features such as HomeGroup, Snap, Snip, the Action Center, and Windows Movie Maker 7 that make teaching a technology experience. Take a front row seat to see what is truly earth shaking in the technology world!

Corinne Hoisington, Professor
Information Technology
Central Virginia Community College


Forum Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

Learn how WebStudy makes CMS migration a wonderful opportunity. Come experience WebStudy’s Learning CMS v9.0 featuring groundbreaking intelligent-tutoring technology that empowers educators to improve individual student performance in ways that cannot be duplicated in a classroom. Your participation in this session is strongly encouraged if you are shopping for an alternate CMS.

J. Curt Corbi, Chief Information Officer
WebStudy, Inc.
Judy Stevens, Director
Marketing
WebStudy, Inc.
Carol Redfield, Consultant
Computer Science and Computer Information Systems
WebStudy, Inc.
Pavel Sanca, Director
WebStudy, Inc.


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

Certiport prepares individuals with current and relevant digital skills and credentials for the competitive global workforce. During this session, participants preview new developments from Certiport including the exciting new Adobe Certified Associate program, the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program (Office 2007), and recent developments with the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3). Certiport certifications are currently delivered by more than 12,000 Certiport centers worldwide.

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

Certiport prepares individuals with current and relevant digital skills and credentials for the competitive global workforce. During this session, participants preview new developments from Certiport including the exciting new Adobe Certified Associate program, the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program (Office 2007) and recent developments with the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3). Certiport certifications are currently delivered by more than 12,000 Certiport centers worldwide.

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

Certiport prepares individuals with current and relevant digital skills and credentials for the competitive global workforce. During this session, participants preview new developments from Certiport including the exciting new Adobe Certified Associate program, the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program (Office 2007) and recent developments with the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3). Certiport certifications are currently delivered by more than 12,000 Certiport centers worldwide.

Mark Sommer, Manager
CSS
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-06A, Level 0

The presenter shares how one community college worked to merge nursing documentation and IT skills into an oncampus electronic documentation system useful in preparing students for a healthcare environment that requires an increasing knowledge and use of IT. How the electronic documentation system created for the nursing program by the college’s information services is used is highlighted.

Patricia Pawlik, Coordinator
Nursing
Schoolcraft College


Poster Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

Online Attendance is a web-based application designed to ease student attendance tracking by instructors. When instructors log on, the application automatically shows current classes taught by the instructor and lists students registered for each class. The system is updated via its integration with Datatel. Join us as we share how Online Attendance has improved data collection and reporting while reducing duplicate processing of similar reporting by instructors, allowing them to focus on learning and improving communication with students.

Malik Rahman, Chief Information Officer
Arts and Communication
Central Piedmont Community College
David Kim, Associate Vice President
Technology Learning Center
Central Piedmont Community College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-43, Level 2

Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube are exploding in popularity and our students are using them. Do you want to join in? The presenters discuss tips and tactics needed to interact using these tools. This session features a big-picture perspective, as well as the individual steps necessary to get started.

Michael Qaissaunee, Professor
Engineering and Technology
Brookdale Community College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

While student identification cards are required on campus, security should never be reduced or services be impeded when students do not have their cards. To assist in improving services and security, Online Security Profile was developed. Online Security Profile can be searched on the web using the student identification number or their names, and present to the user the student’s photo ID, information if the student is attending class this term, and information whether the student should be in class currently or at a later time. Join us in learning how we have used the web and the power of mobile devices such as the iPhone and Blackberry Curve to improve security and services to our students.

Ken Ingle, Director
Emerging Technology Information Technology Services
Central Piedmont Community College
David Kim, Associate Vice President
Technology Learning Center
Central Piedmont Community College


Forum Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-43, Level 2

This presentation addresses why you would use certain Web 2.0 tools in an online class and how to integrate them with the rest of the course structure. Educators attending this session discuss practical examples of Web 2.0 tools in a sample online course, including Wikis, Blogs, Flickr, Del.icio.us, Google Docs, Voice Thread, Jing, and YouTube.

Gail Krovitz, Director
Academic Training and Consulting
Pearson eCollege


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

Clickers are designed to elicit student participation in classrooms. The poster session, through the use of charts and graphs, demonstrates how clicker questions in a for-credit information literacy course are used to enhance class activities. In addition, the benefits and drawbacks of the personal response systems are discussed.

Sandy McCarthy, Librarian
Washtenaw Community College


Poster Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

States and accrediting bodies are demanding greater accountability and better assessment at all levels. But do we have the right tools to answer their questions? Learn a framework used at Lansing Community College to improve assessment and the search for better tools. Join the conversation and share your experiences, concerns, and frustrations.

James Luke, Professor
Social Science
Lansing Community College


Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

The presentation covers a server-based mapping application that provides institutional data with geographic precision and accuracy, including Google APIs. Covered is how to integrate mapping technology in the class room to enhance learning from a geographic standpoint.

Su Pandian, Specialist
Network Engineering
Merit Network, Inc.


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Second Life is an immersive environment in which students visit three-dimensional scientific models and interact and learn from them. The virtual world offers a sense of presence that traditional course management systems cannot. Not all student computers meet the technical specifications needed to participate in Second Life, so an alternative exercise on YouTube is provided.

Judith Kelly, Faculty
Biology
Henry Ford Community College


Poster Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

Budget constraints and travel restrictions are forcing state, regional, and national conference planners to consider alternatives to the onsite, multiday event. Campus technology teams are being asked to merge audio-, video-, and web-based communications, sometimes with a specific purpose in mind and sometimes with no more than a hope for the best. This session considers Second Life as an alternative as participants review definitions, consider a variety of conferencing services, and engage in a discussion about possibilities for strategies that reduce travel, save funding, and support sustainability efforts.

Terrance Keys, Assistant Vice President
Instructional Technologies
Monroe Community College - SUNY


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

Ever consider providing classes in Second Life? NISOD and Texas State Technical College (TSTC) debunk myths and demonstrate how to fearlessly engage online students in a virtual environment that includes real-time interaction with instructors, staff, and other students. What started as a one-course offering at TSTC has evolved into a certificate and associate degree Digital Media program, all obtained at a virtual campus. Educators participating in this session learn how to create virtual hands-on learning experiences and how to orient students to success.

Chris Gibson,
Texas State Technical College West Texas


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

The NetTutor Online Tutoring Service offers instructors and administrators proven retention increases. We present results of research showing the impact of online tutoring. We show how the centralized tutoring and tutor-training at Link-Systems supports a unified approach to quality enhancement on the whole campus. Featuring live tutor interaction, usage tracking.

David Kephart, Director
Academic Research
Link-Systems International, Inc.


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-38, Level 2

As part of its technology planning process, Monroe Community College conducted a campus-based survey of perceived educational technology trends impacting the college. These trends were supplemented by staff research and professional exchanges. This session paints a picture of campus technology in the year 2015 as participants discuss prognostications for 2020.

Terrance Keys, Assistant Vice President
Instructional Technologies
Monroe Community College - SUNY
Malik Rahman, Chief Information Officer
Arts and Communication
Central Piedmont Community College
Jason Stahl, Chief Information Technology Officer
Office of Information Technology
Delta College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

This session is a panel review by League for Innovation board member CIOs about technology trends that are shaping our education system and our society, projecting to the year 2020. The question of whether technology is creating our futures or allowing us to adapt to the future is debated.

Jeffrey Bartkovich, Vice President
Educational Technology Services
Monroe Community College - SUNY
Marie Fetzner, Assistant to the Vice President
Educational Technology Services
Monroe Community College - SUNY
J. Craig Klimczak, Vice Chancellor
Technology and Educational Support Services
St. Louis Community College


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

Community colleges excel in making education accessible and affordable. Students, instructors, colleges, and parents share in their frustration about the high cost of textbooks, but what can be done? Open textbooks are a forthcoming solution to the affordability crisis. These books are similar to traditional textbooks, except that they are offered free online and sold for lower prices in print. If open textbooks gain traction in the marketplace, they could drive textbook costs down for good.

