PUP Conference Program

Monday, January 7

8:30-9:00 Breakfast, Registration, and Convocation, CE Forum

9:00-9:45

1. Faculty/Librarian Collaboration: The Library in Blackboard (Ted Sherman, Irene Osterman) Seminar Room B, CE
2. mLearning: Mobile Learning in Higher Education (Jennifer Ferguson) Seminar Room A, CE Cancelled
3. Their Cheatin’ Hearts Redux (Elizabeth Dellavedova) Seminar Room C, CE
4. A Balancing Act: Professional Development and Professional Work (David Porter, Jennifer Lerner) President’s Dining Room, CE

9:00-10:15 Session

1. From Silence to a Confident Speaker: Using Free Software to Transform Your Students (Takako Shigehisa) Faculty/Staff Resource Center, CG 413
   To see the slide presentation, go to http://www.nvcc.edu/home/tshigehisa/website2007/contact_files/powerupyourpedagogy.swf

9:00-10:45 Double Session

1. Helping Generation 1.5 Students Succeed in Your Classroom (Mary Charleza, Agnes Malicka, Kathy Wax) CE Forum
2. Your College Senate and our Initiatives for the Last Two Years (Beth Harrison and members of the Senate Steering Committee) CE Gallery, CE

10:00-10:45

1. Using ClassTop to Update Blackboard Courses (Shaoyu Chi) Seminar Room A, CE
2. Top Five Tips for Making SIS Easy to Use (Art Cavanagh) Seminar Room C, CE
3. Don’t Accept Mediocrity (David Conroy) President’s Dining Room, CE

10:30-11:45 Session

1. From Silence to a Confident Speaker: Using Free Software to Transform Your Students (Takako Shigehisa) Faculty/Staff Resource Center, CG 413. This session is limited to 12 participants.

10:00-11:45 Double Session

1. Team-Building: Classroom Activities for the Development of Cohesive, Interactive Classes (Tami Olds) Seminar Room B, CE

11:00-11:45

1. Interacting with Deaf Faculty and Students (Paula Debes and Brian Leffler) CE Forum
2. Power Up with eNova! (Fran McDonald, Linda Gill, Rebecca Keith, Jon Wilkin) President’s Dining Room, CE
3. Mathematics as Applied to Other Disciplines (Dick Pellerin) Seminar Room C, CE
4. Burning Out After 15 Years at NOVA (Alicia Falzon) CE Gallery, CE
5. Achieving No Dream: Class Size and Failure (Robert Bausch) Seminar Room A, CE

12:00-12:45:  Lunch, CE Forum

1:00-1:45:  Keynote Address: Charlie Errico, “Professional Development Opportunities that Benefit You, Your Students, and the College” (CE Forum)
A video of this presentation is available at mms://vod01.nvcc.edu/vod/Public/Power_Up_Pedagogy/Errico.PUP.wmv

2:00-3:00

1. Accommodation without Exasperation (Carol Sweetser) Seminar Room A, CE
2. Building Online Learning Communities (Bob Loser, Nancy McTaggart) President’s Dining Room, CE
3. What I Know Now That I Didn’t Know Before about Rubrics (Mary Hanrahan) Seminar Room B, CE
   (Lesson Plan, Materials and Resources, Rubrics, TeacherInterviewRubric, VideoResponseRubric, VideoResponse2)
   
4. Dissertation Destination (Carol Sinwell) Seminar Room C, CE
5. Violence on Campus – Can it Happen Here? (Rick Tittmann) CE Forum
6. There is no Frigate like a Book...  (Linda Simmons) CE Gallery Cancelled