| Schedule:
|
Monday,
08:30 to 08:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Paper Presentation (20 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Marie Sheckels |
| Presenter(s): |
Debra Hydorn |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Promoting Global Awareness through Web
Projects in Finite Mathematics |
| Abstract: |
This presentation will describe how Finite Mathematics
can be taught as a Global Awareness course. Projects designed to
give students the opportunity to use mathematics to compare cultures
will be demonstrated along with the technology used by students
to create and present their results. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 08:30
to 08:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Software Demonstration (20 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Pat Norwood |
| Presenter(s): |
David Long |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
MacGAMUT Music Software: An Aid to Hearing
|
| Abstract: |
The MacGamut program provides computer-assisted
tutoring and drilling primarily in music dictation, from scales
and intervals through melodic and harmonic. The available materials
are sufficient to cover beginning through advanced study -- roughly
equivalent to high school through the 4th semester of traditional
college study. Additionally, the program offers optional drills
for piano keyboard facility within the context of theory classes.
The program can operate with or without an attached MIDI (musical
instrument digital interface) keyboard. MacGAMUT's primary appeal
is its flexibilty. Most software offers only fixed programming.
With MacGAMUT, the instructor can modify the materials from grading
parameters through creating new exercises. This presentation offers
an overview of the program and an overview of instructor modification
possibilities. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 09:00
to 09:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Panel Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
JoAnn Schrass |
| Presenter(s): |
Kerry Block, Jerry Slezak, Pam Lowery, Stephanie
Smith, Carolyn Parsons and George Meadows |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Affirming Diversity via Assistive Technology
at MWC: Evaluating Present and Future Support Systems |
| Abstract: |
An increasing number of students with special
needs who require adaptive or assistive technology to either successfully
communicate or modify their environment are applying to and attending
institutions of higher learning. As a result, it is necessary to
accentuate and effectively market to prospective students what types
of accommodations, from no-tech to hi-tech, are available at Mary
Washington College. Such accommodations need to ensure students
of continued academic and affective growth and development. Furthermore,
it is essential that students with special needs and their families
are made aware of support systems that (1) assist with learning,
(2) make the environment more accessible, (3) enhance independence,
and (4) improve quality of life. This panel discussion will identify
existing support systems for students with special needs on the
Mary Washington College campus and discuss the need for establishing
and maintaining an assistive technology center that addresses the
four areas outlined above and the potential challenges associated
with each. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 09:00
to 10:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 108 |
| Session Format: |
Interactive Workshop (110 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Gardner Campbell |
| Presenter(s): |
Gardner Campbell |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Using the Computer and Sound |
| Abstract: |
A session for anyone interested in using sound
in instructional technology: on the World Wide Web, in multimedia/hypermedia,
or in both. This hands-on workshop will introduce basic concepts
and techniques of digital sound recording and editing on personal
computers. Although the session will focus on Windows applications,
the topics covered are equally relevant to Macintosh computers.
If time permits, we may also discuss digital sound processing (compression,
reverb, etc.), MIDI, and using sound in Blackboard and Web authoring.
|
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 10:00
to 10:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Panel Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Jane Gatewood |
| Presenter(s): |
Pam
Lowery, Laurie Preston and David Ayersman |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Information and Technology Proficiency
Requirement for All Students |
| Abstract: |
On April 7, 1999, the faculty of Mary Washington
College approved the adoption of an Information and Technology Proficiency
requirement for all incoming students that will begin in fall 2001.
