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The Teaching Professor Invited and Selected Presenters

Our conference program lineup is a combination of invited and selected presenters. Each year, we invite outstanding presenters from the previous conference so that more conference attendees can learn from them. We also invite experts, including those who’ve written books, those who’ve had experiences with special programs, and those with recognized knowledge about a particular instructional area.

Workshop descriptions will be available for viewing in the middle of January.

Invited Presenters

The History Learning Project Decodes a Department: Saying Farewell to Solo PracticePresented by: Leah Shopkow, associate professor, department of history, Indiana University, Bloomington
Do Students Want to be Active? Overcoming Student ResistancePresented by: Donna Qualters, associate professor, Suffolk University
Peak Performance Practices of Highly Effective and Engaged FacultyPresented by: Susan Robison, professor of psychology, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Evidence for Faculty/Librarian Collaboration: Case Studies and Workshop Format for all Faculty Who Wish to Add Creativity and Some Hands on to ClassesPresented by: Marilyn Steinberg, science librarian, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Teaching and Engaging Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher EducationPresented by: Kathleen Gabriel, assistant professor, professional studies in education, California State University, Chico
Laughing and Learning: Infusing Humor into Any College ClassroomPresented by: John Huss, associate professor, Northern Kentucky University
How to Wake Up Your Students: Getting Started in Active LearningPresented by: Ed Neal, professional consultant in higher education and editor, Journal of Faculty Development

