GOVERNOR'S TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM
PAST PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS

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Presentations			IHE Director Libby V. Morris discusses her publishing experiences over lunch
Jan Hoffman Clark Georgia College and State University Reunions, Resolutions and Roller Coasters (Keynote) Mario Bennekin Georgia Perimeter College - Dunwoody Teaching Difficult Topics Susan E. Copeland Clayton State University Adventures in Active Learning: Exploring an Active Learning Database Nancy Remler North Georgia College and State University Getting Them Here, Keeping Them Here: The Ongoing Challenge of Maintaining Classroom Attendance Patrick Blessinger North Metro Technical College International Teaching Opportunities Pamela Sezgin Gainesville State College Teaching with YouTube	Richard Long Columbus State University Lecture Conversation and Possibilities Roxanne Dukes Georgia Perimeter College - Conyers Rehumanizing Education Donald Ekong Mercer University Using Cell Phones as Tools of Mass Instruction Richard Hallstead-Nussloch Southern Polytechnic State University (When) Are Students Customers? Jeff Pardue Georgia College and State University Thinking Like Your Students So They Can Think Like A Professor: Moving From Memorization To Understanding Gloria A. Reece Universal Accessibility & Multimodal Design: Creating New Media Products for Diverse Users and Situations Sally Wheeler, Ted Wadley Georgia Perimeter College - Decatur Super Teachers
Lunchtime Lectures
Christopher Morphew University of Georgia Issues in Higher Education Libby V. Morris, Mel Hill University of Georgia The Scholarship of Teaching and Publishing Joy Blanchard University of Georgia Higher Education and the Law		Cynthia Alby Georgia College and State University Student Engagement Pratt Cassity University of Georgia Service Learning Herschel Beazley Georgia Southwestern State University The Non-Traditional Classroom

Part of every GTF experience includes exposing faculty members to a broad range of instructional technologies. Last year was no exception. The 2007-2008 Fellows expressed a strong desire to explore the use of video iPods to enhance teaching and learning. Initially they engaged in a group project looking at using the device to share audio/video clips of their teaching as a way to conduct blind peer reviews of their classroom activities.

Through this project, Fellows learned how to create digital audio and visual files, edit, and share them using the handheld technology. One fellow commented that "the project not only focused on an innovative way to assess our teaching effectiveness but to compete with an ever-changing society due to technical advances ... learning the technology provided opportunities to inspire and connect with the 21st century student."

One Fellow summed it up well, saying, "The benefits have been numerous and include such things as research considerations, conference presentations, enhancing projects with students and the incorporation of podcasting possibilities in many areas."

Lee Rainie of the Pew Internet & American Life Project: November 9, 2006

Lee Rainie gives his presentation

Lee Rainie, the founding Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, discussed his report, Digital “Natives” Invade the Workplace, with UGA colleagues and the Governor’s Teaching Fellows. “Young people may be newcomers to the world of work, but it's their bosses who are immigrants into the digital world,” Rainie states. “...in this digitalized age, this 21-year-old and his peers are showing up in human resources offices as digital natives in a workplace world dominated by digital immigrants — that is, elders who often feel less at ease with new technologies.” (Read more)

Rainie's latest report, The Future of Internet II, discusses the findings of a survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders’ and what major problems they believe will accompany technology advances by 2020. Prior to launching the Pew Internet Project, Rainie was managing editor of U.S. News & World Report. He is a graduate of Harvard College and has a master’s degree in political science from Long Island University.

The Project has issued more than 100 reports based on social issues and online activities. It also has focused research on important public policy questions such as public attitudes about trust and privacy online, development of e-government, attitudes about intellectual property issues, the impact of spam, and the status of digital divides. The Project is non-partisan and takes no positions on policy matters. All of its reports and datasets are available online for free at http://www.pewinternet.org.

Technology Topics
Incorporating Technology into One's Instruction
Web Page Design and Construction
WebCT (Web Course Tools)
Streaming Media on the Web
Powerpoint Presentation Software
GSAMS: Distance Education
Perception Analyzer Technology
Electronic Grade Management
Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication with Students
The New Media Ecology

Other Pedagogical Topics
Developing Student Listening Skills
Student Learning Styles
Curriculum Design & Instructional Models
Uncovering & Addressing Students' Private Theories
Presentation Skills for Academic Lecturers
Understanding and Using Wait Time in Questioning
Dealing with Difficult Classroom Issues
Teaching Controversial Topics
Assessing Student Learning
Classroom Assessment Techniques
Test Construction
Peer Review/Collaboration of Teaching
Teaching & Course Portfolios
Professional & Personal Renewal
Instructional Grant-Writing Tips
Leadership Issues in Higher Education
History of Higher Education in the United States

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