Malik Rahman, Chief Information Officer
Arts and Communication
Central Piedmont Community College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-43, Level 2

In the current classroom paradigm shift, the use of social networking sites and tools that promote online collaboration – referred to as Web 2.0 – are exploding in popularity. This session explores emerging approaches to online collaboration including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, blogs, wikis, Webware, and Serious (Learning) Games.

Michael Qaissaunee, Professor
Engineering and Technology
Brookdale Community College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

In today’s world where information can be stored and retrieved on the move, all you need is just an internet connection and a browser on your device. As cloud computing takes center stage, tomorrow’s students must understand how the system works with software applications and data stored around the globe. This presentation focuses on free cloud computing software applications that can be used in your classroom immediately. Handouts and demonstration of using such application in a collaborative mode are presented.

Rajiv Malkan, Professor
Computer Information Technology
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

As Kermit the frog sings, "It's not easy bein' green!" This presentation focuses on the intersection between social networking and green computing and how to harness the power of wikis, blogs, and other communication tools to facilitate collaboration. Real-world examples are presented along with a lively, online demonstration of social networking in action.

Marian Burkhart, Executive Director
Technology Services
Lone Star College System
Jen Murillo,
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

The intersection of classroom design, economic realities, and a generation of digital learners has vaulted classroom capture into the center of community college technology planning. Join Sean Brown in a discussion of lecture capture, sharing best practices, research, and results that can help your organization make the best instructional technology decisions.

Sean Brown, Director
Education Solutions
Sonic Foundry


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

The growth of Twitter has provided more opportunities to teach and reach students. Tweets are passing from person to person on computers and smart phones. Do you want to see how Twitter could be used in teaching? Would you like to see over 20 ways Twitter could be used?

David Peter, Dean
Learning Resources
Vincennes University


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

The Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education (SIGITE) has developed new curricular guidelines and a model curriculum for bachelor and associate degree programs in information technology. This body of knowledge can be used to create seamless pathways in IT. This session provides an overview of the work and opportunities for using it to drive articulation and transfer.

Deborah Boisvert, Executive Director
BATEC
University of Massachusetts - Boston


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

With the arrival of Web 2.0, new forms of teaching and learning are being developed regularly. Examined during this Special Session are ways free web-based tools are being used in higher education for teaching and learning, marketing, and student support. In addition to Web 2.0, other emerging technologies are also being used in new and innovative ways. What kinds of user-generated content are being created by community college students, and is this merely a trickle or a tsunami heading our way? Several free resources are provided, as are actual examples of effective Web 2.0 use.

Barry Dahl, Vice President
Lake Superior Connect
Lake Superior College


Special Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

Clickers are growing in popularity for good reason. How do clickers make instruction, assessment, and learning more dynamic? The session provides participants with the opportunity to experience various pedagogical practices in classroom situations using Qwizdom clickers. Experienced how to manage and track group or individual scores after students have completed a quiz or review game. Participants are encouraged to describe situations where clickers have been used successfully at their college.

Gretchen Herzog, Vice President
Sales
Qwizdom, Inc.


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

Virtual collaboration adds a new dimension to your educational community. Come see how we are using virtual tools like Wimba to promote classroom collaboration, assist in faculty development, and conduct meetings. While decreasing our carbon footprint, we have increased engagement and participation between members of our learning community.

Wendy Subrin, Instructional Technologist
Information Technology
Oakland Community College
Linda Wareck, Instructional Technologist
Information Technology
Oakland Community College


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Web 2.0 Career Center reaches more students, attracts more employers, and generates revenue while providing extensive multimedia career content such as career videos and more. Come learn what it means to be Web 2.0 for a Career Center, why it’s critical, and how you can get there quickly and for free. Come listen to the top five ways Foothill College’s career center engages students through Facebook, virtual mentoring, blogging, and career networking.

Laureen Balducci, Dean
Counseling and Matriculation
Foothill College


Forum Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Second Life (SL) is the rich-media 3D world occupied by millions of resident avatars. Participants in this course visit a variety of places and develop SL skills. Although this session is not overly technical, participants gain hands-on experience creating environments and objects, taking photographs and movies, and exploring applications of SL in teaching and learning. Course sections include the history of virtual worlds; creating and modifying avatars; keeping track of your content in SL; and real-life applications of SL for business, industry, and community colleges.

Lawrence Miller, Chief Academic Officer
Snead State Community College


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-03CD, Level 0

Here’s a bonus for this year’s hands-on alley labs from Microsoft. Windows 7 will be released on October 22. Are you ready for it? Come explore Microsoft's newest desktop operating system in this instructor-led, hands-on lab. Spend 15 minutes comparing Windows 7 to XP and Vista and the remaining 45 minutes playing with its new features. You'll walk away loving it! Also, learn about the new Windows “My PC” curriculum available for free to help colleges attract adult learners.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Here’s a bonus for this year’s hands-on alley labs from Microsoft. Windows 7 will be released on October 22. Are you ready for it? Come explore Microsoft's newest desktop operating system in this instructor-led, hands-on lab. Spend 15 minutes comparing Windows 7 to XP and Vista and the remaining 45 minutes playing with its new features. You'll walk away loving it! Also, learn about the new Windows “My PC” curriculum available for free to help colleges attract adult learners.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Here’s a bonus for this year’s hands-on alley labs from Microsoft. Windows 7 will be released on October 22. Are you ready for it? Come explore Microsoft's newest desktop operating system in this instructor-led, hands-on lab. Spend 15 minutes comparing Windows 7 to XP and Vista and the remaining 45 minutes playing with its new features. You'll walk away loving it! Also, learn about the new Windows “My PC” curriculum available for free to help colleges attract adult learners.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Here’s a bonus for this year’s hands-on alley labs from Microsoft. Windows 7 will be released on October 22. Are you ready for it? Come explore Microsoft's newest desktop operating system in this instructor-led, hands-on lab. Spend 15 minutes comparing Windows 7 to XP and Vista and the remaining 45 minutes playing with its new features. You'll walk away loving it! Also, learn about the new Windows “My PC” curriculum available for free to help colleges attract adult learners.

Jeffrey Johnson, Academic Area Lead North America
Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Corporation
Debora Collins, Consultant
Training
Certiport


Hands-On Lab
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-04BC, Level 0

Given the severe economic challenges in many states, Cisco Networking Academy is partnering with education institutions, government, and industry in Michigan to provide innovative education solutions to address high-demand IT careers. Cisco’s recently announced Workforce Retraining Initiative leverages these partnerships to provide curriculum focused on broadband infrastructure and healthcare IT. Presenters from Henry Ford Community College and Cisco Networking Academy describe the education opportunities being created for recently displaced workers and others in these growth industries.

Nancy Bischoff, Manager
Cisco Systems, Inc.


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

The presenters share a successful curriculum development project to teach computer forensics as a career-oriented certificate at community colleges. The presentation is designed for faculty members thinking about developing computer forensics courses or a certificate program. Participants engage to an overview of the certificate program, equipment, and software and explore teaching and learning at the community college level.

Penn Wu, Professor
Computer Information Center
Cypress College
Donna Woo, Coordinator
Computer Information Systems
Cypress College


Forum Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Brief Hybrid Workshops [BHW], an activity of less than 15 minutes that includes internet-accessible media clips, documents, instructions, and guidelines, along with web-based tools, software, and resource collections, are targeted and flexible teaching and learning tools that can be face-to-face, online, or both. Their purpose is to support professional development and the improvement of teaching and learning. BHWs have low incremental cost in time, money, stress, training, and maintenance. During this course, participants learn about BHWs and how to develop these targeted, flexible teaching and learning tools. Course topics include fundamental BHW values, goals, and essential elements; BHW tools; building BHWs; and facilitating a BHW workshop.

Steven Gilbert, President
Marketing
The TLT Group


Learning Center Course
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

Representatives from Terra State Community College present their best practices and methods for successful student-centered learning in a distance education environment. Topics include student interaction with other students, instructors, and content through the Angel LMS. The team presents using live course examples from the LMS, including podcasts, streaming video from course captures, and online assessments.

