2012 Plenary & Invited Speakers

2012 Plenary Speakers

Steven Cohen

Steven D. Cohen
Department of Communication
University of Maryland, College Park

Session Title: Unlocking Inspiration: Moving Students from Self-Doubt to Action

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Terry Doyle

Terry Doyle
Professor, Department of Reading
Ferris State University

Session Title: Helping Students Learn in Harmony with their Brain

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Barbara Millis

Barbara Millis
Director, Teaching and Learning Center
University of Texas at San Antonio

Session Title: Using Cooperative Activities to Foster Deep Learning

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Julie Schrock

Julie Schrock
Department of Education
Meredith College

Session Title: Remember for Years or Forget after the Test:  What Makes the Difference?

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Todd Zakrajsek

Todd Zakrajsek
Director, International Teaching Learning Cooperative

Session Title: to be announced...

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2012 Featured Speakers

Pamela Barnett

Pamela Barnett   
Associate Vice Provost & Director Teaching & Learning Center
Temple University

Session Title: Unpacking Teachers’ Invisible Knapsacks: Social Identity and Privilege in Higher Education

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Gabrielle Bauer

Gabrielle Bauer
Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Delaware

Session Title: What Do You Want Prospective Employers to Know About You? Benefits of an Academic ePortfolio

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Spencer Benson

Spencer Benson  
Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence
and Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
University of Maryland-College Park

Session Title: Teaching More Effectively: Getting Students to Learn More by Teaching Less?

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Gabrielle Bauer

Phyllis Blumberg   
Director of the Teaching and Learning Center
and Professor of Social Sciences and Education
University of the Sciences

Session Title: Assessing Teaching: Way Beyond Just Student Course Evaluations

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Stephen Carroll

Stephen Carroll
Santa Clara University

Session Title: Self-directed Students & Meta-Learning: Helping Students Get the Most From Their Education with Brain-based Learning Habits You Can Teach

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Milt Cox

Milt Cox
Educational Consultant, CFT
Vanderbilt University
and Center for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Miami University

Session Title: Engaging Communities of Learners: Exploring Some Brain- and Cognitive-Based Approaches to Understand and Enhance Learning

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Neil Davidson

Neil Davidson
Education
University of Maryland

Session Title: 12 Step Recovery Program for Teachers Addicted to Lecturing (Lectureholics)

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Ehrman

Steve Ehrmann
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
George Washington University

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Sharmilla "Pixy" Ferris

Sharmilla "Pixy" Ferris  
Director for Teaching Excellence and Professor of Communication
William Paterson University 

Session Title: Using Social Media to Promote Higher Order Learning

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Melissa Ganus

Melissa Ganus
Business Seattle Community Colleges

Session Title: How to Better Assess and Use Learning Outcomes with the Self Assessment of Increases in Learning (an extension of the SALG)

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Harrington

Christine Harrington 
History and Social Sciences
Middlesex County College

Session Title: Reading Textbooks and Peer Reviewed Journals:  The Powerful Role of Faculty

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Hornum

Barbara Hornum
Center for Academic Excellence Director
Drexel University

Session Title: Creating a Learner-Centered, Goal-Oriented Teaching and Learning System: A Panel Discussion

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McCrickerd

Jennifer McCrickerd
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Drake University

Session Title: The Brains Behind Teaching: Understanding how Learning Happens

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Munroe

JoAnn Munroe
Instructional Designer/Faculty Trainer
Tacoma Community College

Session Title: That Might Work with Your Students…But IT Won’t Work with Mine

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Whittington

Keith J. Whittington
Interactive Games and Media Department
Rochester Institute of Technology

Session Title:  How to Infuse Active Learning into the Classroom while Maximizing Student Learning and Satisfaction

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