Adjunct Faculty Association Fall Conference 2003

Promoting Learning and Critical Thinking

October 25, 2003
Scottsdale Community College
(Turquoise Room)
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

"Educators are wrestling with major trends, key issues, and rapid change. In this kind of environment, it's more important than ever to have thoughtful dialogs about issues that impact our daily work-- and do it in a way that can enliven our institutions, This session offers a set of key learning issues for dialog surrounding learners, teaching, brain research, technology, creativity, democracy, and courage. The hope is these dialogs can help us foster and ready education that engages, inspires, and prepares educators and students for the road ahead."

While there is no charge for attending the conference, you must register prior to October 15, 2003 to insure a lunch will be reserved for you.

Program

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8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration / Continental Breakfast
West Patio are outside of Turquoise Room

9:00 am - 9:30 am Welcome and Introductions

Dr. John Niebling, Dean of Instruction, Scottsdale Community College
Dr. Anna Solley, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Ms. Tara Bohinc, President, Adjunct Faculty Association
Dr. Jose Leyba, Acting Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick, Director, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction

9:30 am - 10:30 am Keynote Speaker
Turquiouse Room
Dr. Mark Milliron, President atnd Chief Executive Officem League for Innovation in the Community Colleges
"The Learning Dialogs"

10:45 am - 11:10am Teaching Didactics

Plagiarism and the Internet
Dr Willie Minor, President, Residential Faculty Association
Copper Room
Mentoring
Lynn Jennings, Instructional Designer, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction
Peridot Room

11:20 am - 12:05 pm Workshop Sessions

Active Learning
Melinda Rudibaugh, Faculty, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Copper Room
Classroom Management
Jeanne Canham, Faculty, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Peridot Room

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch and Announcements
Turquiouse Room

1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Technology Workshops

Blackboard
"An online course management system utilized by the following community colleges: Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, GateWay, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, and South Mountain."
Emma Walters, Educational Systems Trainer, Scottsdale Community College
CM 446 (Computers and Math Building)
MIDAS
"An online course management system utilized by the following community colleges: Chandler-Gilbert, Paradise Valley, Rio Salado, and Glendale."
Michelle Traveler, Organizational Process Analyst, District Office
CM 447 (Computers and Math Building)
WebCT
"An online course management system utilized by the following community colleges: Phoenix College and Mesa."
Sandra Wells, Faculty, Phoenix Colllege
CM 448 (Computers and Math Building)
Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX)
"The MLX is a 'warehouse' of Maricopa teaching resources that you can either directly use in your classes or use as a springboard to customize lessons for your course and instructional style. This session provides an overview of the MLX and gives you the ability to search this academic 'warehouse' for the 'packing slips' that best fit your needs. Come and see the best that Maricopa faculty have to offer."
Presentation available: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/show/afa2003/
John Arle, Faculty, Phoenix Colllege
CM 449 (Computers and Math Building)

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Reception and Dessert
West Patio Area, Outside of Turquoise Room

About the speaker...
Mark Milliron is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the League for Innovation in the Community College, an international service consortium dedicated to catalyzing the community college movement.

Prior to coming to the League, Mark served as the Executive Director of Global Learning Initiatives with Oracle Corporation. Before joining Oracle, Milliron served as the League for Innovation's Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that he was the Vice President for Academic and Student Services at Mayland Community College in North Carolina.

Mark began his own education at Mesa Community College in Arizona, and subsequently transferred to Arizona State University where he graduated summa cum laude with his B.S. in Organizational Communication. He earned his Masters in Organizational Communication also from ASU, where he was honored as a Graduate Regents Scholar. Mark received his Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Kellogg Senior Research Fellow.