TxDLA Mission: TxDLA Goals: - Texas Distance Learning Association

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TxDLA Mission:
TxDLA is a nonprofit association formed to promote the
development and application of all forms of distance learning
and to implement effective distance learning strategies for Texans
and other distance learning practitioners of the global community.
TxDLA Goals:
Openness
TxDLA will provide an open forum and adequate representation to all distance
learning professionals and organizations.
Resources
TxDLA will provide the resources necessary to meet the needs of members at all
stages of distance learning development, at any level of activity, and through a
variety of methodologies.
Connectedness
TxDLA will identify targets of opportunity that can benefit members and establish
effective means of communication that facilitate members’ focus on areas of interest.
Collaboration
TxDLA will establish a collaborative atmosphere in which members can come
together to help each other and ultimately improve the distance learning
community.
Service
TxDLA will serve both the membership and the distance learning community
through a variety of programs.
Leadership
TxDLA will provide leadership in the distance learning community that effectively
communicates issues, concerns, and developments for the improvement of distance
learning in Texas as well as the international arena.
Recognition
TxDLA will provide recognition of outstanding achievements in statewide distance
learning through an annual awards program.
Fun
TxDLA will provide a relaxed atmosphere in which all members can be comfortable
and enjoy TxDLA activities.
Welcome, ¡Bienvenidos!, to the 2011 TxDLA Conference and
the Beautiful City of San Antonio!
On behalf of the 2011 Steering Committee and the TxDLA Board of
Directors, I would like to welcome you to the 2011 Annual TxDLA
Conference in beautiful San Antonio, Texas. We are extremely pleased
that you are here. This conference is the most rewarding and enriching of all distance learning conferences because of YOU. Take advantage of these few days to meet and mingle with new and old friends.
Share your experiences and challenges in distance learning.
I am truly honored and privileged to serve as the 2010 President-Elect
and this year’s Conference Chair. I would like to thank the Steering
Committee and all the volunteers that have given precious time to
make the 2011 conference a reality. I also would like to especially
thank Lisa Tomsio, our TxDLA Manager, for keeping us on track to
meet our deadlines.
Oscar Hernandez
TxDLA President 2011-2012
TxDLA is the largest state chapter in the United States Distance
Learning Association (USDLA) with over 850 active members.
Thank you for making TxDLA the best distance learning association in the United States. I would like
to personally invite you to take a leadership role by participating in the 2012 Conference Planning
Committee and/or one of the many TxDLA committees.
Again, we welcome you to the 2011 TxDLA Conference. Let’s make it the most rewarding and enriching experience for all!
Warm regards,
Oscar Hernández
2011-2012 President
2010-2011 President-Elect and Conference Chair
South Texas College
Greetings and Welcome
to a Distance Learning Fiesta!
If you are new to the conference, you are in for a real treat. If you
are a returning member, you already know the advantages of
attending. It is challenging to stay abreast of new technology,
best practice methods or having that valuable network
connection. The Texas Distance Learning Association Annual
Conference includes exciting and innovative sessions with just
enough recreational time to make those connections. Please
take advantage and use this time to learn the newest strategies
and meet new friends. Typically, friends met during the TxDLA
conference turn into lasting relationships which help you grow
personally and professionally.
I have really enjoyed being involved with TxDLA and as the newly
elected President-Elect, I am really excited about taking office July
1, 2011. The 2012 conference will be held April 15-18 at the
Sheraton Dallas Hotel. If you only attend one conference next
year, this is the one!
Cindy Smith
TxDLA President-Elect 2011-2012
If you would like to become more involved in this great organization, please attend the session
“Get Involved! Be a Part of the 2012 TxDLA Conference!” on Friday, 4:00 - 4:50 p.m. in Mission A
and help plan the 2012 Conference to meet the needs of distance learning professionals and be
fun for everyone!
So, gather all those resources and make your plans now to attend. See you in Dallas!
Cindy Smith
TxDLA President-Elect 2011-2012
The University of Texas at Tyler
GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration and Information
Located on the 2nd Level of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, just outside the Lone Star Ballroom (Exhibit Hall). This area will be
open:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Badges
All conference participants will be issued badges at registration. This badge must be worn to gain entry to all sessions,
meal functions, and special events. Also, as a special service
to attendees, please look in your conference registration
materials for a small “Show Us Your Badge!” pamphlet listing
restaurants and establishments in San Antonio that offer a
discount if you present your official conference badge at the
time of order. Please note the discount may not be valid with
other offers or discounts and limited to the size of the group.
So … keep your TxDLA Conference badge with you ALL the
time, even when you go outside of the hotel in order to take
advantage of these discounts! Be sure to mention that you
are using the “Show Your Badge” promotion from the San
Antonio CVB.
Exhibit Hall
The Exhibit Hall is located in the Lone Star Ballroom on the
2nd Level of the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Internet Cafe
The Internet Cafe provides attendees the opportunity to
check email and access the Internet. The Internet Cafe is
located in the Lone Star Ballroom (Exhibit Hall) on the 2nd
Level of the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
The Internet Cafe is sponsored by
Breakfast Choices for Friday and Saturday
TxDLA will be providing breakfast for attendees ONLY on
Thursday this year. The following are restaurants located in
the hotel and within walking distance that you may wish to
visit for breakfast:
•Achiote Restaurant (in the hotel) - Opens at 6:30 am and
buffet is $18.95/per person (wear your badge and mention the “Show Your Badge” for a 15% discount)
•Perk Coffee Shop (in the hotel) - Open 24 hours and offers
parfaits, bagels, fruit, breakfast burritos, coffee
•Marriott Lobby Restaurant (across the street)
•Denny’s (1.5 blocks away)
Parking Information
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All TxDLA attendees receive a $10 per day self-parking rate.
Please enter the valet parking drive of the hotel located at
600 E. Market Street and then use the entrance for the selfparking area.
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Presenter/Session
Learning & Collaboration Tool
View and download presenter materials (once uploaded
by presenter), collaborate with presenter and other
participants through discussion forums and chat features,
create notes with the ability to comment and annotate,
access notes, resources and links (when available), view
related presentation content generated by profiling engine, and submit your session evaluation form. Visit
www.txdla.net/2011 and click on the “Collaborate
with Presenters” link from your computer, smart phone,
or other mobile device. You can search by session title,
presenter or track. This tool will also be available for use
after the conference for continued collaboration.
Presented and Sponsored by:
Follow the 2011 TxDLA Conference on Twitter
Use #txdla2011 in your tweets. Tweet about specific sessions by using the Twitter tags printed beside each session
description throughout this program.
CPE Credits
K-12 participants will be happy to know that we are offering CPE credits for all of the sessions being offered this
year. Please use the form on page 71 to log session
attendance.
Conference Lodging
The Grand Hyatt San Antonio
600 E. Market Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Phone: 210-224-1234
Fax: 210-271-8019
Check-in time: 4:00 p.m.
Check-out time: 11:00 a.m.
Institute of Texan Cultures
The Institute of Texan Cultures offers a wide variety of exhibits that tell the true story of our cultural heritage in our great
state of Texas. Tours are self-paced, so you can go at any time
throughout the conference. The cost is $8 a person and they
are open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., but will be closed on Easter
Sunday, April 24. Within walking distance, it is located behind
the Grand Hyatt Hotel on the other side of the convention
center just beyond the Tower of the Americas. Look for the
flags.
Institute of Texan Cultures, UTSA HemisFair Park Campus, 801 East
Durango Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205-3209. Call (210)458-2300 for
more information or visit www.TexanCultures.com.
CONFERENCE PARTNERS
AMBASSADOR partners
PLATINUM partners
GOLD partners
SILVER partners
TxDLA thanks the following organizations
for their in-kind donations of equipment,
time and/or services.
TxDLA
2012 Conference
April 15-18, 2012
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Dallas, Texas
Table of Contents
TxDLA Officers and Board Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
TxDLA Presidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Award Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
TxDLA Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Conference Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Executive Partnership Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Conference Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Conference Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Wednesday Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Wednesday's Pre-Conference Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Thursday Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24
Thursday's Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-39
Friday Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41
Friday's Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-54
Saturday Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Saturday's Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-59
Exhibit Hall Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exhibitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-64
Advertisements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 65-70
K-12 Educators CPE Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
The Grand Hyatt Hotel Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover
TxDLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Executive Committee of the Texas Distance Learning Association is responsible for the execution of directions from the Board of Directors and for overseeing the
day-to-day business of the organization. The Executive
Committee is comprised of persons holding the offices
of President, President-Elect, Immediate Past-President,
Treasurer and Secretary. In addition, the Chair of the
Board of Directors serves on the committee. Candidates for officer positions are nominated by the Nominations and Elections Committee and elected by the
general membership.
The Board of Directors is charged with setting the goals,
policies and directions for the organization. The actions
of the Board are such that the vitality and growth of
the organization and the interests of the members are
the most important considerations. In addition to the
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Executive Committee members, the Board of Directors
of TxDLA consists of three (3) members-at-large, nominated by the Nominations and Elections Committee and
elected by the general membership, and nine (9) members, nominated and elected by the Board. Members
nominated and elected by the Board include the following positions which represent specific member constituencies: K-12 Education, Higher Education, Vocational/
Technical Education, Government/Military, Corporate/
Private Sector, and Healthcare/Medicine. The Chief
Information Officer and the chairs of the Regional Group
Development Committee and the Executive Partnership
Council also serve as board members. Members of the
Board elect the Board Chair.
Terms of office begin July 1 and end June 30.
Brenda Quintanilla
Oscar Hernandez
Bob Barnes
Dr. Bruce Niebuhr
2010-2011 President
2011-2012 Immediate
Past-President
2010-2011 President-Elect
2011-2012 President
2010-2011 Immediate
Past-President
2007-2013 Healthcare/Medicine
2009-2011 Board Chair
Cindy Smith
Terry Comingore
Mark Workman
Dr. Brett Millan
2008-2012 Secretary
2011-2012 President-Elect
2006-2011 Treasurer
2011-2013 Treasurer
2010-2013 Parliamentarian
TxDLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Raymond Hartfield
Steve Welch
Laura Johannsen
2008-2014 Corporate/Private Sector
2008-2014 K-12 Education
2004-2012 Government/Military
Michelle Duran
Lance Zimmerman
2009-2012 Higher Education
2005-2013 Vocational/
Technical Education
Carol Willis
Howie DiBlasi
2010-2012
Executive Partnership Council
2010-2013 Regional Group
Development Chair
Jim Schul
Charlee Hagan
Laurel Mayo
2011-2014 Chief Information Officer
2010-2013 Member at Large
Jan Richards
Lisa Brown
Lisa Tomsio
TxDLA Manager
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TxDLA PRESIDENTS
Don Foshee
Dr. Darcy Hardy
Tim Logan
Dr. Deborah Harrison
President, 1996-1997
Dr. Sandy Frieden
Marci Powell
Marta Hubbard
Dr. Kevin Eason
Dr. Rhonda Blackburn
Ken Conn
Bob Barnes
Brenda Quintanilla
Oscar Hernandez
Not Pictured: Dr. Mary Lee, President, 1999-2000
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Laurie Hogle
Jenny Jopling
Cindy Smith
AWARD WINNERS
Each year a number of distance learning professionals and institutions are recognized for contributions to the association and/or to
the field of distance learning. The 2011 Awards Committee was comprised of Cindy Smith (chair), Katrina Adams, Jana Brown, Andra
Floyd, Telfair Fullerton, Kenneth Haley, Cody Levrets, and Charleen Worsham.
2011 Award Finalists
Bob Barnes – Education Service Center, Region 10
Lori Colwill – Dallas Independent School District
Kevin Eason – Tarrant County College District
Chris Hankla – Education Service Center, Region 7
John Knue – Baylor University
Lisa Tomsio – EAMI
Judy Wright – Angelina College
Judy Young – Tyler Junior College
Lance Zimmerman – Texas State Technical College (retired)
Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment and Redesign at the
University of North Texas
Dallas TeleLearning (Dallas County Community College District)
Decatur Independent School District
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
I-2-I Technologies
Office of Instructional Technology at Stephen F. Austin State University
Whirlidurb
UT TeleCampus
Outstanding Commitment to Excellence and Innovation in Distance Education
This award will be presented on Thursday morning during the General Session.
This award is presented to the person and institution that has done the most to benefit and advance the applied practice of distance
education, in the opinion of TxDLA members, during the past year.
1997
1998
1999 2000 2001
2002 2003
East Texas Area Health Education Center (ETAHC)
R. Wayne Matthews, Region 12 Education Service Center
Michael Sullivan, University of Texas at Brownsville
Region 10 Education Service Center
Cathy Morton, Region 17 Education Service Center
Linda Gillis, Region 4 Education Service Center
Peggy Meathenia, Lufkin Independent School District
Atsusi Hirumi, University of Houston Clear Lake
University of Texas at Austin, Distance Education Center
2004 Calli Shelton, Region 4 Education Service Center
2005 Army Continuing Education System (ACES) eArmyU Program
Carolyn Robertson, Tarrant County College
Helen Torres, San Antonio College Online
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Tommy Bearden, Region 14 Education Service Center
John Littlefield, University of Texas Health Science Center at
San Antonio
UT Telecampus
Region 11 Education Service Center
Gerri Maglia, Region 11 Education Service Center
The Virtual College of Texas
Shane Howard, Region 12 Education Service Center
Humble Independent School District
Mickey Slimp
NETnet
Dr. Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso
The Oratory Athenaeum for University Preparation
Don Foshee Memorial Grant
The late Don Foshee, a founding member and first President of TxDLA, helped pave the way for the birth of what began with about a
dozen people gathering to talk about distance learning in 1995, to the largest statewide chapter of distance learning professionals in the
United States. During Don’s life he was recognized as a pioneer for over twenty years while he designed, built, and managed some of
the largest and most successful distance learning, training, and telemedicine networks in the United States. Positions Don held during his
career included President and CEO of Innovative Interactions, Inc.; Director of Strategic Programs for VTEL Corporation; Director of
ED-NET; Director of STAR Schools; and Vice President of the TI-IN Network.
Upon experiencing a severe illness which eventually took his life, Don focused on using distance learning to accommodate those
homebound due to critical illness and/or physical disabilities along with the learning-impaired population. His love of music and songwriting talents drove him to be thoughtful and innovative in the field of distance learning; for example, he launched a Native American Network for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Don will always be remembered as a talented, fun-loving pioneer in the field of distance learning.
The Don Foshee Memorial Grant recognizes exceptional ideas and talents that can be applied in a thoughtful, fun, and creative manner and delivered through distance learning. Funds are directed toward finding “backyard treasures” in the spirit of Don Foshee. Grant
recipients receive $2,000 and will present on their project at the following year’s TxDLA conference.
We are pleased to announce our two recipients of the 2010 Don Foshee Memorial Grant, Pamela Dooley and Benjamin Martin,
both of whom used technology to expand the physical limits of learning. Pamela will present the project details on Thursday at 2:00
p.m., Mission B Room. Ben will update the status of his project on Friday at 4:00 p.m., Mission B Room.
The 2011 Don Foshee Memorial Grant is funded by TxDLA.
2006
2007
2008
Irma Muniz, Corpus Christi Independent School District
Raul Garcia, Lamar University
Roxanne Glaser, Region 12 Education Service Center
Roxanne Glaser, Region 12 Education Service Center
Tommy Bearden, Region 14 Education Service Center
2009
2010
Angela Conrad, Humble Independent School District
Judy Dallinger, Birdville Independent School District
Pamela Dooley, Lutheran Online High School
Benjamin Martin, Western Texas College
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AWARD WINNERS
Don Foshee Award for Outstanding TxDLA Leadership
This award will be presented on Friday morning during the General Session.
This award, named in honor of our founding President, goes to a TxDLA Board Member, Officer, or Committee Chair who has
shown a strong personal commitment, given generously of his/her time, and provided vigorous support for other TxDLA members to
become leaders in the Association.
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Don Foshee
Darcy W. Hardy
Tim Logan
Mary E. Lee
Deborah Harrison
Sandy Frieden
Marci Powell
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Marta Hubbard
Patrick Pluscht
Kevin Eason
Jenny Jopling
Ken Conn
Laurie Hogle
Rhonda Blackburn
John A. Baker Memorial Award for Excellence in K-12 Distance Learning
Dr. John A. Baker, a longtime champion for educational technology and distance learning, passed away in December 1997 while
serving as President-Elect. In memory of John and in recognition of his lifetime commitment to excellence in teaching, TxDLA
established the John A. Baker Memorial Award in May 1998. Through this award, K-12 teachers are recognized for their work in the
distance learning arena and are given more opportunities to reach students through the use of educational telecommunications and
distance learning technologies.
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Cindi Baker, Commemorating the John A. Baker Memorial Award for Excellence in K-12 Distance Learning
Cynthia Costilla, Allen Independent School District
Suzanna Garza, Region 20 Education Service Center, StarNET, and Project SMART Instructor
Kelly Martin, Stamford Independent School District
Karen Saunders, Blackwell Independent School District
Fran Ebbers, University of Texas at Austin, Distance Education Center
Thadious Polasek, Flatonia Independent School District
Kathi Watkins, Birdville Independent School District
Kee Maddox, Eastland Independent School District
Allison Pierce, Region 13 Education Service Center
Pam Dooley, Northside Independent School District
Cindy Ford, Decatur Independent School District
Becky Poe, Winnsboro ISD/SUPERNet Virtual High School
Texas Distance Learning Hall of Fame
The Texas Distance Learning Hall of Fame recognizes long-term distance learning practitioners or advocates whose careers are characterized by exceptional commitment, outstanding achievements, and enduring impact. The Hall of Fame Committee is comprised of
Bob Barnes (chair), Katrina Adams, Lea Bentley-Castillo, Rosario Dickerson, Pamela Dooley, Kelli Green-Erwin, Raymond Hartfield,
and Mickey Slimp.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
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Dr. John Baker, Don Foshee
Dr. Darcy Hardy, Dr. Carolyn C. Robertson
Dr. Rodney Zent
Ron Thomson
Dr. Roger Poole
Dr. Jenny Girón, El Paso Community College
AWARD WINNERS
Outstanding Commitment to TxDLA
The Outstanding Institutional Commitment to Service, the Outstanding Corporate Commitment to Service, and the Outstanding
Individual Commitment to Service awards will be presented on Friday morning during the General Session.
