| Monday |
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| 7:30 - 8:00 |
Open for Vendors to Set up
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| 8:00-9:15 |
Registration & Continental
Breakfast
Sponsored by Copyright Clearance Center
(Bayer Learning Center)
Presenters Room
101 Bayer
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| 8:00-4:00 |
Vendor Exibits Open
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| 9:15-10:45 |
Welcome
to Conference, Ruth Newberry, Pgh BUG President
Pappert Lecture Hall, Bayer Learning Center
Opening Remarks: Duquesne University President,
Charles J. Dougherty, Ph.D.
Keynote: Matthew Pittinsky,
Chairman and Co-founder, Blackboard
"The Wired Tower: Perspectives on eLearning"
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11:00-11:45
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Session
1 |
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Benefit Assessment
of Blackboard in Marketing Research Instruction
Bayer 101
Presenter – Dr. Conway Lackman, Duquesne University
Learning-on-the-Go: Reaching Students Through Mobile Learning
Bayer 102
Presenters – Dr. Janet Zellmann and Mary Jane Snyder
– Duquesne University
Justification and Application of Universal Design for
Learning in Blackboard
Bayer 103
Presenter – Dr. Debbie Ciesielka, Clarion University
of Pa.
Using Blackboard to Create the Student Production
Support Website
Canevin 201
Presenter - Dr. Fred Angiolieri, Point Park University
Using Blackboard to Promote Constructivist Learning in
Physical Science
Canevin 204
Presenter – Dr. Paul Ashcraft, Indiana University of
Pa.
|
Transaction
System |
Blackboard Transaction System:
Blackboard’s Product Strategy and Vision
318
Bayer
Presenters – Greg Baker, Vice President Business Operations,
Blackboard Inc. |
Blackboard,
Inc. |
Blackboard Product Strategy:
Market Trends and Blackboard's Product Roadmap (Release 7 and
Beyond)
Wolfe Lecture Hall
Presenter - Jessica Finnefrock, Sr. Director Strategic Initiatives |
Sponsor
Presentation |
Capturing the Classroom
and More...Video Streaming for Today's Learners by Sonic Foundry
Pappert Lecture Hall
Presenter--Matt Dudek, Sonic Foundry; Dr. Kathy Sekula, School
of Nursing, Joe Siedel, School of Nursing Media Technician,
and Debra DiBiasi, School of Pharmacy Media Technician, Duquesne
University
|
| 11:45-12:55 |
Lunch
Sponsored by Blackboard
Mellon Foyer
Blackboard Listening Sessions at Lunch Tables
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1:00-1:45
|
Session
2 |
|
Making the Transition
From the Traditional Classroom to Distance Education
Bayer 101
Presenter – Dr. Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt, Indiana University
of Pa.
Hand-held Computers, Blackboard and E-learning in the
Health Sciences
Bayer 102
Presenters – Dr. Bridget Calhoun, David Nolfi, Lenore
Resick, Hildegarde Berdine – Duquesne University
Bb6: App Pack 3: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Canevin 201
Presenter – Cindy Lu, University of Pittsburgh
Getting Faculty on "Board": From Blackboard
to SmartBoards
Canevin 204
Presenters - Nola Coulson, Denise King, and Karen Sturgeon
- Carlow University
|
Transaction
System |
Overview Panther Central,
The One Card Office
318 Bayer
Presenter – Renae Brinza, University of Pittsburgh
|
Blackboard,
Inc. |
Blackboard's Approach
to Mission Critical Systems: Lessons Learned in ASP Practice
Bayer 103
Presenter - Harry Choy, Associate Director ASP Practice
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Copyright Permissions
and Blackboard
Wolfe Lecture Hall
Presenter - Dru Zuretti, Client RElationship Manager and Tim
Bowen, Product Marketing Manager of Copyright Clearance Center
|
2:00-2:45
|
Session
3 |
| |
Using Blackboard to Support
a Service-learning Course
Bayer 101
Presenter – Dr. Evan Stoddard, Duquesne University
Vision Learning With Blackboard
Bayer 102
Presenter –Dr. Leelavati Murthy, Community College of
Allegheny County
Extending Your Blackboard Course: Engaging New Learners
with New Technology Tools
Canevin 201
Presenter – Jeanne Vilberg and Darla Ausel, Clarion
University
Blackboard’s Integrated ePortfolio Solution: Hype
or Useful Tool?