Four areas make up this requirement (E-mail, Word Processing, Spreadsheets,
and Library and Information Literacy) and in turn those four areas
are each comprised of numerous learning objectives. Staff from the
Simpson Library and the Center for Instructional Technology are
responsible for providing the instruction to all new students and
the Registrar is tasked with reflecting completion of the requirement
on students' transcripts. This session will provide an overview
of this requirement and will showcase online materials associated
with it. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 11:00
to 12:50 |
| Location: |
Ball Circle |
| Session Format: |
Lunch (110 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
 |
| Affiliation: |
 |
| Title: |
MWC Employee Luncheon |
| Abstract: |
We will share lunch with all faculty and staff
of Mary Washington College by joining them in Ball Circle. This
short walk will allow Academy participants a chance to see a bit
of the campus as well as an opportunity to engage folks who aren't
here just for the Academy. There is no charge for the lunch. Mary
Washington College faculty and staff should pick up tickets from
department chairs prior to showing up to eat. Non-MWC Academy participants
who have registered for the Academy will receive tickets at the
Academy registration desk. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 1:00 to
1:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Poster Session (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
Robert Rycroft |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
The Lorenz Curve and the Gini Coefficient
|
| Abstract: |
"The Lorenz Curve and the Gini Coefficient,"
is a Web-based, interactive tutorial. It was developed and posted
to the Web by Robert Rycroft, Professor of Economics at Mary Washington
College, and used by students in ECON 351-Poverty, Affluence and
Equality. The tutorial teaches students about the Lorenz Curve,
a graphical way to depict the degree of income or wealth inequality,
and the Gini coefficient, a numerical measure of the same. Knowledge
of these concepts is absolutely essential for students studying
the economics of income and wealth distribution, but teaching them
in class is very time-consuming, and the concepts themselves are
a touch on the dry side. The tutorial was developed so that students
could learn these concepts on their own outside of class from any
location with Web access, and have a bit of fun at the same time.
As evidenced by a graded homework assignment associated with the
tutorial, there was virtually complete mastery of the concepts by
all students in the class. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 1:00 to
1:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Poster Session (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
Vera Niebuhr |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Using Microsoft Powerpoint and Dazzle
to Facilitate Foreign Language Acquisition |
| Abstract: |
Using Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Image
Composer, Dazzle (for video clips), and a scanner, I have designed
a series of interactive presentations to help students achieve a
basic level of linguistic proficiency in Beginning German. Images,
sound, and video clips reflecting aspects of German culture are
meshed with corresponding topics of grammar and student exercises.
Thus, for many students language acquisition is no longer abstract.
As more dimensions are added, each one reinforces the others and
learning a foreign language becomes easier. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 1:00 to
1:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Poster Session (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
Mark McClure and Robert Strassheim |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
What library@mwc.edu? |
| Abstract: |
Using the Internet to research content for course
assignments has become a fundamental technique in the repertoire
of most all MWC business students. However, have students begun
to place too much emphasis on using online sources? Our poster presentation
explores the experiences students of BUAD-381 and BUAD-473 had using
online research tools and hard-copy research tools. We also address
the notion of creating connections between modern skills (online
searches, databases, etc.) and "classical" scholarship skills like
writing papers and developing critical thinking. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 1:00 to
1:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Poster Session (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
Joseph Dreiss |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
The Contemporary Art Internet Resource
|
| Abstract: |
In the spring of 2001, I taught a course in
contemporary art. The most important goal of this class was to make
students aware of the art of the present and the immediate past,
especially the art of the 21st century. Gathering information on
the art of the immediate past presents a unique challenge, which
the Internet is uniquely qualified to solve. As we study the history
of art that is close in time to the present, information becomes
scarce. Periodical literature, especially newspapers and art magazines,
has traditionally been the primary source of information about developments
in recent art. However, traditional print media is not efficient
enough to keep pace with the dynamic changes that are constantly
occurring in the art of the present. The Contemporary Art Web Resource
was created to utilize the immediacy of Internet publishing to convey
information about the most recent art in a more timely fashion.
Throughout the semester, students were given research assignments
to find online information on contemporary art and artists as well
as on the gallery and museum shows in which this art is being exhibited.
