Vol. 4 (2012): Becoming a Skillful Teacher

Keynote: Stephen Brookfield, Ph.D.

Author of 15 books on adult learning, teaching, critical thinking, discussion methods, and critical theory

Sept. 21, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13021/itlcp.2012

Published: 2012-09-21

Editorial Information

Editorial Information

9:00am-10:15am KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Becoming a Skillful Teacher

Stephen Brookfield

10:30am-12:00pm Workshops

Considering Ethical and Reflective Practice as Essential Components of Service Learning

Agnieszka Paczynska, Gina Cerasani, Lori-Ann Stephenson
With All the Bells and Whistles: Creating Community to Get Students Tuned In, Turned On, and Tapped In to Your Course Content

Joani Bedore

10:30am-11:10am Mini-Workshops, Panels, & Roundtables

Beyond Intensive Writing: Integrating Major Concepts with Literature in an Online Course Format

Wendy Doremus
Breathing New Life into LMS Communication and Collaboration Tools

Shahron Williams van Rooij
Short Exercises for Introducing Students to SAS Concepts: Ideas from ENGH 302

Nilanjana Dutta, Lisa Lister, Jessica Matthews, Rebecca McGeehan, Catherine Saunders

11:20am-12:00pm Mini-Workshops, Panels, & Roundtables

Doing Inquiry at a Distance

Becky Ericson
Creating a Multi-University Collaborative Professional Learning Community

Molli Logerwell, Jennifer Mosser
Radical Strategies for Inclusive, Diverse Classrooms

Suzanne Scott, Angie Hattery

Lunch and Faculty Conversations

Faculty Conversations

Stearns Center

1:30pm-2:20pm

"TEACHING TABLES:" Teaching Collaborative Authoring

Wendy Wagner
"TEACHING TABLES:" Building Community to Improve Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes in an Online Teaching Environment

Saira Yamin
"TEACHING TABLES:" Ethical Orientation and Critical Thinking

Tommy Britt
"TEACHING TABLES:" Jigsaws and Competitions: Interactive Ways of Learning

Huzefa Rangwala
"TEACHING TABLES:" Increasing Student Accountability in Group Projects

Paige Wolf, Tiffani Chen, Kevin Rockmann, Richard Klimoski
"TEACHING TABLES:" Bringing the Professional Business World into Your Classroom with Virtual Meeting Technology (VMT)

Seungwon Lee
"TEACHING TABLES:" The De-Brief: Experiential Learning through Reflective Questioning

Molly Tepper
"TEACHING TABLES:" Real-World Audiences: Finding Ways for Student Scholarship to Resonate Outside the Classroom

Alyse Knorr

2:45pm-4:15pm Workshops

Rapid Instructional Design Strategies for Developing Online Courses

Stephen Nodine, Rick Reo, Katrina Joseph
Community-Based Research: Amplify Undergraduate Engagement in Inquiry

Wendy Wagner, Dann Sklarew, Julie Owen, Lesley Smith

2:45pm-3:25pm Mini-Workshops, Panels, & Roundtables

Students as Scholars & Writers: Teaching Undergraduate Writing in a Hybrid Course

Danielle Rudes, Shannon Portillo
Strategies and Supports for Teaching Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Linn Jorgenson, Robin Moyher
A Comparison of Debate vs. Discussion in Large Undergraduate Psychology Classes

Doris Bitler Davis, Marjorie Battaglia

3:35pm-4:15pm Mini-Workshops, Panels, & Roundtables

Teaching an Innovative Asynchronous, International, Multi-University Seminar

Jeff Offutt
Learning in Focus

Susan Hirsch, Ned Lazarus, Julie Minde, Joan Coolidge
Critical Thinking and Writing in an Era of Distraction: Engaging Todayâs Students through Staged Inquiry

Star Muir

4:15pm-5:30pm POSTER SESSION (Group A- 4:15-4:45pm)

Access and Equity through Technology in the Online Classroom

Kara Zirkle, Korey Singleton
Advantages of Simultaneous Online and Classroom Course Delivery Using Open Source Software

Mark Pullen, Charles Snow
Amplify Community Service-Learning at Mason: Moving from Placements to Partnerships

Wendy Wagner, Heather Hare
Field-Based Experiential Learning: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in Liberia

Patricia Maulden, Lisa Shaw
An Intercultural Look at Italy through Photographs

Catherine Wright
Mentoring Undergraduate Students

Rebecca Jones
Reaching Out to Our Online Students in Order to Engage Them

Nader Chaaban
Wow! This Takes Tremendous Organizing: Developing and Teaching a Distance Education Course

M. Susan Burns, Rick Reo, Nedra Cossa
Writing a Great Letter of Recommendation

Bethany Usher, LaNitra Berger, Kathryn Agoston