This session presents an innovative teaching strategy that uses a virtual person, "Audrey," to initiate discussions about managerial accounting practices. Audrey, the owner of a small regional paper jet manufacturer and a local candy company, comes to life in the students' world. She brings thought-provoking issues in business, and encourages interaction in both online and the traditional classroom. This session applies Audrey to various teaching situations.

Erskine Hawkins, Instructor - Accounting
Business
Georgia Perimeter College
Ingrid Thompson-Sellers, Assistant Professor
Georgia Perimeter College


Roundtable Discussion
1:30 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

Every college in the country is struggling with the need to identify and assess student learning outcomes and use the evidence for improving what we do in the classroom. It’s a challenge typically hindered by narrow, disconnected views of learning. Our challenge has been to find a way to re-energize assessment practices in a way that will sustain faculty interest and commitment over the long haul. We have found what we’ve been looking for in the patterns and imagery of a white water river experience. Envision a white water river – flowing, connected, engaging, continuous, branching, challenging, recycling – and you have a powerful image of what we should expect learning assessment to look like.

Les Lewchuk, Coordinator
Kwantlen University College
Ruth Stiehl, Professor Emeritus
Community College Leadership
Oregon State University
Judith Maxson, Provost
Academic Affairs
Hocking Technical College
Bernita Crawford, Coordinator
Academic Affairs
Hocking Technical College
Carol Schaafsma, Vice President
Academic Affairs
Linn-Benton Community College


Forum Session
1:30 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Grand Salon 22, First Floor

Students need to practice behaviors that will be expected when they enter the workforce. Using the model suggested by "The Apprentice," these professional communication students must dress appropriately, punch a time clock, and adhere to general workplace practices for attendance, and are graded on how well they plan ahead, work with colleagues, produce a product for actual clients, and report on the process.

Mary Hjelm, Associate Professor and Chair
USC Salkehatchie


Roundtable Discussion
3:00 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

In 2002, the College of the North Atlantic contracted with the State of Qatar to provide college level education to Qatari students in the engineering, business administration, health science, and information technologies. This presentation will focus on the challenges and opportunities that this bi-cultural educational exchange have encountered.

Cyndy Howman, Dean
Student Affairs
College of the North Atlantic - Qatar


Forum Session
1:15 PM
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Grand Salon 24, First Floor

In the new Assessment Primer (in press), a flow of learning evidence is likened to the confluence of three river tributaries, a place where evidence is validated through triangulation. While most colleges are still struggling with identifying learning outcomes and creating assessment tools, Ohio’s Hocking College is becoming a model for achieving confluence of evidence. Participants in this session should leave being able to envision how evidence of learning outcomes can be generated, gathered, merged, and used for program improvement at their college.

Les Lewchuk, Coordinator
Kwantlen University College
Ruth Stiehl, Professor Emeritus
Community College Leadership
Oregon State University
Judith Maxson, Provost
Academic Affairs
Hocking Technical College
Bernita Crawford, Coordinator
Academic Affairs
Hocking Technical College


Forum Session
4:15 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Grand Salon 22, First Floor

Enrollment in online courses, including mathematics, at St. Petersburg College is increasing. SMARTHINKING offers 24/7 academic support electronically for distance learning students by providing access to a qualified instructor along with expanded access to individualized instructional support delivered at the teachable moment.

Danny Clark, Instructor
Mathematics
St. Petersburg College


Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

Students enrolled in today’s college preparatory classes need more than catch-up or remedial instruction. This forum will show how to incorporate a more cognitive approach to teaching. Within the established curricula of college preparatory courses, students are taught how individual learning occurs so that the skills needed for college success can become automatic and easier.

Caroline Seefchak,
Reading and ESL
Broward College


Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

The mix of millennials, gen-x’ers, baby boomers, and more make the provision of modern education a complex process. In addition, blended learning, mobile devices, gaming, social networking, high-impact presentation technologies, and analytics are bringing new twists to our learning environments. What else is ahead? What’s in store? How much more can we take? How do we retain the human touch? Come join the conversation about how a new generation of learning is taking shape.

