Session+Ideas+2010

=Session Ideas 2010=

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 * Sessions from previous conferences:** 2008 **|** 2007 | 2006 | 2005

__Thoughts from Brainstorming - January 2010__

 * Session Ideas**
 * New technologies - screen casting, wikis, blogs, ipod touch, clickers
 * Student volunteerism
 * Relating to students - changing face of the classroom - second career students; non-traditional students
 * Large college picture - systemic picture - social/cultural picture
 * UPC - multiple pathways for students
 * Accomodations - AODA- Universal Learning Design
 * Teambuilding
 * Roundtables
 * Open Space - I'd like to talk more about.... (based on earlier in the day)
 * Health and Safety
 * Anger Management - Diffusing Anger
 * Dealing with difficult situations: de-escalating them; having difficult conversations
 * Today's Vernacular - understanding it
 * Poster sessions that highlight something teachers are doing


 * Other comments**
 * More time/space for social interaction
 * Use sheets to promote discussion

**__Thoughts from previous brainstorming related to conference sessions__**
þ Broad applicability of topics – not just about “what I did” þ How to provide opportunities for sharing and discussion þ How to make sessions active / interactive, not lecture þ How to provide time and space for personal applications þ Handouts for follow-up þ Practical applications for across disclines
 * Aspects to consider**

Ø Consider what is current with our students and how that impacts on teaching and learning
 * General Comments Regarding Sessions**

Ø Experiential Learning – Kelly Mannen? Ø Coaching skills for teachers – Ø Counseling skills for teachers – Ø Resistance to learning Ø Web 2.0 Applications Ø Teenage Brain Ø Generational Differences Ø Conflict Resolution Ø Difficult conversations – emotional intelligence Ø Student Development Ø Principles of Economics applied to teaching and learning Ø Experiential Learning in the classroom Ø Rubrics – Level 2 Ø Diversity in the Classroom Ø Pod Casting Ø Listservs Ø You Tube Ø Viewlets & EZ multimedia Ø Promoting discussions with peers to improve classroom activities Ø Learning Objects Ø Social Networking – uses Ø Authentic Learning Tasks – matching theory to real life learning Ø Managing Large (60-90) size classes Ø Creating Virtual tours Ø Learning Strategies for Second Life Ø Live Webcasting – Elluminate Ø Interprofessional / interdisciplinary teaching Ø Movie making / editing Ø How to encourage assumption of individual responsibility on the part of the student Ø Environmental sustainability Ø Education research Ø How to manage e-mail inbox (12 step program) Ø Appropriate use of technology in the classroom (laptops) Ø ISW Panel
 * Topic Ideas from previous brainstorming**