Past Assessment, Teaching & Learning Conference Presentations

  2010 Conference, Vancouver

An Outcomes Assessment Model: A Grassroots Endeavor Leads to Widespread Faculty Buy-In
Sue Frantz, Highline Community College, sfrantz@highline.edu

Be Everyone's Favority "Hard Teacher:" Simple Tricks for Helping Underprepared Students Meet Your Expectations
Monica LeMoine, Highline Community College, mlemoine@highline.edu

Beyond the Textbook: Exploring Open Access Resources & Research-based Learning
Kelley McHenry, Seattle Central Community College, kmchenry@sccd.ctc.edu
Aryana Bates, North Seattle Community College, abates@sccd.ctc.edu
Shireen Deboo, South Seattle Community College, sdeboo@sccd.ctc.edu
Pam Lippert, North Seattle Community College, plippert@sccd.ctc.edu

Collaborations that Work: Using Information Literacy to Improve Student Learning
Lynn Kanne, Seattle Central Community College, lkanne@sccd.ctc.edu
Linda Keys, Spokane Community College, lkeys@scc.spokane.edu
Mita Sen, Spokane Community College, msen@scc.spokane.edu
Jean Kavanagh, Spokane Community College, jkavanagh@scc.spokane.edu
Quill West, Walla Walla Community College, quill.west@wwcc.edu
Teresa Jones, Green River Community College, tjones@greenriver.edu
Anne Dolan, Green River Community College, adolan@greenriver.edu
Nicole Longpre, Bellevue College, nlongpre@bellevuecollege.edu

College Readiness, Financial Literacy and Collaborative Learning Projects
Jamila Barton, North Seattle Community College, jbarton@sccd.ctc.edu
Amilee Hayek, North Seattle Community College, ahayek@sccd.ctc.edu

Compared to What? A Systems Approach to Institutional Assessment that Advances Learning
Gary Brown, Washington State University, browng@wsu.edu
Nils Peterson, Washington State University, nils_peterson@wsu.edu Designing & Facilitating Collaborative Learning Activities for Diverse Learners
Natalie Serianni, Cascadia Community College, nserianni@cascadia.edu
Lindsay Custer, Cascadia Community College, lcuster@cascadia.edu
Karyn Mlodnosky, Cascadia Community College, kmlodnosky@cascadia.edu
Debra Waddell, Cascadia Community College, dwaddell@cascadia.edu
Danielle Powell, Cascadia Community College, dpowell@cascadia.edu

Don't Isolate, Integrate: For the Love of Water
Gregory Hinckley, Seattle Central Community College, ghinck@sccd.ctc.edu
Kayleen Oka, Seattle Central Community College, koka@sccd.ctc.edu
Roxy Hornbeck, Seattle Central Community College, rhornbeck@sccd.ctc.edu

Electronic Course Support Materials & Their Effects on Library Services
Marcus Kieltyka, Central Washington University, kieltykam@cwu.edu

Evaluation Games: An Inquiry into the Impacts of Cognitive Load & Anchoring Effect on the Evaluation of Writing
Jeff Calkins, Tacoma Community College, jcalkins@tacomacc.edu

A Faculty Learning Community: Supporting Under-Prepared Students
Overview & Conclusions; Social & Learning Theories; I-BEST
Linda A. Smith, Skagit Valley College, linda.smith@skagit.edu
Maureen Pettitt, Skagit Valley College, maureen.pettitt@skagit.edu
Jennifer Sadouk, Skagit Valley College, jennifer.sadouk@skagit.edu
Stan Goto, Western Washington University, stan.goto@wwu.edu
Barbara Martinez-Griego, Skagit Valley College, barbara.martinez@skagit.edu

From Recommendation to Commendation: Two Models of Global Outcomes Assessment
Green River Model
Julie Moore, Green River Community College, jmoore@greenriver.edu
Sandy Johanson, Green River Community College, sjohanson@greenriver.edu
Brenda Bindschatel, Green River Community College, bbindschatel@greenriver.edu
Heidi Shepherd, Lake Washington Technical College, heidi.shepherd@lwtc.edu
Jo Nelson, Lake Washington Technical College, jo.nelson@lwtc.edu