Mark Milliron, President and CEO
Catalyze Learning International
Kathleen Plinske, Coordinator
Professional Development
McHenry County College
Coral Noonan-Terry, Associate Director
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)


Forum Session
1:30 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Magnolia, Third Floor

Bellevue Community College students partnered with the Rotary Club and industry mentors to provide over 8,000 consulting hours valued at more than $300,000 to women- and minority-owned businesses and organizations, contributing to the total annual economic impact of over $10 million provided by our partner, the Bellevue Entrepreneur Center. Program businesses saw revenues increase over 50 percent. This course has received national and state awards and commendations in service learning.

Leslie Lum, Faculty
Business
Bellevue Community College


Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

The purpose of this session is to highlight colleges that act on fact; that is, colleges that have used CCSSE results to inform decisions about student success and can show the impact of those decisions. CCSSE-member colleges and participants will discuss how to use CCSSE results to inform institutional effectiveness, strategic planning, reaffirmation of accreditation, and faculty development to improve student success.

Kay McClenney, Director
Marketing
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
Christine McLean, Coordinator
Community College Survey Of Student Engagement
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
Larry Litecky, President
N/a
Century College
Annette Conn, Provost And Dean
Academic Affairs
Bucks County Community College


Forum Session
11:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Grand Salon 21, First Floor

The way to learn and remember is to make the student an active participant in learning. We will show you some ways to do this. We will be using case studies, quizzes, and instant feedback to facilitate learning. We will be using a classroom performance system, clickers, to show how easy it is to get all students to participate.

Marilyn Shopper, Professor
Science
Johnson County Community College
Donnie Byers, Professor
Science, Health Care, and Mathematics
Johnson County Community College


Forum Session
12:15 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Oak Alley, Third Floor

Learn by doing, as you explore active learning strategies to help students maintain focus and engage their brains. This session is intended to involve faculty and faculty developers in use of educational games, activities, graphic organizers, and movement to make learning active and long lasting. Come expecting to be engaged and energized.

Michele Neaton, Director
Center for Teaching and Learning
Century College
David Bate, Faculty
Faculty Training and Leadership Center
Salt Lake Community College


Forum Session
1:15 PM
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Grand Salon 16, First Floor

Much good can result from a diversity-infused course, not just in terms of course content but in areas of critical thinking, cultural awareness, negotiation, sensitivity, and social consciousness. This presentation will benefit educators who want to find ways to incorporate diversity content in their courses – with an eye to shake, shape, change, and examine theirs as well as their students' ways of thinking and making meaning in an increasingly diverse world community.

Andy Reyes, Professor
English as a Second Language
Bunker Hill Community College


Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

Students gain understanding, appreciation, and interest in mathematics when they are encouraged to discover concepts for themselves. . By devoting more class time to a Socratic mode of instruction, teachers can enhance their effectiveness by encouraging student creativity and cognitive learning. Come explore selected topics from algebra in a natural, discovery-oriented fashion.

Harvey Yarborough, Professor
Mathematics
Brazosport College


Poster Session
11:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Chemin Royale, First Floor

Administrators and cross-discipline faculty explore collaborative structures to improve alignment of curriculum objectives, assessments, and expectations between high school and college. We showcase initiatives with our local school system, including a jointly funded student services position, our collaboration council, alternative pathways to mathematics placement, alignment of English curriculum, and a dual-enrollment program. This session benefits faculty and administrators who have responsibility for the success of first-year students.

Betty Holton, Chair
English
Frederick Community College
Christine Helfrich, Associate Vice President
Teaching And Learning
Frederick Community College
Barbara Angleberger, Chair
Social Sciences
Frederick Community College


Forum Session
1:15 PM
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Grand Salon 9, First Floor

Cumberland County College, New Jersey, uses WebCT for its online courses – except in the Humanities Division, where one instructor created his own courses. This roundtable explores the pros and cons of going your own way and weighs options concerning proprietary programs such as WebCT. We’ll also discuss the joys and sorrows of a home-grown project, including time management, the language of online courses, grading, and course design.

Kevin McGarvey, Associate Professor
Arts and Humanities
Cumberland County College


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

No matter how well planned, interesting, colorful, computerized, or relevant the lesson may be, if a student is not interacting with the material, then the only brain that will grow belongs to the teacher. Session participants will learn how to apply individual learning styles to whole class instruction, methods and materials to reinforce success for adult students, critical thinking strategies, and more.

