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ITeach 2010
Conversations on Teaching
January 14, 2010; 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Program

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8:45 am to
9:15 am

REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Seigle Hall, Main Level, Auditorium L006

9:15 am to
10:30 am

 

Welcome: Edward S. Macias, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences

Introduction: Gary S. Wihl, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Hortense & Tobias Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences

Plenary
Opening Up the Conversation: Improving Teaching by Applying Research on Learning

A Discussion featuring Kathryn Miller, Biology; Mark McDaniel, Psychology; and Regina Frey,

The Teaching Center and Chemistry

Seigle Auditorium L006

Track

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

10:30 am to
11:30 am

Leading Effective Class Discussions

Barbara Baumgartner (Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies) & Dan Shea
(English)

Active Learning in a Large, Introductory Science Course: How Are We Doing?

Rebecca Trousil (Physics), Thomas Bernatowicz (Physics), & Lisa Brooks (Science Outreach)

 

Using Digital Video Technology to Create Group Multimedia Assignments

Andrew Brown (Romance Languages & Literatures)

Telesis & Course Management

Kathryn Atnip
(Arts & Sciences Computing)

11:30 am to
12:30 pm

Utilizing Peer Review to Help Students Improve Their Writing

Beth Fisher
(The Teaching Center)

The Joy of Copyright

Barbara Rehkop
(University Libraries)

Helping Under-Prepared Students Succeed in a First-Year Course

Shawn Shields (Chemistry), Regina Frey (The Teaching Center), & Larry Handlin (Cornerstone)

Introduction to Web 2.0: Facebook, Texting, Twitter, Your Students & You

Betha Whitlow
(Art History & Archeology)

12:30 pm to
1:30 pm
LUNCH
Seigle Hall, Rooms 205 and 305
1:30 pm to
2:30 pm

Perspectives on Teaching: An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion

William Buhro (Chemistry), Kathryn Miller (Biology, Richard Smith (GSAS & Anthropology), & William Wallace (Art History & Archeology)

Visualizing History with GIS

Aaron Addison (GIS),
Timothy Parsons (History), & Nicole Last (History)

Homework in Class & Lecture at Home? Experience with Acitve Learning in Engineering

Ron Cytron & Cindy Grimm (Computer Science & Engineering)

Tips for Making PowerPoint a More Dynamic Teaching Tool

Beth Fisher
(The Teaching Center)

2:30 pm to
3:30 pm

Mentoring Undergraduate Research

Henry Biggs
(Undergraduate Research Office)

Using Tablet PCs to Help Students Become Better Collaborators, Critical Thinkers, and Communicators

Deborah Frank &
Kathryn Miller (Biology)

Collaborative Learning in Small Groups: Insights from the PLTL Discourse Study

Patrick Brown,
Regina Frey
(The Teaching Center) & Keith Sawyer (Education)

Teaching with Digital & Display Technologies

Elizabeth Peterson
(The Teaching Center)


3:30 pm to
4:30 pm

RECEPTION AND PRESENTATION OF ATTENDANCE PRIZES
Seigle Hall, Room 205