Designed for Learning Summer Institute Agenda
Monday, June 16, 2008 - Day 1
8:30 am Coffee and rolls
Tech skills brush up - cutting, pasting and keyboard shortcuts
9:00 am Welcome and introductions, housekeeping and agenda review
10:00 am The Pedagogies of Engagement: Keynote and Discussion
Priscilla Stadler, Scott White
11:15 am Break
11:30 am Online writing: Where are you coming from? Where are you going?
Scott White
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Faculty Panel: Voices from LaGuardia, Part 1
  • Using Blackboard's Discussion Board - Steve Ovadia, Library
  • Developing a Web-Based Inquiry Activity - Priyantha Wijesinghe, NAS
  • Wikis: An Authoring and Presentation Tool for Students - Linda Chandler, English
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Wikify! A wiki workshop
Priyantha Wijesinghe and Team
4:30 pm Learning Log and Assigned Reading: Action + Reflection = Learning
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - Day 2
8:30 am Coffee and rolls
Tech skills brush up - web browser tips
9:00 am Welcome and Announcements
9:15 am The Active Learning Classroom Gets Wired: Inquiry Learning with Web Resources
Josephine Corso

Reflective Writing Exercise

Inquiry Activity Groups

12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm What's Out There? Surveying Electronic Resources
Scott White
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm ePortfolio: A Tool for Students and Faculty
  • Overview: the ePortfolio Project at LaGuardia
    Mercedes Del Rosario, ePortfolio Director
  • ePortfolio in the Nursing Curriculum
    Iona Thomas-Conner, NAS
  • ePortfolio: Life Resource for Students
    Pedro Peralta, LaGCC graduate, ePortfolio Consultant
4:30 pm Learning Log
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - Day 3
8:30 am Coffee and rolls
Tech skills brush up - managing your computer files
9:00 am Welcome and Announcements
9:15 am Getting Help - Working with STMs
Josephine Corso and Team
9:45 am Faculty Panel: Voices from LaGuardia, Part 2
  • The Paperless Class - Louis Lucca, Communications
  • Student Projects with Powerpoint - Terry Cole, English
10:30 am DFL Commitments/Projects Overview - Priscilla Stadler
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Reflection: What does it mean? Why does it matter?
Reading: "Action + Reflection = Learning"
Ros Orgel, Priscilla Stadler
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Planning Time
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Tools of Technology Hands-on Workshops (Select One)
3:30 pm Online writing: Reporting on plans, suggestions for upcoming seminar topics
4:15 pm Assignment and Wrap-Up