The online resources discovered by the students were organized into
a comprehensive Web site that is continuously updated. The creation
of the Contemporary Art Web Resource helped students learn about
ongoing developments in contemporary art, and allowed them to develop
important skills in online research. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 1:00 to
1:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Poster Session (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
George Meadows, Laura Hicks and Michael Sandridge
|
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Classroom Applications of the Intel
Digital Microscope |
| Abstract: |
The Intel Digital Microscope, once linked to
a computer, provides an inexpensive and easy to use "beginner's"
microscope. It can be described as a color digital video camera
set for an extreme close-up view. The microscope provides three
levels of magnification: 10x, 60x, and 200x and may be adjusted
for either reflected or transmitted light. Light levels can be controlled
through the user interface. The microscope tube/camera can be removed
from the body of the microscope and used as a handheld magnifier
(limited in movement by the length of the interface cable). Images
can be saved as single photographs or as movies. The software interface
is basic and intuitive with a mix of analog controls and large colorful
buttons for computer-related operations (saving files, copying,
special effects). We believe that this microscope has a number of
features that make it suitable for use in science classrooms, both
as a demonstration microscope (linked to a projection system) and
as a student laboratory microscope. It is now in use in a small
number of local public school classrooms. This poster session will
demonstrate the installation, operation, and some possible uses
of the microscope. Two microscopes will be available for use during
the session, and examples of classroom use of the microscopes, including
reflected and transmitted light photographs and movies, will be
shown. Visitors will have the opportunity to examine and use the
microscopes. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 1:00 to
1:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Poster Session (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
Stephen Gallik |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
A New Utility for the Delivery of PowerPoint
2000 Presentations Over the Web in PowerPoint 97 Format |
| Abstract: |
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 differs significantly
from earlier versions of PowerPoint in the way it publishes lectures
or other presentations over the World Wide Web. Earlier versions
of the software used a Microsoft utility called Internet Assistant
for PowerPoint to generate an image of each presentation slide and
an equal number of HTML files to deliver a non-animated version
of the presentation through a browser. Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
uses XML (Extensible Markup Language) and the latest version of
Microsft's COM (Component Object Model) technologies to deliver,
through a browser, the same fully-animated presentation that is
presented in PowerPoint. When doing this, however, PowerPoint 2000
makes the original presentation file available for download over
the Internet, which might be problematic for the presentation authors
if the content of the presentation contains copyrighted material.
I have developed two versions (a Windows version and a Java version)
of a utility that can quickly produce the HTML files needed to present
PowerPoint 2000 presentations over the Web in the old format. While
the presentation is a non-animated version of the original PowerPoint
2000 file, the original file cannot be downloaded over the Internet
and, therefore, may not be subject to the problems associated with
unauthorized downloading of copyrighted materials over the Internet.
In this poster session, I will demonstrate these utilities and how
they can be freely downloaded, compare them to PowerPoint 2000 Web
publishing, and summarize the specific copyright rules related to
the electronic distribution of copyrighted materials. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 1:00 to
1:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Poster Session (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
Mark
Safferstone and Dan Hopper |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Leveraging Instructional Technology
in Support of Student Governance |
| Abstract: |
Given the need to develop an honor code in response
to a student governance initiative, with limited time and resources,
the James Monroe Center for Graduate and Professional Studies students
teamed up and collaborated with Instructional Technology and administrative
staff members to leverage technology. Using Mary Washington's blackboard.mwc.edu
as a collaborative workspace and an interactive Web-based database,
a geographically dispersed five person Honor Council developed the
Center's Honor Code and facilitated its ratification by the Center's
600 students who attend degree, certificate, and non-degree classes
on campus, off campus, and online. This poster session will provide
participants with an overview of the challenges that the Center's
staff faced and a demonstration of the ways in which technology
was employed to support this student governance initiative. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 1:00 to
1:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Poster Session (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
Karen Anewalt |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
E-Commerce Technology Education for
Computer Science and Business Students |
| Abstract: |
Building an effective e-commerce Web site requires
cooperation between a company's technical staff and business staff.
All of the participants need to have some understanding of technologies
involved in Web site creation. Computer programmers working in e-commerce
Web site development need to be familiar with a wide variety of
technologies including Java, SQL, JavaScript, Web servers, and Servlets.
On the business side, participants need to understand the basics
of underlying e-commerce technologies in order to effectively develop
requirements and communicate requirements to technical staff. I
am currently involved, in collaboration with several individuals
from other colleges and universities, in developing courseware for
an e-commerce course. The course being developed at Mary Washington
is innovative in that it will be a cross-departmental course that
will be offered to both computer science and business majors. One
goal of the course is to educate both computer science and business
students about the technological challenges of e-commerce. Students
will be required to participate in a semester-long group project
uniting both types of students in developing an original e-commerce
Web site. My presentation will focus on the types of technologies
required for developing e-commerce Web sites. I will highlight the
technical skills expected from the e-commerce students at the beginning
of the course and those expected at the end of the course. This
material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation
under Grant No. DUE-0088470. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 2:00 to
2:20 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Paper Presentation (20 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Dan Hubbard |
| Presenter(s): |
Galen deGraff and Jeremy Driver |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Enhancing the Finance Curriculum with
Excel-Based Financial Modeling (Part I) |
| Abstract: |
This completed study will present the results
of an experimental undergraduate individual study in which a client
revenue forecast was developed using Excel and multiplicative time
series decomposition techniques. The resultant model was tested
against actual 2000 data. The final model will serve as the underpinning
of a financial model of the client's operation for the coming year.
