Dr. Brett Jones, a full Professor in the Educational Psychology program within the School of Education at Virginia Tech, will be our keynote speaker. His topic is Designing Instruction to Motivate Students. For more information about Dr. Jones, please visit: http://www.soe.vt.edu/edpsych/faculty/Brett_Jones.html
Time: Friday, July 21, 2017 from 8am to 4:15pm
Location: HP Multipurpose Room 208/210
Registration is now open at: https://tinyurl.com/mhsszkq
Session Descriptions and Presenter Bios are available now
Conference Agenda:
Time
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Event and Location
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8:00 – 9:00
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Registration and Breakfast: HP208/210 HP (Fralin
Center for Science and Health Professions)
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9:00 – 9:10
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Welcome Remarks – Dr.
Elizabeth Wilmer, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Virginia
Western Community College
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9:15 – 10:45
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Designing Instruction to Motivate Students
Keynote – Dr. Brett Jones, Professor, Virginia Tech |
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HP341 |
HP208/210 |
Business Science Building 245 |
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11:00 – 12:00
Session One
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ePortfolios for Deep Learning and Authentic
Assessment
Dr. Marc Zaldivar, Virginia Tech
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What’s New in Blackboard Learn?
Krista Martin, Zeina Habal, Lisa Andion , Blackboard
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Online Engineering: Lessons Learned from a
New Online Instructor
George Studtmann, Virginia Western Community
College
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Noon – 1:00
Work Lunch
(HP208/210)
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Luncheon/Keynote
– HP208/210
Big Challenges
and Bigger Opportunities: The Intersection of Instructional Technology and
Student Success within the VCCS
Jenny
Quarles, Director of VCCS Teaching and Learning Technology
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1:15 – 2:30
Session Two
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What You May not Know about Blackboard:
Tricks and Tips
Miriam Basinger, Blue Ridge Community
College,
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Simple
Techniques for Using Technology to Enhance Your Teaching
Dr.
David Halpin, Carilion Clinic/Jefferson College of Health Sciences
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Creating
Effective Rubrics and Providing Valuable Feedback
Dorothy Connelly, Blue Ridge Community
College
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Break
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2:45 – 4:00
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Faculty
Showcases of Teaching Strategies and Lessons Learned in the Field of Online/Hybrid
Education - HP208/210
Heather Derrick, Virginia Western Community
College; Dr. Pablo Chalmeta, New River Community College; Dr. Cynthia Lofaso, Central Virginia Community College
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4:00 – 4:15
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Closing
Remarks and Door Prize– HP208/210
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** Blackboard Drop-in Session (1:00pm
to 3:45pm at Business Science Building 269): Stop by and ask your VCCS Account Team from
Blackboard all of your Blackboard questions.
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This conference is co-sponsored by the VCCS Paul Lee Professional Development Mini-Grant and partners with Central Virginia Community College and New River Community College.