Valley Rogers, Director And Instructor
Technical Studies
Bainbridge College
Hope Toole, Assistant Professor
Mathematics
Bainbridge College
Ann Brannen, Assistant Professor
Mathematics
Bainbridge College


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

Participants will learn from our research on the educational impact of Apple's iPod on college students, comparing learning outcomes of the traditional class (without iPods) and the class using the iPod. We’ll provide description and analysis of how students applied iPods to professor’s notes, the course syllabus, assignments and due date alerts, podcasts, and vocabulary list.

Louis Molina, Professor
English
Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus
Susan Lewis, Coordinator
Network Services
Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus


Forum Session
3:00 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Grand Salon 16, First Floor

More than content experts and learning facilitators, faculty are the primary researchers and assessment leaders of an institution. All teachers can collect data via course-embedded, authentic assessment techniques to create innovative interventions that will enhance the college experience for their students. Discover how faculty can use classroom assessment techniques as well as more formal tools to assess and enhance student learning at the course, program, and institutional levels.

Tara Ebersole, Assistant Vice President
Instruction
The Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville
Rose Mince, Dean
Instruction For Curriculum And Assessment
The Community College of Baltimore County-Essex


Forum Session
3:45 PM
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Grand Salon 4, First Floor

Monroe Community College provides an opportunity for online students to attend a face-to-face workshop which directs students to resources they can use to become successful online learners. Participants in the workshop gain an increased familiarity and comfort level with working in the online environment, ultimately increasing student retention and satisfaction rates. This session is designed for anyone who works with students in the online environment: administrators, instructional designers and developers, faculty, advisors and counselors, and career center personnel.

Susan Forsyth, Professor
Health Professions
Monroe Community College
Martha Kendall, Specialist
Instructional Development
Monroe Community College


Forum Session
1:30 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Grand Salon 22, First Floor

This three-hour workshop builds on the philosophy of Parker Palmer that we lead and teach who we are. Participants will share their experiences of excellence and community, and build on one another’s stories to develop a personal action plan. Action plans will focus on teaching and leading in a way that truly creates community among internal and external constituents and ultimately yields innovation and excellence for the college. We will address the meaning of dialogue and community, ways to foster meaningful dialogue in the internal and external community, and ways to gain support from the college community for innovation and productivity efforts.

Cynthia Heelan, President
Academic Consulting
Cynthia Heelan & Associates
Larry Litecky, President
N/a
Century College


Forum Session
8:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Grand Salon 16, First Floor

This workshop has been designed to provide instructors with ideas, best practices, tips and tricks, pedagogical models, and instructional strategies for teaching and learning in the online environment. We’ll discuss issues surrounding course architecture and navigation, online course design, and the design and incorporation of interactive course content that is accessible to all users.

April Bellafiore, Director of Distance Learning
Distance Learning
Bristol Community College


Roundtable Discussion
1:30 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

This workshop explores strategies for incorporating interdisciplinary service-learning projects directly into the classroom and curriculum. A community-based, student-centered service-learning project on hunger and poverty in human services, economics, and architecture classes will be shown as a model. Participants will have the opportunity to apply the model to other local, national, and global community issues. The session should particularly benefit faculty and administrators seeking innovative interdisciplinary or collegewide civic engagement projects that involve students in active learning.

Beth Potter, Associate
Human Services
Anne Arundel Community College
Michael Ryan, Department Chair
Architecture Interior Design And Construction Management
Anne Arundel Community College
Robert Lowe, Professor
Architecture and Interior Design
Anne Arundel Community College
Gretchen Mester, Department Chair
Economics
Anne Arundel Community College


Forum Session
8:00 AM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Grand Salon 24, First Floor

Participants will explore how problem-based learning can be used effectively in technical courses and will develop and formulate a brief action plan for an introductory problem-based module which can be used in any technical course. The participant will receive information on the next steps to developing more sophisticated problem-based learning scenarios.

William Barrett, Associate Professor
Computer Studies
Iowa Western Community College
John Magill, Associate Professor
Computer Studies
Iowa Western Community College


Roundtable Discussion
3:00 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

This session profiles learning connections among students and faculty of different disciplines, a community organization, and culturally diverse citizens of two states through a weeklong service learning project implemented in Louisiana by Sinclair Community College and the Dayton, Ohio, Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. We will discuss lessons we learned and are using to facilitate creative, hands-on multidisciplinary teaching, learning, and reflection. Chief academic officers, deans, and faculty will benefit.

