POSTER SESSIONS:

The following poster sessions will be available for on-demand viewing during IOC 2010. They will also be available with the live session recordings for at least six months after the conference.
 

“Changing Paradigms in Instructional Design”
Bunyamin Atici, Firat University, Turkey

This presentation is designed to gain a better understanding of the changing paradigms of instructional design through the different types of online instructional applications. The presentation’s original goals are threefold: (1) to increase the audience’s depth of knowledge regarding instructional design and its many evolutions in the literature; (2) to reexamine the historical foundations of instructional design; and (3) to evaluate new instructional design models throughout the New Information Technologies. Go to Poster Session >>

“How Online Green Education Gives Job Seekers the Skills Necessary to get Green Jobs”
Diane Bacher, Envirowords, USA

Online green education makes it easy for people in career limbo to transition into the green job sector. Every company has environmental management opportunities. New green jobs are opening up in the alternative energy sector. The federal government is sponsoring a lot of these opportunities with green job training grants. From technical certifications to advanced degrees, online green education is providing people with the necessary skills to get these green jobs. Go to Poster Session >>

“26 Shy of 20,000 Enrollments”
Michael Barbour, Wayne State University; Jim Kinsella; USA

The Illinois Virtual High School was created in 2001. Over the next eight years the IVHS would have 19,974 enrollments in 115 different online courses, before closing its doors in 2009. This presentation will explore the development of the IVHS and the lessons learned from two individuals involved in this state-wide virtual school from the beginning. These lessons include creating engaging online instruction for K-12 learners, along with strategies for effectively supporting K-12 online learners (both online and at their local schools). Go to Poster Session >>

“Seamless Integration of Inline Audio or Video into Online Learning Systems”
David Bartolo, Australia TAFE NSW, Northern Sydney Institute, Australia

This presentation describes a method of incorporating inline audio or video into online systems without the need for editing parameters or opening programs. A Flash player has been created that allows the user to simply copy the file and rename it in order to incorporate their own mp3 or flv content. The media will then appear with a progress bar, volume knob and stop/pause control. Go to Poster Session >>

“The Projected Impact of Bluetooth Technology on Study Habits on the Class of 2020″
Temba C. Bassoppo-Moyo, Illinois State University

This poster session examines the current and projected effects of Bluetooth technology in online and classroom instructional environments. The paper also looks at the extent to which this innovation has changed technology integration in the classroom and its potential to influence future changes in the field of instructional technology and design. Go to Poster Session >>

“Preparing Students for Self-Directed Lifelong Learning in an Information Literacy Class”
Melissa Bowles-Terry, University of Wyoming, USA

At the University of Wyoming the library offers a semester-long upper-division class called Managing and Navigating the World of Information, which fulfills a university studies requirement. This year I have revised the class to involve students more substantially in the learning process. Putting students in control of their own learning helps to prepare them for self-directed, lifelong learning, which is a major goal of information literacy instruction. Students in the class will choose a class research topic by consensus, identify course readings for the entire class to read and discuss, create exam questions, and present research findings. Course materials are on a wiki where class members can collaboratively change the shape of the class. In this conference session we will discuss the challenges and benefits presented by student-led learning in information literacy instruction. Go to Poster Session >>

“How to Create Interactive Learning Activities using PowerPoint”
Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA

Interactive activities are excellent tools to engage online students in the learning process. The popularity of such activities is evident in their wide availability online and in learning repositories. However, while activities are usually plentiful for standardized basic or general education courses, this is not the case for specialty courses. Thus, faculty who teach in specialized or professional courses are often challenged to develop their own activities in order to address specific course objectives. Software for developing activities is often costly and may be coupled with a steep learning curve. An ideal solution is a platform that is easy to use and that does not require extra cost. Fortunately, many teachers are already comfortable using PowerPoint, so it meets this need. This presentation will demonstrate how faculty can use this familiar program to develop engaging interactive activities which incorporate unique content to meet specific course needs. Go to Poster Session >>

“Spreading Financial Acumen One Day at a Time”
Dr. Deanne Butchey, Florida International University, USA