The client is historic Shirley Plantation on the James River. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 2:00 to
2:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 108 |
| Session Format: |
Interactive Demonstration (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Roy Gratz |
| Presenter(s): |
Karen Irving, Rebecca McNall and Randy Bell
|
| Affiliation: |
University of Virginia |
| Title: |
Enhancing Science Instruction with Interactive
Simulations on the Web |
| Abstract: |
Interactive Web-based simulations on science
topics represent a remarkable technological innovation in science
teaching. Activities developed by the ExploreScience.com Web site
encourage inquiry learning through dynamic student involvement.
Lesson ideas that synthesize conventional demonstrations, hands-on
activities, and Web-based inquiry offer a blend of the best of traditional
instructional methods and cutting edge technology. The ExploreScience.com
Web site is being developed in coordination with the Center for
Technology and Teacher Education at the University of Virginia.
There is no fee for use of this site. Longitudinal Waves, Doppler
Effect and Mouse Genetics are the three sites that will be presented.
The unique design of the ExploreScience.com site allows students
to study science topics by systematically changing selected variables.
In the wave simulation activity, students explore the effect of
frequency on the wavelength of a longitudinal wave. The relationship
between longitudinal and transverse wave patterns is also demonstrated.
The Doppler effect site illustrates the consequence of the speed
of a sound source on the wave pattern it produces. Students can
manipulate the sound source’s speed and observe corresponding
changes in wave patterns. Creative classroom activities, such as
the Doppler Ball and Space Phones, offer real-world connections
for students between science concepts and computer models. Mouse
Genetics allows students to observe phenotypic characteristics transferred
in filial generations. An introductory level with a single trait
(coat color) lays the foundation for students to progress to more
advanced two trait genetic patterns (coat color and eye color).
Other life science, physical science, and mathematics interactive
sites are available for teacher and student exploration. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 2:30 to
2:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Paper Presentation (20 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Sandy White |
| Presenter(s): |
Michael Reed |
| Affiliation: |
New York University |
| Title: |
Overview of the Research on Curricular
Integration of Technology |
| Abstract: |
This session will focus on (1) established design
patterns in classroom-based research; (2) issues related to online
education; and (3) steps for making classroom-based research more
publishable. Authentic settings predominate in much of the technology-based
research presently being conducted. While the related findings and
patterns inform developers of online education, there are still
additional steps classroom-based researchers can and should take
in order to make their work more publishable. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 3:00 to
3:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Interactive Demonstration (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Mary Rigsby |
| Presenter(s): |
Martin Zahn |
| Affiliation: |
Thomas Nelson Community College |
| Title: |
MERLOT--Organized Peer Review of Web-Based
Resources to Help Faculty Enhance Teaching and Learning in Twelve
Educational Disciplines |
| Abstract: |
The Multimedia Educational Resource for learning
and Online Teaching (MERLOT) is a free, web-based resource of online
materials in twelve different academic disciplines. Discipline teams
within each of the twelve areas conduct peer reviews of the materials
in the collection using a process modeled on the peer review of
scholarship; discipline team members are drawn from the twenty-three
MERLOT Partner Organizations across the United States and Canada.
With the author's permission, these reviews are published on the
MERLOT Web site. This project supports two basic objectives. The
first objective is to help faculty more easily identify quality
educational materials for use in online courses or as supplemental
assignments outside the classroom. Faculty can locate appropriate
materials through a browsing function by discipline or by subject
areas within each discipline. MERLOT also supports an advanced search
and sort capability; searches can be by author, title, date of accession,
or peer ratings. A second objective of the project is to increase
peer recognition for faculty producing online materials through
use of a peer review process. Faculty may also choose to become
members of MERLOT at no cost; this membership allows faculty to
recommend new sites, provide user comments on sites, and post assignments
that they develop to effectively use a site. Posted assignments
are then available to all faculty using the MERLOT site, fostering
an online learning community. |
| Schedule:
|
Monday, 4:00 to
4:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Interactive Demonstration (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Joe Dreiss |
| Presenter(s): |
Marc Dolbier and Melinda Delvishio |
| Affiliation: |
St. Joseph's Preparatory School |
| Title: |
Creating Multimedia with Flash |
| Abstract: |
Multimedia presentations provide students with
the opportunity to interact with course content in an active and
creative way. This interaction can lead to a deeper understanding
of content. Furthermore, instructors can prepare lessons that include
different types of media that maintain interest and encourage discussion.