Grading Electronically: Tips, Tricks, & Shortcuts
Sue Frantz, Highline Community College, sfrantz@highline.edu

Helping Underprepared Students Become Better Readers & Writers in Any Discipline
Monica LeMoine, Highline Community College, mlemoine@highline.edu

Humor for Teachers Who Don't Crack Jokes: Adapting English Composition Problem Solving Games for Improving Student Engagement (& Writing) in a Non-Composition Course
Jacob Martens, Tacoma Community College, jmartens@tacomacc.edu

Open or Closed: Is It the New Mac vs. PC?
Marc Lentini, Highline Community College, mlentini@highline.edu
Sara Frizelle, Everett Community College, sfrizelle@everettcc.edu

Praise Amid Misery: It Still Feels Good
Phil Venditti, Clover Park Technical College, phil.venditti@cptc.edu

Preparing the Online Learner: Exploring the Knowledge, Skills, & Behaviors that Lead to Online Student Success
Bobbie Bowman, Chemeketa Community College, bobbi.bowman@chemeketa.edu

Report on the Effectiveness of Computer-Mediated Math Courses at Tacoma Community College
David Straayer, Tacoma Community College, dstraayer@tacomacc.edu

Rhetoric, Argument, & Research in a Global Context
Ron Schwartz, Pierce College, rschwart@pierce.ctc.edu

Ripple Effect: Impactful Teaching
Ann Fillmore, Clark College, afillmore@clark.edu
Laura Bolster, Clark College, lbolster@clark.edu
Teresa Boyd, Clark College, tboyd@clark.edu
Kimberly Russell, Clark College, krussell@clark.edu

Student Experiences of Learning the Research Process
Survey of Campus Involvement: Team 2
Erica Dixon, Advisor, South Puget Sound Community College, edixon@spscc.ctc.edu
Kathryn Clancy, Advisor, South Puget Sound Community College
April Kindrick, Advisor, South Puget Sound Community College
Amy Kassler, Advisor, South Puget Sound Community College
Caprice Paduano, Advisor, South Puget Sound Community College
Team 1:
Kaitlyn Collins, Student, South Puget Sound Community College
Jason Cole, Student, South Puget Sound Community College
Beze Nwala, Student, South Puget Sound Community College
Jeff Everett, Student, South Puget Sound Community College
Team 2:
Daniel Ackley, Student, South Puget Sound Community College
Andrew Garten, Student, South Puget Sound Community College
Eric Breding, Student, South Puget Sound Community College
Ira Maki, Student, South Puget Sound Community College

Teaching in Virtual World & Real World, Using a Mashup of Free Web 2.0 Tools, Roleplay, & Virtual World Communities for ESL & Nursing Education
John Miller, Tacoma Community College, jmiller@tacomacc.edu
Monica Monk, Tacoma Community College, mmonk@tacomacc.edu

Universal Design Strategies in Action
TCC UDL Project
Candyce Rennegarbe, Tacoma Community College, crennegarbe@tacomacc.edu
Sabine Endicott, Tacoma Community College, sendicott@tacomacc.edu
Sheila May Farley, Renton Technical College, smayfarley@rtc.edu
Blaine Hunt, Blaine, Tacoma Community College, bhunt@tacomacc.edu
Cathy Jenner, Renton Technical College, cjenner@rtc.edu
Kimberly Lee, Tacoma Community College, klee@tacomacc.edu
Jacob Martens, Tacoma Community College, jmartens@tacomacc.edu
Ardene Niemer, Renton Technical College, aniemer@rtc.edu
Don Ramage, Tacoma Community College, dramage@tacomacc.edu
Debbie Rundle, Renton Technical College, drundle@rtc.edu
Joli Sandoz, The Evergreen State College, sandozj@evergreen.edu
Melissa Stoddard, Tacoma Community College, mstoddard@tacomacc.edu

