2011 Conference Program

6:00 pm - 7:30pm
Welcome Reception
Atrium (Front Hallway)

8:45 – 9:00 am
Opening of Conference (Assembly Hall, 1915)
Dr. Jean Bartels, Provost, Georgia Southern University

9:00 – 9:50 am
Opening Plenary Session (Assembly Hall, 1915)
“Exploring 7 Principles of Learning and Their Impact on Teaching”
Marsha Lovett (Carnegie Mellon University)
This session will describe seven principles of learning, distilled from research in cognitive, developmental, and social psychology; education; and diversity studies. These seven principles align with the perspective that learning is developmental and holistic. In addition, because the principles are relevant across disciplines, student experience levels, and cultural contexts, we will explore how they apply to a variety of teaching situations.

1.1 – Room 1909
Closing the Loop: Linking Assessment with Course Design (pr-1)
Georgina Hammock (Augusta State University): ghammock@aug.edu
Deborah Richardson (Augusta State University): drichardson@aug.edu

1.2 – Room 2904
Throwing Away the Textbook -- When the Technology Outpaces the Literature (pr-2)
Susan De Bonis (Georgia Southern University): sdebonis@georgiasouthern.edu

1.3 - Room 2905
Success rates and retention in College Algebra using Aleks (pr-1)
June Jones (Macon State College): june.jones@maconstate.edu
Gaston Brouwer (Macon State College): gaston.brouwer@maconstate.edu
Steven Wallace (Macon State College): steven.wallace@maconstate.edu
Mary Wolfe (Macon State College): mary.wolfe@maconstate.edu

1.4 – Room 1908
Using Hunger to Enhance Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines (pr-1)
Maria Navarro (University of Georgia): mnavarro@uga.edu

1.5 – Room 2911
Reality or Fantasy? Dramatization in Teaching and Learning (pr-1)
Cynthia Bolton-Gary (University of South Carolina Beaufort): cbolton@uscb.edu

2.1 – Room 1909
Effects of Student-Centered, Inquiry-Based Teaching on Performance, Attitudes and Efficacy (pl)
Brad Bailey (North Georgia College & State University): bbailey@northgeorgia.edu
Karen Briggs (North Georgia College & State University): kbriggs@northgeorgia.edu
Thomas Cooper (North Georgia College & State University): tecooper@northgeorgia.edu

2.2 – Room 2904
Using Activity Theory as an Analysis Tool for Professional Training: The Case of Pre-Service Teacher Cohorts (pr-1)
Ron Knorr (Mercer University): knorr_rm@mercer.edu

2.3 – Room 2905
Teaching Mathematics to Visually Impaired College Students (pr-2)
Hassan Hassani (Columbus State University): hassani_hm@colstate.edu
Terry Irvin (Columbus State University): irvin_terry@colstate.edu

12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Luncheon & Keynote Address 1
“Integrating Outcomes Assessment and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning”: Richard Gale
In “Opening Doors to Faculty Involvement in Assessment,” Pat Hutchings suggested that “campus leaders of assessment and those charged with advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning should explore shared agendas and practices.”  For those of us involved in promoting and producing scholarship of teaching and learning, this is a natural confluence of complementary ideas and actions—indeed, the dialogue between scholarship of teaching and learning and outcomes assessment has been ongoing for decades.  But what are the conditions necessary to integrate these practices and agendas institutionally or programmatically, for the benefit of all students?  This presentation focuses on the role systematic scholarly inquiry into student learning can and indeed should play in long-term and cross-institutional assessment, with particular emphasis on scholarship of teaching and learning as both a driver of and vehicle for significant campus change, taking into account both the risks and benefits of such an endeavor.

3.1 – Room 2911
Effective Enhancement and Improvement of Creativity in Student Learning (pl)
Diana Gregory (Kennesaw State University): dgregory@kennesaw.edu
Valerie Dibble (Kennesaw State University): vdibble@kennesaw.edu
Jeanne Sperry (Kennesaw State University): jsperry@kennesaw.edu

3.4 – Room 2905 - CANCELLED
Student Self-efficacy as an Artfact of Instruction (pr-1)
Mary Margaret Small (Clarkson University): mmsmall@clarkson.edu

3.6 – Room 1908
Teaching Tensions in the Disciplines (pr-1)
Tim Riordan (Alverno College): tim.riordan@alverno.edu

Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3

4.2 – Room 1908
Using Virtual Conferences to Integrate Online Content with the Classroom (pr-1)
Michael Amlung (University of Georgia): mamlung@uga.edu
Denise Pinette Domizi (University of Georgia): dpinette@uga.edu

Handout

4.3 – Room 2904
What Really Matters? An Examination of the Influences on the Practices of Beginning Teachers (pr-1)
Patricia Rieman (Carthage College): prieman@carthage.edu

4.4 – Room 2911
The Negative Effects of Thought Suppression and Distraction on Memory Encoding and Retrieval (pr-1)
Elwyn Martin (Eastern Oregon University): emartin@eou.edu
Kevin Bratton (West Georgia Technical College): k.bratton@westgatech.edu

5.1 – Room 2905
“The Heart Does Not Lie”: Ameliorating Fear of Public Speaking (pl)
Suzette Bryan (Southeastern Louisiana University): sbryan@selu.edu
Sue Terrillion (Southeastern Louisiana University): Sue.Terrillion@selu.edu
Tracey Rhodes (Southeastern Louisiana University): Tracey.Rhodes@selu.edu
Christopher Brannon (Southeastern Louisiana University): Christopher.Brannon@selu.edu

5.2 – Room 1908
Fight the Power: A Medium Message (pr-1)
David Janssen (Gordon College): djanssen@gdn.edu
Mark King (Gordon College): mking@gdn.edu

5.3 – Room 2908
Using PDA's To Increase Self-Directed Learning in Nursing Students (pr-1)
Deborah Carr-Warner (Clayton State University): deborahcarrwarner@clayton.edu
Katherine Willock (Clayton State University): katherinewillock@clayton.edu

5.4 – Room 1909
Get It While It's Hot. Are Your Students Getting It NOW? (pr-2)
David Donathan (St. Catharine College): DDonathan@sccky.edu

5.5 – Room 2911
Create-a-Teen Storyline, My SoTL in Educational Psychology (pr-1)
Kathryn Penrod (South Dakota State University): Kathryn.penrod@sdstate.edu

6.1 – Room 1909
Support for SoTL in a Faculty Learning Community (pl)
Sherry Clouser (University of Georgia): sac@uga.edu
Denise Domizi (University of Georgia): dpinette@uga.edu
Leslie Gordon (University of Georgia): gordonls@uga.edu
Sally Huston (University of Georgia): shuston@rx.uga.edu
Cynthia Ward (University of Georgia): crward@uga.edu

6.2 – Room 2911
Teacher, Know Thyself (pr-2)
Peggy Quarles (Lincoln Memorial University): drpeggyquarles@yahoo.com
Helen Cole (Lincoln Memorial University): drhelencole@att.net

6.3 – Room 2904
A Discursive Analysis of Instructor versus Student Feedback (pr-1)
Hongxia Fu (University of North Dakota): hongxia.fu@und.edu

6.4 – Room 1908
Benefits, Strategies, and Pitfalls of Faculty Collaboration (pr-1)
Casey Welch (Flagler College): cwelch@flagler.edu

6.5 – Room 2908
Teaching Statistics Using SPSS Technology (pr-1)
Marty Thomas (Georgia Gwinnett College): athomas1@ggc.edu

6.6 – Room 2905
Building Communities with Diverse Students
Sara Worley (Macon State College): sara.worley@maconstate.edu
Karmen Lenz (Macon State College): karmen.lenz@maconstate.edu
Shamani Shikwambi (Macon State College)

Dinner on Your Own

6:00– 7:00 pm
Southeastern SoTL Colloquy (organizational meeting, 1909)

7.1 – Room 2905
Practicing Integrated Critical Thinking in a First-year Core Course (rt)
Lauren Scharff (United States Air Force Academy): lauren.scharff@usafa.edu
Damian McCabe (United States Air Force Academy): damian.mccabe@usafa.edu
Michelle Nash (United States Air Force Academy): michelle.nash@usafa.edu

7.2 –. Room 1908
To Study Online or In-class: Decided by Risk-Tolerance? (pr-1)
Milind Shrikhande (Georgia State University): mshrikhande@gsu.edu
Richard Fendler (Georgia State University): rfendler@gsu.edu
Craig Ruff (Georgia State University): cruff@gsu.edu

7.3 – Room 2911
Microblogging to Build Community and Foster Connections (pr-1)
Denise Domizi (University of Georgia): dpinette@uga.edu

7.4 – Room 2908
Active Immersion in Scientific Literature: Gateway to Critical Thinking (pr-1)
Diane Tucker (University of Alabama at Birmingham): dtucker@uab.edu
Alan Eberhardt (University of Alabama at Birmingham): aeberhar@uab.edu
Joe March (University of Alabama at Birmingham): march@uab.edu

7.5 – Room 2904
Study Guides: To Give or Not to Give? That is the Question! (pr-1)
Judith Longfield (Georgia Southern University): jlongfield@georgiasouthern.edu
Lauren Bigham (Georgia Southern University): lb00880@georgiasouthern.edu
Velina Boteva (Georgia Southern University): vb00375@georgiasouthern.edu
Emmanuel Clottey (Georgia Southern University): ec00692@georgiasouthern.edu
Aaron Dilday (Georgia Southern University): ad02671@georgiasouthern.edu
Kimberly Lawrence (Georgia Southern University): kl00805-gw@georgiasouthern.edu
Ram Polur (Georgia Southern University): rp01073@georgiasouthern.edu

7.6 – Room 1909
Ticket to Student Concept Retention: A Revised Version (pr-1)
Kent Divoll (University of Houston-Clear Lake): divoll@uhcl.edu
Sandra Browning (University of Houston-Clear Lake): browning@uhcl.edu

8.1 – Room 2904
Why Can't They Solve It? Using Protocol Analysis to Unlock Problem Solving Mysteries (pr-1)
Kavita Bhatia (University of Wisconsin - Marshfield/Wood County): kavita.bhatia@uwc.edu
Kirthi Premadasa (University of Wisconsin - Marathon County): kirthi.premadasa@uwc.edu

8.3 – Room 2911
The Lost Generation Meets Second Life: Teaching Literature Using a Virtual World (pr-1)
Mary Spoto (St. Leo University): mary.spoto@saintleo.edu
Diane Johnson (St. Leo University): diane.johnson@saintleo.edu
Michael Dadez (St. Leo University): michael.dadez@saintleo.edu

8.4 – Room 1908
Incentive-Based Reading Compliance -- Part II (pr-1)
Trent Maurer (Georgia Southern University): tmaurer@georgiasouthern.edu

9.1 – Room 1909
Faculty Teaching/Learning Communities (TLCs) as Precursor to SoTL (pl)
Janice Liddell (Atlanta Metropolitan College): jliddell@atlm.edu
Curtis Todd (Atlanta Metropolitan College): ctodd@atlm.edu
Sherrye Smith (Atlanta Metropolitan College): ssmith@atlm.edu
Michelle Geisert (Atlanta Metropolitan College): mgeisert@atlm.edu

9.2 – Room 2911
How to Create a Faculty-Driven, Cost Effective SoTL Center (pr-2)
Philip Dunwoody (Juniata College): dunwoody@juniata.edu
Kathy Westcott (Juniata College): wescott@juniata.edu
David Drews (Juniata College): drews@juniata.edu
Jay Hosler (Juniata College): hosler@juniata.edu
Michael Boyle (Juniata College): boyle@juniata.edu

9.3 – Room 2904
Creative assignments: Impact on students (pr-1)
Maria Navarro (University of Georgia): mnavarro@uga.edu

9.4 – Room 2905
Learning Personal Selling through Cognitive Apprenticeship: Creating More Authentic Instruction through a Sales Lab (pr-1)
Ryan Alverson (University of Alabama): alver001@crimson.ua.edu
Anthony Derriso (University of Alabama): acderriso@crimson.ua.edu

9.5 – Room 1908
Predicting Student Failure in an Online Course: Implications for Advisement (pr-1)
Richard J. Fendler (Georgia State University): fncrjf@langate.gsu.edu
Craig Ruff (Georgia State University): cruff@langate.gsu.edu
Milind Shrikhande (Georgia State University): mshrikhande@langate.gsu.edu

9.6 – Room 2908
Teaching Preschool: An Evaluation of Laboratory School Courses (pr-1)
Alice Hall (Georgia Southern University): alicehall@georgiasouthern.edu
John Peden (Georgia Southern University): jpeden@georgiasouthern.edu

12 – 1:45 pm
Lunch and Keynote Address 2 – Room 1601
“ Helping First Time Practitioners Engage in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning ” : Bill Cerbin
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is unfamiliar terrain for most college teachers. Those interested in this type of inquiry often do not know where or how to begin. Consequently, many never do. Moreover, first time investigators encounter multiple “how to” challenges—how to formulate a research question about teaching and learning, how to collect evidence, how to navigate the Institutional Review Board process, how to analyze evidence, how to document their work, and more. Each part of the process can derail teachers' efforts and bring their work to a halt. This presentation examines low threshold strategies to help novice practitioners plan and carry out scholarship of teaching and learning projects. I will focus on ways to: 1) identify researchable problems, 2) gather and analyze evidence and 3) cope with obstacles that impede instructors' progress.

2:00 – 3:00 pm
Poster Display Session (Concourse)

PS-1: Decreasing Anxiety in Students through Role-Playing Simulation
Melanie Kroger-Jarvis (University of Cincinnati): melanie.kroger@uc.edu

PS-2: Clinical Simulation, The Effect on Objective Test Scores
Geri W. Beers (Samford University): gwbeers@samford.edu

PS-4: Utilizing Feedback in On-Line Quizzes to Improve Student Learning and Retention
Melody Jewell (South Dakota State University): melody.jewell@sdstate.edu

PS-5: Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning (POGIL): A New Paradigm in Professional Practice Education
Alison Rushing (Georgia Southern University): alison_r0022@yahoo.com
Rose Mary Gee (Georgia Southern University): rmgee@geworgiasouthern.edu
Christy Dubert (Georgia Southern University): christycarr@georgiasouthern.edu
Marie Graf (Georgia Southern University): annennis@georgiasouthern.edu

PS-6: Active Learning Partnerships in Biology: Students and In-service Teachers Benefited from a University Outreach Program
Laura Regassa (Georgia Southern University): LRegassa@GeorgiaSouthern.edu
Ketan Petal (Georgia Southern University): kp02080@georgiasouthern.edu

PS-7: Student Learning Experiences: Comparing Individualists and Collectivists
Kelly Ellenburg (University of Tennessee): kellenb@utk.edu

PS- 8: Do Students Learn Computer Skills Better in a Classroom?
Lynn Keane (University of South Carolina-Columbia): lynn.keane@sc.edu
Karen Patten (University of South Carolina-Columbia): pattenk@mailbox.sc.edu

PS-9: The Role of the Instructor in the Success of Undergraduate Real-life IT Capstone Team Projects
Karen Patten (University of South Carolina-Columbia): pattenk@mailbox.sc.edu
Lynn Keane (University of South Carolina-Columbia): lynn.keane@sc.edu

PS-10: Designing Developmental Mathematics for Student Success
Alvina Atkinson (Georgia Gwinnett College): aatkinson@ggc.edu
Barry Biddlecomb (Georgia Gwinnett College): bbiddlec@ggc.edu
D. Natasha Brewley (Georgia Gwinnett College): dbrewley@ggc.edu

PS-11: E-reading and E-responding: Students' Perceptions of an E-book Reading Program
Hsin-chou Huang (National Taiwan Ocean University): joehuang@ntou.edu.tw

PS-12: An Innovative Use of Fidget Toys in a University Classroom
Don Slater (Georgia Southern University): dslater@georgiasouthern.edu

10.1 – Room 1909
SoTL: Building Interdisciplinary Community (pl)
Karen Swanson (Mercer University): swanson_kw@mercer.edu
Joseph Dye (Mercer University): dye_jt@mercer.edu
Caroline M. Brackette (Mercer University): Brackette_cm@mercer.edu
Karen D. Rowland (Mercer University): Rowland _kd@mercer.edu
Jeanette Anderson (Mercer University): Anderson_jr@mercer.edu

10.2 – Room 2904
Assessing Past Course Designs to Improve Future Designs (pr-2)
Casey Welch (Flagler College): cwelch@flagler.edu

10.3 – Room 2905
Student Expression of Beliefs as Curricular Content: How Student Products Can Stimulate Learner Growth (pr-2)
Steve Whitaker (Longwood University): whitakersd@longwood.edu
Pam Aerni (Longwood University): aernipw@longwood.edu

10.4 – Room 2911
The Infotechnology Gap: Are Students Ready for Innovative Uses of Technology in Learning? (pr-1)
Nick De Bonis (Georgia Southern University): ndebonis@georgiasouthern.edu
Bill Levernier (Georgia Southern University): wlevernier@georgiasouthern.edu
Steve Bonham (Georgia Southern University): sbonham@georgiasouthern.edu

10.5 – Room 2908
What makes Anatomy and Physiology Difficult?: An Investigation of Student Perceptions (pr-1)
Diana Sturges (Georgia Southern University): dsturges@georgiasouthern.edu
Trent Maurer (Georgia Southern University): tmaurer@georgiasouthern.edu

10.6 – Room 1908
The Creative Use of Case Stories for Deeper Understanding across Disciplines (pr-2)
Anthony Derriso (University of Alabama): acderriso@crimson.ua.edu

4:00 – 4:45 pm
Concurrent Tract 11

11.2 – Room 2904
Teaching and Learning through a Foreign Language - A Challenging Task (pr-1)
Karen M. Lauridsen (Aarhus University): kml@asb.dk

11.3 – Room 2911
Using Bloom's Taxonomy to Sequence Writing (pr-1)
Rachel Van Horn Leroy (Georgia Southern University): rvanhorn@georgiasouthern.edu

11.4 – Room 1909
SoTL as Catalyst to Re-Envision the Nature of Academic Work (pr-2)
Cheryl Foxcroft (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University): cheryl.foxcroft@nmmu.ac.za
Bronwyn Seymour (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University): Bronwyn.Seymour@nmmu.ac.za

11.5 – Room 1908
Improving Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry-based Field Experience (pr-1)
William Sharpton (University of New Orleans): wsharpto@uno.edu
Randall Scott (University of New Orleans): rlscott@uno.edu

12.1 – Room 1909
Multidisciplinary POGIL - A Faculty Learning Community (pl) (75 minutes)
Laura Frost (Georgia Southern University): ldelong@georgiasouthern.edu
Joanne Chopak-Foss (Georgia Southern University): jchopak@georgiasouthern.edu
Rose Mary Gee (Georgia Southern University): rmgee@georgiasouthern.edu
Dena Hale (Georgia Southern University): denahale@georgiasouthern.edu
Catherine Johnson (Georgia Southern University): cjohnson@georgiasouthern.edu
Trent Maurer (Georgia Southern University): tmaurer@georgiasouthern.edu
Linda Mullen (Georgia Southern University): lgmullen@georgiasouthern.edu
Abbie Gail Parham (Georgia Southern University): aparham@georgiasouthern.edu
Alison Rushing (Georgia Southern University): alison_r0022@yahoo.com
Donald Slater (Georgia Southern University): dslater@georgiasouthern.edu

12.2 – Room 2904
Experiential Learning Field Trip Teaching Strategy: You Can Do It (pr-2)
Erica Berte (Indiana University- Purdue University Columbus): eberte@iupuc.edu
Kevin Jones (Indiana University- Purdue University Columbus): joneskj@iupuc.edu

12.3 – Room 1908
Alternative to the Research Paper: Wiki Webpage Development (pr-1)
Candace Timpte (Georgia Gwinnett College): ctimpte@ggc.edu
Alexandra Kurtz (Georgia Gwinnett College): lkurtz@ggc.edu

12.4 – Room 2911
Building-up Student Success (pr-1)
Maria Babiuc-Hamilton (Marshall University): babiuc@marshall.edu

13.1 – Room 1909
Development and Validation of an Open Ended Assessment—Creative Exercises (pr-1)
Jessica Orvis (Georgia Southern University): jessorv@georgiasouthern.edu
Deborah Sauder (Georgia Gwinnett College): dsauder@ggc.edu

13.2 – Room 1908
Discrepant Teaching Events: Addressing Students' Misconceptions (rt)
Judith Longfield (Georgia Southern University): jlongfield@georgiasouthern.edu
Nathan Palmer (Georgia Southern University): npalmer@georgiasouthern.edu

13.3 – Room 2904
Teaching Democratic Citizenship: Theory versus Practice (pr-1)
Christopher Nesmith (University of South Carolina – Columbia): cnesmith@sc.edu
Mary Hjelm (University of South Carolina – Columbia): mlhjelm@mailbox.sc.edu

14.1 – Room 2911 CANCELLED
Architectural Design: A Metaphor for Building Cognitive Structures (pl)
Jody Brooks (Georgia State University): jbrooks @langate.gsu.edu
Marti Singer (Georgia State University): engms@langate.gsu.edu
Laurah Norton Raines (Georgia State University): lnorton@langate.gsu.edu

14.2 – Room 1908
Student Perception of Educational Purpose and Academic Reading Habits in Introductory Literature Courses (pr-1)
Stephen Raynie (Gordon College): sraynie@gdn.edu
Stephen Powers (Gordon College): spowers@gdn.edu

14.3 – Room 1909
Enhancing Student Learning by Maximizing Aspects of Undergraduate Education (pr-2)
Andy Bosak (Georgia Southwestern State University): abosak@canes.gsw.edu
Greg Ryan (University of Alabama): garyan@crimson.ua.edu

15.1 – Room 1908
Enhance, Engage, Evolve: Challenges, Rewards, and the Culture of Evidence in Online Learning (rt)
Patrick Smith (Bainbridge College): psmith@bainbridge.edu
Scott Dunn (Bainbridge College): sdunn@bainbridge.edu
David Pollock (Bainbridge College): david.pollock@bainbridge.edu
Michael Stewart (Bainbridge College): michael.stewart@bainbridge.edu
Colette Galivan (Bainbridge College): colette.galivan@bainbridge.edu

15.2 – Room 2911
Institutional Change and the Faculty-Driven Center for Teaching Excellence (pr-2)
David Mazella (University of Houston): dmazella@uh.edu
Dan Wells (University of Houston): dwells@uh.edu

15.3 – Room 1909
A Pedagogical Framework for the Scholarship of Teaching (pr-2)
Thomas Rosebrough (Union University): trosebro@uu.edu
Ann Singleton (Union University): asinglet@uu.edu

15.4 – Room 2905
Students' Academic Motivations in Allied Health Classes (pr-1)
Trent Maurer (Georgia Southern University): tmaurer@georgiasouthern.edu
Deborah Allen (Georgia Southern University): debbieallen@georgiasouthern.edu
Delena Gatch (Georgia Southern University): dbgatch@georgiasouthern.edu
Padmini Shankar (Georgia Southern University): pshankar@georgiasouthern.edu
Diana Sturges (Georgia Southern University): dsturges@georgiasouthern.edu

12 – 1:45 pm
Lunch and Keynote Address 3 – Room 1601
“Faculty Inquiry Networks in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning”: Jennifer Robinson
Scholarship of teaching and learning as a field is built on the expertise and insights of individuals focused on understanding and enhancing the learning of real higher education students in real educational settings. But that does not mean that the work of the scholarship of teaching and learning has to be solitary. Small-scale faculty inquiry networks offer entry into a community of scholars, so that the exploration and risk-taking inherent in improving teaching is supported while at the same time preparing that work for broader audiences. This presentation will pose several successful projects as models for small-scale networks within and across departments. The discussion of them will focus on ways to use existing resources and opportunities to advance local knowledge and scholarship in collaborative settings. The presentation will also suggest ways in which SOTL Commons presenters can expand their new and existing local networks to intersect with inter-institutional ones.