Monday, June 6, 2016

2016 Instructional Technology Mini-Conference

The 2016 Instructional Technology Mini-Conference will be held on Friday, July 29 here at Virginia Western. This is a no-cost, one-day conference and professional development opportunity open to all faculty and staff from Virginia Western Community College, New River Community College, and Central Virginia Community College.

Dr. Greg Sherman, Associate Professor, from Radford University will be our keynote speaker. His topic is Lessons from the Field: Strategies and Tools to Improve the Effectiveness of Technology-Supported Course Experience. For more information about Dr. Sherman: http://tinyurl.com/zs8v9u7

Time: Friday, July 29, 2016 from 8am to 4:15pm
Location: HP Multipurpose Room 208/210
Registration is now open at: http://tinyurl.com/zooz8rc
Session Descriptions and Presenter Bios: http://tinyurl.com/jndm35u
Conference Agenda:

Time
Topic and Location
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and Breakfast (Provided): HP208/210
9:00 – 9:10
Welcome Remarks – Dr. Elizabeth Wilmer, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Virginia Western Community College
9:15 – 10:45
Lessons from the Field: Strategies and Tools to Improve the Effectiveness of Technology-Supported Course Experiences
Keynote – Dr. Greg Sherman, Associate Professor, Radford University

Concurrent Session One
HP341
Concurrent Session Two
HP208/210
Concurrent Session Three
Business Science Building M302
11:00  – 12:00
Best Practices in Online/Blended Learning
Kenyada McLeod, John Tyler Community College
What’s New in Blackboard Learn?
Tammy Jolley, Blackboard
OER for Instructors: Sharing Your Work with the World
Dale Dulaney, Virginia Western Community College
Noon  – 1:00
Lunch (Provided) – HP208/210 (Update on Teaching and Learning Resources)
1:00  – 2:15
Discover Collaborate Ultra: A Hands On Experience
Tammy Jolley, Blackboard
Strategies for Preventing Online Cheating and Plagiarism
Dr. David Halpin, Carilion Clinic/Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Integrating Panopto and Blackboard
Timothy Hoffman, Rappahannock Community College

Break
2:30  – 3:45
How to Make Your Life Easier: Blackboard Tricks and Tips
Miriam Basinger, Blue Ridge Community College
Faculty Showcases: Online/Hybrid Instructional Strategies
Jonathan Bayer, Virginia Western Community College; Peggy Dunn, New River Community College; Lana Velez, Central Virginia Community College
From Scratch or Adoption? Reflections on Different Ways of Constructing an OER Class
Dr. Ivan Guajardo and Sandra Kelly, Virginia Western Community College
4:00  – 4:15
Closing Remarks and Door Prize– HP208/210

VWCC faculty who complete the full-day mini-conference will receive a certificate equivalent to the completion of two-weeks of TOTAL workshop credits
. These credits will contribute to satisfying the “Professional Development Objectives for Faculty Teaching Hybrid and Online Courses” as outlined in the new Faculty Evaluation and Development Plan (see page 9). For faculty who anticipate teaching only on-campus courses, these credits will also be considered “appropriate training in teaching with technology” that will contribute to meeting the  professional development objectives in the teaching domain of the new Faculty Evaluation and Development Plan (see page 9).

This conference is co-sponsored by the VCCS Paul Lee Professional Development Mini-Grantand partners with Central Virginia Community College and New River Community College.