Redesigning Introductory Courses In Higher Education
8th Annual Tri-State Best Practices ConferenceRedesigning Introductory Coursesin Higher EducationMarch 2, 2019Hosted byBergen Community College at theMeadowlands
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3Conference ProgramCheck-In, Continental Breakfast, and Welcome Address5th Floor Conference Room 8:30-9:00amSession I9:00-10:15amTITLE: Active and Effective -- Innovations Go Outside ClassroomsRoom: 407The American Museum of Natural History as a Conduit to Bring “Alive” the Concepts and Theories inVerterbrate EvolutionHoward Motoike, Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community CollegeLearner-Centered Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Redesigning Intro Level Courses for Student Success inVirtual Learning CommunitiesAlisa Cercone, English, Queensborough Community CollegeAnuradha Srivastava, Biology, Queensborough Community CollegeSusan Lago, English, Queensborough Community CollegeUrszula Golebiewska, Biology, Queensborough Community CollegeCollaboration Between Lecture and Lab Instructors in Anatomy & Physiology to Create A SeamlessLearning Experience in A Gateway Course to Allied Health Professions ProgramsMichele Iannuzzi Sucich, SUNY OrangeSamuel Dillon, SUNY OrangeModerator: Lynda Box, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Developing Effective Adjunct Collaboration for First-Year SeminarsRoom: 408Karen P. Fasanella, Coordinator of FYS, Bloomfield CollegeRoydon Pellew, FYS, Bloomfield CollegeCarolyn Spies, Assoc. VP for Academic Affairs, Bloomfield CollegeModerator: Pamela Coles, Bergen Community College
4TITLE: High Impact Programs for Language and LiteracyRoom: 409Best Practices in Community College Academic ESL ProgramsMaria Kasparova, ALP, Bergen Community CollegeEnglish for Your Health – Health Literacy and Service LearningKathleen Smith-Wenning, Director of Health-Related Programs, Hudson County CommunityCollegeModerator: Benicia D’Sa, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Language and LearningRoom: 410Successful Experiential Learning and Effective Group Collaborations in the Online/Blended ClassroomMichele Barto and Robert Medaska, Jr., Fairleigh Dickinson UniversitySome Grammar Gaps in Higher Education: Possible ApproachesMatthieu Boyd, Literature, Language, Writing and Philosophy, Fairleigh Dickinson University andCeltic Languages and Literatures, Harvard UniversityModerator: Jean Acken, Bergen Community CollegeTeacher-Forward Thinking: Supporting Faculty in the First Year Writing Program atNJCURoom: 411Reinvigorating Composition by Investing in InstructorsAnn E. Wallace, New Jersey City UniversityExperimental Learning Project Incorporating Diverse Student BackgroundsCarolyn Murdoch, New Jersey City UniversityCollaboration Through Mentoring: Developing First-Year Writing PedagogyCaroline Wilkinson, New Jersey City University
5Moderator: Maureen Ellis-Davis, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Smoothing Out the First Year: Active and Interpersonal ApproachesRoom: 412Student Success: Finding “At-Risk” Strugglers FastC. K. Foster, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityThe Importance and Impact of Mentoring Diverse Students Attending New Jersey’s Higher EducationInstitutionsBrian C. Lorio, Kean UniversityAdaptive Learning for Underprepared Students: A Successful Start for an Introductory CourseHenriette Mosolits, Daniela Kitanska and Kala Mayur, Passaic County Community CollegeModerator: Afsheen Akbar, Bergen Community CollegeSession II10:20-11:35amTITLE: Redesigning Introductory College Courses Across Three Disciplines byUsing Experiential Learning Strategies to Empower StudentsRoom: 407Using Place Identity and Pattern Language for Experiential Learning in an Introductory Class inEnvironmental Psychology to Envision and Contribute to the Sustainable Urban FutureKaren M. Steinmayer, Hostos Community CollegeUsing Students’ Lived Experiences to Engage Students in the Science ClassroomJulie D. Trachman, Hostos Community CollegeBuilding Bridges Between Academic Knowledge and Ethnic Minority Immigrant College Students’ LivedExperiences Through Digital Story-TellingStacey J. Cooper, Hostos Community CollegeModerator: Sarah Shurts, Bergen Community College
6TITLE: Assessing Critical Listening Skills Across DisciplinesRoom: 408Sebastian Murolo, Queensborough Community CollegeFranca Ferrari, Queensborough Community CollegeRoseanne Vogel, Queensborough Community CollegeModerator: Heather Barrack, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: ALP and the Possibilities for Online LearningRoom: 409Hybridizing ALP from a Programmatic PerspectiveJennifer Maloy, Queensborough Community CollegeHybridizing ALP Assignments with Digital PortfoliosTrikartikaningsih Byas, Queensborough Community CollegeReflecting on Accountability, Anxiety, and Access in a Hybrid ALP PilotJoseph Sedita, Queensborough Community CollegeModerator: Gemma Figaro, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Redesigning Active Learning PracticesRoom: 410Portfolios: Assessment, Review, and GradingLouis Hernandez, Passaic County Community CollegeSteve Levitt, Passaic County Community CollegePhilippe Kaemmerle, Passaic County Community CollegeZine Workshops: Platform for Student Engagement in Experiential Learning and Community BuildingMariana Smith, Stockton University
