2012 Program Schedule
ARRIVING
Enter Teachers College through the main entrance to Zankel Hall at 525 W 120th Street, located midway between Amsterdam and Broadway on W 120th Street. Look for our sign-in table just inside the doors, and we’ll direct you to the conference location.
SATURDAY, June 1
| 9:00 – 9:50 AM | Breakfast & Registration – 144 Horace Mann |
| 9:50 – 10:00 AM | Welcome – Cowin Auditorium |
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM | Guest Speaker: Lori Takeuchi, Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Sesame Workshop – Cowin Auditorium |
| 11:10 AM – 12:40 PM | Session 1 |
| Track A: Mobile Technologies I – 138 Horace Mann | “Mobile Screencasting: Putting Beliefs into Practice with Qualitative Formative Assessment” Reshan Richards (Teachers College, Columbia University)“Harnessing the Power of Emotionally Cogent Stimuli for Optimal Learning” Sydney M. Savion (George Washington University), Daniel J. Glisczinski (University of Minnesota, Duluth) |
| Track B: New Approaches to STEM – 140 Horace Mann | “Investigating the Effects of Choice and Feedback as Learning Mechanics in an Educational Game” Pantiphar Chantes, Apichai Chaiwinij, Nilgun Gunbas, Tatyana Dvorkin, Daniel L. Hoffman, Selen Turkay (Teachers College, Columbia University)“Cooperative Inquiry in Designing Technology in Life-Relevant Learning for Science” Jason Yip, Elizabeth Bonsignore, Elizabeth Foss, and Greg Walsh (University of Maryland – College Park, Human-Computer Interaction Lab)“Math Strategies in Digital Storytelling: Effects of Multiple Pedagogical Agents on Learning Single-Digit Addition Strategies” Kara Carpenter (Teachers College, Columbia University) |
| Track C: Social Media and Web 2.0 – 150 Horace Mann | “#phdchat: a community of practice on twitter” sava saheli singh (New York University)“Exploration of concepts to facilitate diverse knowledge practices and personal learning environments” Sabine Reisas (University Kiel, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel)“A Difficult Balance: Regulating Cyberbullying in the Age of Social Media” Dino Sossi (Teachers College, Columbia University) |
| 12:45 – 1:45 PM | Lunch – 144 Horace Mann |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Guest Speaker: Andrew Gardner, BrainPOP Educators – Cowin Auditorium |
| 3:10 – 4:40 PM | Session 2 |
| Track A: Representing the Self – 138 Horace Mann | “’I Am What I Learn’: An examination of multimodal self-presentation approaches and gender in adolescents’ persuasive videos” Blaine E. Smith (Vanderbilt University)“Increasing Levels of Participation in Group Discussion Among Asian Students” Apichai Chaiwinij (Teachers College, Columbia University)“User Experiences with Avatar Customization in Second Life and Lord of the Rings Online” Selen Turkay (Teachers College, Columbia University) |
| Track B: Approaches to Human-Computer Interaction – 140 Horace Mann | “The Rhetoric of Learning in Games” Laquana Cooke, Raymond Lutzky (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)“Perceptions of creative agency in physical and virtual play” Lillan C. Spina-Caza (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)“Teaching Complex Systems with Computer Simulations” Na Li, John Black, Mengzi Gao, Haofei Shen, Yuyang Guo, Daniel Lee (Teachers College, Columbia University) |
| Track C: Learning Design and Designing to Learn – 150 Horace Mann | “Knowledge Creation: Museum-Based Aesthetics and Technology” Sarah MK Ko (McGill University)“A Conceptual Online Networking Space for Design Learning” Pinar Ceyhan (Teachers College, Columbia University)“Digital 3D Modeling as Geometric Thinking and Learning: Top, Side and Perspective Views to Improve Spatial Abilities” Sorachai Kornkasem (Teachers College, Columbia University) |
SUNDAY, MAY 20
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9:00 – 9:50 AM |
Breakfast & Registration – 144 Horace Mann |
| 10:00 – 11:30 AM | Session 3 |
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Track A: Mobile Technologies II – 138 Horace Mann |
“Designing and Developing Apps for Learning and Instruction Research” Cameron Fadjo, Benjamin Friedman (Teachers College, Columbia University)“Augmenting The Arrival: Students’ mobile-device enabled narratives” Ty Hollett (Vanderbilt University)“Getting a feel for things: Learning from students learning with iPods” Christian Ehret (Vanderbilt University) |
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Track B: Engaging Diverse Learners – 140 Horace Mann |
