Teaching With Technology Session Schedule
| Time | Session Title | Presenter(s) | Description | Location |
| 8:00-8:30 | Conference Opening/Registration | Start of conference in the Ostrander Auditorium. Light refreshments will be available. | CSU 150 | |
| 8:30-9:15 | Keynote Address: Myths and Realities about Teaching with Technology | Barry Dahl* | 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, which one are we talking about and how many are there? We'll take a look at many other questions as we attempt to separate reality from myth. |
CSU 220 |
| 9:15 Sessions | ||||
| 9:15-10:00 | Helping Faculty Avoid a Breach of Student Data | Veltsos | How to avoid disaster when using technology to keep track of grades, assignments, files, and email. Includes a review of how FERPA and MGDPA impact faculty and institutions responsible for guarding student data. Includes "The Rat-Pack Syndrome," "From Grade-Sheets to Spreadsheets" and "Student Data Everywhere (work, home, email, backups, and USB)". | CSU238 |
| 9:15-10:00 | "Keynote" : Apple's PowerPoint | K. Luebke | Apple's PowerPoint. "Keynote" Demonstration followed by Q&A. | CSU203 |
| 9:15-10:00 | Matching Practice to Outcome | Drescher, Dursun, Feyissa & Tacheny | An Examination of Online Teaching from Multiple Perspectives-- students, interns and professor. Presentation of information from a research project that systematically examined the practice of online teaching to discover what works, what is challenging and the relationship between practices and outcomes. | CSU204 |
| 9:15-10:00 | Teaching a Quantitative Hybrid Course | Booker & Pragman | Discussion of the benefits and challenges in teaching a discipline-based quantitative course as a hybrid. Will address scheduling, face-to-face and online activities, D2L technologies, syllabi, management and communication issues. | CSU202 |
| 10:15 Sessions | ||||
| 10:15-11:00 | Online vs. Hybrid | Jacoby & Dunlap | Discussion of observations of differences in course design, implementation and management between online and hybrid courses with first year students; and factors to consider when deciding to offer hybrid or online course delivery. Self-check questions included for those considering offering hybrid or online formats (particularly in undergraduate courses). | CSU203 |
| 10:15-11:00 | The New and Improved D2L | Henline | Overview of new features and changes in the updated (June 2008) D2L. |
CSU204 |
| 10:15-11:00 | Classroom Technology | Clay | Using the smart board, smart symposium and wireless slates in the classroom-- basic uses and troubleshooting. | CSU202 |
| 10:15-11:00 | Back to Basics | Johnson-Curiskis & Luebke, J. | How to Organize Your Online Course. Suggestions for organizing both undergraduate and graduate level online courses, including lots of examples from courses taught by presenters. | CSU238 |
| 10:15-11:00 | Why Teach Online? |
Sandmann | Rountable discussion about philosophical, pedagogical and practical aspects of teaching and learning online. |
CSU 253/4/5 |
| 10:15-11:00 | Mac/PC Interoperability | Mountin | If you have been hesitant to consider a Mac because of compatibility concerns, get ready to turn the page. Learn about: How the Mac's powerful Unix/ Intel foundation makes it compatible with PCs. Boot Camp, Parallels and VMware for running Windows, Linux or other operating Systems on your Mac. Disscusion about the compatibility with MS office and Apple's iWorks. | CSU 201 |
| 11:15 Sessions | ||||
| 11:15-12:00 | Using Online Small Group and Case Study Discussions | Witt | Discussion of how to organize and structure online small group discussions; how to facilitate student leadership of small group discussions; strategies for faculty visibility and student satisfaction with online learning; how to get students to become active learners in an online environment through the use of small group case study discussions; and how to structure a course accordingly. | CSU238 |
| 11:15-12:00 | Enhancing Student Learning Through Digital Video | Lim, Kamphoff, Sexton & Mackey | Faculty who have successfully integrated digital video technology into the classroom to enhance teaching and student learning share their experiences, providing tips and examples of student projects and assignments. Specific requirements need to successfully integrate digital video technology will be discussed and the session will conclude with open dialogue and Q&A. | CSU203 |
| 11:15-12:00 | Free Web-Based Tools for Educational Use | Dahl* | Identification and demonstration of selected free web-based tools for both online and face-to-face courses. |
CSU202 |
| 11:15-12:00 | Use of Statistical Software Packages in Teaching | Sanjel | Presentation of ways to integrate and use statistical software packages (e.g., MINITAB, SPSS, SAS, etc.) in teaching statistics, mathematics and other courses. Discussion of how software can help students explore, visualize, and expand concepts. Demonstration of use, advantages and challenges in presenter's course. | CSU204 |