Since Spring 2008 approximately one hundred Finance majors blanket the poor Financially illiterate sections of Miami with basic life altering Financial skills. The Service Learning Project, teaching Financial Literacy to new immigrants and other underserved communities builds leadership skills and promotes civic engagement among online students while providing an opportunity for assessment or oral communication and presentation skills. The project has the added benefit of reinforcing important Financial concepts to the students themselves since it well known that the best way to learn is by teaching others. The students use online software to meet in virtual rooms, communicate with the Professor and receive constructive feedback from the University’s Oral Lab via Technology such as Wimba and YouTube. Go to Poster Session >>

“Using Web-GIS Tools to Study Watershed Dynamics in High School Classrooms”
Colleen Buzby, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy; Kemi Jona, Northwestern University, USA

The Watershed Dynamics project is a part of the GLOBE Earth System Science Project Initiative, a partnership between hydrologic scientists, curriculum developers, and educators. Through this partnership, the Watershed Dynamics project has designed a web-based geographic information system (GIS) tool and supporting curricular materials to address water resource availability. Using the free, online tool, students in traditional and online classrooms can analyze data and perform scientific inquiries to understand complex patterns in the hydrologic cycle. Students investigate the inter-relationships between precipitation, evaporation and surface runoff. The web-based GIS tool allows students to visualize and analyze large spatial datasets that would typically be inaccessible, in an environment specifically designed for educational use. The materials have been used and tested in over forty classrooms nationwide. Go to Poster Session >>

“Enhancing Instructional Coaching with Technology”
Margaret Carroll, Saint Xavier University, USA

Instructional coaching takes many forms, from assisting classroom teachers with content selection and instructional delivery to helping teachers make assessment and instructional decisions. Face-to-face interaction is especially crucial because the coach must be aware of the challenges the teachers face. However, managing the sharing of resources to assist teachers and engaging in ongoing communication can often best be done with technology. In this session, the researcher will provide information about the kinds of resources and various means of sharing resources with practicing teachers as well as methods of maintaining communication with clients, discussing the pros and cons of each. Go to Poster Session >>

“From Computer Literate to Security Literate: Educating Students about Online Privacy and Security”
Jason Caudill, Carson-Newman College; Robert Terrell, Carson-Newman College; USA

As social networking becomes increasingly ubiquitous college and university faculty have a responsibility to produce students who are not only technology literate, but also security literate. While the digital natives of generation Y are generally very comfortable operating online they often lack an understanding and awareness of the security risks involved in social networking. For the benefit of both students and institutions the missing literacy of security needs to be addressed.

Threats to students in the form of identity theft, stalking, and basic embarrassment are real. Threats to institutional reputation through student online activities are also real. By integrating information security into the curriculum colleges and universities have the opportunity to fulfill their responsibility of protecting both their students and the institution itself. This session will address the risks and how to address them in the college and university student environment. Go to Poster Session >>

“Collaborating with the Embedded Librarian to Bring Library Services to Online Learners”
William Denny and Dr. Silvia Bradic, California University of Pennsylvania, USA

This presentation will cover the collaborative effort at California University of Pennsylvania between the Distance Learning Librarian and a faculty members teaching an online, graduate, research courses in the university’s Educational Administration and Leadership program.

Academic librarians have a long tradition of collaborating with classroom faculty in order to enhance their courses. This tradition continues today in the online environment when a librarian can play an active role in an online course. A library questions discussion board can be created for an online course and the embedded librarian can monitor the board throughout the semester to answer any questions related to library resources and services. Go to Poster Session >>

“Dialogue Intensive Learning”
Dr. Richard Dool, Seton Hall University, USA

The discussion element of an online course is the ?classroom? where much of the instructor-student and student-student interaction takes place. To a large degree it is intended to approximate the on-campus class experience. As most online instructors know, the online discussions, if designed appropriately, can far exceed the interactions in the campus classroom. As Rossman (1999) notes, discussions in online courses “are a rich source of learning, enjoyment, and an integral part of the course.”