Canevin 204
Presenters – Richard Oravetz and Dr. Barbara Frey –
University of Pittsburgh
|
Transaction
System
|
Developing the Pittsburgh
Users Group (Transaction System)
318 Bayer
Presenter – Blackboard Communities Marketing Manager, Adrian
Alleyne.
|
Blackboard,
Inc. |
Extending the Blackboard
Platform Through Building Blocks
Wolfe Lecture
Hall
Presenter - Jan Day, Director Standards and Interoperability
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Plagiarism: Technology's
Response to a Growing Problem
Bayer 103
Presenter - Meggan Clark, Sr. Account Manager, Turnit In
|
| 2:45 - 3:05 |
Afternoon
Refreshments
Sponsored by Copyright Clearance
Center
|
| 3:05-3:50 |
Session
4 |
| |
How I Baby-Stepped My
Way Into Blackboard
Bayer 101
Presenter –Dr. Diane Sims, Carlow University
Extending Student Learning During Field Placements
Canevin 201
Presenter – Dr. George Szymanski, Duquesne University
Kicking the Tires: An Assessment of Blackboards Integrated
Content System
Bayer 102
Presenters –Dr. Nick Laudato and Dr. Barbara Frey, University
of Pittsburgh
Learning On the Go: Using Blackboard on Mobile Devices
Canevin 204
Presenters – Boris Villic, Bryan O’Black, and
Karen Kmetz, Duquesne University
|
Transaction
System |
"It All Starts With
A Student ID"
318 Bayer
Presenter – Bill Livolsi - President and Owner of Automated
Card Systems, Inc.
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Classroom Response
Systems Give Immediate Feedback
Presented by Turning Technologies
Wolfe Lecture Hall
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Utilizing Publishers
Pre-made Course Content for Blackboard"-- Prentice Hall
Publishing
Bayer 103
Presenter - Sybil Geraud, Executive District Sales Manager
and Liz Wildes, Senior Sales Representative for Prentice Hall
|
| 4:00-4:30 |
Raffle
Papper Lecture Hall, Bayer Learning Center
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| Tuesday |
|
| 8:30-9:15 |
Registration & Continental
Breakfast
Sponsored by Copyright Clearance Center, Bayer Learning
Center
Presenter Room 102 Bayer
|
| 8:30-3:00 |
Vendor Exhibits Open
|
| 9:15 - 10:30 |
Welcome
and Raffle
Pappert Lecture Hall, Bayer Learning Center
Keynote: Melissa Anderson, Sr. Pedagogical
Advisor and Pepperdine University faculty member,
“Pedagogical Impact of e-Learning on Teaching and Learning”
|
| 10:45-11:30 |
Session
5 |
|
Remodeling Instruction:
Moving to the Next Generation
Bayer 101
Presenters – Dr. Marilyn Harhai and Andrea Miller –
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Planning and Designing a Clinical Nursing Faculty Development
Site Using Blackboard
Bayer 102
Presenters – Dr. Joan Such Lockhart, Diane Colizza,
Carolyn Griffin, Debbie Lewis – Duquesne University
Analysis of Class Dialogue: Mapping Asynchronous Discussion
Threads
103 Bayer
Presenters - Dr. Barbara Frey and Dr. Millie Sass, University
of Pittsburgh
|
Blackboard,
Inc. |
State of Assessment
and Evaluation in Higher Education
Pappert
Lecture Hall
Greg Ritter, Associate Director Product Strategy
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Meeting Your Classroom
AV Needs--Dagostino Electrical Services & Creston
318 Bayer
Presenter: Bill McIntosh, Dagostino
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
The "Live"
Classroom in Blackboard--Enabling Voice and Conferencing Through
Horizon Wimba's Blackboard Building Block
Wolfe Lecture Hall
Presenters - Mark Bevenour, Regional Sales Manager - Mid Atlantic,