Outstanding Individual Commitment to Service
Outstanding Institution Commitment to Service
1997 Tim Logan
1998 Mary E. Lee
1999 Greta Hecker
2000 Deborah Harrison, Marci Powell
2001 Ron Thomson, John Knue
2002 Julia Briggs, Patrick Pluscht
2003 Kevin Eason, David Wissore
2004 Jenny Jopling, Patrick Pluscht
2005 Laurie Hogle, Ken Conn
2006 Kevin Eason
2007 Bennie Tschoerner
2008 Terry Comingore
2009 Sally Yang
2010 Vicki Traweek
1997 University of Texas at Austin
1998 St. Phillip’s College
1999 Baylor University
2000 Texas State Technical College Waco
2001 UT TeleCampus/University of Texas System
2002 Tarrant County College, University of Texas at Arlington
2003 University of North Texas
2004 Tarrant County College
2007 Lamar Consolidated Independent School District
2009 Tarrant County College District
Outstanding Corporate Commitment to Service
1997 VTEL Corporation
1998 VTEL Corporation
1999 Amarch Corporation
2000 Clover Technologies
2001 VideoCall
2002 VTEL Products Corporation
2003 Polycom
2004 SBC Communications
2005 TANDBERG
2006 Polycom
2007 AT&T
2008 Data Projections, Inc.
2009 Designs That Compute/Visionality
2010 OneVision Solutions
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TxDLA HALL OF FAME
Marci Powell
2011 TxDLA Hall of Fame Inductee
The Texas Distance Learning Hall of Fame recognizes long-term distance learning
practitioners or advocates whose careers are characterized by exceptional commitment, outstanding achievements, and enduring impact. The 2011 Inductee for the
Hall of Fame is Ms. Marci Powell.
Ms. Powell’s noteworthy accomplishments:
Marci Powell
2011 TxDLA Hall of Fame Inductee
• With over 20 years of focused dedication, Ms. Powell is and has been a true
pioneer in distance learning.
• She was a primary player in the original practices with the Texas Virtual
School District, a project involving collaboration between six school districts across Texas.
• She has overseen budgets and administration for millions of dollars in grant
funding, including Project KIDS (Key Instructional Design Strategies,) a $10
million grant with the U.S. Department of Education that reached thousands of underserved Texas children.
• While leading Allen ISD, her district was named, “Lighthouse District for
Technology Integration” by the TEA Commissioner of Education, thus proclaiming it an example to be referenced by all districts in the state.
• After moving to industry, she continued to crusade for distance learning while
training and consulting with educators across all constituencies recognized
by TxDLA (K-12, higher education, government, healthcare, military and
industry).
• She served on manufacturers’ Product Design Customer Councils to help
design solutions specific to educators, including interface design for devices
used to manage distance learning classrooms.
• She led and organized the first TxDLA Regional Groups in the late 90’s.
• She created several strong and lasting TxDLA traditions that have promoted
the expansion of the largest network of distance learning professionals across
the state.
The 2010-2011 TxDLA Hall of Fame Selection Committee recommended Ms. Powell
for induction into the Texas Distance Learning Hall of Fame. Many positive supporting documents accompanied Ms. Powell’s nomination including support from Texas
A&M University, United States Distance Learning Association and Stanford University.
“Marci’s advancement from working with one K-12 district to becoming a world leader in
industry proves her ability to influence many,” noted the nominator.
It is truly an honor for the 2010-2011 TxDLA Board of Directors and the Hall of
Fame Selection Committee to welcome Ms. Marci Powell into the Texas Distance
Learning Hall of Fame.
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Conference Steering Committee
Conference Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oscar Hernandez
Conference Vice-chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Durán
Entertainment Co-chairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Leggett, Lea Bentley-Castillo
Exhibits Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Blackburn
Food & Beverage Co-chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Johannsen, Vicki Allen
Marketing Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Cadena
Program Co-chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Leslie, Trish Ritschel-Trifilo
Technology & AV Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Mann
Website Development Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ram Delarosa
Association Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Tomsio
Conference Committee Chairs
Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Smith
Conference Photographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Greer
Don Foshee Memorial Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Barnes
Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Leggett, Lea Bentley-Castillo
Food & Beverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Johannsen, Vicki Allen
Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Cadena
Partners & Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Blackburn
Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Mann
Volunteer Facilitators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gayla Wright
Web Page Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ram Delarosa, Reynaldo Robles
Program Committee
Co-chairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Leslie, Trish Ritschel-Trifilo
Track Chairs
Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oscar Hernandez
Emerging Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Crosslin
Instructional Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katrina Adams
Latest & Greatest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roxanne Glaser
Management, Administration, and Student Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wade Ashby
Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Louder
Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Hills
Teaching & Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trish Ritschel-Trifilo
Latest Technologies Showcases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Blackburn
TxDLA Printed Program sponsored by
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EXECUTIVE PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL
The Executive Partnership Council (EPC) furthers TxDLA’s success in providing peer networking, information, and coordinated communication channels across the broad spectrum of the membership.
Responsible directly to the Board of Directors, the EPC is comprised of members from public and
private sector organizations that have supported, through cash and/or in-kind products or services,
TxDLA’s operations and activities.
Carol Willis
The EPC encourages collaborative public/private relationships and partnerships, fostered in honesty
and integrity, and initiates activities to advance the cause of distance learning, TxDLA, and its members. These activities include collecting and disseminating information regarding distance learning
issues, trends, and technologies; participating in all levels of the association, such as on the Board of
Directors and in regional groups; and generating revenue through corporate sponsorships, financial
and in-kind assistance, and the annual conference Exhibit Hall.
EPC Chair 2010-2012
For more information on the Executive Partnership Council,
see Article IX of the TxDLA Bylaws, available online at
www.txdla.org.
TxDLA Executive Partnership Council
and Board of Director’s Workshop
with Jonah Lehrer
Thursday, April 21
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mission A (2nd Floor)
This interactive workshop will focus on common
decision-making flaws, from loss aversion to
mental accounting, and what can be done to
avoid them.
Jonah Lehrer
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EXECUTIVE PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL
Executive Partnership Council Members
The following organizations qualify for membership on TxDLA’s Executive Partnership Council.
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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Wednesday, April 20
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Attendee Registration
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pre-conference Workshops
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
TxDLA Board of Directors Lunch and Meeting
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Pre-conference Workshops
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Board of Directors/Conference Committee Reception and Dinner
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception/Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
Thursday, April 21
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Breakfast/First Timers’ Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Internet Cafe Open in Exhibit Hall
9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
General Session/Opening Keynote: Felice Nudelman
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Hands-On Sessions
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall and Internet Cafe Open
12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Hands-on Sessions
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
3:50 - 4:10 p.m.
Afternoon Break
4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
EPC and Board of Directors Workshop with Jonah Lehrer (By Invitation Only)
5:00 p.m.
Open Night to Visit the Streets of San Antonio
Friday, April 22
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Breakfast (On Your Own)
7:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Internet Cafe Open
9:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
General Session/Keynote: Jonah Lehrer
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Book Signing with Jonah Lehrer
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Hands-On Sessions
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall and Internet Cafe Open
12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Regional Group Meetings
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Dinner and Entertainment
Saturday, April 23
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
General Session and Closing Remarks/Closing Keynote: Douglas Rushkoff
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Book Signing with Douglas Rushkoff
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CONFERENCE TRACKS
Conference Program
The 2011 TxDLA Conference has been designed to provide informative sessions for all levels of distance learning professionals. The
program includes General Sessions and Keynote Speakers, Breakout Sessions, Hands-On Sessions, and Latest Technologies Showcases.
All TxDLA Conference events will take place in the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
General Sessions: Located in the Texas Ballroom on the 4th Level.
Exhibit Hall and Meals: Located in the Lone Star Ballroom on the 2nd Level.
Breakout and Latest Technologies Showcases: Located on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Levels.
Hands-On and Videoconferencing Sessions: Located on the 3rd Level.
Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions, which are 45-minutes in length, form the core of the conference program. A description of the breakout session
tracks is given below.
Emerging Technology
These presentations highlight emerging technologies and ideas
on the horizon, such as Web 3.0, virtual worlds, and mobile
learning 2.0 – tools that are on fast track to mainstream and
catching the imagination of educators.
Instructional Design
The presentations in this track focus on effective instructional
design and the development of instructional materials and
courses for the distance education environment.
Professional Development
Presentations in this track will demonstrate how to keep your
faculty, staff, and trainers up-to-date using distance technologies to deliver professional development programs, continuing education, training incentives, resources for training, and
needs assessments.
Management, Administration, and Support
These presentations focus on ways to manage and administer
the challenges of the learning environment while supporting
your students, faculty, programs, and institutions.
Latest and Greatest
This track showcases “gee whiz” technologies that provide
new avenues to creating knowledge, making it faster, more
fluid and less disruptive. This could includes Wikis, web blogging, collaborative docs, social networking, and bookmarking.
Laptops
sponsored by
Plasma Displays
sponsored by
Research
These presentations showcase the theoretical, methodological, empirical, or application-oriented aspects of distance
learning and the use of technology to enhance learning.
Teaching and Learning
Presentations in this track focus on innovative teaching and
design for the online environment, such as videoconferencing,
televised distance education strategies, and other approaches
that can be adapted to a wide variety of disciplines.
Latest Technologies Showcases
This track provides a forum for exhibitors (vendors) who have
partnered with TxDLA for this year’s conference to demonstrate their products in a breakout session.
Assessment
The presentations in this track highlight how distance learning
and student learning are being evaluated by the institution or
instructor.
Hands-On
These 105-minute hands-on presentations are held in a
computer-based classroom setting and will provide participants with the opportunity to experience firsthand software
and distance learning solutions.
Breakout Session
Projectors
sponsored by
Breakout Session
Projector Screens
sponsored by
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WEDNESDAY OVERVIEW
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Attendee Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Floor (outside Lone Star Ballroom)
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshops
10 Power Tools for Lifelong Learners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
Easy Creative Ways to Personalize Your Online Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham B
From Static to Dynamic: Transform Your Site into a Thriving Online Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Collaboration and Co-Creation Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
Leveraging the Confluences in Your Curricula: Inclusive Excellence Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
Turn it up! Podcasting How-Tos for Learning, Start to Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham B
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
TxDLA Board of Directors Lunch and Meeting
(by invitation only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A & Crockett A/B (4th Floor)
Board of Directors/Conference Committee Reception and Dinner
(by invitation only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B (4th Floor)
Sponsored by
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening/Welcome Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening / Welcome Reception
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
It’s a modern day Fiesta! Come celebrate the kick off of TxDLA 2011 as we travel around
the globe to discover how distance learning can bring the world to you! Meet new people
and see new tools to expand learning opportunities. Visit all the vendors to collect flag
pins and add as much international ‘flair’ to your badge as you can. Discover new friends
as you trade and barter for flag pins. Exciting prizes await to get this party started so
come join in the fun!
Sponsored by
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WEDNESDAY April 20
Pre-Conference Workshops are half-day hands-on sessions that feature a more focused, in-depth exploration of a particular distance
learning topic. Pre-registration and an additional fee is required.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
10 Power Tools for Lifelong Learners
Bonham C
#txdla-101
Latest and Greatest
Learn how to keep your students engaged. Find out what it
will take to compel students to do things differently and how
to engage with ideas, information, and each other. Discover
new tools, applications, projects to engage your students as we
explore 10 resources that are exclusively for K-12 students.
Howie DiBlasi – Digital Journey
Easy Creative Ways to Personalize Your
Online Course
Bonham B
#txdla-102
Tired of just using text to present content to your online
students? In this workshop you will learn how to add icons,
images, digital content from online repositories, video, widgets,
banners, and other online materials to add interest and interactivity to your online course.
Susan Fulgham, Lora Haasl – West Texas A&M University
From Static to Dynamic: Transform Your Site
into a Thriving Online Community
#txdla-103
Bonham D
Management, Administration and Support
Is your site stuck in ‘static’ mode? Be a ‘Transformer!’ and join
us for a fun, engaging walk-through of the community design
process, as Edvance Research, Inc. and Texas Education Agency
share their experience transforming a popular but static information portal into a robust professional learning community for
grantees of the 21st CCLC After-School Initiative.
Amanda Hefner, Kathy Brown – Edvance Research, Inc.
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Collaboration and Co-Creation Using Web 2.0
Tools in the Classroom
Bonham C
#txdla-104
Heard the buzz about Web 2.0 in the classroom? This workshop will explore the various Web 2.0 tools and their implications in the classroom. Participants will use hands-on activities
to explore how to use these evolving tools to stimulate student
engagement in both online and classroom environments.
Richard Leslie, Fred Hills – McLennan Community College
Leveraging the Confluences in Your Curricula:
Inclusive Excellence Online
#txdla-105
Bonham D
In this interactive pre-conference session, participants will
develop a better sense of the variety of diversities that online
students bring to a course and why it is important for instructors to be aware of them. Using models and tools provided,
participants will be in a better position to create, or help others
create, courses that encourage success for everyone and raise
retention rates for students from underrepresented communities.
Shaun Longstreet – The University of Texas at Dallas
Turn it up! Podcasting How-Tos for Learning,
Start to Finish
Bonham B
#txdla-106
Podcasts are an exciting, low-cost and time-efficient way for
providing timely information and professional development
on-demand. Learn to determine if a podcast is the appropriate
medium, and how to plan, create, and broadcast one. Lessons
learned and practical, creative strategies will be shared. Get
creative and share podcast ideas!
Kathy Brown, Amanda Hefner – Edvance Research, Inc.
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THURSDAY OVERVIEW
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
First Timer’s Breakfast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Ballroom F (4th Floor)
Returning Attendees’ Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Internet Cafe Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Click to the Head of the Class: Supporting Student Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Depth AND Breadth: Moving Students Beyond Basic Coverage to Deep Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Eight Great Alternatives to Google – Getting Rid of Google Grip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Fostering Quality Assurance in Distance Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
Googlize Your Collaborative Projects for FREE Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Grants for Foreign Language Programs: Writing Outstanding Proposals on Any Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidio C
Inspiring Teachers’ Use of Curriculum Videoconferencing: What Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
Let’s Get Ready to Rumble DL Style! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
On Demand Training: Building a Studio From the Ground Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Student Success Online: Logging in Often May Be the Key!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
Using Social Interaction to Teach Statistics Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
Adobe: Adobe’s eMazing eLearning eApps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
Accordent, now part of Polycom: Anytime Anywhere Learning by Accordent/Polycom and Microsoft . . . . Mission A
SmarterServices: Tools for Scaling Your Distance Education Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Hands-On Sessions
Interactive Posters for Teaching and Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham B
Meeting Customer Expectations Through Service Management Within Distance Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Add Some Pizazz to Your Class with Easy, Interactive Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Aquavision: “A Confluence of Animals, a Fish Fiesta!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
Crowdsourcing Your Content: Free Creative Commons-Licensed Media for Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
Desire to Control as a Global Threat to Distance Education: Who, How, and What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidio C
Easy Techniques for Incorporating Web-Based Tools in Online Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Engaging Science Lab Fieldtrips to Virtual Worlds and Web 2.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
George Bush Library Programming Impact: Civic Literacy and Cultural Diversity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Global Best Practices in Video-Enabled Blending Learning: An Interactive Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
Instructor Feedback and Course Management Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
The Best of Both Worlds: Designing Effective Hybrid Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
The Road to Retention – Keeping Your Students to Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Cisco Systems: Engaging Students with Interactive Video Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
Pearson: GUARANTEED Student Success with Pearson Virtual Learning Powered by
Florida Virtual School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission B
Pearson: Integrating Technology, Content and Services to Ensure Online Learning Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Blackboard: ROI of Online Collaboration: Doing More with Less. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission A
11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall and Internet Cafe Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
12:30 - 1:50 p.m.
12:20 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
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Opening Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Ballroom (4th Floor)
Texas Consortium (TCET) Membership Meeting (by invitation). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission A
THURSDAY OVERVIEW
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Alignment: What is It and What’s the Big Deal?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Following the Yellow Brick Road to Moodle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Game Design in Your Pajamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission B
Get the Skinny! Utilizing E-Rate Dollars for Distance Learning Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Online Learning and the Tenure Process: Can the Two Connect?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidio C
Standards-Based Videoconferencing vs. Skype: The Showdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
(Subliminal) Groups, Not Group Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
Supporting the Adoption and Diffusion of Moodle in eXtension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
Taking It from Good . . . to Better . . . to Best in Online Course Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
The Challenges and Benefits of Developing Dual-Language Online Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
The Ripple Effect – How Video Impacts Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
Training Skilled and Unskilled Workers in an Immersive Virtual Learning Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Polycom, Inc.: Inviting the World into Your Classroom Through Interactive Videoconferencing . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
SoftChalk: Taking Your Online Content from Zero to Interactive with SoftChalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
2:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Hands-On Sessions
79 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools You May Have Missed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
Integration of Innovative Concept-Based Learning for Nursing Students Using E-Learning
Techniques and High Fidelity Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham B
2:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Historical Tour of the Alamo (see page 31 for details)
3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
15 Must Have Web Tools for Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
A&M System Course Exchange Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidio C
Equipping Faculty for the Web 2.0 Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Going Global with 21st Century Teaching and Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Iconology Loves Technology at the Amon Carter Museum, Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
Lessons Learned in Designing an Online Campus-Wide Lab Safety Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Moodle Mania – Creating Online Professional Development that Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Pointless Weight Watchers: Making Rubrics Meaningful with Weighted Grading Schemes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
Quickly Produce Videos with Microsoft Movie Maker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Texas Virtual School Network: Addressing Accessible Online Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
YouTubing Orientation Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Data Projections, Inc.: Creating a Videoconference Project and Finding Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
Whirlidurb: K-12 Videoconferencing: Creating Campus Champions to Support Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
LifeSize: LifeSize in the 21st Century Class “Room” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission A
3:50 - 4:10 p.m.
