NOTE: All Faculty Academy events will take place at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies in the new North Building. Directions and parking information are available here.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
8:00-8:30
Registration and Breakfast in the Lobby and Atrium
Registration and Continental Breakfast.
8:30-9:45
University Hall
Conference Welcome, Plenary Panel Discussion
Conference Welcome
Dr. Meta Braymer, Dean of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies
Mr. R. F. “Chip” German, Jr., Vice President for Information Technologies and CIO
Dr. Nina Mikhalevsky, Vice-President for Strategy and Planning
Panel Discussion: “The TLT Fellows Program: a “Second Life” for Faculty Development in Instructional Technologies“
Ernie Ackermann, Steve Gallik, Marjorie Och, Charlie Sharpless, Craig Vasey; John Morello, Moderator
9:45-10:00
Break
10:00 - 11:15
University Hall
Plenary Session: “Change and the 21st Century College Teacher: Deep Learning, Slow Blogging and the Tensions of Web 2.0“
Barbara Ganley, Middlebury College
11:15-11:30
Break
11:30-12:30
Concurrent Session
Presentation Session in B210
- Gillian Bearns (UMW), “Planning to Share: Distributed File Sharing for Preservation Planning“
- Marjorie Och (UMW), “Developing an Online Exhibit in an Art History Seminar“
- Elizabeth Lewis (UMW), “From Virtual to Real: Three Literature Courses Share Ideas through Web-Based Discussion” Co-presenters: Jim Gaines, Scott Powers (UMW)
Presentation Session in B127
- Jennifer Polack-Wahl (UMW), “Jepson Fellowship Goes to the 4th Grade“
- George Meadows (UMW), “Flexibility and Diversity in Educational Technology: Lessons from the Public Schools” Co-presenter: Holly Parker (Spotsylvania County Schools)
- Joe McMahon (UMW), “l337 sp33k 4nd c0un7ercul7ure“
Panel Discussion in B122
- Gardner Campbell, Steve Greenlaw, Jim Groom, and Jerry Slezak (UMW), “Small Pieces Loosely Joined: Web 2.0 Learning Environments at UMW“
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-2:45
Concurrent Session
Presentation Session in B210
- Jeff McClurken (UMW), “Wikis, Wikis, Everywhere“
- Yuan-Jen Chiang (UMW), “Fields Medals, Nevanlinna Prize, and Gauss Prize Presented by Spanish King at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2006 in Madrid“
- Claudia Emerson (UMW), “Student Blogs and the Independent Study“
Presentation Session in B127
- Gardner Campbell (UMW), “Twitter: Mutants Thinking Together“
- John Morello (UMW), “The “Groom-ing” of Morello’s Mini-Tube: How Multiple and Interrelated Learning Technologies Transformed One Video-Based Course Assignment” Co-presenters: Jim Groom
- Gary Stanton (UMW), “Bluegrass Breakdown or Presenting Patterns of Picking“
Panel Discussion in B122
- Laura Blankenship (Bryn Mawr), Angela Gosetti-Murryjohn and Sue Fernsebner (UMW), “Interactivism: Implementing Blogs to Enhance Writing Skills“
2:45-3:00
Break
3:00 - 4:15
Concurrent Workshop & Vendor Demonstration
Workshop in University Hall
Alan Levine, Vice President, NMC Community and CTO, New Media Consortium
“New Media Consortium 101“
Vendor Demonstration in B127
Joe Hoffman, Crestron
4:15-4:30
Break
4:30 - 5:30
Plenary Presentation in University Hall
Patrick Gosetti-Murrayjohn, Jim Groom, Andy Rush, Jerry Slezak, “Monster M*A*S*H*U*P*S”>
Thursday, May 17, 1007
8:00-8:30
Registration and Breakfast in the Lobby and Atrium
Registration and Continental Breakfast.
8:30 - 9:45
Concurrent Session
Presentation Session in B210
- Jack Burns (Apple), “Podcasting in Education: How to Create, Distribute and Access Learning in a Recommendation Age“
- Chris Foss (UMW), “Ready! Aim! Fire!: Exploding the British Romantic Literature Canon with a Wiki Canonball“
- Leanna Giancarlo (UMW), “Dealing with Wikiality: Using Wikipedia To Teach and Learn“
Presentation Session in B127
- Claudia Emerson (UMW), “Professional Practice in Publishing and Editing: The Student Online Literary Journal” Co-presenter: Jim Groom (UMW)
- Judith Parker (UMW), “From Scientific Posters to the Ms. Magazine Project: Presenting Research Online in Psycholinguistics and Women’s Studies” Co-presenter: Jim Groom
- Bob Rycroft (UMW), “Clickers! A Hands-on Demonstration of a Hands-on Technology” Co-Presenter: Margaret Ray (UMW)
- Ernie Ackermann (UMW), “Email to all: Effects and dealing with restrictions” Co-Presenter: Craig Vasey (UMW)
9:45-10:00
Break
10:00 - 11:15
University Hall
Plenary Session: “Being There: Networks, Tweets, Avatars…“
Alan Levine, Vice President, NMC Community and CTO, New Media Consortium
11:15-11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:30
Concurrent Session
Presentation Session in B210
- Claudia Emerson (UMW), “Directed Study in the Lyric Sequence, Website, and Blog” Co-Presenter: Mara Scanlon
- Charlie Sharpless (UMW), “From Bench to Brain: Enhancing Critical Thinking in the Freshman Chemistry Laboratory“
- Steve Gallik (UMW), “The Cell Biology On-line Lab Manual“
Panel Discussion in B127
- Omar Altalib (UMW), Hasan Altalib, and Shane Gallagher (SAIC) “Knowledge Management & E-Learning“
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-3:00
Faculty Academy Keynote Address: “Transforming Higher Education: The Role of Trust“
Karen Stephenson, CEO and Founder, Netform Inc.
Video Part 1; Part 2
2:45-3:00
Break
3:15 - 4:30
Concurrent Workshop & Vendor Demonstration
Workshop in B210 (Limited Seating)
Barbara Ganley, Director, Project for Integrated Expression, and Lecturer in the Writing Program and in English, Middlebury College “Twenty-First Century Entrances and Exits: Planning for the Crucial First and Last Weeks of the Web 2.0 Semester“
Vendor Demonstration in B127
Cindy Clayville, Smart Technologies
4:30-4:45
Break
4:45 - 5:30
Plenary Presentation in University Hall
Patrick Gosetti-Murrayjohn and Jim Groom (UMW) “Hey! You Got Your Folksonomy in My Semantic Web!“
5:30
Wine and Cheese Reception in the Courtyard




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