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San Francisco, California - Etudes Users Summit

Etudes Users' Summit
May 13 & 14, 2010
San Francisco, California, at the Crowne Plaza

Agenda

Wednesday, May 12
5:00pm - 7:00pm Check-in / Registration
Thursday, May 13
  Plaza I
07:00am - 08:30am Check-in / Registration
07:30am - 08:30am Continental Breakfast
08:30am - 08:45am Welcome
Vivie Sinou, Executive Director, Etudes, Inc.
08:45am - 09:45am Dr. Ed Gould Keynote by Dr. Ed Gould
 
Superintendent/President
 Imperial Valley College

"Technology and Accountability: The Catalyst for Radical Change in Higher Education."

09:45am - 10:00am AM Break
  Plaza I Plaza II Bayside I/II
10:00am - 10:50am Accessibility Online, Tahiya Marome Learn more... Using Video Media - Give Them Something to Watch, not Just to Read, Jim Marteney & Wendy Bass Learn more... New Tool Demo - Overview of "Course Map" design specifications - New Etudes tool to guide students through a learning path, Glenn Golden & Vivie Sinou Learn more... (Will be repeated on Day 2)
11:00am - 11:50am "Don't blame the software just because you don't know how to use it - Learn to avoid potholes" Jon Townsend & Jenn Azzaro Learn more... Group Work that Works! Vivian Varela & Marion Heyn Learn more... Etudes - A community and team based training and support model, Kathy Fransham & Vivie Sinou Learn more...
Noon      - 01:00pm Lunch (Plaza I)
01:00pm - 01:50pm The 3 R's Online: Reading, (W)riting & Research. What are we doing well? What can we do better? Let’s collaborate! Marion Heyn Learn more... Spreading our Virtual Wings: Start-Up Tales from the C.O.S. Online Writing Lab (OWL), David Donica & Carly Furry Learn more... New Tool Demo: Overview of "Activity Meter" design specifications - New tool to monitor student activity and for early alert of no-shows, Vivie Sinou & Glenn Golden Learn more... (Will be repeated on Day 2)
02:00pm - 02:50pm Humanizing Your Online Class -- Connecting With Your Isolated Students, Jim Marteney Learn more... Instructional design tips and techniques: improve student retention and satisfaction, maximize your efficiency, Margie White Learn more... Tool Demo: Overview of New and Advanced Features in Discussion & PM, Vivie Sinou and Murthy Tanniru Learn more...
02:50pm - 03:15pm Break
03:15pm - 04:15pm Supporting Online Student Success, Andres David Martinez, David Garrido, and Joshua Stern, Ph.D. Learn more... Socrates in the Chat Room: Using Q and A Online, Paul McDowell Learn more... Tool Demo: Overview of New & Advanced Features in the Modules tool, Kathy Fransham, Mallika Thoppay, and Rashmi Maheshwari Learn more...
05:30pm - 06:30pm Reception (Plaza I)
Friday, May 14
  Plaza I
07:00am - 08:30am Check-in / Registration
07:30am - 08:30am Continental Breakfast
08:30am - 08:50am Dr. Judy Miner, President Foothill CollegeWelcome Message
Judy Miner, President, Foothill College
  Plaza I Plaza II Bayside I/II
09:00am - 09:50am Use of Open and Free Textbooks in Etudes, Judy Baker, Ph.D. Learn more... Keeping an Eye on the Stats: Planning your Online Strategy Based on Your Data, David Donica Learn more...

 

New Tool Demo - Overview of "Course Map" design specifications - New Etudes tool to guide students through a learning path, Glenn Golden & Vivie Sinou Learn more... (Repeat session from Day 1)
09:50am - 10:10am Break  
10:10am - 11:00am Building Relationships Among DE Coordinators and Administrators. What is happening on your campus? Nancy Barclay & Diane Rosner Learn more... Copyright, Fair Use and the TEACH Act, Tahiya Marome Learn more... Cyber Teachers' Institute - It Takes a Community to Develop A Peer (Vivie Sinou, Karl Peter, Wendy Bass, & Marion Heyn) Learn more...
11:10am - Noon Making your Online Etudes Class More Engaging, Wendy Bass, Ph.D. Learn more... Networked Improvement Communities
as a Vehicle to Advance the Success of Community College Students, Catherine Casserly, Ph.D. Learn more...
Tool Demo: Overview of "Activity Meter" design specifications - New tool to monitor student activity and for early alert of no-shows, Vivie Sinou & Glenn Golden. Learn more... (Repeat session from Day 1)
Noon      - 01:00pm Lunch (Plaza I)
01:00pm - 01:50pm Q&A with Etudes Board of Directors, Led by John Wagstaff, Chairman, Etudes Board Learn more... Timesaving Tips for Online Teaching -- Getting Your Class Under Control, Jim Marteney Learn more... Tool Demo: Using Multimedia in Etudes, Kathy Fransham & Tahiya Marome Learn more...
02:00pm - 02:50pm California Virtual Campus and CCC Tech Center Initiatives, Doug Cremer Learn more... 10 Minutes of Fame: Sharing of Best Practices, Marion Heyn, Vivian Varela, and Margie White Learn more... Tool Demo: Overview of New Features in Assignments, Tests & Surveys Glenn Golden & Vivie Sinou Learn more...
02:50pm - 03:15pm Break
03:15pm - 03:45pm Closing Remarks
Dr. Chuck Severance, Etudes Board Member (Plaza I)

Other:

Thursday, May 13 - 3:00pm - 5:30pm Etudes Board Meeting (closed session) in Terra Room.

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