Afternoon Break. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall and 2nd, 3rd and 4th Floor Lobby Areas
4:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Accessible Online Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Building Teaching Sites to Share History Around the Globe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham B
Computer Security – Learn Easy, Free Digital Signatures, E-Mail Encryption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Culture Shock: Lessons from Year One of Online Certification Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
Effectiveness of Online Mastery Quizzes in a Hybrid Biology Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
Engaging Students with Synchronous Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Grand Opening – Texas Virtual School Network Professional Development Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Jumpstarting Quality Online Programs: Using THECB “Principles” and “Quality Matters”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Lecturing in Learner-Centered Teaching: Strategies for Effective Online Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
PD in HD: Learning “Virtually” Anywhere Using an IVC Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
Supporting Student Success: Best Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidio C
The Cloud Classroom: Practical Use of Online Apps for Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Vushi: Where Education and Virtual Worlds Collide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
Web 2.0 to the Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
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THURSDAY OVERVIEW
4:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Latest Technologies Showcase
Dallas TeleLearning: Review, Recycle and Renew: Content to Reinforce Your
Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
TxDLA Executive Partnership Council and Board of Director’s Workshop with Jonah Lehrer
(by invitation only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission A
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Virtual College of Texas Coordinator’s Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission B
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting of the ESC Distance Learning Coordinators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offsite at Tre Trattoria
(Closed Meeting)
(see page 39 for details)
5:00 p.m.
Open Night to Visit the Streets of San Antonio
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THURSDAY APRIL 21
BREAKFAST
First-Timer’s Orientation Breakfast
Returning Attendees’ Breakfast
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
Texas Ballroom F (4th Floor)
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
This session will provide an orientation to new TxDLA members
and first-time conference attendees. It will begin with an overview of the organization and its membership. Attendees will also
receive information on how to gain the most from conference
participation and how to benefit from membership in one of the
nation’s largest state-level distance learning associations. Come
and meet other first-timers as well as TxDLA Officers and Board
Members and enjoy a special session just for you!
To anyone returning to learn, teach, or mentor in an incredibly
comfortable networking environment, welcome back! Begin your
day with an informal breakfast gathering among colleagues, some
of whom you are familiar with and some new faces, too.
Breakfasts Sponsored by
Internet Cafe Open in Exhibit Hall – 7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
Sponsored by
OPENING SESSION
9:00 - 10:20 a.m. – Texas Ballroom
Welcome:
Oscar Hernandez
2011 TxDLA Conference Chair
Presentation of
Awards:
Texas Distance Learning
Hall of Fame
Don Foshee Memorial Grant
Outstanding Commitment to
Excellence and Innovation in
Distance Learning Individual and Organization
Keynote Speaker:
Felice Nudelman
Videoconferencing Units
sponsored by
Opening Session Projector
sponsored by
Camera Services sponsored by
Felice Nudelman
Felice Nudelman, executive director of education, joined The New York
Times as the college marketing manager in 2000. Ms. Nudelman oversees
the education group and is responsible for The New York Times Company initiatives in education from K-12 to lifelong learning including the
development of business strategies, and new business opportunities in
the education segment.
In 2002, she received The Times “GrandSlam Award” for her work.
As director, she also oversees development of the nytimes.com/college
website and the online subscription pages for students and faculty. Ms.
Nudelman also launched a partnership with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities on student civic engagement, the American Democracy Project. The project has grown to 220
university partners representing over 1.7 million students. From this model additional partnerships
were launched with the independent colleges, the women’s colleges and other education associations.
Before joining The Times, Ms. Nudelman served as executive director for Pace University’s School of
Education. She served on Pace University’s committee for continuing, corporate and distance education and on the Associate and Assistant Dean’s committee engaged in the formation of policy and
procedures and strategic planning for administrative functions. In 1997 she received Pace’s Outstanding
Contribution award for her work. Previously, Ms. Nudelman was Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
at Bloomfield College. While there she was awarded the National Academic Advising Association’s
award for Best Advising Program in the country. In addition to teaching courses in the humanities and
arts divisions she worked with a team of faculty to develop a women’s studies interdisciplinary minor.
In 2007, Ms. Nudelman, Nancy Cooley, and Dan Dunn led a session on leading and managing change
for the Harvard Graduate School of Education, MDP seminar. This presentation was published in the
Harvard newsletter. She serves on the Pace University Center for Urban Education Advisory Board,
and is Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors for The National Teachers Hall of Fame. Ms. Nudelman
obtained her B.A. in Fine Arts and Philosophy from Allegheny College and MFA from Pratt Institute.
She received an MDP certificate from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
is video recording Ms. Nudelman’s presentation. This recording will be
available from www.txdla.net/2011 after the conference.
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THURSDAY APRIL 21
Googlize Your Collaborative Projects for
FREE Today
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
#txdla-205
K-12, Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Click to the Head of the Class: Supporting
Student Success
#txdla-201
Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Bowie B
Instructional designers primarily work to support faculty, often leaving students to fend for themselves. Providing good help to faculty
should include support for students, which is grounded in sound
pedagogical practices. We will demonstrate the necessity for student
support and provide tips and best practices for developing online
student resources.
Diann Maurer, Nirisha Garimella – Texas Woman’s University
Crockett C/D
Need some free tools to enhance your collaborative project?
Googlize it! Synchronous or asynchronous distance learning environments can all use a little Google to take your programs from sit and
stare to participate and share. Join us for a look at how Google can
be used in online environments.
Paul Hieronymus – NORT2H
Grants for Foreign Language Programs:
Writing Outstanding Proposals on
Any Subject
#txdla-206
K-12, Higher Ed, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Depth AND Breadth: Moving Students Beyond
Basic Coverage to Deep Thinking
#txdla-202
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Curriculum
Crockett A/B
What if we could have both depth (deep focus) and breadth (coverage) in a course? What would such a class look like? This presentation will provide our experience and research on revising courses to
focus on active engagement during class time, pushing lecture outside
of class.
Christine Salmon, Rhonda Blackburn – The University of Texas
at Dallas
Presidio C
A discussion of available grants for foreign language and cultural programs will begin the session. Then, in broader terms we will discuss
the process of grant seeking, how to avoid simple errors that keep
funders from awarding projects, and suggest a list of best practices
for proposal improvement.
Andrew Knox, Elizabeth Burton – Polycom, Inc.
Inspiring Teachers’ Use of Curriculum
Videoconferencing: What Works
#txdla-207
K-12, Tech, Curriculum
Eight Great Alternatives to Google – Getting Rid
of Google Grip
#txdla-203
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Republic A
Emerging Technology
What if we tried to go Google-free? How hard would it be? Should
we be looking for alternatives? Will you like them? Are we too reliant
on Google’s services? Is it dangerous to give all our information to
one corporation? Join us, find the answers and discover alternatives.
Fostering Quality Assurance in Distance
Education
#txdla-204
Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Tech
Travis C/D
This session presents the steps in implementing Quality Matters
(QM), a nationally recognized program to utilizing a faculty-centered,
peer review process and design for online and blended courses.
Distance educators can harness the expertise and support of other
distance learning faculty to build a culture of collaborative quality.
Rolando Garza, Angel Ball, Barbara Oates – Texas A&M
University-Kingsville
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Bonham E
Research
Teachers are the most important key to implementing any new technology innovation. So how to do you hook teachers on curriculum
videoconferencing? Learn what works based on recent research in
southwest Michigan and apply these principles to your own school.
Janine Lim – Berrien RESA
Let’s Get Ready to Rumble DL Style!
#txdla-208
Tech, Curriculum
Bonham D
Emerging Technology
Need a little competition in your district? Join us as we show you
how we started a little friendly competition across our district. We
used our distance learning equipment to engage our students in a
friendly rivalry using Mysatori.
Monica Flores, Nora Deleon – Victoria Independent School
District
THURSDAY APRIL 21
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:30 - 11:20 a.m. (continued)
On Demand Training: Building a Studio
From the Ground Up
10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
#txdla-209
K-12, Trainer, Admin, Tech
Republic B
Learn how Lamar Consolidated Independent School District has
changed the model for staff development into an On Demand style
video system by creating one of the first full production studios
dedicated solely to staff development. See how we developed our
plan, built the studio, and began offering trainings virtually across the
district.
Chad Jones, Chris Nilsson – Lamar Consolidated Independent
School District
Student Success Online: Logging in
Often May Be the Key!
#txdla-210
Higher Ed
Republic C
Research
Researchers would love to pinpoint some specific element that might
assist in student success in online courses. Over 1,600 cases from a
university in south Texas were examined in hopes of shedding light
on this. The results of a forward linear regression show areas of
significance that may be surprising.
Lori Kupczynski, Linda Challoo – Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Phil Ice, Anglea Gibson – American Public University System
Using Social Interaction to Teach
Statistics Online
#txdla-211
Higher Ed, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Travis A/B
Collaborative tools were utilized to encourage social learning and
discussion among online statistics students. Collaboration allows
students to discuss problems, homework assignments, and study for
examinations in groups without ever having to meet face-to-face.
Use of collaboration and collaborative tools to assist student learning
will be discussed.
Justin Louder, Nancy Maushak – Texas Tech University
Adobe's eMazing eLearning
eApps
#txdla-212
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Bowie A
Four Adobe products create amazing eLearning content: Adobe
CAPTIVATE, Adobe PRESENTER, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and
Adobe CONNECT. Learn to repurpose content for eLearning
uploads to your preferred LMS, to offline interactive PDF or
to any cloud app. It's about choices, about creating engaging
results, and about exceeding anyone's expectations.
Tom Dent, Scott Trudeau – Adobe
Anywhere Anytime Learning by
Accordent/Polycom and Microsoft
#txdla-213
Mission A
This session will review the latest technologies for distance
learning, unified communications, lecture capture and video
content management
Ron Wolfe – Accordent
Bill Hagen – US Education
Tools for Scaling Your
Distance Education Program
#txdla-214
Higher Ed, Admin
Bowie C
In this session you will learn about services which 400 colleges
have used to bring efficiencies of scale to their eLearning programs. SmarterMeasure quantifies student’s levels of readiness
for eLearning. SmarterSurveys is an end-of-course survey solution. SmarterFaculty is a database of online faculty. SmarterProctors is a database of exam proctors.
Julie Owen – SmarterServices
Ram Delarosa – Texas State Technical College Harlingen
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THURSDAY APRIL 21
HANDS-ON SESSIONS
10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Interactive Posters for Teaching
and Learning
#txdla-215
K-12, Trainer, Admin, Curriculum
Bonham B
Learn how Glogster EDU can be easily incorporated into your
teaching and learning environment. Experience the fun of not limiting your creativity when sharing text, video, drawing, web links
and more as you create and share Glogster EDU. With the new
Wikispaces widget, you can quickly add you and your students’
glogs to your Wikispace. Use embed codes to add glogs to other
digital learning environments. Easily manage student and class
accounts.
Kelli Erwin – Pasadena Independent School District
#txdla-217
Republic B
Participants will discover fun multimedia tools they can add to their
courses in minutes from the web and how online interactive assignments can be used as in-classroom discussion generators or selfpassed assessments.
Alishia Nelson – Dallas TeleLearning
#txdla-218
K-12, Admin, Curriculum
Bonham E
Join the Texas State Aquarium in an engaging and entertaining videoconferencing fiesta! Join in an example of a hands-on activity, view
amusing videos of Aquarium animals, and discover how videoconferencing can impact your school. Each participant will have an opportunity to win prizes! Ole!
Auburn Carpenter, Adriana Reza – Texas State Aquarium
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Bonham C
Confused by the buzz surrounding ITIL and Project Management?
No problem. Come explore what ITIL and Project Management
are and what they offer to the distance learning community. This
session will review the service management framework within
ITIL and identify where project management picks up. A must
for those tasked with fixing problems within the learning/course
management system.
Joshua Kissee – Texas A&M University
#txdla-219
Higher Ed, Admin, Curriculum
Aquavision: “A Confluence of Animals,
a Fish Fiesta!”
K-12, Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Tech
Crowdsourcing Your Content:
Free Creative Commons-Licensed
Media for Learning
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Add Some Pizazz to Your Class with
Easy, Interactive Tools
Meeting Customer Expectations Through
Service Management within Distance
Learning
#txdla-216
Travis C/D
Latest and Greatest
Worried about fair use of copyrighted materials? The Creative
Commons licensing scheme offers educators a free alternative to traditional copyright. Using Creative Commons, educators can discover
new platforms to share content (such as graphics, photos, music
and videos), find other educators and kindred spirits, and encourage
experimentation by learners.
Patience Wieland, Sedrick Sexton – San Jacinto College District
Desire to Control as a Global Threat
to Distance Education: Who, How,
and What
#txdla-220
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Admin
Presidio C
This presentation will discuss three major ways how the desire to
“control” is threatening today’s distance learning worldwide and outline how under each major threat there are conflicting and competing
paradigms at play. Educators will be urged to take an active role in
making the transition.
Yakut Gazi – Texas A&M University Central Texas
THURSDAY APRIL 21
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (continued)
Easy Techniques for Incorporating Web-Based
Tools in Online Instruction
#txdla-221
K-12, Higher Ed, Trainer, Curriculum
Crockett C/D
We have all heard the expression, “meet the students where they
are” but what does that mean and how do you do it? In this presentation we will look at different types of tools that can be used
by instructors to facilitate discovery-based learning and to enhance
student-to-student learning.
Michael Weston – University of Houston-Victoria
Engaging Science Lab Fieldtrips to Virtual Worlds
and Web 2.0
#txdla-222
K-12, Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin
Republic C
Emerging Technology
Attendees will learn how to use virtual worlds to investigate environmental problems. They will learn how to set-up pre-lab activities, to
work in world, and develop methods to use in the virtual world. We
will demonstrate how to use Web 2.0 tools for individual and group
lab objectives.
William Stowe, Nancy Carter – Kilgore College
Global Best Practices in Video-Enabled Blended
Learning: An Interactive Discussion
#txdla-224
Bonham D
The innovation occurring globally surrounding video-enabled blended
learning is worth examination as we see implementation across all
academic levels. What best practices have risen as we transform
the learning environment to meet ever-growing demands? Join us
as we uncover outcomes for the individual student, faculty, and our
institutions.
Marci Powell – Polycom, Inc. and USDLA
Instructor Feedback and Course Management
Tips
#txdla-225
K-12, Higher Ed
Republic A
Top 25 tips and strategies composed from experienced online
instructors to facilitate effective communications, motivate student
involvement and build community. Be prepared to contribute using
your Twitter account!
Connie Swiderski – Education Service Center, Region X
The Best of Both Worlds: Designing Effective
Hybrid Courses
#txdla-226
Higher Ed, Curriculum
George Bush Library Programming Impact: Civic
Literacy and Cultural Diversity
#txdla-223
Crockett A/B
The annual Distance Learning Reading Discovery Program and
Videoconference with Former First Lady Barbara Bush connects
through the ESC Region VI, TETN, and TTVN. Now the Education
Department offers free civic literacy, cultural diversity and literature
programs. A panel of experts explain details about participating and/
or emulating the distance learning program model.
Shirley Hammond – George HW Bush Presidential Library and
Museum
Carol Willis – Texas Education Telecommunications Network
Barbara Solow – Education Service Center, Region VI
Tony Hockenberry, M.Ed. – Texas A&M University
Travis A/B
How can you design hybrid courses that truly are the best of both
worlds? This session includes guidelines for effectively integrating
face-to-face and online learning. It explains how to avoid common
pitfalls and how to prevent or mitigate potential problems.
Sheree Webb – Tyler Junior College
The Road to Retention – Keeping Your Students
to Completion
#txdla-227
Bowie B
What can you do to retain your online students? There are millions of strategies out there, but which one do you use? Even more
importantly, how do you implement your plan with limited funding?
During this presentation, you will learn some tools to identify the
most effective retention strategies for your online student audience.
Strategies will focus on online course strategies as well as overall
program strategies for retention. Tools for tracking and identifying
the most successful strategies will be discussed.
Lisa Brown – Texas A&M University
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THURSDAY APRIL 21
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Engaging Students with Interactive
Video Communications
#txdla-228
Bowie A
As engaging students becomes increasingly difficult, research
shows a need to create learning environments where learners are
engaged in authentic tasks and offered significant opportunities to
develop knowledge to explore ideas and issues. Come explore
several strategies to create learning environments which engage
your students utilizing videoconferencing and telepresence.
Cheryl Hewett – Cisco Systems
GUARANTEED Student Success
with Pearson Virtual Learning
Powered by Florida Virtual School
#txdla-229
Mission B
Pearson Virtual Learning is excited to announce a money back
guarantee with our Global School Model. Use our courses and our
teachers to ensure student success.
Brian Resnick, Claudia Salinas – Pearson
Texas Consortium (TCET)
Membership Meeting
12:20 - 2:00 p.m.
Mission A
The TCET membership will meet to review new courseware products available and discuss further opportunities
for participation in a U.S. Department of Education FIPSE
grant that explores the concept of open courseware.
Becky Stinson – Dallas County Community College
District
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Integrating Technology, Content and
Services to Ensure Online
Learning Success
#txdla-230
Higher Ed, Admin
Bowie C
What if you could integrate your online learning environment
with engaging content, data analytics, and content management to
make better-informed decisions, drive student success, and build
stronger education programs, all within one learning platform?
Learn a new way of integrating disparate elements of an education
program in one learning environment.
Sylvia Herrera-Alaniz – Pearson
ROI of Online Collaboration:
Doing More with Less
#txdla-231
Higher Ed, Admin
Mission A
The ROI of online collaboration is really just a way of doing more
with less by embracing the power of education-focused collaborative technologies that will enable you to take your 21st century
learning environment from vision to reality. This presentation
focuses on how today’s educational institutions are investing in
online collaborative technologies to achieve their academic, administrative, and financial goals. In fact, these online collaboration solutions can have a strategic and immediate impact on campus-wide
academic operations, or the business of education.
Mick de los Santos, Doug Hyche – Blackboard Collaborate
Award Finalist
I-2-I Technologies
Quote from nomination:
“I-2-I Technologies has exhibited leadership and support
for TxDLA during the past several years. They are generous
with all types of support to the organization including contributing in-kind support as well as monetary support. All of I-2-I
employees are involved in TxDLA activities throughout the year.
I-2-I Technologies is also a Texas company that is fully vested
in serving TxDLA members with quality service and products.
Many members have shared stories of Chris Harmon and his
company going above and beyond to get distance learning solutions programmed and configured to ensure optimal end-user
experiences.”
THURSDAY APRIL 21
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
12:30 - 1:50 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Lone Star Ballroom
(2nd Floor)
Sponsored by
Alignment: What is It and What’s
the Big Deal?
#txdla-232
Crockett A/B
Designing distance education courses presents a unique set of
opportunities and challenges. Capitalizing on the opportunities and
addressing the challenges requires alignment between objectives,
instructional materials, and assessments. In this session, the presenter will discuss a case that illustrates why alignment is significant
and one way to facilitate alignment.
Yolanda Debose Columbus – Texas A&M University
Following the Yellow Brick Road
to Moodle?
#txdla-233
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov
Republic B
Moving from one Learning Management System to another is a
treacherous journey. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out,
flying monkeys come out of nowhere. Find out what Prairie View
A&M University has done and is doing to make this process as
smooth as possible.
Charlene Stubblefield – Prairie View A&M University
Thursday, April 21, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Join us for a historical tour of the
birthplace of Texas Independence – the Alamo.
Participants should arrive at least 20 minutes prior to the
scheduled tour time of 2:30 p.m. Plan on meeting at 2:05
p.m. in front of the Alamo Shrine and look for an Alamo
Greeter wearing a red vest. Then gather in the Calvary
Courtyard at 3:00 p.m. for an Alamo History talk. This is
something you don’t want to miss!
If you want to learn even more, you can visit the RiverCenter IMAX theater showing: Alamo – The Price of
Freedom. For more information, show times and prices
visit http://www.imax-sa.com/.
Game Design in Your Pajamas
#txdla-234
K-12
Mission B
Online high school students learn game design principles and programming using Multimedia Fusion 2.
Pamela Dooley – Northside Independent School District
Get the Skinny! Utilizing E-Rate Dollars
for Distance Learning Projects
#txdla-235
K-12, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Crockett C/D
Effectiviely utilizing E-rate dollars can potentially assist your school
or library in expanding access to many types of distance learning applications, videoconferencing equipment, and conferencing services.
Join us for an overview of the E-rate program, applicant and product
eligibility, and other valuable resources available to assist with E-rate
projects.
Vicki Allen – AT&T
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Supporting the Adoption and
Diffusion of Moodle in eXtension
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2:00 - 2:50 p.m. (continued)
Online Learning and the Tenure Process:
Can the Two Connect?
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Tech
#txdla-236
Higher Ed, Admin
Presidio C
Traditionally, universities have awarded promotion/tenure based
on subjective criteria developed by the granting institution and
disregarded credit for creating and teaching an online course. This
presentation focuses on the current standards for promotion/tenure
at Texas public universities and the role that an online course should
play in tenure/promotion process.
Lori Kupczynski, Linda Challoo – Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Angela Gibson – American Public University System
Standards-Based Videoconferencing
vs. Skype: The Showdown
#txdla-237
K-12, Tech
Bonham E
Emerging Technology
Which is better? LifeSize/Polycom/Tandberg or Skype? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of each type of videoconference technology? What are the appropriate educational uses of each? Come
join in a lively discussion of the different types of videoconferencing
tools and their uses in enriching K-12 education.
Janine Lim – Berrien RESA
(Subliminal) Groups,
Not Group Work
#txdla-239
#txdla-238
Travis A/B
A theory based approach to engaging students (without their
knowledge) into groups and collaborative activities using the “G”
word in your syllabus. Avoid the pain and suffering for both faculty
and students by using “Subliminal Groups” which evoke a positive
response from students but are below the conscious perception of
group work.
Jacob McBee – Dallas TeleLearning
Republic C
Texas Extension supports the adoption and diffusion of Moodle in the
national eXtension community. We offer webinars, online resources,
and helpdesk support to eXtension developers and teachers nationwide, and to clientele worldwide. Join us to hear about tools we are
using and steps we are taking to encourage the use of Moodle.
Jennifer Jahedkar – Texas Agrilife Extension
Taking It from Good…to Better…to Best in
Online Course Design
#txdla-240
K-12, Higher Ed, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Travis C/D
You have gathered high-quality content and activities, developed
authentic assessments and planned for human interaction. This
session will discuss instructional design issues commonly overlooked
when developing online course content. Theory and practice will be
combined in an informative way to provide participants with doable,
useable, and affordable solutions.
Linda Gillis – Education Service Center, Region IV
The Challenges and Benefits of Developing
Dual-Language Online Training
#txdla-241
Gov, Trainer, Admin, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Bowie C
This presentation will focus on the challenges and lessons learned
relating to the design, development and narration of a suite of duallanguage online courses. With the steady growth of the Spanishspeaking population in Texas, this timely presentation will help
prepare participants for the challenges and benefits of developing
dual-language training.
Aimee Smith, Shirley Thiessen – Texas Engineering Extension
Service
The Ripple Effect – How Video Impacts
Education
#txdla-242
K-12, Higher Ed, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Bowie A
Latest and Greatest
This session will feature several video solutions any school can implement to improve efficiency, faculty impact, and student productivity while reducing maintenance costs and creating a safer campus
environment.
Lance Ford – Cisco/TANDBERG
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THURSDAY APRIL 21
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2:00 - 2:50 p.m. (continued)
Training Skilled and Unskilled Workers
in an Immersive Virtual Learning
Environment
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
#txdla-243
Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer
Republic A
Research
This presentation reports on use of technology for training semiskilled highway maintenance workers. The use of virtual technologies promises to be an exciting new training method that increases
student engagement and subsequent knowledge transfer. The
research tested the use of an Immersive Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE) simulating real-world highway work zones.
Glynn Cavin – TTEC
Inviting the World into Your
Classroom Through Interactive
Videoconferencing
#txdla-244
Bonham D
Videoconferencing can expand the walls of the classroom – take
students where they might not be able to go and learn with people they may never meet in person. Students use these technologies in their everyday lives, so bringing them into the classroom is
an effective, fun way to engage students.
Elaine Shuck, Frank Crone – Polycom
Taking Your Online Content from
Zero to Interactive with
SoftChalk
#txdla-245
Bowie B
Learn how to make your online content engaging, interactive and professional looking with SoftChalk! This session will
demonstrate how easy it is to take static content from a Word
document or PowerPoint presentation and make it interactive
by including learning activities, quizzes and media (sound, video,
YouTube videos, etc.).
Shelia Cunningham-Hodge – SoftChalk
HANDS-ON SESSIONS
2:00 - 3:50 p.m.
79 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools You May Have
Missed
#txdla-246
Bonham C
Latest and Greatest
Discover how teachers and school leaders locate and create readyto-use Web applications, lessons, quizzes, rubrics for the benefit
of learning new skills. Utilize valuable professional development
resources, creativity tools, problem solving resources, fun and creative experiments and collaboration connections, to make learning
even more fun for you and your students.
Integration of Innovative Concept-Based
Learning for Nursing Students Using
E-Learning Techniques and High
Fidelity Simulation
#txdla-247
K-12, Higher Ed, Curriculum
Bonham B
This presentation explores a significant reformation in our nursing students by demonstrating concept-based learning with an
increased level of clinical judgments through e-learning techniques
and high fidelity simulations. The innovation matrix model enfolds
concept-based integrated curriculum with e-learning techniques,
high fidelity simulation as clinical support and faculty as partners.
Aparna Shrivastava, Linda Dune – University of HoustonVictoria
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THURSDAY APRIL 21
Iconology Loves Technology at the Amon Carter
Museum, Part II
#txdla-252
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
15 Must Have Web Tools for Teachers
#txdla-248
Travis C/D
This presentation will provide 15 essential Web 2.0 tools for teachers. These Web 2.0 tools are free and valuable to teachers and
students. The presenters will show examples of these Web tools in
education and provide suggestions on how these tools can be integrated into online teaching and learning environments.
Steve Yuen – The University of Southern Mississippi
Patrivan Yuen – William Carey University
A&M System Course Exchange
Program
#txdla-249
Presidio C
The Texas A&M University System is sharing courses through the
Course Exchange Program (CEP) collaborative. The purpose of the
CEP is to provide a central location for A&M System students to take
online academic courses between system institutions. The CEP is
modeled after the Virtual College of Texas.
Sheri Pappas – The Texas A&M University System
Charlene Stubblefield – Prairie View A&M University
Jan Brott – Texas A&M University-Kingsville
#txdla-250
Republic A
With the growth of Web 2.0 tools, faculty are being encouraged to
integrate technology into their classrooms. Are you prepared for the
challenge? This session will discuss the development and fielding of
a faculty-training program about Web 2.0 tools and their integration
into active-learning classrooms.
Richard Leslie, Fred Hills – McLennan Community College
Going Global with 21st Century Teaching
and Learning
Bowie C
Can the Learning Management System be used to deliver training?
What media should one use? How do you measure course completion? Did it work? This session looks at the variety of problems
and solutions one university experienced when designing a training
module for campus-wide distribution.
Susan Fulgham – West Texas A&M University
Moodle Mania – Creating Online Professional
Development that Works
#txdla-254
Republic B
If you have ever wondered how to move staff development online,
this session is for you. This session will guide participants in developing and facilitating online staff development in the Moodle environment. A sample Moodle course will be shared with participants along
with an Online Learning Course Design Checklist.
Diana Benner – Dallas Independent School District
Pointless Weight Watchers: Making
Rubrics Meaningful with Weighted
Grading Schemes
#txdla-255
#txdla-251
Crockett A/B
Imagine an online classroom of 25 students, each from a different
school, from communities around the world, coming together to
share and participate in courses or projects that inspire them. Drawing on examples from online and face-to-face classrooms, this session
will demonstrate the power of learning in a global setting.
Colleen Worrell – VHS, Inc.
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Lessons Learned in Designing an Online Campus#txdla-253
Wide Lab Safety Course
Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Equipping Faculty for the Web 2.0
Classroom
Bonham D
Join iconology (study of images and their interpretation) and technology to improve on-line or in-class instruction. Part II goes beyond
an awareness of the museum’s technology-based resources to
demonstrate effective strategies for teaching any content with art.
Receive an image CD and learn how to teach students to “think with
pictures!”
Nancy Strickland, Katherine Moloney – Amon Carter Museum
Republic C
Assessment
Isn’t 300 points out of 1000 the same as 30%? The technical
answer and the notion that a points-approach makes for easy math
have fueled the widespread use of points in the design of assessment schemes. There are some important reasons why adopting a
weights-based system may be a better and easier solution.
Christopher Johnson – Texas Woman’s University
THURSDAY APRIL 21
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3:00 - 3:50 p.m. (continued)
Quickly Produce Videos with Microsoft Movie
Maker
#txdla-256
Crockett C/D
Videos are not just for entertainment, but are useful for instructional
purposes. Broadcasting videos over the Web is an amazing phenomenon because it is easy. Learn to use Windows Movie Maker to
capture video and make simple edits. Learn how to make your video
available to your learners.
Bruce Niebuhr, Mary Jo Urbani, Virginia Niebuhr –
University of Texas Medical Branch
Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN):
Addressing Accessible Online
Learning
#txdla-257
Travis A/B
TxVSN is addressing accessibility for online courses. We will share
where we started, our challenges, and our plans for making our
courses accessible for all students.
Debbie Vincent – Education Service Center, Region X
Brent Bakken – Texas Virtual School Network
YouTubing Orientation Support
#txdla-258
Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Bowie B
This presentation will present information on how Lamar State
College-Orange moved from a face-to-face orientation to an online
orientation in a virtual space that is frequented by today’s students –
the YouTube.
Sribhagyam Srinivasan, Jim Ellis – Lamar State College-Orange
Afternoon Break
3:50 - 4:10 p.m.
Exhibit Hall and
2nd, 3rd, and 4th Floor Lobby Areas
3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Creating a Videoconference
Project and Finding Partners
#txdla-259
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Admin, Curriculum
Bowie A
Are you interested in the process behind creating a videoconferencing project and then finding partners to do it with you?
Then please join us as we work through some considerations
and steps in putting a project together and then the resources
available to help you find partners.
Kenneth Conn, Jr. – Data Projections, Inc.
K-12 Videoconferencing:
Creating Campus Champions
to Support Teachers
#txdla-260
K-12
Bonham E
Do you have under utilized videoconferencing equipment? Are
you looking for ways to increase K-12 campus and district usage?
Join Whirlidurb staff and members to learn realistic and practical
applications for curriculum videoconferencing. Hear from the
largest and smallest districts in Texas as they share their success.
Roxanne Glaser – Whirlidurb
LifeSize in the 21st Century
Class “Room”
#txdla-261
K-12, Higher Ed, Admin, Tech
Mission A
LifeSize provides teachers and students the industry’s highest
quality and best-in-class solutions for videoconferencing and
content management. LifeSize enables educators to communicate via videoconference as well as stream+record+publish
content in HD at the lowest industry price point. LifeSize
provides state of the art technology in and out of the classroom;
moving from the room to address mobility. We are modeling a
21st century class “room” which really requires no room at all.
Please join us for an interactive discussion as we present a full
end to end suite of solutions for our TxDLA participants; we are
most excited to present to you “LifeSize Video Center” which
provides HD streaming, recording, and content-on-demand
with unrivaled value and usability.
Jennifer Hicks, Brian Posey, Jim Goodyear – LifeSize
Sponsored by
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THURSDAY APRIL 21
Effectiveness of Online Mastery Quizzes in a
Hybrid Biology Course
#txdla-266
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
4:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Accessible Online Learning
Higher Ed, Admin
#txdla-262
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Tech, Curriculum
Bowie B
The proliferation of online learning greatly benefits some students
with disabilities, but creates a barrier to others. This presentation
provides you with the knowledge and simple tools to proactively
make online information accessible, helping prevent the last minute
scramble to adapt materials after a student with a disability enrolls.
Beth Case, Roseanna Davidson – Texas Tech University
Building Teaching Sites to Share History Around
the Globe
#txdla-263
Bonham B
Using an NEH Teaching Development Fellowship, I have created an
online, dynamic teaching database that is integrated into my World
Civilizations course. I will show how to envision, design, build, fund
and use such a site in an online classroom and also use it to interact
with students/teachers worldwide.
Laura Wood – Tarrant County College Northwest Campus
Computer Security – Learn Easy, Free Digital
Signatures, E-Mail Encryption
#txdla-264
Bowie C
Latest and Greatest
Each passing day we become more and more vulnerable to all forms
of attacks to our computers and to our privacy. Unencrypted e-mail
can be intercepted, examined, changed or deleted. Learn how to
protect the electronic communications between yourself and your
students! We’ll explore the free and easy-to-use resources available.
Robert Tchoryk – San Jacinto College-South
Culture Shock: Lessons from Year One of Online
Certification Programs
#txdla-265
Travis A/B
Our teaching and learning center launched two online certification
programs to address concerns over online course quality. The CETL
experienced “culture shocks” encompassing challenges and successes
with administration and faculty. We will provide an overview of
our programs, share our experiences through year one, and discuss
strategies for engaging constituents.
Arturo Ozuna, Amy Collier – Texas Wesleyan University
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Republic C
Research
This study determined how online mastery quizzes affected lecture
grades and test averages. Students were surveyed to determine the
effect on class preparation and using mastery quizzing. The study
determined that mastery of all of the online quizzes significantly
increased the exam and course performance.
William Stowe – Kilgore College
Engaging Distance Students with Synchronous
Interaction
#txdla-267
Crockett A/B
This presentation will highlight the different ways that distance faculty
can engage students in learning and discussion in a synchronous environment. Choosing appropriate learning activities for different learning outcomes is key. Tools within Blackboard™ LMS and third-party
that help connect instructors and students will be discussed.
Nirisha Garimella, Donna Scott-Tilley – Texas Woman’s
University
Grand Opening – Texas Virtual School Network
Professional Development Center
#txdla-268
K-12, Admin
Republic A
Introducing the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN)Professional
Development Center, for all educators involved in TxVSN. A customizable way to experience professional development the way you
want it. Choose from webinars, online tutorials, media and internet
resources, collaborations and readiness considerations focusing
explicitly on the Texas online learning community needs.
Connie Swiderski – Education Service Center, Region X
Award Finalist
Lori Colwill
Dallas Independent School District
“Lori is the Distance Learning Coordinator in Dallas ISD. Her commitment to
distance learning is evident in her continuing learning and advancement of local
and national projects. She is always willing to share with others
and teach others about the newest aspects of video conferencing. Lori is the project manager for the nationally recognized
Weather Buddies collaboration designed to teach students in
grades K-1 about weather and seasons using real-time interactions and data collection. This project connects DISD students
with classes in Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Alberta,
and British Columbia.”
THURSDAY APRIL 21
Supporting Student Success:
Best Practices
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
4:00 - 4:50 p.m. (continued)
#txdla-272
Tech
Jumpstarting Quality Online Programs:
Using THECB “Principles” and
“Quality Matters”
#txdla-269
Higher Ed, Admin, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Republic B
In conjunction with offering its first fully online programs in the Fall
2011 semester, Texas A&M University Central Texas has planned an
aggressive quality implementation program. Results of a baseline
survey using the THECB “Principles of Good Practice” and plans for
converting to the nationally recognized “Quality Matters” rubric will
be presented.
Barbara Altman, Yakut Gazi – Texas A&M University Central
Texas
Lecturing in Learner-Centered Teaching:
Strategies for Effective Online
Instruction
#txdla-270
Bonham D
This presentation will examine what often appears to be paradoxical:
lectures in a learner-centered teaching. Can one who advocates the
learner-centered teaching approach still use lecture methodology in
online instruction? The hybrid model that Southwestern Assemblies
of God University has developed will be presented and discussed.
Charles Wilson – Southwestern Assemblies of God University
PD in HD: Learning “Virtually” Anywhere Using
an IVC Studio
#txdla-271
K-12, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Bonham E
Come experience for yourself how one school district is providing professional development and innovative content programs for
teachers and students using a state-of-the-art IVC studio.
Jennifer Wivagg – Comal Independent School District
Presidio C
The Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) set an expectation that
all participating schools would mentor and monitor students as a
means to support student success. Learn how schools of various
sizes and varying demographics created their own definitions of mentoring, and ways to support student success creatively and efficiently.
Laura Hodges – Texas Virtual School Network
Award Finalist
Lance Zimmerman
Texas State Technical College (Retired)
“Lance has always been a strong advocate
for TxDLA and for all the benefits that
it provides to members. Through the
past several years he has served on the
Texas Association of Community College’s eLearning Council as well as the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board’s Distance Education Advisory committee.
While working with both groups Lance worked hard to ensure
that TxDLA remained visible in the Distance Learning community. Lance has served for years on TxDLA’s Board of Directors
as the technical/vocational representative and has also served on
TxDLA’s Executive Partnership Council. He has also faithfully
attended TxDLA’s annual conference as well as the Fall Leadership Workshop each year.”
Award Finalist
Lisa Tomsio
EAMI
“Lisa has become the heart and soul
of TxDLA. Lisa’s contributions go far
beyond her duties as our manager. She
puts her all into everything she does
for TxDLA. Lisa has assumed a critical
role of helping plan each year’s Fall Leadership Workshop, and
supports the president in any way she can. She does not just
provide backend support, she’s right in the middle of things (as a
TxDLA member) working to see that everything reflects well on
TxDLA. Lisa also goes above and beyond with former TxDLA
leaders to keep us apprised of ways that we can help and support TxDLA. Lisa is a KEY reason that TxDLA is successful right
now.”
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THURSDAY APRIL 21
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
4:00 - 4:50 p.m. (continued)
The Cloud Classroom: Practical Use of Online
Apps for Education
#txdla-273
Crockett C/D
Technology continues to evolve, leading to frustration when educators are trying to stay up-to-date with a limited budget. One
classroom solution is found in cloud computing … which offers free
application software, remote data storage, and the ability to easily
share information across a variety of different devices and platforms.
Holle England, Kevin Brown, Troy Williamson – Texas State
Technical College
Vushi: Where Education and Virtual Worlds
Collide
#txdla-274
4:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Review, Recycle and Renew:
Content to Reinforce Your
Learning Outcomes
#txdla-276
Higher Ed, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Bowie A
A good course is only good for so long. Scheduling a review
cycle to look over your course and recycle outdated material is
a good plan. To renew, Dallas TeleLearning provides high-quality
content that can easily be added to your course – reinforcing
your learning outcomes while engaging the student.
Becky Stinson – Dallas TeleLearning/Dallas County Community College District
Jake McBee – Dallas County Community College District
Travis C/D
Coupling virtual world technology with learning networks benefits
faculty and students engaging in experiential and simulated distance
learning opportunities. Join the Vushi team in the demonstration of
new technologies in the exciting field of virtual world education.
Janyth Ussery, Chris Gibson – Vushi and Texas State Technical
College
Web 2.0 to the Rescue
#txdla-275
K-12, Curriculum
Bonham C
Uncover exciting Web 2.0 tools (free) that can be incorporated into
lessons, activities and student based projects. These tech tools are
engaging and fun for students and easy for teachers to use. See the
top pick tools and leave with ideas, lesson plans, etc. to take back to
the classroom for immediate implementation.
Kelli Erwin – Pasadena Independent School District
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Virtual College of Texas (VCT)
Coordinator’s Meeting
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mission B
This special meeting offers a quick overview of current VCT projects and initiatives. It’s also an opportunity for coordinators to share ideas and interact
with VCT colleagues throughout the state. VCT
Coordinators are the specific target audience, but it
is open to others who hold interest in VCT.
Ron Thomson – Director, Virtual College of Texas
THURSDAY APRIL 21
TxDLA Executive Partnership Council
and Board of Director’s Workshop
with Jonah Lehrer
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mission A
This interactive workshop will focus on common decisionmaking flaws, from loss aversion to mental accounting, and
what can be done to avoid them.
Jonah Lehrer
Annual Meeting of the
ESC Distance Learning Coordinators
5:00 p.m.
Tre Trattoria (located in the Fairmont Hotel)
401 S. Alamo, San Antonio Texas, 78205
Phone (210)-223-0401
This is a closed session of the Distance Learning
Coordinators at the Education Service Centers.
All attendees involved with distance learning at the
ESC’s are invited to participate.
Carol Willis – Texas Education Telecommunication
Network
Sponsored by
Open Night to Visit the
Streets of San Antonio
Thursday, April 21
Immerse yourself in the culture of
San Antonio by exploring all the city has to
offer!
Grab some friends and head out to visit the
numerous museums, restaurants, and sites of San
Antonio. You are steps away from the famous San
Antonio Riverwalk, one of the most visited places
in all of Texas, as well as the popular El Mercado,
the Majestic Theater, and the Alamo (to name a
few) all located downtown. The surrounding area
has over four historical missions, the largest Natural Bridge Caverns, not to mention the famous Sea
World and Fiesta Texas theme parks to enjoy.
As a special service to attendees, please look in
your conference registration materials for a small
“Show Us Your Badge!” pamphlet listing restaurants and establishments in San Antonio that offer
a discount if you present your official conference badge at the time of order. Please note the
discount may not be valid with other offers or
discounts and limited to the size of the group. So
… take your TxDLA Conference badge with you
and mention “Show Us Your Badge” on this night
in order to take advantage of these discounts!
There isn't much you can't find in
San Antonio. So enjoy the worldly sights
and sounds of San Antonio!
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FRIDAY OVERVIEW
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Internet Cafe Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Book Signing with Jonah Lehrer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Floor Lobby
10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Can You Hear Me Now? Effective Voice-Over in eLearning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
Enriching Online Learning with Universal Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Giving Dyslexic Students a Second Life in Online Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidio C
Hands Around the World: Distance Learning Projects – Explore, Engage, Enrich, Empower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
iCafe – A New Approach to Staff Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
In the Beginning: Creating the First Day of Class Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
K-12 Music Distance Learning at Manhattan School of Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
Meeting the Standards: Meeting iNACOL National Standards for Online Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
Online Teaching and Learning: Policy, Cost and Quality Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Using Educational Computer Games for Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Visionality: Finally! Desktop Video That Works with Everything and is Affordable!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
Tegrity: Improve Student Outcomes with Tegrity’s Cloud-Based Lecture Capture Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Knewton, Inc.: Keeping High-Risk Students on Track to Graduation with Adaptive Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission A
Polycom, Inc.: The Exciting Past, Present, and Future of Telepresence and Unified Communications. . . . . . . . Bowie A
10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Hands-On Sessions
Join Us for a FREE Fiesta. A ThinkFinity Fiesta!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham B
Off-the-Chart-Success: Using Web Conferencing to Achieve Extraordinary Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Biology for Non-Science Majors I: A Statewide Online Initiative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Celebrate Success – The Confluence of Student and Faculty Cultures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Contrasts in Cultures – Resources for Diversity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Deciding on a New LMS: An Inclusive RFP and Decision-Making Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
eLearning for a 21st Century Learning Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
Enriching Your Curriculum with Content Provider Expertise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
Going Green for Freshman Assessment and Distance Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Insuring Non-Discriminatory Course Design and Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Mentor2Mentor: Training for DL Sustainability with Limited Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidio C
One Size Does Not Fit All – Different Ways to Design a Moodle Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
Surviving the Convergence of Large Enrollments and Quality Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
LoudCloud: A Next Generation Learning Experience, Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission A
Spectrum Industries, Inc.: Furniture for a Distance Learning Classroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
VBrick: Video Delivered to Your Classroom and Beyond Using Technology from VBrick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission B
Texas A&M University: Virtual Instructor Certification Program: What VICP Can Do for You . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall and Internet Cafe Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
12:30 - 1:50 p.m.
Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit Hall - Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor)
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General Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Ballroom (4th Floor)
FRIDAY OVERVIEW
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Alamo Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Central Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
Coastal Bend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
East Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Far West Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Gulf Coast Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
North Central Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
North Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Rio Grande Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
West Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Analyze, Create, and Evaluate (ACE) Rapid Course Design for Distance Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
Best Practices: Organization and Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Blend Learning to Engage and Achieve Enhanced Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Blended Learning: Strategies for Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
Creating a Course in Blackboard 9.1 for the Complete Neophyte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
Digital Citizenship and Footprints in the Digital Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Fun From a Distance!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
Incorporating Google Docs in Distance Learning Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Providing Writing Center Assistance Online to All Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Putting My Two Cents in: Using Voicethread for Collaborative Discussions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Save Millions of Dollars with Interactive Videoconferencing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
The Texas Virtual School Network Dual Credit Pilot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
Top 10 Lessons Learned: Five Years of 26-week Faculty Training Academies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidio C
4:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Designing, Producing, and Presenting Interactive Videoconferences for Younger Learners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
Digital Design: Building Your Own Virtual School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
Dual Perspectives on Facebook and YouTube: Viewpoints from an Administrator and Faculty Member. . . . . Travis C/D
e-Communication: Creating and Teaching Communication Courses Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham B
Effective Online Instructional Competencies as Perceived by Faculty and Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Enhancing Teacher Education: A Journey of Technology Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Experiments Through Ustream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission B
HELP, I’m a High School Student in an Online Course!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
HTML5 – Now or Later?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Information Security: Current Threats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
iRTI: Response to Intervention Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Merlot: Celebrate a Rich, Flavorful Resource. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
Saving the Life of a Virtual Soldier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
So Many Papers, So Little Time: Exploiting Plagiarism Software for Validating, Teaching, and Grading. . . . . . . . Travis A/B
Using Project Share for Hybrid Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Special Session
Get Involved! Be a Part of the 2012 TxDLA Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission A
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Dinner and Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Ballroom (4th Floor)
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
The following are restaurants located in the hotel and within walking distance
that you may wish to visit for breakfast.
•Achiote Restaurant (in the hotel) - Opens at 6:30 am and buffet is $18.95/
per person (wear your badge and mention the “Show Your Badge” for a
15% discount)
Internet Cafe Open
in Exhibit Hall
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
Sponsored by
GENERAL SESSION
9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Texas Ballroom
Welcome
Oscar Hernandez
Presentation of Awards
Don Foshee Award for
Outstanding TxDLA Leadership
Outstanding Commitment to
TxDLA
Keynote Speaker
Jonah Lehrer
Charlotte Stallings
Motivational
Videoconferencing
UnitsSpeaker
sponsored by
General Session Projector
sponsored by
Jonah Lehrer
Jonah Lehrer – hailed as “an important new thinker” by The
Los Angeles Times – is the author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and the instant bestseller, How We Decide. Captivating, accessible, and never dull, he talks about how we make
decisions – and how we can make better decisions. “Lehrer
ingeniously weaves neuroscience, sports, war, psychology, and politics into a fascinating tale of human decision making,” says Dan
Ariely (Predictably Irrational). “He makes us much wiser.”
Lehrer, 27, has been called “something of a popular science
prodigy,” by The New York Times, a man of “considerable
talents.” A graduate of Columbia University with a degree in neuroscience, Jonah Lehrer
studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar where he received his Master’s Degree
in 20th century literature and philosophy.
Lehrer is a contributing editor at Wired Magazine and National Public Radio’s Radio Lab.
He has also written for The New Yorker, Nature, The New York Times, and The Wall
Street Journal.
Book Signing with Jonah Lehrer

Immediately following the General Session
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Lobby Area outside of the Texas Ballroom
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
FRIDAY APRIL 22
Hands Around the World: Distance
Learning Projects – Explore, Engage,
Enrich, Empower
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
Can You Hear Me Now? Effective Voice-Over in
eLearning
#txdla-301
Gov, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Republic C
While a wealth of “do-it-yourself” tools allow for rapid eLearning
development, a focus on professional and effective training must
be maintained. Citing recent examples from their own eLearning
projects, Aimee and Kathy will share their challenges, lessons learned
and best practices for effectively incorporating voice-over into online
training.
Aimee Smith, Thiessen, Shirley – Texas Engineering Extension
Service (TEEX)
#txdla-304
Travis C/D
Prepare students to meet the demands of the global community and
engage them in mastering core curriculum skills. Projects are models
for driving education change and transforming educational institutions into model learning environments, using collaboration tools.
Students explore the cornerstones of media – research, technology,
and literature – through minds-on, hands-on learning.
iCafe – A New Approach to Staff
Development
#txdla-305
K-12, Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Enriching Online Learning with
Universal Design
#txdla-302
Crockett A/B
Online and hybrid education is exploding. Join us as we identify and
address online learning needs of disabled students to increase access
and engagement for all. View the flexible approach to curriculum
design that offers learners full and equal opportunities to learn. Faculty strategies and resources will be shared.
Cindy Smith, Jana Brown – University of Texas at Tyler
Giving Dyslexic Students a Second Life
in Online Learning
Republic A
With growing numbers of staff and technology, learn how Lamar
County Independent School District (LCISD) rolled out the iCafe
webpage, a one stop solution for new ideas, updates on technology,
support materials, and community. See how LCISD leveraged this
technology to maximize our limited personnel and make our face-toface time more valuable.
Chad Jones, Chris Nilsson – Lamar County Independent School
District
In the Beginning: Creating the First
Day of Class Online
#txdla-306
#txdla-303
Presidio C
Research
Students with dyslexia have different cognitive styles and learning needs than many students without dyslexia, especially in online
classes. In this study, we attempted to create a course design in
Second Life to meet the needs of these students. In this session, we
will present our findings from the study.
Mary Dziorny – The University of Texas at Dallas
Crockett C/D
Organizing a first-day online experience is challenging for faculty who
may never meet their classes face-to-face. It can be overwhelming to
simultaneously convey logistical information and foster student interest in the course. We will highlight four pedagogically-sound ways to
structure activities and introductory materials for an interactive and
enthusiastic start.
Leslie Lindsey – Texas Woman’s University
K-12 Music Distance Learning at Manhattan
School of Music
#txdla-307
K-12, Higher Ed, Admin, Curriculum
Bonham D
Manhattan School of Music instituted a groundbreaking distance
learning program in 1996 – the first at a music conservatory – and
has since been devoted to exploring the use of videoconference
technology for music education. This presentation introduces our
offerings and innovations in this field as we strive to reach students
worldwide.
Juliana Han – Manhattan School of Music
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:30 - 11:20 a.m. (continued)
Meeting the Standards: Meeting iNACOL National
Standards for Online Courses
#txdla-308
K-12, Higher Ed, Tech, Curriculum
Travis A/B
This presentation will give a quick overview of the iNACOL National
Standards for online courses and best practices on designing a course
that meets each one of them. This presentation will highlight problematic areas where courses usually are deficient and provide ideas
to help bring them up to standard.
Sara Baltunis, Brent Bakken – Texas Virtual School Network and
Education Service Center, Region X
Online Teaching and Learning: Policy, Cost and
Quality Considerations
#txdla-309
Award Finalist
John Knue
Baylor University
“When John does something, he puts his
heart into it. Involved in TxDLA since
1997, he’s dedicated countless hours just
as he’s done as a volunteer fireman and
in city government. Seven years ago he
organized a “First-Timers” session to welcome new members
and continued to host this popular session for six years. John
has served on the board for six years (two years as an At-Large
member and four as secretary). As secretary, his commitment to
keeping accurate records has benefited not only Board Chairs,
but also presidents who depend on ready-access to past actions.
The model of commitment, John has never been afraid to suggest something because it might be hard work and he’s always
been the first to volunteer.”
Bowie B
A growing number of schools offer online courses for students.
Whether core content, electives or AP, successful implementation of
online programs requires clear planning, policy and active promotion.
The focus of this session will be to inform administrators of best
practices in online program implementation, policy, cost and quality
considerations.
Using Educational Computer Games
for Classes
#txdla-310
Republic B
This presentation will show you how to look for, find and use educational computer games within a class. A way to search online for
existing educational computer games will be shown, and an example
mathematics course with game components will be presented in an
LMS.
Carol Redfield – St. Mary’s University, WebStudy
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Award Finalist
Center for Learning Enhancement,
Assessment and Redesign at
The University of North Texas
“The University of North Texas Center
for Learning Enhancement, Assessment,
and Redesign (CLEAR) is on a journey to
create changes in both students and faculty
by transforming large enrollment undergraduate courses using
a specific mix of instructional strategies and delivery format (including small group experiential learning; a media rich, interactive
online environment; and large group lecture). NextGen engages
faculty and enables them to design, apply, and assess innovative
instructional techniques in their courses. The NextGen process
is a carefully choreographed series of events through which
NextGen Faculty Fellows are trained, nurtured, and mentored as
they navigate the redesign process. NextGen students learn in a
challenging and diverse online and face-to-face environment and
more often than not, they develop a positive attitude toward the
academic subject.”
FRIDAY APRIL 22
10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
Finally! Desktop Video That
Works with Everything and
is Affordable!
