Conference Schedule
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Wednesday, February 11
1:00-3:00, St. Clair Room
ICCHE Executive Board Meeting
2:00-5:00, State Foyer
Registration
3:00-5:00, Huron Room
Pre-Conference
Success through Student-Centric Approaches
Ray Schroeder, University of Illinois Springfield
6:00
Join us at Timothy O’Toole’s Pub, located across the street from the hotel (on your own).
Thursday, February 12
8:00-9:00, State Foyer
Registration
40th Anniversary Celebration Breakfast, LaSalle I
8:15-8:30, LaSalle I
Welcome
Vickie Cook, University of Illinois Springfield, Conference Chair
8:30-9:00, LaSalle I
A Look Back at the Last 40 Years
Charlie Evans, Barbara Rizzo, Rick Venneri, & Will Hine (moderator), Past ICCHE Presidents
9:00-10:30, LaSalle I
Keynote
Creating Excitement in the Classroom: Strategies for Teaching from Cognitive Psychology
Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
10:30-10:45
Break
10:45-11:45
Breakout Session I
LaSalle I: Developing Social Presence in Online Classrooms
Kimberly Harrison, Elmhurst College
Huron Room: Flipping and MOOCing Your Class
Matt Hlinak, Dominican University
State Room I: Maternal Wall Bias: Mentoring & Development of Women in Higher Education
Shealyn Wolfe, DePaul University
State Room II: Plus 50 & Technology: Myths and Truths
Andrea Barbknecht & Stephanie Howerter, Spoon River College
11:45-1:30, LaSalle II
Lunch and Exhibitor’s Challenge
Charlie V. Evans Research Grant Award
Recognition of Past Presidents
1:30-2:30
Breakout Session II
LaSalle I: Corporate and Association Use of MOOCs for Professional Development
Michele Gribbins, Ray Schroeder & John Freml, University of Illinois Springfield
Huron Room: Best Practices in Engaging Instructors & Faculty Members in the Online Classroom
Bonnie Covelli & Jeanne Washburn, University of St. Francis
State Room I: Credit and Noncredit Programming – Together After All These Years!
Beth Craig & Peggy Brown, Eastern Illinois University
State Room II: Using e-Textbooks in Online Graduate Programs
Ron Cook, Greenville College
2:30-3:30, LaSalle I
Round Tables
UPCEA Online Leadership
Ray Schroeder, University of Illinois Springfield
International Programs
Terry Borg, Northern Illinois University
Understanding the Psychology of How Students Learn
Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Credit/Non-Credit Collaboration
Rick Pearce, Heartland Community College
Strategies for Online Program Development
Gayla Stoner, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Learning in Sciences
Rani Mathai and Jennifer Mattingly, Judson University
Marketing for Every Budget
Tim Panfil, Elmhurst College
The (Relatively) Painless Development of a Research Proposal
Karen Swan, University of Illinois Springfield
Going Beyond the Story
Teri Stein, Judson University
Visionary Leaders with our Feet on the Ground
Regis Gilman, Association for Continuing Higher Education/Great Lakes
3:30-3:45
Break
3:45-4:30, LaSalle I
Make ‘Em Laugh (and you should): Using Humor in your Class
Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana
4:30-6:00, LaSalle II
Poster Sessions and Exhibitor Reception with Door Prizes
Prior Learning Credit for Military
Patricia McClinktock, St. Francis University
Using Social Media in the Online Classroom
John Freml, University of Illinois Springfield
Assessing Aduilt Learners’ Emotions
Susan Wesner, Judson University
Online Test Proctoring
Michele Gribbins, University of Illinois Springfield
Friday, February 13
7:30-8:30, LaSalle I
Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45, LaSalle I
Innovative Initiative Award
Bonnie Covelli, University of St. Francis, President of ICCHE
8:45-9:45, LaSalle I
The Community of Inquiry Framework: Building Learning Communities Online
Karen Swan, University of Illinois Springfield
9:45-10:00
Break
10:00-11:30, LaSalle I
Surviving, Reviving, and Thriving
Donna Liljegren, Elmhurst College; Regis Gilman, Eastern Illinois University; MaryBeth Trakinat, Heartland Community College; Lavon Nelson, Illinois Community College Board; Ray Schroeder, University of Illinois Springfield
11:30
Wrap Up and Giveaways (must be present to win!)