Monday, May 18th, 2009

The Summer Institute is held over the course of three days. It is a teaching and learning event for
all full-time and adjunct faculty, focusing on best practices in the classroom, as well as technology
topics for enhancing the student learning experience.

Breakfast and Refreshments 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

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Breakfast and refreshments will be served in the Susan N. Webb Community Room.

Welcome Address 8:30 AM – 8:55 AM

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Welcome to Summer Institute 2009. Updates on events through the summer and fall semester.
Overview of the great work going on by faculty.

Facilitators:
Utpal Goswami, Ph.D., Vice President/Provost, Yavapai College
Jane Hersh, Director, Learning Center, Prescott Campus
Stacey L. Hilton, Manager, Technology Enhanced Learning Services

General Session: 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM

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* Featured Session on Diversity
This program is an introduction to the topic of diversity and how the conversations surrounding
diversity have evolved over the past 20 years. It will cover the basics, but also bring participants
up to the present. The program will include interactive discussion and exercises throughout to
help participants translate learning into action, and to get them thinking about how they can
develop and use their cultural competence skills in daily interactions.

Facilitator:
Brenda Thomson, J.D., is the Director of LearnLaw, LLC, a consulting firm that provides
human resources, leadership and diversity training to Arizona businesses.

Strategies to Reduce Textbook Costs 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM

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Dr. Utpal Goswami will lead this interactive dialogue that will focus on strategies to reduce
textbook costs to our students at Yavapai College.

Facilitator:
Utpal Goswami, Ph.D., Vice President/Provost, Yavapai College

Summer Institute 2009

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Bringing More to Your Blackboard Course 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM
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With the increasing popularity of online classes, the Blackboard component is not enough to
achieve retention. This workshop will provide insight on bringing Web 2.0 into online course. With
this, more advanced students move forward, while beginning users are introduced to social
networking. Focus will be on utilizing the embedding of HTML code within the course. What
HTML is and how to find more information, where to find the embed codes and what media can
be embedded.

Facilitator:
Ruth Alsobrook-Hurich, Instructional Technology Specialist, TELS

YouTube World 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM

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Learn about the practical uses of the sometimes fascinating, always wacky world of YouTube.
Hands-on action will include making a quick-capture video, uploading, adding annotations and
captioning, and embedding videos. We’ll also talk about how copyright is impacting home-videos,
what limitations exist, and whether a million hits matters anymore.

Facilitator:
Thatcher Bohrman, Instructional Technology Coordinator, TELS

Lunch 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM

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Lunch will be served in the Susan N. Webb Community Room.

A Democratic Classroom: Will it Work? 12:30 PM – 1:25 PM

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This session will be an open discussion, meant for an exchange of ideas, both pro and con. W e
will discuss shifting the responsibility for learning—even decisions about what students learn—
back on to them, in hopes of increasing their motivation and ownership.

Facilitator:
Mark Shelley, Division Dean, Liberal Arts, Prescott

Neuroeconomics, Neuroethics, and Neuromarketing 12:30 PM – 1:25 PM

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Come check out these emerging interdisciplinary fields, which are a synthesis of neuroscience,
psychology, economics, and ethics. Many major universities have entire departments devoted to
these subjects. Find out what the latest advances in brain science tell us about
economic/investing and ethical decision-making. And decide for yourself if these exciting new
discoveries should have a place in your curriculum. An extensive list of resources will be
provided.

Facilitator:
Dr. Michael Davis, Business, Verde

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Student Blogs as ePortfolios 12:30 PM – 1:25 PM
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In this session participants will create blogs and discover the use they have as a way to save,
comment on, and share student work. The session will also look at how blogs can be used as
portfolios for faculty work. For this workshop, please create a Google account prior to the
workshop if you do not already have one.

Facilitators:
Todd Conaway, Instructional Designer, TELS
Larry Frolich, Math & Science Division, Prescott

What Does it Mean to Be Green in the Classroom? 1:30 PM – 4:25 PM

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In this special 3 hour workshop session, you will be introduced to a new learning approach:
Ecopsychological Learning Approach (ELA). Workshop participants will learn how to co-facilitate
in the classroom with Nature to bring about a deeper understanding of subject matter to the
learner. It will be divided into three parts; presentation of the learning approach and why it works,
experiential activities, and smaller group examination of the learning approach.