Mark Grine, Associate Professor
Business And Creative Arts
Terra State Community College
Todd Pavlack, Director
Instructional Technology
Terra State Community College
Nancy Sattler, Dean
Business, Social Sciences, and Math
Terra State Community College


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Our new paperless system means students logon to the college virtual learning environment and write their own goals with tutor assistance. The goals are kept and revised online. Students and faculty members then review the progress made at least twice a year, which has led to enhanced student success. Educators attending this session learn how to implement such a system, discuss how it has raised achievement levels, and discuss its use for all learning programs.

Sarah Gasquoine, Course Leader
E-learning
Greenwich Community College


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

America’s Marketing High School is a nationwide online business marketing curriculum that includes weekly podcasts, video lecture modules, student surveys, newsletters, and other materials that bring the impact of marketing and advertising to life at the college and high school level. Coursework includes a capstone project based on America’s grandest marketing and advertising event, the Super Bowl. This session demonstrates how our web-based materials can effectively be used to form a link between the classroom of today and tomorrow.

Paul Galbenski, Instructor
Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology
Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southeast
Mike Bernacchi, Professor
Marketing
University of Detroit Mercy


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-03CD, Level 0

How many times have you told students that they need hands-on experience using Microsoft Office applications to be competitive in today’s job market? You’re likely challenged with assigning and grading projects that provide students with the experiences they need. Experience how SAM Projects assesses students’ ability to connect skills together in the context of a real-world project. The presenters are a marketing professional from the publisher of SAM Projects and a university faculty member who used SAM Projects to prepare students for the real world.

Steven Freund, Manager
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Central Florida


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-03CD, Level 0

Electronic portfolios are seen as a compelling means for demonstrating student achievement in and out of the classroom. Yet, without effective assessment, portfolio initiatives may fall short of expectations. Experience firsthand how TaskStream’s e-portfolio system can be used to collect and assess student work for performance analysis, including rubric scoring.

Kristy Lisle, Specialist
Education Solutions
TaskStream


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-07AB, Level 0

Tests and quizzes have traditionally been used for assessing student performance. In online courses, this may not adequately represent what students have learned and brings with it the potential for cheating. Alternative assessments and the use of an online learning community can help to deter cheating. This session explores alternative assessments that can be used to combat this problem.

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


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

Learn how to get great looking recordings and great sounding audio, and learn tips, tricks, and tools that help you create fantastic content with Camtasia Studio. Participants should have a basic understanding of Camtasia Studio.

Ryan Eash, Instructional Designer
Training
TechSmith


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-01B, Level 0

PowerPoint’s strength lies in visual content, but everyone has seen more than their share of bullet points. Our strength as educators and communicators lies in story telling. Using four simple techniques, the presenters demonstrate how to move away from bullet points to enliven presentations for audiences. By using tools already built into PowerPoint, you can simplify presentation preparation while stimulating the audience’s thinking process.

Keith Krieger, Director
Technical Training
Johnson County Community College


Forum Session
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Blogs are a professor's best friend. Free and easy to do, blogs can save you time while you keep course materials current, distribute workload, and freshen your teaching portfolio or vitae. If you're new to blogs, you'll learn how. If you already blog, come share tips and experiences.

James Luke, Professor
Social Science
Lansing Community College


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Participants in the course learn the very important issues surrounding copyright and fair use of images, video, music, and other media downloaded from the internet. Participants learn and apply copyright law in the context of digital media and focus on how to find public-domain and open-access media. Participants leave the course with an increased understanding of copyrighted works and how to find media they and their students can use in coursework.

Barbara Waxer, Instructor
Design and Media Arts
Santa Fe Community College


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-03AB, Level 0

ScreenCorder 5 is an easy-to-use screen capture tool that allows instructors to quickly and efficiently create professional video tutorials. 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. Learn how to add audio instructions, text bubbles, animated images, SCORM-compliant quizzes, and picture-in-picture to videos.

Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

Explore the Digital Resource Repository and learn how online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses can benefit from and be enriched by the use of media-rich learning objects. This database includes over 2,500 video segments and interactive activities that can be used for student enrichment. Educators can easily search for topic-specific videos and activities. Links to learning objects can be added to instructors’ online courses through their learning management system. Participants share ideas for implementing video learning objects across their campuses.

Valerie Cavazos, Director
Marketing
Onlinecommunitycolleges.org


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

Working in harmony with the principles of performance-based learning, WIDS software supports the development and organization of learning outcomes and assessment. It provides a consistent framework for design of curriculum documents such as outcomes assessment plans, program designs, outcome matrices, syllabi, learning plans, and rubrics. See first-hand how it generates learner documents, evidence of aligned learning outcomes and assessment, links to industry standards, and higher-level learning outcomes such as critical thinking.

Robin Nickel, Associate Director
Worldwide Instructional Design System
Worldwide Instructional Design System


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

This poster session presents the results of a study that compared two sections of environmental science with similar enrollment numbers and student populations. Groups in both sections were required to research renewable energy and present their findings to the class. One section was directed to research guides and the other section was not. The results were determined by a t-test comparing average scores based on a rubric created by the presenter and scored by a panel of objective information specialists and faculty members. The presenter shares the research guides, statistical analysis methods, and results.

Barbara Harvey, Associate Professor
Mathematics and Science
Kirkwood Community College


Poster Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

Mediator is an icon-based, drag and drop authoring tool that requires no programming experience. Participants learn to create interactive e-portfolios that can include images, text, videos, animations, and more. Learn how to export your e-portfolios as Flash, HTML, EXE, or Auto-run CD-ROMs. Instructors and their students can focus on content and creativity rather than the technology.

Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Sales and Training
MatchWare, Inc.


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

Increasingly, lecture capture solutions are being adopted to increase student satisfaction, improve instructional effectiveness and retain students. Camtasia Relay is easy for presenters to use, integrates into existing infrastructure, and can grow as needs change. Come hear from TechSmith and two institutions on how they quickly and affordably added lecture capture.

Rich Boys, Product Manager
Marketing
TechSmith
John Honchell, Manager
Technology Services
Inver Hills Community College
Garret Brand, Director
Distance and Learning Technologies
Grand Rapids Community College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

This session helps answer the question, "How do we motivate busy faculty to engage in professional development?" Join this discussion about and demonstration of how effective and creative online faculty instruction can be adapted and used in other colleges to enhance student learning and engagement. Bring your experiences and frustrations to this session and leave with ideas and inspiration!

Nancy Vader-McCormick, Professor and Director
Academic Service-Learning
Delta College


Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

For many faculty members, mastering computerized instructional design programs not only requires changes in their instructional approach, but also challenges their computer skills. This session explores ways to support faculty in developing both sets of skills and examines ways to document their learning.

Cynthia Cicchelli, Director
Curriculum and Assessment
Schoolcraft College
Leslie Petty, Assistant Dean
Continuing Education and Professional Development
Schoolcraft College


Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

Students new to online classes face challenges that lead to higher attrition rates than comparable students in traditional classes. This presentation explores best practices that engage novice cyber learners and increase the likelihood they will persist and succeed. An engagement model, based on learner-instructor, learner-learner, learner-technology, and learner-content interactions, incorporates techniques to decrease student-perceived obstacles and increase those opportunities that lead to success.

Ken Switzer, Trainer and Consultant
Academic Services
Pearson
Charlotte Redden, Professor
General Education
Westwood College


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Our ESL students are commuters, work many hours, and don’t have time for supplemental language work on campus. Using Audacity, free audio editing software, to digitize tapes of lectures, the presenters created brief sound files available online 24/7. No driving necessary! Also added were 50 hyperlinks covering multiple skill areas.

Kathleen Reilly, Faculty
English as a Second Language
Oakland Community College
Wendy Subrin, Instructional Technologist
Information Technology
Oakland Community College


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Come hear about the effectiveness of educational computer games and see how you can find ones that can be used in your classes. Leave this session with at least one game title that is related to whatever content area you select. Participants also hear about how to design simple educational computer games, just in case there is not one already available that you like.

Carol Redfield, Consultant
Computer Science and Computer Information Systems
WebStudy, Inc.


