Fall 2009
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
TEACHING CONFERENCE

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Registration Now Closed

12:00 pm - 12:05 pm

Greetings from Dr. John de Castro, Dean CHSS CHSS – C070

12:05 pm - 1:15 pm

Keynote Presentation: Dr. Ludy Benjamin, Texas A & M University CHSS – C070

Making Your Head Explode & Other Classroom Delights: The Importance of Active Learning

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm

Session One (Select one presentation):

	Troublesome Students: Refer Them – CHSS – 262
		John Yarabeck (Student Services)

	Create the “Write” Assignment: An Interactive Session – CHSS – 242A
		Carroll Nardone (English), Diana Buccafurni (Philosophy), Sujey Vega (Sociology), Nancy Votteler (Language, Literacy, & Special Populations), Renée Gravois Lee (Management & Marketing), Sheryl Murphy-Manley (Music)

	To Succeed: Bearkats Read – CHSS – 242B
		Keri Rogers (Student Success Initiatives), Melinda Kovàcs (Political Science)

	Actively Learning: It’s Going to be Active! – CHSS – 232
		Marsha Harman (P.A.C.E.)

2:30 pm - 3:10 pm

Keynote Follow-up (Everyone):

	Making Your Head Explode & Other Classroom Delights: The Importance of Active Learning – CHSS – C070
		Dr. Ludy Benjamin (Texas A & M University)

3:10 pm - 3:30 pm

Break (Refreshments provided) – CHSS – Second Floor Lobby – North end of the Building

3:30 pm - 4:20 pm

Session Two (Select one presentation):

	Students missing Academic Skills? SAM Center Interventions – CHSS – 262
		Bernice Strauss (SAM Center)

	Case Studies: You Want Me to Do What? – CHSS – 242A
		Matt Rowe (Biology)

	High IDEA’s – CHSS – 242B
		Donna Desforges (Psychology)

	Media: Love It and Use It – CHSS – 232
		Stacy Ulbig (Political Science), Jacob Spradlin (Computer Services)

4:30 pm - 5:20 pm

Session Three (Select one presentation):

	Student Cheating: Stop, Cop, Mop, and Pop – CHSS – 262
		Renée Gravois Lee (Management & Marketing)

	Civically Engaging Students: Who Benefits? – CHSS – 242A
		Sanjay Mehta (Management & Marketing)

	The Library: Resources Galore! – CHSS – 242B
		Ann Holder (Newton Grisham Library)

	Online Classes: Obtain High IDEA Scores – CHSS – 232
		Joyce McCauley (Language, Literacy, & Special Populations) & Debra Price (Language, Literacy, & Special Populations)

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Reception at the SAM Center – CHSS – 170 (Soft Drinks, Wine, and Appetizers)
Door Prizes Awarded

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