2015 Conference Archives

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2015
Wednesday, May 20th
9:00 AM

Keynote Address

Keynote: Scaling Up Quality Education

Richard Baraniuk, Rice University

Thomas Great Hall

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

10:30 AM

Session 1A: Blending to Teach Critical Thinking and Writing

Beyond the “Flip”: Blended Learning in the Literature Classroom

Lucy R. Littler, Rollins College

Dalton 300

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1B: Digital Learning, Blended Courses: Faculty Innovations and Goals for Student Learning

Digital Learning, Blended Courses: Faculty Innovations and Goals for Student Learning at Keuka College

Nicholas Koberstein, Keuka College
Nancy Marksbury, Keuka College
Enid Bryant, Keuka College
Jennie Joiner, Keuka College
Laurel Hester, Keuka College

Dalton 119

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1C: FITW Lightning Rounds

FITW Lightning Rounds

Jennifer Spohrer, Bryn Mawr College
Elizabeth McCormack, Bryn Mawr College

Dalton 1

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1A: Blending to Teach Critical Thinking and Writing

Infoglut or Information Literacy? Using Blended Learning for Student Research in 'New Information Technologies'

Jennifer Jarson, Muhlenberg College
Lora Taub-Pervizpour, Muhlenberg College

Dalton 300

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1A: Blending to Teach Critical Thinking and Writing

Teaching Critical Thinking through Online Writing and Debate

Douglas Harvey, Richard Stockton College

Dalton 300

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

1:45 PM

Session 2A: A Blended Approach to Idea-Centered Learning

A Blended Approach to Idea-Centered Learning

Patricia DiBartolo, Smith College
Lauren Duncan, Smith College
Glenn Ellis, Smith College

Dalton 300

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Session 2C: FITW Module Demos

FITW Module Demos

Jennifer Spohrer, Bryn Mawr College
Hannah Weinstein, Bryn Mawr College
Rhonda Hughes, Bryn Mawr College
Jia Li, Bryn Mawr College

Dalton 1

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Session 2B: Regional Collaboration through Technology: The Texas Language Consortium

Regional Collaboration through Technology: The Texas Language Consortium

Rui Cao, Concordia University Texas
Ana Maria Gonzalez, Texas Lutheran University
Stephanie G. Ortega, Concordia University Texas
William Woods, Schreiner University

Dalton 119

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

3:15 PM

Session 3B: Blended Approaches to Teaching Computational Skills

Computational Skill-Building in the Natural Sciences using a Blended Approach

Elizabeth McCormack, Bryn Mawr College
Mark Matlin, Bryn Mawr College

Dalton 119

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session 3A: Digital Project-Based Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Objects, Omeka, and the "Oops!" Factor: Two Case Studies of Collection-Based Projects at Wheaton College

Claire Buck, Wheaton College
Leah Niederstadt, Wheaton College

Dalton 300

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session 3C: Out with the Old, In with the New: Blended Learning in Elementary Italian

Out with the Old, In with the New: Blended Learning in Elementary Italian

Bruno Grazioli, Smith College
Jessica Egan, Five Colleges, Inc
Maria Succi-Hempstead, Smith College
Morena Svaldi, Mount Holyoke College

Dalton 1

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session 3B: Blended Approaches to Teaching Computational Skills

Python Programming in the Sort-of Flipped Physical Chemistry Classroom

Timothy Guasco, Millikin University

Dalton 119

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session 3A: Digital Project-Based Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Strategies to Flip the Classroom: Creating, Analyzing, and Using Data Sets in Exploring Anthropology

Carol Henderson, Rutgers University-Newark

Dalton 300

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session 3A: Digital Project-Based Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences

What I've Learned About Teaching Map-Making that Isn't About Map-Making

Jeff T. Howarth, Middlebury College

Dalton 300

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:45 PM

Session 4A: Blending STEM Courses

Blended Learning Approach in Teaching Information Systems

Rodrick Shao, Texas Lutheran University

Dalton 300

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Session 4B: Blended Learning in Ancient Greek and Modern Chinese

Blending at Brandeis — A Classic Adventure

Debra Sarlin, Brandeis University
Leonard Muellner, Brandeis University
Belisi Gillespie, Brandeis University
Eli Jacobson, Brandeis University