We have learned, however, that not all online discussions are created equally. In our online experiences, we have witnessed three types of online discussions; the “Q&A” Model, the “1+” Model and the “dialogue intensive” model. We have studied the three models for 3 years and found that the dialogue intensive model creates the most positive student feedback about a positive learning experience. We will present best practices for implementing this model in online courses. Go to Poster Session >>

“Useful Zero Cost Tools to Enhance Online Teaching”
Kirsti Dyer, MD, MS, Columbia College, CA; Madonna University, USA

When developing courses for the Internet, online instructors face the additional challenge of developing or modifying course materials so they are available on via the web. Online course development frequently requires creating webpages, online presentations and resources so they are readily available online. Developing online courses also involves integrating many of the technologies available online such as videos, audio, blogs and wikis. Using inexpensive and zero cost online tools can make developing online materials or modifying face-to-face resources easier. In this online presentation, participants will learn about many zero cost tools readily available for creating presentations and webpages, starting blogs and wikis; using video and audio, editing images and sharing resources. Go to Poster Session >>

“Using e-Journals or Web Journals to Enhance Learning in the Online Classroom”
Kirsti Dyer, MD, MS, Columbia College, CA; Madonna University, USA

Journaling and e-journaling are techniques used in many diverse fields to foster critical thinking, encourage learning, enhance self-reflection, develop empathy and potentially foster emotional literacy in online students. Journal writing is a very helpful tool for students pursuing emotionally-challenging fields including medicine, nursing, ministry, counseling and end-of-life care. The journaling process allows future health care and bereavement professionals to better recognize, get in touch with and express their feelings about difficult clinical and personal situations. In this presentation participants will learn about the many benefits of web journaling or e-journaling as an educational including how online journaling is a beneficial tool for fostering emotional literacy, cultivating communication skills, encouraging socialization, developing online relationships. Several methods and resources to incorporate web journals into their own online courses will be discussed. Go to Poster Session >>

“Course Design Through the Lens of Connectivism”
Bryan Fendley, University of Arkansas at Monticello, USA

Explore the key concepts of Connectivism and examine how learning takes place in a networked world. Participants will leave with an understanding of how to apply the principles of this modern day learning theory to ensure that their courses are designed to maximize the potential of today’s learners. Go to Poster Session >>

“This Emotional Life: Digital Tools from PBS for Educators”
Kimberly Flack and Mary Ann Dillon; Eight – Arizona PBS, Educational Outreach, USA

WGBH, Boston PBS, has produced This Emotional Life to be a broadcast and new media resource to support communities online and face to face worldwide. Find resources related to brain development, post traumatic stress, autism, infant attachment, and more! Connect with support organizations and contribute to the conversation. Dive into This Emotional Life in this poster session to find out how these resources can be embedded in your teaching and your work with students of all ages. Educate yourself on issues impacting your students and parents. Help spread the word and educate others on this collection of resources in your community. www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife will just be the start of the discussion! Go to Poster Session >>

“Organizational Culture and the Web”
Alejandro Gomez, Web Content Strategist, University of Ottawa, Canada

What type of relationship with the web does your organziation has? Linking the web to the strategic plan to make the web a strategic communications tool makes you understand how it contributes (or not) to your performance. What is it what you expect and are you getting it? Go to Poster Session >>

“Energy Collaborative Platform, Partnership in Energy Research & Education“
Brian Gray, Case Western Reserve University, Kelvin Smith Library, USA

The Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve University has positioned itself as a partner in advanced energy research and education. By taking a proactive and collaborative approach in support of a key research area in the university’s strategic plan and approaching a new research center on campus, the library is moving beyond just being the building with the books. Librarians have assisted in research, information organization, digital archiving, online collaboration, and other roles in various projects in support of energy research. The library strives to build a collection of renewable and advanced energy resources and services that makes the local researchers, businessmen, policy makers, educators, and local citizens consider us as the home of answers and partners in pushing Ohio to be a leader in the renewable energy economy. Go to Poster Session >>

“Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas”
Shalin Hai-Jew, Kansas State University, USA

This Web presentation focuses on a collaboratively built modularized online course: Introduction to Public Health. This project involved the virtually mediated work of three colleges and a university in Kansas. This will describe the uses of a stylebook and the standards-setting early on to guide the quality build and to ensure legal compliance for intellectual property and accessibility guidelines. This also shows the evolution of the 7 modules?and the creation of lecture-based contents and videotaped interviews; customized and local assignments; opportunities for interactivity, and other quality-building aspects. This will also focus on the creation of both real-life public health cases and interactive fictional public health mysteries to enhance student learning. This addresses the technological challenges in the uses of several learning / course management systems to deploy the contents for use by different instructors at various institutions of higher learning. Go to Poster Session >>

