Back to the Bay 2012 Presentation and Workshop Schedule and Descriptions
Early Bird Session 1
8:30 - 9:45
Title: Quick Blackboard Basics
Description: This workshop is designed for instructors who have never used Blackboard before. Topics will include organizing your course shell, uploading documents, and communicating with your students using email and announcements.
Presenter(s): MATS/OHSC team
Title: Web Conferencing Made Simple with Blackboard Collaborate
Description: Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate) is a web conferencing application that allows faculty to meet with students online in real-time using interactive tools. This presentation will provide an overview of how Blackboard Collaborate works and how it can be used to support student learning, faculty research, and peer interactions
Presenter: Bonnie Correia, Online and Hybrid Support Center
Title: Windows 7 Overview
Description: This Windows 7 overview will introduce some of the new features available in this new operating system. We will touch upon the following features: Easily search for files, folders, and programs from the start menu. Pin Most often used programs and files to the Start menu and taskbar for easy access. The new Control Panel look. Troubleshooting in Windows 7. Alternative ways to minimize, resize, and show your desktop in Windows 7. The information that we are covering during these sessions can be found at : http://www20.csueastbay.edu/its/windows7/trainiing.html
Presenter: Vivian Kanehira Reed, User Support Services
Title: Introducing EndNote X5
Description:EndNote is a popular bibliographic management software for faculty research and it is now available on CSUEB Library website. This session will guide faculty through the processes on how to download and install the software, and how to use it.
Presenter(s): Jiannan Wang, University Library; Donna Kirking, Thomas Reuters
Keynote
10:10-10:50
Title: The Universe in an Atom
Dr. Kimball’s presentation is on “The Universe in an Atom”
Laboratory experiments carried out here at California State University – East Bay seek to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the origin of our universe:
Why is the universe made up of mostly matter and not equal parts matter and antimatter?
What is the nature of the dark matter that permeates our universe?
What is the dark energy that is pushing the universe apart at an ever faster rate?
Are the quantities we think of as fundamental “constants” truly constant throughout time and space? It turns out that all these questions and more can be investigated using precise measurements of atoms using lasers. We will discuss our ongoing experiments to answer these deep questions, which are carried out by a diverse team of undergraduate students supported by the Louis-Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LS-AMP) program, the McNair Scholar’s program, and the National Science Foundation.
Presenter: Associate Professor Derek F. Jackson Kimball is the Chair of the Department of Physics. His research program focuses on precision tests of the fundamental laws of physics using laser spectroscopy of atomic systems. He is the co-author of Atomic Physics: an exploration through problems and solutions (Oxford University Press, 2008) and Optical Magnetometry (Cambridge University Press, 2012) as well as over 40 research articles.
Workshop Session 1
11:00-11:50
Title: From Almond Tortes to Prezi: Strategies to Actively Engage Students
Description: Come see and do a variety of active and engaged learning strategies – from low tech to high tech, liberal arts to STEM. These strategies will be showcased by the Faculty Learning Community on Active and Engaged Learning Across the Curriculum.
Presenter(s): Caron Inouye, Biological Sciences; Colleen Fong, Ethnic Studies; Peter Marsh, Music; Sarah Nielsen, English; Julie Stein, General Education
Title: From Paper to Online: Using Google Sites for ePortfolios
Description: Learn how you and your students can create professional ePortfolios using Google Sites without having to know any programming. Session will cover examples of ePortofolios and an overview of using the Google Sites platform.
Presenter: Diane Wakimoto,University Library
Title: When student cheat: what brings the lesson home?
Description: After an incident of cheating on an exam was discovered, students viewed a film and were then asked to reflect on personal moments when the seduction to cheat occurred. They then decided on possible reactions that would reduce their temptation to cheat.
Presenter: Keith Inman, Criminal Justice Administration
Title: Creating Learning Outcomes that Work for you
Description:Participants will be introduced to the benefits and components of effective learning outcomes. Using CSUEB’s new ILOs as a foundation, participants will develop one or more learning outcome for use in their programs or courses. Faculty and staff welcome.
Presenter: Sharon Green, Management
Title: On-line Learning through Reading, Research, and Writing
Description: An approach to online learning that relies on reading, research, and writing. This is a method that I have used successfully in 6 courses (history) over several semesters.
Presenter: Nancy Park, History
Workshop Session 2
1:00-1:50
Title: Everybody's using Blogs and Wikis. Come see how you can too!
Description:Learn why using blogs and wikis are so popular in college courses. See examples of how they are used. Make decisions about which tool is right for your course exercises.
Presenter: Bonnie Correia, Online and Hybrid Support Center
Title: Introducing EndNote X5
Description:EndNote is a popular bibliographic management software for faculty research and it is now available on CSUEB Library website. This session will guide faculty through the processes on how to download and install the software, and how to use it.