James Eller,
Sinclair Community College
Gloria Goldman, Chair
Nursing
Sinclair Community College
Marilyn Rodney, Program Coordinator
Service Learning
Sinclair Community College


Forum Session
4:15 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Grand Salon 10, First Floor

The development of relationships among community college students, faculty, and staff is being rapidly recognized as one of the most significant contributors to increased student retention and success. This session presents promising practices data from a new study conducted by the MetLife Foundation Initiative on Student Success. MetLife Foundation award-winning college representatives will consider with participants ways to intentionally design strategies to create a culture in which supportive relationships can develop and thrive.

Arleen Arnsparger, Manager
MetLife Initiative On Student Success
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)


Forum Session
8:00 AM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Grand Salon 7, First Floor

The session will assist faculty in building a library of resources for their students who may be in a remote setting such as a hospital. Encouraging student participation in the activity is discussed, as is identifying excellent industry-created resources. Concerns of copyright are addressed. Samples of industry-driven education materials and the student project folder are shared.

Kim Uddo, Assistant Professor
Nursing
Delgado Community College


Roundtable Discussion
8:00 AM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

This demonstration illustrates how to motivate students to assimilate, apply, and synthesize the pragmatics and aesthetics of mathematics through their writing. Participants are shown how to use charts, graphs, census tables, and algebraic equations that require their students to make extensive and accurate calculations that define and analyze real world writing problems. Participants will learn how to use these materials in proposal letters and essays that have genuine rhetorical contexts.

David Cromer, Associate Professor
Humanities
Georgia Perimeter College


Poster Session
3:00 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Chemin Royale, First Floor

Are you curious about new technology tools that could enliven your teaching? This session will introduce you to iPods and other MP3 players, video recorders, Table PCs, and presentation devices. You will get step-by-step explanations of how to use each one, along with the roles they can play in creating more interactive lessons, enhancing student engagement, and teaching to various learning styles.

William Doherty, Interim Director
@ONE Project
Evergreen Valley College


Forum Session
12:15 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Grand Salon 10, First Floor

Learn how high-tech assessment technology and an innovative assessment model are integrated to deliver onsite, real-time, standards-based, authentic performance evaluations to improve student motivation, retention, learning, and achievement. eLumen Achievement deployed on wireless tablet PCs allows health science faculty to conduct real-time lab and hospital clinic performance evaluations using electronic scorecards, which provide timely, prescriptive student feedback for customizing improvement plans.

Connie Lee McCall, Assistant Professor
Health Science
Kirkwood Community College
Maggie Thomas, Professor
Health Science
Kirkwood Community College
Michael Robinson, Paramedic Clinical Coordinator
Health Science
Kirkwood Community College
Rich Edwards, Professor
Learning Services
Kirkwood Community College


Forum Session
12:15 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Grand Salon 18, First Floor

This session presents an institution's process for developing three levels of certification for faculty teaching online. The session focuses on Level 2 and its development, content, and completion requirements. The session would benefit instructional deans and administrators, instructional designers, online faculty, and professional development professionals.

Emelyn Stalnaker, Manager
Center for Teaching and Distance Learning
Lone Star College System
Hilton LaSalle, Program Director
Center for Teaching and Distance Learning
Lone Star College System
Nita Schiro, Program Manager
Center for Teaching and Distance Learning
Lone Star College System


Forum Session
8:00 AM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Belle Chasse, Third Floor

How do I produce web pages using Dreamweaver, create a podcast, or deliver classes using Blackboard? Learn how Belmont Technical College answers these questions and more by using Atomic Learning to empower faculty, staff, and students to excel in technology. Through a show-and-tell approach, Atomic Learning not only delivers web-based software training for faculty and staff, but can also improve student achievement from novice computer users to seasoned technology veterans.

Roger Geraets, Manager
Atomic Learning, Inc.
Amy Leoni, Librarian
Learning and Information Services
Belmont Technical College
Don Winland,
Belmont Technical College


Forum Session
8:00 AM
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Grand Salon 19, First Floor

This session identifies a data-driven approach employed by one Achieving the Dream college to develop and continually refine successful learning strategies for first-year developmental reading students. Using qualitative and quantitative data to identify achievement gaps and to document what students perceive as barriers to persistence, HCC has implemented and/or expanded two classroombased, student-centered retention strategies to increase the success and retention rate of developmental reading students. This session is interactive and highly informative.