#txdla-311
Keeping High-Risk Students on
Track to Graduation with
Adaptive Learning
#txdla-313
Higher Ed, Admin, Tech
Bonham E
Mirial ClearSea is a breakthrough in desktop videoconferencing
that we have all been waiting for! It is server based and connects
easily to both traditional H.323 systems like Polycom and Tandberg
as well as newer SIP based systems. Firewalls are not a problem
either with a built-in gateway. Come see a demo!
Willard Barnett – Visionality
Brice Drogosch – Mirial
Mission A
Knewton and ASU have partnered to develop and deploy a
Knewton-based customized, fully-adaptable instructional platform
designed to improve the university’s success rate in developmental
learning in math. The Knewton adaptivity engine that ASU will
utilize represents a significant technological advance in education.
Chris Rosenbaum, Jose Ferreira – Knewton, Inc.
Improve Student Outcomes with
Tegrity’s Cloud-Based Lecture
Capture Service
The Exciting Past, Present, and
Future of Telepresence and
Unified Communications
#txdla-312
Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Bowie C
Tegrity Campus, the only Cloud-Based Lecture Capture solution,
makes class time available all the time by automatically recording,
storing and indexing every class on campus – without the need to
install any hardware or software in classrooms. Come learn how
Tegrity Campus is making an impact in leading institutions across
the nation.
Bryan Arvison – Tegrity
#txdla-314
Bowie A
Polycom’s “Team Texas” will present a brief historical overview,
address the present and discuss the future of Telepresence and
Unified Communications.
Eric Dodd, John Dunkelberger – Polycom, Inc.
HANDS-ON SESSIONS
10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Join Us for a FREE Fiesta.
A ThinkFinity Fiesta!
#txdla-315
K-12
Bonham B
K-12 educators! Are you looking for a FREE online resource that
contains thousands of lesson plans and student materials for every
core subject? Look no further! Verizon Foundation has partnered
with the nation’s leading educational organizations to provide you
with tens of thousands of FREE educational resources.
Brenda Quintanilla – Crosby Independent School District
Off-the-Chart Success: Using Web
Conferencing to Achieve
Extraordinary Results
#txdla-316
Bonham C
If you want to capture participant’s attention, engage their minds,
and achieve your learning objectives, you must do more than
display a slick presentation. Join us for a hands-on session as we
explore a variety of techniques and tools – as well as provide
examples – for you to use web-conferencing to facilitate your
online and hybrid classes.
Jeff Kurtz – Texas A&M University-College Station
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
Deciding on a New LMS: An Inclusive RFP and
Decision-making Process
#txdla-320
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Admin
Biology for Non-Science Majors I: A Statewide
Online Initiative
#txdla-317
Higher Ed, Admin, Tech, Curriculum
Bowie C
This project involves development of an online biology course for
non-science majors, easily customized with a fluid navigational design.
The course will be available free to all Texas community colleges.
The course includes interactive online lessons with lab demonstration
videos and supplementary material to support a customized wet lab
kit.
Jennifer Baggett, Grace Rutherford – Dallas County Community
College District
Bowie B
With Blackboard Vista soon to be “end-of-life”, The University of
Texas at Dallas has recently undergone selection of a new learning
management system. In this presentation we will describe what we
call our “inclusive” process for the request for proposals and for the
final determination of the LMS. We will also share our timeline for
training and implementation.
Rhonda Blackburn, Christine Salmon – The University of Texas
at Dallas
eLearning for a 21st Century Learning
Environment
#txdla-321
Celebrate Success – The Confluence of Student
and Faculty Cultures
#txdla-318
Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Tech
Republic B
In this panel discussion, we will discuss the confluence of faculty and
students to ensure successful online teaching and learning experiences. We will spotlight how we flow faculty through our training,
certification, and ongoing support process. Participants will interact
by asking questions related to a successful teaching and learning
culture.
Janet Kamps, Laura Osborne, Lani Draper, Andra Floyd –
Stephen F. Austin State University
Republic C
Emerging Technology
Teaching curriculum geared towards 21st Century learning is challenging for all educators. Because of various mandates, schools need
alternative methodologies to help all students learn. Come and see
how 170 Ohio school districts are using eLearning, aligned 100%
to Ohio’s Academic Content Standards, to prepare a 21st Century
workforce.
Maribeth Arlia, Wendy Hanasky – Jefferson County Educational
Service Center
Enriching Your Curriculum with Content Provider
Expertise
#txdla-322
Contrasts in Cultures – Resources
for Diversity
#txdla-319
Higher Ed
Crockett C/D
Equity and diversity in thinking, writing, and speaking is a challenge
when your first language is not English and you did not grow up in the
United States. What is the effect on teaching and learning and what
opportunities are created when cross-cultural issues are considered
in the university community?
Stephany Compton – Texas Woman’s University
Bonham E
Music, math, science, language, history; it doesn’t matter what our
subject area. Through videoconferencing, we as educators, can
greatly enrich our curriculum through connecting with content
providers. In this session, we will explore programs available from
content providers worldwide and interact with several of them for a
deeper dive.
Marci Powell – Polycom, Inc.
Going Green for Freshman Assessment and
Distance Learning
#txdla-323
Crockett A/B
Assessment
This presentation will show how the use of Blackboard, Qwizdom
(student/audience response system), LibGuides, and PowerPoint
allows the student to learn and retain information using various
learning styles. These systems, allow educators to create charts and
graphs from assessment gathered in these classes.
Victoria Lynn Packard –Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (continued)
Insuring Non-discriminatory Course Design and
Delivery
#txdla-324
K-12, Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Republic A
The Office for Civil Rights has announced that it will be paying
increased attention to online courses to insure there isn’t discrimination in access. This session will address the basic course design and
facilitation issues that will help to protect all the individuals and insure
appropriate and legal access.
Raymond Rose – Rose & Smith Associates
Mentor2Mentor: Training for DL Sustainability
with Limited Resources
#txdla-325
Award Finalist
Chris Hankla
Education Service Center, Region 7
“Chris is the Videoconference Specialist
at Region 7 ESC. He has been innovative
in providing meaningful videoconference content state-wide. Working in
partnership with CTE, Chris established
a Careers Program that provides information to students on a
variety of job opportunities. Representatives from the community come to ESC7 and talk to students through videoconferencing about their business and the different types of job
opportunities that are available. The guest speakers address the
importance of education and the subjects as they relate to the
jobs in their field. Students have opportunities to ask the guest
presenter questions. This programming is also delivered across
the TETN network.
Trainer, Admin, Tech
Presidio C
Tight budgets and increased demand for online courses require
new methods for training faculty new to online instructional design
and delivery. Panelists will present and share their experiences on
Mentor2Mentor, a training program that utilizes the expertise of inhouse faculty to support the development and sustainability of online
education.
Gina Cano-Monreal, Robert Grant, Janie Santoy, Michael Gay,
Valerie Terry – Texas State Technical College Harlingen
One Size Does Not Fit All – Different Ways to
Design a Moodle Course
#txdla-326
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Travis C/D
Moodle has a structure, sure, but there is still room for creativity
when designing and developing in it. Do learners need a sequential environment or a non-linear one? Does the content lend itself
to scenarios? Join us to hear of different ways to design and see
examples of eXtension moodle courses.
Jennifer Jahedkar – Texas Agrilife Extension
Award Finalist
George Bush
Presidential Library &
Museum
“The Bush Library is unique among the Presidential Libraries for
providing K-12 distance learning programs that specifically foster
the love of reading, civic literacy and understanding cultural diversity. Over the past four years, the Bush Library has partnered
with the Texas Education Service Centers to offer a one-hour
program where Former First Lady Barbara Bush reads a book
and then answers questions from elementary students. Every
student watching the program received a copy of the book.
Over 78,000 students participating in the Reading Discovery
programs have received their own copy of the book read by
Mrs. Bush. This program exists today because of the vision and
commitment of Shirley Hammond, Education Director, and her
department at the Bush Library.”
Surviving the Convergence of Large Enrollments
and Quality Courses
#txdla-327
K-12, High Ed, Gov, Trainer, Curriculum
Travis A/B
A large enrollment DE course means not only more students, but
also more communication, more management and more grading.
This session will focus on maintaining quality courses using tips and
techniques which reduce instructor workload. Topics include the
selective use of group work and discussion board response strategies.
Allison Peterson, Keith Restine – Texas Woman’s University
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
A Next Generation Learning
Experience, Today
#txdla-328
Mission A
This presentation will focus on demonstrating the key features and
functionalities of the LoudCloud Systems learning platform. We
will highlight how the platform can help track and measure learning
to improve outcomes, identify at-risk students, support teacher
performance and improve the workflow in an online teaching
program.
Manoj Kutty – Founder and CEO of LoudCloud Systems
Ray Ravaglia – Co-founder and Executive Director,
Stanford University EPGY
Furniture for a Distance
Learning Classroom
#txdla-329
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Admin, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Bonham D
This presentation will focus on furnishing the distance learning
classroom for maximum effectiveness of the instructional program.
Distance learning classrooms using 2-way interactive television,
webinars and online instructional programs using support products, such as Blackboard, will be featured.
Jerry Smith, Travis Rozacky – Spectrum Industries, Inc.
Video Delivered to Your Classroom
and Beyond Using Technology
from VBrick
Mission B
Learn how a video distribution system from VBrick can help you
originate and stream live and stored video within your environment and over the Public Internet.
John Copeland – VBrick
Virtual Instructor Certification
Program: What VICP Can Do
for You
Bowie A
The Virtual Instructor Certification Program (VICP) is a completely
online six week course. It provides you with experiences and
knowledge that will help you teach and design effective online
courses. It is aligned with the national standards for quality online
teaching established by NACOL (www.nacol.org).
Yolanda Debose Columbus, Ben Smith – Texas A&M
University
Bob Barnes
Education Service Center, Region 10
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#txdla-331
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Admin, Curriculum
Award Finalist
“Bob has been a critical part of TxDLA for the
last several years. He has served the association as President-Elect, President, and then
Immediate Past-President. Bob was also involved in leadership
roles prior to becoming president-elect, such as serving as Technology Chair for two conferences. Bob has easily been able to
attract new volunteers to serve with him in a variety of capacities. As president-elect, Bob chaired the conference planning
committee and brought in new members to serve in leadership
roles and on planning committees. As president of TxDLA, Bob
involved new members on standing committees and he eagerly
encouraged people to get involved in leadership roles. Bob has
expended a tremendous amount of time to support and lead
TxDLA. He has brought in new members and has cultivated
them into new leaders.”
#txdla-330
12:30 - 1:50 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Lone Star Ballroom
(2nd Floor)
Sponsored by
FRIDAY APRIL 22
TxDLA
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Analyze, Create, and Evaluate (ACE) Rapid Course
Design for Distance Learning
#txdla-332
TxDLA’s Regional Groups support distance education and
implement TxDLA’s goals on a regional basis. Each group
designates a coordinator and steering committee to plan
and organize the group’s activities. Conference attendees
are encouraged to attend their regional group meeting to
learn more about the group and to meet distance learning
professionals from their geographical region.
Alamo Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
Central Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
Coastal Bend. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
East Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Far West Texas. . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Gulf Coast Area . . . . . . . . . . Travis A/B
North Central Texas. . . . . . . Republic C
North Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett A/B
Rio Grande Valley. . . . . . . . . Republic B
West Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Award Finalist
Office of Instructional
Technology at Stephen F.
Austin State University
“For the past 15 years the
Office of Instructional Technology has demonstrated a commitment to excellence and
innovation by guiding the development of policies, procedures,
and programs that have distinguished SFA as a leader in the field
of distance education. Staff from SFA Office of Instructional
Technology have actively advanced the field through leadership
positions on TxDLA Committees and Regional Groups. The
department developed a system for improving their distance
education and student support services with the innovative use
of Google Docs technology. They participated in a collaborative
webcast for TxDLA East Texas Region and delivered a presentation on the concept and application of their solution to others in
the distance education field.”
Travis A/B
Educators have been thrust into the roles of instructional designer,
media specialist and IT guru when teaching an online course. This
session will share some ways in which educators can balance roles by
using a simplified model for online course design.
Jesus Diaz – Alamo Colleges
Best Practices: Organization and
Communication
#txdla-333
K-12, Higher Ed, Admin, Tech
Bowie B
Based on the Seven Best Practices and incorporating Quality Matters,
attendees will learn how to design, organize and communicate with
students in online and hybrid environments.
Nancy Carter, William Stowe – Kilgore College
Blend Learning to Engage and Achieve
Enhanced Performance
#txdla-334
Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Bowie C
Participants will share knowledge and exchange feedback; review a
case study; and engage in learning activities. Activities will include:
analyze visions versus realities involving Blended Learning environments and share knowledge; examine methods to employ a blended
learning environment; and apply knowledge gained to development
projects.
Frank Cassidy – US Army Medical Department Center and School
Blended Learning: Strategies for
Success
#txdla-335
Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Bonham C
Blended learning combines the best of traditional teaching with new
technology, resulting in an innovative classroom that meets the needs
of all students. See examples of hybrid lessons and the integration
of Web 2.0 tools in blended learning environments from two grant
initiatives including New York City and Massachusetts.
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3:00 - 3:50 p.m. (continued)
Creating a Course in Blackboard 9.1 for the
Complete Neophyte
#txdla-336
Travis C/D
The presenters will explain how to create a basic online course using
the course management system Blackboard V9.1 (BB9.1). By the
end of the session the audience will have the baseline knowledge
needed to create their own BB9.1 online course.
Richard Smith, Caroline Crawford – University of Houston-Clear
Lake
Digital Citizenship and Footprints in the Digital
Age
#txdla-337
Republic A
Understand Digital Citizenship concepts to assist educators to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use
technology appropriately. Digital footprints are traces left by your
activity on the Web. Learn about footprints, historical snapshot of
sites, components of a successful footprint, how to create a positive
digital representation.
Award Finalist
Judy Wright
Angelina College
“Judy is the Coordinator of Distance
Learning at AC and also regularly teaches
English classes as well. She coordinates
off-campus instruction, collaborates with
the Virtual College of Texas and schedules
all dual credit, internet and ITV classes.
Judy pushes AC’s resources to the max to expand ITV-ready
rooms to deliver instruction to off-campus sites as well as AC
satellite campuses. She is an exceptional advocate of distance
learning. Judy is totally committed to the students at AC and to
increasing quality distance learning opportunities for students in
rural areas of East Texas.”
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Fun From a Distance!
#txdla-338
Curriculum
Bonham E
Participants will explore collaborative projects implemented districtwide via distance in Fort Bend Independent School District. This session will provide lesson ideas and a wealth of resources for utilizing
videoconferencing technology to enhancing instruction.
Corlette Hill, Rachelle Wooten – Fort Bend Independent School
District
Incorporating Google Docs in Distance Learning
Courses
#txdla-339
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Tech, Curriculum
Crockett C/D
In this highly-interactive session, distance learning educators will learn
the benefits and disadvantages of incorporating Google Docs (Google
Documents, Google Presentations, Google Spreadsheets, and Google
Forms) in their online classrooms.
Jennifer Edwards – Tarleton State University
Providing Writing Center Assistance Online
to All Students
#txdla-340
Republic B
The University Writing Center at Texas A&M University provides
students access to online writing tutorial services regardless of a
student’s physical location and does not distinguish between oncampus and distance student populations. Although our tutors once
privileged face-to-face sessions over online sessions, they are now
adept at handling multiple tutoring modalities.
Candace Schaefer, Valerie Balester, Steve Kaminczak,
Stephanie Leary – Texas A&M University
Award Finalist
Kevin Eason
Tarrant County College District
(TCCD)
“Dr. Kevin Eason has been an advocate of
distance education since he began his career 27 years ago. Throughout his career,
Kevin’s focus has always been excellence and innovation. In 2003,
he was successful in getting the Standards of Excellence for online
course adopted at TCCD. In addition, he was responsible for coauthoring the Online Training and Course Development Program,
as well as overseeing the implementation of a quality review
process for online courses. He helped oversee two large grants
which made great strides in growing TCCD’s distance education
programs.”
FRIDAY APRIL 22
Top 10 Lessons Learned: Five Years of 26-week
Faculty Training Academies
#txdla-344
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3:00 - 3:50 p.m. (continued)
Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Curriculum
Putting My Two Cents in: Using Voicethread for
Collaborative Discussions
#txdla-341
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Curriculum
Crockett A/B
Collaboration and discussion are important components of most
hybrid and online courses. Merging the two using Voicethread
strengthens the impact for the educator and learner. This presentation will guide you how to use Voicethread and demonstrate a collaborative discussion using Voicethread.
Willie Broussard – Lamar University
Save Millions of Dollars with Interactive
Videoconferencing
Presidio C
Over the course of the last five years, the UHV/CBC faculty training
program has seen a number of changes and improvements. During
this time the technology has evolved, but so has our understanding of
the unique challenges that come with instructing instructors. In this
session, we will present our top 10 lessons learned.
Michael Weston, Beverly Hoerig – University of Houston-Victoria
Award Finalist
Judy Young
Tyler Junior College (TJC)
#txdla-342
Bonham D
Learn from a leading technology innovator in K-12 how to eliminate costs for travel, stipends, substitute teachers and other related
expenses for district-wide Professional Development through
interactive desktop videoconferencing. Find out about innovative
tools that can provide a more efficient and collaborative teaching and
learning environment in your school district.
Marty McGuire – Chicago Public School District 299
The Texas Virtual School Network Dual Credit
Pilot
#txdla-343
“As the chair of several information management programs at TJC, Judy has led the way
in making those programs available online,
giving students the flexibility needed to
complete the programs and improve their lives. She promotes
excellence in distance education by requiring her faculty to complete the training needed to teach distance courses. She also
encourages her faculty to put their distance courses through
the TJC course certification process that verifies that the course
meets established quality standards. In addition, Judy encourages
students in her programs to take courses through the Virtual
College of Texas. Judy is also one of the pioneers of lecture
capture at TJC.”