Presenter(s) :Jiannan Wang, University Library and Donna Kirking, Thomas Reuters
Title: Student Success: How and Why Engagement matters
Description: Attendees will learn about the factors that both inhibit and contribute to student success, focusing on how "high impact" academic and co-curricular practices can enhance student success.
Presenter: Linda Dalton,Vice President Planning and Enrollment Management, Vice President Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Title: SAGE: open source computational software
Description:SAGE is open source software that provides a free alternative to statistics software or other computational software such as Magma, Maple, Mathematica, and MATLAB. In this session, you will receive an introduction to SAGE.
Presenter: Shirley Yap, Mathematics and Computer Science
Title: Faculty Development and You
Description:Join Interim Director Jessica Weiss of Faculty Development (History) for a preview of the 2012-13 offerings and an overview of the many different resources the Office of Faculty Development and the Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching. We’ll talk about workshops, Faculty Learning Communities, what a Faculty in Residence does, as well as opportunities for teaching observations and consultation on teaching, grading, research, and writing.
Presenter: Jessica Weiss, Faculty Development
Workshop Session 3
2:00-2:50
Title: Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students at CSUEB-Opportunities and Impacts
Description: Participants will learn more about the various programs on campus that support undergraduate research and how they can become involved in or otherwise support these programs (e.g., as a Faculty Research Mentor, seminar speaker, etc.). In addition, attendees will hear about the various efforts being made on campus to centralize information related to undergraduate research opportunities.
Presenter(s): Erica Wildy, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences; Erik Helgren, Physics; Kim Geron, Political Science; Jason Singley, Physics; Nicholas Baham, Ethnic Studies
Title: Who are our students?
Description: In this presentation will learn about the demographic backgrounds, academic preparation, retention rates and learning gains of our students. Come see how Institutional Research can be your partner in telling powerful, compelling and persuasive stories using data.
Presenter: Amber Mchamer, Associate Vice President Planning and Inst Res
Title: Online Content for Online Learning
Description:This session will provide a whirlwind tour of teaching content available through the CSUEB libraries, including ebooks, online journals, streaming video and more.
Presenters: Korey Brunetti, Gretchen Keer, Andrew Carlos and Jeffra Bussmann, University Libraries
Title: How to Grade More Student Papers with Ease and Less Time?: GradeMark and Rubric Grading in Turnitin
Description: Have too many papers to grade and not have enough time? Need to use rubrics to grade student papers for consistency and automatic calculation of scores? Try to find ways to easily organize submitted student papers for grading and reporting? Need a good software for electronic grading for either online or face-to-face courses? Look no further than GradeMark by Turnitin. If you use Blackboard and do not know how to use GradeMark, come to learn this easy-to-use tool and revolutionize your grading. We will also discuss PeerMark for student peer review assignments.
Presenter: Jiansheng Guo, Human Development
Title: No Wrong Door: A Caring Community of Mental Health Support
Description: Attendees will acquire knowledge about the available mental health services on CSUEB's campus
Presenter(s): Hamilton Baylon, Community Counseling Center; Janet Logan, Educational Psychology
Workshop Session 4
3:00-3:50
Title: Infusing Diversity in STEM Education
Description: There is a critical need to increase the diversity of students graduating with degrees in STEM fields. This presentation reviews diversity among students, professionals, and faculty in STEM fields and discusses best practices and opportunities.
Presenter(s): Derek Kimball, Physics; Silvina Ituarte, Criminal Justice Administration
Title: Update from California Faculty Association
Description: Join local CFA leaders to learn about the faculty union, discuss bargaining, faculty rights issues, and upcoming campus organizing activities for the 12-13 academic year.
Presenter: Kim Geron, Political Science
Title: Who dun it? Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan? How scenarios enhances student learning outcomes
Description: Explore how scenario-based learning offers a powerful “hands on” method to engage students in real world experiences that reinforces course objectives in a classroom lab setting.
Presenter(s): Chris Chamberlain, Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism; Keith Inman, Criminal Justice Administration
Title: Alternative Learning Solutions project at CSUEB
Description: The CSU Alternative Learning Solutions project is designed to help faculty provide alternatives to expensive textbooks students have been required to purchase in the past. The session will provide a project overview and real life examples from faculty who have participated in the project.
Presenter(s): Aline Soules, University Library; David Stronck, Teacher Education; Caron Inouye, Biological Sciences; Laura Nelson, Anthropology; Erica Wildy, Biological Sciences
Title: Supporting International Student Success: Tips and Techniques for your Classroom and Beyond
Description: International students make up 10% of CSUEB’s total student population. This session responds to those numbers by offering pedagogical strategies that support international student learning and language development, including ways to encourage connections within the larger campus community.
Presenter: Sarah Nielsen, English
Gallery of Resources and Wine Reception
3:50-5:00
Description: Various campus organizations that support faculty will be available to share information about their services. The reception includes appetizers and beverages.
Presenter: Poster Session and Reception