Forum Session
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

This presentation offers a collegewide model that links educational technology at institutional, program, and course levels through training in the use of a variety of technological tools including podcasting, Kindle, Camtasia, flip video camcorder, and PDAs. How technology can facilitate student engagement and learning and the pros and cons of each approach is discussed.

Margaret McMenamin, President
Union County College
Maris Lown, Dean
Science and Health Science
Brookdale Community College


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

This session chronicles the steps involved in the creation of an online writing center from initial design to student training. How the presenters drew from social networking websites, made the website a logical extension of the on-campus writing center, and took into consideration the needs of various disciplines and a diverse student body are discussed.

Jennifer Niester-Mika, Instructor
English
Delta College
Crystal Starkey, Instructor
English
Delta College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-43, Level 2

A growing numbers of students and not enough resources to serve them. Sound familiar? To succeed in today’s environment, many community colleges are turning to hybrid instruction whereby students learn on campus and online. Some community colleges are even using this powerful academic tool to deliver complete degree programs online to improve access while creating new sources of revenue. Learn how community colleges are developing innovative online programs to manage growth, increase capacity, and serve their students.

Jim Brown, Associate Professor
Science
Ocean County College
Allyson Wells, General Manager
Business Process Services
SunGard Higher Education


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

Online assessments offer an efficient way to create, administer, and report on assessments. Learn during this session how to create surveys, quizzes, tests, and exams that take advantage of sophisticated assessment management tools. Try your hand at authoring questions and assessments using the Questionmark Perception assessment management system.

Jeff Place, Sales
Questionmark Corporation


Hands-On Lab
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

The implementation of SMARTHINKING Online Tutoring to better support faculty and students with 24/7, live, online tutoring is discussed, including independent research by colleges and universities showing that online tutoring by qualified educators makes a positive impact on student success and retention. Also provided is a demonstration of online tutoring.

David Cashwell, Vice President
Eastern Region
Smarthinking, Inc.


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

According to a report released in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Education, one-third of America’s 8th grade students and one-fourth of high school seniors are proficient writers. This presentation examines studies that link poor writing skills and personal technological devices and then proposes a new approach to teaching writing that incorporates what students are already doing (i.e. texting, blogging, Facebook) in ways that foster improved student writing.

Adrienne Cassel, Associate Professor
English
Sinclair Community College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Beyond Web 2.0, internet-based technology can be used in various contexts and techniques to encourage learning from all student types. Participants leave this presentation with an extensive list of web resources, most of which are free, that can used in on-ground and online classrooms.

Jeff Borden, Faculty
Communications
Southeastern Community College (IA)


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Providing educational opportunities for incarcerated students is an unprofitable, labor-intensive, and time-consuming process that also just happens to fit the mission of every community college. Come hear the inspirational success stories from the dedicated professionals who support these students, and learn how Delta College is reaching out to this captive audience and why you should be, too.

Jane Knochel, Coordinator
E-Learning
Delta College


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

Information literacy--topic exploration and narrowing followed by source location and evaluation--is hard to teach. Students easily get lost in the deluge of options and tend to see source formats simply as either technology-based or old fashioned. Systematic ways of developing students’ information literacy skills and understandings are explored.

Margot Haynes,
Delta College


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

The use of computer software and electronic devices for collecting and analyzing physical data to enhance the classroom and laboratory learning experience are displayed. Examples of the data collected and the analysis of the data are highlighted.

James Smith, Instructor
Physics
Henry Ford Community College


Poster Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

Teach your students to collaborate virtually and across cultures. This presentation showcases international virtual collaborative activities that can be adapted to any class. Discussed are the project’s design and assessment, as well as the challenges faced and the lessons learned. Samples of student work are displayed.

Suba Subbarao, Faculty
English
Oakland Community College


Forum Session
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

Visual learning has become a fact of life. The vast majority of students today are learning visually. Now that the computer and internet are facts of life, students rely more and more on seeing things happen. With the iPod being something students use every day, why not develop demonstrations and lectures in a format appropriate for iPods for review and reference? The presenter describes visual learning and the process used to upload learning modules to a website.

Kenneth Wright, Lead Instructor
Manufacturing and Computer Aided Drafting
Henry Ford Community College


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

More than 120 advanced manufacturing students and faculty at Vincennes University are participating in a pilot project using netbook mobile computers. How is student learning impacted by the use of a netbook computer providing almost unlimited access to equipment simulations and a wide variety of online and educational content? This and other critical questions about the educational potential of an increasingly pervasive technology are addressed.

Robert Slayton, Dean
Instructional Services, Learning Resources
Vincennes University
Troy Garrett, Chair
Manufacturing Department
Vincennes University


Forum Session
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Microlearning condenses the traditional 60-minute lecture into 60 seconds. Information concepts become the basis for independent research, assignments, and knowledge building. Participants engage in discussion regarding the many considerations involved in using microlectures as a primary source of instructional content from the instructional design and faculty perspectives.

Sandra Tracy, Dean
Extended Learning
San Juan College
David Penrose, Manager
Online Services
San Juan College
Michelle Meeks, Adjunct Faculty
Extended Learning
San Juan College


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

Most lecture capture systems are too technical, too expensive, require too much training, and are too difficult to adopt across a campus. Come learn what is new with Camtasia Relay to make things easier for everyone. With Camtasia Relay, your faculty will be quickly connecting with students anytime, anywhere.

Rich Boys, Product Manager
Marketing
TechSmith


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

LectureTools (www.lecturetools.org/) allows students to type notes synchronized with lecture slides, self-assess understanding, pose questions and view answers, annotate lecture slides, respond to wide range of instructor questions, and print slides and notes for review. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop in order to engage in a simulated class experience.

Perry Samson, Professor
Atmospheric Oceanic and Space Sciences
University of Michigan


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

Explore online and face-to-face Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) tools and strategies to teach introductory to capstone-level students. Business partners and faculty members co-develop PBCL experiences from authentic problematic situations in the workplace. Students develop teamwork, communication, and critical thinking skills while learning technical concepts in a business context. Participants use the website, blog, and Moodle tools to review the PBCL approach demonstrated through video clips in PBCL-structured classrooms.

Dale Rogers, Coordinator
Visual Communications
Nashville State Community College


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-03CD, Level 0

Learn about a digital writing process that combines originality checking, peer review, and digital grading. This instructional tool can transform the writing process by maximizing efficiency and collaboration and increasing student engagement and learning. Learn how this systemic approach fuels original thinking, reduces plagiarism, and promotes good digital citizenship.

Renee Bangerter, Instructor
English
Fullerton College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

Emerging technologies are being implemented in higher education at an increasing rate. There is a great deal of hope for a bright and shiny future with technology, but also a great deal of hype and maybe the occasional baloney sandwich. Will we all be teaching with Second Life and building virtual ivory towers? Do clickers really engage students, or is that still up to the professor? Does the digital divide still exist, and if so, how many are there and which one are we talking about? We’ll discuss many other questions as we attempt to separate reality from myth.

Barry Dahl, Vice President
Lake Superior Connect
Lake Superior College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

CompTIA's 2009 A+ certification was recently released. Do you know what’s on it, or more importantly, do you know the most effective way to prepare your students to pass it? Join us as we demonstrate a consistent and innovative approach to computer maintenance education and certification testing designed to provide your students with competitive advantages in today’s struggling economic times.

Alan Rowland, Business Development Manager
Education
CompTIA


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

This session offers practical tips for producing assessments that yield meaningful results and ensure security using online authoring, reporting, analytics, and security tools effectively. Educators involved in writing, delivering, or reporting on assessments learn about using feedback, item banking, adaptive branching, collaborative authoring, blended delivery, and more.

Jeff Place, Sales
Questionmark Corporation


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

Major barriers to the adoption of new instructional technologies are development time and complexities involved with their use. Now there is a system that provides an automated process for capturing, distributing, and accessing digital audio and video lectures, providing a simple way for students to learn before and after class. It is so easy for instructors to use that no training is required. Participants learn about the process and see a demonstration of its use.