Bowie A
Emerging Technology
During the 2009-2010 school year, the Texas Virtual School Network
(TxVSN) piloted dual credit courses for Texas high school students.
Integrating higher education and high school curricula, processes, and
systems was the challenge, but bringing dual credit to students lacking access was a major inducement.
Laura Hodges, Barbara Smith – Texas Virtual School Network
Angela Clark – Harris County Department of Education
Award Finalist
Dallas TeleLearning (Dallas County
Community College District)
“Dallas TeleLearning has been a long-time
supporter of the TxDLA. A leader in the
field of Distance Learning, Dallas TeleLearning always has members present and
supporting all TxDLA activities including North Texas Regional
Group meetings, TxDLA’s Fall Leadership Workshop, and each
annual conference. Dallas TeleLearning participates in the Exhibit
Hall every year and often sponsors other activities as well. In
addition Dallas TeleLearning serves on the Executive Partnership
Council where they can be involved in discussion and actions to
enhance the relationships between TxDLA and its partners and
vendors.”
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
e-Communication: Creating and Teaching
Communication Courses Online
#txdla-348
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
4:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Designing, Producing, and Presenting
Interactive Videoconferences for
Younger Learners
K-12, Higher Ed
#txdla-345
K-12, Curriculum
Bonham D
Accomplished musician and Comal Independent School District
educator Matt Hattoon will discuss all aspects of designing, producing
and presenting highly interactive and entertaining videoconference
programs for younger learners, based on his popular Tunes with Mr.
Hattoon videoconference series. Attendees will also participate in a
live broadcast of Tunes with Mr. Hattoon.
Matthew Hattoon, Jennifer Wivagg, Melonie Gonzales – Comal
Independent School District
Digital Design: Building Your Own
Virtual School
#txdla-346
Bonham E
This presentation will provide participants with a blueprint for building a custom virtual school that meets the needs of your school or
district.
Robin Gonzales – Self Employed
Dual Perspectives on Facebook and
YouTube: Viewpoints from an
Administrator and Faculty Member
Bonham B
Creating and teaching online communication courses requires
designing a learning environment where students frequently interact
with each other and the instructor. Both the course layout and the
assignments need to be designed to encourage these interactions.
Discover different ways to incorporate learning the art of communication in the online classroom.
Dawn Taylor – South Texas College
Effective Online Instructional
Competencies as Perceived by
Faculty and Students
#txdla-349
Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Curriculum
Bowie C
Can online faculty and students possibly agree on what constitutes
skillful online instructional delivery? During this presentation, the
findings of a recent investigation intended to validate whether a panel
of online faculty and students could reach a consensus on the criticality of online faculty instructional competencies will be examined.
Jeffrey Bailie – Kaplan University
Enhancing Teacher Education: A Journey of
Technology Integration
#txdla-350
K-12, Higher Ed
#txdla-347
Travis C/D
The purpose of this presentation is to expose the audience to pros
and cons of using certain Web 2.0 technologies within the classroom.
Each presenter will discuss their views concerning the application
of Facebook and YouTube, specifically addressing how it is used and
who has access in regards to students.
Brandy Fair, Dennis Westman – Grayson County College
Crockett C/D
Using our Teacher Education program as an example, we will discuss
how we moved from face-to-face course delivery to blended and
online courses. This presentation will include determining faculty
readiness, a collaboration model for consistent course design, how
we built student success and increased enrollment, and lessons
learned.
Laura Prati, Teresa Landers – Lee College
Experiments Through Ustream
#txdla-351
K-12, Higher Ed
Mission B
Using the website Ustream.com as an avenue of delivering science
experiments to under-developed junior high schools.
Benjamin Martin – Western Texas College
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
Merlot: Celebrate a Rich, Flavorful
Resource
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
4:00 - 4:50 p.m. (continued)
#txdla-356
K-12, Higher Ed, Trainer
HELP, I’m a High School Student in an Online
Course!
#txdla-352
K-12, Curriculum
Republic C
Are students getting the help and encouragement needed to succeed
in the online learning environment? Come and share what works for
you and hear what others have to say that will contribute to student
success.
Donna Bogue – SUPERNet Consortium
Bonham C
This free and open resource repository has materials from around
the world, in 30 languages, and is peer reviewed. Materials can be
used to meet different learning styles in the classroom. This session
will help educators navigate and explore MERLOT, and will offer
several examples of its use.
Tricia Ritschel-Trifilo – Hardin-Simmons University
Saving the Life of a Virtual Soldier
#txdla-357
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Curriculum, Graphic Design
HTML5 – Now or Later?
#txdla-353
Tech, Graphic Design
Crockett A/B
HTML5 is just around the corner. The major web browsers are
beginning to support some of HTML5’s newest features such as
header, footer, nav, and canvas. This new version will support native
video and audio. Is it ready for prime time? After this presentation,
you can be the judge.
Jeffrey Greer – Wiki Web
Information Security: Current
Threats
So Many Papers, So Little Time:
Exploiting Plagiarism Software for
Validating, Teaching, and Grading
#txdla-358
K-12, Higher Ed
#txdla-354
Bowie A
Latest and Greatest
New viruses are released almost daily, making it a constant struggle
for faculty, staff, and students to keep up with current threats. In this
presentation we will discuss the current virus threats, including the
newer strains that are undetectable with all major antivirus software,
and ways to protect yourself.
Mary Dziorny – The University of Texas at Dallas
iRTI: Response to Intervention
Online
Bowie B
This presentation showcases courseware that provides combat
medics-in-training the tools and scenarios required to virtually
practice life-saving techniques. It will include a demonstration of the
course and a discussion of the decision-based branching and level
three interactivity behind the scenes.
Alexander Vance – MTS Technologies, Inc.
#txdla-355
Republic B
How does RTI look in an online environment? How do you provide interventions and utilize data for student, teacher, and school
improvement? Learn how STAT (Student and Teacher Assistance
Team) operates in an online environment and how data and technology is utilized to support interventions and track student progress.
Regina Owens, Kienia Green-Brooks, Rebecca Long,
Vicki Perritt – Spring Independent School District Virtual School
Travis A/B
Plagiarism detection software identifies portions of written assignments that have been copied and not attributed. The software can
be employed to detect plagiarism in written assignments, teach students to attribute cited material, and grade assignments expeditiously. The software is configurable as a “plagiarism checker” allowing
students to check their assignments for unattributed words and ideas
before submitting for a grade. The “similarity index” that detects
similarity to other’s work can be used for grading assignments.
Whitney Bischoff – Texas A&M International University
Using Project Share for Hybrid
Learning
#txdla-359
Republic A
Emerging Technology
Project Share, a state-wide social network and learning management
system, allows teachers throughout the state of Texas the unique
opportunity of creating always-on learning experiences to help them
extend their classrooms far beyond the walls.
David McGeary, Jeanie Cole – Harris County Department of
Education
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FRIDAY APRIL 22
 Get Involved! 
Be a Part of the
2012 TxDLA Conference!
Friday, April 22
4:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Mission A
Special Session
Attend this session and see how you can be a part
of the 2012 TxDLA Conference Committee. This
is the perfect chance to take a leadership role in
TxDLA. Come meet Cindy Smith, new TxDLA
president-elect and 2012 Conference Chairperson.
Don’t wait, get involved now and join the fun!
Award Finalist
Whirlidurb
“Whirlidurb exhibits excellence in distance
education by providing a variety of highly
engaging and innovative programming. Its
programs offer students the opportunity
to work collaboratively in groups and
develop communication skills through
interaction with other schools. Teachers are provided rigorous
curriculum-based preparation materials that help teachers see
new and effective ways to instruct students. Whirlidurb also
exhibits excellence in the use of videoconferencing and green
screen technologies to provide high-quality connections and
visually appealing content. They also teach students and teachers
best practice in muting, use of visuals, camera placement, and
speaking up. The Whirlidurb staff are so comfortable with videoconferencing that the technology disappears and the teachers
and students focus directly on the learning.”
Dinner and Entertainment
Friday, April 22, 2011
Texas Ballroom (4th Floor)
7:00p.m. – 11:00p.m.
Party, strana, Partei, páirtí, festa, partito!!
Come dressed in your favorite country’s traditional apparel as you dine and
dance the night away. And if you dare, come and be a part of the TxDLA
Amazing Race! Use brains and brawn to help your team come in first. Test
your skills by completing roadblocks and challenges that will take you virtually around the globe. Eat, dance, and play as we have an AMAZING cultural
infusion of music, lights, and games from around the world.
Sponsored by
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SATURDAY OVERVIEW
7:30 - 8:50 a.m.
9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Creating an Online Course Based on E-Learning 2.0 Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis C/D
Engaging Students Through Lecture Capture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham D
Match Made in Heaven: Information Literacy, College Freshmen, and BBV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crockett C/D
No Bus, No Fuss Curricular Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham B
Online Learning with Project Share. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham C
Pathways to Strength-Based Systems and Coaching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie C
Remember the ADDIE: Preparing Faculty to Teach Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie A
Self Regulated Learning and the Traditional vs. Non-Traditional Student. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic A
Squeezing All the Value Out of a Content Provider Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonham E
The Creation of a Virtual Service Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic B
Twelve Questions to Ask Before Implementing Online Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie B
Why Looks Matter: Creating Effective Online Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Republic C
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Closing Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Ballroom (4th Floor)
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Book Signing with Douglas Rushkoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Floor Lobby
The following are restaurants located in the hotel and within walking distance
that you may wish to visit for breakfast:
•Achiote Restaurant (in the hotel) - Opens at 6:30 am and buffet is $18.95/
per person (wear your badge and mention the “Show Your Badge” for a
15% discount)
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SATURDAY APRIL 23
No Bus, No Fuss Curricular
Connections
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Creating an Online Course Based on E-Learning
2.0 Concepts
#txdla-401
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Admin, Curriculum
Travis C/D
This presentation will introduce e-learning 2.0 concepts and describe
the process of designing, developing, and teaching an online course
based on e-learning 2.0 concepts. The presenter will share lessons
learned and students’ feedback regarding their opinions and experiences on taking an online course based on e-learning 2.0 concepts.
Steve Yuen – The University of Southern Mississippi
Engaging Students Through Lecture
Capture
#txdla-402
Bonham D
This presentation explores how instructors at Blinn College create a community of engaged learners by integrating lecture capture
technology as part of their online course content. Learn how: (1)
Students use lecture capture technology to independently record
multimedia presentations and upload presentations that are reviewed
online by their instructors and/or peers; (2) Instructors use lecture
capture technology to capture in-class presentations, or pre-record
multimedia lectures/presentations and deploy them online to multiple
course sections; and (3) Lecture capture is used for professional
meetings, online tutorials, and test proctoring. Instructor and
student feedback on lecture capture will be reviewed along with
examples of how to apply Chickering and Gamson’s Principles of
Good Practice to lecture capture assignments.
Jean Anderson, Linda Reed – Blinn College
Match Made in Heaven: Information
Literacy, College Freshmen, and BBV
#txdla-404
#txdla-403
Crockett C/D
Northeast Lakeview College librarians, working as collaborative
partners with the English Department, developed an online course
to integrate information literacy skills into the freshmen composition classes. We will discuss the challenges faced in implementing
this program, our successes, and our plans for improving the current
content while developing new courses.
Julie Nichols, Kristin Johnson – Northeast Lakeview College
Bonham B
Videoconferencing can enhance almost any curriculum. Come
hear how one district integrates IVC into the curriculum. Ideas will
be shared for core curriculum areas. Time will be allowed for an
exchange of ideas from participants as well.
Lori Colwill – Dallas Independent School District
Online Learning with Project Share
#txdla-405
Bonham C
Are you participating in Project Share, an innovative digital learning
environment where teachers and students communicate, collaborate,
and access 21st century digital content? Learn more about how this
powerful learning tool is engaging users across the state of Texas.
Paula Murray – Epsilen
Pathways to Strength-Based Systems
and Coaching
#txdla-406
Trainer, Curriculum
Bowie C
In coaching people and organizations toward success, the coach/
leader asks questions and invites discovery. Through this process
individuals and organizations are naturally creative, resourceful and
can discover the paths to move toward success. This workshop will
offer some new learning experiences to take back to your office and
life that can be used with new employees, difficult consumers, your
child or a community organization you might be serving on.
Frances Pierson – Dept. of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Remember the ADDIE: Preparing
Faculty to Teach Online
#txdla-407
Higher Ed, Trainer, Curriculum
Bowie A
Texas State University offers a 40-hour hybrid workshop that emphasizes the application of instructional design to the planning of an
online or hybrid course. Learn about the workshop goals and design;
lessons learned; and how the workshop continues to evolve. Receive
samples of key documents and view the workshop site.
Smith, Patrick – Texas State University-San Marcos
Strand, Elizabeth – Texas State University
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SATURDAY APRIL 23
Why Looks Matter: Creating Effective Online
Pages
#txdla-412
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. (continued)
K-12, Higher Ed, Gov, Trainer, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Self Regulated Learning and the Traditional vs.
Non-Traditional Student
#txdla-408
Republic A
Research
Report data from an on-going research project into the self regulated
learning behaviors of students at a mid-sized community college.
Discussion will include definition of self regulation, comparison of
the traditional and non-traditional student and the importance of self
regulating behaviors.
Nancy Carter, William Stowe – Kilgore College
Squeezing All the Value Out of a Content
Provider Program
Decatur Independent School District (DISD)
Bonham E
Videoconferencing content provider programs open new worlds for
your students AND for you! This presentation enables participants
to choose programs that best align with their curriculum, highlight
careers within the provider’s organization, AND identify instructional
strategies that engage students. Come learn to view these programs
through three different lenses.
Dawn Colavita – Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
#txdla-410
K-12, Higher Ed, Trainer, Admin, Tech, Curriculum, Graphic Design
Republic B
The creation of a Virtual Service Center would allow for resources to
be centralized and make distance education more efficient. It would
become a one-stop-shop for teleconferences, distance learning, and
online workshops.
Jim Brewster – Lamar University
Twelve Questions to Ask Before Implementing
Online Instruction
#txdla-411
Bowie B
This presentation provides a number of questions that anyone seeking to implement online study at a K-12 or higher education school
should ask before implementing online courses. The effects of possible responses to each of these questions will be discussed.
Richard Smith, Caroline Crawford – University of Houston-Clear
Lake
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Award Finalist
#txdla-409
The Creation of a Virtual Service
Center
Republic C
Beauty may be only skin deep, but creating attractive pages for your
online course is more than superficial. Learn how to design readable,
attractive online content pages. Explore best practices for selecting
a typeface, aligning headings and paragraphs, chunking content, and
using graphics and tables.
Sheree Webb – Tyler Junior College
“Five years ago Decatur ISD did not own any distance learning
equipment. Recognizing the importance and impact distance
learning could have on students, leadership allocated funding to place a DL cart on every campus. DISD hired a distance
learning coordinator and trained Library Media Specialists to
be DL resources for the staff. DISD quickly become one of the
top users of distance learning programming in Region XI, using
the equipment for virtual field trips, author visits, collaboration
events, and staff development opportunities. With a determined
vision, Decatur ISD has gone from being “in the dark” about
distance learning to being a leader in the industry. This past year
has marked a transition for Decatur ISD as a consumer of DL
programming to a provider.”
Award Finalist
UT TeleCampus
“The UT TeleCampus, established
in 1998, was extremely successful
in its mission to build and deliver
high quality interactive online
courses, degree programs, and support services in its mission to
expand the reach of the UT System. Nationally recognized for its
inter-campus collaborative degree programs and extensive array
of student services offered in support of the distant student, the
TeleCampus also provided a full spectrum of training and support services for the hundreds of university faculty and campus
support staff. With completion rates between 91 to 95 percent,
the TeleCampus served over 60,000 students, promoting student
success, participation, academic excellence and research.”
SATURDAY APRIL 23
CLOSING SESSION
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Texas Ballroom
Welcome:
Business Meeting:
Oscar Hernandez
Brenda Quintanilla
Keynote Speaker:
Douglas Rushkoff
2010-2011 TxDLA President
Social and Media Theorist
and Author
The best of the big prizes will be given away.
Come say goodbye to another year of TxDLA fun and memories.
Douglas Rushkoff
Social and media theorist and author Douglas Rushkoff is one of today’s most engaging and
perceptive commentators on the impact of technology and media on organizations and society. A
globally recognized thought leader on marketing and internet culture, he explores how communications affect our lives.
The originator of terms and ideas from “viral media” to “screenagers” and “social currency,”
Rushkoff is the author of 10 books on technology, media and pop culture including Coercion, Media
Virus, Playing the Future and Cyberia, the first book on cyber culture. His works have been translated into over 25 languages.
Ruskoff’s Get Back in the Box: Innovation From the Inside Out, is a thought-provoking examination
of the influence of interactive communications on business. He looks at how the new renaissance in creativity and collaboration, ushered in by the internet, gives organizations the freedom to return to core competencies and reconnect with the passion that fuels true innovation.
Rushkoff’s book, Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back, was named one of the best business
books of 2009 by The Miami Herald. In late 2010 he released his newest book, Program or Be Programmed.
Rushkoff received national acclaim as the correspondent for the PBS Frontline documentaries, The Merchants of Cool and
The Persuaders. Digital Nation, Frontline’s multiplatform project and television documentary premiered on PBS in February
2010. A columnist for The Daily Beast, United Airlines Hemispheres magazine, and Meeting Professional International’s One+
Magazine, Rushkoff is a professor of media at New York University and The New School.
Videoconferencing Units sponsored by
Closing Session Projector sponsored by
Book Signing with Douglas Rushkoff

Immediately following the General Session
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Lobby Area outside of the Texas Ballroom
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EXHIBIT HALL MAP
The Exhibit Hall is located in the Lone Star Ballroom (2nd Floor).
