Differentiated Instruction Methods to address the needs of all students
This presentation will address the learning needs of Digital Natives. Students and children today are heavily exposed to gaming, new media and mobile devices. This presentation will propose several Instructional Methods ..
Digital Badges Engage Incoming Freshmen
As Seton Hall's Pirate Adventure begins, incoming students will be introduced to the campus and each other in a unique way. Their adventure will include the ability to earn digital badges as they engage with the campus a..
Dinosaurs : creatures of time
When thinking of dinosaurs, many people think of the hot, dusty deserts of the American west, or the lush tropical jungles of the literary/cinematic release of Jurassic Park. However, few people think of New Jersey in r..
Doug Henwood: inequality and the roots of the economic crisis
Author, publisher, and radio personality Doug Henwood investigates the origins of the financial crisis and broad sickness in the real economy as the inevitable fruit of an elite strategy that took shape as the 1970's tur..
Dr. David E. Kirkland: deconstructing and reconstructing schools and curriculum to affirm multiple individual identities
Dr. David E. Kirkland is a transdisciplinary scholar of English and urban education who explores the intersections among urban youth culture, language and literacy, urban teacher preparation, and digital media. He analyz..
Dr. Vincent Tinto. Promoting student success : a shared responsibility
Dr. Vincent Tinto, a professor at Syracuse University, gives a presentation covering student retention and the need to foster learning environments in which students succeed. Includes discussion of conditions that affec..
Drupal and learning communities
Building a learning community with students can help to make a course more engaging, effective, and fun. Drupal is an easy to use tool that integrates the functions of a wiki, blog, discussion board, social networking si..
Duty to Die: Lessons from History
Dr. Michael Nevins uses Sir Thomas More's book Utopia as the starting point for an historical review of scholarly works that treat the subject of euthanasia from perspectives ranging from the serious to the humorous, pro..
E-readers and e-books: the good, the bad, and the ugly
This session discusses two projects using e-readers at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a project using e-books at Berkeley College. The use of e-readers and e-books for textbooks has been a "hot topic" in higher edu..
Electronic portfolios: documenting learning outcomes
Presentation Abstract: Academic and professional standards require documentation of learning outcomes. For students in Communication Disorders programs, specific documentation of the knowledge and skill requirements of t..