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OUR MISSION
Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, associate-
degree-granting institution, which provides access to higher education for
all who may benefit. Its programs of study in the liberal arts and sciences,
career technologies, and basic academic skills provide a coherent
foundation for college transfer, employment, and life-long learning. The
College serves Philadelphia by preparing its students to be informed and
concerned citizens, active participants in the cultural life of the city, and
Spring 2004 enables them to meet the changing needs of business, industry and the
Professional Development Week professions. To help address broad economic, cultural, and political
concerns in the city and beyond, the College draws together students from
a wide range of ages and backgrounds and seeks to provide the programs
and support they need to achieve their goals. Community College of
Raising the Bar: Benchmarks Philadelphia seeks to create a caring environment, which is intellectually
for College Achievement and culturally dynamic and encourages all students to achieve:
Greater insight into their strengths, needs, and aspirations, and greater
A Shared Vision: To serve Philadelphia as a premier learning appreciation of their own cultural background and experience;
institution where student success exemplifies the strength of Increased awareness and appreciation of a diverse world where all are
a diverse, urban community college. interdependent;
Heightened curiosity and active interest in intellectual questions and
social issues;
Improved ability to pursue paths of inquiry, to interpret and evaluate
what is discovered, and to express reactions effectively;
Self-fulfillment based on service to others, preparation for future work
and study, and enjoyment of present challenges and accomplishments.
Spring, 2004 Week at a Glance
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among Monday, January 5, 2004
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread. Opening Session, The Great Hall, S2-19
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost. 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
I love this excerpt from William Stafford’s poem, “The Way It Is,” because it makes
me think about the essential core of what we do, where we want to go, and what 8:30 – 9:05 a.m.
we take with us along the way. Even as we raise the bar for what we believe we Welcome and Introduction of New Employees
can accomplish and identify changes we need to make, there is something that
defines who we want to be when we are our best selves. During Professional 9:05 – 10:00 a.m.
Development Week 2004, you will be challenged to think about and be more Raising the Bar: From Middle States to Strategic Planning
explicit about the values you associate with Community College of Philadelphia, Stephen M. Curtis and Andrea Mengel
and you will have an opportunity to discuss the changes you think we need to make
to provide quality in the future. 10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
Question and Answer Session
We have three major presentations on Monday. President Curtis and Andy Mengel
will talk about the themes in our Self Study - our assessment of ourselves based on 10:20 – 10:30 a.m.
regional standards for excellence. Validation of our perceptions is a first step Break
toward identifying priorities for the future. Tom Hawk and Jane Grosset will
approach change from a different perspective. They will provide a preliminary look 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
at the issues that are emerging from College-wide discussions that are part of the What are the Emerging Issues for the Next Strategic Plan?
development of our next strategic plan. Finally, Tim Sullivan and Mardi Holliday will Jane Grosset and Tom Hawk
explain benchmarking and how they and other members of the College community
are using that approach as an effective barometer for change. 11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Question and Answer Session
I am grateful to all who responded with enthusiasm to the call for presentations.
Presentations are organized, roughly, using the benchmarks for educational 11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Coffee House
effectiveness that Kay McClenney introduced last August. I encourage you to New Employee Information Session
explore the diversity of presentations developed by your colleagues – many familiar (Invitation only)
to you because of past generosity and creativity in sharing what they know, but also
some new colleagues who are bringing exceptional talent to our institution. 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Rm. C2-28
Applying Principles of Benchmarking for Continuous
Through meetings, presentations, and videos of recent events, Professional Improvement: A Curriculum Review Case
Development Week Spring 2004 promises to be an opportunity to start the Tim Sullivan, Mardi Holliday and Chuck Herbert
semester with energy, ideas and with a common purpose.
2:45 p.m. Rm. C2-28
Videotaped Presentation
Cordially, General Education: National Trends and Best Practices
Dr. Carol Schneider
Judith Gay
Vice President for
Academic Affairs
Tuesday, January 6, 2004
2:45 p.m. Rm. C2-28
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-29 Videotaped Presentation
Modern Persian Poetry and Modern Women Writers of Iran Strategic Thinkers: What Do They Know That We Should Know?
