Proceedings

Interview with Michael Wesh and Alan Levine

Inteview with Michael Wesch and Julie Evans

Human Futures for Technology and Education
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Wesch
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Digital Ethnography
(Kansas State University)

Morning Sessions I

Session 1: Being There... in that Unevenly Distributed Future
Presented by Alan Levine (Vice President, New Media Consortium Community and CTO)

Session 2: VoiceThread: Creating Interactive & Collaborative Presentations the Web 2.0 Way
Presented by Diane Stonebrink (Estrella Mountain Community College)

Session 3: No Dead Poets Here: Bringing Shakespeare to Life with Technology
Presented by Linda Austin (Glendale Community College)

Session 4: Maricopa Quality Matters: Improving Online and Hybrid Education
Presented by Veronica Diaz (Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction)

Session 5: Using Google Docs and Soft Chalk in Reading Instruction
Presented by Mary Jane Onnen (Glendale Community College)

Session 6: Second Life - My Adventure
Presented by Angela Ambrosia (Rio Salado College)

Session 7: RSS, Come Feed Your Read
Presented by Shelley Rodrigo (Mesa Community College)

Session 8: Teaching with Technology using Softchalk, Jing, and Blogging
Presented by Sue Rueling (Gateway Community College)

Session 9: Assistive Technology for Students & Faculty at the Community Colleges
Presented by Wink Harner (Mesa Community College)

Morning Sessions II

Session 1: Steps Towards Digital Media Literacy for Teachers and Students
Presented by Dr. Michael Wesch
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Digital Ethnography
(Kansas State University )

Session 2: Making Media Rich Podcasts: A Hands-On Workshop for Beginners
Presented by Kurt Bedell (Apple)

Session 3: Implementing a Presence in Second Life: Academic, Research, and Social Uses of a Virtual Word
Presented by Chris Johnson (President, Arizona Technology in Education Alliance)

Session 4: The Impact of Alternative Discussion Formats on Students' Sense of Community and Learning in an Online Biology Class
Presented by Brad Kincaid (Mesa Community College)

Session 5: Video Game Night in the Academic Library: Video Games as Educational
Presented by Dorothy Elrobeh & Kelly Lambert (Phoenix College)

Session 6: New and Developing Technologies and Tools for the Classroom or How to get rid of your textbook
Presented by Laurita Moore (South Mountain Community College)

Session 7: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Harness Collective Intelligence and Build Community Among Students
Presented by Alisa Cooper (South Mountain Community College)

Session 8: Research in the 2.0 Classroom
Presented by Karen Docherty (Rio Salado College), Jenny Vargas (Scottsdale Community College), Cinthya Ippoliti (Paradise Valley Community College), Tara Carlisle (Scottsdale Community College)

Session 9: Designing a Blended Course
Presented by Jennifer Strickland (Paradise Valley Community College)

Listening to the Voices of Tomorrow’s Students:
K-12 Students Speak Up about Education and Technology
Speaker: Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Project Tomorrow (NetDay)

Afternoon Sessions

Session 1: 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story
Presented by Alan Levine (Vice President, New Media Consortium Community and CTO)

Session 2: Twitter and Other Mobile-izing Tools
Presented by Biray Alsac (Mesa Community College)

Session 3: Your Digital Personality: The Real You in Your Online Class
Presented by Todd Conaway (Yavapai Community College)

Session 4: Second Life for Business
Presented by Catherine Wyman (Scottsdale Community College)

Session 5: Posting Podcasts and Managing Course Pages on iTunes U
Presented by Kurt Bedell; Al Teran, and Jeff Wolf (Apple)

Session 6: Digital Visual Literacy: Vital Interdisciplinary Skills for the 21st Century Learner
Presented by John Gibson (Glendale Community College)

Session 7: Engaging the Millennial Learner with Student Response Technology
Presented by Patricia M. Finkenstadt (Phoenix College)

Session 8: Sakai Open Source Course Platform - A Pilot Project
Presented by Annapurna Ganesh (Mesa Community College)

Session 9: Online Course Delivery: Is it right for you?
Presented by Lisa Young (Gateway Community College)

 

Maricopa Social Networking

So you couldn't make it to the Maricopa Community College District's 2008 Teaching & Learning with Technology Conference…that's ok, attend virtually. The key place to track us virtually is at http://maricopatech.org/. All of the live blogging, and other live events, will be posted in individual blog entries there.
You can also follow us and add your own comments in:

If you are feeling very brave, join our text messaging listserv by texting "MTECH" to 41411.
We also have two social networking sites set up:

Whereas these may not be happening the day of the conference, let's get them moving afterwards. Virtual attendees can help by joining and posting questions that you would like live attendees to respond to.
Similarly we have a Wetpaint Wiki started as well. Join the party by adding your own information at: http://maricopatech.wetpaint.com/
Finally, you may want to track pages attendees bookmark at:

 

For more information about this event, contact Veronica Diaz (480) 731-8300.