By Dorothy Minor
Associate Professor
Communication Services
Northeast Campus
CELT Director
free screen capture. Logan Phillips provided help
on how to connect with millennials using technology they know and understand.
October 9, 2015, seventy-five participants
shared in a learning experience at TCC’s Northeast
Campus. With twenty-seven presenters for twenty
breakout sessions along with an excellent keynote
on sustainability by Dr. Marty Matlock, participants
had much from which to choose.
Overall, the sessions offered variety and
learning fun. Pam Chew’s session on learning Italian engaged participants and had them speaking
Italian within a few minutes. Tom Rowe entertained and taught about the history of the English
language. Stayonference 2015 truly gave participants a local conference well worth their time.
In the keynote, Dr. Matock, University of
Arkansas Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, spoke about sustainability as “process of continuous improvement, focusing on critical concerns across economic, social,
and environmental domains.” Mr. Matlock reminded participants that sustainability must become the
norm in higher education and that we must disseminate knowledge within our educational communities---sharing with colleagues and students.
Plan to attend Stayonference 2016
as a participant and/or presenter!
Submit a Proposal
Email Dorothy Minor, [email protected],
with the following information:
Name(s) of the presenter(s)
Presentation Title
Send an abstract of 50 words explaining the topic
and how the topic fits within the theme of
Forward Thinking which includes social media
in the classroom, innovations in teaching, library
resources and innovations, active learning, Web
tools, and/or learning games
Include audio-visual needs
Sessions included topics such as the flipped
classroom. In that session, Dr. Rick Gilman described his method of flipping his history classrooms to make the most of the time he has with the
students. Dr. Cindy Hess and Dr. Bill Ivy shared the
faculty role of aiding students to complete college.
Certainly, faculty members have a strong interest in
seeing students not only succeed in individual classes, but to graduate and continue in whatever endeavor they choose next.
Submit a Poster
Self-explanatory posters will be displayed during the
Stayonference. Provide information on the poster to
paint a clear picture without overwhelming the
viewers. Accepted: Faculty or student-created
posters.
Reminders:
Focused, limited topic with statement of
problem, idea, technique
Clear title and author(s); clear source of
information
Handouts on the information and contact
information
Andy Taylor showed those who attended
his session how to “harness the power of
knowledge in an organization.” Jennifer Campbell
and Lynnda Brown demonstrated how to create
accessible documents, certainly helpful in completely online classes, but not exclusively for those classes.
In one of several technology sessions, participants learned from Julie Luscomb how to use a
Submit by April 29, 2016
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