Iowa Community College Online Consortium

2009
Spring Conference



March 29 - 31
Marriott West
West Des Moines, Iowa


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ICCOC spring Conference
Updated 3-9-09

Sunday, March 29
1:00 - 3:00 PM Registration - Conference Forum
3:00 - 5:00 PM

Pre-Conference Sessions

Concord A/B
Show & Tell by ICCOC Faculty
Facilitated by Carol Ayres and Renee Jedlicka

Concord C & Concord D
Hands-On Work Session with
Assistance from the ICCOC Mentor Trainers & Jeff Borden
Student Services Workshop -
Being an Online Student: Now It's Your Turn to Find the Information
Dinner on Your Own

Monday - March 30
7:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast in the Foyer

7:30 - 8:15 AM

Early Bird Sessions
Salon A
Incorporating Groups Effectively Into Online Courses
Salon B
ADA Compliant
The Road to Accessibility
Salon C
Using Smarthinking to Write Smart in Any Discipline
Concord C
Vicarious Immediacy - The Next Best Thing to Being There
Concord D
Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Student Questions
8:30 - 9:15 AM Breakout Sessions
Salon A
Effective Uses for Threaded Discussions
Salon B
No Sleeping in My Class - Applying Web 2.0
Salon C
Self Assessment in Online Course Development and Teaching
Concord C
Communicating and Providing Timely Feedback
Concord D
Roundtable Discussion on High School - Post-Secondary Students
Boardroom A
How & Why is Proctored Testing Done

9:30 - 11:00 AM
Keynote Speaker - Mark Milliron

A New Generation of Learning:
Diverse Students, Emerging Technologies,
and a Sustainability Challenge


11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions
Salon A
What Have I Gotten Myself Into? 
Teaching Tips for New Online Instructors.
Salon B
Pedagogical Concepts for Teaching Hybrids
Salon C
Iowa Community College Distance Learning Deans/Directors
State Meeting
Concord C
Back to the Basics
Concord D
Town Meeting with Mark Milliron

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch - Concord A/B

1:00 - 1:30 PM Breakout Sessions with
Textbook Publishers
Pearson Publishing - Salon A
McGraw Hill Publishing - Salon B
Cengage Publishing - Salon C
1:00 - 1:30 PM 1/2 hour mini sessions
Concord C
Academic Accommodations - Student Services & Faculty
Concord D
The eCollege HelpDesk
1:45 - 2:15 PM Breakout Sessions with
Textbook Publishers
Pearson Publishing - Salon A
McGraw Hill Publishing - Salon B
Cengage Publishing - Salon C
1:45 - 2:15 PM 1/2 hour mini sessions
Concord C
Extra Time with Respondus - Accommodations
Concord D
What Else Can You Do With the Gradebook
Boardroom A
Keep Your Life in Order - Scheduling Using Outlook
2:30 - 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions with
Textbook Publishers
Pearson Publishing - Salon A
McGraw Hill Publishing - Salon B
Cengage Publishing - Salon C
2:30 - 3:00 PM 1/2 hour mini sessions
Concord C
Embedding YouTube Videos & Other Tips
Concord D
To Dupe or Not to Dupe - Answers to Questions
Salon A
LOM – Just Another eCollege Acronym?
3:15 - 4:00 PM Breakout Sessions
Salon B
Step Up to the Mic: Become a Vod/Podcaster
Salon C
Don't be Mystified about being .NExTified
Concord C
Using Collaboration Tools Such as WIKIs and Googledocs
Concord D
Student Panel Discussion
Boardroom B
English Composition Instructors Collaborate
Facilitated by Steve Holland

6:00 - 7:00 PM Social Hour & Get Acquainted Activity
 in Concord A/B

7:00 PM Dinner, Entertainment and Awards Ceremony

Tuesday - March 31
7:30 - 9:00 AM Breakfast in Concord Foyer
7:30 - 8:15 AM Early Bird Sessions
Salon A
StudyMate
Salon B
Can You Hear Me Know? - Teacher Immediacy
Salon C
All About Images
Concord C
Jazz Up Your Course - Multimedia & Interactive Participation
Concord D
Defining At-Risk Students:
Collaborative Session with Faculty and Student Services
8:30 - 9:15 AM Breakout Sessions
Salon A
Recommendations to Increase the Quality of STEM
(Science Technology Engineering and Math) Education
Salon B
Best Practices for 8 Week Courses
Salon C
Showcasing Your Diversity with eFolio
Concord C
Using TurnItIn
Concord D
Textbooks - Do We Need Them?
From Going Without to Enhancing with MyEducationLabs
Boardroom A
Guided discussion:
Advising, registering and handling a diverse student population
Boardroom B
PSY-111   Introduction to Psychology - Instructor Collaboration
9:30 - 10:15 AM Breakout Sessions
Salon A
Librarians Introduce New Databases
Salon B
Practice Opportunities for Students (Self- assessment)
Salon C
Pearson MyLabs
Concord C
Using Camtasia for Beginners
Concord D
Teaching and Managing High School Students Online:
Doug’s Top 10
Boardroom B
CSC-110  Introduction to Computers - Instructor Collaboration

10:30 - 11:30 AM Keynote Speaker - Jeff Borden