Flash provides an easy-to-learn tool for instructors and students
who wish to develop online or stand-alone multimedia presentations.
It supports vector-based graphics, QuickTime movies, animated GIFs,
and more. |
| Schedule:
|
Tuesday, 08:30
to 08:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Paper Presentation (20 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Mary Yudin |
| Presenter(s): |
George Meadows |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Multimedia Handouts: Developing CD-R-Based
Course Resource Materials |
| Abstract: |
The availability of inexpensive and easy-to-use
CD-RW drives provides instructors the opportunity to distribute
course-related materials to their students in a multimedia format.
This use of "multimedia handouts" might be a potential next step
in the integration of technology and coursework at Mary Washington
College, where many of our students are now familiar with the classroom
use of PowerPoint presentations, class Web pages and message boards,
computer-based simulations, and the use of spreadsheet software
in analyzing data. At this point it would seem important to consider
new methods for providing students access to the products of these
computer applications. In this presentation I will discuss a possible
development process for this multimedia resource, including selecting
and organizing materials for the compact disc, indexing the materials
using the Netscape Composer program, and developing a simple set
of instructions and suggestions for the use of the materials included
on the disc. This method of distributing materials has proved especially
valuable in education courses dealing with methods for teaching
science and mathematics in public school classrooms. Materials provided
to students include PowerPoint presentations developed by the students
enrolled in the course, lesson plans developed by the instructor
and students, shareware/freeware/demoware software programs downloaded,
tested, and evaluated by the class, and collections of graphics,
diagrams, videoclips, and sound files. A CD-R developed for EDUC
303: Science Inquiry, will be presented as an example. |
| Schedule:
|
Tuesday, 08:30
to 08:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Software Demonstration (20 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Leigh Frackelton |
| Presenter(s): |
Tom Whitman |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
The Business Strategy Game –
A Computer Simulation |
| Abstract: |
This presentation will focus on the use of a
computer simulation in the capstone Business Administration course
at MWC. The Business Strategy Game is a simulation in which competing
student groups steer their company's management decisions in an
effort to become the dominant player in the footwear industry. The
unique part of this simulation is that the outcome is based on the
interrelationship of each team's decisions – a decision
that one team makes can have a great effect on all the other teams.
So, to survive in this simulation, you need to not only analyze
your own actions, but the actions of all the other teams as well.
A brief overview of the simulation and an explanation of why it
is used in BUAD 490A will be given, followed by a summary of the
benefits of using it in this course. |
| Schedule:
|
Tuesday, 09:00
to 09:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Panel Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
John Morello |
| Presenter(s): |
Jennifer Polack, Gardner Campbell, and Steve
Greenlaw |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
CIT Grant Awards: Highlights from 2000
|
| Abstract: |
Each year, the Committee on Instructional Technology
reviews grant proposals and makes grant award recommendations to
the Faculty Development Grants Committee. These proposals are for
technology-related projects that enhance the College's academic
program. The panelists for this session are grant recipients from
2000 who will be sharing information about their funded projects.
The panelists will briefly indicate the purpose of their grant,
provide a summary of their progress toward completing the project,
and will discuss the academic enhancements that have been made possible
as a result of the funding. |
| Schedule:
|
Tuesday, 09:00
to 10:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 108 |
| Session Format: |
Interactive Workshop (110 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
 |
| Presenter(s): |
Lawrence Husch and D. Sharon Husch |
| Affiliation: |
University of Tennessee |
| Title: |
Developing Course Materials using Macromedia
Flash |
| Abstract: |
We will provide an introduction to the use of
the program Macromedia Flash to develop interactive course materials
that can be delivered via the Web. Macromedia Flash is a program
that can be used to develop "movies" in a variety of formats including
Flash movies, animated GIFs, QuickTime, and Windows AVI. Examples
of Flash movies that have been used in mathematics courses will
be shown for illustration purposes. The Flash plug-in that is required
to view Flash movies on the Web is now included with both major
browsers; Macromedia claims that over 248 million Web users have
the Flash plug-in installed. The workshop will start with a method
of motion tweening to construct simple animations. We will discuss
the use of various drawing tools and animations of the resulting
graphical objects. Variations of animation techniques, including
the changing of colors and shape morphing, will be illustrated.