Charity Freeman, Student Success Director for AtD
Achieving the Dream
Hillsborough Community College
Shannon Grinstead,
Hillsborough Community College
Margaret Petway, Assistant to the Dean
Student Services
Hillsborough Community College


Forum Session
8:00 AM
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Grand Salon 13, First Floor

If you have college employees who need to upgrade their computer skills but won't attend traditional courses, then come find out about an innovative series of computer training courses that differ from traditional computer training. Employees are lining up to take these courses and improve their skills.

Rebecca Wale, Manager
Human Resources
Clark College


Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

Slow down and claim three hours to consider your connection with your job. We all feel enormous pressures these days that fragment and fatigue. Grounded by Parker Palmer’s suggestion that we can live “divided no more,” we will take time for quiet and reflection to consider the unfolding of our own lives and careers. The course will take the form of a retreat, allowing participants quiet time to reflect and journal as well as an opportunity to share, if they wish, insights gained about our topic. We will offer a poem or reading as a catalyst for thought.

Sue Jones, Co-director
Center for Formation in Higher Education
Dallas County Community College District
Ann Faulkner, Co-Director
Center for Formation in Higher Education
Dallas County Community College District


Special Session
1:30 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Grand Salon 24, First Floor

Participants will engage in a discussion about the development and implementation of cooperative investigations used within college mathematics classrooms, primarily for the precalculus or early calculus courses. Participants will collaboratively investigate some phenomena from science or business, and explore the mathematics within these phenomena. The projects' primary focus is on problem solving and communication, and the implementation increases students' abilities to solve problems and communicate their findings.

Don Drummond, Faculty
Minnesota State Community and Technical College


Roundtable Discussion
4:15 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

Participants will learn how to capture screen recordings, turn them into tutorials or support videos, and display them on a server, CD-ROM, or the web. ScreenCorder 4 is an easy-to-use screen capture tool that allows instructors to create professional video tutorials quickly and efficiently. Come learn how screen recordings can answer frequently asked questions from students relating to software and online applications.

Dave Hamilton, Educational Advisor
Education
MatchWare, Inc.


Roundtable Discussion
1:30 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

Come learn how to develop a general humanities course and a compatible website that explores the process of artistic creation. The presentation covers how to select one period in history to serve as a window into the creative process, how to develop your own materials that are accessible and student friendly, and how to create a website that will function as a textbook.

Ninon Rodriguez, Professor
Arts and Philosophy
Miami Dade College - Wolfson Campus


Forum Session
4:15 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Belle Chasse, Third Floor

The most important asset of an educational organization isn’t equipment, facilities, or technology; it’s the faculty. However, even these creative professionals need a booster shot from time to time. This session will take participants through a process that will help re-energize faculty, and even chairs and deans, by identifying the best teaching and learning practices and creating ongoing teaching initiatives that can be connected to instructional planning.

Rodger Bennett, Executive Dean
School of the Arts/PE
Brookhaven College


Forum Session
11:00 AM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Grand Salon 21, First Floor

Maricopa Community Colleges is supporting an E-Learning Faculty Development Project jointly sponsored by Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction, National Center for Teacher Education, and Educational Impact. Maricopa faculty members are creating three faculty development modules that residential faculty, adjunct faculty and education students will be able to access 24/7 via the web. We will present examples from each module and provide insight into the process of design and development of e-learning for faculty development.

Gaye Bumsted Perry,
Maricopa Community College District
Cheri St. Arnauld, Executive Director
NACCTEP Conference
National Assocation of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP)
Ray Ostos, Director
National Association of Community College Teacher
Maricopa Community College District


Forum Session
12:00 PM
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Grand Salon 10, First Floor

Learn how faculty and administrators at Bellevue Community College have taken steps to bridge gaps and break down silos between credit and noncredit IT and business programs. Join a discussion of ways previous areas of competition have become areas for cooperation, and hear the ideas and strategies that helped increase student learning opportunities, enhance program efficiency and collaborative use of scarce IT resources, and create stronger lines of cross-campus communication.

Jeffrey Johnson, Executive Director
Microsoft Corporation
Margaret Turcott, Division Chair
Business
Bellevue Community College


Forum Session
12:00 PM
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Grand Salon 7, First Floor

You’ve seen it: Students toss out a chunk of information, especially for a test, but meaning and significance are often lost. Using three disciplines, this presentation explores, “So What?” Applying Bloom’s taxonomy, a cross-discipline critical thinking matrix, frames content questions at various learning levels. Benefits include collegiality, a curriculum review process, and a consistent approach to critical thinking. Student benefits include improved critical thinking, a connection among disciplines, and an applicable cognitive skill.

