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Events: Annual Convention 2008
Technology Seminars
All sessions will be conducted at The Fairmont Dallas on Friday afternoon, February 22. No fee or pre-registration is required, but seating may be limited. Room locations will be published in the program, which is distributed at convention registration.
Attendees who have laptop computers may wish to bring them for any "hands on" training or software that may be available at some sessions.
"Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional"
2:30–3:45
Adobe will show how to create PDF documents from popular desktop applications, plus convert scanned images, books, and Web sites into searchable Acrobat files. Special emphasis will be on ePortfolios, electronic form creation with digital signatures, and document security. Free 30-day trial, plus curriculum and training resources!
"Learn-Achieve-Succeed: New technologies for enhancing student performance"
2:30–3:45
Tegrity Campus 2.0 is the first student achievement system that impacts learning across the entire institution, improving retention and student satisfaction. Tegrity makes class time available all the time by automatically capturing, storing and indexing every class on campus for replay by every student. With Tegrity, students quickly recall key moments or replay entire classes online, with digital notes, on their iPods and cell phones.
During this presentation, Bryan Arvison will provide an overview of Tegrity Campus 2.0 capabilities, demonstrate the student and faculty experience, and share case studies of how it is making an impact in leading colleges and universities across the nation.
"Rapidly Evolving Trends in Teaching in Higher Education"
2:30–3:45
Presenter: Ed Gould, Ed.D., Associate Dean of Higher Education, School of Education at Capella University
Ed Gould will lead an inspired program on the impact of technology on higher education today and in the future. He will challenge the audience to think of ways that community colleges might change through the use of technology to better serve the changing demographics of community colleges. He will conclude his presentation with an overview of how Capella is currently serving community college students, faculty and staff through a cadre of higher education programs designed to prepare learners for the changing world of community colleges.
"Video Learning Objects for Today's Faculty and Students"
2:30–3:45
Presenter: Janice Christophel, Instructional Designer, LeCroy
Center, Dallas County Community College District
Come and explore Video Learning Resources that can enrich
and enliven your faculty's online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses.
Using well-defined, specially selected video and interactive
segments and drawing upon our breadth of video and multimedia rich
instructional content, Dallas TeleLearning is taking the next bold
steps in distance learning. In this session, the Video Learning
Resources endeavor will be presented; it illustrates the effective
use of videos in today's Internet-based learning environments.
"Echo360 Automated Lecture Capture/Podcasting Solution"
4:00–5:15
Presenter: Mike Gawlikowski, Sales Manager - Southern Region, Echo360
Several Community Colleges face the problem of student retention and the challenges of how to generate content for on-line or hybrid courses. Echo360 automated lecture capture software solution makes capturing lectures and creating podcasts easy for the facutly and affordable for the institution, while students benefit from having an on-demand rich media presentation or podcast available instantly via Bb, WebCT or other course management system. The presentation will cover how Echo360 works and the benefits it provides for students, faculty and the institution.
"Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional"
4:00–5:15
Adobe will show how to create PDF documents from popular desktop applications, plus convert scanned images, books, and Web sites into searchable Acrobat files. Special emphasis will be on ePortfolios, electronic form creation with digital signatures, and document security. Free 30-day trial, plus curriculum and training resources!
"Millennials: Reaching and Teaching Digital Natives with Web 2.0"
4:00-5:15
Presenter: Dr. Manoucher R. Khosrowshahi, Government Professor, Tyler Junior College
The Millennials (Born after 1980) are bringing more to the colleges than tattoos, flip flops, low hanging saggy pants that expose body parts or undergarments, Iphones and IPods. They have new ways of learning communicating, collaborating and getting things done via new technology.
This presentation will explore the millennial generation and Web 2.0, identify their unique characteristics, and provide some strategies for teaching and working with these students. Furthermore, we will talk about evolution of web 2.0, related concepts and technologies, and web 2.0 applications to teach and reach millennial students.
"Using an Integrated Digital Media System to Enhance On Campus and Hybrid Classes"
4:00-5:15
Presenter: Dr. Carol Barbay, Professor of Psychology, Lamar State College–Port Arthur
Carol Barbay will be presenting information highlighting the use of a digital media projector as part of an integrated system of components, including a laptop computer with internet access, document camera, DVD/VHS video player and interactive whiteboard. Dr. Barbay will also discuss using software that allows saving annotations to PowerPoint presentations and other computer files displayed using the digital media projector in a way that enhances both face-to-face and hybrid classes
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