Registration
9:00am - 9:30am
School of Business (Lower Level)
Opening Address
9:30am - 9:45am
School of Business (Lower Level)
Nadine Stern, Chief Information Officer
Dr. Felicia Steele, Assistant Professor of English
Craig Kapp, Manager of Instructional Technology
Session One
9:45am - 11:00am
"Using SOCS in Your Classes"
Craig Kapp, Manager of Instructional Technology
John Kuiphoff, Instructional Technology Coordinator
Learn about SOCS and how it can make your life easier in regards to on-line faculty / student interaction. New features of SOCS will be presented, such as
podcasting / syndication abilities, guest access and plagiarism prevention tools.
"Academic Integrity Issues & Technology"
Dr. Rosa Zagari-Marinzoli, Assistant Dean of Culture & Society
Dr. Diane Bates, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology
Dr. Kathy Speaker, Assistant Professor of Education
Dr. Mary Goldschmidt, Director of the Writing Program
This panel will discuss several issues relevant to academic integrity and technology at TCNJ. Panelists will address such issues as the official academic
integrity policy, the practice of electronic plagiarism, the design of assignments to reduce plagiarism, and new anti-plagiarism tools, such as Turn-it-in.com.
"Podcasting"
Dr. Kim Pearson, Associate Professor of English
Andy Brunetto, Support Specialist
Pat Casey, Account Manager, Apple Computer
Josh Townsend, Systems Engineer, Apple Computer
This session will explore the basics of Podcasting - what is it, how to
get started, and how can it be used in your classes to help support
teaching and learning.
Session Two
11:15am - 12:30pm
"Applications of SecondLife in Higher Education Learning and Research"
Dr. Bill Ball, Associate Professor of Political Science
SecondLife is an online virtual world with over 150,000 residents who spend
many hours of their time and (cumulatively) over $200,000 a day "inworld." Yet
unlike role-playing games, SecondLife has no point, no theme, and few rules.
This highly immersive and unbounded virtual world has spawned hundreds of
disparate communities, activities, and businesses.
From its inception SecondLife has provide a rich opportunity for immersive
learning and scholarship in fields ranging from engineering and design, to
sociology, philosophy, and business.
In this session SecondLife will be demonstrated and its potential for campus
use presented. Previous and planned TCNJ student projects in SecondLife will be
presented. Virtual campuses that have been constructed in SecondLife will be
toured and we will interact live with some of its residents.
See http://www.secondlife.com
"Assessment of Student Learning at TCNJ - SOCS, Form Genie and Other Tools"
Dr. Paula Maas, Director of Assessment
Jason Schweitzer, Professional Services Specialist
This session will explore the use of some of the tools available on campus for the assessment of student learning. Within SOCS, assessments aligned
with the course learning goals and created with the "unscored" and "rubric" modules can be excellent direct measures of student learning at the course
level. Examples and "how-tos" will be provided. The use of Form Genie as a web-based method for assessing indirect measures of program learning outcomes
will also be illustrated. Other tools will also be introduced.
"Cutting-Edge Statistical Graphics, Regression, and Neural Networks — All in Simple Point-and-Clicks"
Dr. Chamont Wang, Professor of Mathematic and Statistics
Graphical techniques can be very effective in teaching and research that
involve data analysis and statistical models. In this workshop, participants
will use STATISTICA, a cutting-edge statistical package, to explore a variety
of graphing techniques that can be both insightful and entertaining. Sample
graphs can be found in the STATISTICA online e-textbook at StatSoft.com >
Electronic Textbook > Contents (right panel), Graphical Techniques.
In addition, modern regression models will be used in the prediction of a
target variable, given tens or hundreds of predictors. The modeling process
will make use of the graphing techniques in the first session of the workshop.
The workshop will explore both the power and limitation of Regression Analysis.
Furthermore, Neural Network will be presented as a generalization of Regression
in the modeling of time-series, spatial-temporal patterns, and clumpy data.
With the ease of modern technology, all activities in this workshop will be
accomplished in simple point-and-clicks.
Lunch
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Door prize give-away will begin at lunch and continue through the 'Ten Minutes of Fame' session directly after lunch. Faculty must be present in order to win!
"Information Technology Tools"
Join us for an informal "vendor fair" style showcase of exciting new technology tools.
Session Three
1:30pm - 2:45pm
"Ten Minutes of Fame"
Dr. Bill Ball, Associate Professor of Political Science: "Google Earth"
Diane Gruenberg, Human & Social Sciences Enhancement Director: "Writers Block"
Dr. Norma Brown, Clinical Educator: "Sim Man"
Dr. Ursula Wolz, Associate Professor of Computer Science: "Multidisciplinary Video Game Development"
Dr. Ruth Hall, Professor of Psychology: "Atlas TI"
This fast-paced event will showcase educational applications of technology as they have been developed by TCNJ faculty members over the last year. Door prizes will be given away between presenters so be sure to stick around for your chance to win! |
