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Learning 2.0: Beyond the LMS

2009 MDBUG Users Conference

April 23, 2009
University of Maryland, College Park

Conference Program
8:30-9:00 a.m. CONFERENCE CHECK-IN and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00-9:15 a.m. WELCOME & LOGISTICS by Ellen Borkowski, Director, OIT Academic Support, UMCP and John Fritz, Assistant Vice President, Instructional Technology & New Media, UMBC
9:15-10:15 a.m.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

The Reward of Risks: How Learning 2.0 Tools Help Higher Ed Reinvent Itself
Jeffrey Treciak, University Librarian, McMaster University

10:15-10:30 a.m. BREAK
 
Beyond the LMS
Enhancing the LMS
Support
10:30 - 11:20 a.m. Blackboard Digital Gaming and Simulations: Emerging Trend in Hybrid Online Education (Crystal Day-Black, Dr. Earlene Merrill, Coppin State University) Accessing Learning Outcomes of Online College Algebra Students in Bb Discussions (Dr. Atma Sahu, Coppin State University) There's no "I" in Technology or Support (Akilah Jackson, University of Maryland)
11:25 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Google as a Platform for Creating Learning Activities (Dionne N Curbeam, Coppin State University) SafeAssign - Plagiarism Prevention Inside the CMS (Melissa Thomas, Salisbury University) Virtualizing Blackboard UMBC's Experience (John Fritz, University of Maryland Baltimore County)
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Roundtable Luncheon
1:15-1:45 p.m. Poster Session and Dessert

Widget While You Work (Within Your Content Areas) (Akilah Jackson, University of Maryland)
Twitter Tweets for Higher Education (Robin Hoffman, Salisbury University)
Chat Methodology to increase Student Activity During Online Classes (Sandi Mitchell, Derick Albright, Richard Ruane, Raymond Love, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland)
Web-based Applications for Coordinating Observation Schedules (Richard Ruane, Wendy Klein-Schwartz, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland)
Facilitation of Student Interaction through Discussion Boards in a Mental Health Elective Course (Jason Noel, Bethany Dipaula, School fo Pharmacy, University of Maryland)

1:50-2:40 p.m. From Blackboard to YouTube (Dr. Tracey L. Murray, Lucille Belgrave, Vaple Robinson, Coppin State University) Using Discussion Groups for a Student-Centered, Interactive Teaching of Literature (Ralphs S. Stevens III, Coppin State University) Using Clickers to Control Access to Online Recordings of In-Class Lectures (Bob Armstrong, University of Maryland Baltimore County)
2:45-3:00 p.m. Debriefing: What is your one take-away? & Wrap-Up
3:00-4:00 p.m. Blackboard Product Development Focus Groups - separate registration required to participate in focus groups

Sponsored by
MDBUG, MEEC and Blackboard, Inc.


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