Presentations/Presentations
SESSION ONE: 9 – 10 a.m.
Laying the Foundation
for College Success
Dr. Sabrina Marschall, Director of Experiential Learning
Programs, University of Maryland University College
This presentation introduces four goals that help students approach
education in a more meaningful manner and become more successful
in college. The information and strategies from this presentation can
be the foundation for an introductory course for student success, the
framework for a first-year college program, or part of an overall student
success strategy.
Enhancing Student Learning with
PowerPoint (Everything You Know
about PowerPoint is Wrong!)
John Wilson, Professor, College of Southern Maryland
Many use PowerPoint in the classroom, but most presentations actually
restrain student learning. Learn about research on PowerPoint and
learning and see how to use this information to craft a presentation
that will enhance student learning and retention of information. In
this hands-on workshop, participants will actually build a presentation
using these techniques.
Advising is Teaching: Faculty/
Student Affairs Collaborations
that Work for Student Success
Dr. James D. Ball, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs,
Carroll Community College
This presentation provides an overview of how members of faculty
and student affairs can collaborate efforts to help students explore,
plan, and develop options for completing degrees and the transfer
process. Presenters will provide one model successfully implemented
in an education program and discuss examples of program operations,
including academic community transfer road trips, alumni panels,
cohort advising, and co-advising efforts between faculty and student
affairs professionals.
Start Smart: Empowering Students to
Navigate the College System
Kathy Frawley, Associate Vice President, Frederick Community College
Deirdre Weilminster, Associate Registrar, Frederick Community College
Karen Peterson, Welcome Center Associate, Frederick Community
College
This panel will share the new hands-on student training environment
and philosophy behind a re-designed admission and registration area
with a unique staffing approach, a registration pilot established in a
classroom setting, and the use of innovative Podcasting. Participants
will leave this session with ideas on actively engaging and involving
students in the administrative aspects of college life and methods to
improve information flow to students.
The Next Chapter: Development,
Evolution and Assessment of a Summer
Reading Program
Dr. John Robertson, Associate Professor and First-Year Program
Coordinator, Westminster College
This presentation will discuss the intent, objectives, and outcomes of
a summer reading program, including the program’s integration in the
first-year curriculum. Selection of the common reading, development
of ancillary resources, the role of the summer reading in a new student
orientation, and assessment of the summer reading program in view of
established outcomes will also be examined.
When Students Define Success,
There is More of It
John Lamiman, Professor, College of Southern Maryland
This interactive presentation will summarize the conflict between
grades and learning, offer two strategies that deflate the importance
of grades and place more authority for defining achievement in the
hands of the students, and generate strategies and activities for placing
students in positions to own definitions of successful learning.
SESSION TWO: 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Game-Based Learning with Monopoly™
David C. Smith, Assistant Professor, Westminster College
This presentation will showcase the use of the game Monopoly™ to
culminate an introductory accounting course, including a classroom
video of the game in action. While the presentation is based on an
accounting course, participants from all disciplines will see how the
opportunity to participate in an active learning environment enhances
student learning.
Connecting Millennial Students to
the First-Year Experience Program
Christy Partlow, College-Wide Coordinator of First-Year
Experience Program, Montgomery College Germantown Campus
This presentation will provide overviews of various resources
implemented to reach tech-savvy millennial students, including
practical applications, hands-on demonstrations, and basic
implementation instructions for innovative technology resources
such as Moviemaker, websites, Podcasts, Facebook, and other online
networking resources.
Online Biology Lectures
Ewa Gorski, Associate Professor, Community College of Baltimore
County at Catonsville
Steve Kabrhel, Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville
Ellen Lathrop-Davis, Community College of Baltimore County at
Catonsville
Participants will see the components of online biology courses,
including interactive lectures, worksheets, assessments, chats, and
discussion board sessions. The pros and cons of online lectures, exams,
discussions, and assignments will be discussed, as well as how to
handle laboratory experiences. An interactive discussion of class size
effects on student participation will also be included.
