Conference Schedule
Classrooms of the Future:
Applications for Today
Tuesday, May 24, 2005

The College of St Catherine


8:00-8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast in Coeur de Catherine Student Center and Learning Commons (CDC) Ballroom
[purchase a $6.50 lunch ticket at registration with cash or check]
8:30-10:00
Welcome from Colleen Hegranes, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Morning Keynote: Dr. Sharon E. Smaldino
in the Ballroom in the Coeur de Catherine Student Center and Learning Commons (CDC)
Tracks: e-learning new pedagogies technology and applications student-centered

virtual learning
environments

Theory into
practice

new online
strategies and tools
hands-on Conversations
Rooms: CDC 360 CDC 361 CDC 362 CDC 355 CDC 213 CDC 017 CDC 128 CDC 20 (LAB) CDC 401
10:15-11:15 Stalking the e-lusive professor: Encouraging e-learning at a major university
Hokanson, Sonnack & Dimock

Minnesota Educators and Leaders Technology Initiative (MELTI): A Professional Development Program for Charter, Private, and Publich School Educators
Chou & Mendez

Pragmatic Suggestions for Growing On-line Communities of Practice
Brown

[PDF]

The PC Tablet and Powerful Teaching Applications
LaDuca
Using Current Brain Research to Create Engaging Classrooms
Elvecrog
The Deep Dive: Teaching systems thinking with immersive simulation gaming
Swenson

Introductory Physics through Inquiry-based Labs
McCoy & Batell

[PPT]

ShowEM: Next Generation Classroom Software
Kladstrup

Kladstrup session cancelled.

The Evolution of a Teaching and Learning Model for an Online University
Irlbeck

Irlbeck session cancelled.

Facilitating Student Blogging and Podcasting
Bass
Conversations with the Keynote: Dr. Sharon E. Smaldino
11:30-12:30

Web-based education: Is it the answer for the future?
Bratteli

Crookston campus has University of Minnesota’s First online Bachelor’s degree
Christopherson, Seyfried & Bertsch

An Investigation into the Ability of Pre-service Music Educators
to Integrate Technologies from a Constructivist Approach
Orzolek

Spring your Students into Action: Activity Theory in Learning Environments
Whiteside

Laptop Enhancement in Teaching and Learning
Bogner

TechRec: Exercise Your Body and Your Mind
Esping

Technology: A friend in times of need; Using technology to adapt coursework to diverse levels of learning and experience
Luedtke, Sorvaag & Sorvaag

Modding
Education: Leveraging Commercial Gaming Tools for the Classroom (a
case-study of the University of Minnesota-sponsored 'Behind the Message'
Project)
Taylor

[PPT]

Immersive Writing Tools in a Multi-user 3D Croquet Environment
McCahill & Longo

Instructor's Blog: An Alternative Use for Blackboard Discussion
Torres

Tikiwiki in the Classroom
Houser

[PPT]

Assessment in the Palm of your Hand
Thompson
 
12:30-1:30
Lunch in CDC Cafeteria:: $6.50 (a ticket will reduce your time in line)
[purchase a ticket at registration]
1:30-2:30
Afternoon Panel Keynote: "The Future of Learning: Developing, Using, and Sharing with Colleagues" with introductory remarks by J. Ana Donaldson. Sharon E. Smaldino joins as a panelist as does Matt Taylor.
in CDC Ballroom
2:45-3:45

PEPNet e-Learning Transition Project
Wilcox Hsu

Avenue ASL: Improving Language Assessment and Learning
Hooper, Miller & Veletsianos

Classroom Clickers: Large lectures, difficult discussions, simple surveys
Pellegrini

A "deliverables" approach to classroom technology
Gregory & Pangborn

Why Asynchronous Learning Environments CAN be Effective
Braun

Multi-Scaffolding Environment (MSE): Providing Authentic Assistance to Learners
Doering, Yerasimou & Veletsianos

Playing Croquet: Fostering Collaboration in a 3-Dimensional Virtual Environment
Breuch & Marsh

Pandora's Genetically Modified Box: A Product of Engaged Students
Fox

Fox session cancelled

Capitalizing on graduate student goals with an online, integrated capstone across the curriculum
Walcheski

Re-Imaging Learning: A Campus-wide Digitization Project
Kloiber & Schmit

Electronic Documentation for Healthcare: Applications in Education
Wapola
Conversations with the Keynote: J. Ana Donaldson

A PDF of session descriptions is now available!