UN-Keynote Presentation: The One Constant is Change
Bob Hughes, Seattle University, rhughes@seattleu.edu

What Students Tell Us about their Learning Experiences: Results from a National Online Survey
Maureen Pettitt, Skagit Valley College, mpettitt@skagit.edu

Wherever Offered, However Delivered: Impact of the New NWCCU Standards on Libraries & Distance Learning
Andrew Hersh-Tudor, Wenatchee Valley College, ahersh-tudor@wvc.edu

2009 Conference, Wenatchee

Beyond Dead or Digital: Integrating Instructional Sites, Delivery Formats, & Disciplines to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences
Linda Smith, Skagit Valley College, linda.smith@skagit.edu

College-Wide Abilities: Creating Alignments, Generating Vision
Kathy Murphy, Edmonds Community College, kmurphy@edcc.edu
Beth O'Donnell, Edmonds Community College, bodonnel@edcc.edu
Melody Schneider, Edmonds Community College, mschneider@edcc.edu
Eva Smith, Edmonds Community College, esmith@edcc.edu

Cross Those Boundaries! A New Process to Transcend Departmental & Curricular Isolation, Help Pre-College & College Students Build Confidence, & Increase Program Completion - powerpoint
Cross Those Boundaries - survey results
Cross Those Boundaries - FACTC Focus Winter 2009
Phil Venditti, Clover Park Technical College, phil.venditti@cptc.edu
Carmen Croppi, Clover Park Technical College, carmen.croppi@cptc.edu
Roger Nix, Clover Park Technical College, roger.nix@cptc.edu
Cassandra Rookwood, Student, Clover Park Technical College
Veronica Spencer, Student, Clover Park Technical College
Heather Stevens, Clover Park Technical College, heather.stevens@cptc.edu
Glen Weigelt, Clover Park Technical College, glen.weigelt@cptc.edu

Elluminate: A Faculty Learning Community Beyond College Walls
Lesley Wallace, Bellingham Technical College, lwallace@btc.ctc.edu
Eric Waterkotte, Peninsula College, ericw@pcadmin.ctc.edu

Faculty/Professional Learning Communities: Tackling Issues, Building Community, Exploring Solutions
Jane Lister-Reis, North Seattle Community College, jreis@sccd.ctc.edu

Facilitating & Assessing Critical Thinking
Jean LaBauve, Spokane Falls Community College, jeanl@spokanefalls.edu

Facilitation Skills in the Faculty/Professional Learning Communities Model
Jane Lister-Reis, North Seattle Community College, jreis@sccd.ctc.edu

Go Green: A Case for Online Instruction
Laura Overstreet, Whatcom Community College, loverstreet@whatcom.ctc.edu

Harvesting the Web for Effective & Engaging Instructional Materials
Jean Kent, North Seattle Community College & eLearning Consultant, jkent@sccd.ctc.edu

How's it Going? Using SGID for Open Ended Student Feedback
Judith Frey, Renton Technical College, jfrey@rtc.edu

Innovative Curriculum Development & Teacher Strategies that Promote Student College-level Academic Success
Pheo Martin, Everett Community College, pmartin@everettcc.edu

Making Excellence Inclusive - powerpoint
Making Excellence Inclusive - report
Making Excellence Inclusive - AAC&U newsletter
Alma Clayton-Pedersen, Ph.D., Association of American Colleges & Universities

Reach Them and Teach Them
Gail Dugan, Renton Technical College, gdugan@rtc.edu
Denise Jordan, Renton Technical College, djordan@rtc.edu

Sharing Diversity Activities
Jenna Pollock, Renton Technical College, jpollock@rtc.edu
Tim Corbett, Renton Technical College, tcorbett@rtc.edu

Universal Design for Learning: Strategies You Can Use!
Cathy Jenner, Renton Technical College, cjenner@rtc.edu
Glenda Hanson, Renton Technical College, ghanson@rtc.edu