Fay Beauchamp Richard Bendis
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-30 Wednesday, January 7, 2004
Moral Reasoning and Critical Thinking: The Photography of War
Bronwyn Lepore 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C3-5
Conflict Resolution: Methods 101 in Fine-Tuning Patience, Fair Play,
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-46 Respect & Anger Management
Raising the Bar: Raising Placement Score Standards to Raise Dr. Lucile W. Ijoy
Benchmarks for College Achievement
Gregory Bovasso 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-26
“Our Past, Our Future: 20 Years of Celebrating Our International
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-50 Communities”
Bring the Career Services Center into Your classroom 20th Annual International Festival Planning Meeting
Jan Harris, Tarsha Scovens, and Shawnya D. Bryant David Watters, Pairat Sethbhakdi, David Prejsnar, and Mitchell Furumoto
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-29 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-29
Reports from the NEH Exemplary Grant on Inter-Cultural Assimilation The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and Assessment: The
and the Creation of China Classroom as Teaching/Learning Laboratory
Fay Beauchamp Tom Ott
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. W2-48 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-30
Taking Care of Students: A Customer Service Approach to Resolving Plagiarism: A New Epidemic: How to React and Cope.
Student Upsets Judy Engle, Kathleen Murphey, Marian Nelson, Dianne Perkins
Michael E. Remshard and Susan Peterson
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-26 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-46
Reading Apprenticeships: An Overview and Invitation From the Eyes to the Brain and Back Again: How to Teach Sensation and
Jay Howard Keep Students Awake
Robert Allen Rosenberg
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-67
Program Evaluation: Beyond “Laundry Lists of Successes” 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. W2-47
Richard Frei Minority Fellowship Program – Raising the Bar
Paula Behrens, Addie J. Butler, Ivory Coleman, John D’Anjou, Patricia del Rio,
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. C2-5 Tony Palimore, Terry Peterson, Linda Powell, and Aram Terzian
Diversity in Language, Culture, Learning and Modalities of
Communication as they relate to African American Students 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. W2-48
Jeffrey Weaver and Sandra Spicer-Sharp Discussion of the 2004-2007 College Technology Plan
Sam Hirsch and Jody Bauer
12:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Department Meetings 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-26
“$$$ For Class Projects” Co-Curricular Funding Opportunities
Jenavia Thompson-Weaver and David Watters
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. W2-13 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. B2-2
Academic Advising Workshop Issues and Practices for Faculty Using WebStudy
Jim Canonica Mark Saks, Dave Freeman, and Jim Canonica
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-50 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. B2-26
Assessing Student Achievement for Global Learning: New Studies and Creating and Improving your Faculty Web Page
Research Don Friel
David Prejsnar
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. C2-5
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-67 Create Your Own Classroom Slide Show: Part 1 – A Trip to Harlem
Better Articulation Towards a Smooth Transition Mark Goodman
Frances Blake, Ramon Diaz, Girija Nagaswami, and Steve Jones
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Rm. S2-3 Special Program Meetings
Education Orientation
Act Now Faculty/Staff Meeting
12:45 – 2:45 p.m. Rm. S2-3 Shirley Washington Rm. C3-9
Faculty Federation General Membership Meeting
Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) Faculty Meeting
2:45 p.m. Rm. C2-28 Olympia Mitchell Rm. C3-11
Videotaped Presentation
Benchmarking Effective Educational Practice in Community Colleges College Achievement Partnership (CAP) Meeting
Dr. Kay McClenney Tom Ott Rm. C3-13
2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. M2-32C ESL Meeting
The Art Curriculum and the 21st Century Girija Nagaswami Rm. C3-5
Madeline L. Cohen
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. C2-8
Thursday, January 8, 2004 Learning: That Thing you Do
Miles Grosbard, Larry MacKenzie, and Colleagues from the Curriculum
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C2-6 Facilitation Team
The Price of a Child: A Collaborative Research-based experience for
English 099/098 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. W2-3E
Michelle C. Sun, Lynn Buchheit, and Rena Turner Counseling Department Meeting
John Hairston
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C3-5
Copyright Laws: Multimedia Concerns 2:45 p.m. Rm. C2-28
Pauresa Cannon Videotaped Presentation:
The First Year of College: Assessing What We Value
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C3-13 Tom Angelo, Cecilia Lopez, Linda Suskie and Randy Swing
Mobile Wireless Classroom and DISCOURSE software
Arnold DiBlasi, Jr. Virtual Poster Sessions
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. B2-5 Virtual Poster Sessions created by your colleagues will be available to be
Mainframe Applications in Academic Advising viewed online beginning Monday, January 5th. Go to the Academic Computing
Jim Canonica Website (accessible via Faculty/Staff Internet Link Page) to access poster
sessions.
