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Ninth Annual
Instructional Technology Conference
Middle Tennessee State University
Transforming the Learning Environment
April 4-6, 2004

Conference Agenda

Sunday, April 4, 2004

1:00 - 4:00

TTC

Macromedia Dreamweaver for Beginners (Formosa)

Pre-Conference

6:00 - 8:00

Doubletree

Registration, Welcome Reception, and Entertainment

Monday, April 5, 2004

7:30 - noon

KUC Lobby 

Registration

7:30 - 8:15

KUC Lobby 

Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 9:30

KUC Theatre 

Featured Speaker - The Transformed Academy (Hawkins)

9:00 - 3:00

KUC 324 

Exhibitor Displays

9:30 - 9:50

KUC 322 & 315 

Break

9:50 - Noon

Concurrent Track Sessions

9:50 - 10:50

KUC Theatre

Increasing Learner Curiosity by Integrating Technology and Online Learning (Barger)

Track 1

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 318

Managing Student Workers: Creating Community, Initiative, and Accountability Using WebCT (Early)

Track 3

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 314

Using Impactica to Enhance Online Instruction with WebCT (Hausler, Sanders, Patten)

Track 1

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 316

Bringing WebCT Home: Faculty Training in the English Department (Clayton, McKee)

Track 2

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 313

Utilizing the Power of Technology to Visualize Mathematics (Kimmins)

Track 1

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

LRC Lab A

Web Accessibility Issues in Course Management Systems (Suppacheewa, Spiegel, Satici)

Track 2

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

JUB Dining Room C

The Learning Race: Start Your 'N-Gens' with Operational Ethics (Crockett)

Track 2

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC Theater

Assessing Learning Achievements and Satisfaction in Simultaneously Face-to-Face and Video-Conferenced Graduate Communication Courses: A Case Study (Dun, Glenn, Aronson)

Track 2

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC 318

Creating Reusable Learning Objects with PowerPoint 2003: A Visual Learning Journey (Belcher, Kerr)

Track 1

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC 316

Engaging Students with Alternative Assignments (Altstatt)

Track 2

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC 313

Can Learning Objectives Become MORE Experiential? If So, How? (Peter)

Track 2

Presentation

11:00 - noon

LRC Lab A

Creating and Using a CD to Teach Introductory Biology Online (Welch)

Track 1

Presentation

11:00 - noon

JUB Room C

Using Research to Assess (Grove)

Track 3

Presentation

9:50 - noon

Workshops - Limited Seating - Please obtain ticket from registration desk

9:50 - noon

LRC Lab B

Techniques and Tips for Using Robots to Help First Semester Students Learn Programming (Pulliam)

Track 1

Workshop

9:50 - noon

TTC

Developing Awesome Images with Adobe Photoshop (Jackson)

Track 1

Workshop

noon - 1:15

JUB

Lunch - Tennessee Room

1:15 - 2:15

Concurrent Track Sessions

1:15 - 2:15

KUC Theatre

The Art of Online Course Assessment (Maxwell)

Track 2

Presentation

1:15 - 2:15

KUC 318

Using Blackboard to Create Effective Strategies in a Traditional German Language Classroom (Yaniga)

Track 1

Presentation

1:15 - 2:15

KUC 314

Technology and Institutional Change: Lessons Learned from the Instructional Technology Initiative at Maryville College (Wentz, James)

Track 2

Presentation

1:15 - 2:15

KUC 316

Acquire, Edit, and Display for Less than $2K (Bush, Early)

Track 2

Presentation

1:15 - 2:15

KUC 313

A Research Simulation for the Humanities: Enabling Students to Experience the Process of Literary Inquiry (Ross, Buckley)

Track 3

Presentation

1:15 - 2:15

JUB Room C

Academic Use of Tablet PCs: A Case Study (Hallis)

Track 3

Presentation

2:15 - 2:35

KUC 315 & 322 

Break

2:35 - 4:45

Concurrent Track Sessions

2:35 - 3:35

KUC Theatre

How Do You Teach That Online? They Said It Couldn't Be Done (Warner, Denison, Safdie)

Track 2

Presentation

2:35 - 3:35

KUC 318

What Makes or Breaks a Distance Course (McKeown)

Track 2

Presentation

2:35 - 3:35

KUC 314

Authentic Learner Assessment in an Online Environment (Drummond)

Track 2

Presentation

2:35 - 3:35

KUC 316

A Model of Online Learning that Incorporates Critical Thinking Concepts with Case Study Problems and Solutions (Gardner)

