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NCTT ICT/Convergence Conference - Draft Agenda

January 4 - 5, 2008, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

Register today on-line, for free!

Shuttle service will be provided at the hotel. It will leave for the college at 8:00 am both days and return at 6:15 on Friday and 1:30 on Saturday.

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Day 1, Friday, January 4, 2008

8:30 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast / Meet & Greet
9:00 - 9:45 Keynote: Learning in 3D: Using the Second Life Environment to Teach Real Life Skills
Karl Kapp, Bloomsburg University
10:00 - 10:45 Concurrent sessions:
Don't Just Recruit Your Students, Retain Your Students
Ann Blackman, Convergence Technology Center

Using Virtual PC with Distance Learning IT Classes
Julie Hietschold and Jeff Palmer, Orange Coast College
11:00 - 11:45 Concurrent sessions:
Teaching Students to do Network Assessments using Nortel Academy Voice over IP Curriculum
Bill Saichek, Orange Coast College and Greg Hyman, Nortel Networks

Mapping Research Evidence to Investigative Questions
Robert Mortenson, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Dennis Kirlin, Midwest Center for Information Technology and Jeanne Surface, AIM Center
12:00 - 12:55 Lunch and Mentoring Discussion
1:00 - 1:45 Skill Standards Discussion
Joel Lualhati, Global Skills Xchange
2:00 - 2:45 Concurrent Sessions:
CompTIA's Convergence+ and DHTI: Bringing IT All Together
Alan Rowland, CompTIA

Energize the Curriculum Using GIS and GPS
Robert Welch, Lansing Community College
3:00 - 3:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Monitoring & Evaluation of ICT in Educational Environment
Mohammad Razani and Kim Smith, New York City College of Technology

Justification for a Telecommunications Project Management Curriculum
Josh Kaserman, SUNY, Institute of Technology
4:00 - 4:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Grants Workshop Part 1 of 2
Pete Saflund, The Saflund Institute

Educational Uses of Internet2
Tim Ryan, City College of San Francisco and James Jones, Photisis Consulting
5:00 - 5:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Grants Workshop Part 2 of 2
Pete Saflund, The Saflund Institute

Introducing Fiber and Telecommunications Concepts through Demonstrations
Barbara Washburn, Springfield Technical Community College

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Day 2, Saturday, January 5, 2008

8:30 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast / Meet & Greet
8:45 - 9:15 NCTT Updates
Gordon Snyder, NCTT
9:15 - 10:00 Learning in Virtual Worlds
Hilary Mason, Johnson and Whales University
10:00 - 10:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Podcast Interview with Martin Trieu, Software Engineer at Google Audio
Gordon Snyder and Mike Qaissaunee, NCTT

Teaching Wireless Courses using Belden Solutions, incl. "Channel Blanket Technology"
Randy Reusser, Gateway Technical College and Eric Meurell, Systems Engineer, Wireless Products, Belden
11:00 - 11:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Need Quick Feedback? Use Online Survey Tools
Helen Sullivan, Convergence Technology Center

Multimedia Learning Objects
Terry Bartelt, Fox Valley Technical College
12:00 - 12:55 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Wrap-up Discussion
2:00 Adjourn

If you want to have some fun on the ocean after the conference some of us are going on: Newport Landing Whale Watching
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Price: $25.00 adult, $20.00 60+ Senior rate
Departure time: 2:30 pm

Newport Landing Sportfishing
309 Palm - Suite A
Balboa CA. 92661

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Register today on-line, for free!

Shuttle service will be provided at the hotel. It will leave for the college at 8:00 am both days and return at 6:15 on Friday and 1:30 on Saturday.

Attendee Session Choice Form

Read Presenter Bios


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