Program
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| Thursday, April 7, 2005 | |||
| General Session, Commons Theater | |||
| 9:00 | Welcome & Introductions | ||
| 9:15 | Keynote: The Emerging Networked Learning Environment Matthew Serbin Pittinsky, Chairman, Blackboard, Inc. | ||
| 10:15 | Questions, Wrap-up, etc. | ||
| Snack & Sponsor Break | |||
| 10:30 | Please visit our sponsors & enjoy coffee or tea in the Salon Lobby | ||
| Breakout Sessions | |||
Beyond
the Classroom |
Blackboard
for Beginniers |
Making
the Most of Blackboard |
|
| 11:00 | Salon
3/4 |
Virginia
A/B |
Virginia
C/D |
| Accessing
Blackboard from a Distance and Locally Providing Support to Faculty
and Students |
Successes
and Failures with a Dozen Blackboard Courses in Science Patrick Barber and Billy Tucker, Longwood University |
Beyond
the Tools: Helping Busy Faculty Expand Teaching and Learning with
Blackboard Jerry Slezak & Lisa Ames, University of Mary Washington |
|
| Lunch | |||
| 12:00 | Join us for a gourmet box lunch & "birds of a feather" tables in the Salon Rooms | ||
| Breakout Sessions | |||
Salon
3/4 |
Virginia
A/B |
Virginia
C/D |
|
| 1:30 | So
Many Students, So Little Time...How Blackboard Solved the Problem Laurie Lyckholm, Kathleen O. Kreutzer, Gennifer A. Wiltshire, & Christa Riley, Virginia Commonwealth University |
Designing
an Online Social Sciences Course (session
1 of 2) Charles Harris, James Madison University |
School
of Pharmacy Implements Secure Testing with Blackboard Veronica Shuford, William E. Smith, & Amy L. Whitaker, Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2:30 | Searching
For A Connection: Student Writers Reach Out Liz Canfield & Michele Domenech, Virginia Commonwealth University |
Designing
an Online Social Sciences Course (session
1 of 2) Charles Harris, James Madison University |
Learning
through Curriculum Design: An Online Course in Universal Design for
Learning Fran Smith, Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Snack & Sponsor Break | |||
| 3:30 | Please visit our sponsors & enjoy coffee or tea in the Salon Lobby | ||
| Breakout Sessions | |||
Salon
3/4 |
Virginia
A/B |
Virginia
C/D |
|
| 4:00 | Panel
Discussion: What do students need, want, and expect? Moderated by Jim Mazoué, James Madison University |
Panel
Discussion: Overcoming the Fear of Technology Moderated by Frank Moore, Longwood University |
Investigating
Options in the Blackboard Gradebook Andrea Adams, James Madison University |
| Evening Reception | |||
| 5:00 | Please join us at the Scott House for music, canapes, and a no-host bar | ||
| Friday, April 8, 2005 | |||
| General Session, Commons Theater | |||
| 9:00 | Welcome & Introductions | ||
| 9:15 | KEYNOTE: Applying New Brain Research to Education Susan Hardwicke, Ph.D., Director, kSERO Cognitive Development Center | ||
| 10:15 | Questions, Wrap-up, etc. | ||
| Snack & Sponsor Break | |||
| 10:30 | Please visit our sponsors & enjoy coffee or tea in the Salon Lobby | ||
| Breakout Sessions | |||
Beyond the Classroom |
Blackboard
for Beginniers |
Making
the Most of Blackboard |
|
| 11:00 | Commons
Theater |
Virginia
A/B |
Virginia
C/D |
| Reflective
Learning: Social Work Ethics On-line Marilyn A. Biggerstaff, Virginia Commonwealth University |
Organizing
your Course to Maximize Learning and Increasing Quality Emet LaBoone, Virginia Tech |
Active
Learning Through Online Activities Jeff South, Virginia Commonwealth University |
|
| Lunch | |||
| 12:00 | Join us for a farewell buffet lunch at the Scott House, where we will discuss forming a regional Blackboard Users Group | ||
| Emerging Technologies Day | |||
| Emerging Technologies Day, which continues until 3:00 pm, is Virginia Commonwealth University's annual showcase of ways VCU students, faculty & staff are using the latest technologies in their teaching, learning and research. Presentations will be held throughout the day in Salon Rooms 3&4, and there will be exhibits and posters available for viewing in Salon Rooms 1&2. This event is free and open to the public. More information at www.at.vcu.edu/etech/etday. | |||
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