Lyndel Colglazier, Associate
English
Tulsa Community College
Susan Kamphaus, Associate Professor
Psychology
Tulsa Community College
Jackie Swicegood, Assistant Professor Of Mathematics
Math and Science
Tulsa Community College


Forum Session
9:15 AM
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Grand Salon 15, First Floor

Publicly funded institutions have a legal and ethical obligation to ensure that any online course content is offered in a form accessible to all who chose to participate. A thoughtful, well-designed online course must be inclusive of all students, in particular those with either a learning or physical disability. This interactive session illustrates ways of building course content accessible to all students, with emphasis on the Americans with Disability Act.

Allen Dooley, Professor
Business And Computer Technology
Pasadena Area Community College


Roundtable Discussion
1:30 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

As professional educators, you have the experience and knowledge to recognize learning in students. This action-oriented program is designed to draw out that tacit knowledge from participants and craft it into valuable learning assessments and rubrics. This is a collaborative experience, facilitated by a fellow instructor and specialist in student learning outcomes and classroom assessment. Get ready to see how your own knowledge and experience confirm and enhance scholarship in learning-centered outcomes assessment practices.

Angela Breckenridge, Learning Outcomes Specialist
Title III - Provost
Delgado Community College


Forum Session
12:15 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Grand Salon 16, First Floor

Through examples of recent implementation of service learning components into a technical college setting, participants in this session will be exposed to a teaching and learning approach that integrates community service with academic preparation. Strategies for incorporating service learning initiatives into instructional programs, including adapting course materials, forming community partnerships, and enhancing student development will be explored. Faculty, academic administrators, and others interested in service learning will benefit from this session.

Pat Hannon, Vice President
Instruction/Student Services
West Central Technical College
Kristen Douglas, Director
Institutional Effectiveness
West Central Technical College
Sindi McGowan, Director
Instructional Services
West Central Technical College


Forum Session
10:30 AM
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Grand Salon 9, First Floor

During Summer/Fall 2006, Sinclair Community College launched two remote learning centers in partnership with the regional YMCA. This session presents the college's market evaluation, community data, and administrative processes used to launch these centers. Academic, financial, and marketing leaders will find the pragmatic information useful in conceptualizing similar ventures.

Dan Brazelton,
Sinclair Community College
Rebecca Butler, Director
Marketing
Sinclair Community College


Forum Session
1:30 PM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Grand Salon 13, First Floor

How do we teach critical thinking without boring students with theory? How are students’ outcomes measured? This presentation will demonstrate a classroom-based research project that examined critical thinking outcomes. The project involved an innovative computer simulation assignment designed to develop critical thinking in nursing students. A holistic scoring instrument, based on Peter Faccione’s critical thinking behaviors, measuring students' outcomes will be presented.

Susan Longacre, MS RNC
Registered Nursing
City College of San Francisco


Roundtable Discussion
3:00 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Napoleon, Third Floor

What better way to prepare to teach online than to immerse yourself in the learning environment as a student? In Humber’s Clinic for Online Teaching, faculty put pedagogy to practice. They create material for their online course while learning effective strategies for teaching online. Interact with the development team and facilitators to learn about this innovative fully online clinic. We will share tips and tricks to help you to cook up your own faculty favorite.

Nancy Epner, Professional Development Consultant
Professional Development
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Ruth Hickey, Manager
Open Learning Centre
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Dawn Marie Warren, Mulit-Media Technoligist
Instructional Support Studio
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Katharine Webb, Mulit-Media Design Technoligist
Professional Development
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning


Forum Session
11:00 AM
Monday, March 05, 2007
Melrose, Third Floor

This presentation focuses on how youth programs have been taught by faculty across disciplines at Cy-Fair College through summer camps, holiday camps, spring break camps, reading programs, and Scout merit badge classes. Courses are integrated into the college’s learning signature. These offerings meet a community need for children’s programs, serve as a powerful recruitment tool, and provide young learners with an introduction to the college experience.

Ted Lewis, Instructional Dean
Science and Public Services
Lone Star College - CyFair
Terri Hill, Program Coordinator Continuing Education
Continuing Education
Lone Star College - CyFair


Forum Session
1:30 PM
Tuesday, March 06, 2007