Monday, January 5, 2004 Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Opening Session, The Great Hall, S2-19 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-29
Modern Persian Poetry and Modern Women Writers of Iran
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Fay Beauchamp
Continental Breakfast In an open meeting for the Title VI Project: Internationalizing the
Curriculum, the Middle East, participants will examine Modern Persian
8:30 – 9:05 a.m.
Poetry and Modern Women Writers of Iran.
Welcome and Introduction of New Employees
College Vice Presidents 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-30
Moral Reasoning and Critical Thinking: The Photography of War
9:05 – 10:00 a.m.
Bronwyn Lepore
Raising the Bar: From Middle States to Strategic Planning
This workshop will focus on the importance of moral reasoning to
Stephen M. Curtis and Andrea Mengel
critical thinking, reading and writing. Using art critic John Berger's
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. essay "Photographs of Agony," excerpts from Susan Sontag's recent
Question and Answer Session Regarding the Pain of Others and a slide presentation of photographs
of war (old and current), we'll explore how rigorous moral reasoning can
10:20 – 10:30 a.m. open up paths of thinking, decompartmentalize learning, myths and
Break 'mainstream' propaganda, and invigorate classroom dialogue. We will
focus on the question: what does, can, should it mean to look at
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. photographs of war's suffering? Complementary examples of related
What are the Emerging Issues for the Next Strategic Plan? class assignments will be provided.
Jane Grosset and Tom Hawk
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-46
11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Raising the Bar: Raising Placement Score Standards to Raise
Question and Answer Session Benchmarks for College Achievement
Gregory Bovasso
11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Coffee House Discuss a proposal to raise CCP performance on benchmark measures
New Employee Information Session by raising the placement test cut-off scores for college-level and
(Invitation only) remedial classes. The presenter will briefly discuss in conceptual
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Rm. C2-28 terms the data and analytic methodology required to implement such a
Applying Principles of Benchmarking for Continuous proposal. The discussion will focus on organizational and external
Improvement: A Curriculum Review Case issues that affect the decision to pursue such a proposal, including
Tim Sullivan, Mardi Holliday and Chuck Herbert conflicts of interest, legal liability, and the rational allocation of
increasingly limited resources.
2:45 p.m. Rm. C2-28
Videotaped Presentation 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-50
General Education: National Trends and Best Practices Bring the Career Services Center into Your classroom
Dr. Carol Schneider, President Jan Harris, Tarsha Scovens, and Shawnya D. Bryant
This lecture and discussion was taped on November 21, 2003. A Let the Career Services Center bring job search and career
facilitator will be present to lead a discussion following the presentation. development strategies to your classroom! We can help your students
with a workshop, a discussion, a field trip to the Career Center, or a
meeting with an employer - all to assist them in finding a satisfying first
career position. We want your input into ways we can deliver this 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-67
information to your individual classes and specific majors. Program Evaluation: Beyond “Laundry Lists of Successes”
Richard Frei
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-29 One criticism that came up during the Fall Middle States meeting was a
Reports from the NEH Exemplary Grant on Inter-Cultural lack of adequate program evaluation. CCP program evaluations have
Assimilation and the Creation of China been characterized as being “laundry lists of successes” that
Fay Beauchamp anecdotally highlighted program achievements but did not adequately
An Open Meeting: Reports from the NEH Exemplary Grant on "Inter- address the overall effectiveness of the program. The key to good
Cultural Assimilation and the Creation of 'China.'" Community College program evaluation is identifying specific goals and testable objectives
of Philadelphia has implemented a grant since April, 2003 drawing in the planning phase. This workshop will focus on developing such
together an interdisciplinary group of faculty from Camden County goals and objectives, as well as the criteria used to evaluate program
College, Montgomery County Community College and Community effectiveness.