Rick Sparks, Executive Director
Information Technology Services
Community College of Denver


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

In theory, we have the tools (i.e., forums, wikis, shared documents, collaborative mind maps, etc.) for students to collaborate on projects online. But do they really work as assignments? What makes for a successful online student collaborative project? Share your experiences and hear about one experiment using collaborative mind maps.

James Luke, Professor
Social Science
Lansing Community College


Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

This six week online course gives participants the experience of being an online student while introducing them to the pedagogical and technical issues of online teaching. Course instruction focuses on designing, building and teaching online and is based on broadly-accepted quality standards. We'll show you a preview of cutting-edge technologies we're using to certify future online faculty.

Garret Brand, Director
Distance and Learning Technologies
Grand Rapids Community College


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

Learn how to increase enrollment while giving your students greater flexibility and control in choosing how and when to complete courses. The Open Entry/Open Exit modality uniquely combines the freedom of independent study with the instructor-availability of a traditional or online course. Already have experience with this distinctive program? Bring best practices to share and benchmark your success during this session.

Cheri Holman, Director
Distance Learning and Instructional Operations
Schoolcraft College
Rachel Ford, Associate
Distance Learning
Schoolcraft College


Forum Session
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

Take a deep breath and relax. Participants enjoy a walk through five music courses developed by faculty members for use by faculty members. The presenters masterfully blended the elements of a traditional music appreciation course with technology (i.e., applets and java scripting) to create a course you can teach at your own institution. Access to all five courses is provided to participants following the conference. Join us for an hour of light-hearted exploration. You'll be jazzed by all of the information shared!

Dan Jones, Executive Dean
Center for Instructional Systems Development
Coast Learning Systems / Coastline College
Lynn Dahnke, Director
Marketing Systems
Dallas Learning Solutions (Formerly Known as Dallas TeleLearning)


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-07AB, Level 0

This course introduces instructors and administrators to PBCL and enables them to complete the first event of a professional development plan. Course participants learn what problem-based case learning is, how it works, and why research validates its value in STEM education. Participants identify opportunities to integrate PBCL into current teaching practice and explore resources to support implementation. PBCL concepts are introduced through videos of practitioners and students in action and through online PBCL resources and design tools. Course participants are immersed in a PBCL example to experience the process and power of PBCL as an innovative teaching and learning approach to STEM education. This course not only helps participants learn about PBCL, but it actually provides an experience with PBCL as an innovative practice. As a result, participants can develop their own PBCL experiences based on their local business opportunities. Postconference online support and planning are provided.

Dale Rogers, Coordinator
Visual Communications
Nashville State Community College


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

With Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings saga now a household name, we designed a student-driven hybrid course that used the popularity of computer games to look critically at the books, the films, and the online game and explore how different media in different social contexts handle storytelling and audience.

Trista Merrill, Associate Professor
Humanities
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY
Larry Dugan, Director
Learning Environments
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

Second Life (SL) is a virtual meeting space and a development tool for creating rich 3D simulations. But SL also hosts complex, evolving sub-cultures that offer real-world contexts for student writing. Session participants tour SL-set writing modules and discuss how they might use the best practices employed to introduce SL in their own classes.

Raymond Lacina, Faculty
English
Delta College


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

Join us to learn about the University of Wisconsin Colleges Accelerated and Blended course redesign program. Faculty cohorts develop these courses for FastTrack, a degree program for returning adult students. The course redesign process and FastTrack are discussed in detail. This session is perfect for instructional support staff and program administrators.

Patricia Fellows, Coordinator
Central Information Technology
University of Wisconsin Colleges


Forum Session
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

Based on an extensive personal experience with and recent research into online learning, the presenter discusses a rubric that proved to be effective in evaluating synchronous and asynchronous online courses. Educators and administrators attending this session learn that the e-learning environment requires quality and constant evaluation strategies to implement effective e-learning courses and programs.

Abed Almala, Campus Dean
Academics
Strayer University


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

Screencasts are powerful tools that can help educators do more. Learn how educators are using tools like Camtasia Studio and Jing to create screencasts that improve communication and feedback and help deliver content in ways that engage students.

Ryan Eash, Instructional Designer
Training
TechSmith


Hands-On Lab
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-01B, Level 0

This session illustrates an approach to teaching the sentence in online composition classes. Rather than combining sentences, this approach involves dividing sentences as a basis for increasing competence and variety. The presenter illustrates the uses of Linguistic Word Count and Inquiry software to gather data, as well as instructional materials presented with Camtasia.

Richard Bailey, Instructor
English
Henry Ford Community College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

This session examines how purposeful sequencing of activities can promote students’ higher-order questioning and content application in an online writing course. Can shifts in technological formats provide strategic emphasis? Can self-monitored, one-on-one, and group work be sequenced to deepen learning? Adaptations of this model to other disciplines are also discussed.

Betsy Cohn, Instructor and Director
English
Henry Ford Community College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Plagiarism and cheating are significant challenges in online education. National statistics reveal the problem is getting worse. This roundtable discussion examines creative ideas to proactively address the issues. Participants discuss ways to discourage this behavior and present their ideas and questions.

Greg Feeney, Associate Professor
History, Languages, and Social Sciences
Bluegrass Community and Technical College - KCTCS
Lucinda Baker, Associate Professor
Political Science
Bluegrass Community and Technical College - KCTCS


Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

Are you having trouble engaging students in your online classes? Learn how faculty members teaching at West Shore Community College are working to improve student success rates. Topics covered include the methods used to involve students as active learners, an examination of strategies for encouraging authentic and thoughtful reflection among students, and strategies to develop bonds between students and faculty in the online classroom. The techniques discussed are applicable to all disciplines.

Michael Nagle, Professor
History and Political Science
West Shore Community College
Dan Meyers, Professor
Humanities
West Shore Community College


Forum Session
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

How can we serve students in poor rural or urban colleges using the latest technology with limited budgets and little to no technical support? A new distributed computing model called Virtualized Services might provide one model for providing access to advanced technology software applications while minimizing costs. Session participants participate in a live demonstration of a virtualized GIS application in Detroit from a server located in Kentucky.

Vincent DiNoto, Dean
College and Systems Iniatives
Jefferson Community and Technical College - KCTCS
Phillip Davis, Director
Geotech Center
Del Mar College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

The findings of a study investigating the relationship between instructor credibility and student satisfaction is presented to help faculty members learn what they can do to make today’s students’ distance education experiences a positive one. Discussions and handouts should leave instructors with better ideas for improving their online effectiveness.

Gordon Haley, Instructor
Professional Studies
St. Thomas University
Phyllis Parise,
Kendall College


Poster Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

In upside-down classes, students get lectures outside of class and are able to participate in active learning in class. The presenters show how to prerecord lectures and use clickers to pinpoint areas of maximum confusion, allowing the use of active learning without the fear of not covering the needed material.

Charles Johnson, Chair
Math and Science
South Georgia College
Luck Watford, Instructional Specialist
Information and Instructional Technology
South Georgia College


Forum Session
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

The development and delivery of online courses in astronomy with lecture and laboratory components and atmospheric science at Henry Ford Community College are highlighted for educators interested in offering similar courses at their institutions.

Michael LoPresto, Instructor
Physics
Henry Ford Community College


Poster Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

Creative writing classes, especially fiction-writing classes, can be the most paper-consuming of classes. This session will benefit anyone who wants to teach creative writing online. Come discuss how, as a fiction writing instructor, the presenter has found that teaching online not only saves paper but also encourages students to write more through discussions and workshops.

Suzanne Carlton, Associate Professor
English
Santa Fe College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Blogs like Wordpress and Google Blogger are easy, free tools anybody can use. Participants create their own free blog using Wordpress, learn how to manage it, and how to seamlessly integrate their blog into Moodle, Angel, or Blackboard. Some of the many ways faculty members can use blogs are demonstrated.

James Luke, Professor
Social Science
Lansing Community College


Hands-On Lab
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-07AB, Level 0

Three English professors demonstrate electronic grading. By learning about features in Word 2007 and by learning to create toolbar macros for commonly used comments, participants practice electronic grading techniques they can use in their classes and share with their colleagues. This session will benefit all instructors who grade writing.

