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Third Annual Online Educator Symposium
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Denton, Dallas (Parkland) & Houston!
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Welcome: Dr. Michael Stankey, TWU Associate Provost
Keynote: Outcome Based Assessment and Evaluation, An Overview
Dr. Ron Carriveau, Assessment and Measurement Specialist, University of North Texas
Dr. Carriveau will discuss the role of measurable student-learning outcomes, test plans, and item validation in course redesign and for student, course, and program evaluation. An online version of the presentation will be made available.
DE Update for Deans, Chairs, and Program Coordinators
Dr. Mike Simmons, Assistant VP of Lifelong Learning & Dr. Lynda Murphy, Director of Distance Education; Lifelong Learning
Drs. Mike Simmons and Lynda Murphy will discuss the recent report of the TWU DE Taskforce (available only to TWU faculty/staff, with login), as well as the process for adding/modifying DE fees and for implementing new DE initiatives. This session is intended for current or potential administrators of DE programs.
Rethinking Collaboration
Dr. Hugh Burns, Professor; English, Speech & Foreign Languages
The presenter shares his digital media experiences at Ohio State and presents a DVD, “Rethinking Collaboration.” Themes include collaborative learning, instructional design, assessment, and sustainability.
Learning to be “in” the Online Classroom: I ♥ Online Teaching
Dr. Susan Eitel, Lecturer; Family Studies & Ms. Tracey Mac Gowan, Instructional Design Specialist; Lifelong Learning
For the teacher who loves the classroom the transition to online teaching can be challenging. Being “in” the online classroom can transform the challenge to a rewarding and exciting experience for both the teacher and the students.
Establishing and Maintaining Effective Online Communities of Learning
Dr. Donna Scott-Tilley, Associate Professor; Nursing
Creating an effective learning community requires deliberate efforts on the part of educators, especially in online classrooms. This session will discuss strategies to establish and maintain effective online learning communities with students of diverse experience and backgrounds.
What’s New That You Can Use
Ms. Stephany Compton, Distance Education Librarian; Blagg-Huey Library
This presentation will feature highlights of Illiad, the new Interlibrary Loan Document Delivery Service, updates on Databases, and Persistent Linking of Articles from Databases directly into Courses.
Strengthening your Online Course: Prepare your Course for Blackboard’s Exemplary Course Program Review
Ms. Leslie Koberna, Associate Clinical Professor; Dental Hygiene
Preparing for BECP will help you develop a more user (student) friendly course. Provided in this workshop will be information on preparing a course for Blackboards Exemplary Course Review program, how Lifelong Learning can work with you, and examples of feedback received to help you improve your course.
Academic Support Services for Undergraduate Distance Learners
Dr. Lynda Murphy, Director of Distance Education; Lifelong Learning
Research indicates that retention rates of undergraduate students in online courses are lower than those in comparable face-to-face courses. This presentation focuses on the use of two tutoring services, the Online Writing Lab and Smarthinking, to impact retention of these students.
I Want to Use Video and Pictures But...
Mr. Jake McBee, Instructional Design Specialist; Lifelong Learning
An online presentation covering the basics of digital media nuts and bolts. Some basic help on how to use digital media in your Blackboard course that’s easy on you and your students.
Content and Design Collaboration: Creating a Communication Sciences Anatomy & Physiology Course
Ms. Kim Mory, Assistant Clinical Professor; Communication Sciences & Disorders & Ms. Heidi Ashbaugh, Sr. Instructional Design Specialist; Lifelong Learning
This presentation will discuss the type of collaboration utilized by a faculty member and instructional designer in creating a course and learning activities for COMS 4913: Anatomy and Physiology for Communication Sciences. The intent is to both highlight the type of working relationship that was established, and to show the end result of this collaboration effort.
WikiCraft: TWU Online Faculty Experiences
Dr. Karen Dunlap, Assistant Professor; Dr. Tammy Stephens, Assistant Professor; Dr. JoAnn Barbour, Associate Professor; Dr. Tallulah Crawley-Shinault, Assistant Professor; & Dr. Gina Anderson, Assistant Professor - Teacher Education; Ms. Tracey Mac Gowan, Instructional Design Specialist; Lifelong Learning
Why are wikis great for teaching? TWU faculty members from the College of Professional Education share their experiences and examples of how they have used wikis in Blackboard for teaching and learning. This panel includes both novice and experienced distance educators discussing how they came to decide to use the tool, their successes and challenges, student perceptions, and “how to” tips for managing and grading wiki projects.
