Professional Development Sessions
Fall 2012
Millersville's Annual
Technology Showcase
Friday, December 14th
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Gordinier Conference Center,
Millersville Campus
(Event takes place in several rooms on the 2nd floor). Please plan to attend as much of the event as your schedule allows.
The focus this year is on
Creating,
Innovating
and Engaging
for Student
Success
Lunch/refreshments will be provided throughout the event in Lehr (Gordinier).
General Schedule
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Check-in (2nd floor lobby of Gordinier Conference Center) & Refreshments (Lehr)
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Poster sessions (Lehr).
12:15 ‐ 1:00 p.m.
Breakout Session #1 (5 topics from which to choose; rooms vary)
1:00 ‐ 1:15 p.m.
Break; Move to next session
1:15 ‐ 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session #2 (5 topics from which to choose, some repeated; rooms vary)
Poster Sessions (Lehr Hall)
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Dr. Jason Baker, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Millersville University:
e Portfolios
Considering using ePortfolios in your classroom? Hear about one instructor's experiences with them and learn about some of the efforts on campus to offer more technical support for ePortfolio use on campus.
Dr. Leonora Foels, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Millersville University and Dr. Karen Rice, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Millersville University:
Raising Critical Consciousness Using Technology
An overview of the process in which technology has been incorporated into an undergraduate diversity course assignment designed to develop students' self-awareness through a personal evaluation of his/her own identity will be shared with participants. After presenting samples of students' work, benefits/drawbacks of this assessment method will be discussed.
Dr. Tiffany Wright, Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations, Millersville University:
An Overview of Pixton.com in M.Ed. classes
Participants will gain an understanding of the 1) rational for the use of Pixton as an instructional tool, 2) the general features of the tool, and 3) impact on student learning.
Mr. Greg Szczyrbak, Assistant Professor, Library, Millersville University:
Partically Cooked discussion
Find out about the new initiative to share your teaching and learning innovations at Partially Cooked: Blogging about Teaching and Learning. Learn how our community can benefit from an ongoing discourse on innovative teaching and learning and how practitioners of all levels can contribute to the conversation.
Dr. Lewis Shoemaker, Professor, Mathematics, Millersville University:
Using the Smartpen and MyStatLab in Introductory Statistics Courses
This presentation will describe how the author used voice-over Pencast presentations using the Smartpen and the MyStatLab course management system to deliver a blended introductory Statistics course to students.
Dr. Thomas Neuville, Associate Professor, Special Education, Millersville University:
Swivl Demonstration
Have a iPhone or an iPod Touch? Learn how a simple and inexpensive device can be used to capture lessons from your face-to-face classes.
Dr. Marilyn Parrish, Special Collections Librarian & University Archivist and Ms. Janet Dotterer, Library Technician, Archives & Special Collections Library, Millersville University:
Digitization @ Millersville
Archives & Special Collections houses fascinating materials relating to the history of the university, the region, and beyond. Through digitization projects, these primary sources are now available online for teaching and research. Learn about rules at Millersville that caused the riot of 1881, student tuition in the 1920s, 19th century opinions for and against slavery, and the oral history digital archive. Find out how digitization works, how to engage your students with primary sources, and plans for the future.
Dr. Oliver Dreon, Director, Center for Academic Excellence Team Leader, Transformation Team for Innovative Pedagogy and Instructional Technology:
Innovation Block Grants
Do you have an innovative teaching idea and are wondering how to get funding? Consider applying for an Innovation Block Grant! Developed through the Transformation Process, an Innovation Block Grant could provide the necessary funding to get an innovative instructional project off the ground!
Dr. Aaron Haines, Assistant Professor, Biology, Millersville University:
Use of a Tablet Laptop as Your Portable Teaching Station
Laptops provide us the ability to bring our own educational software programs, personal files and videos to any classroom on campus. However, most laptops do not allow us to scribe when giving PowerPoint presentations, when calculating and completing math formulas or when illustrating difficult concepts to students. However, tablet laptops allow us to have both portability and tablet writing capacity.
