James C. Sadler, Ph.D. Associate Vice President, Academic Planning UNC Office of the President 919-962-3910 jcs@northcarolina.edu

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UNC Distance Learning Forum/TLT Distance Education Interest Group e-Learning at UNC: An Update Report Quality Assessment for Online Courses: Exploring the Issues for Faculty, Students, Designers, and Administrators

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Teaching and Learning with Microsoft OneNote

Robert Sanders is currently an Assistant Professor of Library Science and the Library Science Program Coordinator at Appalachian State University. He has also worked professionally as a teacher, media specialist, administrator, and instructional technolog

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Exploring New Forms of Online Collaborative Learning Communities: Teaching and Learning in 3D Virtual Worlds

Cindy Saylor is the Assistant Dean for Research Services and Systems at the Sampson-Livermore Library at UNC Pembroke. She is manages the delivery of research services associated with reference, library use instruction, access, special collections, and government documents, and coordinates all systems functions associated with library services. She received her MLIS from UNC Greensboro.

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Web-Based Collaboration Tools: Trends, Issues, and Possibilities

Henry Schaffer is a long time faculty member at NCSU and has been involved in many aspects of computing and teaching.

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Audio Use in Teaching and Learning with Technology: Pedagogy and Technology

Assistant Professor, Agroecology Crop Science Department, North Carolina State University

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Challenges and Lessons of Designing and Teaching an Online Agroecology Course

Ginny Sconiers is a Special Project Coordinator at East Carolina University. Ginny works on projects assigned by Academic Outreach. Current projects and research areas include: building community in online courses, providing faculty support in the use of new collaborative tools, and management of the next Think-In event.

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Have Your Faculty Been Think-In%3f Ours Have Overcoming a Semester Disaster: Sloan Your Way Out

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Position: ASST PROFESSOR NC State University

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Pedagogy, Laptops, and Student Learning: Providing Leadership to Faculty in the Transformation of Courses

Francis Shepherd is a senior systems engineer for Apple in North Carolina. With over 30 years experience in the communication arts field, his career has transcended advertising photography, print and web design, interactive media, software development, visual FX production, and technology consulting. Francis is a frequent technical presenter at conferences, workshops, and media events. His special areas of focus include integrating media into learning environments, supporting content innovators in digital media initiatives, and exploring new trends and emerging technologies.

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Podcasts in Education: Syndicated Rich Media as a Learning Space

Scott is the Director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Economics at NC A&T State University in Greensboro. His professional/research interests focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) across disciplines and the development of effective teaching pedagogies to enhance student learning. He is also NC A&T's representative on the UNC TLTC Board.

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Learning: The Missing Link in TLT%3f Lessons Learned: Collaborating Across Campuses to Develop and Share Learning Resources

Greg Simmons is an Instructional Technology Consultant and music faculty member at Appalachian State University. He also facilitates the Open Source Interest Group for the UNC TLT Collaborative.

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Technology Tools to Master Terminology Teaching Fully Online Courses: Choosing the Faculty and Predicting Their Success Open Source Interest Group Meeting

Associate Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and e-Learning at UNC Charlotte. Involved the past eighteen years in education, instructional technologies, and e-learning. Received a B.S. in Geology from Texas A&M University and a M.Ed. in Curricu

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Vista Implementation Update A Collaborative Vision: Can Multiple Campuses Share a Learning Management System%3f

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Strategies for Online Course Production in an Academic Environment

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Making Distance Learning Mainstream in Universities: The University of Southern Queensland Approach

Dr. Karen Smith-Gratto is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at North Carolina A&T State University. Her presentations and publications include articles on integration of technology into curriculum and effective design of computer based and web-based instruction.

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Situating Learning: Experiencing Leadership in “Real World” Contexts “What Was That%3f”: Helping Online Students Identify Learning Gaps

Program Coordinator Business and Marketing Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction Appalachian State University

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Multimedia Case Delivery in Business Education: Effective Application of Multimedia for Case-Based Learning

Ms. Spaulding holds a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Psychology from Purdue University. She has taught General Psychology and served as the Psychology Lab Director at UNC Charlotte since 1993.

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Demonstration of Course Management and Learning Software (MyLab Products)

Joni E. Spurlin, Ph.D., University Director of Assessment, North Carolina State University. For the past 14 years, she has provided leadership and expertise to faculty, administration, and staff in development of tools of assessment, institutional effectiveness, and planning processes. She provides assistance on university projects such as the university's QEP: “LITRE: Learning in a Technology-Rich Environment.” Her research agenda focuses on effective assessment methods related to using technology to enhance learning and retention of students.

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How Technology Impacts Student Learning: An Assessment Workshop Creating a Vision for a Mobile Computing Program on Your Campus How Vision, Collaboration, and Assessment Lead to a Successful Mobile Computing Program The Vision of How to Assess Student Learning in Technology-Enriched Classrooms

Lorraine currently manages a team of 5 Instructional Technology Consultants and several part-time student workers supporting faculty and students in their e-learning efforts at UNC Charlotte.

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Developing a Successful Student e-Learning Assistant Program Developing and Implementing a WebCT Vista 4.0 Pilot Study

Dr. Stapleton is an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at East Carolina University. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate online and face to face classes in the area of elementary education.

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The Use of Digital Inking to Enhance Instruction

Dr. Steinweg is an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at East Carolina University. She teaches online classes in the area of special education.

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The Use of Digital Inking to Enhance Instruction

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Situating Learning: Experiencing Leadership in “Real World” Contexts

Sophia is full-time doctoral student at North Carolina State University and serves as graduate research assistant with the Training and Development Program at NC State.

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A Shared Vision: Faculty Perceptions of Managing Expectations in the Online Environment

Nancy Stoudemire is an AP Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at UNCG. Her area of expertise is in exercise prescription and programming, with a teaching emphasis on professional development of students. She has been teaching at UNCG for almost 8 years.

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Blackboard e-Portfolio

Microsoft Corporation

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Tablet PCs in Higher Education

Jennifer Summerville is an Associate Professor in the Department of Specialty Studies. Jennifer teaches Instructional Design, Instructional Development and Web-based Instruction. She currently teaches online and web-enhanced courses.

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Supporting the Minority: Teaching Online in a Traditional Environment