Accordent, now part of Polycom............................................. 208
Adobe....................................................................................... 204
ALEKS Corporation.................................................................. 100
Blackboard Collaborate............................................................ 308
CCS.......................................................................................... 300
Cisco Systems................................................................... 304, 306
Connect2 Texas........................................................................ 110
Crestron................................................................................... 207
Dallas TeleLearning/DCCCD.................................................... 206
Data Projections....................................................................... 202
Designs That Compute/Visionality................................... 316, 318
Desire2Learn............................................................................ 317
Digital Resources Inc................................................................ 302
Epsilen, LLC............................................................................. 116
Ford AV.................................................................................... 107
Hands-On Labs, Inc.................................................................. 305
I-2-I Technologies............................................................. 111, 113
IDSolutions, Inc........................................................................ 322
Knewton................................................................................... 120
LifeSize Communications......................................................... 112
Loom........................................................................................ 320
LoudCloud Systems.................................................................. 103
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The Mariner’s Museum............................................................ 303
ODE......................................................................................... 121
OneVision Solutions......................................................... 203, 205
Pearson..................................................................................... 326
Pearson School Group.............................................................. 324
Polycom............................................................................ 210, 211
Remote-Learner....................................................................... 313
SAFARI Montage....................................................................... 101
SKC Communications.............................................................. 123
SmarterServices........................................................................ 109
SMARTHINKING..................................................................... 312
SoftChalk, LLC......................................................................... 105
Sonicfoundry............................................................................. 209
Sony.......................................................................................... 301
South Texas College................................................................. 118
Spectrum Industries, Inc........................................................... 125
Tegrity....................................................................................... 117
TAMU-CEHD........................................................................... 119
The University of Texas at Brownsville.................................... 102
VBrick....................................................................................... 310
Visual Innovations..................................................................... 321
Vooba....................................................................................... 319
EXHIBITORS
The Accordent Enterprise Video
Management platform is an automated,
end-to-end infrastructure for creating,
managing, delivering and measuring the
effectiveness of video-based content.
The platform integrates seamlessly with
SharePoint to provide integrated video search, content browsing and
viewing for end users, and media viewer tracking, measurement and
reporting for administrators. www.accordent.com
Innovative tools for distance learning and web
conferencing: Adobe CONNECT, Presenter &
Captivate, seamless document exchange: Acrobat
Acrobat Professional, rich media experiences: Adobe
AIR, Flash, Flash Catalyst, PremierePro & Soundbooth,
and web design: Adobe Dreamweaver & Fireworks.
Career-building experiences for students, institutional solutions for
everyday business on your campus. www.adobe.com/education
ALEKS is a unique, web-based program
that provides precise mathematics
assessment and personalized learning
correlated to all 50 states’ standards. Through an artificial
intelligence engine and adaptive questioning, ALEKS precisely
assesses a student’s knowledge and delivers individualized instruction
on the exact topics the student is most ready to learn.
www.aleks.com
Offer a more collaborative, interactive learning
experience that constantly evolves and you’ll
keep everyone engaged like never before. That’s
what the Blackboard Collaborate™ platform is
all about. Helping you create virtual classrooms,
offices and meeting spaces that open more
possibilities to more students. Offering exciting new approaches to
peer-to-peer learning and instructor-led help while involving each
student on an individual level. With solutions like these, we can build
a better educational experience that will get everyone talking.
www.blackboard.com/sites/collaborate/index.html
CCS’s track record tells our story.
We are your full service provider with
offices across the nation. CCS has
emerged as the preferred supplier of
computer and video projection systems
to the corporate and educational markets. CCS Texas has grown to
7 offices – Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Tyler, McAllen and
Corpus Christi. http://www.ccsprojects.com/tx
Cisco Systems is more than the leading provider of
network infrastructure for Education. Visit us to
discover how Cisco’s portfolio of solutions can be
applied throughout the campus to help you build
secure collaborative environments in areas that include: (1) Campus
Safety – Unify voice, video, data and wireless communications to
connect with emergency services and community safety agencies
to improve prevention, deterrence, detection and response. (2)
Virtual Classroom – Engage a wider student audience in a rich online
interactive classroom with Cisco WebEx web conferencing that can
deliver real-time instruction and multi-media educational content
over the network. (3) Campus-wide Wireless Connectivity – Provide
secure wireless network access to students, faculty, staff and guests
so they can access the network at anytime and from anywhere. (4)
Collaborative Research – Learn how to connect your research facility
to hundreds of other colleges and universities, as well as the National
Science Foundation, Department of Education, NASA and many
international education and research networks. www.cisco.com
Connect2Texas is a network
of Texas-based educational
content providers including
museums, cultural, historical, and scientific organizations, and
authors. These providers utilize interactive videoconferencing to
deliver live educational programs to school children around Texas and
across the country. Bring the scientists, experts, and authors directly
to your students without leaving the classroom!
www.connect2texas.net
Crestron Electronics is the
leading provider of control
and automation systems for homes, offices, schools, hospitals,
hotels and more. Whether you need to control an AV presentation,
videoconference internationally or update your digital signage
Crestron has a control system to keep you connected. Crestron
also gives you the ability to monitor your technology remotely from
your computer so you continue to reduce energy costs and increase
sustainability. www.crestron.com
Students can learn anywhere, at anytime, with
access to distinguished experts in education.
Dallas TeleLearning packages those experts into
comprehensive courses that feature video and
online activities for students on campus, in the
workplace and in the home. Our Digital Resource
Repository features abbreviated versions of these videos, sized down
for instructors’ online, hybrid or face-to-face lessons.
http://telelearning.dcccd.edu
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EXHIBITORS
For schools and companies looking
to connect with employees and
key stakeholders, Data Projections
provides intelligently designed
communications environments for control rooms, corporate board
rooms, training sites and other multi-media environments. Past
success has come from our highly experienced people taking the
time to fully understand the needs of our customers to provide
creative solutions – solutions that ensure superior results and enable
our clients to simply communicate. Data Projections is categorized
as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) and is certified as a
Woman-Owned Business through the Women’s Business Enterprise
National Council (WBENC). We are also proud members of The
Cooperating Purchasing Network (TCPN) and the Texas Department
of Information Resources (DIR). Today, with offices in the cities of
Austin, Boise, Dallas, Houston, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio,
Data Projections continues to lead the way in expert engineering and
design, support services, value pricing, cost reduction and technology
education. www.dataprojections.com
Visionality/Designs That Compute
is an approved vendor on the
HGAC, TIPS and DIR state contracts
and a single source provider and
integrator of high quality video systems. DTC offers equipment
from all the leading manufacturers. Our skilled technical staff are fully
trained and certified. Visionality is a Texas Historically Underutilized
Business(HUB). www.visionality.com
Desire2Learn is a dynamic global
provider of innovative eLearning
focused on enabling institutions
and organizations to create teaching and learning environments
that maximize human ingenuity and potential. Desire2Learn and
its subsidiaries support more than five million learners worldwide.
Clients include K–12, higher education, associations, governments
and other leading organizations. www.Desire2Learn.com
Digital Resources, Inc. (DRI) offers design and integration for audio,
video, videoconferencing, and presentation systems. With diverse
product lines that cover the industries best manufacturers, DRI has a
team of experienced industry professionals that can execute the most
simple or complex design and installation.
www.digitalresources.com/
Epsilen Environment is an innovative global
eLearning system that combines the best
practices of course delivery with fullyintegrated ePortfolios and social networking. It is delivered cost
effectively through a hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model and
is supported by outstanding customer service. Epsilen is majorityowned by The New York Times Company. www.epsilen.com
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Ford AV designs, installs, rents and
services professional sound, video
and lighting systems for churches,
corporate, government, education, entertainment and sporting
venues. Established in 1973, Ford employs nearly 300 with offices in
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Denver and Las Vegas.
www.fordav.com
LabPaqs are academically aligned boxed
collections of science materials that
enable higher education students working
independently to perform required lab
assignments anywhere and anytime.
LabPaqs spans the science disciplines including Biological Sciences
(Biology, Human Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and
Nutrition); Chemistry, Environmental and Earth Sciences; Forensics,
and Physical Science. www.labpaq.com
I-2-I Technologies is a Texas-based service provider
and value-added reseller of integrated technology
solutions with offices in Dallas, Houston, Tyler,
and Waco. Since 2003, I-2-I has specialized in providing complete
turn-key solutions for the distance learning community with a specific
focus on providing a better experience for both instructors and
students. www.itwoi.com
IDSolutions, Inc. provides
innovative IP based video solutions
and integration services to help your organization communicate more
effectively, reduce travel and deliver training with greater efficiency.
When it comes to video solutions, you want a trusted partner that
has helped over 1000 schools, corporations, government entities and
healthcare providers. www.e-idsolutions.com
Knewton has developed the world’s
first adaptive learning engine, which
customizes educational content to
create a uniquely personalized learning experience for every student.
Knewton’s patented algorithms currently power its prep courses, and
it’s now partnering with universities, publishers and other educational
organizations to make personalized learning available to everyone
worldwide. www.knewton.com
LifeSize is a pioneer and world
leader in high-definition video
collaboration. Designed to make video
communication truly universal, our full
range of open standards-based systems offer enterprise-class, ITfriendly technologies that enable genuine human interaction over any
distance, to anyone, anywhere.
www.lifesize.com
EXHIBITORS
Loom is the Managed Open Source
LMS developed specifically to provide a
personalized, comprehensive, e-learning
experience. We merge the benefits of open
source technology with reliable enterprise support, dynamic
scalability of cloud hosting, and powerful program customization. We
offer complete services from content creation/conversion through
implementation and training. www.loomlearning.com
Pearson is committed to designing total,
client-driven education solutions. We tailor
solutions to each institution’s individual
needs, including off-the-shelf online, in-classroom or blended
courses, or fully customized curriculum development. We also
provide a range of technology tools and learning platforms to help
students, faculty, and institutions succeed.
www.pearson.com
LoudCloud is a next generation
learning platform developed to
address the several and severe
lack of innovation in today’s
learning management systems. LoudCloud integrates the latest
technologies including a collaborative learning framework, integrating
multiple learning platforms (ipad, iphone, android, PC, Mac)
seamlessly and identifying and connecting the best tutors to students
at the point of their need via live and asynchronous means. Deploying
superior profiling and modeling technologies, LoudCloud helps
schools to identify and retain at-risk students, by offering actionable
reports of their learning progress. LoudCloud also reduces instructor
workload by improving the workflow across modules freeing them to
spend more time on teaching. By tracking and measuring learning at
every point of the student teacher engagement process, LoudCloud
provides a wealth of data to accreditors, administrators, teachers and
parents. And finally, LoudCloud is offered on the cloud, offering cost
effective performance and scalability.
Pearson has a vision of effective education:
a virtuous circle of learning where powerful
technologies enable teachers to assess
students unobtrusively, diagnose their learning needs swiftly,
prescribe personalized learning, and monitor student progress. This
ongoing cycle of feedback to students, teachers, and parents begins
by optimizing assessment data and putting it to work for continuous
improvement in student progress and teaching effectiveness.
www.pearsoned.com
LoudCloud’s management team has over 50 person years of
educational technology experience. The platform was developed in
close consultation with leading educational and technology experts
from and including Stanford University, Harvard University, Grand
Canyon University, Nova Southeastern University and California
Community Colleges. www.loudcloudsystems.com
For thousands of years, man has used the sea to
journey around the world. Today The Mariners’
Museum uses Interactive Videoconferencing to
provide educational programming to schools across
the globe. Offering history, science and language
arts programs, there’s something for everyone. Come by and see
what we have to offer. www.MarinersMuseum.org
ODE, the Office of Distance Education at ASMSA,
is a comprehensive K-12 distance learning provider.
ODE currently serves more than 3600 students
in over 100 school districts nationwide, offering
compressed interactive video coursework in virtually all disciplines.
www.ode.asmsa.org
OneVision Solutions distance learning video
communication systems and services are
available through the Texas DIR purchasing
contract. From video network engineering,
system deployment, room integration, project management and
ongoing service and maintenance, OneVision is your one-stop-shop
for videoconferencing. Authorized reseller for Accordent, Cisco
Systems, Direct Packet Research & Polycom.
www.onvevisionsolutions.com
Polycom, Inc. is the worldwide
leader in unified collaborative
communications (UCC) that
maximize the efficiency and productivity of people and organizations
by integrating the broadest array of video, voice, data and Web
solutions to deliver the ultimate communications experience. For
additional information call 1-800-POLYCOM (765-9266) or visit
www.polycom.com/education.
Remote-Learner is a Moodle
partner; our clients include
community colleges, universities, K12 and government departments. We provide expert Moodle:
 Hosting and Support - with 99.9% availability and 24x7x365
Support
 Training Services for Course Creators and Moodle Administration
 Integration Services - integrate with your SIS, automate student
uploads; completions
www.remote-learner.net
SAFARI Montage, the award-winning, VideoOn-Demand and Digital Media Management
enterprise solution that is designed to
cut costs for school districts by utilizing
intelligent digital media delivery, while facilitating visual instruction
and learning in the classroom. The SAFARI Montage servers come
preloaded with educational video titles tied to the curriculum from
the industry’s leading video publishers.
www.SAFARIMontage.com
SKC is a full-service communications technology
integrator, offering solutions in headsets, voice,
videoconferencing and audio/visual integration.
SKC provides technology solutions that enable its
clients to better collaborate, communicate and connect with their
key stakeholders – any time and any place. www.skc.com
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EXHIBITORS
SmarterServices: Our mission is to organize and
analyze data that empowers people to make smarter
decisions. SmarterServices analyzes data about
students, faculty, teachers, employees, and courses.
We provide SmarterMeasure- online learning readiness indicator;
SmarterSurveys- end-of-course survey management service;
SmarterFaculty- database of online faculty; and SmarterProctorsdatabase of test proctors. http://smarterservices.com
SMARTHINKING — the research
based, research proven on-demand,
online tutoring that educators choose
to improve student performance
and enhance learning. SMARTHINKING connects students to
E-structor(R)-Certified tutors anytime, from any Internet connection,
24/7. Live, on-demand academic support is available in mathematics,
writing, science, business, and Spanish and via the Online Writing
Lab. www.smarthinking.com
SoftChalk software provides the
ultimate solution for creating engaging,
interactive and professional looking
online lesson content for the e-learning
and smart classroom. With the intuitive software educators create
content that will engage students and reinforce learning with
interactive media, web-based widgets, comprehension questions,
formatting features and flash-based activities. www.softchalk.com
Sonic Foundry is the global
leader for rich media
webcasting and knowledge
management. Our product
Mediasite, the patented webcasting platform, automates the capture,
management, delivery and search of lectures, online training and
briefings. www.sonicfoundry.com
ProVideo Solutions is the
manufacturers rep firm for Sony
Videoconferencing in Texas. We
also represent ClearOne and Revolabs for distance learning.
www.provideosolutions.net
South Texas College is a world-class
comprehensive institution of higher learning
providing premier educational and workforce
programs and services in response to the
needs of Hidalgo and Starr Counties.
www.southtexascollege.edu
Laptop storage carts, instructional
media lecterns, student workstations,
training desks, seating, computer lab,
CAD, flat-panel and office furniture. Innovative designs manage
power/network cables, are ergonomic, modular, durable, costeffective, attractive and easy to assemble. Products are ideal for
educational, government, and corporate environments. Researched,
designed and manufactured in the USA.
www.spectrumfurniture.com
Tegrity Campus is the only cloud-based
lecture capture solution proven to improve
student achievement, satisfaction, retention
and recruitment across an institution. Tegrity Campus makes class
time available all the time by automatically recording, storing and
indexing every class on campus – without the need to install any
special hardware or software in classrooms. www.tegrity.com
The College of Ed and Human
Development Online programs provides
several approved graduate degrees
and two certificates in a convenient design beyond the traditional
campus experience. U.S. News and World Report ranks our college
31st among all professional schools of education and 22nd among all
public professional schools. www.cehd.tamu.edu/
The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) and
Texas Southmost College (TSC) offer 15 fully-online
programs of study, including three graduate certificates,
eight bachelor’s and four master’s degrees. UTB/TSC
also offers more than 500 online course sections for a
variety of degree plans. Convenient 24/7 tutoring also is
provided online. www.utb.edu
Distribute video over your network using VBrick
solutions. Digital signage, morning announcements,
extension/archival of videoconferences and
distribution of cable television, satellite, mobile
device support and more. We offer a full ecosystem
of hardware and software to meet your needs. Let us know how we
can help you! www.vbrick.com
Visual Innovations is a
minority women-owned
HUB that specializes in
audio visual design and
integration. We have representatives in Austin, Dallas, Houston,
San Antonio and El Paso. Visual Innovations also holds multiple state
purchasing contracts including TXMAS and DIR. Please let us help
you with your next AV project. www.vicav.com
Vooba is a shiny new student-created social
networking site, designed with ease and
simplicity in mind and a course management
system to boot!
www.vooba.net
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If you are feeling the need
to venture into the world of
Houston after a day of out
of this world learning, feel
free to explore on your own
or with your new found
friends. Then “return
home” and relax with the
astral TxDLA musicians.
If you want to jam or just
listen, come join us in the
Monarch Room. The
annual TxDLA Jam
Session gives you a chance
to become a star or to meet
some of TxDLA’s!
K-12 Educators
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Provider
State of Texas
CPE Provider # 501499
Texas Distance Learning Association has been approved by the State of Texas to be a Continuing Professional
Education (CPE) provider. It is the attendee’s responsibility to maintain the records of the sessions you attend.
Use the chart below to log the information as proof of attendance for yourself and administration.
TxDLA Conference – San Antonio, Texas
April 20 - 23, 2011
Date
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of Session(s)
Attended
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form is
to be
used for
the 2009 TxDLA Pre-Conference and Hands-On
SessionsInitials
ONLY.
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