Building a Foundation – The Evolution
of Core Learning Areas within Introductory
Courses
Elizabeth Mulherrin, LIBS 150 Academic Director, University of
Maryland University College
Dr. Sabrina Marschall, Director of Experiential Learning
Programs, University of Maryland University College
Joseph Chiappa, Director of Instructional Technology, University
of Maryland University College
This workshop focuses on the lessons learned from teaching
foundational courses with a unique core learning area structured to
emphasize written communication, technical fluency, critical thinking
and information literacy skills. Topics will include teaching these
foundation courses to a diverse student population, and the need to
evaluate competencies related to institutional core learning areas based
on student needs. A practical example using an ever-evolving writing
assignment will be provided.
Mapping the Way to Critical Thinking
Dr. Norma Gail Yearick, Assistant Professor, College of Southern
Maryland
Kathleen Lanigan, Professor, College of Southern Maryland
Susan Behmke, Professor, College of Southern Maryland
This presentation will address concept maps and demonstrate some
plausible uses of this tool for teaching students to think critically.
Discussion will include defining concept maps, various map formats,
and possible applications of concept mapping in college-level courses.
Implemented concept map scenarios will be presented along with
evaluations of their effectiveness. Participants will receive resource
lists to assist with subsequent application of concept mapping in
their courses.
Easing the Transition to College
with Peer Mentors
Dr. Sarah E. Stokely, Associate Dean, McDaniel College
This presentation looks at the process for selecting peer mentors
and a detailed training program to prepare the selected mentors.
Compensation for peer mentors, program evaluation methods, and
post-orientation student surveys are also discussed. With the goal of
improved retention, institutions may use the presentation information
SESSION THREE : 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
IT Student Support Services
Sandra Marshall, IT Student Support Manager, Frederick
Community College
This presentation showcases a student help desk staffed by students
and college employees which has become home to student-centered
IT services, including technology orientations and one-on-one
sessions. The presentation will also describe how the program works
in conjunction with a computer donation program to benefit Pell Grant
recipients and qualified low-income students.
Lessons Learned: Piloting a First-Year
Experience Learning Community
Dr. Irvin Clark, Director of Student Services, College of Southern
Maryland Prince Frederick Campus
Jody Simpson, Academic Advisor, College of Southern Maryland
In this presentation, participants will look at resolutions to issues of
marketing, curricular integration, funding, and trouble-shooting based
on lessons learned from piloting a learning-centered, team-taught
learning community for “Psychology, Reading and Student Success
in the 21st Century.” Presenters will analyze what worked, diagnose
the problems encountered, present an improved model, share lessons
learned on the value of team-teaching, and field audience questions.
Creating Engaging Lesson Plans Using
Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction
Kim Donnelly, Associate Professor, College of Southern Maryland
In this workshop, participants will learn a simple, yet effective lesson
planning strategy used by professional instructional designers and
corporate trainers. The session will be delivered following Gagne’s
Nine Events. Participants will experience the strategy and have an
opportunity to try adapting it to a lesson of their own. Time will be
included for reflection and discussion.
Confronting the Lack of Reading
Preparedness in English Composition
Classes
Ken Kerr, Professor, Frederick Community College
This presentation will discuss an analysis of course-based outcomes
assessment data in English 101 courses, which resulted in the
implementation of a critical reading program to overcome this major
obstacle to student learning gains. The presentation will explore the
data collection process, methods being used to increase and improve
student learning, and follow-up study results.
Teaching Ethics in Technical Education
Tom Russ, Professor, College of Southern Maryland
Research indicates that solid ethical foundations and behaviors are
key attributes employers look for when selecting candidates for
advancement. Yet, how ethics fits into a technical education can be a
challenge. This presentation consists of an overview of the research
pertaining to business and technical ethics, a summary of survey results
of employers and employee views of ethics, and effective pedagogical
approaches for including ethics in a technical education course or
curriculum.
Pay for College
Barbara Greenfeld, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Services,
Howard Community College
This presentation will cover the concept of the “Pay for College” initiative
incorporated at Howard Community College, an initiative completed by
a cross-functional team from finance, financial aid services, admissions
and advising, records and registration, and information technology. The
resulting product provides students with a central location to obtain the
who, what, when, where, and ways to pay.