Dalton 119

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Session 4A: Blending STEM Courses

Comparing Learning in Flipped and Standard Introductory Physics Classes

Beth Parks, Colgate University

Dalton 300

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Session 4B: Blended Learning in Ancient Greek and Modern Chinese

Incorporating Online Materials and Digital Learning/Assessing Tools into Advanced Chinese Newspaper Reading and News Watching

Ying Wang, Mount Holyoke College
Lisha Xu, Mount Holyoke College

Dalton 119

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Session 4A: Blending STEM Courses

Learning and Experiencing in a Hybrid Astronomy Course

Judith Parker, Muhlenberg College

Dalton 300

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Session 4C: Workshop on Working Together: Community and Cross-Campus Collaborations through Blended Learning

Working Together: Community and Cross-Campus Collaborations Through Blended Learning

Jessica Egan, Five Colleges, Inc
Rogelio Miñana, Mount Holyoke College

Dalton 1

4:45 PM - 6:15 PM

Thursday, May 21st
9:00 AM

Session 5A. Blending to Promote Active, Collaborative Reading

Collaborative Online Annotation for Active Reading: Pedagogies, Tools, and Challenges

Hari Stephen Kumar, Amherst College

Dalton 300

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Session 5A. Blending to Promote Active, Collaborative Reading

Crowdsourced Reading: Developing Critical Reading Skills via Digital Worksheets

Danny Jauregui, Whittier College

Dalton 300

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Session 5B. FITW Planning and Data Collection

FITW Planning and Data Collection

Jennifer Spohrer, Bryn Mawr College
Elizabeth McCormack, Bryn Mawr College

Dalton 119

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Session 5A. Blending to Promote Active, Collaborative Reading

My Experience with Classroom Salon

Julia Heberle, Albright College

Dalton 300

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Session 5C. Workshop on Enhancing Content for English Language Learning in Online and Blended Formats

Workshop: Enhancing Content for Mixed Skill Classrooms

Lesley Skousen, Princeton International School of Mathematics & Sciences

Dalton 1

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:30 AM

Session 6B. But Does it Work? Research and Assessment of Blended Learning at Liberal Arts Colleges

A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Understanding Blended Learning Courses: a Pilot Assessment Project of a Blended Intensive Beginning Italian Course

Daniela Bartalesi-Graf, Wellesley College
Verónica Darer, Wellesley College

Dalton 119

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 6A. Creating Institutional Support for Blended Learning and Tech-Enabled Teaching

At the Intersections of Teaching, Learning, and Digital Technology: Assessing the Technology Fellows Program at Connecticut College

Ann Marie Davis, Connecticut College
Anthony P. Graesch, Connecticut College
Karen Gonzalez Rice, Connecticut College
Suzuko Knott, Connecticut College
Jessica McCullough, Connecticut College

Dalton 300

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 6A. Creating Institutional Support for Blended Learning and Tech-Enabled Teaching

Collaboration and the 3 Bears Approach to Iterative Development to Improve Learning Outcomes

Joe Montcalmo, Saint Joseph's University
Elizabeth Becker, Saint Joseph's University

Dalton 300

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 6B. But Does it Work? Research and Assessment of Blended Learning at Liberal Arts Colleges

Comparing Learning from Blended and Traditional Lectures Across Disciplines in a Small Liberal Arts University

Cynthia H. DeMartino, California Lutheran University

Dalton 119

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 6A. Creating Institutional Support for Blended Learning and Tech-Enabled Teaching

Moving from Theory to Practice in Blended Instruction

Sean Connin, Trinity University

Dalton 300

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 6B. But Does it Work? Research and Assessment of Blended Learning at Liberal Arts Colleges

The Effects of Interruptions on Self-Regulated Learning during Online Training

Jessica Federman, Whittier College

Dalton 119

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

1:30 PM

7A. Workshop on Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity: Scholarship and Practice

Teaching for Diversity and Equity: Scholarship and Practice

Elizabeth McCormack, Bryn Mawr College
Esther Chiang, Bryn Mawr College
Jancy Munguia, Bryn Mawr College

Dalton 1

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM