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Events: 2009 Convention: Section Programs
Section Programs:
Discover the wealth of knowledge awaiting you at the 62nd Annual Convention at the Renaissance Hotel, Austin, February 19-21, 2009!
Find your discipline for event times (sections will be updated as information becomes available). Click on lecture titles for more information.
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Accounting
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Accounting for a World in Motion"
Speaker: Susan Crosson, Program Coordinator and Professor of Accounting, Santa Fe CollegeFriday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
"IFRS: Implications of the Movement Toward International Standards"
Speaker: Paul Kimmel, PhD, CPA, Associate Professor in the Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin—MilwaukeeSaturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"How to be the Next Accounting Idol: Tricks to Teaching Difficult Accounting Concepts"
Speaker: Jeff Slater, Professor of Accounting, North Shore Community College
Accounting Section Chair:
Tracie Nobles, Austin Community College
Agriculture
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Veterinary Technology"
Speaker: Jennifer Garretson, DVM, Program Director, McLennan Community CollegeSaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Credit Transfer Success into the University Agriculture Programs"
Speaker: Barry Jones, Agriculture Coordinator, McLennan Community College
Agriculture Section Chair:
Barry Jones, McLennan Community College
Art
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"About Time: Art, Duration, and the Transformation of Modern Consciousness"
Speaker: Henry Sayre, Distinguished Professor of Art History, Oregon State University–Cascades Campus, Bend, Oregon
Saturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"Connecting Music Appreciation with the Music Your Students Already Appreciate"
Speaker: Mark Evan Bonds, Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Music, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Art Section Chair:
Karmien C. Bowman, Tarrant County College - Northeast
Associate Degree Nursing and Vocational Nursing
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Collaborative Testing"
Speaker: Lois Brokenbourgh, MSN, RN, ET, CNE, Instructor of Associate Degree Nursing, Blinn CollegeFriday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Simulation: An Interdisciplinary Approach"
Panel: Veronica Jammer, MSN,RN, Program Director for the ADN program, San Jacinto College Central; Karen Malloy, MSN, RN, Department Chair Allied Health, San Jacinto College Central; and Becky Shuttlesworth, BSN, RN, Skills Lab Coordinator, San Jacinto College South
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Project Cuidar: From Dreams to Reality"
Speakers: Maricela Aguilar, MSN, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, San Antonio College; and Sheryd Jackson, MSN, RNC, WHNP, Professor of Nursing, San Antonio CollegeSaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"The Road to Reality: From Classroom to Clinical"
Speakers: Rhonda Bell, Director of Vocational Nursing Program, San Jacinto College North Campus; Kerri Hines, Lead Faculty, San Jacinto College North Campus; and Beverly Smith, Clinical Coordinator, San Jacinto College North Campus
Nursing Section Chairs:
ADN Chair: Irene Aguilar, San Antonio College
LVN Chair: Rhonda Bell, San Jacinto College-North
Automotive, Diesel, and Small Engine Services
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Electrical Diagnostics - Part I"
Speaker: Robert Neal, Regional Manager, Technical Laboratory SystemsSaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Electrical Diagnostics - Part II"
Speaker: Robert Neal
Automotive, Diesel, and Small Engine Services Section Chairs:
Silas Marshall, Trinity Valley Community College
Biology
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Strategies for Student Success Using Online Tools"
Speakers: Jay Phelan, Professor of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles; Susan Burgoon, Biology Instructor, Amarillo College; and Sam Schwarzlose, Biology Instructor, Amarillo CollegeFriday, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
"Panel Discussion: Ideas for Engaging Students and Teaching Concepts"
Moderator: Nichol Dolby, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Amarillo College
Panelists: Scarlet Estlack, MS Program Coordinator and Instructor, Clarendon College, and Matthew Craig, Associate Professor of Biology, Amarillo CollegeSaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Practical Tips for Overcoming Resistance to Active Learning"
Speaker: Dee Silverthorn, Senior Lecturer in Biological Science, Unversity of Texas at Austin
Biology Section Chair:
Nichol Dolby, Amarillo College
Business Administration
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Understanding Ethical Misconduct in the Current Financial Crisis and Incorporating This into Your Introduction to Business Course."
Speakers: O.C. Ferrell, Professor of Marketing, University of New Mexico; and Linda Ferrell, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of New MexicoSaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"How to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Online Business Courses"
Speakers: Sribhagyam Srinivasan, Instructional Designer and WebCT Administrator, Lamar State College-Orange, and Jim Ellis, Business Management Program Director, Lamar State College - Orange
Business Administration Section Chair:
Jim R. Ellis, Lamar State College - Orange
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Chemistry
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Thinkwell Chemistry"
Speaker:Connie Hundley, Senior Academic Consultant, Thinkwell CorporationFriday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
"Classroom Demonstrations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Speaker:Paul McCord, Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry Lecturer, University of Texas at AustinSaturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"The ACS Guidelines for Chemistry Programs in Two-Year Colleges: A Resource for Enhancing Chemistry Programs"
Speaker: Dolores C. Aquino, Professor of Chemistry, San Jacinto College - Central Campus
Chemistry Section Chair:
Larry Wiginton, Clarendon College
Child Development Educators (CDEA)
Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"SACs Acceditation Processes"
Panel from San Jacinto CollegeFriday, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
"Technology Can Maximixe Your Students' Performance!"
Speaker: Deb Wilson, Pearson Representative, My Education Lab
Friday, 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
"The Child Development Educators Association (CDEA) Curriculum and Rubrics Manual, Texas State Leadership Project, Carl Perkins Grant, 2007-2008"
Moderator: Debbie Simpson-Smith, Chairman of Child Development/Early Childhood Education, San Jacinto College - Central
Friday, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
CDEA Official Business MeetingSaturday, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Education Meeting: Game Disk Creation Session
- Part ISaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Education Meeting: Game Disk Creation Session
- Part II
Child Dvelopment Educators Section Chair:
Gail J. Cox, Temple College
Computer Information Technology
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Teaching and Learning Issues for Introduction Computer Courses"
Speaker: Kathleen Morris, rofessor Emerita of Computer Science, University of Alabama
Saturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
(Joint session with Office Technology)
"How Software as a Service is Changing the Technology Landscape"
Speaker: Gary Allison, Vice President, Engineering at Convio, Inc.
Computer Information Technology Section Co-Chairs:
Rajiv Malkan, Montgomery College
Gordon Carruth, Montgomery College
Cosmetology
Friday, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
"Question and Answer with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation"
Speaker: Don Dudley, Director of Education and Examinations, Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationFriday, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
"Sanitation and TDLR Law CEUs"
Speaker: Lucia Hale, Account Manager, OPI
Saturday, 8:00 - 12:00 p.m.
"Achieving Excellence Through Effective Goal Management"
Speaker: Terra Hill, Branch Manager, US Bank
Cosmetology Section Chair:
Barbara Compton, Southwest Texas Junior College
Counseling and Student Personnel Services
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Prevention of Substance Abuse and Risky Behavior Among College Students"
Speaker: Kim Fromme, Director of the Studies on Alcohol, Health, and Risky Activities (SAHARA) Laboratory, University of Texas at AustinSaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"FERPA--The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Basics for Faculty"
Speaker: Linda Kluck, Director of Admissions and Records, Austin Community College
Counseling and Student Personnel Services Section Chair:
Marge Lapham, Houston Community College-Southwest
Criminal Justice
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"FACE-ing the Nameless"
Speaker: Suzanne Birdwell, Forensic Artist, Texas Rangers
Saturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Restorative Justice"
Speaker: John Fisher, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Howard College
Criminal Justice Section Chair:
John Fisher, Howard College
Developmental Education
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Applying Student Engagement Research in Developmental Writing, Reading, and Mathematics Classrooms"
Speakers: David Sabrio, Professor of English, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; and Mitchel Burchfield, Director of the Academic Center of Excellence, Southwest Texas Junior CollegeSaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Using the New College Readiness Standards to Prepare Students for Freshman Writing and College Algebra: A Practical Approach"
Speakers: David Sabrio and Mitchel Burchfield
Developmental Education Section Chair:
Mitch Burchfield, Southwest Texas Junior College
Developmental Reading
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Future Directions for Developmental Education in Texas"
Speaker: Tamara Clunis, Director of Adult & Developmental Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Teaching Today’s Developmental Students" Roundtable
Facilitator: Lola King, Professor of Developmental Reading, Trinity Valley Community College
Developmental Reading Section Chair:
Lola A. King, Trinity Valley Community College
E-F
Economics
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
“Reopening America’s Financial Arteries: Addressing the Recent Financial Crisis”
Speaker: John Duca, Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasSaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
“WWW Smack Down: Aplia vs. MyEconLab On-line Homework Sites”
Dualing Entities: For MyEconLab - Carol Dole, Assistant Professor of Economics, Jacksonville University, and Matt Dorsey, National Program Consultant for MyEconLab & MyFinanceLab, Pearson Education; and for Aplia - Nicholas Smith, President, Aplia
Economics Section Chair:
James Sondgeroth, Austin Community College
Electronics
Thursday, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
"eSyst: Electronics Systems Technology Project"
Speaker: Tom McGlew, Grant Project Manager, Maricopa Advanced Technology Education CenterThursday, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
"MATEC NetWorks: National Science Foundation Resource Center"
Speaker: Tom McGlewThursday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
"Dumbing Down Your Curriculum or Keeping Up with Technology: How to Meet Current Industry Expectations for Technicians"
Speaker: Lou Frenzel, Technology Editor, Electronic Design Magazine and Mobile Dev & DesignThursday, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
"The Changing Face of Electronics Education (ESA & Job Ready Programs)"
Speaker: Ed Clingman, Administrator, International Society of Certified Electronics TechniciansThursday, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
"Industrial Maintenance and Mechatronics"
Speaker: Joe Reid, Vice President, Amatrol
Electronics Section Co-chairs:
Ricky McFadden, Paris Junior College
Pete L. Pompa, South Texas College
Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Modernizing the Technical Drafting (Dftg 1305/1405) Curriculum: Increasing Student Interest and Retention"
Speakers: Antonio M. (Tony) Ramirez, Professor of Architectural and Engineering Computer Aided Design, Austin Community College; and Douglas W. (Doug) Smith, Professor of the Architectural and Engineering Computer Aided Design, Austin Community CollegeSaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Engine Redesign Project (Dftg 2402-Machine Drafting): From Machinist's Input to Mass Production Fabrication Drawings
Speaker: Kim Duren, Associate Professor-Architectural and Engineering Computer Aided Design, Austin Community College
Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design Section Chairs:
Mary Ann Blake, San Jacinto College - South and Doug Smith, Austin Community College
English
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Reading and Writing in the Digital Age"
Speaker: Alan Cheuse, Professor of English, George Mason UniversitySaturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"Visual Rhetoric and Argument: I See Your Point"
Speaker: John Ruszkiewicz, Professor of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Texas at Austin
English Section Chair:
H.F. Poehlmann, Blinn College
English as a Second Language
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Grammar Matters"
Speaker: Farrah Keeler, Assistant Professor ESOL, Austin Community CollegeSaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Grammar in the Real World"
Speaker: Anne-Marie Schlender, Professor and Assistant Department Chair of ESOL, Austin Community College
English as a Second Language Section Chair:
Anne-Marie Schlender, Austin Community College - Rio Grande
Foreign Language
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Pragmatics in Second/Foreign Language Teaching"
Speaker: Dale Koike, Professor of Spanish & Linguistics, University of Texas at AustinSaturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"The Classroom Culture: Promoting High-Energy Learning"
Speaker: Glynis Cowell, Director of the Spanish Language Program, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Foreign Language Section Chair:
Janett Hillar, Houston Community College-Southwest
Forensic Science
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"FORS Forever: The New Smart Kid on the ACGM Block"
Speaker: Don Jacobs, Department Chair of Psychology and Forensic Science, Weatherford CollegeSaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Forensic Education: Training the Next Generation of CSIs"
Speaker: Michael Lytle, Associate Master Technical Instructor of Criminal Justice, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Forensic Science Section Chair:
Don Jacobs, Weatherford College
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Geography and Anthropology
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"River of Learning: How to Use Your Local River to Teach Geography"
Speaker: James Kimmel, Professor of Geography, Texas State University-San MarcosSaturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Teaching Anthropology: Integrating Field Work & the Classroom"
Speaker: Pearce Paul Creasman, Instructor of Anthropology, Blinn College—Bryan Campus
Geography Section Chair: Susan C. Slowey, Blinn College
Anthropology Section Chair: Randall Allison, Blinn College
Geology
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Online GeoScience: Online Best Practices with AMS Undergraduate Course Systems"
Speaker: James Brey, Director of the Education Program, American Meteorological SocietySaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Wild Life Styles of Extinct and Bizarre Rudists"
Speaker: Ann Molineux, Collection Manager of the Non-vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Texas Natural Science Center
Geology Section Chair:
Lynn Millwood, Mountainview College
Government
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Public Opinion, the Media, and the New President: Can Obama Succeed in an Era of Impatience?"
Speaker: Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and The Press, Harvard UniversityFriday, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
"Teaching Critical Thinking to Millennials in the Information Age"
Speaker: Brigid C. Harrison, Professor of Political Science and Law, Montclair State University, Montclair, New JerseySaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"The Role Played by the Media in the Last Presidential Elections"
Speaker: Kenneth M. Goldstein, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Government Section Chair:
Gabriel Ume, Palo Alton College
Graphic Arts and Multimedia
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Communication Design and Higher Education: The Conceptual Age"
Speaker: William E. Meek, Professor of Communication Design, MFA Program Director, and Graduate Advisor, Texas State University-San Marcos
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Print and Web Publishing with Adobe Creative Suite 4 in Education"
Speaker: Rick Miller, Senior Solutions Engineer -Education, Adobe Systems Incorporated
Graphic Arts and Multimedia Section Chair:
Reginald Reynolds, Angelina College
Health and Safety Occupations
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"The Simulated Simulations Lab"
Speaker: Lea Kesee, RN, MSN, Assistant Professor Health Sciences Division, Midland CollegeSaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Teaching Critical Care Medicine in Afghanistan: Contrasting High Tech Medicine Practices with Religious Tradition"
Speaker: Bob Weidmann, Director of Respiratory Care Program, Midland College
Health and Safety Occupations Section Chair:
Becky Hammack, Midland College
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Friday, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
"Flex & Flow"
Instructor: Beth Shaw, Founder and President, YogaFit Training Systems Inc.Friday, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
"Safe Yoga"
Speaker: Beth ShawSaturday, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
"Nia Technique Class- Through Movement We Find Health"
Instructor:Helen Terry, International Teacher Trainer, Nia Technique, Inc., Founder of NiaMoves HoustonSaturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Nia® —The Five Sensations of Fitness"
Speaker:Helen Terry
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Section Chair:
Beverly Boling,
Laredo Community College
History
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Abraham Lincoln and Slavery"
Speaker: Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History,Columbia UniversityFriday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
"Writing History: The Evolution of the American History Textbook"
Speaker: David Goldfield, Professor of History, University of North Carolina-CharlotteFriday: 4:00-5:15 p.m.
"War of a Thousand Deserts: Indian Raids and the U.S.-Mexican War"
Speaker: Brian DeLay, Assistant Professor of History, University of Colorado-BoulderSaturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"What FDR Would Say to Barack Obama"
Speaker:Bill Brands, Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin
History Section Chair:
Ashley Cruseturner, McLennan Community College
I-M
International Education
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Going Global at Home…and Abroad"
Speaker: Susan Cummings, International Education Coordinator, Lee CollegeFriday, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
"International Service Learning: An Educational Strategy for Promoting Local and Global Sustainability"
Speaker: Cherith Letargo, Professor of Geology, Lone Star College-Kingwood
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Residential Study Abroad and the Community College"
Speakers: Buck Buchanan, Professor of Geography, Lone Star College-Cyfair; Rob Coyle, Professor of History, Lone Star College-Fairbanks Center; and Robert O’Brien, Professor of History, Lone Star College-Cyfair
International Education Section Chair:
Nithyanantha Sevanthinathan, Lone Star College System
Library
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Writing Measurable Outcomes Statements for Libraries in the Context of Outcomes Assessment and Strategic Planning"
Speaker: Mark Hanna, Library Director, Amarillo CollegeSaturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Podcasting Methods and Applications: Considerations for the Community College Library"
Speaker: Jon Luckstead, Reference Librarian, Austin Community College
Library Section Chair:
Cristie Ferguson, Panola College
Math/TEXMATYC
Preconference Workshops:
Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
“NSF-supported: The Right Stuff”
Speaker: Rob Kimball, Project Director, The Right Stuff“Maple Workshop”
Speaker: Robert Lopez, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IndianaFriday, 9:30-10:40 a.m.
"What is the National Math Panel and How Does it Affect the Colleges?"
Speaker: Don Allen, Professor of Mathematics, Texas A&M University
Friday, 10:50 a.m. - 11:50 p.m.
Keynote Address
"Islam, Mathematics, and Culture Across the Curriculum"
Speaker: Pat KcKeague, Author and Instructor of Mathematics, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaFriday, 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.
TexMATYC Official MeetingFriday, 2:10 – 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions:Session I: "The Square Root of WHAT?"
Speaker: Joanne Peeples, Mathematics Instructor, El Paso Community CollegeSession II: "Dynamic Models: Integrating Support Services and Classroom"
Speaker: Jamie Blair, Author and Director of the Mathematics Learning Center, Orange Coast College, Coasta Mesa, CaliforniaFriday, 3:10 – 4:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions:Session I: "Reviewing the Basics While Teaching Beginning and Intermediate Algebra"
Speaker: Sherri Messersmith, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IllinoisSession II: "Interesting Applications of Base Arithmetic and Modulo Structure"
Speaker: John Edgell, Professor of Mathematics, Texas State UniversitySaturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Learning Objects as a Gateway to Student Inquiry and Understanding"
Speaker: Wade Ellis, Retired Mathematics Instructor, West Valley Community College, Saratoga, CaliforniaSaturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"Trigonometric Curiosities"
Speaker: John Coburn, Author and Professor of Mathematics, St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley, Missouri
Math Section Chair:
Natile Woodrow, Texas State Technical College-West Texas
N-P
Office Technology
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Integrated Applications for Office Technology"
Speaker: Susie H. VanHuss , Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Management, University of South Carolina
Saturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"How Software as a Service is Changing the Technology Landscape"
Speaker: Gary Allison, Vice President, Engineering at Convio, Inc.
Office Technology Section Co-chairs:
Genevieve Allison, San Antonio College
Philosophy
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Hume's Epistemology"
Speaker: Matthew Daude Laurents, Professor of Philosophy, Austin Community College
Friday, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
"Hume's Ethics"
Speaker: Rex C Peebles, Vice President of Instruction, Midland College
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Roundtable: Joys and Challenges of Teaching Hume"
Facilitators: Rex Peebles and Matthew Daude Laurents
Philosophy Section Chair:
Matthew Daude Laurents, Austin Community College
Physics and Engineering
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Icorporating PhET Simulations into the Introductory Physics Class"
Speaker: Paul Williams, Department Chair for Astronomy, Engineering, Geology, and Physics, Austin Community CollegeSaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Video Analysis in the Physics Laboratory"
Speaker: Martin Mason, Assistant Professor of Physics, Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, California
Physics and Engineering Section Chair:
Tom O'Kuma, Lee College
Psychology
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Bringing an Appreciative View of Psychology to the Introductory Classroom"
Speaker: Laura King, Professor of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri - ColumbiaFriday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
"Making It Real: Connecting with the Introductory Psychology Student"
Speaker: Saundra Ciccarelli, Professor of Psychology, Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, Florida
Saturday, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
"Best Practices in Digital Pedagogy: Psychology through the Technology Lens"
Speaker: Frank Sesso, Technology Sales Specialist, Pearson Higher EducationSaturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"Using Technology to Promote Student Engagement In and Out of the Classroom"
Speaker: Noland White, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Interim Director of Retention and Advising, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia
Psychology Section Co-chairs:
Chris Smith, Tyler Junior College and Romney Landis, Weatherford College
Q-T
Sociology
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"The Image and Sociology"
Speaker: John Macionis, Professor of Sociology at Kenyon College, Gambier, OhioSaturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Using the Mass Media as a Framework for Teaching Controversial Issues in Marriage, Family and Intimacy Classes"