College of Philadelphia. At this open meeting, participants will report
on the course materials in art, philosophy, literature, music and 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. C2-5
sociology that they have been developing. Diversity in Language, Culture, Learning and Modalities of
Communication as they relate to African American Students
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. W2-48 Jeffrey Weaver and Sandra Spicer-Sharp
Taking Care of Students: A Customer Service Approach to The purpose of this presentation is to establish, amongst educators, the
Resolving Student Upsets need to acknowledge and become educated on the issue of diversity as
Michael E. Remshard it relates to African American Students; and to discuss the need to
This workshop will offer an opportunity to learn specific skills related to make improvements in the area of effective communication and,
customer service in a school context. It will focus on developing an subsequently, the education of African American Students.
understanding of the importance of, and learning skills related to,
providing students and co-workers with the dignity and respect they 12:45 – 2:45 p.m.
deserve. The time that faculty and students spend interacting with one Department Meetings
another is more meaningful and enjoyable and less conflicted when Academic Computing B2-26
quality customer service prevails. Allied Health W2-47
Art M2-31
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-26 Behavioral Sciences W2-12
Reading Apprenticeships: An Overview and Invitation Biology W3-1
Jay Howard Chemistry W4-51
This spring 2004, the Foundation mini-grant “Reawakening Reading Computer Information Systems C3-20
Awareness through Reading Apprenticeships” will pair ten invited Design Technologies M2-25
reading teachers with ten invited teachers from math, science, and Economics and Accounting B2-9
allied health in a structured workshop to increase awareness of the Electronics Engineering Technology W4-22
demands required to read unfamiliar material. Each participant will English S2-3
select a book in his/her discipline and read it; then, the book will be Foreign Languages S2-7
given to a teacher from another discipline, who will also read it. The History and Philosophy BR-72
teachers, paired across disciplines, will work together to consider the Learning Labs B1-28
issues their students face when reading new and demanding material. Library Services L1-9A
This discussion is intended to inform faculty of the project and to invite Marketing and Management B2-2
them to apply. Mathematics BR-73
Music M2-14
Nursing W2-17 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-29
Office Administration B2-30 The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and
Photographic Imaging B1-11 Assessment: The Classroom as Teaching/Learning Laboratory
Physics W4-23 Tom Ott
Social Sciences BR-22 The concept of SoTL, first proposed by Ernest Boyer in his 1990 report
Scholarship Reconsidered, has been steadily gaining momentum on
2:45 p.m. Rm. C2-28 campuses across the country. Simultaneously, the Assessment
Videotaped Presentation movement has been gaining ground, initially as a response to external
Strategic Thinkers: What Do They Know That We Should Know? pressures but more recently and usefully as a tool to improve teaching
Richard Bendis practices. This presentation will introduce participants to the concepts
Recorded during the Fall 2003 Professional Development Day held on of SoTL and classroom assessment as the driving forces for the
Monday, October 13, 2003. A facilitator will be present to lead a improvement of classroom practice in the context of teaching and
discussion following the presentation. learning.
Wednesday, January 7, 2004 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-30
Plagiarism: A New Epidemic: How to React and Cope.
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C3-5 Judy Engle, Kathleen Murphey, Marian Nelson, Dianne Perkins and
Conflict Resolution: Methods 101 in Fine-Tuning Patience, Fair Susan Peterson
Plan, Respect & Anger Management Increasing numbers of students are resorting to plagiarism and are able
Dr. Lucile W. Ijoy to go beyond easily detectable forms. Today, entire papers may be
Who hasn’t heard about Conflict Resolution? If you have the courage to bought from websites. This workshop will show participants how to
re-visit this subject again, come be a part of a workshop which teach students to avoid plagiarizing inadvertently, how to talk to the
proposes to challenge participants toward examining personal and students whom they suspect, how to detect plagiarism, how to discover
professional attitudes in aspects of patience, fair-play and respect. sources, how to develop "plagiarism-proof topics," and other
Anger management is a lifetime struggle. Take another deep breath, techniques for reducing the problem.