We will then construct buttons to control the animations and explain
the concepts of layers, frames and scenes together with the controls
that are needed to move between frames and scenes. Importation of
graphics and their conversion to vector graphics will be shown.
If there is interest, the method for including mathematical notation
into a Flash movie will be shown. The inclusion of sound will also
be demonstrated. We will discuss ways to keep the size of the resulting
movies small and the code for publishing Flash movies on the Web.
Flash movies developed by the workshop organizers for use in a classroom
will illustrate the variety of things that can be done. |
| Schedule:
|
Tuesday, 10:00
to 10:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Roundtable Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Venitta McCall |
| Presenter(s): |
John Reynolds and Ernie Ackermann |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Evolutions in Technology and Teaching
|
| Abstract: |
For the last quarter century, the microprocessor,
the 'brain' of the personal computer, has had a significant impact
on the world and helped create the information age. Technology has
undergone many changes, and technology resources are now common
tools in the educational environment. This veteran technology user
will examine how technology has evolved, and will discuss how instructional
practices have (or have not) changed during that same era. |
| Schedule:
|
Tuesday, 11:00
to 11:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Panel Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
David Ayersman |
| Presenter(s): |
Betsy Lewis, Suzanne Houff, John
Mac Isaac , Gary Stanton and Patrice Scanlon |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Blackboard CourseInfo User’s
Session |
| Abstract: |
Mary Washington College has utilized Blackboard
CourseInfo, a web-based course management tool, for one complete
academic year now. This panel will bring together a number of Blackboard
instructors to provide a variety of perspectives on how they've
utilized the tool to enhance their instruction. Specific features
and potential improvements of Blackboard will be discussed. This
session promises to be an interesting and informative one as questions
and answers will be included that help to illuminate aspects of
Blackboard that you might be curious about. |
| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 12:00
to 12:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Panel Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Keith Gagnon |
| Presenter(s): |
Joseph Haynes |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
State of the Network Address |
| Abstract: |
The campus network continues to grow in infrastructure,
electronics, and applications. Annually, Joe Haynes, the network
administrator for Mary Washington College, provides an update about
current initiatives and future plans regarding the network infrastructure
and its capabilities. This year his discussion will include: (a)
voice over IP in partnership with the VCCS, (b) dial-up connectivity,
(c) cable modem and DSL access to the College's network, (d) projects
to upgrade electronic components and new applications, (e) a new
system for proxy access through the firewall, (f) video streaming,
and (g) replacement of building hubs with switches. Bring your lunch
to the session, listen to Joe for a bit, then ask him any questions
that you have regarding the campus network infrastructure. |
| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 12:00
to 12:50 |
| Location: |
Foyer of Jepson |
| Session Format: |
Lunch (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
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| Presenter(s): |
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| Affiliation: |
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| Title: |
Box Lunch |
| Abstract: |
There is no cost for the lunch but advanced
registration is necessary. We encourage you to take your lunch to
the noon-time session in Jepson 219, where Joe Haynes, the MWC Network
Administrator, will provide his annual "State of the Network" address.
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| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 1:00
to 1:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Panel Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Suzanne Sumner |
| Presenter(s): |
Gardner Campbell, Stephen Gallik, Robert Rycroft,
David Ayersman, Pam Lowery, and Phil Hall |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Should MWC Have a "Technology Intensive"
Designation for Courses? |
| Abstract: |
Technology is a tool that can enhance learning
in most courses, and technological skills are essential in most
academic fields and careers. Technology is not an add-on to a course,
but instead serves as a very natural means to accomplishing course-related
objectives. Rather than supplanting course information with learning
technological skills, the goal is to integrate technology into the
curriculum to extend and enhance the learning of course-related
information. MWC’s Committee on Instructional Technology
is excited about how technology is being used at the College, and
is considering ways to identify courses and recognize the instructors
and students who are engaged in teaching and learning with technology.