Ecopsychological Learning Approach (ELA) is a teaching model that can creatively influence the
instructor’s ability to initiate positive change in student’s academic skills. Scholars of
Ecopsychology contend that the lack of connection to Nature stunts the ability of learners to tap
into a creative flow, think critically, and be in balanced health.

Traditional and alternative educators, formal and informal teachers, may ask themselves the
question ―How can I enliven and enhance the presentation of what I want to impart to the
learners so that they can receive this knowledge, improve their skills, be more creative and have
better, healthier lives‖? By utilizing the principles of Ecopsychology and experiences in Nature as
a foundation for learning, a College instructor can help students viscerally understand how they
are connected to the natural environment, the non-human world, and inspire the students to think
more critically, feel more relaxed, and be able to reflect improvements in their academic skills.

This workshop is designed to experience ELA. Participants should be prepared to attend the
entire 3 hours.

Facilitator:
Shayna DeArmon, M.A., Ecopsychologist, Verde Campus

Tech Tools for Education and Productivity 1:30 PM – 2:55 PM

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There is a seemingly endless stream of new software products available online. In this session,
we will investigate applications that have the potential to make the online component of your
course richer and more interesting. Topics covered will include screen and audio capture, online
flash cards, embeddable documents, online graphics editing, and portable applications. Note:
Bring a few photos and a USB flash drive if you have them.

Facilitator:
Iain Davidson, Academic Technology Specialist, TELS

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The When and How of Referring Students 1:30 PM – 2:55 PM
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Come discuss the when, where, how and why of referring a student to personal counseling
services on the Verde or Prescott campuses. Learn how to manage a student who is exhibiting
out of the norm behaviors during your class and ways to keep yourself and others students calm
during this time.

Facilitators:
Pat Miner, MSW, LCSW, Academic Advisor/Student Personal Counselor
Judy Brennen, MA, LISAC, Academic Advisor/Student Personal Counselor

Blackboard Scholar 3:00 PM – 4:25 PM

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What IS that new tab in Blackboard?? Like Del.icio.us, Scholar is a social bookmarking site that is
just for education and embedding in YC's Blackboard system. With it, you and your students can
add bookmarks to a Blackboard course and get to know other educators and students in their
field.

Facilitator:
Thatcher Bohrman, Instructional Technology Coordinator, TELS

Dynamic Interactions: Managing Conflicts with Confidence 3:00 – 4:25 PM

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* Featured Session on Diversity
This program is designed to teach and practice basic conflict resolution skills. The program
exercises encourage participants to apply their cultural competence skills to the dispute resolution
process. The goal is to increase awareness and sensitivity, and also develop an appreciation for
perceptions of conflicts and dispute resolution methods, which can be culturally bound.

What is a conflict?
Defining Healthy v. Unhealthy Conflicts
What is our culture? What are our policies and practices?
Methods to Address Conflicts
The Conflict Resolution Process
Practice, Practice, Practice
How to Promote Respect, Dignity and Fairness

Facilitator:
Brenda Thomson, J.D., is the Director of LearnLaw, LLC, a consulting firm that provides
human resources, leadership and diversity training to Arizona businesses.

Dinner 4:30 PM – 5:25 PM

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Dinner will be served in the Susan N. Webb Community Room.

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Banner Faculty Services starting with Fall 2009 Registration 5:30 – 7:00 PM
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Learn how to help students register for Fall 2009 classes including how to push your own classes.
See the new Banner system to access your class rosters, student contact information, and
communicate with your students via email. You can even add office hours online!

Facilitators:
Sheila Jarrell, Registrar
Jeni Johnson, Office of Instruction
Lee Raubolt, Academic Affairs

Blackboard Basics 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

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This two hour workshop will assist participants in the basic computer skills required for effectively
teaching an online/hybrid course utilizing the Blackboard system. In this hands-on session, you
will learn how to:

Add an announcement;
Add content using folders, items, external links, and course links;
Add assignments;
Add and manage the Grade Center items in Blackboard;
Use the communication tools, such as the discussion board and email;
Best Practices in communicating effectively in Blackboard.

Facilitator:
Ruth Alsobrook-Hurich, Instructional Technology Specialist, TELS

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Breakfast and Refreshments 8:30 AM – 8:55 AM

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Breakfast and refreshments will be served in the Susan N. Webb Community Room.

General Session: 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM

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There are many reasons offered to support the implementation of diversity initiatives. Some say it
should be done because it is the right thing to do; others say it must be done to achieve goals.
What is the educational institutions’ case for diversity? This session will examine whether or not
diversity impacts the bottom line and how.

Facilitator:
Brenda Thomson, J.D., is the Director of LearnLaw, LLC, a consulting firm that provides
human resources, leadership and diversity training to Arizona businesses.

Summer Institute 2009

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Education Etiquette: How does technology affect 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM
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Mary Verbout and Connie Gilmore will lead a discussion on the impacts of technology on
classroom and online student behavior. We will solicit input from participants on what classroom
and online situations they have faced and brainstorm possible responses. Is texting OK in your
classroom? Do you accept ―text speak‖ in online posts? What do you do about it?

Facilitators:
Connie Gilmore, Division Dean, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Verde
Mary Verbout, Communications Division, Prescott

Want to add another dimension to your students’ 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM

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This opportunity will work for any course at Yavapai College. Come find out how it works and
hear from instructors who have tried it. There’s even an online ―Opportunity Menu‖ for YC
students with over 600 volunteer options to make it easy for you!

”Participating in the Service Learning program has brought me more fulfillment and direction than
I have experienced in years.” Yavapai College sophomore, Spring 2009

Facilitators:
Mark Baker, Prescott Unified School District Instructor and Service Learning Coordinator
Brent Roberts, Math & Science Division, Prescott and Honors Program Coordinator

Using YouTube’s Quick Capture to Communicate 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM

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If a picture is worth a thousand words imagine how much a video is worth. This workshop will
demonstrate how to use video, instead of text, to explain assignments and communicate with
students.

Facilitator:
Matt Pearcy, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Verde

Effective Interaction with Students 10:00 AM – 11:25 PM

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Nancy Shafer, full-time English instructor, and Judy Hughes, adjunct English instructor, will show
how they interact with students to keep them engaged. Judy will demonstrate the slide show with
which she starts the semester to introduce herself to students and Nancy will share her first-day
practices to get to know students better. They will discuss how they use personal student
conferences to build rapport and help students with their writing, as well as effective group
activities. Participants will be encouraged to share their best practices to relate to students.

Facilitators:
Judy Hughes, Communications Division, Prescott
Nancy Schafer, Communications Division, Prescott

Lunch 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM

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Lunch will be served in the Susan N. Webb Community Room.

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General Session: Campus Deans Speak Out 12:30 PM – 1:25 PM
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This event will be open as a general session for all faculties. Join the campus deans as they
highlight the programs and events happening at each of their respective campuses.

Facilitators:
Susan Howery, Prescott Valley Campus Dean
John Morgan, Chino Valley Campus Dean
Tom Schumacher, Verde Valley Campus Dean
Barb Wing, Prescott Campus Dean

Taking Control of Your Health 1:30 PM – 4:25 PM

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In this special 3 hour workshop session, learn how the power of whole grains, fruits, vegetables
and legumes can help you lose weight without hunger and help arrest/reverse chronic disease.
You can reduce and even eliminate medications by practicing this delicious, simple and healthy
lifestyle!

Facilitator:
Cathy Karpinski, HPER Division, Prescott

Do We Need an Online Course Peer Review Program? 1:30 PM – 2:25 PM

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We've seen the "Guidelines for Online Courses at Yavapai College", but how do we use this
information to assist in the self-evaluation of faculty preparedness for online instruction. Yavapai
College expects that all online instructors will strive to deliver courses that exemplify best practice
in this environment. Come join this lively discussion to see how a voluntary Online Course Peer
Review program would acknowledge those online courses and faculty that exemplify excellence
in the online environment.

Facilitator:
Stacey Hilton, Manager, Technology Enhanced Learning Services

Reading Across the Disciplines 1:30 PM – 2:25 PM

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Students may be capable of reading a text, but will they? Students choosing to read only the
minimal, or not at all, in college courses is practically epidemic. How do YC instructors deal with
this challenge in their own classes? What are positive ways in which instructors encourage
students to critically read the designated material? Share your ideas and learn some new
strategies at a round table discussion.

Facilitators:
Gennie Fuemmeler, Communications Division, Prescott
Debbie Roberts, Liberal Arts Division, Prescott

Wikis and Online Learning 1:30 PM – 2:25 PM

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Wikis provide a wonderful way to create content for both teachers and students. They also allow
students to discuss the content found on them and modify it. This session will have participants
creating a wiki and adding it to the navigation of their Blackboard course.
Facilitator:
Todd Conaway, Instructional Designer, TELS

Summer Institute 2009

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Open Mic: Show How You Teach With Technology 2:30 PM – 4:25 PM
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Participants have 10-15 minutes to share, by informal presentation at a PC/lectern, how they use
technology in their teaching. Each presentation may be followed by a round-table discussion.

Facilitator:
Gino Romeo, Chemistry Instructor, Verde

HOT TOPIC Online Course Conferencing 2:30 PM – 4:25 PM

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Do online courses leave you feeling disconnected? Learn how new web conferencing tools can
put you and your students in touch and create a real sense of presence. See how these free
applications allow you to share remote presentations, converse with multiple people, and screen
share between multiple users - all in real time.

Topics:

Audio conferencing
Sending files
Chat
Screen sharing
Remote control

Facilitators:
Thatcher Bohrman, Instructional Technology Coordinator, TELS
Cliff Sherrill, Business and Computer Science Division, Prescott

Sound Energy and the 7 Ayurvedic Energy Concepts 2:30 PM – 4:25 PM

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Explanations and demonstrations of how sound and rhythm have been used as means of spiritual
ascension and also as healing arts from ancient times to modern. How discoveries of modern
physics and medicine support the ancient methods of transforming physical, mental, emotional &
spiritual energy. An introduction into the activity of the 7 Ayurvedic Energy Centers (Chakras) and
how sound is used to align and stimulate them. Didgeridoos, Drums, Crystal Singing Bowls,
Tibetan Bowls, Vocal Toning & Chanting will be the methods demonstrated.

Facilitators:
Rian McGonigal, HPER Division, Prescott
Maria Mcgonigal, HPER Division, Prescott

Creating a Positive Classroom Environment 2:30 PM – 4:25 PM

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This workshop offers insight and discussion on a variety of common classroom situations. The
workshop would be divided into six segments, each dealing with a specific classroom issue. A
short video presentation of the problem will be presented, followed by a small group discussion
brainstorming strategies and possible solutions.

Facilitator:
Mark Woolsey, Communications Division, Prescott

Summer Institute 2009

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Dinner 4:30 PM – 5:25 PM
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Dinner will be served in the Susan N. Webb Community Room.

Creative PowerPoint 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

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Learn how to make your PowerPoint presentations more interesting and effective. In this session
we will explore how to construct effective presentations and make the most out of the enormous
variety of features contained in this powerful application.

Facilitator:
Iain Davidson, Academic Technology Specialist, TELS

Classroom Recording Technologies 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

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Have a look at a couple of the ways to make an in-class recording. You'll learn to use Tegrity and
the ITV system, and we'll discuss current and future systems for capturing the classroom
experience.

Topics discussed with include Tegrity recording and the ITV system.

Facilitators:
Thatcher Bohrman, Instructional Technology Coordinator, TELS
Tom Aldridge, Manager, Presentation Technology Services

WEDNESDAY, May 20th, 2009

Breakfast and Refreshments 8:30 AM – 8:55 AM

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Breakfast and refreshments will be served in the Susan N. Webb Community Room.

Online Professional Development 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM

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This session will focus on the many resources available to educators on the web. Recorded
webinars, blogs, conference wikis, all have stores information that may be valuable to educators
as professional development tools.

Facilitator:
Todd Conaway, Instructional Designer, TELS

Summer Institute 2009

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Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Research Skills 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM
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A short presentation of classroom experiences with mini-debates in science classes on
controversial topics; followed by a round-table discussion of how to implement this teaching
modality in other content areas. Organizational and grading rubrics will be provided for review.
Alternatives more appropriate for the college class will be discussed.

Facilitator:
John Howell, Ph.D., Math & Science Division, Prescott

I-click, you-click, we all click with i>clickers! 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM

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Would you like to ―click‖ with your students? Using the i>clicker classroom response system
students can immediately provide their faculty feedback and answers to questions presented
throughout the lecture. This is the same type of technology used on the game show "Who Wants
to Be a Millionaire.‖ This system is simple to set up, may be used with a variety of displays, and
can be tied directly to a computerized gradebook or course management system (such as Black
Board). There is almost no learning curve; anyone can set this up in minutes. Come give it a click!

Facilitator:
Lori Riden, Nursing Division, Prescott

Screen Capture Technologies 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM

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Ready, set, screen-scrape! While capturing screen activity is the main function, these cross-
platform online tools allow you to record audio for audio's sake, as well as your video camera.

Topics:

Why capture?
Preparation for recording narration
Screen size considerations
Tool pros and cons

Facilitator:
Thatcher Bohrman, Instructional Technology Coordinator, TELS

Quantum Physics in the Classroom 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM

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Come learn about simple, but proven, energy medicine techniques for stress reduction, daily
methods to boost energy and focus (for you and your students), techniques to reprogram the
subconscious, ways to shield against electromagnetic fields (like fluorescent lights which have
been outlawed in classrooms in Germany), latest tools of energy psychology for increased well-
being, and a whole bunch of wild things you have probably never heard of! We will have actual
demonstrations using kinesiology. An extensive list of resources will be provided. Your classroom
will never be the same! (In another life, Mike Davis is CEO of Energy Medicine Foundation and a
practitioner of these tools.)

Facilitator:
Dr. Michael Davis, Business, Verde

Summer Institute 2009

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About Face: Appearance Discrimination 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM
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* Featured Session on Diversity
This program examines discrimination on the basis of appearance, including tattoos, weight, hair
styles, height, religious garb and adornments, and gender and national origin. The law has
evolved as our society has become increasingly diverse, and employers have been forced to
balance marketing and business preferences against the personal expression of employees, and
understand the difference between what legally protected expression is and is not. The
participants will view a recent news story, and determine based on the information presented
whether or not appearance discrimination occurred during the job interview process.

Facilitator:
Brenda Thomson, J.D., is the Director of LearnLaw, LLC, a consulting firm that provides
human resources, leadership and diversity training to Arizona businesses.

Banner Faculty Services starting with Fall 2009 Registration 10 – 11:25 AM

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Learn how to help students register for Fall 2009 classes including how to push your own classes.
See the new Banner system to access your class rosters, student contact information, and
communicate with your students via email. You can even add office hours online!
(REPEAT SESSION)

Facilitators:
Sheila Jarrell, Registrar
Jeni Johnson, Office of Instruction
Lee Raubolt, Academic Affairs

Camtasia Basics 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM

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Explore the basic techniques of screen recording for your courses using Camtasia. Topics will
include recording video and audio, editing, and final production of an instructional video.

Facilitator:
Iain Davidson, Academic Technology Specialist, TELS

Lunch 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM

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Document Sharing for Teachers and Students 12:30 PM – 1:25 PM

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Whether in an online course or face to face, collaborating on note taking can greatly improve the
content a student re-experiences, and what they are able to review. This session explores how
Google Docs can provide students the ability to share notes. For this workshop, please create a
Google account prior to the workshop if you do not already have one.

Facilitator:
Todd Conaway, Instructional Designer, TELS

Summer Institute 2009

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Dealing with Tech Fatigue, or 12:30 PM – 1:25 PM
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Technology marches on, and at times, over us. While it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the
changes computers have imposed on our lives, we can take simple steps to maintain our sanity in
an over-computed world.

Facilitator:
Thatcher Bohrman, Instructional Technology Coordinator, TELS

Teaching and Touring in the Virtual Environment 1:30 PM – 4:25 PM

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In this special 3 hour workshop session, we will discuss the pros and cons of teaching for the first
time in the virtual environment (Second Life). In addition, participants will experience the benefits,
as well as challenges, and be introduced to another virtual environment (Twinity). The second
half of the workshop will offer an opportunity for those participants with Second Life accounts to
take a tour of several environments used for teaching. These include: Medical, Aquatic and
Educational Institutions.

Facilitator:
Ruth Alsobrook-Hurich, Instructional Technology Specialist, TELS

Online Collaborative Learning Made Easy— 1:30 PM – 2:55 PM

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This workshop will give you ideas to spice up your classroom by collaborating online in ways that
go beyond the discussion board. Ideas and tips will be shared regarding how to utilize these
emerging technologies in a fun and effective way. The session will focus on three very easy to
use free online products from Wetpaint and Google. Come see an alternative to Ning that is
extremely user friendly and start collaborating in your classroom through wikis and video
discussion boards. These hands-on tips and tricks will save you time from semester to semester
and will allow you to create a forum for your students’ work to be published online, adding validity
to your instruction. Don’t miss it; it’s going to be wiki wiki wild!

Facilitator:
Curtis Kleinman, Liberal Arts Division, Prescott

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Why Ban Wikipedia? How do we judge, and teach, 1:30 PM – 2:55 PM
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Let’s start with the premise that Wikipedia contains good information. Why? Or why not? How
do we decide?

In this open-forum workshop, participants will submit websites—good, bad, hoax? Then we’ll
analyze how we decide on that source’s quality. How do we teach others to exercise that
judgment?

The results should be:

Some great new online sources for all of us
Consensus on how we judge the quality of online sources
Ideas for teaching our students to develop that good judgment.

See you there—bring your websites!

Facilitator:
Larry Frolich, Math & Science Division, Prescott

Enhancing Your Online Presence 3:00 PM – 4:25 PM

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Establish your own unique presence on the Web. This course will cover simple ways anyone can
express their personality and share online. Learn how to create a Web site for free. Enter the
world of blogging, and see how to get started sharing media, such as photos and video. It is
easier and more fun than you might think.

Facilitator:
Iain Davidson, Academic Technology Specialist, TELS

Reducing Plagiarism in your Classes 3:00 PM – 4:25 PM

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Discover Yavapai College’s newest tool that introduces the basics of plagiarism to your students.
Participants will watch the Diagnosis: Plagiarism tutorial, review the resources available and
discuss ways it can be used in your classes. Participants will learn how to imbed the resources
including the pre and post assessment in Blackboard. Share ideas with other instructors on how
you have reduced plagiarism within your classes.

Facilitators:
Chris Abbate, Manager, Library Instructional Services
Stacey Hilton, Manager, Technology Enhanced Learning Services
Nancy Schafer, Communications Division, Prescott

Dinner 4:30 PM – 5:25 PM

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Creating Assessments in Blackboard 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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This workshop session will explore how you can incorporate online assessment submissions into
your Blackboard courses. Participants will experience different types of assessments in
Blackboard from both the student and designer perspective to discover how online assessment is
valuable and can create a dynamic learning environment. This hands-on workshop will address
how to:

Create tests and specify creation settings;

Test question types;
Deploy tests and set up test options;
View and grade Tests;
Modify test grades and clear attempts;
View students’ answer statistics;
Export and import a test;
Create surveys;
Pool manager.

It is highly recommended you come to this session with some assessment questions that are
relevant to your area of expertise.

Facilitator:
Stacey Hilton, Manager, Technology Enhanced Learning Services

Mini Tracking Course 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

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―Ultimately, tracking an animal makes us sensitive to it–a bond is formed, an intimacy develops.
We begin to realize that what is happening to the animals and to the planet is actually happening
to us. We are all one. Tracking and reading sign help us to learn not only about the animals that
walk around in the forest–what they are doing and where they are going–but also about
ourselves. For me, this interconnection is survival knowledge and the true value of tracking an
animal.‖

-Paul Rezendes in Tracking & the Art of Seeing

Please bring your hiking or gym shoes to this session.

Facilitator:
Bob Matthews, HPER Division, Prescott

Summer Institute 2009

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