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Presenters' Directory - Presentation Abstracts
November 2007 Conference

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Instructors' Perceptions of Classroom Assessment for Web-based Instruction
    Kim Creasy | kim.creasy@sru.edu
    Slippery Rock University
    Slippery Rock , Pennsylvania , USA

Blended Animated Teaching
    Massoud Hajsadr | massoud.hajsadr@citysun.ac.uk
    City of Sunderland College
    Sunderland, England

Engaing Creative Arts Cultures in the Scholarship of Teaching
    Hilaire Graham | hgraham@ucreative.ac.uk
    The University College for the Creative Arts
    Farnham, England

Nursing Practice Education through Participatory Action Methods: Empowering Preceptors to Direct the Future of Nursing Education
    Cynthia Blum | cblum@fau.edu
    Florida Atlantic University
    Boca Raton, Florida, USA

But I'm a Distinction Student!
    Helen Cameron | helen.cameron@unisa.edu.au
    JulieTolley | julie.tolley@unisa.edu.au
    University of South Australia
    Magill, South Australia

A Case Study of the Effectiveness of a Teacher Education Program
    Donna Armstrong | dma18@pitt.edu
    University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
    Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Using Item Response Theory and Post Test Interviews to Improve Assessment in Large General Chemistry Classes
    Charles Atwood | batwood@chem.uga.edu
    Kimberly Schurmeier | kschurme@uga.edu
    Carrie Shepler | cshepler@uga.edu
    University of Georgia
    Athens, Georgia, USA

Blending Online Components into Traditional Instruction: Design and Implementation Considerations
    Hong Lin | hong.lin@okstate.edu
    Oklahoma State University
    Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

Demonstrating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning through the Effective Use of Concept Maps
    Raymond Francis | raymond.w.francis@cmich.edu
    Larry Corbett | corbe1lj@cmich.edu
    Central Michigan University
    Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA

Evidence of SoTL: The Service Community and the Student
    Sandra Allen | sallen@colum.edu
    Columbia College Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, USA

International Collaboration for a Cross-Cultural Experience
    Regina Bentley | bentlrl@auburn.edu
    Kathy Jo Ellison | elliskj@auburn.edu
    Auburn University
    Auburn, Alabama, USA

Digital Video and Blackboard for Microteaching
    Junko Yamamoto | junko.yamamoto@sru.edu
    John Hicks | john.hicks@sru.edu
    Slippery Rock University
    Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA

Living English Simulation Learning for Non-Native English Speakers Incorporating Edutainment Methodology
    David Ross | rossd@usq.edu.au
    University of Southern Queensland
    Toowoomba, Australia

Impact of Systematic Assessment on Student NCLEX-RN Success
    Jeanne Sewell | jeanne.sewell@gcsu.edu
    Flor Culpa-Bondal | flor.culpabondal@gcsu.edu
    Martha Colvin | martha.colvin@gcsu.edu
    Georgia College & State University
    Milledgeville, Georgia, USA

An Analysis of Biases in the Teaching Assessment
    Ingrid Le Duc | ingrid.leduc@epfl.ch
    Pierre Dillenbourg | pierre.dillenbourg@epfl.ch
    Patrick Jermann | | | Patrick.jerman@epfl.ch
    Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne
    Lausanne, Switzerland

Student Disengagement and Its Impact on Performance
    David Bond | david.bond@uts.edu.au
    University of Technology
    Sydney, Australia

Making the Technology Fit the Pedagogy
    Keith Beechener | kmb69@tutor.open.ac.uk
    Bill Tait | billtait@btinternet.com
    Wendy Fisher | W.A.Fisher@open.ac.uk
    The Open University
    Milton Keynes, England

Investigating Contemplative Practice in Creative Writing and Education Classes
    Maureen Hall | mhall@umassd.edu
    University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
    North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Olivia Archibald | oarchibald@stmartin.edu
    Saint Martin's University
    Lacey, Washington, USA

Learning about teaching through interdisciplinary research and collaboration
    Patty Kamvounias
| p.kamvounias@econ.usyd.edu.au
    University of Sydney
    Sydney, Australia

Fostering Interdisciplinary Connections for SoTL
    Trent Maurer | tmaurer@georgiasouthern.edu
    Melissa Lickteig | mel@georgiasouthern.edu
    Starla McCollum | mccollum@georgiasouthern.edu
    Caren Town | cartow@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA

Embedded Information Literacy - A Challenge for Higher Education?
    Agneta Lantz
| agnla@bibl.liu.se
    Christina Brage | brage@bibl.liu.se
    Linköping University
    Linköping, Sweden

Re-conceptualizing Teaching to Engage Students with Authentic Disciplinary Practices
    Rachel G. Ragland | ragland@lakeforest.edu
    Lake Forest College
    Lake Forest, Illinois, USA

Creating Rich Environments for Active Learning
    Lucy Gakenia Kamanja
| kamanlg@unisa.ac.za
    University of South Africa
    Pretoria, South Africa

Indirect Methods As Tools for the Analysis of Teaching Activity
   Francisco Loiola | fa.loiola@umontreal.ca
   Paul-Armand Bernatchez | paul.armand.bernatchez@umontreal.ca
   Université de Montréal
   Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Student Evaluations and the Impact on Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment
    Rob Connoley | rob.connoley@deakin.edu.au
    Deakin University
    Victoria, Australia

Implementing a College-Wide Requirement for Teaching Scholarship
    Deborah Morris | damorris@fccj.edu
    Lynne Crosby | lcrosby@fccj.edu       
    Florida Community College at Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, Florida, USA 

Obtaining Approval for and Promoting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning via the Institutional Review Board
    John Habel | habel@email.wcu.edu
    Western Carolina University
    Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA

An Alignment Logic Model for Verifiable Course Preparation and Improved Accountability
    Danny Dixon | ddixon@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro , Georgia , USA

The Scholarship of Learning: The Elephant in the Room
    Ashlee Cunsolo Willox | ashlee@uoguelph.ca
    Dale Lackeyram | dlackeyr@uoguelph.ca
    University of Guelph
    Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Tablet PC's, Active Learning, and Freshman Mathematics
    Marilyn Reba | mreba@clemson.edu
    Clemson University
    Clemson, South Carolina, USA

Measuring Learning in an Honors Interdisciplinary Course on Video Games
    Rudy McDaniel | rudy@mail.ucf.edu
    Peter Telep | PTelep@aol.com
    University of Central Florida
    Orlando, Florida, USA

Teaching the Individual: Differentiated Instruction for the College Classroom
    Lara Kessler | lara.kessler@gcsu.edu
    Georgia College & State University
    Milledgeville, Georgia, USA

Learning to be a Research Scientist: Capturing the Transformation
    Bonnie Mullinix | bonnie.mullinix@furman.edu
    Brannon Andersen | brannon.andersen@furman.edu
    Furman University
    Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Student Engagement and Faculty Best Practices towards Student Learning Outcomes in Engineering Education
    Malcolm Drewery, Jr. | mdrewery@nae.edu
    Norman Fortenberry | nfortenb@nae.edu
    National Academy of Engineering
    Washington, DC, USA

Identifying and Navigating Barriers to SoTL Work for Junior Faculty Members
    Kellie Weiss | KellieWeiss@aol.com
    Temika Michael | temikamichael@yahoo.com
    Howard University
    Washington, DC, USA

Online Learning and the Nature of Choices
    Lynn Akin | lakin@mail.twu.edu
    Arglenda Friday | afriday@mail.twu.edu
    Texas Woman's University
    Denton, Texas, USA

    Christine Milcetich | cmilceti@neo.rr.com
    Firestone High School
    Akron, Ohio, USA

Teaching Interventions and Student Attitudes about POGIL
    Laura Delong Frost | ldelong@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA
    Ludy Goodson | lgoodson@georgiasouthern.edu
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

A Model for Culture Change at a Research I University
    Kent Johnson | kentjohnson@ou.edu
    Michele Eodice | meodice@ou.edu
    University of Oklahoma
    Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Creating Critical Thinkers: Problem Based Learning and Audio Commentary
    Rita Kumar | Rita.Kumar@UC.Edu
    Susan Sipple | Susan.Sipple@UC.Edu
    University of Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Vygotsky and Cognitive Load Theory: A New Synthesis for Case-based Pedagogy
    Carol Shields | shieldsc@winthrop.edu
    Winthrop University
    Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA

    Kellah Edens | kellah@sc.edu
    University of South Carolina
    Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Student Agency and the Teaching for Understanding Framework: A Course Redesign
    Steve Hunsaker | hunsakers@byui.edu
    Brigham Young University-Idaho
    Rexburg, Idaho, USA

Are John Dewey's Ideas Alive and Well in Undergraduate Education? New Zealand Case Studies in Inquiry-Based Learning
    Billy O'Steen | billy.osteen@canterbury.ac.nz
    University of Canterbury
    Christchurch, New Zealand

Creating a Dynamic Classroom Based on Student Feedback: Easy In-class Assessment Techniques
    Corinne McNamara | cmcnama4@kennesaw.edu
    Beth Kirsner | bkirsner@kennesaw.edu
    Lauren Taglialatela | ltaglial@kennesaw.edu
    Adrienne Williamson | awill176@kennesaw.edu
    Kennesaw State University
    Kennesaw, Georgia, USA

Knowledge Surveys: Helping Students Self-Assess
    Kevin Geedey | kevingeedey@augustana.edu
    Jon Clauss | jonclauss@augustana.edu
    Augustana College
    Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Making Sure "Pre" Isn't "Mis": Exploring Student Disciplinary Conceptions
    Cary Komoto | cary.komoto@uwc.edu
    Nancy Chick | nancy.chick@uwc.edu
    Tracy White | tracy.white@uwc.edu
    University of Wisconsin - Barron County
    Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Exploring the Evidence
    Maggie Davis | mcdavis@georgiasouthern.edu
    Clara Krug | Ckrug@georgiasouthern.edu
    LiLi Li | lilili@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA
    Ludy Goodson | lgoodson@georgiasouthern.edu
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of Peer Observation and Feedback
    Lorraine Gilpin | lsgilpin@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA

Implementing Studio Physics
    Delena Gatch | dbgatch@georgiasouthern.edu
    Mark Edwards | edwards@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA

You Snooze; You Lose: Using a SCALE-UP Approach to Increase Student Participation and Performance in a First-year Mathematics Course
    Mary Zachary | maryz@clemson.edu
    Sherry Biggers | sbigger@clemson.edu
    Clemson University
    Clemson, South Carolina, USA

Career-Focused Learning Communities for Second Semester Community College Students
    Sarwar Jahangir | sjahangir@kbcc.cuny.edu
    Petra Symister | psymister@kingsborough.edu
    Kingsborough Community College of The City University of New York
    Brooklyn, New York, USA

Enhancing Student Learning Using SCALE-UP Format
    William Moss | bmoss@clemson.edu
    Lisa Benson | lbenson@clemson.edu
    Beth Stephan | bethste@clemson.edu
    Scott Schiff | schiffs@clemson.edu
    Sherrill Biggers | bsherri@clemson.edu
    Marisa Orr | mkikend@clemson.edu
    Clemson University
    Clemson, South Carolina, USA

    Matt Ohland | ohland@purdue.edu
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Philosophy in action: Developing a Rationale to Study Innovative Teaching Practices
    Holly Haynes | hhaynes@ggc.usg.edu
    Thomas Hancock | thancock@ggc.usg.edu
    Georgia Gwinnett College
    Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA

Conversation Analysis: A Focused, Evidence-based Methodology for Teacher-Scholars
    Laurel Reinking | ldreinki@purdue.edu
    Yumi Takamiya | takamiya@purdue.edu
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Curiosity and Questioning: Quality Learning in the Classroom
    Franco Zengaro | fzengaro@ipa.net
    Middle Tennessee State University
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

    Asghar Iran-Nejad | airannej@bamaed.ua.edu
    Sally Zengaro | zenga002@bama.ua.edu
    University of Alabama
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

A Semester in the Lives of a Diversity Course: Tracing Students’ Personal and Learning Pathways
    Rona Halualani | halualani@yahoo.com
    San Jose State University
    San Jose, California, USA

    Karel Fromer | fromel@ftknw.upol.cz
    Jana Grygarova | J.Grygarova@seznam.cz
    Palacky University
    Olomouc, Czech Republic

The Effectiveness of Project-based Labs on Learning the Process of Science: a SoTL Study
    Jennifer Leavey | jennifer.leavey@biology.gatech.edu
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Positioning the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the Academic Arena
    Gathu Kamanja
 | gathu@uniswacc.uniswa.sz
    University of Swaziland
    Kwaluseni, Swaziland

Students’ Views on Professional Education & Practice
    Michael McShane | mmcshane@deakin.edu.au
    Deakin University
    Victoria, Australia

Teaching and Learning the Meanings of Citizenship in a Globalising Age
    Giok Ling Ooi | giokling.ooi@nie.edu.sg
    National Institute of Education
    Nanyang Technological University
    Singapore

The Relative Effectiveness of Different Modes and Media in Informational Presentations on Students’ Recall of Concrete and Abstract Prose 
    Stephen Gareau sgareauca@yahoo.com
    Buffalo State College
    Buffalo, New York, USA

Using Student Perceptions of Laboratory Work to Understand Learning and Attrition in Programming Courses
    
Sarbani Banerjee | banerjs@buffalostate.edu
    Neal Mazur | mazurnm@buffalostate.edu
    Buffalo State College
    Buffalo, New York, USA

The Fluidity of Teacher and Learner Roles: Taking the Concept of Authenticity Even Further
    Irene Macías | i.macias@bath.ac.uk
    University of Bath
    Bath, England

Teaching Fellowships: Developing ‘Personal’ Touchstones within Broader Institutional Strategies for the Dissemination and Application of the SoTL
    Michael Brogan | m.brogan@uws.edu.au
    University of Western Sydney
    Sydney, Australia


Poster Sessions

Validating Scholarship of Teaching While Moving Toward a Blended Context
    Keitha Rogers | krogers@lsus.edu
    Debbie Williams | debbie.williams@lsus.edu
    Louisiana State University - Shreveport
    Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Student Confidence Ratings and Learning Outcomes
    Don Slater | dslater@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA
    Ludy Goodson | lgoodson@georgiasouthern.edu
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
  

Teaching and Learning Through WebCT and IP-Video
    Jiri Stelzer | jstelzer@valdosta.edu
    Valdosta State University
    Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Measuring Learning with Surveys in a Chemistry Seminar
    Laura DeLong Frost | ldelong@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA
    Ludy Goodson | lgoodson@georgiasouthern.edu
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

Driven by Principle: Creating a Program from the Ground Up (Poster Presentation)
    Thomas Hancock | thancock@ggc.usg.edu
    Holly Haynes | hhaynes@ggc.usg.edu
    Georgia Gwinnett College
    Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA

Undergraduate Molecular Biology: An Inquiry-based Curriculum and Learning Assessment
    Laura Regassa | LRegassa@GeorgiaSouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA

Learner Focused Assessment
    Lugenia Dixon | ldixon@bainbridge.edu
    Bainbridge College
    Bainbridge, Georgia, USA 

Enhancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Georgia Southern University: the Impact of the Faculty Learning Community Program on Participating Faculty
    Diana Sturges | dsturges@georgiasouthern.edu
    Susan Trimble | susatrim@georgiasouthern.edu
    Raleigh Way | rway@georgiasouthern.edu
    Georgia Southern University
    Statesboro, Georgia, USA

Web-based Instruction and Face-to-Face Instruction of Physical Therapy Psychomotor Skills: Effects on Student Performance
    Arie van Duijn | avanduij@fgcu.edu
    Ellen Williamson | ekwill@fgcu.edu
    Kathy Swanick | kswanick@fgcu.edu
    Florida Gulf Coast University
    Fort Myers, Florida, USA