Conference Schedule

WEDNESDAY MARCH 26 - Workshops

• 11:00 AM -12:30 PM: A Project Management Approach To SoTL - Dr. John Stamey
• 2:00-3:30 PM: Preparing teaching portfolios - Dr. Louis Keiner
• 4:00-5:30 PM: Collecting and analyzing data in the practice of SoTL - Dr. Keshav Jagannathan

THURSDAY MARCH 27

• 08:00AM - Continential Breakfast
• 09:00AM - Invited Talk- Alix Darden, The Citadel
• 10:00AM - Invited Talk- Bill Deluca, NC State
• 11:00AM - BREAK
• 11:15AM - Dusti Annan, Medical University of South Carolina: The Evolution of a Student Laptop Program at the College of Health Professions at MUSC
• 11:45AM - Karen Maguire, Sara Brallier, Jamie Graham and Kerry Schwans, Coastal Carolina University: Panel Discussion -- Addressing the Challenges of Online Teaching
• 12:15PM - Lorraine Gilpin, Yasar Bodur, & Kathleen Crawford, Georgia Southern University: Building SoTL Commons through Peer Observation and Feedback (Presented by Dr. Don Slater, Georgia Southern University)
• 12:45PM - Lunch
• 01:30PM - Poster Session
  • Walter Hanclosky, University of South Carolina: TA Evaluation of Student Portfolios & Projects
  • Sara Brallier, Linda Palm, Jamie Graham, Karen Maguire, Pam Martin, Kerry Schwanz and Jennifer Shinaberger, Coastal Carolina University: Making the Most of Online Instruction
  • Michael J. Root, Linda J. Palm, Sara Brallier, Coastal Carolina University; Chris Podeschi, Bloomsburg State University: Using Online Practice Tests to Improve Test Performance
  • Crystal Edge, Steve Sheel, Jean-Louis Lassez, Coastal Carolina University: Use of Action Labs in Teaching Computer Security
  • Mike Leal and John Stamey, Coastal Carolina University: Thought Experiments in Computer Science
  • Renee Smith and Linda J. Palm, Coastal Carolina University: Correlates Of Exam Performance In An Introductory Logic Course
  • Donald E. Slater, Georgia Southern University: Student Confidence Ratings and Learning Outcomes
  • Ryan Rossi, Jean-Louis Lasseez, Steve Sheel, Coastal Carolina University: Bioinformatics Action Labs
  • John Reilly, Coastal Carolina University, Michael Strickland, Elon University: Humanizing Heisenberg -- A "Writing Across the Curriculum" approach to physical chemistry
  • Louis Keiner, Crag Gilman, Teresa Burns, Coastal Carolina University, Physical Oceanography Course Development
• 02:00PM - Invited Talk - Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina
• 03:00PM - Gail Ring, Teddi Fishman, Barbara Ramirez, Leah Worthy and Julie Hopkins, Clemson University: Learning What We Know -- Creative Inquiry and Electronic Portfolios
• 03:30PM - BREAK
• 04:00PM - John Stamey, Coastal Carolina University: Using Project Management Techniques to Develop Course Portfolios
• 04:30PM - Diane Harwell and Lynn Harrill, University of South Carolina: Maximizing Learning with a Tablet PC
• 05:00PM - Jean French, Coastal Carolina University: Fidget Toys in the Classroom
• 05:30PM - Poster Display Session

FRIDAY March 28

• 08:00AM - Continental Breakfast
• 08:30AM - Invited Talk- Tim Burcham, University of Tennessee at Martin
• 09:30AM - Invited Talk- Louis Keiner, Coastal Carolina University
• 10:30AM - BREAK
• 10:45AM - Tena Crews, University of South Carolina and Kelly Wilkinson, Indiana State University:Teaching Online -- Collaborative Teaching and Assessment
• 11:10AM - Cathy Dyches and Yuanyuan Zhang, Clemson University: Faculty Electronic E-portfolio –- A trial
• 11:35AM - Walter Hanclosky, Christina McClelland and Mark Gregory, University of South Carolina: James Bond and Cultural Inquiry Teaching Techniques
• 12:00NOON - Sarah Briggs, Coastal Carolina University: Integrating Multiple Technology Sources Into an Undergraduate Research Project -- The Student Research Portfolio
• 12:15PM - Undergraduate Research Panel Discussion: Charmain Tomczyk, John Lox and John Stamey, Coastal Carolina University - Moderator, Jennifer Shinaberger, Coastal Carolina University
• 1:15PM - Lunch + Invited Talk- Steve Sheel, Coastal Carolina University, Banquet Room
• 02:15PM - Presentation of Robinson O. Everett Teaching Portfolio Award by Greg Everett, Publisher, Myrtle Beach Herald to
  • Cathy Dyches, Clemson University
• 02:30PM - Final Words, Conclusion and onward to our conferences
  • SoTL 2009: On The Subject,
  • TEC 2009: Teaching Excellence and Learning Conference, and
  • TMI 2009: Technology and Multimiedia in Instruction Conference
  2009 Keynote Speaker: Dixie Goswami (Author of "Writing Across the Curriculum"), Strom Thermond Institute, Clemson University