DAY THREE ~ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008
*Courses shown in yellow are part of a series of workshops focused on using technology to enhance student learning.

Producing and Publishing Video Podcasts for Your Class (Eric Ayars)

8:00-8:45AM
MLIB Studio A

This presentation will focus on the basic details of how to create and share educational videoclips in the form of video podcasts. Students can view these on their computers or iPods and they can be easily presented to a world-wide audience.

Thinking Critically about the CLA: Institutional and Classroom Applications (Melissa Groves, Brooke Moore, and Eddie Vela)

8:00am-10:00am
MLIB 226

The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) is an accountability measure of institutional “value added” that can be adapted for the classroom to assess critical thinking skills. We review CLA psychometric properties, claims about its use, and classroom applications suggested at a CLA briefing hosted by the CSU Chancellor’s Office in April 2008.

Education in a Wired World: Web 2.0 and Academia (Aaron Bowen)

This presentation will cover what Web 2.0 is, specific Web 2.0 applications, how the Millennial generation uses these applications and what they do with them. The session will also discuss education initiatives that have incorporated Web 2.0 into a learning context.

Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in the General Education Chemistry Classroom (Chris Nichols)

10:15-11:45am
MLIB 226

POGIL is a group work learning system pioneered for use in chemistry classes but applicable to any subject.  Participants will learn about the implementation of the POGIL method in a GE chemistry course, and actively work through a “ChemActivity” to experience this system from the perspective of a student.

Wikis, Blogs, & Podcasting for You and Your Students (Cris Guenter and Donald Penland)

10:15-11:45am
Tehama 116

This presentation features Web 2.0 technology to enhance teaching and learning. Using online sites and prepared materials, each participant will explore and create an individual blog, wiki, and podcast. The processes will demonstrate how students and faculty can use these Web 2.0 tools for instruction and collaboration. (workshop is limited to the first 25 participants)

Fostering Undergraduate Research: Models and Benefits (Penelope Kuhn, Steffen Mehl, Katie Milo, Russell Shapiro and Gordon Wolfe)

1:00-2:00pm
MLIB 226

Undergraduate research is a way of engaging students in the most active form of learning, while also benefiting faculty scholarship. This session will present models of how to encourage and facilitate undergraduate research across departments and colleges, and a vision of bringing the benefits of undergraduate research to the campus at large.

Exemplary Online Instruction Panel (Ann Bykerk-Kauffman, Denny Gier, Colleen Hatfield, Steve Koch,Terry Miller-Herringer, and Laura Sederberg)

1:00-2:30pm
MLIB Studio A

All classes at Chico State have the opportunity to use an online component in Blackboard Vista. Each year a few classes are recognized for being exemplary. Meet the instructors who developed their courses in accordance with the Rubric for Online Instruction. They will talk about the process and benefits by showcasing their work.