“Enhancing the e-Learning Experience”
Dr. Kimberly Hardy, Florida State College at Jacksonville, USA

Be creative and engage your students! Today’s learners are extremely knowledgeable about how to use technology and have high expectations with regard to their learning environments. They want a more personalized learning environment that allows them to connect with their instructor and peers. It is crucial to engage your students immediately, particularly in an online environment where there is not an automatic personal connection. This session will offer several methods for providing useful resources that instructors can develop that are both engaging and interactive. There are numerous methods of creating fairly effortless multimedia clips that can be used in your online or hybrid/blended class that are useful and engaging. This presentation will showcase a number of these and detail the different methods utilized to create these videos and modules using a variety of free and low-cost programs. Go to Poster Session >>

“Educating English Language Learners Using Google Wave”
Brad Henry, EduTechnologic, USA

The instructor can address learner needs by introducing methods leveraging Anderson and Krathwohl’s (2001) updated version of Bloom’s Taxonomy. The instructor should begin to include actions, verbs, instead of nous when constructing learning based activities. The instructor should construct content by adapting a rubric and applying the objectives to the three primary taxonomies. There should also be an emphasis on the inclusion of addressing the primary modalities and cultural issues. Go to Poster Session >>

“How to Stay Connected to Your Students with Twitter and Facebook”
Aaron Hochanadel, Kaplan University, USA

How do you stay connected to your students? In the online classroom it can be difficult to make a personal connection with your students, and for students to get to know you better. While most online classes include an introduction area, or possibly a student lounge, many times the personal interaction stops there. In the past year, Facebook and Twitter have become household names, but have you considered using this social networking technology with your students? Since March of 2009 I have been using Twitter to reach out to my students, and have linked it to my professional profile on Facebook. I use Twitter to communicate reminders and motivational comments, and to build community with my students. Every tweet that I send shows up on my Facebook page, and from there, students often comment or ask questions. It allows me to communicate with students where they spend their time – through their mobile phones, on Facebook, etc. – not only in the classroom. It also allows students to see my picture as well as some of my interests through my Facebook and Twitter bio. In this presentation I will discuss what Twitter and Facebook are, and they can effectively be used in online education. I will include research that has been conducted on Twitter and higher education, as well. Go to Poster Session >>

“Enhancing Online Learning with Video Elements”
Glen Jenewein, Kaplan University, USA

It has become apparent in the last few years that online learners either do not want to or even may not be able to read specific and important information in an online class. With the advent of social networking and multimedia on the web and cell phones; online faculty must find ways to present important concepts to their online students. The ability to enhance online courses with simple video elements helps students to not only complete assignments, readings, and discussions, it helps students to check into your classes more often thus you are able to retain students. This presentation will demonstrate how to create a simple video, compress it, and access code to embed the file into your Course Management System or even upload to a website, blog or YouTube. The best thing is, no expensive equipment or software is required, and for the most part it will cost you nothing except time. Go to Poster Session >>

“A Music Technology-Mediated Interdisciplinary Learning Approach”
Eunjin Kim,Inae Kang, and Bonghyun Seo, KyungHee University, Korea

This study aimed to develop an interdisciplinary learning approach enabled by music technologies in accordance with the socio-educational emphasis on both the post-modern values of ‘convergence’, and ‘affective development’, and IT-mediated learning. The study, in this context, developed and implemented the interdisciplinary learning approach enabled by the music technologies (several music freewares utilized for music reproduction) to the 16 students of the 5th and 6th grades of an elementary school in Korea for three months, and examined the educational effects of the class. As research methods, surveys and concept maps conducted before and after the class were used were analyzed respectively, and then reconfirmed by depth interview with the students. And the results demonstrated the students’ increased enhancement of motivation to and ownership over their learning, and their view on learning indexed in life, especially, their emotional sensitivity over music embedded in their daily lives. Go to Poster Session >>

“How to Make Online Learning the Next “Hangout”
Cindy Knoblauch, Florida Virtual School, USA

Who says online students don’t get enough socialization? In this session, Florida Virtual School (FLVS) demonstrates how communication technologies, such as wikis, social networking and web conferencing, are used to create rich peer interactions. From virtual events to competitive clubs, students at FLVS benefit from social interaction. In this session, learn how FLVS utilizes online clubs and online learning experiences to build community, reduce student isolation, include parents and families, and heighten 21st Century skills in technology, collaboration, and communication. Hear firsthand experience from student presenters and find out what engages them in online activities. Go to Poster Session >>

“Inspire & Engage Your Instructors & Your Learners. Use Brand Leadership to Launch Your Program Forward”
Jessi LaCosta, BlueRio Strategies, USA

Educational Organizations face many challenges, including growing admissions while retaining quality instructors. The organization’s name is not enough. Delivering an inspiring solution is essential to acquiring and retaining staff and students. This comes from strategic communication, professional development and program implementation, which can excel in the light of Brand Leadership. Brand leadership is a systemic, deeply penetrating approach to developing all involved. Leading through brand is about how the organization and the individuals within it, live up to their visions, promises and solutions – which ultimately impacts the organization’s reputation. Participants will learn how to help all stakeholders “live the brand” above and beyond the traditional marketing tactics. They will learn a framework for building and sustaining healthy learning cultures. Benefits of Brand Leadership: increased student and staff loyalty retention, and enrollment; fostering excellent quality academic programs and services; improved teamwork and cross-departmental interaction. Go to Poster Session >>

“What’s Out There? Easy Technology Tools to Incorporate in Your Classroom!”
Penny Lorenzo, Kaplan University, USA

Would you like to know what technology tools are available and easy to implement into your classroom to invigorate the course materials? Come and learn how to use existing technology tools such as YouTube, JING, and Facebook to engage your students and jazz up your classroom discussions! Go to Poster Session >>

“Foundations of Collaborative Tools”
Victoria Lovejoy and Tammy Stephens; PODetc – Professional Online Training from the Educational Technology Community, USA

This presentation will introduce educators to the concept of “cloud computing’ and the use of collaborative online tools to establish their own presence on the web for purposes of professional development and collaboration.† Demonstrated activities will promote online collaboration in creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Participants will see examples that will help them develop their own definition of “cloud computing” and its application to their educational practice. Examples of collaborative google word and spreadsheet documents in the creation of student reports will be modeled. The presentation will clarify and define the nature and challenges of fostering collaborative skills in today’s students. Go to Poster Session >>

“International Perspectives on Emotional literacy: a Missing Link in K-20 Schools”
Dr. Gary Stebbins, Assistant Professor, San Jose State University, USA
Dr. Chia Jung Maigo Lin, Associate Professor, National Taipei University of Education, TAIWAN

Emotional Literacy is the ability to recognize, understand and appropriately express our emotions. Emotions are an integral part of human nature. Through emotions we respond to life in many different ways — with anger, happiness, fear, love and loneliness. Emotions influence our thoughts and actions; they inspire our needs; they affect our bodies and impact on our relationships.

Many schools focus on academic skills such as reading and writing. However, spend less time talking about emotions and how to recognize emotions and work with emotions. Many studies shows that people who deal with emotions in a positive way find tremendous benefit. Emotional Literacy can contribute to health, to positive relationships, to success, and to quality of life.

In this session, authors from California and Taiwan will share their views and resources about emotional literacy particularly from teacher, school leader preparation, and educational technology perspectives. Go to Poster Session >>

“How to Implement Global Collaborative Projects and Competitions into Your Heavy Curriculum-Social Club Hour”
Fulya Muldur Donnelly, Terakki Foundation Schools, Turkey

I am one of the lucky teachers in Turkey as the school I work at is very willing to implement technology into education. I make use of Wikis, Blogs, Nings, Gro.ups pages, online exercises (Hot Potatoes), Moodle, etc. They are all very useful to help students with their ICT, life, and learning and thinking skills.

Last year my colleagues and I decided to take it to the next level where our students could work collaboratively to produce their own media to communicate themselves. We decided to use our 60-minute social club hour to achieve our objectives. The result was incredible. In one year, sticking to our plan, we created a website for the Thinkquest Website Competition. This year, we have already entered Students Speak! Countdown to Copenhagen Contest, and we are still working on Adobe Youth Voices program to produce our media piece.

