Teaching Large Classes: Challenges and Opportunities
McGraw-Hill Ryerson Conference 2005
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| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Coffee | Bricker Academic Buidling, 1st Floor |
| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Welcome | BA201 |
| 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Presentation: John Mitterer, Brock University Teaching Large Classes: Communication, Cognitive Apprenticeship, and Technology |
BA201 |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | Faculty and Student Panel Presentation - Challenges and Opportunities | BA201 |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch | Science Building Foyer |
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Concurrent Session I* |
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| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Reflections on Teaching a Large Class - Franklin Ramsoomair, Wilfrid Laurier University | BA110 |
| Accessing a Charismatic Presence - Leslie O'Dell, Wilfrid Laurier University | BA111 | |
| Engaging a Class of a Thousand Students - Jason Harlow, David Harrison and Tony Key, University of Toronto | BA112 | |
| Using Technology to Enhance the Large Class Experience - Jane Holbrook, Bob Sproule and Caryl Russell, University of Waterloo |
BA113 |
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| Using Wireless Clicker Technology for Instant Feedback and 100% Student Engagement - Peter LaRiviere, eInstruction | BA210 | |
| 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Break | |
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Concurrent Session II* |
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| 1:45 - 2:25 p.m. | Scaling Up Class Size for Quantitative Courses: Reflection and Innovations from the Statistics I Experience at the University of Guelph - Gary Umphrey, University of Guelph | BA110 |
| Saving Grading Time and Supporting Student Learning: The Use of Rubrics in Large Classes - Dana Sawchuk, Wilfrid Laurier University | BA111 | |
| Clicker Technology: A Case History of Personal Polling Technology in a Large Accounting Class - Rick Bates, University of Guelph | BA112 | |
| Using Interactive Websites to Foster Self-Directed Learning in Large Classes - Jackie Carnegie and Michel Desilets, University of Ottawa | BA113 | |
| Teaching Classical Sociological Theory with Fine Art, Film, Music and Analysis - Linda Hunter, University of Guelph | BA210 | |
| Using Web Based Content and Hyper Linked Teaching Units (Learning Objects) in Teaching Hybrid Post-Secondary Classes - Tim Richardson, Seneca College/University of Toronto | BA211 | |
| A Tightly Controlled Study into the Purported Efficacy of Technology Enhanced Learning in a Classroom Setting - Stanley Jeffers, York University | BA101 | |
| 12:25 - 2:35 p.m. | Break | |
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Concurrent Session III* |
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| 2:35 - 3:15 p.m. |
Conducting Debates in Large Classes - Chris Ross, Wilfrid Laurier University |
BA111 |
| Incorporating Writing Exercises in an Interactive and Team Development Process - Elliot Currie, University of Guelph | BA112 | |
| Incorporating Bulletin Boards, Encouraging Social Presence - Christine Brown, Ryerson University | BA113 | |
| Hybrid Courses: Blending the Best of Face-to-Face and Online - Lori Jones, University of Guelph | BA210 | |
| Schtick-Handling: Two Cheers for Low-Tech Large-Class Teaching - Michael Moore, Wilfrid Laurier University | BA110 | |
| Gone Are Small Classes: Maximizing Teacher/Student Ratios in Foreign Language Classrooms - Planning and Experience - Ruediger Mueller and Denise Mohan, University of Guelph | BA211 | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 p.m. | Wine and Cheese Reception (Sponsored by the President, WLU) | Science Building Foyer |