Shorten the Distance: Campus Life 2.0
Ms. Amy O’Keefe, Director & Ms. Annie Phillips Newton, Assistant Director; Commuter Services
This program will provide insight into the collaboration of TWU’s Distance Education staff and Student Life staff in an effort to develop an effective means of offering Student Life Services to online students. We will discuss how and why the collaboration began, successful projects that have resulted and future plans.
An Example of Implementing Service Learning in an Online Course
Ms. Leslie Koberna, Associate Clinical Professor; Dental Hygiene
This presentation will focus on an assertive learning project developed for an online Dental Hygiene course. Included will be an overview of the project, how the online environment was used to provide real life experience and learner support for the students, how to use Blackboard for delivery and examples of rubrics.
Library Research Sampler
Ms. Stephany Compton, Distance Education Librarian & Ms. Elaine Cox, Reference Librarian; Blagg-Huey Library
This presentation will demonstrate examples of library instruction available to you through the TWU Libraries.
Virtual Construction Zone: The Building of the TWU Pioneer School
Drs. Karen Dunlap & Tammy Stephens, Assistant Professors; Teacher Education
This session examines foundational processes used in creating an online school environment. Our vision is to create a flexible interactive case study tool to help preservice educators understand the culture of schools and the various factors impacting decisions made in the school setting.
Using Podcasts to Enhance Online Instruction
Dr. Trey Asbury, Assistant Professor; Psychology
This presentation will provide a basic step-by-step procedure for creating audio/visual podcasts and posting them to Blackboard.
A Significant Online Experience: Professional Education for Librarians in Small Texas Communities
Dr. Janine Golden, Assistant Professor; School of Library and Information Studies
An online community has been developed as part of federal grant monies awarded to the School of Library and Information Studies. The community participants are Texas Library Directors, participating as a cohort to complete the two-year MLS program. This presentation highlights grant writing and management created for the successful use of Bb for both the online Community and Headquarters sites.
- Presentation Materials Coming Soon
Effective Web Based Learning Environment: Customized System for Varying Learning Styles, Cognitive Abilities and Learning Preferences
Dr. Michael Raisinghani, Associate Professor; School of Management
This presentation will showcase a multi-disciplinary and exploratory research study that explores the behavior and learning style of the human mind and its capacity in different environments. It will also exhibit what Web Based Learning Environments (WBLEs) can offer in terms of cognitive traits and learning by providing adaptive courses.
Contingency Planning for Online Courses
Dr. Keith Restine, Associate Director of Distance Education; Ms. Heidi Ashbaugh, Sr. Instructional Design Specialist & Ms. Tracey Mac Gowan, Instructional Design Specialist; Lifelong Learning
Natural disasters, local technology failures, regional power outages, and other factors could influence your ability to deliver your course. This session outlines some simple approaches to help you prepare a plan to work around some of these issues and deliver instruction to your students.
Where is my Teaching Happening? Five Accounts of how Teaching is Discovered Between the Lines
Dr. Linda Caldwell, Professor; Ms. Gladys Keeton, Associate Professor; Ms. Ilana Morgan, PhD Student; Mr. Thom Hecht, PhD Student & Mr. John Niemi, PhD Candidate; Dance
Five instructors will discuss teaching practices that re-defined where and how learning happened within their online classrooms. Each will share how this student learning also helped them re-think the nature of the content within each course and the needs for assessment in a shifting educational landscape.
Trying Too Hard
Dr. Diane Gregory, Associate Professor; Visual Arts
How an experienced online educator over developed her favorite online course and how she redesigned the course to effectively manage additional content, graphics, assignments and re-organized the entire course so as not to overwhelm students and herself. She will share what she learned through this challenging re-design process about streamlining, writing effective, concise instructions, organizing folders and documents, using graphics, etc.
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