and Dr. Dave Carbonara and William Purse, Duquesne University
|
| 11:45-12:55 |
Lunch
Mellon Foyer
Sponsored by Sonic Foundry
Blackboard Listening sessions at Lunch Tables |
| 1:00-1:45 |
Session
6 |
|
Addressing the Pharmacist
Shortage: The Online Refresher Program
Bayer 101
Presenter – Dr. Marsha McFalls-Stringert, Duquesne University
Making Technology Transparent
Bayer 102
Presenter – Lisa T. Byrnes, Mount Aloyius College |
Blackboard,
Inc. |
E-Portfolios in Blackboard’s
Content System
Wolfe Lecture Hall
Presenter - Melissa Anderson, Sr. Pedagogical Advisor
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Mobilizing Blackboard--Using
Tablet PCs and Aglix's Backpack
103 Bayer
Presented by Thomas Collette, Aglix
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Mastering the Learning
Game--Getting Students Involved in the Learning Process
318 Bayer
Presented by Soft Chalk
|
| 2:00-2:45 |
Session
7 |
|
Blackboard and Building
Work Communities
Bayer 102
Presenter – Dr. Diane Maldonado, Community College of
Allegheny County South
Blackboard Discussion Board Management
Bayer 101
Presenter - Dr. MaryAnn Thurkettle, Duquesne University
|
Blackboard,
Inc. |
Operational Overview
of Blackboard Support/ Q & A for Blackboard Systems Administrators
318 Bayer
Presenter - Jason Minkoff, Technical Support Manager
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Applying social software
to learning
103 Bayer
Presented by Learning Objects
|
Sponsor
Presentation |
Macromedia's Breeze
- Enterprise Tool for Remote Learning
Wolfe
Lecture Hall
Presenter -Tom Person, Macromedia Sales Engineer
|
| 3:00-3:30 |
Closing
Session & Raffle
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How
to Receive ACT 48 Credit
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A Registration form will
be available at the Conference Registration desk. Please be
sure to complete the form and give it to the desk attendant.
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Exhibit
Area Sponsors
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The following Conference
Sponsors will have exhibit tables in the Bayer Learning Center
Rotunda and welcome your visit to their table area.
Blackboard, Inc. (www.blackboard.com)
Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com)
-- *New* Copyright request Bulding Block for Blackboard
Sonic Foundry/Media Site Live (www.sonicfoundry.com)
-- Classroom Video Capture
Aglix (Backpack) (www.gobinder.com)
--mobilizing learning for students and faculty
Horizon Wimba (www.horizonwimba.com)
-- The "Live Classroom" Blackboard Building Block;
adding voice and conferencing to Blackboard
Dagastino Electronic Services, Inc. (www.descomm.com/)
-- Classroom AV
Macromedia (www.macromedia.com)
--Contribute software; enhancing content development
SoftChalk (http://www.softchalk.com)
-- Lesson Builder/ Enhancing content for the Blackboard
Learning Objects (http://www.learningobjects.com
) -- Applying social software to learning
Turning Technologies (www.turningtechnologies.com)--
Personal Response Systems/ Classroom Clickers and Turning
Point 2006 software
Automated Card Systems (www.autocardsys.com)
--Card Readers
Prentice Hall Publishers (www.prenticehall.com)--course
cartridges (Monday only)
iParadigms (www.iparadigms.com)
-- developers of Turnit In, a plagiarism detection tool
Radius AV (www.radiusav.com)
-- classroom AV needs
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