“Computer-Mediated Communication and Deaf Students: Increasing Equity and Intersubjectivity” Carrie Lou Garberoglio (University of Texas at Austin)“Credibility of Culturally Situated Design Tools: Mathematics and Black Identity” Raymond Lutzky (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)“iPad for Autism: How can the iPad serve as a teaching tool for students on the Autism Spectrum?” Sheena Mozaffar (Teachers College, Columbia University) |
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Track C: Language Learning Through Technology – 150 Horace Mann |
“Using Weblogs to Increase Language Arts Proficiency in ESL Students” Maureen Kramanak (Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools)“Video Games and Vocabulary: Exploring New Possibilities for Vocabulary Acquisition and Instruction” Mark Barba Pacheco (Vanderbilt University)“Design of computer assisted tools for bridging the gap between receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary for ESL learners” Woonhee Sung, Junghyun Ahn (Teachers College, Columbia University) |
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11:40 AM – 1:00 PM |
Lunch & Workshop (Pick-up food in 144 Horace Mann, Session in 152 Horace Mann) Daniel O’Keefe, Brendon Trombley, and Claudio Midolo, Quest To Learn |
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1:10 – 2:10 PM |
Poster Session – 146 & 148 Horace Mann“Kinected to Word Problems: Improving Mathematical Problem Solving While Exergaming” Benjamin Friedman (Teachers College, Columbia University)”Captain Dee-Scover and Lass Treasure Map Game” Keith Grigoletto, Laura Gatto (New York University)”Using Embodiment and LEGO Mindstorms in Physics Learning for Children” Carol M. Lu, Seokmin Kang, Sorachai Kornkasem (Teachers College, Columbia University)”Giving Voice to Images: Visual Data as a Means of Promoting Youth Participation” Dino Sossi (Teachers College, Columbia University)”Gone in an Instant: Using Visual Media to Improve Teacher Professional Practice” Dino Sossi (Teachers College, Columbia University)
“The use of Dynamic Geometry Software for the development of Specialized Subject Matter Knowledge” V. Serbay Zambak, Traci L. Carter (Clemson University) |
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2:15 – 3:45 PM |
Session 4 |
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Track A: Online and Distance Education – 138 Horace Mann |
“Designing Instruction for Affect: The Need for Feelings of Belonging in Distance Education” Sara Behani Zaker (University of Southern California)“MOOCs, Open Education, and Implications for Online Schooling for Middle School/High School Students” Kristin Gorski (Teachers College, Columbia University)“Online Learning Environments in Higher Education: Connectivism vs. Dissociation” Sasha Reese (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) |
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Track B: Empowering Youth Through Media – 140 Horace Mann |
“Media Literacy in Action: Using Teaching for Understanding and Universal Design for Learning to Develop a Media Literacy Lesson Series” Jennifer Lavalle (Harvard University)“Digital Media Productions and Literacies in an After-School Program” Melanie Hibbert, Ahram Park (Teachers College, Columbia University)“Youth in the Digital Age: Digital Media and Technologies for Supporting Civic Engagement” Tenzin Doleck (Teachers College, Columbia University)“From Aristotle to Adobe: Examining Approaches to Integrating and Sustaining Multimodal Compositions in the Classroom” Lisa Litterio (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) |
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Track C: Games for Learning – 150 Horace Mann |
“Design Patterns for Promoting Self-Reflection in Learning Games” Ralph Vacca, Meagan Bromley (New York University)“Videogames in Institutional Practice: A Taxonomic Model of Negotiated Procedural Control between Code and Context” Laquana Cooke (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)“Promoting Healthy Eating Habits Through Monster Appetite” Maria L. Hwang, Pantiphar Chantes, Grant R. Tedaldi, Ann Louie R. Lomboy (Teachers College, Columbia University)“Designing an Educational Thinking and Reasoning Game about the Reliability of Data” Darnel Degand (Teachers College, Columbia University) |
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3:45 – 5:00 PM |
Wine and Cheese Reception – 144 Horace Mann |
