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Thursday, May 22, 2008
10:30- 11:45am

VIREO – A New, Open-Source, Common Submissions System for Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This presentation will provide a live demonstration of the VIREO system – an open-source application for the submission and management of electronic theses and dissertations. The presentation will show both the student submission application and the administrative module (for use by staff). A background of the development process, a demonstration of the software and a brief overview of the Texas Digital Library will be provided.
Presenter: Tim Brace (UT Austin)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Austin I
(Student and Faculty Services Track)

Digital Course Materials
This presentation will address the delivery of educational materials under copyright law - including the evolution of delivery systems (library reserves to coursepacks to e-reserves to Blackboard and other course-management software programs) and the legal theory of "fair use" in the context of digital courseware.
Presenter: Steve Rosen (UT System)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Austin II
(Administration and Policy Track)

Integration of a Virtual World into a Distance Research Course
We developed a learning activity that incorporated Second Life, and integrated the activity into a distance course. Students conduct an actual research project where the student’s avatar, talks in real-time, in a 3D virtual world, to the research subject’s avatar. We explore the potentials of virtual worlds in distance education.
Presenters: Rodger Marion, Bruce R. Niebuhr (UTMB)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Austin III
(Teaching and Learning Track) (Technology Track) (Course Development Track)

From a Simple to an Enterprise LMS: Upgrading to Blackboard (WebCT) CE 6.2
This session will share the strategies, experiences, and outcomes experienced by the support and technical staff at the Center for Learning, Teaching & Technology at The University of Texas-Pan American. The unit was charged with upgrading and supporting a new version of the standardized learning management system Blackboard CE 6.2.
Presenters: Edgar Gonzalez, Kumar Raman, Jessica Sanchez, Josie Hernandez, Ruben Zamora (UTPA)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Lakeview
(Technology Track)

Thursday, May 22, 2008
1:15-2:15pm

Accessible Media in the Context of Institutional Web Accessibility Strategy
This session will address the value of implementing accessibility for streaming media within the context of a broader web accessibility strategy. The presenters will present a case history and share project artifacts from a successful accessible streaming media development effort at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Presenters: John Grossman, Matt Hensler (UTMDACC)
Audience: Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Austin I
(Technology Track)

Beyond PowerPoint: Redesign Using Articulate Presenter
There are few online instructors today who do not rely upon PowerPoint presentations for the dissemination of information to students. While PowerPoint is a useful tool, the next generation for this technology is Articulate Presenter. With Articulate, instructors and designers are now able to add narration and interactivity with ease. This session will offer attendees the opportunity to see Articulate in action and leave convinced of its merits.
Presenters: Jessica Sanchez, Sandra Hansmann (UTPA)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Austin II
(Technology Track)

The Presidential Timeline of the 20^th Century
The Presidential Timeline provides access to resources from the nation’s twelve Presidential Libraries via a powerful and intuitive web-based interface. The goal of the project is to make an ever-growing store of primary source materials freely available to learners worldwide. At launch the project contained nearly 700 high quality documents, images, audio recordings, and videos, along with related learning activities, and an effort is currently underway to more than double the number of included resources.
Presenter: Ken Tothero (UT Austin)
Audience: Beginner
Location: Austin III
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Self-Directed, Active Learning: Struggles & Triumphs Towards Significant Learning
Active, self-directed learning is essential for student success. This presentation incorporates the struggles and triumphs of graduate students enrolled in a TeleCampus course fall 2007. Co-presenters are members of this class. Together we will demonstrate successful individual/group learning activities that promote significant active, self-directed learning.
Presenters: Kris Robinson, Dorothy Duncan, Rebekah Powers (UTEP)
Audience: Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Lakeview
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Teaching Theories and Secondary Methods Using Themes and Metaphors
Curriculum theories and secondary teaching methods can be dry subjects. Studying curriculum theories within a Harry Potter themed online course allows students to view the Hogwarts’ classrooms from a pedagogical perspective. Studying secondary teaching methods with a Star Wars theme enhances the students’ journey to become a Jedi (teacher).
Presenter: Carolyn Awalt (UTEP)
Audience: Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Skyline
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Thursday, May 22, 2008
2:30-3:30pm

Move Your Content to Their Web
Stop requiring your students to come to your e-learning content. This session will demonstrate how to integrate your content into places that students visit frequently such as Google, Facebook, cell phones, Firefox, and more.
Presenter: Matt Lisle (UT Austin)
Audience: Intermediate
Location: Austin I
(Technology Track)

Agile Development Meets Instructional Design
Instructional design and project management typically use the waterfall approach, gathering requirements at initiation, freezing, building, then delivering a final product. Today’s rapidly changing environment challenges designers to shrink development cycle time, while maintaining effectiveness. This session features adaptation of the Agile Development model to instructional design for online learning.
Presenters: Nancy Hill, Ruby McCollough (UTMDACC)
Audience: Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Austin II
(Course Development Track)

Lessons Learned – Comparing the Learning Experience in the Online and Classroom Environments
We are interested in measuring and comparing the student learning experience in both the online and traditional classroom environments. We will present the data and make recommendations on ways to improve both classroom environments.
Presenters: Tiffany Bortz, Tracey Rockett, Marilyn Kaplan (UTD)
Audience: Advanced
Location: Austin III
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Let’s “Talk” About It (Or Let’s Not): Students’ Perceptions of Participation in Online Discussion Groups
The discussion board has much potential as a way for students to interact and learn. Yet, students’ levels of participation and learning can vary considerably. This session will focus upon students’ responses to different types of discussion board experiences and how this can inform our teaching.
Presenter: Kathleen C. Tice (UTA)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Lakeview
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Building Online Programs: One Step at a Time
How do you build a university online program from scratch? How do you build three? This presentation will look at the different planning and funding activities that the College of Education at the University of Texas at El Paso used to create three online programs: a certification program that offers 23 teacher certifications and two masters degree programs.
Presenters: Carolyn Awalt, Sunay Palsole (UTEP)
Audience: Beginner and Intermediate
Location: Skyline
(Administration and Policy Track)

Thursday, May 22, 2008
3:45-5pm

A Web-based Video Training System for Teaching Multimedia Production
The Digital Media Services program in UT Austin’s Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment recently completed development of a Web-based video training system. This session will provide an overview and demo of the system along with a discussion of its implications and potential for teaching and learning.
Presenters: Lucas Horton, Pete Elam (UT Austin)
Audience: Beginner
Location: Austin I
(Technology Track)

Acculturation of the Digital Immigrant Student to the Digital Age
Many disciplines attract students with a wide diversity of digital experience. The digital immigrant student can become overwhelmed by teaching and learning strategies designed for more digitally competent students. Examples will be presented to facilitate the acculturation of the digital immigrant to promote their success in this evolving learning environment.
Presenters: Audree Reynolds, Nancy Pasqualone (UTEP)
Audience: Beginner and Intermediate
Location: Austin II
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Microsoft Introduces Academy Mobile: Next Generation Podcasting And Social Networking
Academy Mobile is an accelerator for social media, using podcasting and social networks to deliver the next generation knowledge management solution for Microsoft Education customers. Built on top of Office SharePoint Server 2007, Academy Mobile delivers an integrated experience using your PC, Zune, Windows Mobile phones or other podcast capable devices. Please join this exciting session!
Presenters: Fitz McPhaul, David Bachrach (Microsoft)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Austin III
(Technology Track)

Wimba in the Rio Grande Valley College Classroom
After the instructor added a technology component to an introductory education course over a three week period, students appeared more effectively engaged with the course content. The researcher concluded that instructional systems, like the Wimba system used in this study, are assisting instructors in improving student learning, adding another dimension to university instruction that could easily be added to an online course.
Presenter: Maria Elena Reyes (UTPA)
Audience: Beginner and Intermediate
Location: Lakeview
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Virtual Virtues: Academic Integrity in Online Education
This session will share the results of two studies done within the UT System. One investigated the beliefs of faculty members who teach both online and on campus. The other examined strategies for creating communities of integrity in online courses. Recommendations will be provided for both faculty members and administrators.
Presenters: Lori McNabb (UT System), Alicia Olmstead (City of Austin)
Audience: Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Skyline
(Student and Faculty Services Track)

Friday, May 23, 2008
9-10:15am

A Truly Collaborative e-Learning Environment – Using Wimba to Build Connections, Enhance Learning, and Improve Student Outcomes
This session will demonstrate how Wimba’s Collaboration Suite empowers educators with a unique collaborative approach that facilitates learning interactions, addresses multiple learning styles, and builds community online. Faculty can EASILY add interactive elements to blended, hybrid or online courses. Wimba is helping educators enhance learning, improve outcomes, and increase student retention.
Presenters: Janice Butler (UTB), Carol Armstrong (Wimba)
Audience: Beginner and Intermediate
Location: Austin I
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

