"Learning in Action": Innovative Pedagogy & Course Redesign XI (June 1-3, 2011)
In the table below you will find materials provided by conference presenters.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 |
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| Keynote address: "How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching" Presented by: Michele DiPietro, Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Kennesaw State University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) Handout (DOC) |
Concurrent session A (10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) |
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| Design of an Individualized Major Interdisciplinary Gateway Course Presented by: Ken Fuchsman, LuAnn Saunders-Kanaby, and Monica van Beusekom, University of Connecticut |
Handout (PDF) |
Using Project Management Software to Facilitate Student Group Work |
Axiom MENTOR course management product (URL) |
Concurrent session B (10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) |
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| Both Sides of the Couch: Using poetry to develop student sensitivity to the psychodynamics of counseling intervention strategies with substance abusing clients. Presented by: Marshall S. Harth, Ramapo College of New Jersey |
Handout (PDF) PowerPoint slides (PDF) |
| Grammar as Cross-Disciplinary Inquiry Presented by: Adam Katz and Justin Hayes, Quinnipiac University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
Concurrent session C (10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) |
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| Syllabus Makeover: Using High Impact Topics to Engage Students in a Biology-Oriented Course for Non-Science Majors Presented by: Karim Ibrahim, Albertus Magnus College |
Handout (PDF) |
| Teaching the coupled courses "Chemistry of Nutritution" and "Physics of Sport" Presented by: Angela Biselli and Jessica Davis, Fairfield University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
Plenary (1:00-2:15 p.m.) |
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| ePortfolios in Action: 4 Parts Presented by: J. Elizabeth Clark and Marisa Klages, LaGuardia Community College/CUNY |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) Password-protected |
Concurrent session A (2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.) |
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| Pedagogy - Do Students Hear What Professors Are Saying - Do Professors Hear What Students Are Saying - Speaking vs. Listening Presented by: Margaret Goralski, Quinnipiac, and Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska,Southern Connecticut State |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
| Optimizing the use of clickers in the classroom: Lessons learned from the SON pilot project Presented by: Alison Kris, Fairfield University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
Concurrent session B (2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.) |
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| Moving from theory to practice: Teaching teacher candidates how to assess and remediate children through coursework and fieldwork application Presented by: Terri R. Hall, Mount Saint Mary College |
PowerPoint slides (PPS) |
| Frameworks for Assessment of Student Learning: Questions of Concept, Practice and Detail Presented by: Christine Siegel, Fairfield University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
Concurrent session C (2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.) |
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| Learning in Action: Service Learning, the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN), and Haiti Presented by: Larry Miners, Fairfield University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
| The First-Year Writing Course and the Conversation of Literature: Report on an experimental project Presented by: Ruth Anne Baumgartner, Fairfield University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
Concurrent panel & discussion sessions (4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.) |
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| You're Not Alone: Using Collaborations to Increase Student Research Competencies Presented by: Jackie Kremer, Laura Weber, Curtis Ferree, Glenn Sauer, Sally O'Driscoll, and Kamala Kiem, Fairfield University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
| "Local Environments, Global Citizens": Experiment in Action at the University of Connecticut, Avery Presented by: Nancy Parent, Diane Barcelo, Syma Ebbin, Christine Green,and Laurie Wolfley, University of Connecticut at Avery Point |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) Handout (PDF) |
Friday, June 3, 2011 |
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Concurrent Session A (9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.) |
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| Teaching with Social Media and Mobile Video Presented by: Jay Rozgonyi and Richard Regan, Fairfield University |
Sharing Shakespeare (URL) - Password-protected |
| Using the New Global Commons to Create Global Learning Communities Presented by: Ludmilla Smirnova, Mount Saint Mary College |
Prezi presentation (URL) |
Concurrent Session B (9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.) |
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| Ductile Learning: Highlighting "Passages" from the Class to the Curriculum Presented by: Robin Mookerjee, The New School for Liberal Arts |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) Handout (PDF) |
| Reviews as Previews - Essays Dissected for Meaning, Vitality, and Fertilization Presented by: Joseph Cooper, Quinnipiac University |
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Concurrent Session A (10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.) |
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| Re-designing Science Courses for Non-majors using Hands-on Learning Experiences Presented by: Harry Pylypiw, Marshall Sternberg, and Frances Rowe, Quinnipiac University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
| Simulating Zen Archery Presented by: Manyul Im, Fairfield University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
Concurrent Session B (10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.) |
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| Teaching about Racism: Challenges and Successes Presented by: Peter Heinze, Ramapo College of New Jersey *Heinze, Peter (2008). Let's Talk about Race, Baby: How a white professor Teachers white students about white privilege & Racism. Multicultural Education. 16(1), Fall 2008, p. 2-11. |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) Handout* |
| Teaching Innovations: Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Presented by: Mousumi Bose Godbole, Fairfield University |
PowerPoint slides (PPT) |
Conference Photographs |
PowerPoint slideshow (PPS) |