This recognition is an important step toward understanding Mary
Washington College's technology support needs; the process of providing
this recognition will also provide an insightful look at the College’s
curriculum. Consequently, the Committee on Instructional Technology
is working on developing a "Technology Intensive" program similar
to the "Writing Intensive" and "Speaking Intensive" programs already
at Mary Washington College. The fundamental difference between these
programs, however, is that "Technology Intensive" courses will not
be required as part of the General Education program (unless the
faculty decides otherwise). Instead, instituting a "Technology Intensive"
designation would recognize the students who complete "Technology
Intensive" courses and the faculty who teach them. Please join us
for a discussion regarding the features of a "Technology Intensive"
course and the plans for developing a "Technology Intensive" program
at Mary Washington College. |
| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 2:00
to 2:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Interactive Demonstration (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Bill Warrick |
| Presenter(s): |
Paula White, Laurel Gillette and Lilia Allen
|
| Affiliation: |
Albemarle County Public Schools |
| Title: |
Differentiating Instruction using Technology
in Early Childhood Classrooms |
| Abstract: |
In this session, teachers will learn about ways
to differentiate instruction through the use of technology, and
view examples and activities for K–3 that demonstrate
differentiated teaching and learning. It really doesn’t
matter whether students have access to one computer in the classroom,
a school lab, or a network of wireless computers that can be used
in a variety of configurations. Learning can—and does—occur
efficiently and effectively through the use of differentiated instructional
strategies using technology. Today’s teachers must
adjust for different readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles
to reach as many students as possible. Differentiating instruction
through the use of technology not only allows effective teaching
and learning to occur, but also enhances it and supports it, encouraging
more of it through the growing expertise and innovation of both
the students and the teachers. Session participants will explore
issues around the use of technology, looking at ways to differentiate
instruction with technology through: (1) organizing time, grouping
students, and effectively using both hardware and software, (2)
using clusters of computers to meet different group and individual
needs, (3) setting up activities that will accommodate the needs,
skills, and interests of different learners, (4) providing a variety
of ways students can "show what they know", (5) pairing students
in various ways (mixed ability as well as homogeneously) to achieve
both affective and academic goals, (6) using the Web and other multimedia
technologies to enhance traditional classroom resources and activities,
(7) recognizing learning activities with similar goals but varying
materials, resources, and outcomes, (8) seeing technology as a tool
to create a better fit for more learners, and (9) viewing technology
as a bridge between student potential and student performance. |
| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 2:00
to 2:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Roundtable Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Gardner Campbell |
| Presenter(s): |
Tracy Cooper, David Ayersman, Steve Gallik,
Phil Hall, Karen Hartman, Rosemary Ingham, Christina Kakava, Pam
Lowery, Laurie Preston, Bob Rycroft and Suzanne Sumner |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College and Temple University
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| Title: |
Special Session: Roundtable with the
Committee for Instructional Technology and Dr. Tracy Cooper |
| Abstract: |
This special focused session is intended to
provide a dialogue between members of the Committee for Instructional
Technology and Dr. Tracy Cooper, chair of the Teaching, Learning,
Technology Roundtable (TLTR) at Temple University. The Committee
for Instructional Technology is analagous to a TLTR and this dialogue
promises to enrich the perspectives of both institutions through
the discussion of timely and relevant issues relating to technology
and pedagogy. The mission of the national TLT Group is to "motivate
and enable institutions and individuals to improve teaching and
learning with technology, while helping them cope with continual
change." This session will enable the two institutions to compare
and contrast approaches in search of "best practices" for accomplishing
the TLT Group's mission objectives. |
| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 3:00
to 3:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 201 |
| Session Format: |
Software Demonstration (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Larry Lehman |
| Presenter(s): |
Yuan-Jen Chiang, Janusz Konieczny, Marie Sheckels
and Suzanne Sumner |
| Affiliation: |
Mary Washington College |
| Title: |
Enhancing the Calculus I, II, and III
Curricula with Maple VI Software |
| Abstract: |
For the academic year 2000-2001, the Mathematics
Department at Mary Washington College received a Jepson Funds for
Excellence Grant to incorporate technology into the Calculus I course.
The faculty members revised the Calculus I syllabus to incorporate
the Maple VI computer software package and new graphing calculators.
