The Instructional Multimedia Group, in conjunction with the College of Liberal Arts, will host the third annual iTeach conference on Friday, March 11, from 9:00 - 3:00 at the Student Center, room 2222. This year’s conference highlights current online teaching by Auburn University faculty members. Join your colleagues and hear how they are using online tools such as Twitter, social networking, and lecture capture. Dr. Chuck Dziuban, Director of the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida, will present the keynote. Lunch will be provided. Participation is open to anyone teaching at Auburn, but space is limited. Registration for the conference is required by March 4, 2011. Please contact IMG at 4-5181 for more information or to register.

 

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chuck Dziuban - Technology Enhanced Learning; Opportunities and Challenges

In his keynote presentation, Chuck Dziuban will describe the results from a 15 year evaluation of technology-enhanced learning at the University of Central Florida, comparing student success, withdrawal, and satisfaction in online, blended, face-to-face and Web 2.0 settings. In addition he will discuss how to build a culture to support the scholarship of teaching and learning in the contemporary university.

 

Concurrent sessions will last 30 minutes each including a 10 minutes discussion at end.

Faculty Presentations:

• Striking a balance on online teaching: Emerging technology, student engagement & community development – Jung Won Hur
• Panopto: Easy lecture capture for faculty and students – Teresa Gore
• Using social media in the classroom: Uses and abuses – Susan Waters
• Style & Design: Meeting the Transformational Shift in Communication Education – Robert French
• Quick and Easy Virtual Classrooms with Wimba – Kim Walls
  

Panel discussion:

• Pedagogy and Practice: Clickers in the Classroom

Technology Demonstration:

• Prezi: A PowerPoint Alternative – Teach, Present, and More - Erin Gibbs
  

Sponsored by IMG, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Education

Last Updated: February 23rd, 2010