Speaker: BarBara M. Scott, Professor of Sociology, African and African American studies, and Women’s Studies, and coordinator of the African and African American Studies Program, Northeastern Illinois University
Sociology and Anthropology Section Chair:
Dina Neal, Vernon College
Speech and Drama
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Finding ‘Home’ in the Public Speaking Course"
Speaker: Steve Beebe, Professor of Communication Studies and Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Texas State University-San MarcosSaturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Best Practices in Speech Classes"
Speakers: Alma Martinez-Egger, Speech Communication Instructor, Tarrant County Community College-Northeast; and Walter Price, Associate Professor of Speech and Business, Southwestern Christian College
Speech and Drama Section Chair:
Walter Price, Southwestern Christian College
TCCMEA (Management Educators)
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"The Millennial Students: How Today’s Student’s Learn"
Speaker: John R. Schermerhorn, Jr., Charles G. O'Bleness Professor of Management, Ohio UniversityFriday, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
"Creativity in College Courses? Does it Pay?"
Speaker: Barry J. Babin, Professor of Marketing and Department Head of Marketing and Analysis, Louisiana Tech UniversitySaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Bolstering Student Success with Tegrity Lecture Capture"
Speaker: Paul Moorman, eLearning Consultant, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Texas Community College Management Educators Section Chair:
Ira Wilsker, Lamar Institute of Technology
Teacher Preparation
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
“Alphabet Soup for Educator Preparation”
Speakers: Karen Loonam, Deputy Associate Commissioner of Educator Certifications and Standards, Texas Education Agency, and Janice Lopez, Director, Division of Educator StandardsSaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
(Joint session with TCCMEA)
"Bolstering Student Success with Tegrity Lecture Capture"
Speaker: Paul Moorman, eLearning Consultant, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Teacher Preparation Section Chair:
Angelo Alcala, Northlake Community College
TEACHM (Tourism Educators)
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"The Future impact on WECM on Transferability within Hospitality and Culinary programs - Part I"
Moderator: Brian Hay, Department Chair of CULA, Austin Community CollegeSaturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"The Future impact on WECM on Transferability within Hospitality and Culinary programs - Part II"
Moderator: Brian Hay
Tourism/Hospitality Educators Section Chair:
Brian Hay, Austin Community College
U-Z
Vocational Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Collaborative Testing"
Speaker: Lois Brokenbourgh, MSN, RN, ET, CNE, Instructor of Associate Degree Nursing, Blinn CollegeFriday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Simulation: An Interdisciplinary Approach"
Panel: Veronica Jammer, MSN,RN, Program Director for the ADN program, San Jacinto College Central; Karen Malloy, MSN, RN, Department Chair Allied Health, San Jacinto College Central; and Becky Shuttlesworth, BSN, RN, Skills Lab Coordinator, San Jacinto College South
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Project Cuidar: From Dreams to Reality"
Speakers: Maricela Aguilar, MSN, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, San Antonio College; and Sheryd Jackson, MSN, RNC, WHNP, Professor of Nursing, San Antonio CollegeSaturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"The Road to Reality: From Classroom to Clinical"
Speakers: Rhonda Bell, Director of Vocational Nursing Program, San Jacinto College North Campus; Kerri Hines, Lead Faculty, San Jacinto College North Campus; and Beverly Smith, Clinical Coordinator, San Jacinto College North Campus
Nursing Section Chairs:
LVN Chair: Rhonda Bell, San Jacinto College-North
ADN Chair: Irene Aguilar, San Antonio College
Welding Techology
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Welding Connects Your World: Welding Curriculum Designed to Make Welding Education Easy"
Speaker: Carl Peters, Director of Technical Training, Lincoln ElectricSaturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"Instructional Round Table"
Moderator: Brian Bennett, Welding Instructor and Program Coordinator, Hill College
Welding Section Chair:
Brian Bennett, Hill College
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