Started in 1994, the Successful Teaching Conference is a joint effort of the Teaching Centers of Broome, Corning, and Tompkins-Cortland Community Colleges and the Institute for Community College Development (ICCD) at Cornell University.
The goal of the conference is to provide a low-cost, high-quality professional development opportunity by and for faculty, giving community college educators, both full time and part time the opportunity to participate, present, network, and talk pedagogy with their peers.
The three community colleges alternate hosting the conference in their community each fall.
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Conference Information (from the conference brochure)
Keynote: Chris Sperry - Media Literacy in the 21st Century College Classroom
Chris Sperry is Director of Curriculum and Staff Development for Project Look Sharp, a provider of materials, training and support for the integration of media literacy with critical thinking in today's classrooms. Drawing on his 25 years of teaching experience, Chris has authored and co-authored Project Look Sharp online curriculum kits for teaching about war, presidential campaigns, Soviet history, Africa, economics, and the Middle East through media decoding.
The presentation will include a brief introduction to the theory of media literacy education and will touch on topics such as youth culture and new technologies, and news and critical thinking. Chris will provide both a theoretical framework and classroom models for integrating media literacy and critical thinking into college curricula.
Schedule At-A-Glance
Thursday, October 30, 2008
7:00-7:30 Evening Registration and Reception
7:30-9:00 Meet the Raptors
Friday, October 31, 2008
8:00-9:00 Breakfast and Registration
9:00-10:15 Welcome and Keynote, Chris Sperry
10:30-11:30 Concurrent sessions
1A Keynote Follow-Up
1B Clickers – Finally Ready for Prime Time!
1C Multiculturalism and Democracy in Higher Education
1D Engaging the Unengaged: A Holistic Approach to Student Success
1E Student Assistants in the Developmental Classroom
11:45-12:45 Concurrent sessions
2A But They Should Know This Stuff: Developing Teaching Strategies to Address Skill Building
2B Not Your Mother's Web: Defining the New Web and What It Means for You
2C White Teachers, Black Students: A Pedagogical Approach to Courses about Race
2D Using Gray Matter and Reflecting on the Black and White of Things
2E Innovative Teaching Games to Engage Students in the Learning Process
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:15-3:15 Concurrent sessions
3A Strengths Quest: From Research to Your Classroom
3B Using iTunes U to Enhance Your Teaching
3C Service-Learning 101: Everything You Wanted to Know and Were Afraid to Ask
3D Sustaining Our Vision, Renewing Our Purpose
3E Differentiated Instructional Techniques in the College Classroom
3:30-4:30 GIFTS: Gathering Ideas for Teaching Success
4:30 Lottery & closing
GIFTS: Gathering Ideas For Teaching Success
Gathering Ideas for Teaching Success is an activity conducted in informal 5-minutes sessions presented in learning circles from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday. During this fast-paced activity, participants will share a favorite teaching tip with colleagues and receive many tips in return. Bring a copy of a one-page description of your favorite teaching tip to share. Please fill out the GIFTS section of your registration form if you wish to participate.
BCC Professional Development Funds
The Teaching Center is writing a Teaching Grant, funded by
BCC Foundation Professional Development Funds, to pay
registration fees for full and part-time BCC faculty who
would like to attend the conference. If you would like to be
included please complete the following by October 22nd:
1. Register for the Conference – either online or mail
your registration to ICCD as noted below. Do NOT send a check with your registration – note “payment to
follow from BCC” on the paper registration form or
select pay by check on the web form.
2. NOTIFY THE BCC TEACHING RESOURCE CENTER (X5611) that you have registered and wish to be
included in the request for the professional development funds.
3. Complete a BCC travel form.
Note: if you register for the conference and do not attend or cancel, you will be responsible for the registration fee as noted above.
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