share a few novel ideas on the subject and start again on this journey
of fine-tuning to make the College and the world a better place. 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-46
From the Eyes to the Brain and Back Again: How to Teach
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. BR-26 Sensation and Keep Students Awake
“Our Past, Our Future: 20 Years of Celebrating Our International Robert Allen Rosenberg
Communities” Dr. Rosenberg, Behavior Sciences Department, will explain the process
20th Annual International Festival Planning Meeting of seeing with photographs to illustrate the differences between
David Watters, Pairat Sethbhakdi, David Prejsnar, and Mitchell sensation and perception. He will gradually disassemble a model of
Furumoto the eye as he discusses its structure and function. Finally, he will
The 20th Anniversary of the International Festival is scheduled for explain the significance of the relationship between decreasing
March 29 – April 2, 2004. The Co-Coordinators invite the College illumination and the order in which the spectral colors (hues) lose their
community to this discussion to suggest ideas for inclusion in this brightness. Demonstrations and exercises will follow. A short article by
year’s Festival. We especially invite faculty and staff to share favorite Dr. Rosenberg on the topic will be available in the Teaching Center.
programs or events from the past.
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. W2-47 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-50
Minority Fellowship Program – Raising the Bar Assessing Student Achievement for Global Learning: New Studies
Paula Behrens, Addie J. Butler, Ivory Coleman, John D’Anjou, and Research
Patricia del Rio, Tony Palimore, Terry Peterson, Linda Powell, and David Prejsnar
Aram Terzian Major reports over the past year by ACE, AAC&U and NAFSA have
Faculty members who have been Minority Fellows, or Mentors to drawn attention to a serious deficit in global learning among U.S.
Minority Fellows, will describe their good (and not so good) college students and have urged the country and the higher education
experiences. This will be a structured, yet informal discussion designed community to promote international education and exchange.
to introduce the Program to those who are not familiar with it, highlight According to the NAFSA Strategic Task Force on Education Abroad
past successes and identify strategies for strengthening weaker report, “we are now in another Sputnik moment.” But how should
components. The goal is to raise the bar on the Minority Fellowship higher education assess “global learning?” This workshop will give an
Program! overview of some of these new initiatives, consider how they define and
benchmark areas such as “global learning”, and consider data from
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. W2-48 recent assessment studies in the area of global learning.
Discussion of the 2004-2007 College Technology Plan
Sam Hirsch and Jody Bauer 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-67
Members of the Technology Coordinating Committee will be available Better Articulation Towards a Smooth Transition
to discuss the new Technology Plan draft. Issues around the use and Frances Blake, Ramon Diaz, Girija Nagaswami, and Steve Jones
direction of technology initiatives will be discussed. Your input is The most daunting challenge facing ESL students seems to be joining
valuable. Please plan to attend. The plan draft is available for review the mainstream classes with native students. This presentation will
on the TCC website http://www.ccp.edu/tcc/ initiate a dialogue between ESL and non-ESL faculty on facilitating a
smooth transition for ESL students to mainstream English 101 classes.
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. BR-26 The panelists in this presentation will discuss various aspects of
“$$$ For Class Projects” second-language acquisition and how it impacts the ESL students in
Co-Curricular Funding Opportunities their English 101 classes. An overview of a spring 2004 workshop
Jenavia Thompson-Weaver and David Watters series related to second-language acquisition will also be presented.
“Wouldn’t it be great for my class to experience the Metropolitan
Museum in New York City?” Or how about, “I can’t believe the play we 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Rm. S2-3
are reading in class is going to be performed at the Merriam!” The Education Orientation
Office of Student Activities can make these experiences a reality for our
students – at a nominal cost. Come learn how funds are made 12:45 – 2:45 p.m. Rm. S2-3
available to faculty members wishing to augment classroom instruction Faculty Federation General Membership Meeting
through out-of-class experiences. Examples of past projects will be
shared. 2:45 p.m. Rm. C2-28
Videotaped Presentation
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. W2-13 Benchmarking Effective Educational Practice in Community
Academic Advising Workshop Colleges
Jim Canonica Dr. Kay McClenney
Academic advisors and interested faculty are invited to attend this Dr. McClenney was our keynote speaker during the Fall 2003
informational workshop. The session will focus on contemporary issues Professional Development Week session held on August 25, 2003. A
in academic advising and discuss new programs, courses and program facilitator will be present to lead a discussion following the presentation.
updates. Information concerning dual admissions and articulation
agreements will also be presented.