Selected Presenters

Using VoiceThread to Improve Educational OutcomesPresented by: John Orlando, Norwich University School of Graduate studies
Supporting Self-Determination in Students through Undergraduate ResearchPresented by: Scott Woods and Cecilia Gregg, University of Phoenix
Interdisciplinary Efforts Used to Assess Undergraduate ResearchPresented by: Stella Erbes, Pepperdine University
How to Develop an Effective and Efficient Undergraduate Research ProgramPresented by: Kenneth R. Bartkus, Utah State University
Using Voice Thread/Echo 360/Articulate to Increase Online EngagementPresented by: Leonard Ray Bogle, University of Illinois Springfield
Using Small Group Individual Diagnosis to Improve Online InstructionPresented by: Jennifer Herman, Niagara University
Let’s Web 2.0 Our Way in the ClassroomPresented by: Effel Harper, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Learner-Centered Teaching in Online Environments: Five Key Changes to PracticePresented by: Mirah J. Dow, Emporia State University, School of Library and Information Management
Improving Academic Performance Using Mobile Technologies of Generation Y StudentsPresented by: Henry J. Findlay, Tuskegee University
Bridging the Digital Divide: A Nontechnical Approach to the Use of New Technology in the ClassroomPresented by: Joan Flaherty, University of Guelph
‘Making Meaning’ through Digital StorytellingPresented by: Pam Ferguson, Methodist College of Nursing
The Challenge of Implementing Innovative Teaching IdeasPresented by: Ann M. Pearson, San Jacinto College
Finding a Way to Joy in TeachingPresented by: Patricia H. Phelps, University of Central Arkansas
Developing a Pedagogical OathPresented by: David Lustick, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Graduate School of Education
Lessons Learned and Unlearned from a New Teaching ProfessorPresented by: Kee Chan, Boston University
Fostering Active Learning in the Large and Small Classroom: Creative Teaching TechniquesPresented by: Jennifer Goldman-Levine and Kate MacDonald, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Facilitating Writing Across the Curriculum through a Team-Taught Learning CommunityPresented by: Laura Barlond-Maas and Susanne Lewis, Olivet College
Alternative Teaching TechniquesPresented by: Lawrence L Epstein, Drexel University
Using PowerPoint to Guide Engaged Learning Presented by: Michael W. Dabney, Hawaii Pacific University
The Inclusive Struggle for Critical Reasoning in the Composition ClassroomPresented by: Nancy J. Berger, Beacon College
Teaching through GamesPresented by: Xela Batchelder, Drexel University
Teaching Students How to Discuss Controversial IssuesPresented by: David Houle and Judith Gould, Northshore Community College
Teaching for Transformation: Five Dimensions for Promoting Critical ThinkingPresented by: Roben Torosyan, Fairfield University
Teaching Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Empowerment, and Leadership to Online Social Services Administration Graduate StudentsPresented by: Denise K. Sommers, University of Illinois at Springfield
Service-Learning: Teaching Pedagogy, Learning Strategy and Professional Growth OpportunityPresented by: Julie Dianne Dockery, Jackson State University
Rethinking and Rebuilding Student CollaborationPresented by: Rebecca Ingalls, Drexel University
A Problem-Based Approach to General EducationPresented by: Jim Kinnie and Mary C. MacDonald, University of Rhode Island, Carothers Library
Integrating the International Student into Your ClassroomPresented by: Joel Shapiro, Green Mountain College
Improvisation in the ClassroomPresented by: Elizabeth Delaney, Ohio University
How to Engage, Inspire, and Educate Students Using Current Research and Web 2.0 ToolsPresented by: Danan Myers-Wylie, American Public University System
Frequent Grading, Communication, and ConfidencePresented by: Scott Warnock, Drexel University
Deepening Students’ Appreciation for Diversity: Effective Teaching Strategies in CapstonesPresented by: Seanna Kerrigan, Celine Fitzmaurice, Vicki Reitenauer, and Carol Gabrielli, Portland State University
A Mixed-Mode Approach to Teaching to Optimize In-Class and Out-of-Class LearningPresented by: William A. Kennedy, Michigan Technological University
Arts Education Pedagogies: Broad Application, Broad ValuePresented by: Donna Davenport, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
‘Turn Them All…On!:’ A Networked Approach to Classroom LearningPresented by: Peter C. Hainer, Curry College
‘Learn’ is a Verb: How to Keep College Classrooms ActivePresented by: Patricia Parrish and Carol Walker, Saint Leo University
It’s the Context! Making Engagement Pedagogies SuccessfulPresented by: Eddie Weller, Peggy Oliver, Sandra McCurdy, Mike Kent, and Karen Hattaway, San Jacinto College North
Play’s the Thing: A Non-Intimidating Look at Messages and MethodsPresented by: Virginia Heslinga, Anna Maria College
Peer-Led Team Mentoring as a Method of Active LearningPresented by: Kevin E. Finn and Jay Campisi, Merrimack College
Peer Learning Assistants Foster Deeper Learning and EngagementPresented by: Wendy Cole and Linda Bips, Muhlenberg College
Letting Go of Control: Learner Centered Teaching in ActionPresented by: Adam Chapnick, Canadian Forces College
Teaching for Independence, Self-Direction, and Self-RegulationPresented by: Rhonda McCoy, Paine College
Learning Disabilities 101: Basics for the College ClassroomPresented by: Laurie Fox and Laura Hubbard, Curry College
Employing Metacognition to Enhance Student ResponsibilityPresented by: Andria Stokes, Avila University
Designing Effective Critical Thinking Lessons Using the EASy Method Presented by: Lisa Chamberlin and Kay Lehmann, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Concrete Experience: The Foundation of Students’ Value for LearningPresented by: John M. Persyn and Ellen E. Bogdan, U.S. Army Land Power University
A Pedagogy of Trust: Creating Connections with LearnersPresented by: DeDe Wohlfarth, Spalding University
The Students’ Voice: What We Can Learn from “Ratemyprofessor.com”Presented by: Marsha Huber, Otterbein College
Teacher as Learner: Tools, Techniques of the Scholarship of TeachingPresented by: Jeanette McVeigh, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Paths to Scholarship of Teaching and LearningPresented by: Phyllis Blumberg, Laura Mandos, and Alison Mostrom, University of the Sciences
Faculty Voices: Multiple Perspectives on Blended LearningPresented by: Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Simmons College
Critical Thinking for a Global CitizenryPresented by: Carmen L. McCrink, Edward Bernstein, and Priva Fischweicher, Barry University
An Instructional Strategy to Improve Problem Solving Skills in General ChemistryPresented by: Madhu Mahalingam, Elisabeth Morlino, and Elisabetta Fasella, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia