Conference Sessions
2010
Wednesday, January 13th
9:00 AM

Keynote: Teaching Outside the “Box”

Alexandra Pickett, State University of New York

Moakley Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:30 AM

A Library Toolbar for Busy Professors and Staff

Sheau-Hwang Chang, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 220

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Blackboard Learn (Bb 9): An Early Adopter Review

Vincent Ialenti, Mount Wachusett Community College
Donald Westover, Mount Wachusett Community College

Moakley 135

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Digital Technology is not a Tool: The Limits of the "Tool" Conceptual Metaphor

Dion Dennis, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 131

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

MCO Track: Using an Institution Wide Template in LMSs to Promote Best Practices in the Use of Online Course Spaces

Aimee McAlpine, Massasoit Community College

Moakley 221

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Taking the Gloves Off: Blackboard vs. Moodle - What is the Best Option for You and Your Students?

Reid Kimball, Bridgewater State College
Eric LePage, Bridgewater State College
Tim Wenson, Bridgewater State College

Hart 115

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

The OpenCourseWare Movement: Is it Right for You?

Heidi Burgiel, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 224

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

11:30 AM

Breaking Free From the Chains: Using Tablet PCs and Wireless Projection Systems to Foster Better Student Engagement

Robert Amey, Bridgewater State College
Eric Feibel, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 131

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Creating Audio Podcasts for Student Presentations, Assignment Feedback, Syllabus Reviews, and More

Ian Hiatt, Bridgewater State College
Timothy Wenson, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 220

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

How to Avoid “Death by PowerPoint”

Eric LePage, Bridgewater State College

Hart 115

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

How to Incorporate the Use of a Digital Camera into Your Teaching Repertoire

Suanne Maurer-Starks, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 224

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

MCO Track: The Human Side of Online Learning: 7 Critical Components of Course Design and Implementation

Michelle Manganaro, Massasoit Community College

Moakley 221

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Social Networks as Tools for Learning in Higher Ed

Aimee McAlpine, Massasoit Community College

Moakley 135

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

1:30 PM

Building Your Whuffie: Fostering an Online Learning Community through Social Media

Ed Cabellon, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 131

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Emergent Technology Smorgasbord

Heidi Burgiel, Bridgewater State College
Reid Kimball, Bridgewater State College
Eric LePage, Bridgewater State College
Tim Wenson, Bridgewater State College

Hart 115

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Great Tools and Resources to Enhance your Math Class

Mary Sullivan, Massasoit Community College

Moakley 224

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

MCO Track: Online Teaching and Learning Best Practices from MCO COD Award Winners

Dona Cady, Middlesex Community College - Bedford
Anne Hird, Bridgewater State College
Michelle Manganaro, Massasoit Community College
Susan Todd, Bridgewater State College
Lori Weir, Middlesex Community College - Bedford

Moakley 221

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Prezi: Engage Your Students with this Next Generation of Presenting Tools!

Ian Hiatt, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 220

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

WiiMotes and Dartfish: Low and High Cost Tools for Understanding Sport Science

Martina Arndt, Bridgewater State College
Pamela Russell, Bridgewater State College

Moakley 135

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM