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Thursday, February 10

10:30-

1:00 PM

TCC, VB Campus

LRC, Writing Lab,

2^nd Floor

Dr. Maureen Cahill, Professor of Reading, TCC

Ms. Carmen Nieves- Cardenas, Instructor of Reading, TCC Ms. Diane Homsi, Instructor of Science, TCC

Dr. Marcia Tharpe, Professor of Mathematics, TCC

Participants will learn about a variety of communication technologies available to stimulate and reinforce learning across all disciplines. Multiple strategies will be offered. Specific software options that will be explored including Daedalus Interchange, Blackboard, Virtual Math Lab, and WebQuest.

NOTE: Participants will gather in the lobby of the Sheraton and be transported to the VB Campus by college van promptly at 10:30. At the conclusion, participants will return to the hotel by 1:00 PM.

1:00-2:00Registration - The registration area will be available throughout the conference - easel and message board 

Afternoon Session I

2:00-3:00

Cape Henry I

Ken Robol, Adjunct Professor of Communication, TCC

Combining service learning with persuasive speech projects helps students overcome the fear of public speaking. Students network with peers and with the community to enhance their learning experience in an atmosphere with multiple benefits.

Cape Henry II

Charles Hoofnagle, Adjunct Professor of English, TCC

Sally Harrell, Coordinator of Student Outcomes Assessment, TCC

Students have talents, or intelligences, that are evidenced in areas beyond the verbal and mathematical/logical needed for success in the academic world as we know it. Howard Gardner’s theory suggests that there are eight areas in which intelligence is evidenced. How can we help students identify these intelligences within themselves? And more importantly, how can we provide a learning environment that helps students with weak verbal and mathematical skills develop those areas through the other intelligences?

3:00-4:00 Refreshment Break (Actual set-up 3:15 - 4:15)

coffee, tea, soda, cookies, brownies

Ocean Grand Foyer

Afternoon Session II

3:30-4:30

Cape Henry I

Dr. Valerie J. Evans, Acting Coordinator of Student and Enrollment Services, Norfolk Campus, TCC

Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) results for students in this urban setting reveal more homogeneity in the personality types of students than in the general population. Along with what we already know about learning styles of teachers and students, the results of this study suggest probable teaching-style interventions that may be effective. Plausible explanations for some of students’ unproductive learning behaviors and recommendations for teaching strategies relating to personality types will be offered.

Cape Henry II

Ms. Becky Eller, Program Coordinator - Developmental Studies, BRCC

Ms. Sarah Martin, , VWCC

The VCCS Developmental Task Force Report, still in draft form, has generated concerns among math departments in several of Virginia’s colleges. This roundtable discussion will consider some of the questions, concerns, and possible solutions related to the implementation of the quidelines.

Cape May

Judy John, , JTCC

Penny Speidel, ,

JTCC

Participants will learn ways to provide a rich learning experience through the integration of writing and reading using the multi-cultural novels, The JoyLuck Club, and A Lesson Before Dying.

6:00 - 7:00 Reception, Cash Bar 

7:00 - 9:30 Welcome, Banquet, and Evening Program

Two Champions of Student Success, Developmental Faculty and Student Development: How Can They Support Each Other’s Efforts?

Facilitator: Mr. Peter Leroy, Coordinator of Counseling, TCC

MENU

Salad, Chicken Cordon Bleu, salad, carrot cake/turtle cheesecake

Friday, February 11, 2000

8:15-9:15Breakfast and Business Meeting - Plated breakfast  

Friday, February 11

Concurrent Sessions III

9:45-10:45

Cape Henry I

Michael Weiser, Assistant Professor of English, TNCC

Wendy BuieAssistant Professor, Professional Counselor, TNCC

Judy Donaldson, Instructor of Mathematics, TNCC

Mary Dubbe, Assistant Professor of Reading, TNCC

Scoticia King and Raymond Paschal, TNCC Students

After a semester of planning, Thomas Nelson Community College implemented a Learning Community for a cohort of students taking the lower level of developmental courses and a student development course. Faculty will share the organization, curriculum, academic results, and the plans for expansion of this successful program. Students will share their perceptions of the ongoing benefits they received from the learning community experience.

Cape Henry II

Ms. Ann Woolford-Singh, Associate Professor, TCC

Mr. Rick Dollieslager, Associate Professor, TNCC

Panelists will outline the benefits of distance learning for developmental students and share their teaching successes and challenges in using varied means of instructional delivery.

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Okacroke

Dr. Ann Bartholomay, Learning Center Director, SWCC

Ms. Glenda Lowery, Associate Professor of English, RCC

Ms. Sally Harrell, Coordinator of Assessment, TCC

The VCCS Developmental Studies Task Force Report is still under consideration at the state level. The presenters will provide information about the report and its implications for Virginia’s developmental educators.

10:45-11:00 Break

Concurrent Session IV

11:00-12:00

Cape Henry 1

Ms. Carmen Nieves-Cardenas, Reading Instructor, TCC

To be successful in college, students must master a variety of learning and study strategies, but most importantly, they must learn how to transfer and apply these essential strategies across disciplines. Participants will experience a variety of strategies that address students’ learning and learning transfer needs. A criterion/evaluation rubric that is used both as an assessment and as an instructional tool will also be introduced.

Cape Henry II

Ms. Christine Jennings, Associate Professor, TCC

Ms. Diana Olmstead and

Mr. Ted Telle, English Faculty, Salem High School/TCC

The presenters will describe a project which incorporates portfolio instruction and assessment in writing, not only to improve student end products, but also to alter the dynamics of the traditional classroom.

Okacroke

Bert Morrison, Instructor of English, TCC

Attending the Kellogg Institute broadened the presenter’s perspective on the components necessary in successful developmental education programs. Tutoring by trained tutors offers greater support to student participants, both the tutor and the tutee. Applying learning strategies and the tutoring cycle from Master Tutor during a session have been key elements in the success of a tutoring service.