How to Avoid "Reinventing the Wheel": Incorporating 3rd Party Content into Your Online Course
The UT TeleCampus has entered into a licensing agreement with the Monterey Institute for Technology in Education's National Repository of Online Courses (NROC). This panel will present several ways that faculty at institutions within the UT System are using the NROC content to enhance existing online courses in biomechanics, a combined earth systems science lecture and lab course for elementary teachers, and an integrated science course for teachers.
Presenters: Christine Moseley (UTSA), Rebekah Nix (UTD), Rose Noyes-Herber (UTSA), Darla Smith (UTEP)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Austin II
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

The UT Dallas School of Management in Second Life
The creators of the UTD SOM island and other Second Life users will share our experiences as developers and educators in Second Life. We will also discuss the development of the UTD SOM island, its current uses, and exciting plans for its future.
Presenters: Erin Jennings, Darren Crone (UTD)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Austin III
(Technology Track)

Q & A with Darcy and Rob
Curious about how the UT TeleCampus is funded? Do you have questions about our budget or how we determine which programs to fund? Do you want to know how your institution is assessed for UTTC services? Join us for a discussion about the inner workings of the UTTC.
Presenters: Darcy Hardy, Rob Robinson (UT System)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Lakeview
(Administration and Policy Track)

Say Goodbye to the Grading Blues!
For anybody who has ever spent hours and hours grading student papers just to discover that students didn’t understand the comments, this is the session for you! In this session, you will learn how to use Adobe Acrobat to present audio feedback to your students with just a few simple clicks! It’s that easy and research on this amazing technique for feedback shows that instructors can offer up to three times the feedback in one-third of the time.
Presenters: Lori Kupczynski, Jessica Sanchez (UTPA)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Skyline
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Friday, May 23, 2008
10:30-11:45am

Teaching Utopias in a Virtual World
The presenters for this session are the instructor, a participant, and the educational/technological support staff member for a reduced seat time, senior-level Philosophy course on utopias and dystopias which was taught almost entirely within the virtual world of Second Life. They will discuss the successes and challenges encountered in the course.
Presenters: Cynthia McWilliams, Anne Thaddeus, Beverly Ashley-Fridie (UTPA)
Audience: Beginner and Intermediate
Location: Austin I
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Student Engagement and Efficiency: Blackboard
With Early Warning of student performance, Group Notification of students via email; Discussion Boards that enable self, peer, and instructor evaluation; and the efficiencies of the new GradeCenter, Blackboard has increased the ability of instructors to manage and engage their students. See a demonstration of these capabilities and how Blackboard helps take student engagement to the next level with Facebook integration.
Presenter: Dan Peters (Blackboard)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Austin II
(Technology Track)

It’s a Snap: Software for Enhancing Interaction and Content Delivery
This session will serve as an introduction to a variety of applications (including Captivate, CourseBuilder, Photo Story and StudyMate Author) which can be used to create multimedia interactions that capture student interest and facilitate active learning. Sample instructional materials that highlight the usefulness of each software will be showcased.
Presenters: Didier Hernandez, Rebecca Nelson, Scott Campbell (UTEP)
Audience: Beginner
Location: Austin III
(Teaching and Learning Track) (Technology Track) (Course Development Track)

Feedback to Students Using Voice-only MP3 files
Voice-only sound (mp3) files can be a useful addition to many teaching materials. Email, WebCT or Blackboard, and Microsoft Word can include embedded sound files. Free software and inexpensive hardware for recording and editing using a laptop or desktop computer will be demonstrated. Use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) as recording devices will be shown. Examples of feedback to students on history and physical examination write-ups will be given.
Presenter: Bruce R. Niebuhr (UTMB)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Lakeview
(Teaching and Learning Track) (Technology Track)

Analysis of Anti-cheating/Assessment Strategies Using Online Course Generated Metadata
Metadata collected from Histology exams taken online under non-proctored but timed conditions (anti-cheating strategy) produced grade distributions similar to past proctored exams and showed that practice “quizlets” (formative assessment for learning) designed to alleviate stress from taking timed exams had a positive effect on student learning in lecture exams.
Presenter: Michael A. Kolitsky (UTEP)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Skyline
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Friday, May 23, 2008
1:15-2:15pm

Course Redesign to Scale
The first online courses used a model of 25 students per course in order to maximize interaction and avoid the attrition rates which plagued self-paced correspondence courses. With the introduction of new tools and new techniques, courses with more than 100 students have been implemented with successful learning outcomes.
Presenter: Michael Anderson (UT System)
Audience: Intermediate and Advanced
Location: Austin I
(Course Development Track)

Successful Partnerships for Student Success: Integrating Distance Education and Library Services
Coursework via distance learning is continually expanding. As this occurs, emphasis must also be placed on the support services that provide the necessary assistance to students. One of these essential support services is the library. UTPA’s Center for Learning, Teaching and Technology and Library teamed up to conquer this dilemma and have created a real-time library service for every web-integrated course. The traditional brick-and-mortar library is now online.
Presenters: Deirdre McDonald, Jessica Sanchez, Edgar Gonzalez, Lori Kupczynski (UTPA)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Austin II
(Student and Faculty Services Track) (Technology Track)

Engage Learners Anytime, Anywhere with eLearning Solutions from Adobe
Come see how educators from around the world use tools and solutions from Adobe Systems to engage with learners anytime, anywhere, on any device. From virtual classrooms to user generated content, rapid authoring or web conferencing, Adobe helps learners revolutionize how they engage with ideas and information.
Presenter: Robert McDaniels (Adobe)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Austin III
(Technology Track)

Best Practices for Teaching Online: Creating an Online Syllabus
This presentation is designed for faculty who teach courses or segments of courses online. It will review and critique online syllabi as well as provide techniques for the participant to convert a traditional course syllabus into an online syllabus. To this end, there will be a presentation of critical components and “best practices” for designing online syllabi.
Presenters: Darla McKitrick, Donna Warren Morris (UTHSCH)
Audience: Beginner
Location: Lakeview
(Course Development Track)

Mathematics Assessment Without Scratchwork: New Designs for the Online Environment
My work concerns online classes in Mathematics that rely heavily on tests. Online tests (1) must be graded rapidly and (2) rarely provide student calculations. I believe the difficulty of assessing skills under these constraints is underestimated. The workshop raises concerns and suggests experiments.
Presenter: Paul Feit (UTPB)
Audience: Beginner and Intermediate
Location: Skyline
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Friday, May 23, 2008
2:30-3:30pm

Become a Dedicated Social Networking Member Through “Facebook”
You can read news, check your e-mails, catch up with friends, your students or coworker by reading their blogs, etc. but you can not keep up with everything as much as Facebook would enable it for you. Join Facebook, become a member of online learners’ and educators’ global network, uphold and learn about their cutting-edge innovations in online learning.
Presenter: Asmar Eyvazova (UTA)
Audience: Beginner and Intermediate
Location: Austin I
(Technology Track)

Microsoft Office Live Meeting as a Virtual Classroom
We will demonstrate an effective, efficient and easy alternative to conventional live broadcasting of didactic lectures over cable television. Microsoft Office Live Meeting will be used to stream real-time video/audio to students. Integration with instant messaging clients makes this a novel and simple method for an interactive distance-learning experience.
Presenters: Raleigh F. Johnson, Jr., Thomas K. Nishino, Victor Luciano (UTMB)
Audience: Beginner
Location: Austin II
(Technology Track)

The Virtual Critique: Using Online Discussion Boards for Peer Evaluation
Ever tried to give meaningful in-class critique to 30 or more students in 90 minutes or less? It is frequently exhausting and minimally helpful and often boring and redundant—for both you and the students. This session introduces an alternative to the traditional in-class critique model using online discussion boards.
Presenter: Kimberly A. Selber (UTPA)
Audience: Beginner
Location: Austin III
(Teaching and Learning Track) 

Online Students: An Examination of Current and Future Trends
Curious about who online students actually are? This session will focus on understanding the broad online education market as well as specific data about UT TeleCampus students. Demographics, learning styles and future trends will be discussed.
Presenters: Michelle Atkinson, Maggie Galbreath (UT System)
Audience: Beginner
Location: Lakeview
(Administration and Policy Track)

Ode to EZProxy: Improving Accessibility to Multiple Campuses' Library Resources Inside Blackboard
Presenter will share process by which EZProxy, an authentication software, was configured to support access from inside UTTC’s course management system to multiple campus libraries’ resources without additional login. Session will cover how UTTC collaborated with several campus librarians to address security questions, review configuration issues, and develop test plans.
Presenter: Terry Barksdale (UT System)
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Location: Skyline
(Student and Faculty Services Track)