William Yarrow, Coordinator
English and World Languages
Joliet Junior College
Roxanne Munch, Chair
English and World Languages
Joliet Junior College


Hands-On Lab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-03CD, Level 0

This presentation provides an overview of a model web-based distance learning course that is being developed to satisfy the most significant pedagogical concerns involved in higher education. Best practices regarding navigation schemes and the latest technological advancements in content delivery, lecture capturing, and proctored online testing are demonstrated.

Samuel LiPuma, Associate Professor
Philosophy
Cuyahoga Community College - Western Campus
Donald Gabriel,
Cuyahoga Community College - Metropolitan Campus


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

This session examines the problems inherent in the current online educational system and propose solutions. The focus is on the growing trend of traditional students turning to online courses and the problems they face. This session is recommended for online instructors and instructors considering online course work.

Matthew Trotter, Assistant Professor
Computer Science
South Texas College


Forum Session
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

Challenged to keep up with the fast-paced evolution of technology supported learning in an era of reduced resources? This session examines ways open-educational resources can support learners, instructors, and institutional innovation in the new economic landscape. Case studies from the NROC Network and HippoCampus are shared.

Terri Rowenhorst, Director
Membership
National Repository of Online Courses


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Since 2007, members of the nonprofit TLT Group have video recorded brief, informal interviews of poster session presenters at various conferences using a flip video or other small camcorder. After minimal editing and with the presenter’s approval, the TLT Group makes the e-clips available on a web page soon following the conference. The goal is to make information from conferences available more widely and enduringly and available to educators unable to actually join the conference. TLT Group presenters display the process by which interviews are recorded and published and explain the importance of this low-threshold resource.

Steven Gilbert, President
Marketing
The TLT Group


Poster Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

A major challenge in teaching students about cell biology is helping them to learn how to use a microscope. The Virtual Microscope, with content tied to national biology curriculum standards, allows students to see examples of organisms and cells at magnifications ranging from 1x to 1000x. Participants learn how to use the Virtual Microscope as a prelab classroom resource, as a review tool, or in lieu of regular microscopes if they are not available.

Charles Jacobs, Associate Dean
Science
Henry Ford Community College


Poster Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

With a tablet laptop computer, being green in the classroom is only a stylus tap away. Transform your traditional transparencies into highly effective teaching tools, go paperless with your grading, and create interactive slideshow presentations with one of these powerful, ultra-portable 21st century tools.

Keith Phillips, Professor
Communication
Lansing Community College


Forum Session
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Explore an online course by viewing the actual course preparation, live web office hours, and teacher-made movies. Participants experience a live online web session with students in California using NetTutor. Wireless tablets, headsets, tablet PCs, and other hardware are demonstrated. Participants leave with strategies and tools to create links in Blackboard to improve student retention. Make your class as personal as possible.

Charles Sorcabal, Professor
Mathematics
Mt. San Antonio College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
M2-29, Level 2

Sinclair Community College reinvented its library as a learning commons with instruction, tutoring, technology, and library services commingled into a single space, along with seven different units reporting to three vice presidents. What could have become a tragedy of the commons with each party putting its interests ahead of the whole has not happened because of the college’s shared commitment to student success. The session addresses how college personnel reframe competing demands typical of different units to find common ground based on what is best for student success.

Doug Kaylor, Director
Library
Sinclair Community College


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-14, Level 2

During this session, the presenters discuss the need to ensure accessibility when creating electronic content using MS Office programs for academic purposes. The focus is on effective tips and the minimum requirements for creating instructional documents from a Universal Design perspective that considers the potential needs of all learners. Shared are principles that lead to instructional materials that are usable by all people, including individuals with disabilities, thereby reducing the need for adaptation and special accommodations.

Dawn Marie Warren, Technologist
Instructional Support Studio
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Eva Revuelta-Lopez, Technician
Disability Services
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning


Forum Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-09/10, Level 2

Do you know that anything on a PowerPoint slide can be animated, thereby adding greatly to the educational impact? Most educators are unaware that Word and PowerPoint share a powerful graphics editor. Course participants practice the basic techniques that make adding graphics to a document or presentation simple and easy and create basic graphics using the tools available in PowerPoint and Word. Using graphics primitives, participants create an object, color it using shaded fills, create a group, and then scale it to an appropriate size. To learn the more complex animation process, course participants arrange and animate graphics primitives and discover how to read the animation time line.

John Thommen, Professor
Center for Teaching Excellence
Lansing Community College


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
DO-07AB, Level 0

This roundtable discussion focuses on techniques developmental instructors can use to increase student engagement by using tablet PCs. An English instructor who has spent three years using a tablet in the classroom shares tips for how professors can alter their teaching by centering instruction around one or two tablet PCs. The variety of ways tablets can be used to help the students who respond most readily to multiple teaching methods are discussed.

Thomas Nicholas, Assistant Professor
English
Prairie State College


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

Come discuss how college students use various technologies to create a portfolio based on nonfiction literature and then share their portfolios with elementary students who will be taking state-mandated reading and writing tests. Practical examples emphasizing the importance of reading, writing, and technology throughout the educational levels are provided.

Lynda Wolverton, Chair
Reading
Polk State College


Poster Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Macomb Atrium Lobby, Level 1

This presentation is based on the presenter’s article, “Virtual Teams: Making the Online Learning Organization a Learning Organization.” The presenter demonstrates how team projects nurture the budding lifelong learner hidden inside community college students.

Edward Volchok, Assistant Professor
Business
Queensborough Community College - CUNY


Special Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

Participants in this session discover how to integrate free and simple websites and web tools into the online learning environment that stimulate the acquisition of language and culture as if students and teacher were totally immersed in a new, target society. Examples of successful uses by instructors and students are shared, debated, and discussed.

Katherine Watson, Professor
Distance Learning
Coastline Community College


Roundtable Discussion
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

Effective online teaching requires multiple talents, including mastery of content, pedagogy, and an understanding of available technology tools that help achieve instructional outcomes. Join us to discover how a collaborative effort resulted in the development of a certification process for online educators that ensures high-quality, consistent approaches to online instruction.

Charles Fox, Director
Instructional Technology Services
Polk State College
Jim Rhodes, Instructional Technologist
Polk State College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Research continues to show that the construction of a learning community is the key to successful online course outcomes and is the vehicle through which an online course is best delivered. This session explores specific techniques and innovative new approaches that can be used in any online class to successfully develop a learning community.

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


Special Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

It is challenging to keep up with technology and encourage technology integration in the classroom, but with web-based learning, students and educators have training at their fingertips. See how just-in-time learning can positively impact technology skills, encourage technology integration, and empower learners to excel and provide educators the ability to assess technology comprehension.

Deborah Meester, Manager
Higher Education Sales
Atomic Learning, Inc.


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-38, Level 2

Participants in this session explore why incorporating wikis into classes is a good idea, what types of assignments wikis can support, and how to set up a wiki inside a commonly used course management package. Instructors who use Blackboard to support online and oncampus classes will benefit most from this session, although all instructors are welcome.

Mark Harris, Professor
English
Schoolcraft College


Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

The presenters walk participants through the steps of using and creating wikis, blogs, and podcasts to enhance language learning in ESL courses. Participants learn how these Web 2.0 tools can be used successfully in a language learning classroom to not only increase learning, but also to promote collaboration and learner autonomy.

Christina Cavage, Associate Professor
English as a Second Language
Atlantic Cape Community College
Gwen McIntyre, Assistant Professor
ESL and Modern Languages
Atlantic Cape Community College


Forum Session
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-43, Level 2

Participants leave with an increased awareness of the importance of learner readiness for online learning and an understanding about how to assess levels of learner readiness. Participants are also exposed to multiple approaches to providing student services to at-risk online learners.

Tara Boozer, Account Manager
Accounts
SmarterServices


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

Previous student retention research has focused on programs using traditional pedagogical and assessment processes. The presenters discuss how student retention can be enhanced for online learning by applying the lessons learned from traditional models. Multidimensional techniques available in the online environment, how these data can be gathered and reported, and the possible significance of these data are presented.

