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Pre-Conference Workshops

Conference Schedule
Valdosta State University Student Union

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Time	Event	Location
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Pre-conference Check-in	Student Union 3rd floor
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Teaching in Desire2Learn: Getting Started with Building Engaging Course Spaces Teaching in D2L: Going Beyond the Basics	Ballroom A Student Union
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Desire2Learn: The Migration Process & Data Integration	Ballroom A Student Union
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Inside the Cloud: VSU's Datacenter for eLearning and Information Technology (Meet in lower level of the Student Union facing the N. Oak St. and Baytree intersection)	Oak Street Parking Deck, Room 2317
12:30 - 1:30 PM	Conference check-in	Student Union 3rd floor

Keynote Address
1:30 PM	Opening remarks Dr. Louis Levy, Valdosta State University President	Ballroom C
1:40 PM	Introduction of Speaker Dr. Phil Gunter, Valdosta State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs	Ballroom C
1:45 - 2:30 PM	Adapting to the Future USG LMS: What's in Store for Faculty? Dr. Michael S. Rogers, Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Faculty Development	Ballroom C

Concurrent Sessions I
2:45 - 3:30 PM	Presentation: Hacking Reality: The Hackerspace Project and Farming Innovation	Meeting Room 1A
	Panel: Evaluating Written Work Online: An Exploration of Options	Meeting Room 1B
	Panel: Online Discussion: Collectively Engaging and Applying Sociology	Meeting Room 2
	Presentation: Reflections on Plagiarism Prevention Implementation	Ballroom A
2:45 - 4:30 PM	Hands-On/Computer Lab: Using Camtasia Studio to Create Podcasts (Double-session)	Odum Library Computer Lab 3270
Concurrent Sessions I I
3:45 - 4:30 PM	Presentation: Implementing a Student Orientation: Increasing Retention and Outcomes in Online Courses	Meeting Room 1A
	Presentation: Online Engineering classes "What are we missing?"	Meeting Room 1B
	Roundtable: Working Smarter with Wikis	Meeting Room 2
	Presentation: Creating a PLN for Lifelong Learning	Ballroom A
Tech Showcase & HUB Social
5:30pm - 8:00pm	Join us at the HUB Social with the Poster Session and interactive Technology Showcase. Network with colleagues and enjoy the refreshments!	*Woman’s Building* 1409 N. Patterson St

Friday, February 17, 2012
Time	Event	Location

8:00 - 9:00 AM	Registration Check-in	Student Union 3rd floor
A Word from our Sponsors...
9:00 - 9:45 AM	Join us for a continental breakfast as we open up day two of the conference	Ballroom C

Concurrent Sessions III
10:00 - 10:45 AM	Presentation: Developing Communities of Practice: The Adult Learning Consortium Way	Meeting Room 1A
	Presentation: Academic Librarians at Universities Large and Small are embedding. Are you?	Meeting Room 1B
	Presentation: Orienting and Preparing Students to use Second Life	Meeting Room 2
	Presentation: Case Study: Developing High-Impact, Information-Rich Media for Higher Education	Ballroom A
10:00 - 10:45 AM	Hands-On: Google Docs: An Easy Online Way for Students to Collaborate on Assignments and Show They Have (Double Session)	Odum Library Computer Lab 3270
Concurrent Sessions IV
11:00 -11:45 AM	Presentation: iPad Academy: The Best New Features of iOS 5 for iPad	Meeting Room 1A
	Presentation: Engaging Students: Interactive Classroom Techniques that Work	Meeting Room 1B
	Presentation: The Ups and Downs of an Online Service Learning Project	Meeting Room 2
	Presentation: A Farewell to Anthologies: Digital Solutions for Eliminating Costly Compilations	Ballroom A
Featured Lunch Presentation and Lunch
12:15PM	Introduction of Speaker Jon V. Sizemore, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Distance Education	Ballroom C
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM	Dr. Rhonda D. Blackburn, Strategic Account Manager, D2L (Desire2Learn) Ltd.	Ballroom C

Concurrent Sessions V
1:30 - 2:15 PM	Presentation: Want Grades To Go Up and Discussions to Improve? Consider ‘Going Private’	Meeting Room 1A
	Presentation: Learning through Comparative Viewing	Meeting Room 1B
	Presentation: "VSU Clinical Services” in Second Life: Opportunities for Students and Instructors	Meeting Room 2
	Presentation: Using Jing to Enhance your Online Class	Ballroom A
	Hands-On / Computer Lab: Flipping the Classroom with Web 2.0	Odum Library Computer Lab 3270
Concurrent Sessions VI
2:30 - 3:15 PM	Presentation: It is Not Enough to Just Write	Meeting Room 1A
	Presentation: Using YouTube, Student-Generated Video Clips, and Live T.V. in World Languages Instruction	Meeting Room 1B
	Presentation: Alignment of IT Internship and Institutional Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Goals	Meeting Room 2
	Hands-On: Using iPad Apps to Enhance Teaching and Learning (bring iPad is optional)	Ballroom A
	Hands-On / Computer Lab: Digital Literacy in Action in Teacher Education	Odum Library Computer Lab 3270
Closing Session
3:15 – 4:00 PM	Roundtable Round-up & Final Door prizes	Ballroom C

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Online Lifeline Conference Schedule

Pre-Conference Workshops

Conference Schedule Valdosta State University Student Union

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Time

Event

Location

Conference check-in

Keynote Address

Opening remarks Dr. Louis Levy, Valdosta State University President

Introduction of Speaker Dr. Phil Gunter, Valdosta State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Adapting to the Future USG LMS: What's in Store for Faculty? Dr. Michael S. Rogers, Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Faculty Development

Concurrent Sessions I

Concurrent Sessions I I

Tech Showcase & HUB Social

Friday, February 17, 2012

Time

Event

Location

A Word from our Sponsors...

Concurrent Sessions III

Concurrent Sessions IV

Featured Lunch Presentation and Lunch

Introduction of Speaker Jon V. Sizemore, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Distance Education

Dr. Rhonda D. Blackburn, Strategic Account Manager, D2L (Desire2Learn) Ltd.

Concurrent Sessions V

Concurrent Sessions VI

Closing Session

Conference Sponsors

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VSU Departmental Sponsors

Conference Schedule
Valdosta State University Student Union

Opening remarks
Dr. Louis Levy, Valdosta State University President

Introduction of Speaker
Dr. Phil Gunter, Valdosta State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Adapting to the Future USG LMS: What's in Store for Faculty?
Dr. Michael S. Rogers, Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Faculty Development

Introduction of Speaker
Jon V. Sizemore, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Distance Education