Faculty Showcase

• May 8-12, 2006
  CIT Summer Institute for Online Learning

CIT Summer Institute for Online Learning May 8-12, 2006

• June 6-10, 2005
  TSC Faculty Institute for Online Course Development

Technical & Scientific Communication Faculty Institute for Online Course Development Back row (L to R): Dr. Alice Philbin (Director), Dr. Mark Hawthorne, Reba Leiding, Cindy Allen, Dr. Lucy Bednar, Dr. Elizabeth Pass, Kristi Shackelford. Front Row (L to R): Dr. Julia Sweeny (CIT), Angela Morgan (CIT Graduate Assistant), Sarah Cheverton (CIT), Andrea Adams (CIT)

• May 9-13, 2005
  Summer Institute for Online Course Development

2005 Summer Institute for Online Course Development Back Row (L to R): Michael Klein, Rachel Smetanka, Laura Ternes, Dorothy Della Noce, Peggy Kellers, Diane Wilcox, Yvonne Stapp, Jim Mazoue (CIT Distance Learning Coordinator). Front Row (L to R): Mary Kimsey, Angela Morgan (CIT Graduate Assistant), Cindy Cadieux, Theresa Flaherty, Susan Facknitz, Andrea Adams (CIT Training Coordinator), Grover Saunders (CIT Media Training Coordinator. Not Pictured: Julia Sweeny (CIT Instructional Technologist), Sarah Cheverton (CIT Manager of Faculty Development)

• October 29, 2004
  CIT Faculty Forum on Learning with Technology
  

Topic: Can Technology Enhance Student Learning? A panel of faculty who have adopted innovative approaches toward integrating technology into their teaching led the discussion. Approximately 30 faculty attended.
The panelists were: Dr. Cheryl Beverly, Special Education Dr. Charles Harris, Psychology Dr. Michael Smilowitz, Communication Studies Dr. Robert Tucker, Computer Science Bob Tucker participates in the forum from New Zealand through Centra Symposium (on the projector screen) while Cheri Beverly shares her experiences

• June 21-23, 2004
  Institute for Online Course Development: Nursing Department
  
  Ten (10) Nursing Department faculty and one (1) Biology faculty member are participating in a 3-day Institute for Online Course Development offered by the Center for Instructional Technology. The group is preparing to launch a Masters in Nursing Program which will include some online instruction.
  
  Participants are: Melody Eaton, Linda Hulton, Vicki Martin, Merle Maste, Claudia O'Neill, Nena Patterson, Judith Rocchiccioli, Rachel Smetanka, Linda Sobel, Sharon Strang and Catherine Webb. Select the thumbnail for a bigger picture.

• 2004 Faculty Summer Institute for Online Course Development
  
  Twelve (12) JMU faculty from across disciplines completed the 2004 Faculty Summer Institute for Online Course Development held May 10-14, 2004. These faculty were introduced to a wide variety of information, tools and concepts related to teaching in the online environment and will teach an online course during one of the 2004 Summer sessions and 2005 sessions.
  
  Back Row (from left): Grover Saunders (CIT), William O'Meara, Stefan Black (CIT), Nadia Webb, Jeff Kushner,
  Mohamed Aboutabl, Elizabeth Pass, Jim Ford-Fleming (CIT), Jim Mazoué (CIT). Front Row (from left): Ronald Cereola, Sandra Cereola, Michael Quinn, Jeanne Fitzgerald, Anne Wiles, Cara Sidman, Sarah Cheverton (CIT), Julia Sweeny (CIT). Not pictured: Yon-Wei Huang (CIT Special Assistant to Summer Institute).

• Drs. Clarence Geier and John "Jack" Gentile use GPS in Archaeological Project
  
  Global Positioning System technology or GPS is being used at the Willis Hill Archaeological project in Fredericksburg, Virginia to map the exact locations of structures and artifacts discovered at this National Military Park. Go to the PowerPoint presentation, "Willis Hill Battlefield Project," for more information. Dr. Geier and Dr. Gentile presented their project at a CIT What's Up event in April, 2002.

• Dr. Carol Hurney featured in Syllabus magazine.
  
  Dr. Carol Hurney, Assistant Professor of Biology was featured in an article in the September issue (Volume 14, No. 2, p. 44) of Syllabus: New Dimensions in Education Technology. The article, "Virtual Textbook for Non-Majors Biology," describes her online textbook and related articles in an introductory biology course for non-majors. The online textbook consists of a syllabus along with course objectives, assignments and projects. Reading assignments are linked to resources available through the web.