2009
IOL Post-conference Wrap Up
The UT TeleCampus hosted the fifth annual UT System Innovations in Online Learning conference on May 20 -22, 2009 to celebrate and spotlight online education innovations developed by faculty and staff. Thank you to everyone who participated and made it such a worthwhile event. Survey responses confirmed another successful year. Of those who filled out the evaluation, 100 percent said their overall opinion of the conference was either good or excellent. 96 percent said they would recommend the conference to others.
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2009 Award Recipients
The Innovations in Online Learning (IOL) Awards were established to recognize individuals within The University of Texas System who have achieved excellence in the field. Learn who won the 2009 awards.
The UT System Library Directors' Award for Excellence in Library Resource Integration was conferred at the 2009 conference. Find out who was recognized for their efforts to integrate library resources into course curriculum.
2009 Presentations
Many speakers have chosen to share their presentations. Below you will find a list. (Please note that some of the presentations are very large and may take a while to download.)
- New Features in Blackboard 8.0: Focusing on the Grade Center (Maggie Sheppard, UTTC)
- UT TeleCampus (Open Source) Application Development (Brad Shaevel, UTTC)
- Successful Use of Second Life in an Online Research Course (Dr. Rodger Marion, Dr. Bruce Niebuhr, UTMB)
- Online by Fire (Dr. Thomas Beeman, Shalla M. Copeland, UTEP)
- Helping Students Succeed with 24/7 Online Academic Support at UTB/TSC (Francisco Garcia, Douglas Ferrier, UTB)
- Building Community for Professional Development Programs Using Online Environments (Dr. Keith Mitchell, UT Austin)
- Mapping Student's Success: Improving Access to Library Resources in Blackboard (Terry Barksdale, UTTC)
- Innovation in Online Technology (Dr. Robbie Melton, Tennessee Board of Regents
- Self and Peer Assessment Tool (Ryan Hill, UTTC)
- UTTC Online Course Development Processes (Jennifer Freeman, UTTC)
- No Teacher Left Behind (Sandra Villas, South Texas College)
- Online College Physics Courses Complete with Course Management System (Dr. Daniel Gebreselasie, Galveston College)
- Case Study: Preparing Future Nurse Educators in an Online Environment (Dr. Carol Gaskamp, Edmara Cavalvanti Reid, UT Austin)
- A Novel Case-Based Interactive Approach to Continuing Medical Education (Dr. P. Eugene Jones, UTSWMC)
- An Effective Andragogy Training Plan (Jessica Martinez, UTPA)
- Student Engagement: Making Connections Across Platforms (Kerry Mix, Karla A. Fisher, The Center for Community College Student Engagement)