Thomas Downey, Chief Academic Officer
Education
Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group


Forum Session
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-41, Level 2

Most people in higher education today agree that enhancing the student experience is a priority. However, there are many questions about how to accomplish this. At Delgado Community College (DCC), cosourcing support has greatly contributed to this effort. During this session, the presenters discuss the evolution of cosourced support for IT services to launch DCC Live!, a 24/7 comprehensive education services management model.

Arnel Cosey, Campus Provost and Assistant Vice Chancellor
Academic Affairs
Delgado Community College
Thomas Lovince, Assistant Vice Chancellor
Information Technology
Delgado Community College


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

Do you want to increase retention of your incoming students? Join us for an informative and hands-on session about the benefit of using A+dvancer, an online tutorial that helps identify college readiness proficiencies and performs skill-level diagnostic reporting. A+dvancer also has optional prescriptive instruction. Join the discussion to learn how A+dvancer can foster students’ chances for success by accurately placing them in reading, writing, and mathematic courses.

Kathie Montognese, Consultant
Higher Ed
American Education Corporation


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

In an effort to improve retention, Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) developed the Student Performance Profile, an attitudinal assessment that identifies at-risk students and helps staff develop personalized intervention plans that prepare students for the demands of college. Participants interested in helping at-risk students and improving retention rates can discuss this project, its implementation process, and its early results.

Kristen Raney, Dean
Academic Services
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Philip Palser, Coordinator
Student Services
Chippewa Valley Technical College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

With increasingly limited resources and decreasing budgets, administrators are finding it tough to train students on critical lifelong learning skills. This session explores a series of online tools students can use to gain knowledge about career options, study skills, money management, test-taking strategies, social pressures, and more. The use of video, podcasts, blogs, discussion boards, social networking sites, webinars and on-demand trainings, all of which are critical to creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment are discussed.

Valerie Kisiel, Co-owner
Marketing
Innovative Educators


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

Are you disappointed with low attendance at student workshops and seminars? Learn about an approach that works for us called "You Got Questions? Counselors Have Answers." We keep it simple and sustainable by taking the information to the students, linking with student activities, and bringing counselors out of their offices into accessible and informal settings. With support from wireless laptops, counselors can be proactive and reach out to students with academic and career information anywhere on campus.

Judy McMillan, Dean
Academic and Student Affairs
Tidewater Community College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

Technology is important to higher education institutions, and as a result, the person who leads that department, the chief information officer, is very important. Unfortunately, the CIO role is still in its infancy and the conditions and attributes that equal success are still fairly unknown. This longitudinal study, now in its fifth year, has begun to shed light on the higher education CIO. The presenter shares the results of the national study of CIOs in higher education, with a special focus on community college CIOs.

Wayne Brown, Vice President
Extended Education
Excelsior College


Special Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

Kick off the League’s Conference on Information Technology with this annual gathering of community college Chief Information Officers. Summit participants discuss effective strategies, timely issues, and model information technology and infrastructure programs. The summit’s experienced technology leaders facilitate discussions about effective solutions to hot topics such as sustainability (Green IT), virtualization, e-discovery, cloud computing, and software-as-a-service (SaaS). Also included is an open question and answer session about issues of specific concern to session participants. The CIO Summit is designed to help community college technology leaders help their peers improve the information technology systems in our colleges today while creating a vision for tomorrow.

Todd Jorns, Senior Director
Instructional Technology
Illinois Community College Board
Kimberley Conley, Chief Information Technology Officer
Henderson Community College - KCTCS
Kenneth Green, Director
The Campus Computing Project
Darrel Huish, Vice Chancellor
Information Technology Services
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office
Kenneth Moore, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Information Technology
Sinclair Community College


Learning Center Course
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-38, Level 2

Delta College has established the groundwork for successful campus sustainability through benchmarking initiatives, academic program development, and green technology. The presenters share their experience with incorporating sustainable practices and decision-making processes. Session participants are encouraged to identify initiatives that can serve to promote a culture of environmental awareness on their own campus and leave with an understanding of green IT, its infrastructure and environment, and options for streamlining their computing projects.

Jean Goodnow, President
Delta College
Trevor Kubatzke, Vice President
Student Services
Milwaukee Area Technical College


Special Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

This session focuses on the nuts and bolts of a mature and highly successful faculty professional development initiative called the Teaching Transformation Academy (TTA) conducted by the Vincennes University Center for Teaching and Learning. Over 160 faculty members are now TTA graduates, having participated in 15 weeks of training focused on educational technology, pedagogy, and instructional design. How to blend the right mix of pedagogy and technology, keeping the content current, and promoting faculty participation are among the many topics covered.

Robert Slayton, Dean
Instructional Services, Learning Resources
Vincennes University
David Peter, Dean
Learning Resources
Vincennes University


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-09/10, Level 2

Organizational change is often the cause of some of the most turbulent and stressful times for employees and organizations. The presenter offers insights and solutions that help ease the stress of these transitions and provides tools to use to increase buy-in.

Oscar Ramos, Executive Director
Technology Services
Lone Star College System
Shah Ardalan, President
University Center
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-38, Level 2

Internet Teaching Techniques (ED392) is a three-credit course that takes Delta faculty members beyond LMS training to an exploration of the pedagogy involved in teaching and learning online. Participants are introduced to the course and discuss how similar initiatives could address needs at their colleges.

Raymond Lacina, Faculty
English
Delta College
Nadine Davis, Professor
English
Delta College


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-09/10, Level 2

Many institutions use course evaluation techniques that may not work in the online environment, resulting in poor to no evaluation of what really goes on online. Research on instructor performance online yields inconsistent results and lends little empirical data to this area. This session assists institutions devise ways to evaluate online courses and faculty members effectively.

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


Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

Every organization faces significant challenges in an economic downturn. Reducing IT costs is usually one of the first considerations. However, it is critically important to review the organization’s key performance indicators (KPIs) to prevent long-term and infrastructure damages with short-term financial gains. The key is demonstrating IT value over IT expense. Participants leave with practices and tools to develop KPIs and executive reports that demonstrate IT’s value. In addition, tracking workbooks and sample reports are distributed.

Link Alander, Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
Technology Services
Lone Star College System
Shah Ardalan, President
University Center
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

Three decades into the IT revolution in higher education that began with the arrival of microcomputers in the 1980s, students, faculty, and administrators continue to confront a set of challenges about the role of computing and information technology in teaching, learning, and campus operations. Some of these issues are fairly recent in origin; others have been with us and have vexed us for more than two decades. This presentation focuses on these eight challenges great aspirations, IT infrastructure, IT financing, IT security, the Deming Dictum, the consumer experience, assessment, and new technologies and innovations and identifies strategies to address these issues during and beyond the current economic downturn.

Kenneth Green, Director
The Campus Computing Project


Special Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
M2-30, Level 2

Quality means very different things to different people when it comes to online learning. Designed for higher education administrators charged with managing e-learning operations, this course provides strategies for ensuring a high level of quality in online learning. During this course, the primary focus is on raising the quality of online course design, measuring the quality of online teaching, and measuring the quality of online learning.

Barry Dahl, Vice President
Lake Superior Connect
Lake Superior College
Hanna Erpestad, Dean
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lake Superior College


Learning Center Course
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O2-39, Level 2

Using service-level agreements set reasonable customer expectations and provide a means for IT service personnel to be successful each day. What are your service people able to deliver in normal business hours? Your job as an IT manager is to find the middle ground that gives you satisfied customers and happy and productive employees. Participants leave with new ideas to help balance expectations for their IT services.

Jim Crawford, Executive Director
Technology Services
Lone Star College System


Roundtable Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

During this completely hands-on session, participants work with Camtasia Studio to learn the basic steps to recording, editing, and producing onscreen videos. Leave with the tools needed to create recorded lectures, presentations, and training, and to share them on iPods, iPhones, and the web, including on Screencast.com and YouTube.

Ryan Eash, Instructional Designer
Training
TechSmith


Hands-On Lab
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

An inbox often controls people instead of people controlling their inbox, resulting in overload, warnings from IT Services, important messages being missed, and a feeling of being weighed down by too much email. By managing an inbox effectively, faculty and staff can become more productive, accomplish more, and be free of the issues caused by full inboxes. Simple techniques to achieve an empty inbox daily are demonstrated.

