Date

Time

 Activity
7/11: Wednesday 9:00am – 4:30pm  Orientation to Process Education:
  • POGIL Workshop
  5:00pm – 7:00pm

Hall of Innovation:
     
7/12: Thursday 8:30am – 9:30 Opening Session (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  • Welcome to the University of the District of Columbia

  • Welcome and Introduction to the Conference
  9:30 – 10:45 Plenary Session I (Bldg. 41, A03)
  • Dr. Henry Lindborg – Identifying and Tackling the Top Ten Issues in Higher Education that Interfere with Student Success.
  10:45 – 11:15 Break (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  11:15 – 12:15 Break out (3 options for concurrent workshops)

Learning Camps as a Model of Quality Learning Environments (Bldg 38, 102)
Creating a Team-Taught Interdisciplinary Course (Bldg 38, 107)
Teaching Problem-Solving (Bldg 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  12:30 – 1:30 Lunch (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  1:30 – 2:30 Break out (3 options for concurrent workshops)

Managing the Learning Process with Learning Disabled Students (Bldg 38, 112)
Writing Critical Thinking Questions (Bldg 38, 107)
Developing an Academic Skill Center (Bldg 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  2:30 – 2:45 Break (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  2:45 – 3:30 Plenary Session II (Bldg. 41, A03)
  • Dr. Bob Mc Cabe – Challenges Facing Policy Makers and Educators if we have No One to Waste (
  3:30 – 3:45 Directions for work groups
  3:45 – 5:45

Work Groups processing and reporting out on the topics of:

  • “What policy makers need/want from educators for a better prepared citizenry?” (Bldg 41, A03)

  • “What educators would hope for from policy makers to allow them to better achieve the success that is wanted?" (Bldg 41, A04)
  6:00pm Depart for planned recreational activity and informal mixing
     
7/13: Friday 8:00am Breakfast (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
8:30am – 9:30 Break out (3 options for concurrent workshops)

Writing a Self-Study to Foster Student Success (Bldg 38, 102)
Designing a Foundations Course (Bldg 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
Motivating Student Success (Bldg 38, 112)
  9:30 – 9:45 Break (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  9:45 – 10:45 Break out (3 options for concurrent workshops)

Active Learning in Large Classes (Bldg 38, 102)
Life Coaching as an Advising Model (Bldg 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
Measuring Student Learning (Bldg 38, 112)
  10:45 – 11:00 Break (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  11:00 – 12:30 Break out (2 options for concurrent workshops)

Teaching with Technology (Bldg 38, 112)
Initiation of the International Journal of Process Education (i-jpe) (Bldg 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  12:30 – 1:30 Lunch (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  1:30 – 3:30 Plenary Session III (Bldg. 41, A03)

  • Panel on Understanding Priorities for Funding to Transform Higher Education

    • Panel Members: Dr. David Hanson, Dr. Daniel Litynski, Dr. Lynne Weisenbach (facilitated by Dr. Dan Apple)
  3:00 – 3:15 Break (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)
  3:15 – 4:15 Close of Conference (Bldg. 38, 2nd Floor Lounge)

  • Closing remarks

  • Invitation to PE Conference at Hinds Community College next year

  4:30pm Gather to depart for planned social time in DC