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Seventh Annual Teaching and Technology Conference
Saturday April 12, 2008 --- 8:30 to 1:15
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Presenter |
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Digital Spaces/Digital Literacies:
New Approaches to Teaching and Learning |
Dr. Sally Chandler Kean University |
How net generation and print generation learners understand and communicate information. How to respond to classroom issues that arise because of those differences. |
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Jmailto:pizzo@ucc.eduoseph Pizzo |
Explore basic motivational and team building theory, as well as some of the exciting ways to “light the fires of curiosity” in our classrooms. |
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| Noodletools | Margaret Deng & Jose Romero | Noodlebib is the most comprehensive and accurate MLA & APA bibliography composer with fully-integrated note-taking. It will help our students to become aware of the importance of citation in the academic world. |
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Obligations and
Responsibilities |
Bill Lipkin |
How adjuncts should be prepared on day one for their classes. What is required from adjuncts by the school and what adjuncts can expect in return. |
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Using Multimedia Classrooms |
Connecting the laptop to the projector, turning on the projector, using the VCR and document camera, network access, lowering the screen, troubleshooting | |
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Judith Otterburn
Martinez, |
Web 2.0 tools provide both a familiar and a collaborative platform through which language learning becomes a shared activity. In this workshop, presenters will discuss some popular Web 2.0 tools and demonstrate ways of using them. | |
| No More Handouts | How to communicate with your students without bringing copies to class that absent students don’t get and others lose; how to have all your requirements available 24/7. Also, a look at turnitin.com. | |
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Wendy Pate |
Use the NEW Office 2007 Ribbon, Tabs, Groups and Commands. Help. Clipart. Find & replace. Cut & Paste. Headers & footers. Page numbers, footnotes, endnotes. Columns. Mail merge. Spell and Grammar Checker, Thesaurus, Toolbars, Footnotes and Endnotes, different styles and formats, Track Changes, etc. | |
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Office 2007: Word Advanced |
Mohamad Chenawi |
Footnotes, endnotes and columns. Create an abstract. Use advanced print functions. Create an html document (web page). Draw with color. Create a watermark. |
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Creating a Gradebook using Excel |
Marilyn Brooks-Lewis |
Use Microsoft Excel to create a multiple sheet grade book and insert formulas to calculate students’ final grades. Participants should bring a current class list and grading scheme to the workshop. |
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Working with Difficult Students |
Bill Lipkin |
Various ways to deal with disruptive students in class. How not to let students take control of your class and what alternatives we have in dealing with daily problems. |
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Working with the |
Lisa Chambers-Smith |
How do you provide the support a learning-disabled student will need in your classroom? |
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Using Multimedia Classrooms |
Connecting the laptop to the projector, turning on the projector, using the VCR and document camera, network access, lowering the screen, troubleshooting. | |
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Music in the Classroom |
Maya Ruvinshteyn & |
Research shows that playing Baroque-style music during class time is changing students’ attitudes toward the class, subject, and instructor. Students in classes with background music are noticeably more cooperative, flexible, and easier to teach. |
| Theory states that good writing is nothing more than good thinking. Together let’s see how we can encourage good thinking by incorporating writing in every curriculum | ||
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Experiential Education:
the Organization, Components and Student Perspectives |
Meet with students and faculty to brainstorm possible interdisciplinary projects. Learn from the experience of three professors and students who worked with the Union County Division on aging to develop, implement and analyze a survey tool to assess senior services in the county. | |
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Derek McConnellcConnell |
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Judith Otterburn Martinez, |
Hands-on experience with Web 2.0 tools. This is a follow-up to the 10 am session on Web 2.0 Blogs, Wikis and Websites. | |
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Office 2007: Excel Int. |
Wendy Pate |
Create charts. Find/replace. Move/ copy. Rename. Shortcut keys. Macros. Formulas & functions. Format cells. Must have at least a beginner’s knowledge of Office 2007: Excel. |
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Office 2007: Excel Advanced |
Mohamad Chenawi |
More charts. Utilize functions. Try different views. Insert information. Review formulas. Format cells. Automate tasks with macros. Must have experience with Office 2007: Excel. |
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Integrating WebCT with Excel |
Ivan Strom |
Downloading from WebCT to Excel, uploading from Excel to WebCT, merging hand-graded scores with WebCT-graded quizzes and assignments, and organizing your spreadsheet for successful integration. |
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