Breakout Session #1
12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
Public Speaking Project (Location: Old Main)
This session will provide faculty with information about developing an open source textbook for students. An overview of the resources needed to get such a project off the ground, as well as a list of steps for completing the project will be covered.
Presented by Dr. Lisa Schreiber, Assistant Professor of Communication & Theater, Millersville University
The World Online (Location: Audobon)
This presentation will showcase the syllabi and D2L examples for the two World Civilization courses that were created in parallel. Mary will discuss how the courses informed one another and how it impacted her teaching.
Presented by Dr. Mary Sommar, Assistant Professor of History, Millersville University
Using i<Clickers in Biology 101 (Location: Matisse)
I<clickers are student response systems that can build interactivity in classroom environments. In this presentation, learn how I<clickers were used in a lecture course (~150 students) to ask a wide range of types of questions. The i<clickers resulted in improved attendance, participation, and feedback on student comprehension. Over 90% of the students found the i<clickers to be either somewhat helpful or very helpful.
Presented by Dr. Jean Boal, Professor of Biology, Millersville University
D2L Upgrade Tour (Location: Lehr)
See a click through of some of the new D2L environment, highlighting the differences between the current and upcoming versions, including some exciting features. Be prepared for the changes and learn where to look for the best resources for yourself and your students.
Presented by Marie Firestone, Instructional Support Specialist, Information Technology Teaching & Learning Team, Millersville University
Collaborate Classroom Demonstration
Introducing Collaborate, the new synchronous communication tool that will replace Wimba in the Spring. This tool will help you create virtual classrooms, offices and meeting spaces that open more opportunities for interaction and engagement in your course.
Presented by Mr. Albert Unrath, Instructional Designer, Information Technology Teaching & Learning Team, Millersville University
Breakout Session #2
1:15 - 2:00 p.m.
iPad Apps for the Collegiate Classroom (Location: Old Main)
This presentation will demonstrate a series of apps that support teaching and learning in the college classroom. Bring your iPad or other mobile device to this session and gather ideas for using these mobile devices within your college classrooms as well as in field placements.
Presented by Dr. Jennifer Shettel, Assistant Professor, Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Millersville Univeristy
Teaching Multigenre Composition using wikis, prezis and Tumblr (Location: Audobon)
This session will show participants how to create multimodal texts for a variety of disciplines using the technology tools of the wiki, prezi, and Tumblr.
Presented by Dr. Timothy Shea, Assistant Professor, English Department, Millersville University
Step outside of D2L: Embedding student creativity into your online course (Location: Matisse)
While Desire2Learn offers secure, reliable access to course material, it also can limit student interaction and creativity. Embedding enables instructors to use a host of online applications available outside of Desire2Learn to foster students' creativity and to promote engagement in the learning process. In this presentation, we will examine different online applications that can be used in different content areas to foster student creativity.
Presented by Dr. Oliver Dreon, Director of the Center for Academic Excellence, Millersville University
D2L Upgrade Tour (Location: Lehr) (Repeat of First Breakout Session)
See a click through of some of the new D2L environment, highlighting the differences between the current and upcoming versions, including some exciting features. Be prepared for the changes and learn where to look for the best resources for yourself and your students.
Presented by Marie Firestone, Instructional Support Specialist, Information Technology Teaching & Learning Team, Millersville University
Collaborate Classroom Demonstration (Location: University) (Repeat of First Breakout Session)
Introducing Collaborate, the new synchronous communication tool that will replace Wimba in the Spring. This tool will help you create virtual classrooms, offices and meeting spaces that open more opportunities for interaction and engagement in your course.
Presented by Mr. Albert Unrath, Instructional Designer, Information Technology Teaching & Learning Team, Millersville University
Registration highly recommended, but not required. Please contact Kristina Gorodensky via email at Kristina.Gorodensky@millersville.edu or call 872-3051.
For more information please contact Oliver Dreon, Director, Center for Academic Excellence at Millersville University: call 717-871-2091 or email
Oliver.Dreon@millersville.edu
