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.
For another take on the Faculty Academy program, check out our Simile Exhibit.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
8:00-8:30: Lobby and Atrium
Registration & Breakfast
8:30-9:45: University Hall
Conference Welcome & Plenary Presentation
Conference Welcome
- Mr. Chip German, Vice-President for Information Resources and CIO
- Dr. Nina Mikhalevsky, Acting Provost, Vice President for Strategy and Policy, and Professor of Philosophy
Plenary Presentation: UMW Blogs Begins
Martha Burtis, Gardner Campbell, Jim Groom, Andy Rush, Michael Willits
9:45-10:00: Lobby and Atrium
Break
10:00 – 11:15: University Hall
Plenary Presentation: Why Johnny Can’t Learn Spanish: How the Academy is Undermining Our Efforts to Teach Language, and What Can be Done About It
Barbara Sawhill, Oberlin College
11:15-11:30: Lobby and Atrium
Break
11:30-12:30: Various Locations
Panel Presentation in B210
- Sarah Allen, Steve Greenlaw, George Meadows (UMW)
A Year of Innovation: Reports from the 2007-2008 TLT Fellows
Presentation Session in B127
- Mara Scanlon (English, Linguistics, and Communication)
Co-Presenter: Jim Groom (Teaching and Learning Technologies)
Why Wikipedia? - Chris Foss (English, Linguistics, and Communication)
How a Wiki Saved My Jepson: Introducing an Annotated On-line Edition of Toru Dutt’s “Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan” - Paul Fallon (English, Linguistics, and Communication)
Collaborative Student Research on Dialects: The FREDS Project
Panel Discussion in B122
- Gardner Campbell, Jeff McClurken (UMW)
New Media Student Research Projects
12:30-1:30: University Hall, Lobby, and Atrium
Lunch
1:30-2:30: Various Locations
Presentation Session in B210
- Meena Srinivasan (Computer Information Systems)
Learning Business Process Management by 3-D Simulation - Jennifer Polack-Wahl (Computer Science)
Second Life Visualization Applications - Andy Rush (Teaching and Learning Technologies)
What is New Media? — In 15 Minutes or Less
Presentation Session in B127
- Jim Groom (Teaching and Learning Technologies)
Raiding the Archive - P. Anand Rao (English, Linguistics, and Communication)
The Same, but Completely Different: Video Mashups as Public Argument - Antonella Dalla Torre (Modern Foreign Languages)
”Il Mashup”: A Language Class Experiment with Internet Archive
Panel Discussion in B122
- Susan Fernsebner, Angela Gosetti-Murayjohn, Mary Rigsby (UMW)
Cultural Studies and Digital Pedagogies
2:30-2:45 Lobby and Atrium
Break
2:45 - 3:45: Various Locations
Presentation Session in B210
- Jami Bryan (CGPS Library)
Co-Presenter: Jim Groom (Teaching and Learning Technologies)
From Boring to Blogging: Transforming LIBS101 - Leanna Giancarlo (Chemistry)
Co-Presenter: Patrick Gosetti-Murrayjohn (Teaching and Learning Technologies)
Making the Monster: Building the Mad Scientist Directory - Marie McAllister (English, Linguistics, and Communication)
An Alternative Use for Blog Software: Simplifying Student Web Authorship
Panel Discussion in B122
- Sarah Allen, Laura Blankenship, Jason Davidson, Steve Greenlaw, Jeff McClurken, Deborah Zies (UMW & Bryn Mawr)
Adopting Instructional Technology: Why or Why Not?
Panel Discussion in University Hall
- Ernest Ackermann, Jack Bales, Martha Burtis, Angela Gosetti-Murrayjohn, Suzanne Sumner, Brenda Vogel (UMW)
The Future of the UMW Teaching Center
3:45-4:00: Lobby and Atrium
Break
4:00-5:15: University Hall
Plenary Workshop: Managing Your Personal Information Universe: What Ubergeeks Can Teach Academics about Getting Things Done
Gene Roche, College of William and Mary
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
8:00-8:30: Lobby and Atrium
Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 9:15: University Hall
Plenary Panel Discussion: A Conversation with the University Committee on Digital Initiatives
Convener: Jeff Mcclurken, Chair
Committee Members: Martha Burtis, Gardner Campbell, Teresa Coffman, Tom Fallace, Leanna Giancarlo, Tom McNulty, Brian Rizzo, Carolyn Parsons
9:15-9:30: Lobby and Atrium
Break
9:30-11:00: University Hall
Faculty Academy Keynote Address: Inventing the Medium: Learning and Symbolic Expression from Knucklebones and Senet to Second Life and “Spore”
Dr. Janet Murray, Georgia Tech
Special Thanks to our Keynote Sponsors the UMW Provost’s Office and IEEE Computer Society of Virginia
11:00-11:15: Lobby and Atrium
Break
11:15 - 12:30: Various Locations
Presentation Session in B210
- Charlotte Jones (Simpson Library)
Co-Presenter: Jami Bryan (CGPS Library)
Where Cold Pizza and Collaboration Meet Student Needs: The UMW Libraries’ ShowMe! Project - Bob Rycroft (Economics)
Making Movies with Excel: The Sequel - Mukesh Srivastava (Computer Information Systems)
Understanding Relationships between eLearning Website Feature Preferences and Learning Styles
Presentation Session in B127
- Mara Scanlon (English, Linguistics, and Communication)
Monologue, Dialogue, and the Multiblog - Warren Rochelle (English, Linguistics, and Communication)
Personal Blogs The Easy Way - Marcel Rotter (Modern Foreign Languages)
To Blog or Not to Blog? – Pedagogical Implications of Blogging in Foreign Language Education - Carole Garmon (Art and Art History)
Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: Blogging as an Extension of the Art Studio
Panel Discussion in B122
- Lisa Ames, Gail Brooks, Martha Burtis (UMW)
The Future of the CMS at UMW
12:30-1:30: University Hall, Lobby, and Atrium
Lunch
1:30-2:45: University Hall
Plenary Presentation: Integration, Technology, and the Meaning of Life
Gene Roche, College of William and Mary
2:45-3:00: Lobby and Atrium
Break
3:00-4:15: Various Locations
Presentation Session in B122
- George Meadows (Education)
Co-Presenter: Marie Sheckels (Education and Math)
Data Collection and Analysis with Computer-Linked Vernier Probes - George Brett (Internet2)
Web-TNG in Context - Jerry Slezak (Teaching and Learning Technologies)
Co-Presenter: Clay Calvert (IT Security)
Any Computer, Any Software, Anywhere: The Virtual Computer Lab - Cheryl Hawkinson-Melkun (CGPS Writing Center)
The CGPS Writing Center: Working with Non-traditional Students via Synchronous Web Conferencing
Workshop in B210
Teaching Language and Culture with Technology: What Do We Need and Do We “Git-R-Dun?”
Barbara Sawhill, Oberlin College
Co-Presenter: Ryan Brazell (Oberlin College)
4:15-4:30: Lobby and Atrium
Break
4:30-5:15: University Hall
Plenary Presentation: Going Boldly: Looking to the Future of Teaching and Learning Technologies
Gardner Campbell, Patrick Gosetti-Murrayjohn, Jerry Slezak
5:15 – 6:30: Atrium Balcony
Wine and Cheese Reception
