Instructional Excellence for Business Education/Computer Information Science
Faculty Conference
Asilomar Conference Center
November 7 - 9, 2001
A G E N D A
Wednesday, November 7th
3 p.m. Registration and Check in - Main Lodge
4 p.m. Conference Begins – Fred Farr Forum
Introductions and Welcome
Overview of the Conference
4:15 p.m. “The Future of the Information Technology Industry and Its Impact on Community College IT Curriculum”
Mr. Anthony Pichardo, Territory Manager, Western Education District, SUN Microsystems, Inc.
Mr. Scott Holmgren, Director of Educational Sales, HighSoft Inc.
This presentation will address the short-term and long-term future of the IT industry and how faculty must prepare students to be able to react to this changing field.
6 – 7 p.m. Dinner - Crocker Dining Hall
7:15 p.m. Community College, Academic Senate, and Legislative Update
Dr. Jane Thompson, Solano Community College
Statewide Special Project Collaborative in Business Education Report and Project Update
Mr. Stan Schroeder, Project Director, Grossmont College Statewide Special rat
Teacher Training Project Update
Drs. Sylvia Twomey, Oregon State University and Mary-Ann Lammers, Linn Benton Community College
“Impact of Performance: VTEA & WIA Core Indicators” & “Taxonomy of Programs” - Where we are and Where We Must Go
Drs. Judee Timm, Monterey Peninsula College and Jane Thompson, Solano College
9:00 p.m. Your Call! Social Time!
Thursday, November 8th
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast - Crocker Dining Hall
Dr. Teresa Farnam, Vice President of Retention, Noel-Levitz, Inc.
This presentation outlines the principles of retention, illustrates recent national data on student expectations and satisfaction at two-year public institutions, and dispels common myths about retention. It is a highly interactive session where participants will engage in brief exercises as well as have ample opportunity to ask questions.
10:15 a.m.– 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. “Learning a Living: Creating a Community of Knowledge Designers and Livelong Learners”
Dr. Ted M. Kahn, Co-founder and CEO, DesignWorlds for Learning, Inc.
Students, faculty and staff in today's colleges and universities are part of a global community of accelerating and continuous change. Eighty percent of the jobs of the 21st century do not even exist today, and the "half-life" of information continues to grow shorter and shorter. The world of "knowledge work" and global communications places a big premium on the growth, development and effective application of human, intellectual and social capital. Everyone in this global economy must see themselves as both knowledge creators, as well as knowledge consumers. This means continuously adapting to this changing landscape where agility, flexibility, collaboration and one's continuous ability to learn are now critical life-skills. Thus, the challenge for education at all levels is how to best engage students as fully as possible in the practices of knowledge work in as many diverse forms as possible. This presentation will look at issues of student retention and excellence in "learning design" through: use of different forms of project-based learning, authentic student performance, access to and feedback from professionals and content domain experts, and the use of new digital and collaborative technologies to support development of true learning communities. Specific examples relevant to changing landscape in computer and information sciences and business will be given as a basis for interactive discussion., including collaborative design and integration of component software, the emerging "Grid" model of distributed computing as a global utility, and "business webs" (as described by Donald Tapscott and others).
12 – 1 p.m. Lunch - Crocker Dining Hall
1 p.m. “Winning Opportunities for Work-Based Learning WOW!”
Ms. Chris Pitchess, Pitchess Consulting
Work in the 21st century requires a complex array of skills and knowledge. It also requires a new way of teaching and learning. If community college Business and CIS Instructors are to prepare students to meet these challenges, instructors themselves must be familiar with today’s work world and the way it operates. WOW Instruction will provide instructors opportunities to develop work-based relationships and teaching strategies that will enhance their instruction and relate it more readily to the 21st Century Global Economy. Review the on-line course concepts, format, and activities in this face-to-face workshop. Here you will see the new course Work-Based Learning (WOW), hear about the on-going beta test and find out how you can present this unique offering on your campus.
2:30 p.m. “Back to the Drawing Board! Designing for Online Learners”
Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Martinez, CEO, The Training Place, Tucson, Arizona
This session will address the following in a workshop format:
Ø Understanding the impact of emotions and intentions on learning.
Ø Managing the transition between instructor-led and online learning.
Ø Personalizing learning solutions that truly motivate and involve learners.
Ø Using strategies that predict, track, and improve learning and performance.
Ø Considering how to measure online learning abilities.
References & Review of the Literature
Objectives — By the end of the session, the attendees should be able to:
Discuss new developments in neurobiology in learning and memory research.
Identify critical success factors for self-motivated, self-directed, independent learning.
Identify critical links between successful learners, personalized learning environments and instruction, and improved online learning and performance. Learn research-based strategies for personalized learning environments and adaptive, blended solutions that support individual learning differences, improved learning and performance, and improved online learning ability.
This presentation has a two-fold purpose. The first purpose is to consider motivation, retention, and self-directed learning by looking at a foundation for individual learning differences. The latest discoveries in the neurosciences have revealed the extraordinary complexities of brain activity and multiple levels interacting dynamically. The presentation highlights human variability in the context of the multiple psychological factors that influence successful online learning. This perspective is more robust than typical, primarily cognitive (thinking) explanations (such as, learning styles and strategies) because it specifically highlights the developing, guiding, and managing influence of emotions and intentions on cognitive and social processes-lending a more comprehensive human approach. The second purpose is to show participants how to use instructional strategies, design process, and technologies to differentiate audience needs before designing, matching, and evaluating learning solutions. This part of the presentation provides strategies and tools for designing more successful learning solutions.
6 – 7 p.m. Dinner - Crocker Dining Hall
7:15 p.m "Motivation in E-Learning"
Ms. Evie Einstein, Instructional Design Consultant
“Staff Development Questionnaire”
Ms. Kathy Moore, Antelope Valley College
“Project Update: Teachers, not Trainers, Statewide Discipline/Industry Collaborative for Business Education”
Joyce Arntson, Irvine Valley College
8 p.m. Party Time!
Friday, November 9th
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast - Crocker Dining Hall
Checkout - Main Lodge
8:15 a.m “Best Practices in Student Leadership”
Mr. Randy Sims, Executive Director
Business Professionals of America
9:15 “GIS in Business”
Colleen M. Schelde, ESRI, Inc., Redlands, CA
This presentation will address the important reference to geography by business in everyday business through GIS, a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, storing, updating, manipulating, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced data.
10:30 “Success by design: leading online revolutions”
Dr. Fernando A. Senior, Lead Instructional Designer, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
This presentation will address the following with respect to on-line education.
· To be successful, you have to plan for it.
· Regardless of where you are and what you do, you can influence change and innovation
11:45 a.m. Wrap-up and adjournment
Next Asilomar Conference – June 5-7, 2002