Program for the:

Northeast Regional Conference on Learning and Teaching

October 10^th & 11^th at SUNY Oswego

Hewitt Union Upper East Lounge

Poster Sessions 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The New Journal of Authentic Learning (Online Journal)

Presenters: Faith W. Maina, Assistant Professor and Audrey C. Rule, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction ~ SUNY Oswego

M.E.S.H. Multi-Educational Student Hierarchies: Thinking Outside the Box in Online and Distance Learning

Presenter: John Talbot, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Humanities ~ Finger Lakes Community College

Hewitt Union ~ Room 212

Involving Undergraduate Preservice Teachers in Publication: A Strategy

9:00 - 9:25 a.m. Presenter: Audrey Rule, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

SUNY Oswego

Nurturing Reflective Practice to Enhance Online Interaction

9:35 - 10:00 a.m. Presenter: Faith Maina, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

SUNY Oswego

Technology Skills Infusion: Strategies for Preservice Education Coursework

10:10 - 10:35 a.m. Presenters: Kathleen Gradel and Michael Jabot, Assistant Professors, School of Education ~ SUNY Fredonia

Brain-Based Learning to Enhance the Teaching of Science

10:45 - 11:10 a.m. Presenter: Eric Olson, Assistant Professor ~ SUNY Oswego

Promoting Learning and Information Literacy Skills in Large Classes

11:20 - 11:45 a.m. Presenters: Rhea Simmons, Assistant Professor of Psychological Foundations, and Marianne Eimer, Head of Reference and Instruction ~ SUNY Fredonia

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Moore Howard in the Forum Restaurant

Practical Strategies to Increase Active Learning in Lecture Classes

1:25 - 2:25 p.m. Presenter: Suzanne Weber, Professor of Science Education & Associate Dean, School of Education ~ SUNY Oswego

Hewitt Union ~ Room 223

Into the Sea of Perturbation: Stories of Teachers Voice Expressing Social and Academic Needs in Their Education

9:00 - 9:25 a.m. Presenter: Jere Holman, Professor ~ SUNY Geneseo

What's the Deal with Information Literacy, and Why Should I Care?: A Teacher's Guide to Information Literacy

9:35 - 10:00 a.m. Presenter: James Nichols, Assistant Coordinator of Instruction and Distance Learning Librarian ~ SUNY Oswego

Career Planning Course for First Year Students

10:10 - 10:35 a.m. Presenters: Thomas Matthews, Director Career Services, and Lisa Berardino, Assistant Professor, Human Resources Management ~ SUNY Institute of Technology

Student Folders: A Simple Idea That Works

10:45 - 11:10 a.m. Presenters: Lisa Berardino, Assistant Professor, Human Resources Management, and Judy Williams, Adjunct Professor ~ SUNY Institute of Technology

Active Learning - Effective Team Formation

11:20- 11:45 a.m. Presenter: Hema Rao, Accounting Finance & Law ~ SUNY Oswego

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Moore Howard in the Forum Restaurant

Creative Inspiration Through Movement and Role-playing

1:25 - 2:25 p.m. Presenter: Jonel Langenfeld-Rial, Assistant Professor, Theatre and Education ~ SUNY Oswego

Hewitt Union ~ Room 232/233

Faculty Guidebook

9:00 - 9:25 a.m. Presenter: Dan Apple, President ~ Pacific Crest

How to Increase Retention Rates with a Well Designed Freshman Course

9:35 - 10:00 a.m. Presenters: Paula Bobrowski, Pamela Cox, Elizabeth Dunne Schmitt, and Glenn Graham, Department of Marketing and Management ~ SUNY Oswego

Bringing the Brain to College II

10:10 - 10:35 a.m. Presenter: Margaret Maughan, Assistant Professor, Adolescence Education ~ SUNY Plattsburgh

Using Blackboard to Motivate Students to Look for Mathematics

10:45 - 11:10 a.m. Presenter: Erica Johnson, Assistant Professor, Department of Math/Science/Technology ~ St. John Fisher College

Application of Problem Based Learning to History

11:25 - 11:45 a.m. Presenter: Iclal Cetin, Comparative Literature ~ SUNY Buffalo

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Moore Howard in the Forum Restaurant

Creating Literative Lives: A Tutoring Program at the Onondaga Nation School

1:25 - 1:50 p.m. Presenter: Jennifer Kagan, Curriculum and Instruction ~ SUNY Oswego

Teaching about Images of Woman and Girls in Advertising

2:00 - 2:25 p.m. Presenters: Tania Ramalho and Bonita Hampton, Assistant Professors, Education SUNY Oswego

Hewitt Union ~ Room 102 (Formal Lounge)

Empirical Demonstrations of Abstract Statistical Concepts

9:00 - 9:25 a.m. Presenter: Kenneth Rosenberg, Professor of Psychology ~ SUNY Oswego

Practical Use of Applications Software in Management of Multi Section Courses in an Online Environment

9:35 - 10:00 a.m. Presenter: John Wroblewski, Assistant Professor of MIS, School of Business, Department of Business and Accounting ~ SUNY Fredonia

Bonjour, Hola, and Ciao, Getting to Know the Others in your Classroom

10:10 - 10:35 a.m. Presenters: Barbara Wilkinson & Steven Doellefeld, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning ~ University at Albany

Using Cooperative Groups in Large Lecture Classes

10:45 - 11:10 a.m. Presenter: William Bosch, Director, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching & Professor of Computer Science ~ SUNY Oswego

Engaging and Educating Through Technology: Primary Prevention of Plagiarism

11:20 - 11:45 a.m. Presenters: Michael Rozalski, Library Instruction Coordinator and Jeff Liles, Assistant Professor of Education ~ SUNY Geneseo

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Moore Howard in the Forum Restaurant

A New Framework for Evaluating the Effect of Computers on Learning Outcomes

1:25 - 1:50 p.m. Presenters: Lester Hadsell, Visiting Assistant Professor, and Gerald Burke, Senior Assistant Librarian, School of Business ~ University at Albany

DISCOVERing Career: Integrating On-line Career Information into Undergraduate Classes

2:00 - 2:25 p.m. Presenters: Robert Schell, Associate Dean of Students, and Robert Casper, Director of Career Services ~ SUNY Oswego

Organized Chaos: How Campus Collaboration Created a Successful Assessment Environment During Freshman Orientation

2:35 - 3:00 p.m. Presenter: Kerrie Fergen Wilkes, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Daniel A. Reed Library ~ SUNY Fredonia