NISOD CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Austin Suite | Teaching/Learning

The Periodic Table and Shapes of Atomic Orbitals

Charles Heller, Chemistry Instructor, Blinn College (TX)

 Room 4A, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

The Problem-Solving Portfolio: Evidence of Student Learning

R. John Muench, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Heartland Community College (IL)

Room 4B, Level 3 | Culture of Evidence

PARR for the Course: The Role of Syllabi in Creating a Culture of Evidence

Bobbi Stringer, Professor of Speech Communication; and Cheryl Roberts, Assistant Professor of English, Tarrant County College Northwest (TX)

Room 4C, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

Collaborative Learning in Allied Health Education

Gordon Kokx, Professor, EMS Program Director; and Tonja Bowcut, Dental Assisting Program Director, College of Southern Idaho

ROOM 5A, LEVEL 3 | Teaching/Learning

Real-World Problems to Enhance Students’ Learning

Charles DeSassure, Department Chair, Computer Science and Technology, Tarrant County College Southeast (TX)

ROOM 5B, LEVEL 3 | Student Success

Imagine What Would Happen If Developmental Math Students Did Their Homework

David Lung, Assistant Professor; and Auristela Lung, Instructor, South Texas College

ROOM 5C, LEVEL 3 | Culture of Evidence

The Journey to Excellence: How One Department Overcame Its Struggle with Program Assessment

Susan Timm, Associate Professor; and Lisa Wiehle, Director of Outcomes Assessment, Elgin Community College (IL)

Room 6B, Level 3 | Leadership/Organizational Dev.

EPCC’s Salute to the Arts—Promoting the Arts, Preserving our Culture, Providing Scholarships

Jeanne Foskett, Special Assistant to President/English Professor; and Jan Eveler, Assistant to Vice President of Instruction/Reading Professor, El Paso Community College (TX)

Room 7, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

So You Think a Communication/Speech Class Can’t Be Taught Online and Be Innovative?

Debra Harper, Dean, Instructional Support, Lone Star College-North Harris (TX)

Room 8A, Level 3 | Student Success

Ticket to College

Jerri Tittle, Professor; and Julie Lesko-Bishop, Coordinator, Student Publications, Rose State College (OK)

Room 8B, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Effective Teaching Strategies to Maximize Learning

Ingrid Haynes-Mays, Associate Professor; Debra Hill, Associate Chair, Texas Southern University; and Delilah Davis, Instructor, LeMoyne Owen College (TN)

Room 8C, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

From the Classroom View: An Integrated Approach to Improving Teaching and Learning

Ron Langrell, Executive Vice President; Sheryl Barton, Instructor Business/Office, Chair CFAFE; Pamm Tranby, Instuctor Biology/Chair, SLOAP; and Suzette Overby, Instructor, Human Services/Chair, QUILT, Riverland Community College (MN)

Room 9A, Level 3 | Economic & Workforce Dev.

Creating a Partnership Between the College and Governmental Agencies to Train First Responders

Ted Lewis, Dean, Instruction; and Michael Naglieri, Director, Fire Science, Lone Star College–Cy Fair (TX)

Room 9B, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

Honors By Contract: A New Approach for Community College Students

Lee Taylor, Vice President for Learning/Academic Affairs; and Barbara McMillan, Director of Honors by Contract/Instructor, Alabama Southern Community College

ROOM 10A, LEVEL 3 | Educational Technology

Podcasting In and Outs

Karen Everingham, Assistant Professor, University of Toledo (OH)

ROOM 11A, LEVEL 4 | Diversity

The Speech Divide: LGBT Students Rights

Sarah Warbelow, Justice for All Fellow, Human Rights Campaign (DC)

ROOM 11B, LEVEL 4 | Student Success

Community College and University Articulation: The Availability and Visibility of Articulation

Mark Fincher, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

ROOM 12A, LEVEL 4 | Diversity

Is Your Campus Ready for the Plus 50 Learner?

Mary Susan Vickers, Director, Plus 50 Initiative, American Association of Community Colleges (DC); Christine Donnolo, Plus 50 Initiative Director/Associate Dean, Continuing Education, Luzerne County Community College (PA); and Susan Miller, Plus 50 Initiative Director/Dean, Cape Cod Community College (MA)

ROOM 12B, LEVEL 4 | Student Success

High School to College Transitions: Helping Students Bridge the Academic Readiness Gap

Evelyn Davidson, Coordinator of The Learning Center and Developmental Studies; and Barbara Brown, Academic Counselor/Assistant Professor, Kodiak College (AK)

ROOM 13A, LEVEL 4 | Instructional Technology

Convening Engaged Communities of Learners with Epsilen ePortfolios

Marianne Dombroski, Education Manager, The New York Times Knowledge Network (CT)

ROOM 13B, LEVEL 4 | Culture of Evidence

Using LASSI as a Measure of Student Learning Outcomes in FYS

Lisa Black, Counselor/Instructor; Mignon Martin, Counselor/Instructor; David Wood, Professor, San Antonio College (TX); and Claire Ellen Weinstein, Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

ROOM 14, LEVEL 4 | Educational Technology

Enhancing Online Courses: A Next Generation Digital Video Repository for Higher Education

Cameron Cox, Vice President, INTELECOM (CA)

Room 15, Level 4 | Educational Technology

Digital Video as Learning Objects: Creating a Media-Rich Environment for Today’s Online Students

Valerie Cavazos, National Marketing Manager, Dallas Telelearning (TX)

ROOM 16A, LEVEL 3 | Diversity

The Boomers Learn Their XYZ’s

Mabel Hayes, Director of Special Projects, John A. Logan College (IL)

ROOM 16B, LEVEL 4 | Educational Technology

Music and Animation to Resuscitate Dead PowerPoint Words

Ronald Berk, Professor Emeritus, The Johns Hopkins University (MD)

ROOM 17A, LEVEL 4 | Student Success

The Great Debate: What Do Students Really Think?

Quincy Martin, Dean, Student Services, Triton College (IL)

ROOM 17B, LEVEL 4 | Developing Faculty

Faculty Excellence Equals Student Success

David Diehl, Teaching and Learning Excellence Coordinator, Houston Community College (TX)

ROOM 18A, LEVEL 4 | Teaching/Learning

Simply the Best

Stan Cameron, Faculty, English and General Education Department; Ann Buller, President; and Robert Ritchie, Faculty, English and General Education, Centennial College (Canada)

ROOM 18B, LEVEL 4 | Economic & Workforce Dev.

Making It Relevant: Linking High Schools and Industry

Julie Ehresmann, Instructor, Science Department; and Beth Collins, Coordinator, Biotechnology and Biofuels, Iowa Central Community College

Room 18D, Level 4 | Leadership/Organizational Dev.

Collective Voices in the Planning Process!

Pam McElligott, Associate Professor; and Paul Pai, President, St. Louis Community College–Meramec (MO)

ROOM 19A, LEVEL 4 | Educational Technology

Putting PBwiki to Work for Collaborative Learning

Raymond Oltion, Adjunct Instructor, Mathematics and Astronomy, Sheridan College (WY)

ROOM 19B, LEVEL 4 | Developing Faculty

How to Create a Robust Course

Jeremy Wood, Professor, Hazard Community and Technical College (KY)

ROOM 9C, LEVEL 3 | Developing Faculty

Service Learning and YOU!—How and Why to Incorporate Service Learning in Your Courses

Michelle Knoles, Service Learning Coordinator/Instructor; and James Fry, Referral Counselor, Cowley County Community College (KS)

Austin Suite | Teaching/Learning

Small Group Learning in an Inner City Community College Anatomy & Physiology (A&P) Classroom

Sharon Ellerton, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences and Geology, Queensborough Community College (NY)

 Room 4A, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

The Story of US: An Exploration of Teaching and Learning

Tom Gordon, Instructor of Humanities (History); and Jan Oliver, Director (Educational Media Technologies), Northwestern Michigan College

Room 4B, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

Starting a Mock Trial Team

Ronald Kowalczyk, Adjunct Professor/Attorney, Elgin Community College (IL)

Room 4C, Level 3 | Student Success

Five-Day Survival Skill Workshop Significantly Improves Nursing Students’ Academic Performance

Joan Mader and Judith Kirkpatrick, Faculty, ADN Program, Galveston College (TX)

ROOM 5A, LEVEL 3 | Teaching/Learning

Motivating Your Students Through Creative Dramatics

Raymond Puchot, Speech Instructor, McLennan Community College (TX); Kathy Lingo, Director of the Theater Program; Lisa Bell, Director of the Speech Program, University of Texas at Dallas; Jackie Whitaker, Public Information Manager, Lee College (TX); Laura Acosta, Director of Transfer Programs, Barbers Hill High School (TX)

ROOM 5B, LEVEL 3 |

Beyond Web 2.0: How To Use Internet Assets to Teach More Effectively

Jeff Borden, Education Solutions Consultant, Pearson eCollege (CO)

ROOM 5C, LEVEL 3 | Teaching/Learning

According to Wikipedia: A Teaching Moment

Cynthia Atkins, Director of Library Services; and Linda Nichols, Librarian II/Associate Professor, Hopkinsville Community College (KY)

Room 6A, Level 3 | Leadership/Organizational Dev.

They’re Not Born, They’re Made! Entering and Navigating the Leadership Pipeline

Lonnie L. Howard, Director, University Outreach, The University of Houston (TX)

Room 6B, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

Developing Connections with Online Students Through Learning Styles

Susan Berry, Student Support Specialist, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (KY)

Room 7, Level 3 | Educational Technology

Customer Satisfaction with an Information Technology Service Department

Charles Nwankwo, Chief Information Resources and Technology Officer, Sowela Technical Community College (LA)

Room 8A, Level 3 | Diversity

Generalizations on Generations: How Age Affects Attitudes and Learning

Rebecca Shaheen and Kimberly Stephens, Professors, Community College of Allegheny County (PA)

Room 8B, Level 3 | Educational Technology

Facilitating Interaction with Evaluative Reflection via Technology

Aldena Francisco-Harris, Assistant Professor; and Aimee Dickinson, Instructor, Lorain County Community College (OH)

Room 8C, Level 3 | Student Success

Different Strokes for Different Strokes

Al Groccia, Professor of Mathematics, Valencia Community College (FL)

Room 9A, Level 3 | Teaching/Learning

Inspirational Learning: Infusing Service Learning, Teams, and Technology into the College Curriculum

Regina Ryel-Thomason, Program Coordinator, Teacher Education/EMPACTS Trainer; Marvin Galloway, Dean, Science and Math/EMPACTS Administrator; and Dianne Phillips, EMPACTS Facilitator/Science Faculty, NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Room 9B, Level 3 | Educational Technology

Are We in the Right Sandbox?

Edward Bowen, Executive Dean, Dallas TeleCollege (TX)

ROOM 10A, LEVEL 3 | Teaching/Learning

Acclimating, Engaging, and Motivating First-Time Students

Amy Baldwin, Professional Development Coordinator, Pulaski Technical College (AR); Robert Sherfield, Professor of Speech and Theatre, College of Southern Nevada; and Steve Piscitelli, Professor of History and Education, Florida Community College at Jacksonville

ROOM 10B, LEVEL 3 | Econonic & Workforce Development

Top Ten Lessons Colleges Can Learn from Business and Industry

Rhonda Richards, Executive Dean for Academic Affairs, West Virginia University at Parkersburg

ROOM 11A, LEVEL 4 | Student Success

Addressing the Achievement Gap—African-American/Latino Male Leadership Summit

Joi Blake, Dean, Student Development and Matriculation; Star Rivera-Lacey, Associate Professor/Counselor; and Michael Temple, Associate Professor/Counselor, San Diego Mesa College (CA)

ROOM 11B, LEVEL 4 | Teaching/Learning

 Reading Apprenticeship Builds Critical Thinking in Academic Transfer Classes!