They developed computer assignments for students to explore calculus
concepts and applications outside the classroom. The instructors
have used Maple for classroom demonstrations also. The objectives
were to improve students' conceptual understanding, decrease the
difficulties that students face in graphing curves by hand, and
enable students to work on more realistic applications of calculus.
The Maple VI software is a sophisticated symbolic computation system
that has the ability to manipulate symbols in an algebraic manner,
much as a human would, and excellent graphing capabilities. Since
it can be learned with a minimum amount of instruction, the mathematics
faculty determined that it would be the software best suited for
students to use on computer projects. We will present our experiences
from the first year of the project and plans to extend the project
to other calculus courses, with examples of Maple demonstrations
and assignments in Calculus I, II, and III. |
| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 3:00
to 3:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 219 |
| Session Format: |
Panel Discussion (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
Wendy Atwell-Vasey |
| Presenter(s): |
Becky Fisher, Bruce Benson, Laurel Gillette
and Paula White |
| Affiliation: |
Albemarle County Public Schools |
| Title: |
Is What You Are Teaching and How You
Are Teaching It Meeting the Needs of Who You Are Teaching? |
| Abstract: |
The topics of differentiating instruction, teaching
to the multiple intelligences, discovery-based instruction, cooperative
learning and the potential role of technology in changing not only
how we teach but what we teach will be addressed in this session.
Students today are living in an information-rich society that is
experiencing constant technological change. The successful “workerâ€
in the twenty-first century will be adaptable to these constant
changes and possess a fundamental understanding of the way systems
work with the ability to apply basic information technology skills.
But, what about the SOL? How can we lay the foundation for what
our young children will be faced with as adults, while also meeting
the standards-based instructional requirements of the SOL? What
is the balance between teaching with technology and teaching about
technology? What are the fundamental differences in grouping and
tracking for instruction, and how will our use of these two strategies
impact our society twenty years from now? How do we address the
needs of all learners in this process? By meeting all students where
they are and supporting them in the context of authentic problem
solving and real-world use of technological tools within the construct
of a diverse community of learners, teachers have an opportunity
and responsibility not only to influence how students perform on
standardized tests but also to prepare them to compete in and contribute
to an ever-changing society. |
| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 4:00
to 4:50 |
| Location: |
Jepson 100 |
| Session Format: |
Keynote Presentation (50 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
David Ayersman |
| Presenter(s): |
Tracy Cooper |
| Affiliation: |
Temple University |
| Title: |
Infusing the Curriculum with Technology:
The Teaching, Learning, Technology Roundtable (TLTR) at Temple University
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| Abstract: |
Temple University was first in the nation to
institute a Teaching, Learning, Technology Roundtable (TLTR). The
TLTR is a concept identified by the American Association for Higher
Education to confront the rapid pace of change that now faces the
academy. Convened at Temple University by the Provost and Council
of Deans, the TLTR includes faculty members, staff and administrators
representing all schools and colleges and centralized services.
The TLTR has been a catalyst for infusing academic technology into
teaching and learning at Temple. A broad-based and inclusive faculty-led
membership with a commitment to process and communication provide
responsiveness and flexibility to re-engineering curriculum with
technology enhancements in a collaborative framework. The TLTR operates
through a structure of working committees drawn from its membership
representing a good cross section of all programs. The TLTR at Temple
created technology-planning guidelines that are used to examine
the curricular and pedagogical requirements at the college level
and to create college plans for the use of technology to meet these
requirements. The TLTR reviews college plans and from them provides
feedback to the colleges and develops a set of recommendations for
funding technology investments and initiatives for the University
administration. This keynote presentation will address goals for
academic technology and processes that have been developed at Temple
to realize them, particularly in terms of technology infusion in
the mainstream curriculum. |
| Schedule:
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Tuesday, 5:00
to 6:30 |
| Location: |
Jepson Fountain |
| Session Format: |
Wine and Cheese (90 minutes) |
| Chair and Discussant: |
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| Presenter(s): |
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| Affiliation: |
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| Title: |
Wine and Cheese Reception |
| Abstract: |
Please join us near the fountain in front of
Jepson as we gather to mingle with colleagues, while reflecting
on the Academy experience. Our thanks go to Lantern Software Solutions,
Inc. and Dell Computers for the food and beverages that will be
offered. |