2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. M2-32C computers is an exciting collaboration software application called
The Art Curriculum and the 21st Century DISCOURSE. This software allows the teacher to “publish” lesson
Madeline L. Cohen material, electronic slides, interactive questions, and Internet sites
Members of the Art Department will review and assess proposals simultaneously to all student computers in real-time. Please join us for
related to a revision of its program. The review will focus on transfer, a demonstration of both the Wireless Mobile Classroom and an
profiles of our in-coming students and how the curriculum bridges the introduction to the use of DISCOURSE.
two by identifying and supporting student goals.
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. B2-5
Thursday, January 8, 2004 Mainframe Applications in Academic Advising
Jim Canonica
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C2-6 Interested academic advisors and counselors are invited to attend a
The Price of a Child: A Collaborative Research-based experience technology workshop for mastering mainframe applications used to
for English 099/098 support student requests for information. The workshop will be a
Michelle C. Sun, Lynn Buchheit, and Rena Turner hands-on exercise working with mainframe menu options used by
This workshop presents two classroom approaches that combine active academic advisors.
and collaborative learning and student motivation with the integration of
reading and writing and technology. As students read the text, The 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. B2-2
Price of a Child, social, political, cultural and humanistic issues are Issues and Practices for Faculty Using WebStudy
raised. They learn to synthesize; understanding the complex inter- Mark Saks, Dave Freeman, and Jim Canonica
relationships of the time pushes their critical thinking. They also begin This workshop is an open forum discussion on current issues and
to do primary research and to engage in online searches with library practices for faculty currently using webstudy and those that are
support to tap into the historical controversies that still have relevance interested in learning more about teaching online."
today.
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. B2-26
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C3-5 Creating and Improving your Faculty Web Page
Copyright Laws: Multimedia Concerns Don Friel
Pauresa Cannon This workshop will begin with a tour of interesting web sites developed
Questions regarding the fair use of copyrighted materials - both print by your colleagues. See what faculty are doing to engage their
and multimedia - are sure to arise when using technology for teaching. students in the academic process. Participants will then create or
While there are established guidelines for fair use, they are not precise improve their own Faculty Web Page. Before the class, sign up for
and the constant introduction of new technologies makes fair use webspace if you don't already have it. Go to “Request Faculty Web
standards problematic at times. Please join a discussion clarifying Space” at: http://faculty.ccp.edu/dept/Acad_Comp/Web_index.htm.
copyright issues and protections regarding multimedia resources. This Bring your course syllabus in Microsoft Word format on a 3 1/2 inch
meeting should be helpful for instructors who are concerned about disk. You will be up and running by the time this workshop is over.
copyright issues or developing copyright policies for students in the
computer classroom. 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. C2-5
Create Your Own Classroom Slide Show: Part 1 – A Trip to Harlem
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C3-13 Mark Goodman
Mobile Wireless Classroom and DISCOURSE software Instructors can enhance their courses by creating their own classroom
Arnold DiBlasi, Jr. slide shows. One does not need professional photography skills, only
The College now owns three Mobile Wireless Classrooms—a rolling some creativity, patience, and persistence. The workshop will include
cart containing laptop computers with wireless connections to the practical suggestions as well as a “homemade”: slide show – suitable
College network and Internet. In addition, installed on one set of these
for English, history, sociology, and photography classes – assembled
after a visit to Harlem in 1998.
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Special Program Meetings
Act Now Faculty/Staff Meeting
Shirley Washington Rm. C3-9
Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) Faculty Meeting
Olympia Mitchell Rm. C3-11
College Achievement Partnership (CAP) Meeting
Tom Ott Rm. C3-13
ESL Meeting
Girija Nagaswami Rm. C3-5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. C2-8
Learning: That Thing you Do
Miles Grosbard, Larry MacKenzie, and Colleagues from the Curriculum
Facilitation Team
Inquiry-based activities including simulations, experiments, role playing
and modeling promote learning through active student participation and
involvement. This workshop invites faculty to share classroom-tested,
active learning activities with colleagues, who will learn about the
activities experientially. A follow-up workshop will be held in February.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. W2-3E
Counseling Department Meeting
John Hairston
2:45 p.m. Rm. C2-28
Videotaped Presentation:
The First Year of College: Assessing What We Value
Tom Angelo, Cecilia Lopez, Linda Suskie and Randy Swing
This is a presentation of the National Resource Center for the First-
Year Experience and Students in Transition. A facilitator will be
present to lead a discussion following the presentation.