| 11:15-12:00 | Classroom Capture Made Easy | Mountin | Podcasting is a great way for educators to deliver content to their students. Come and see how to use podcasts and iPods in the curriculum and see how easy it is for faculty and students to create their own podcasts. |
CSU201 |
| 11:15-12:00 | Why Teach Online? | Jacoby & J. Luebke | Roundtable discussion about philosophical, pedagogical and practical aspects of teaching and learning online. |
CSU 253/4/5 |
| 12:15 Sessions | ||||
| 12:15-1:00 | Segways & Bicycles: Using Assistive Technologies | Wise & Peterson | Demonstration and explanation of ways to educate students about assistive technologies in recreation, parks and leisure services. |
CSU203 |
| 12:15-1:00 | Using Student Response Devices | Vassar, Asher, Clay & Groh | Panel discussion and demonstration of creative and effective uses of student response devices (clickers). |
CSU238 |
| 12:15-1:00 | Five Cheap Things to Do with Video | Sandmann | Overview of five inexpensive ways to use video in the classroom for enhancing teaching and learning; using screaming video in teaching and learning; demonstration of using the RCA Small Wonder video camera; and discussion of educational fair use policy as it's related to streaming video. | CSU238 |
| 12:15-1:00 | Overview of Classroom Recording System Echo 360 | Henline & Dunning | Demonstration of new lecture capture system designed to help increase student comprehension, retention and success. The system allows faculty to capture and preserve an entire classroom experience and provides students with the ability to play back a full-motion replay of the lecture, including course visuals (with closed captioning capabilities) in a web-based, media-rich visual format. | CSU201 |
| 12:15-1:00 | "Sneak Preview" of eFolioWorld and eFolio Minnesota | Groves | Participants in the "live demo session" will discover why xFolio (codename for Version 2 of eFolio Minnesota) is already creating a buzz in education. Informed by five years of user input and experience, enhancements to eFolio Minnesota address Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) and portfolio thinking. |
CSU201 |
| 1:15 Sessions | ||||
| 1:15-2:00 | Pedagogy in Clinical Fields | Poburka | Integrating Technology from Clinic to Classroom. Multimedia presentation introducing and demonstrating how various technologies have been used in teaching. Includes a discussion of pitfalls to avoid and the use of digital video, use of advanced features in PowerPoint and Keynote, and use of QuickTime, Audacity, D2L and graphics software. | CSU202 |
| 1:15-2:00 | Using Wikis for Knowledge Management | Dulohery | Discussion of the benefits and uses of a wiki, a comparison of available wikis, and a demonstration of setting up and using a wiki using Wet Paint. | CSU238 |
| 1:15-2:00 2:15-3:00 | My Online Course Speaks to Every Student--Does Yours? Parts 1 & 2 | Schneck, Snow, Jeffries, Henline & Anderson | Discussion of accessibility issues surrounding D2L (and/or other learning management systems). Part 1-Becoming aware of the various barriers to learning for many students in courses delivered with D2L and developing awareness of work around to these barriers. Part 2-Tips and tools for developing accessible curriculum materials. | CSU204 |
| 1:15-2:00 | Online Tools for Active Learning - Part I | O'Meara, Arnold, Drescher & Haas | Part I of a two part session. Demonstration and panel discussion of discussion in bulletin board postings vs. chats, setting up online peer review groups to discuss drafts in writing intensive courses, using wikis with second language learners, and the use of Adobe Connect and SitePal in an online, simulation-based course. (Part II is from 2:15 to 3:00 p.m.) | CSU203 |
| 2:15 Sessions | ||||
| 2:15-3:00 | Online Tools for Active Learning - Part II | O'Meara, Arnold, Drescher & Haas | Part II of a two part session. Part I is offered 1:15 to 2:00. Demonstration and panel discussion of discussion in bulletin board postings vs. chats, setting up online peer review groups to discuss drafts in writing intensive courses, using wikis with second language learners, and the use of Adobe Connect and SitePal in an online, simulation-based course. | CSU203 |
| 2:15-3:00 | One Laptop Per Child | K. Luebke | Rountable discussion of the One Laptop Per Child initiative and live demo of the OLPC laptop | CSU 253/4/5 |
| 2:15-3:00 | Online Library Tools | Wyss | Introduction to reference data bases; literature search tools; online course materials reserves and other helpful online library resources. |
CSU202 |
| 2:15-3:00 | Care to Moodle? | Cronn-Mills, Johnson-Curiskis & Sandmann | Overview and demonstration of the open source online course platform, Moodle. |
CSU238 |
| 2:15-3:00 | Future Issues in Technology and Education | Clay & Dahl* | Roundtable discussion of future ideas and trends in technology and education. | CSU 253/4/5 |
| *keynote speaker | ||||