The Educational Pathway to Student
Success (EPSS)
Sandra Genrich, Professor, College of Southern Maryland
Robin Young, Professor, College of Southern Maryland
The Educational Pathway to Student Success (EPSS) project addresses
the region’s critical need for bedside nurses. It proposes to “improve
program efficiency to ease student progression and promote retention
through the college’s pre-clinical and clinical components of the nursing
program.” Participants will be aware of ways to ease student progression
and promote retention. Then, they will be able to apply this process to
identify and assist students at risk for failure.
WileyPLUS: Fostering Student Success
Inside and Outside the Classroom
WileyPLUS combines the complete dynamic online text and homework
management system with all of the teaching and learning
resources you need, in one easy-to-use system.WileyPLUS helps
today’s students succeed in the classroom with step-by-step instruction,
instant feedback, and study tools. In a recent WileyPLUS student
survey, 88% said they understood the material better and 84% said
they would recommend WileyPLUS to their other instructors on
campus. To learn more, go to www.wileyplus.com/experience
to introduce or modify an existing peer mentoring program.
Lunch & Keynote Speaker: 12:40 – 1:40 p.m.
Promoting Student Success Through
Internationalization
Dr. Steve O. Michael, Vice Provost, Kent State University
Student success goes beyond a healthy grade point average on the part
of the student and beyond a good retention record on the part of the
institution. Changing times demand a deeper consideration of what
success entails in a global society. There is increasing importance of
internationalization and its benefits for students who must function
successfully in an increasingly global market.
SESSION FOUR: 1:55 - 2:55 p.m.
Web 2.0 Tools: Engaging Students
in Online Classrooms
Linda Smelzer, Instructional Support Specialist, University of
Maryland University College
Towanda Jones, Instructional Support Specialist, University of
Maryland University College
This presentation is designed to provide new ideas instructors can use
to engage students by making their online instruction more personal.
Participants will view a showcase of Web 2.0 technologies and how they
can be used in online classrooms. References, resources, and research
materials will be made available in a Web 2.0 format for participants
to review as follow-up to the presentation.
Using Current Issues in Science to
Enhance First-Year Students’ Critical
Reading and Thinking Skills
Dr. Catherine Stephenson, Associate Professor, Indiana University
of Pennsylvania
A proficiency in critical reading and thinking skills is an essential
component of academic success across all academic disciplines.
Different students will achieve understanding in different ways,
depending upon interest, ability, and context. However, all can
develop minimum knowledge and critical thinking skills, with some
exceeding expectations. This interactive presentation shares concrete
ideas, examples, and strategies for implementation, while providing
opportunities for questions, ideas, and sharing experiences.
Promoting African American
Male Student Engagement
Dr. Robert Palmer, Senior Institutional Researcher, Morgan State
University
Research has shown that campus involvement is related to retention
and persistence in higher education. This presentation highlights efforts
made to study campus experiences and identify key organizations in
which black males are likely to participate. Participants will have
the opportunity to ask questions and provide their own perspectives
on enhancing student involvement and engagement to improve
student persistence.
Just Another Brick in the Wall –
Taking the Pain Out of Business Math
Bill Morton, Professor, College of Southern Maryland
This presentation describes a non-traditional approach to teaching
that limits lecturing in return for more classroom time spent problemsolving.
Using this example from Business Math, learn how students
work in small groups to improve student performance and increase
course completion rates. While the presentation is based on an
accounting course, participants will see how the opportunity to
participate in an active learning environment could enhance student
performance in many math or computer programming courses.
First-Year Success Program: Creating Smooth
Transitions for Community College Success
Candace Edwards, Coordinator of Admissions, Carroll Community
College
Michele Lenhart, Director of Co-Curricular and First-Year
Programs, Carroll Community College
This presentation will discuss the vision and core values used to develop
the First-Year Success Program, including sample components that
could be adapted and implemented in a variety of community college
settings. Topics will include Student Affairs mentors, recruitment
techniques, success program components, development of College
Success portfolios, and strategies to maximize student retention through
involvement on campus in the community.
Across the Distance: Engaging Students for
Commitment, Community, and Completion
Dr. Sandra R. Bryant, Assistant Professor, Regent University School
of Undergraduate Studies
This presentation will explore the issues of connecting with students,
whether in the classroom or online, with the goal of student retention.
Seidman’s formula, with a more faculty-focused approach, forms the
basis of the student retention model to be presented.
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