Using Data to Inform Program Design
Susan Kidd, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges, skidd@sbctc.edu
Sandy Cheek, Big Bend Community College, sandyc@bigbend.edu

WashingtonOnline (WAOL) and ANGEL: Community & Technical College System Resources for Online Teaching & Learning
Connie Broughton, SBCTC, cbroughton@sbctc.edu
Kayeri Akweks, SBCTC, kakweks@sbctc.edu
Boyoung Chae, SBCTC, bchae@sbctc.edu
Monique Kovalenko, SBCTC, mkovalenko@sbctc.edu

2008 conference, spokane

An EWU Scholars Learning Community: Experiences from the Field
Janet Hubbard, Eastern Washington University, jhubbard@mail.ewu.edu
Patrick Lordan, Eastern Washington University, plordan@mail.ewu.edu
Nadean Meyer, Eastern Washington University, nadean.meyer@mail.ewu.edu

An Outcomes Assessment Structure that Works!!
Kim Rzeszewicz, Tacoma Community College, krzeszewicz@tacomacc.edu
Pamela Costa, Tacoma Community College, pcosta@tacomacc.edu
Susan Mitchell, Tacoma Community College, smitchell@tacomacc.edu
Becky Sproat, Tacoma Community College, bsproat@tacomacc.edu

Building Community and Fostering Inquiry through a Faculty Seminar Series
Karen Hulsebosch, Olympic College, khulsebosch@olympic.edu
Tom Cameron, Olympic College, tcameron@olympic.edu
Cami Geyer, Olympic College, cgeyer@olympic.edu
Katherine Howard, Olympic College, khoward@olympic.edu
Terri Major, Olympic College, tmajor@olympic.edu
Steve Quinn, Olympic College, squinn@olympic.edu
Koi Tirima, Olympic College, ktirima@olympic.edu
Lori Vail, Olympic College, lvail@olympic.edu

Classroom Observation for Effective Teaching
Judith Frey, Renton Technical College, jfrey@rtc.edu

Collaborative Teaching in Cyberspace
Phebe Shen, Everett Community College, pshen@everettcc.edu
Laurie Duhrkoop, Student, Everett Community College
Ann Harrington, Everett Community College, aharrington@everettcc.edu
Karin Turner, Everett Community College, kturner@everettcc.edu

Community Engagement from the Halls to the Classroom: Forging Links in a Residential Learning Community
Karen Weathermon, Washington State University, kweathermon@wsu.edu
Lara Cummings, Washington State University, lursin@wsu.edu
Kate Gannon, Washington State University, kgannon@wsu.edu
Doug Habib, Washington State University, dhabib@wsu.edu
Susan Poch, Washington State University, poch@wsu.edu

Course Management System Review Final Report
Marc Lentini, Highline Community College, mlentini@highline.edu
Kyla Bates, Spokane Falls Community College, kylab@spokanefalls.edu
Scott Dennis, Lower Columbia College, sdennis@lowercolumbia.edu
Sara Frizelle, Everett Community College, sfrizelle@everettcc.edu

Creating a Common Grading Rubric for Essays
Kim Rzeszewicz, Tacoma Community College, krzeszewicz@tacomacc.edu
Jacqui Cain, Tacoma Community College, jcain@tacomacc.edu
Ken Fox, Tacoma Community College, kfox@tacomacc.edu
Mary Fox, Tacoma Community College, mfox@tacomacc.edu
Jerry McCourt, Tacoma Community College, jmccourt@tacomacc.edu
Pamela Ralston, Tacoma Community College, pralston@tacomacc.edu