Keith Krieger, Director
Technical Training
Johnson County Community College


Forum Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

Governance, organization, and leadership are on a five-year consecutive run in the top ten issues of strategic importance, and higher education institutions need answers. Presenters from Lone Star College share their insights and hope to gain insights from participants about how to actively get support and buy-in from all campus constituencies.

Mario Berry, Director
Technology Services
Lone Star College System
Shah Ardalan, President
University Center
Lone Star College System


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

In most organizations, but particularly in higher education, taking away personal computers to be replaced with a virtual desktop interface (VDI) is not well received by users. This is a discussion about the message, the channel, the sender, and the receiver, but most importantly, about the noise that distracts organizations from adopting virtual desktop interface, a robust server room technology that can be deployed without users’ work being interrupted. This discussion is about the VDI deployment strategy used at Columbus State Community College.

Hamid Danesh,
Columbus State Community College
James Beidler, Director
Information Technology
Columbus State Community College


Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-08/15, Level 2

Using minimum resources, Henry Ford Community College attracted new full- and part-time faculty members to create innovative online courses that increased online enrollment 200 percent. Human Resources, Instructional Technology, and Academic Education combined their efforts to recruit, train, and reward faculty members for creating online courses that merged technology into instructional design strategies that attract and encourage student engagement. Presenters provide an overview of the program and its techniques.

Reginald Gerlica,
Henry Ford Community College
Elizabeth Davis,
Henry Ford Community College
Darren Rinaldi, Technician
Instructional Technology
Henry Ford Community College


Forum Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

This session explores the development of key metrics of IT performance that can be measured and compared among community colleges. The results of these comparative metrics within selected New York State and League for Innovation community colleges are shared. Institutions interested in joining the project are provided access to the IT performance metrics.

Jeffrey Bartkovich, Vice President
Educational Technology Services
Monroe Community College - SUNY
Dale Mallory, Associate Vice President
Educational Technology Services
Monroe Community College - SUNY


Forum Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-09/10, Level 2

Managers across the country battle the chaotic nature of getting results and meeting expectations. As stress levels increase and objectives seem unrealistic, real leaders rise to face obstacles through strategic motivational tactics. The presenters provide real-world examples of how to face different challenges and achieve the mission.

Jim Crawford, Executive Director
Technology Services
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

Informed decision making ensures that college resources are effectively used to meet student needs and support learning. This session provides examples of how technology and research work collaboratively to gather and use student feedback for technology decisions. Discussed are several feedback loops such as focus groups, surveys, and student panels.

Robert Montgomery, Executive Director
Information Technologies
Oakland Community College


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

This session will help participants identify underutilized technology resources and provide an overview of tools that can be used to make the most of technology investments through web-based training and support. Topics will include maximizing help desk support, enhancing professional development and supporting distance learners and non-traditional student needs. Deb Meester, Higher Education Sales Manager, Eastern Region, Atomic Learning, MN

Deborah Meester, Manager
Higher Education Sales
Atomic Learning, Inc.


Hands-On Lab
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
DO-05AB, Level 0

Participants learn about a comprehensive, three-phase, IT data analysis model that defines IT operations, measures critical IT services, and demonstrates IT performance against basic institutional mission tenets. This session will particularly benefit campus technologists, CIOs, planners, and policy makers.

Marie Fetzner, Assistant to the Vice President
Educational Technology Services
Monroe Community College - SUNY
Terrance Keys, Assistant Vice President
Instructional Technologies
Monroe Community College - SUNY


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-09/10, Level 2

As more faculty use the online classroom to deliver or support their courses, meeting development needs can be a challenge. This session shares how the Center for E-Learning has evolved to offer continuous faculty development and support in using the online classroom. This session will interest any faculty member or college staff that is involved in faculty development.

Linda Davis, Dean
Academic Services
St. Clair County Community College
Debra Lacey, Elearning Coordinator
Center For Elearning
St. Clair County Community College


Forum Session
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

This presentation highlights collaborative efforts within the South Carolina Technical College System Office to develop a secure, web-based data management system for a Carl D. Perkins grant. While minor improvements were made over the years, funds were underused, trend data was difficult to analyze, and needed areas of technical assistance were hard to assess. The presenters emphasize how process evaluation, partnership, information technology, and training helped South Carolina postsecondary bring Perkins into the 21st century.

Stephaie Frazier, Coordinator
Academic Affairs
South Carolina Technical College System
Hope Rivers, Senior Manager
Academic Affairs
South Carolina Technical College System
Warren Durham, Database Administrator
Information Technology
South Carolina Technical College System


Forum Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

Looking for a way to network with other faculty members teaching web design and development, share instructional materials, and keep up with current trends in the field? This session introduces InterAct, a living, open-source curriculum framework created by the Web Standards Project Education Task Force with contributions from industry and education professionals.

Terry Morris, Faculty
Computer Information Systems
Harper College
Leslie Jensen-Inman, Assistant Professor
Art, Design, and Technology
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga


Forum Session
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
D2-13, Level 2

What we do online doesn't always stay online. Seemingly benign communications can explode into scandal. Three former journalists who are now college instructors discuss recent examples about how educators' online activities erupted into controversy. The presenters provide advice to anyone who uses technology about how to avoid landing in the middle of a negative news story or lawsuit.

Crystal McMorris, Adjunct Faculty
English
Delta College
Kathie Bachleda, Adjunct Faculty
English
Delta College
Joan Ramm,
Delta College


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-43, Level 2

Quality faculty and staff development is critical to sustaining learning collegewide. However, given hectic schedules, it is increasingly challenging to plan and implement comprehensive face-to-face professional development programs. The Roundtable Module pilot project represents a new approach to professional development. Video and multimedia content allow a flexible approach to engaging content individually, in groups, or as part of real-time sessions. Come hear about lessons learned and participate in a demonstration of one of the early modules.

Elaine Karls,
Delta College
Amy Melton, Doctoral Intern
Delta College


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2

Exceeding customer satisfaction by how we deliver services, not by what services we deliver, has become acculturated in the Lone Star College System. Showing value and caring about customers is no longer an option. The bar is set at functioning technology; rising above it requires outstanding customer service. The presenters share examples of how they took an IT operation from one that no one trusted to one that was revered.

Butch Juelg, Associate Vice Chancellor
Campus Services
Lone Star College System
Shah Ardalan, President
University Center
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-43, Level 2

Strategic planning is required if you want to build a world-class organization. Opportunities just don’t happen by mistake. Plus, you have to be ready for them when they exist. The presenters share their planning process and examples of how they successfully navigated their strategic planning process.

Butch Juelg, Associate Vice Chancellor
Campus Services
Lone Star College System
Shah Ardalan, President
University Center
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-43, Level 2

Stepping into a campus director position in an IT organization is difficult enough. It is even more difficult if the previous two directors are still on the campus looking over your shoulder. Come discuss how to politely push the former directors out of your shop while simultaneously transforming the team to meet your expectations.

Benjamin Leung, Executive Director
Technology Services
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
D2-09/10, Level 2

This session involves an in-depth look at the technology training sessions developed by Wayne County Community College District's Distance Learning Division. These monthly sessions focus on encouraging online instructors to use new technologies to engage their students. Hands-on training and peer discussions are used to demonstrate how these emerging technologies encourage student engagement in online courses. Examples of the technology covered include podcasting, web video, Second Life, Google Earth, and Wimba Classroom.

David Gazdowicz, Manager
Learning and Multimedia Development
Wayne County Community College District


Forum Session
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
O2-40, Level 2

Governance, organization, and leadership are on a five-year consecutive run in the top ten issues of strategic importance, and higher education institutions need answers. The presenters share solutions for getting support and buy-in from executive leadership and key skilled individuals through inclusion and accountability. Also shared are templates and forms, along with diagrams that depict the flow of their institution’s decision-making process.

Mario Berry, Director
Technology Services
Lone Star College System
Shah Ardalan, President
University Center
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
D2-11/12, Level 2