Track 2

Presentation

2:35 - 3:35

KUC 313

Comparing TI-83 Silver, TI-89, Scientific Notebook, Laptops, and PDAs for Mathematical Calculations (Martin)

Track 1

Presentation

2:35 - 3:35

JUB Room C

Digital Natives versus Digital Immigrants: Marc Prensky's Approach (Contreras)

Track 3

Presentation

3:45 - 4:45

KUC Theatre

E-Portfolio Development for Students in Higher Education (Kelley, Brown)

Track 2

Presentation

3:45 - 4:45

KUC 318

Curriculum Redesign Workbook: Rebuilding the Curriculum for Online Instruction (Duell, Unrath)

Track 1

Presentation

3:45 - 4:45

KUC 314

Cognitive Accessibility in Online Courses: Experienced (Spiegel, Symington)

Track 1

Presentation

3:45 - 4:45

KUC 316

Creating Connected Communities of Inquiry Through an Electronic Reserve System (Slye, Williamson)

Track 2

Presentation

3:45 - 4:45

KUC 313

Enhancing the "Show and Tell" Aspects of Class Engagement Using Camtasia, a Low-Cost Video Screen Capture Replay Technology (Hoyer)

Track 2

Presentation

3:45 - 4:45

JUB Room C

What's the Tipping Point for Instructional Technology on Your Campus? (Jones)

Track 3

Presentation

2:35 - 4:45

Workshops - Limited Seating - Please obtain ticket from registration desk

2:35 - 4:45

LRC Lab B

Enhancing Online Learning with Real Time Student Participation Using V-Mail and ExpressIT (Payne, Saleh)

Track 1

Workshop

2:35-4:45

TTC

Getting Started with Fireworks (Smith)

Track 1

Workshop

6:00-7:00

Doubletree

Critical Thinking Abilities: Online VersusTraditional Classrooms (Schafer)

 

Poster Session

6:00-7:00

Doubletree

How to Motivate Adult Online Learners in Higher Education (Park)

 

Poster Session

6:00-7:00

Doubletree

Beyond the Boundary of Instructor: Identifying Required Roles as a Facilitator for Successful Web-Based Courses in Higher Education (Park)

 

Poster Session

6:00-7:00

Doubletree

Digital Video Presentation of Students' Projects in Engineering Technology Courses (Sridhara)

 

Poster Session

7:00-9:00

Doubletree

Banquet and Featured Speaker: Technology and Assessing for Teaching & Learning Transformation: Lessons Learned (Brown)

 

 

Tuesday, April 6, 2004

7:30 - 8:15

KUC Lobby 

Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 9:30

KUC Theatre 

Featured Speaker: Blending Stability and Agility (Oblinger)

9:30 - 9:50

KUC 315 

Break

9:50 - noon

Concurrent Track Sessions

9:50 - 10:50

KUC Theatre

Regents Online Degree Teacher Education Program: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing the Statewide Teacher Shortage (Helton, Kendal-Melton)

Track 3

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 322

Evaluating the Quality of Test Questions: Using WebCT and Respondus as Tools (Lavender, Roesler, Harris, Draude)

Track 1

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 318

MERLOT and Faculty Development (Purdom)

Track 3

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 314

Using Robots to Help First Semester Students Learn Programming (Pulliam)

Track 1

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 316

Mindmaps for Content Analysis (Martin)

Track 2

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

KUC 313

The Internet as an Information Source: Potentials and Perils (Burriss)

Track 1

Presentation

9:50 - 10:50

JUB Room C

Open Source: A Curriculum Model for an Empowerment Culture (Blair)

Track 2

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC 322

Internet Edu-tainment: Teaching Advanced Technology Concepts to the NET Generation (Adam)

Track 1

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC 318

Trends in Technology Certification of Educational Professionals (Otts, Higgs)

Track 3

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC 314

Learning, Technology, and the Academy: Interweaving Potentials (Kalwinsky)

Track 2

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC 316

Basic Technology Literacy: A Requirement for Admission to Professional Education (Mann, Fisher)

Track 3

Presentation

11:00 - noon

KUC 313

Using Cognitive Psychology and Learning Theory to Significantly Improve Student Outcomes in Principles of Accounting I and II in the RODP Program (Formosa)

Track 1

Presentation

9:50 - noon

Workshops - Limited Seating - Please obtain ticket from registration desk

9:50 - noon

LRC Lab B

Systems Thinking: Invite STELLA to your Classroom (Clark)

Track 1

Workshop

9:50 - noon

TTC

Microsoft Producer Overview (Smith)

Track 1

Workshop

Noon - 1:00

KUC Grill 

Lunch