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2006 Conference Program: Learn IT!
Wednesday, October 25
3rd Floor Cox Hall


8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
Registration, 3rd Floor Cox Hall

Registration table is open all day! Check in upon arrival to the conference.

8:00a.m. - 9:00a.m.
Continental Breakfast, 3rd Floor Cox Hall

8:30a.m. - 9:00a.m.
Welcome

Mr. Alan Cattier, Director of Academic Technology Services, Emory Academic & Administrative Information Technology (AAIT)

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Ballroom: Touch IT!

Room 1: See IT!

Room 3: See IT!

9:00 - 9:45a.m.
9:00 abstracts

Blackboard's Hidden Gems

Ms. Marcy Alexander, Business Analyst, Interactive Technologies team, AAIT

Mr. David Lower, Business Analyst, Interactive Technologies team, AAIT

Giving Students the Tools to Dig for Their Own Knowledge

Dr. Benjamin Freed, Lecturer, Anthropology, Emory College

Web 2.0

Dr. Carole Meyers, Sr. Director Information Technology & Facilities, Emory College

10:00 - 10:45a.m.
10:00 abstracts

iPods in Education

Mr. Jose Rodriguez, Director of Technology, Emory College Language Center

Mr. Tony Shiver, Coordinator, Computing Center at Cox Hall, AAIT

Clickers in the Classroom

Dr. Gray Crouse, Professor, Biology, Emory College

Blackboard Lessons Learned in Mozambique

Ms. Lorie Click, Senior Associate Faculty, School of Medicine; Rollins School of Public Health

11:00 - 11:45a.m.
11:00 abstracts

PRS/Clickers

Ms. Kim Braxton, Manager, The Centers for Educational Technology, AAIT

Mr. Aaron Cooper, LAN Engineer, AAIT

Mr. Wayne Morse, Director, Emory Center for Interactive Teaching, AAIT

Assistive Technology

Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Associate Professor, Women's Studies, Emory College

Scholar YES! Scholar NO!

Mr. Lloyd Busch, Sr. Reference Spec., Emory University Libraries

Mr. Selden Deemer, Library Systems Administrator, Emory University Libraries

11:45a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Luncheon and Keynote Presentation
Dr. Rich Mendola, Vice President for Information Technology and CIO

1:00 - 1:45p.m.
1:00 abstracts

Blackboard's Hidden Gems

Ms. Marcy Alexander, Business Analyst, Interactive Technologies team, AAIT

Mr. David Lower, Business Analyst, Interactive Technologies team, AAIT

Blogs/Wikis

Mr. Lee Clontz, Multimedia Developer, AAIT

Introduction to GIS for Research and Teaching

Mr. Jesse Hamner, Business Analyst, AAIT

2:00 - 2:45p.m.
2:00 abstracts

PRS/Clickers

Ms. Kim Braxton, Manager, The Centers for Educational Technology, AAIT

Mr. Aaron Cooper, LAN Engineer, AAIT

Mr. Wayne Morse, Director, Emory Center for Interactive Teaching, AAIT

High Performance Compute Cluster (HPC) at Emory

Mr. Keven Haynes, Lead Operating Systems Analyst/Developer, AAIT

Dr. Dieter Jaeger, Associate Professor, Biology, Emory College

Mr. Steve Pittard, Technical Project Manager, School of Medicine

Please Note!:
This is a 2-hour presentation. There will be an Tour of the Data Center/Cluster location from 3:00-3:45pm.

Utilizing Blackboard Store and Share as a Time-Saving and Teaching Device

Ms. Margaret (Peggy) Hines, Lead Instructional Designer, Career Master of Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health

3:00 - 3:45p.m.
3:00 abstracts

iPods in Education

Mr. Jose Rodriguez, Director of Technology, Emory College Language Center

Mr. Tony Shiver, Sr. Coordinator, Computing Center at Cox Hall, AAIT

Personal Response Systems (PRS)

Dr. Nancy Bliwise, Sr. Lecturer, Psychology, Emory College

A Pathway to Using Digital Video In and Outside the Classroom

Dr. Paul Courtright, Professor, Religion, Emory College


Questions? Send an email to educate@emory.edu.