In my presentation, I would like to share our experience, the plan we followed, the skills my students gained, the objectives we achieved and the difficulties we have had so far in our social club hour. Go to Poster Session >>

“All Aboard: Virtual Field Trips”
Ellen Manning, Laurie Hansen, and Julieta Beam; Kaplan University, USA

Humanizing our synchronous communication with students during live seminars or student conferences has always been an objective for effective online teaching. One method that engages students is the virtual field trip. These web-based trips must be relevant to the topic at hand, but can also expand a concept, idea or objective of a lesson and enable the student to extrapolate information and construct his or her own learning outcomes. The results can be enriching and rewarding and just plain fun. Go to Poster Session >>

“Using Skype and Other Synchronous Tools to Build Better Classroom Community”
Ellen Manning, Kaplan University, USA

Using synchronous and cost free tools like Skype and Learn Central enables faculty to conference with both students and colleagues using audio and video components. The personal and immediate communication creates a more interactive and effective classroom and professional community for online education. Go to Poster Session >>

“Can Instructors Promote Civic Engagement in Online Courses?”
Steven Meyers, Roosevelt University, USA

College courses can provide a powerful venue for students to learn how to become active citizens. Through this process, students can learn about social issues that impact people in their communities and can become involved in creating change. The question for online educators is whether Internet-based courses are amenable to promoting civic engagement. In this presentation, I will explain specific steps by which online instructors can help their students learn about and participate in social advocacy. These techniques include: expanding students’ awareness of social problems through online resources, helping students research legislation and elected officials’ voting records through the Internet, and then teaching students how to outreach their elected officials through personalized email correspondence. I will also explain how instructors across a range of disciplines can help their students increase public awareness of course-related social issues through Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs, YouTube, and other social media. Go to Poster Session >>

“Understanding Millennials”
Kelly Miller, Kaplan University, USA

During this session, we will talk about the three generations of adult learners – Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials. The needs and characteristics of these generations as well as mentoring do’s and don’ts will be discussed. We will focus the discussion on the unique characteristics that millennials bring to the classrooms. Go to Poster Session >>

“Virtual Feedback: Stimulating Critical Thinking through Online Peer Review”
Matthew Mooney, Santa Barbara City College, USA

Quality feedback is crucial to good pedagogy. This is particularly true in an online environment where the familiar synchronous interaction of a traditional classroom is absent. This session will demonstrate how web-based discussion boards can facilitate peer-reviewed online feedback for students learning to compose formal writing assignments that incorporate a range of academic sources. These strategies, utilizing course/learning management systems (C/LMS) like Moodle, can also enhance student learning in traditional face-to-face instructional settings. Go to Poster Session >>

“Turning Learning Management Systems into Collaboration Management Systems”
Jorge Oceja, Spain Department of Education, Spain

The field of Instructional Design has started a transition. The rigid models originated in the 60′s and 70′s (still in use today with just a few modifications for online learning) may have been valid to transmit information and train individuals with an acceptable ROI ratio. However, they can’t optimize knowledge and talent within companies and organizations in a meaningful way. Although commercial and Open Source Learning Management Systems are trying to include 2.0 elements, results are not being satisfactory due to two main reasons: there is a behaviorist philosophy behind most of these tools and, on the other hand, instructors are not trained to pursuit innovation. In this session you will learn to turn Moodle into a collaborative management system that fosters informal learning and promotes human talent optimization just by executing minor configuration tweaks and reinterpreting the role of Community Managers. Go to Poster Session >>

“The evolution of Designscholar: Enhancing Graduate Education through an Online Learning Community”
Marlo Ransdell, Florida State University, USA

This presentation examines the evolution of an online learning community (OLC) created to enhance communication for graduate students engaged in thesis writing and research projects. The OLC, Designscholar, was developed for interior design graduate students to connect with peers beyond their daily face-to-face interactions. More than 64% of interior design graduate programs had 10 or fewer students enrolled in 2008 with 7% reporting only 1 or 2 students. Creating an online community for these small programs is proposed to enhance the graduate student learning experience. The OLC was first tested within a large design graduate course at Florida State University during fall 2007. It was further tested fall 2008 to connect design graduate students from 3 diverse geographical universities; Washington State University, Iowa State University, and University of Florida. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis showed significant changes in overall creative thinking about design research (p=.000) and thesis project direction (p=.007). Go to Poster Session >>

“Making the Most of Free Web Applications”
Maria Victoria Saumell, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia

We are living in the era of ICT and our students are so computer-literate that it is a shame to waste this tremendous potential. We have argued endlessly about theories and concepts like the communicative use of language, CLIL, using authentic materials, extending learning beyond class time, motivating learners, collaborative learning, promoting autonomy and self-directed learning. The advent of Web 2.0 has brought to light myriads of free web applications that we can use to enhance language learning. I will give you a user friendly overview of the use of blogs, wikis, voice and video recording tools and digital storytelling tools among others. I will show you how these applications can be used to improve language skills. We will explore practical examples of class activities and projects using these tools and you will discover how students can also develop critical thinking skills, explore their creativity and have fun! Go to Poster Session >>

“Get it Together: Creating Resources for use in any Learning Environment”
Jennifer Southcombe, Alberta, Canada

Let’s get it together! Create flexible resources that meet the needs of all learners and educators regardless of their learning situations. Let’s put our time, money and intellectual means into creating inspiring and diverse resources that can be used in any learning environment. Distance learning print and online courses, home education resources, traditional classroom resources and the needs of a million other learning environments can be met within a single resource. Learning situations are changing and flexible resources that support educators and students seamlessly between the different learning environments are valuable. This presentation will focus on the practical instructional design techniques used to “Get it Together”. Go to Poster Session >>

“Using Screen Recording for Online Faculty Coaching”
Thomas Spotts, Sr., Cathy Hochanadel, Brandy Havens, Kaplan University, USA

As online learning has grown rapidly, schools have developed various approaches to effectively evaluating and coaching faculty. Faculty performance is crucial to student success. In order to perform well, faculty need feedback that is relevant and constructive. We will present an innovative approach to faculty coaching and evaluation in an online environment. Through the use of technology, faculty supervisors can record a visual walkthrough of an online class while providing constructive audio feedback. This technology is easy to use and can be saved for future reference. Faculty can gain a solid understanding of what they are doing well and how they can improve, and have provided such feedback as, “I am in awe of the technology! This is so very user friendly and it is such an efficient and effective way to get your message across to me.” Go to Poster Session >>

“Ten-Minute Take-Aways: Tone, Temperament and Technology”
Carolyn Stevenson, Joanna Bauer, Che Baysinger, Tibe Jordan, Catharina Marshall; Kaplan Unviersity, USA

In order to present as many PEARLS – Practical, Engaging and Relevant Learning Strategies – the focus of this paper will be the critical aspects of classroom management as well as the elements of positive online tone, effective group work, conflict management with students, the importance of feedback, and how to integrate technology for a more robust classroom. Our presentation is called “Ten-Minute Take-Aways” since the attendee will hear specific tips and tools to be effective and productive in the classroom – each ten minutes will present a different element of classroom management or interaction with students. Go to Poster Session >>

“Learning Across Generations: Online Training for a Changing Workforce”
Linda Uli, Cisco WebEx, USA

Discover valuable strategies for online training. Over the next 10-20 years, most organizations will have up to five generations, working together. A 2008 Brandon Hall Research Center report, “Training Across the Generations”, demonstrates how each generation digests information in different ways. As you develop training programs for your organization, how do you maximize learning effectiveness for all your employees?whatever their age and generation? Join Cisco for an important poster session, Learning Across Generations, and discover new methods for training employees from every age group. Learn proven techniques to: use a multi-generational style to reach audiences of all ages; match learning styles with effective online activities. Analyze how people learn – both as individuals, or as a team. Go to Poster Session >>

“Teaching Using Live Projects”
Richard Vail, William McCracken and John Sluder; Mesa State College, USA

After the completion of formal training, a great deal of learning comes from trying to solve complex problems emerging in work situations. Unlike most problems used by instructors these problems tend to be ill defined and often to not have accepted solutions. Discovering a practical solution to a complex problem often requires input from several disciplines. The Live Project instructional model provides students with an opportunity to develop communication, learning and team skills by addressing an unsolved complex project. Challenges for instructors grow from the chaotic nature of the solution discovery process. Input for this session will be based on preliminary results of an ongoing National Science Foundation project. Go to Poster Session >>

