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- Great Teaching round-up
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Events: 2008 Convention
Welcome to the TCCTA 2008
Convention
Resource Page!
The 61st Annual Convention
February 21-23, 2008
Dallas, Texas
Do to the length of the videos, you may experience some delay in downloading...please be patient.
General Session & Banquet
Thursday, February 21, 6:30 p.m.
Keynote speaker, Dr. Jim Bower, professor of Computational Neuroscience at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and at the University of Texas, San Antonio and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Numedeon Inc., producer of Whyville.net, discussed "Positive Pressure in the Pipeline: Reaching students where they live (virtually)".
Part 1: Introduction & Background
(approximately 14 minutes)
Part 2: Reaching Students Where They Live
(approximately 28 minutes)
Another Great Video from the General Session
Phi Theta Kappa Region President, Jonathan Carey
Alpha Mu Tau Chapter, Collin County Community College
"You Are All Heroes to Me"
(approximately 6 minutes - Click here for speech text)
GIFTS Sessions
Friday, February 22, 8:00 a.m.
"Getting to Know Your Students" (Power Point)
Presenter: Dan Porter, Amarillo College"The Flexquiz as a Learning Tool" (MS Word)
Presenter: Bill Holt, Tarrant County College - South
Professional Development Seminar
Friday, February 22, 1:00-2:15 p.m.
In these times of high demand for "accountability" at all levels, community college educators are under pressure to increase-and document-student "success." How does one define it? What works and
what doesn't? In a program entitled, "What Works: High Impact Programs for Student Success," a panel of four educators from a variety of perspectives dug deeper into the subject (Power Points available below):
John Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Texas High School Project
Richard Rhodes, President, El Paso Community College
Becki Williams, Professor of Chemistry, Richland College
Session Meeting Resources
Friday and Saturday, February 22-23, 2008
"Web 2.0, Communication, Technology and Post-Secondary Education"
Psychology Speaker: John O. Mitterer,
Professor of Psychology, Brock University
- St. Catherines, Ontario (Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Power Point Presentation (sans video clips)
Preconvention Interview Clip
Convention Dates and Locations, 2009-2010
Renaissance Austin Hotel
Austin, Texas
Feb. 19-21, 2009
Westin Galleria
Houston, Texas
March 4-6, 2010
Featured Presenters
Dr. Joseph Gallian
on Symmetry Patterns
Dr. Steve Gillon
on Modern America
Dr. Robert Jackson
on
Global Warming
Mr. Clive Lamb
on Industry Involvement
Dr. John Mitterer
on Enhancing vs Hindering Instruction
Dr. Tonya Strickland
on Reading Struggles
Interviews are running in Quicktime. Click here for a free download.
See you next year
in Austin!