Sandra McCurdy, Mathematics Professor; Marylou Robins, Psychology Professor, San Jacinto College South (TX); Karen Hattaway, English Department Chair/QEP Facilitator; Susan Lustick, Biology Professor, San Jacinto College North (TX); and Deanna Robinson, Mathematics Professor, San Jacinto College Central (TX)

ROOM 12A, LEVEL 4 | Teaching/Learning

Heads Up: Using Brain-Based Learning Theory in the Classroom

Donald Painter, Jr., Professor and English Department Coordinator; and Anna Butler, Professor of Mathematics, Polk Community College (FL)

ROOM 12B, LEVEL 4 | Leadership/Organizational Dev.

From Upsizing to Supersizing: How International Partnerships Can Facilitate Leadership Training

Liezel Frick, Lecturer, Centre for Higher and Adult Education, Stellenbosch University (South Africa); Michael McCullough, Program Research Associate, Community College Leadership Program (South Africa)

ROOM 13A, LEVEL 4 | Educational Technology

Instructional Podcasting in Higher Education: Research Results

Michael Preuss, Title III Activity Director, Rockingham Community College (NC)

Room 13B, Level 3 | Leadership/Organizational Dev.

NADE Registration: $210, NADE Membership: $50, NADE Leadership: Priceless

Betty Black (Retired), NADE Secretary, Texas A&M University–Kingsville

ROOM 14, LEVEL 4 | Developing Faculty

Virtual Reality—The Secret Lives of Online Students

Sunni Thibodeau and Laura Riddle, Instructors, Cossatot Community College (AR)

ROOM 15, LEVEL 4 | Teaching/Learning

How Use of Library Electronic Resources Promotes Learning for Community College Students

Carol MacAdam, Library Relations Outreach Coordinator, JSTOR (NY)

ROOM 16B, LEVEL 4 | Culture of Evidence

Evidence of Achieving the Dream

Jennifer Spielvogel, Vice President, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness; and Jacquelyn Joseph-Silverstein, Executive Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs, Cuyahoga Community College (OH)

ROOM 17B, LEVEL 4 | Developing Faculty

A Year in the Life of a Center for Teaching Excellence

Karinda Barrett, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Tallahassee Community College (FL)

ROOM 18A, LEVEL 4 | Teaching/Learning

Hidden Biases? The Implicit Association Test (IAT) as a Teaching Tool

Chris Grayson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, St. Philip’s College (TX)

ROOM 18B, LEVEL 4 | Student Success

The Dual Enrollment Liaison Academy

Lee Grimes, Director, Professional Development; Anahid Petrosian, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs; and Rebecca Millan, Dual Enrollment Coordinator, South Texas College

ROOM 18C, LEVEL 4 | Educational Technology

On Your Own: Using Social Networking and Collaboration to Create the Second Life Classroom

Michael Zerbe, Assistant Professor, Stark State College of Technology (OH); and Marcia Addison, Assistant Director, Libraries, Central Piedmont Community College (NC)

ROOM 19A, LEVEL 4 | Leadership/Organizational Dev.

A Practical Application of Transformational Leadership

Audrey Miller, Assistant Principal; and Alex McLean, Vice Principal, Stow College (Scotland)

ROOM 19B, LEVEL 4 | Economic & Workforce Dev.

Skills for Work

Anne Gillen, Research Unit Manager, Adam Smith College (Scotland); and Morag Kerr, Lead Specialist, Learning Process, Scottish Further Education Unit (Scotland)