“Tailored to Fit and Good to Go: Online Teaching Tips”
Caterina Valentino, Ryerson University

As institutions of higher learning yield to the demand of learners for the delivery of online education, lecturers are being pushed to understand online student engagement. Successful online teaching is a marriage of the science of online pedagogy and the art of online student engagement. This presentation introduces the Process Model of Academic and Relational Support (PARS) as the foundation of successful online pedagogy. By coupling the PARS model with first-hand and evidence-based online teaching tips, participants leave this presentation with an arsenal of strategies that allows them to create and maintain a flexible e-learning environment. Disenchanted instructors who have not mastered this marriage quickly become divorced never fully understanding what went wrong. Yet, with the exponential growth in online and e-learning methods, instructors are remiss when they dismiss online instruction as a fad. Innovative instructors embrace online teaching as the new instructional wave that is here to stay. Go to Poster Session >>

“Five Wise Teachers: Understanding How Different Curriculum Models Impact the Design and Delivery of Online Education”
Pat Wagner, Pattern Research, Inc., USA

Do you care about personal actualization, problem-solving skills, or test scores? Do you want students to memorize key facts or change the world? Do educational concepts such as academic rationalism, critical thinking, and behavioral conditioning conflict, or can they be used to create a better learning environment? Decades ago, Elliot Eisner introduced the idea of five orientations to curriculum. Each orientation has pros and cons; each can be used to improve your online content and delivery, no matter what your topic or intent. Participants will be better equipped to understand and address the differing expectations of students as well as potential conflicts with colleagues who hold opposing orientations. Go to Poster Session >>

“Using Academic Scrapbooking to Assist Students to be Motivated and Retain the Curriculum”
Heidi Willard, MCPS, USA

This is not your typical scrapbooking hobby! Come join us as you are provided with a hands on demonstration on how to use academic scrapbooking in the classroom. Student examples are provided as are the classroom materials used. See how creative visuals and various art mediums are used to assist students to personalize the curriculum, the secret key to their motivation for retention! Handouts available and you will leave with an activity to use in your classroom. Go to Poster Session >>

“Web 2.0: Tested Tools, New Applications”
Kristen Winter, Linda Carling, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Center for Technology in Education, USA

The appropriate use of the right Web 2.0 tool can help you to strengthen content delivery, collaboration, and demonstrations of learning in an online environment. For adult learners, Web 2.0 tools can support and enhance instruction, allowing students to meet intended learning outcomes and promoting engagement. In this session, learn about recommendations and considerations for selecting Web 2.0 tools to enhance face-to-face teaching. Wade through with ease Web 2.0 tools that support communication, collaboration, documentation, generation of knowledge, and interaction. See practical examples of the use of Web 2.0 tools for content delivery, learning activities, and assessment for adult learners based on effective elements of teaching and learning. Go to Poster Session >>

“Combining Instructional Modalities to Encourage Experiential Learning”
Jackie Wypij, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

What if you could combine key elements of various instructional methods into an integrated student learning experience? This discussion will present a practical case example of a novel curricular design for students in higher education. Through a combination of traditional lecture, small group discussion, peer-based tutoring, online exploration, multi-media resources, case-based teaching, and hands-on learning, a group of first year veterinary students are immersed in the field of veterinary cancer medicine on their very first day of school. By incorporating multiple learning modalities into an experiential learning model, students may be better equipped to link the practical to the theoretical, improving lateral and vertical learning in a broader curriculum. Go to Poster Session >>

“Of Mouse and Book – Using Web 2.0 resources in Literature Teaching”
Mariel Amez, INSP and Universidad Nacional Rosario, Argentina

Web 2.0 resources, and social software in particular, can foster the development of networking, teamwork, and collaboration, essential 21st century skills both for education and the labour market. They can also encourage bonding among members, even modifying traditional power structures. In addition, they allow for individual and joint discoveries and feedback and can provide access to a wider variety of resources to encompass not only plural views and learning styles but also a diversity of media (images, videos, audio). This presentation focuses on classroom materials and activities developed by and for students in Literature courses in Teacher Education, relying mostly on websites and services which are free of charge. It comments on problems encountered and solutions found, and explores their application in the EFL classroom, where Literature can be used as a resource rather than content itself. Go to Poster Session >>