Embedded Librarian: Librarians in the Online Classroom
Mary Ann Goodwin, Spokane Falls Community College, maryanng@spokanefalls.edu
Barbara Oldham, Spokane Falls Community College, barbarao@spokanefalls.edu
Kim Taylor, Spokane Falls Community College, kimt@spokanefalls.edu

eTutoring Pilot Projects
Connie Broughton, SBCTC, cbroughton@sbctc. edu
Nicky Bolt, Student, Institute for Extended Learning
Janet Kendall, Washington State University, kendallj@wsu.edu
Jennifer Silva, Student, Institute for Extended Learning
Heather Urshel-Spier, Tacoma, hurschelspeir@tacomacc.edu

Give Students the Freedom to Learn: Using Design Teams to Engage Student Learning
Charlotte Fellers, Green River Community College, cfellers@greenriver.edu
Carel Neffenger, Green River Community College, cneffenger@greenriver.edu

Lower Columbia College General Education Summer Assessment Institute
Klint Hull, Lower Columbia College, khull@lowercolumbia.edu
Colleen Lemhouse, Lower Columbia College, clemhouse@lcc.ctc.edu

LPN to RN Online: Teaching a Hands-On Discipline via the Web
Scott Dennis, Lower Columbia College, sdennis@lowercolumbia.edu
Jeanne Hamer, Lower Columbia College, jhamer@lowercolumbia.edu
Karen Joiner, Lower Columbia College, kjoiner@lowercolumbia.edu

Simulation and Teaching in Second Life
John Miller, Tacoma Community College, jmiller@tacomacc.edu
Geoff Cain, Tacoma Community College, gcain@tacomacc.edu

Student Seminars: A Pedagogical Practice for Transformative Learning
Jane Lister Reis, North Seattle Community College, jreis@sccd.ctc.edu
Carol Hamilton, North Seattle Community College, chamilton@sccd.ctc.edu

Supporting Math Students: A Study Strategies Class
Teresa Massey, Chemeketa Community College, tmassey@chemeketa.edu

Tangled Up in Groups: Thinking (Again) about the Collaborative Learning Experience of Wallflowers, Slackers, and Dominatrixes
Lindsay Custer, Cascadia Community College, lcuster@cascadia.edu
Melissa Estelle, Cascadia Community College, mestelle@cascadia.edu
Karyn Mlodnosky, Cascadia Community College, kmlodnosky@cascadia.edu
Natalie Serianni, Cascadia Community College, nserianni@cascadia.edu
Misty Wheeler, Cascadia Community College, larkswindow@gmailu.edu

Technology Transformation Task Force: 2008 Technology Plan
Cable Green, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges, cgreen@sbctc.edu

Understanding the Brain to Improve Teaching and Learning
Cathy Jenner, Renton Technical College, cjenner@rtc.edu

Using National Standards to Develop, Implement, and Improve Courses in Multicultural Understanding
Tanya Velasquez, South Puget Sound Community College, tvelasquez@spscc.ctc.edu; University of Washington-Tacoma, iamtanya@uw.edu
Betsey Barnett, Shoreline Community College, bbarnett@shoreline.edu
Ernest Johnson, Shoreline Community College, ejohnson@shoreline.edu
David Ortiz, Cascadia Community College, dortiz@cascadia.edu

Washington State Student Achievement Initiative
David Prince, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges, dprince@sbctc.edu
Tina Bloomer, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges, tbloomer@sbctc.edu

What Do ePortfolios Really Tell You? You Might Be Surprised!
Barbara Smith, The Evergreen State College, smithb@evergreen.edu
Kim Heller, Student, Grays Harbor College

What Does "Better" Look Like in eLearning?: Conforming to Good Design and Scaffolding Autonomous Learning
Tori Saneda, Cascadia Community College, tsaneda@cascadia.edu
Stephanie Delaney, Cascadia Community College, sdelaney@cascadia.edu
Todd Lundberg, Cascadia Community College, tlundberg@cascadia.edu
Gene Taylor, Cascadia Community College, gtaylor@cascadia.edu

Wimba, Wamba, What?!? Giving Your Online Class a Voice!
Edward Bachmann, Pierce College, ebachmann@pierce.ctc.edu
Jo Ann Baria, Pierce College District, jbaria@pierce.ctc.edu