Sloan ALN Summer Workshops: Learning Effectiveness and Faculty Satisfaction

Preliminary Schedule of Events

Unless otherwise specified, all events will be held in Harker Hall.

Submitted papers have been liked to their titles on the schedule. Unless otherwise noted, the papers have been saved in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. If you have any trouble accessing a paper, please contact Jeff Stuit

Day 1 (August 16):

7:30 am - 8:30 am	Continental breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am	Welcome and Introductions Burks Oakley University of Illinois
8:45 am - 9:00 am	Introduction to Learning Effectiveness Workshop Frank Mayadas Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
9:00 am - 10:00 am	Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning with Online Courses - Principles and Examples from the SUNY Learning Network (Microsoft Word 97 document) Eric Fredericksen, Karen Swan, William Pelz, Alexandra Pickett, and Peter Shea State University of New York Discussant: Cheryl Bullock, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am	Online Education to Develop Complex Reasoning Skills in Organic Chemistry Patricia Shapley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Discussant: Saundra Theis, University of Illinois at Chicago
11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Educational Performance of ALN via Content Analysis Reuven Aviv Open University of Israel Discussant: Claudine SchWeber, University of Maryland - University College
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm	Lunch Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm	Working Professionals as Part-time Online Learners Greg Hislop Drexel University Discussant: Linda Smith, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2:45 pm - 3:45pm	Options: Using Technology to Remove Learning Barriers Joe Holland University of Wisconsin - Stout Discussant: Anthony Picciano, Hunter College
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm	Break
4:00 pm- 5:00 pm	Measuring the Importance of Collaborative Learning for the Effectiveness of ALN: A Multi-Measure, Multi-Method Approach Starr Roxanne Hiltz and Murray Turoff New Jersey Institute of Technology Discussant: Annette Valenta, University of Illinois at Chicago
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Reception and Dinner Beckman Institute

Day 2 (August 17):

7:30 am - 8:30 am	Continental breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Integrating ALN Into a Home Study Distance Education Program: NVCC Case Studies Merrily Stover and John Sener Northern Virginia Community College Discussant: Linda Thompson, Northwest Technical College
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Summary of Learning Effectiveness Workshop Burks Oakley
9:45 am - 10:00 am	Break
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Introduction to Faculty Satisfaction Workshop Frank Mayadas Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
10:15 am - 11:15 pm	Faculty Satisfaction in ALNs: a Dependent or Independent Variable? Joel Hartman and Charles Dzubian University of Central Florida Discussant: Ray Schroeder, University of Illinois at Springfield
11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Instructor Satisfaction Issues in University of California Extension's Online Writing Curriculum Mary Beth Almeda and Kathleen Rose University of California Extension Discussant: Jim Levin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm	Lunch Grainger Library
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm	Instructor Attitudes within the SCALE Efficiency Projects Lanny Arvan and Dianne Musumeci University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Discussant: J. Olin Campbell, Vanderbilt University
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm	ALN Teaching as Routine Faculty Workload Greg Hislop and Michael Atwood Drexel University Discussant: Scott Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm	Break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Implementing a large On-Campus ALN: Faculty Perspective Edwin Kashy and Michael Thoennessen Michigan State University Discussant: John Bourne, Vanderbilt University
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Reception and Dinner Champaign Country Club

Day 3 (August 18):

7:30 am - 8:30 am	Continental breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Factors Influencing Faculty Satisfaction with Asynchronous Teaching and Learning in the SUNY Learning Network ( Microsoft Word 97 document) Eric Fredericksen, William Pelz, Alexandra Pickett, Karen Swan, and Peter Shea State University of New York Dicussant: Richard Crang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:30 am - 10:30 am	Introducing the Penn State World Campus through Courses In Turfgrass Management and Geographic Information Systems Al Turgeon, Dave DiBiase, and Gary Miller Pennsylvania State University Discussant: Richard Lytle, Oregon University System
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - 11:00 am	Summary of Faculty Satisfaction Workshop Lanny Arvan
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Use of Workshop Papers and Presentations by the ALN Center John Bourne, Vanderbilt University
11:30 am - 11:45 am	Wrap-up Frank Mayadas
11:45 am - 1:00 pm	Lunch Illini Union
1:00 pm	Adjourn