Armstrong Atlantic State University
President’s Symposium
on Teaching & Learning
sponsored by CISCMET, the Faculty Development Committee,
the Faculty Enrichment Committee, & the University Writing Committee
Friday, March 30th, 2001
Noon-2:30 p.m.
University Hall
This event will showcase outstanding work by AASU faculty and students. Faculty from all three colleges will demonstrate innovative applications of teaching with technology. Student winners of the campus-wide writing contest will read their award-winning essays and reports. Lunch will be provided to those who register for the Symposium (registration deadline is March 26th).
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
President’s Symposium on
Teaching & Learning
30 March 2001
Sponsored by CISCMET, the Faculty Development
Committee, the Faculty Enrichment Committee, and
the University Writing Committee of Armstrong
Atlantic State University. Special thanks to
Barnes & Noble Booksellers for supporting the
University Writing Contest.
UH 156 Noon-12:10
Introduction of the President
by Dr. Barbara Tanenbaum,
Chair of CISCMET
Greetings
by Dr. Thomas Z. Jones,
President of Armstrong Atlantic State University
Announcements
by Dr. Janet Stone,
Chair of the University Writing Committee
SESSION 1: 12:15-12:45
UH 156 The Online Learning Community:
What Makes It Come Alive
presented by Dr. Robin Barton* & Dr. Mikki Garcia,
Department of Special Education
(*Winner of the 2001 Award for Innovative Excellence
in Teaching, Learning, & Technology)
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UH 129 Improving Instructional Effectiveness Using
Simple Information Technologies
presented by Mr. Scott Gilreath for
Dr. Lester Hardegree and Dr. Hassan Aziz,
Department of Medical Technology
_____
UH 131 STUDENT WINNERS OF THE
UNIVERSITY WRITING CONTEST
Using Digital Cash on the World Wide Web
by Richard Edgecombe
(CSCI 2070: Ethical Considerations in Computer Science)
Treatment of Sub-acute Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
A Case Study Based on Functional Mobility Gains
by Ruth Kleinpeter
(PHTH 7792: Physical Therapy Clinical Education Synthesis II)
Dr. Paingloss
by Jared Wood
(HIST 1112: World Civilization II)
LUNCH UH-157 12:45-1:10
SESSION 2: 1:15-1:45
UH 129
Experiments in Learning:
Becoming Skilled Consumers of Research
by Dr. Linda Wright,
Department of Health Science
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UH 130 Technology-Rich Teaching to Empower
Student Learning: Exploring the Context
by Dr. Larry Lesser,
Department of Mathematics
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UH 131 STUDENT WINNERS OF THE
UNIVERSITY WRITING CONTEST
People See the Chair, Not the Person
by Kim Stokes
(CEUG 2100: Teaching and the Exceptional Child)
Segmenting Fluorescent Microscopy Images
under Non-uniform Lighting Conditions
by Ruslan Hristov
(CSCI 4999: Independent Study in Computer Science)
Evolution and Significance of a Chattel Slave Society:
Virginia, 1619-1705
by Lyle Perkins*
(HIST 3710: Colonial and Revolutionary America)
* in absentia
SESSION 3: 1:50-2:20
UH 126 Lifting the Haze from the Maze:
Using Online Technology Successfully
with Non-Traditional Students
presented by Prof. Beth Childress,
Department of Special Education
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UH 112 Teaching and Learning the Relatioship
Between Protein Structure and Function
Using RasMol and Maze
presented by Dr. Steven Weiner,
Department of Chemistry
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UH 131 STUDENT WINNERS OF THE
UNIVERSITY WRITING CONTEST
At the End of a Valley:
The Yosemite Adventures of Mary Haskell
by Tania Sammons
(GEOG 5870G: Historical Geography of North America)
History, Curriculum, and Achievement: Head Start
by Elizabeth Kieffer
(ECUG 3110: Pre-Kindergarten Practicum)
UNIVERSITY WRITING CONTEST: HONORABLE MENTIONS
Are Women Still the Second Sex?
by Angie Sojico (ENGL 1101: Composition I)
The Theme of Isolation in Six Poems of Matthew Arnold
by Veronica Martini (ENGL 5400G: British Poetry)
Reading and Writing Inventory: Results and Reflection
by Jennifer Johnson (MGED 7040: Literature for the Middle Grades)