Better Learning through Engagement, Networking, and Development

Welcome to BLEND 2011 This years theme is From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able: Building New Learning Environments for New Media Environments. In our rapidly changing world, it is clear that our students communicate, learn, and interact in various environments simultaneously. This has tremendous implications for how we know, learn, think, and teach in higher education. It is important that we understand how to leverage the new media ecology to support student learning. This years conference creates professional development opportunities for learning, networking, and sharing among educators from both the higher education and K-12 sectors. Our keynote, Dr. Michael Wesch shares his research and insights into the new media ecology many of our students are engaged in. Additionally, we have a great lineup of presenters sharing best practices and experience of integrating technology in online and face-to-face instruction. We are excited about your participation in and contribution to this years meeting. Henrietta Siemens, Ph.D. BLEND Conference Chair

Featured Presenters
Bob Jost - Technology Educator Manchester GATE Elementary, Fresno Unified School District
Enriching the Elementary Curriculum with Interactive Learning

Featured Presenters
Kenneth Friesen, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Social Sciences Fresno Pacific University
Electronic Textbook Alternatives for Students and Faculty

Rebecca McMillen - Director, Art Program Fresno Pacific University

Using Screen-Capture Technology for Teaching and Learning: Jing

Will Kimbley - Teacher Edison Computech, Fresno Unified School District

Free Online Instructional Interactives for Math and Science Classrooms Screencasting and the Flipped Classrooom

Jeanne Janzen - Director, Curriculum & Teaching Program Fresno Pacific University
Enhance Your Productivity: Try DropBox and Diigo

Mike Lebsock - 8th Grade CORE Teacher Edison Computech, Fresno Unified School District

History and Language Arts Come Together Through Podcasting

Peggy Diane Avakian, Ph.D. - Director, Leadership & Organizational Studies Program Fresno Pacific University
Engaging Techne and Psyche: Developing Creative Learning Cultures

Matt Gehrett - Executive Director, Continuing Education Fresno Pacific University

Online Course Accomodations for Students with Disabilities

Ida Jones - Professor of Business Law California State University, Fresno

Got Plagiarism? I have a Cure!

Maryam Torbati - Early CHildhood Development Fresno Pacific University

Learning, Technology and the Amazing Brain

Michael McGowen - Lecturer , Philosophy & Religion Claremont University Lorin Lachs - Associate Professor, Psychology California State University, Fresno
Using Online Tools to Manage Your Many Responsibilities

Sensitive Subjects: How to Handle Philosophy and Religion Classes Online

Strategies for Using Facebook to Create Community with Degree Completion Alumni

Breck Harris - Associate Professor, School of Business Fresno Pacific University

Milt Friesen - Music Instructor/ Director of Crosswind Fresno Pacific University Arun Nambiar - Assistant Professor California State University, Fresno

Creating Community and Encouraging Student Involvement Through Music

Mary Bennet - Instructor/Instructional Designer California State Universtiy, Fresno

Want to Learn to Teach Online? Leading Edge is Here! Its a Puzzle, Its a Maze No! Its a QR Code

Quick and Easy Podcasting using Livescribe Pens

Featured Presenters
Carol Gossett - Director, Early Childhood Development Fresno Pacific University
Supporting Faculty in the Use of Online Teaching Tools

Featured Presenters
Dave Richert - Enterprise Applications Manager Fresno Pacific University
Getting more out of Microsoft Outlook

Jim Ave Ph.D. - Director, Kinesiology Fresno Pacific University

Creating and Producing Prodcasts

Rob Darrow - President, Online Learning Visions Retired Principal, Clovis Online School

Whats happening with K-12 online schooling in California?

David Derby - Director, Administrative Services Program Fresno Pacific University

Use of Mediative Questions in Transforming Student Response Online

Robert Leitgeb - Director of Technical Operation and IT Projects Fresno Pacific University

Atomic Learning: Incorporate this Web Based Learning Tool into Your Curriculum

Terry Bese - Instructional Designer, Center for Online Learning Fresno Pacific University
Interesting Ideas about Online Teaching & Learning New Assessment Feature in Moodle Scan with Smart Phone for Video

Presentation Preview

Pamela Johnston - Assistant Professor, History Fresno Pacific University

Michael McGowen

You Oughta Be in Pictures! Using Xtranormal to make short videos for classroom use

Sensitive Subjects: How to Handle Philosophy and Religion Classes Online

Henrietta Siemens - Director, Center for Online Learning Fresno Pacific University

How do we know they know? Aligning assessment activities and tools with learning objectives to measure [online] student achievement

Mike Lebsock

Michael Fenton - Edicator & Department Chair Fresno Christian Schools Wendi Holland - Sales Representative Pearson

History and Language Arts Come Together Through Podcasting

Screencasting: How We Put Our High School Mathematics Program Online

Save time, rely on proven resources, and gain course flexibility.

Agenda Friday, October 14

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Registration Desk Opens
Ashley Auditorium

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Luncheon

Ashley Auditorium

Concurrent Session 01

Enhance Your Productivity: Try Dropbox & Diigo Jeanne Janzen Media/Tools/Web 2.0 AIH 112 (lab) Two free apps that give you access to easy-to-use productivity tools. DropBox gives you 2GB of free storage on a secure website, which means you can access your files from anywhere from any computer. You can choose to collaborate with others by sharing a particular file(s) with them or keep your items private. Diigo allows you to organize any websites, articles or YouTubes into a searchable web library. You can highlight items, add sticky notes, and make your own categories for ordering your web findings. Both tools are amazingly well worth checking into!

Strategies for Using Facebook to Create Community Breck Harris Higher Learning NOH 125 Social media tools like Facebook are growing tremendously both in size and global importance as a new and evolving form of human social communication. In this session, the presenter will discuss effective strategies used to create community with 115 Fresno Pacific University adult degree completion student alumni using the social media tool Facebook. Insights will also be discussed related to what types of information is best shared by faculty on their facebook page when your facebook friends include former adult students. Participants will have the opportunity to view the presenters Facebook home page and wall as these strategies are discussed. Engaging Techne & Psyche: Developing Creative Learning Cultures Peggy Avakian Higher Education NOH 127 As scholars and practitioners in our innovative and rapidly changing world, we are called to tend to the often tenuous relationship between techne and psyche. When reimagining and developing creative learning cultures, we must see how the dance between techne and psyche presents multiple challenges and opportunities. This presentation addresses three key learning objectives: 1) Participants will explore sociotechnical and cultural shifts in education that affect techne and psyche; 2) Participants will discover specific methods to bring techne and psyche into dialogue; and 3) Participants will see and learn various strategies to engage symbolic representation toward developing creative learning cultures.

2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Concurrent Session 02

Incorporate this Web Based Learning Tool into Your Curriculum Robert Leitgeb Media/Tools/Web 2.0 Ashley Auditorium Offered through FPU for several years, recently upgraded tracking tool puts a new twist on this excellent online training service. Now you are able to assign technology tracks to your course curriculum, manage and assign technology assessments, and much more. Use of Mediative Questions in Transforming Student Response Online David Derby Higher Education NOH 125 One of the challenges faced by many of us who teach online is the structuring of our questions in forums, journals, and/or written assignments to provoke deeper and different levels of complexity of thinking. Embedded in questions that are asked in a face to face situations are certain phrasing, tonal, and visual cues that signal and invite behavior or thinking processes. Online, these cues are generally absent when giving instructions leading to a prompt where we would like our students to perform, think, and/or share with each other. Becoming mindful and intentional about using meditative questions that transform our students thinking and perspective is a skill and an art that may help overcome this challenge. In this session a more deliberate use of language and syntax to construct questions in ways that mediate desired mental processes for students will be examined. Participants in this session will be introduced to a framework for creating meditative questions and then practice the process with each other in a constructivist environment. Finally, sharing and discussion of the process will help participants articulate their understanding as they leave with a practical, hands-on tool to make a difference in more fully engaging our online students.

Screencasting: How We Put Our High School Math Program Online Michael Fenton Media/Tools/Web 2.0 NOH 127 Two years ago I set a goal to create a video library of every lesson taught in the 7-12 mathematics department at Fresno Christian Schools. Join us as I share the what, the how, and the why of our screencasting journey. Leave with a screencasting vision for your own department, or simply gain access to some great online resources. Creating & Producing Podcasts Jim Ave Media/Tools/Web 2.0 EAH 139 (lab) Hands-On Session NOTE: Session Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm Continues through refreshment break, skipping it completely. Participants will be taught how to use Garageband and Keynote to create audio and video presentations that can be produced as podcasts or other audio-visual presentations. This session will be hands-on, fun, and interactive!

Getting More out of Microsoft Outlook Dave Richert Media/Tools/Web 2.0 WEC 213 Take a closer look at Microsoft Outlook and the tools it provides for emailing, scheduling, and overall productivity. Some specific topics covered will be organizing email, setting up rules, creating distribution lists, using tasks, scheduling meetings, booking conference rooms, using mobile devices with Microsoft Exchange, and accessing your account via the web. We will wrap things up with a time of questions and answers. Learning, Technology, & The Amazing Brain Maryam Torbati Higher Education NOH 125 Learning, Technology and the Amazing Brain (brain facts, technology facts, learning facts, and the latest research in a stimulating PowerPoint show) Research shows that the best learning occurs when learners are engaged, interested, and fascinated by what they are learning, and furthermore learning transpires when teachers can capitalize on the visual, pattern-seeking nature of the human brain so that information may be transferred into long-term memory. Come learn how technology & brain research can be incorporated into your instruction in ways that make learning more exciting and brain compatible. Using Online Tools to Manage Your Many Responsibilities Lorin Lachs Media/Tools/Web 2.0 NOH 127 Sometimes the sheer volume of tasks for which educators are responsible can become overwhelming. The upshot of this is either a) increased stress, b) forgetfulness, or c) both. Online tools and Web 2.0 technologies can be of enormous value in managing these seemingly never-ending responsibilities. The presenter will discuss a few of his personal favorite tools that are incredibly helpful, easy to use, and - best of all - free. He will also share tricks and tips for adapting and personalizing these tools for your own needs.

2:50 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. 3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break
Ashley Auditorium

Concurrent Session 03

Creating & Producing Podcasts (Continued) Jim Ave Media/Tools/Web 2.0 EAH 139 (lab) Hands-On Session (continued) Continues through refreshment break, skipping it completely. Participants will be taught how to use Garageband and Keynote to create audio and video presentations that can be produced as podcasts or other audio-visual presentations. This session will be hands-on, fun, and interactive!

Dinner On Your Own

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Agenda Saturday, October 15

8:00 a.m. Check in and Registration Desk Opens
Ashley Auditorium

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
Ashley Auditorium

Concurrent Session 04

History & Language Arts Come Together Through Podcasting Mike Lebsock K-12 Best Practices WEC 213 It looks like tech, sounds like history and is wrapped in Language Arts...SIMPLY PUT, a podcast series created by my 8th grade students, begins its third exciting season. Come and experience how your students can share their learning with the world through the magic of podcasting! This presentation will provide practical process and procedures to bring your own podcasting ideas to life as well as covering the tech tools to make it all happen! Quick & Easy Podcasting Using Livescribe Pens Arun Nambiar Media/Tools/Web 2.0 NOH 127 There are a plethora of technological tools available to provide an improved student learning experience both in a traditional face-to-face environment and an online setting. More and more instructors are taking to podcasting to deliver content. In this session, we will be demonstrating a quick and easy mechanism to develop podcasts using Livescribe Pens. Its a Puzzle, Its a Maze - No! Its a QR Code Mary Bennett & Scott Sailor Media/Tools/Web 2.0 NOH 125 In this session you will learn how QR codes and other free tech tools can be used in the classroom. Whether for instruction, demonstration of knowledge, collaboration, or to simply get the message across, technology can help you meet your goals while empowering students for their future. You will see how easy it is to match learning objectives to student-centered activities through the use of emergent technologies. Finally, that code you see popping up just about anywhere people need access to information great potential for revolutionizing education!

You Oughta Be in Pictures! Using Xtranormal to Make Short Videos for Classroom Use Pamela Johnston Higher Education AIH 112 (lab) Hands-On Session NOTE: Session Time: 9:00am - 10:50am Looking for a fresh and innovative way to get important information to your students? Why not make a short film? Xtranormal is a website that uses text-to-speech technology, stock backgrounds, and animated figures to make creating films easy. According to their website, If you can type, you can make movies. In this hands-on session, the presenter will show her first-time effort making a movie with Xtranormal and guide the group in making a short movie on the spot.

10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Concurrent Session 05

You Oughta Be in Pictures! Using Xtranormal to Make Short Videos -for Classroom Use (Continued) Pamela Johnston Higher Education AIH 112 (lab) Hands-On Session (continued) NOTE: Session Time: 9:00am - 10:50am How Do We Know That They Know? Henrietta Siemens Higher Education WEC 213 How can online instructors demonstrate student achievement against learning objectives? This presentation describes how assessment activities can be effectively aligned with learning objectives to better measure student achievement. The presenter will also share examples of Web 2.0 tools that can be utilized to assess student learning and support Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).

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Supporting Faculty in the Use of Online Teaching Carol Gossett Higher Education NOH 127 Supporting and managing a team of educators during the transition from a totally face-to-face teaching environment, into the application of online teaching and learning strategies can be challenging. Explore what has worked for the ECD faculty in the process of making the transition into the application of online teaching tools. The ECD BA program is housed 100% on Moodle where this faculty uses the many features of online tools. Members of the ECD team will be present to answer questions you might have. Discover what it takes to support and manage a team through the transition into the use of online tools. Sensitive Subjects: How to Handle Philosophy & Religion Classes Online Michael McGowan Higher Education AIH 114

essential skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective online instructor and meet the needs of 21st century students. Enriching the Elementary Curriculum with Interactive Learning Bob Jost K-12 Best Practices AIH 114 Discover interactive teaching/learning tools that can be used to enrich and enhance learning in the elementary classroom. Bob Jost, technology educator at Manchester GATE Elementary School, will share dozens of sites that have been field-tested with second through sixth grade students. Walk away with something that you will be able to use on Monday morning. Free Online Instructional Interactives for Math & Science Class -rooms Will Kimbley Media/Tools/Web 2.0 AIH 112 (lab) Students exist in a visual world - TV, Movies, Video Games, Internet. Technology is the primary means of non-academic learning - Students WILL learn! - Not always what we want. Interactives engage student interest, demonstrates difficult concepts, and aid visual learners. Much of the work is already done for you - and for FREE! Come learn about a multitude of free, online interactives and practice sites. Well even give you tips on how best to organize them for you and your studnets to use. New Assessment Feature in Moodle Terry Bese Higher Education WEC 213 In this session you will learn about a new assessment feature within Moodle to score and keep track of course level student outcomes (SOs), program SOs, school SOs, and university level SOs. The Outcomes feature is definitely one part of Moodle that you will want to take advantage of. It takes a little work to set up, but when program review, or WASC accreditation comes around you will have the data that you need. Whats Happening with K-12 Online Schooling in California? Rob Darrow Higher Education NOH 127 By 2019, it is predicted that 50% of courses taken by high school students will be online. Hear about the trends in California as well as the results from dissertation research regarding online charter school enrollment. What do these trends mean for the future of traditional education?

This session discusses strategies for using technology to develop and deliver online courses in what are often sensitive subjects: religion and philosophy. After first briefly discussing some general practices that apply equally well to all online education, I will discuss some of the ways in which professors can embrace the controversial nature of sensitive subjects to solicit student interest. Notwithstanding the controversy, I will present some methods for maintaining an online classroom environment of respect and tolerance. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 1:50p.m. Keynote Address and Lunch
Ashley Auditorium

Concurrent Session 06

Want to Learn to Teach Online? Leading Edge is Here! Mary Bennett K-12 Best Practices NOH 125 Online education provides the opportunity for students and educators to communicate and demonstrate mastery in ways much different than those in the traditional classroom. In this session you will be introduced to The Leading Edge Certification course, designed to prepare teachers for this challenge. This course aligns effective pedagogy with an engaging curriculum and a variety of technology tools. Learn how you can become empowered with the

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2:00 p.m. - 2:50p.m.

Concurrent Session 07

of using the iPad and discover a plethora of techniques and applications to help bring you up to speed. Save Time, Rely on Proven Resources, & Gain Course Flexibility Wendi Holland Higher Education NOH 125 CODiE award-winning CourseConnect is a complete program of online course content created by respected subject matter experts and eLearning instructional designers. CourseConnect may be used in an online, hybrid, or on-ground environment, and works in any major learning management system (LMS). Courses include a fully developed syllabus, media-rich lecture presentations, audio lectures, a wide variety of assessments, discussion board questions, and a comprehensive Instructor Resource Guide.

Interesting Ideas about Onling Teaching & Learning Terry Bese Higher Education WEC 213 Ideas from learning theory and research studies regarding online teaching and learning will be presented; basically, a summary of my literature review from my dissertation (in progress). In this session, we will examine what current literature is saying about teaching and learning in an online setting. Got Plagiarism? I Have a Cure! Ida Jones Higher Education AIH 114 With information a click away, students may be tempted to copy and paste and turn in work that is not their own. In this session, you will learn how easy it is to reduce copying and pasting and encourage writing through plagiarism prevention. Through the use of an online module created in SoftChalk, students will acquire the skills and knowledge they need to participate in an environment where academic integrity is respected. As students progress through the module they will be able to define plagiarism, explain when to paraphrase and cite and identify strategies to avoid plagiarism. Screencasting and the Flipped Classroom Will Kimbley Media/Tools/Web 2.0 AIH 112 (lab) Learn how to easily screencast your lessons and host them online for students to view both in and out of the classroom. Most of the tools are free or very low cost and are available on both Mac and PC. Screencast video lessons are excellent for: - Catching up absent or new students - Assisting students at home with their homework - Giving parents support to be able to assist students with homework - Eliminating repetitive reteaching - Front-loading direct instruction to reduce cognitive load - Flipping your classroom. Direct instruction is done for homework and practice is done in the class while you are there to help. The iPad: Learning the Tool Scott Metcalf Media/Tools/Web 2.0 NOH 127 iPads are all around us. They are being introduced into classrooms and workplaces across the globe and, as with any tool, it is important to learn how to use them effectively. Join me in this session to learn the ins and outs

3:00 p.m. - 3:50 pm

Concurrent Session 08

Electronic Textbook Alternatives for Students & Faculty Ken Friesen Higher Education WEC 213 In the past year a proliferation of electronic text alternatives have emerged on the iPad, Kindle, and Mac/Windows platforms. Students are realizing they can purchase or rent electronic textbooks often at a fraction of the cost of a new one. This workshop will give faculty an overview of the various options that are available for students and how these may change the way students learn and teachers teach.

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Using Screen-Capturing Technology for Teaching & Learning: Jing Rebecca McMillen Media/Tools/Web 2.0 NOH 127 University faculty and staff spend a varying amount of time daily communicating with current and prospective students, staff, and faculty. In recent years, traditional methods of communication have given way to email, text messages, tweets, Facebook posts, video messaging and screen capture. However, are these forms of communication effective and efficient in a university setting? This presentation overviews Jing, a free and simple screen-shot and screencast platform designed to make communication fast, easy, and effective. Jing enables users to incorporate screencasts and screen shots into email which can then be used for a variety of common university functions, such as recruitment, online learning/courses, academic advising, and commenting on students homework. Participants in this session will view a live demonstration of Jing, have an opportunity to use the program, and learn how to incorporate it as best practices in their courses, advising, and everyday academic life. Creating Community & Encouraging Student Involvement Through Music Milt Friesen Higher Education NOH 125 Music is a powerful tool in student learning. Music can be used to enhance social presence, increase motivation, develop student interest, and foster content interaction. In this session we will explore how music videos can be used to create community and encourage student involvement in an online environment. Samples of student work will be shared. Online Course Accomodation for Students with Disabilities Matt Gehrett Higher Education AIH 114 The needs of students with disabilities must be addressed in online education. This session will identify best practices, share technological solutions and recommendations for policy development and training.

Thank You!
Thank You! Thank you for attending BLEND 2011. We greatly appreciate your insight and contributions toward advancing the Online Learning medium. Wishing you a great year! The BLEND 2011 Planning Team Jeanne Janzen Carol Gossett Joan Minasian Jon Endicott Matt Gehrett Terry Bese Scott Metcalf Henrietta Siemens

4:00 p.m

Refreshments & Prizes

Ashley Auditorium

Dinner On Your Own

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