7Moderator: Melissa Krieger, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Service LearningRoom: 411From Theory to Practice – Engaging Students in Service Learning in Business CoursesCatherine M. Roche, Rockland Community CollegeDesigning Assessment Tools for High Impact PracticesMeg Tarafdar, English, & Coordinator of Global & Diversity Learning, QueensboroughCommunity CollegeElizabeth Di Giorgio, Art and Design, Queensborough Community CollegeModerator: Anthony Yankowski, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Active Learning in Health SciencesRoom: 412Preparing Massage Therapy Graduates for Complex Professional Environments By Way of Active andInquiry-Based LearningIsabella Lizzal, Queensborough Community CollegeDawn White, Queensborough Community CollegeInterdisciplinary Approach to Patient Safety from a Radiology Technologist and Nursing Perspective:Using Team Based Approach to Evaluate Student Learning OutcomesRayola Chelladuri, Radiologic Technology Program, Hostos Community CollegeRonette Shaw, Nursing Program, Hostos Community CollegeModerator: Joseph Goss, Bergen Community CollegeRoundtables11:40am-12:55pmRoundtable: The Mini Common Read: Collaborations for Composition CoursesRoom: 407Roundtable Moderators: Beth Counihan, Queensborough Community CollegeJean Murley, Queensborough Community CollegeMark Schiebe, Queensborough Community College
8Roundtable: Teaching Hybrid Composition Courses at the Community CollegeRoom: 408Roundtable Moderators: Kathleen Alves, Queensborough Community CollegeAliza Atik, Queensborough Community CollegeMagdalena Bogacka-Rode, Queensborough Community CollegeZivah Perel Katz, Queensborough Community CollegeMoire Matheson, Queensborough Community CollegeAngela Ridinger-Dotterman, Queensborough Community CollegeRoundtable: Classroom Practices to Increase Student EngagementRoom: 409Roundtable Moderator: Melissa Krieger, Education, Bergen Community CollegeRoundtable: Interdisciplinary Connections Across the Curriculum: FosteringCollaborations Between Freshman and Capstone Students Through Peer-ReviewAssignmentsRoom: 410Roundtable Moderators: Ian Alberts, Natural Science, LaGuardia Community CollegeReem Jaafar, Math, Engineering, and Computer Science, LaGuardia Community CollegeLuke Cardaio, English, LaGuardia Community CollegeRoundtable: Case Studies of Community College Study Abroad ProgramsRoom: 411Roundtable Moderators: Habiba Boumlik, Education and Language Acquisition, LaGuardiaCommunity CollegeLucy McNair, English, LaGuardia Community CollegeScott Sternbach, Photography, LaGuardia Community College
9Roundtable: Making Meaningful Connections Through Experiential Learning:Applying the Learning Community Model in First-Year CoursesRoom: 412Roundtable Moderators: Talia Lipton, Speech, Rockland Community CollegeMeghan P. Nolan, English/Director of Reading and Writing Center, Rockland Community CollegeChristopher Buchauer, Speech Communication major, Rockland Community CollegeAshley Pirrera, Undecided major, Rockland Community CollegeRoundtable: Using Clinical Simulation to Increase Health Outcomes and DecreaseInfant Mortality Rate in the Bronx, NYRoom: 413Roundtable Moderators: Hamide Laucer, Nursing, Hostos Community CollegeKathleen Ronca,. Nursing, Hostos Community CollegeRonetta Shaw, Nursing, Hostos Community CollegeKattrina Gonzalez, Nursing, Hostos Community CollegeImma Colon, Nursing, Hostos Community CollegeDenise Sabino, Nursing, Hostos Community CollegeFifth Floor Conference Room1:00-2:20pmLuncheon and Keynote Address by Dr. Drew KochWelcome and introduction of our keynote speaker by Bergen Community College’s VicePresident for Academic Affairs, Dr. William Mullaney.Our Keynote Address will be given by Dr. Drew Koch, President and Chief Operating Officer ofthe Gardner Institute. Dr. Koch has a PhD in American Studies from Purdue University and helda variety of student persistence and completion-related roles at Purdue between 1998 and2010 including serving as the founding director of the nationally acclaimed Department ofStudent Access, Transition, and Success Programs. Dr. Koch is also the author of an array ofpublications pertaining to student success, including the second, third, and fourth editions ofThe First-Year Experience in American Higher Education: An Annotated Bibliography, publishedby the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience. He came to the Gardner Institutein 2010. The John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education defines itsmission as “partnering with colleges, universities, philanthropic organizations, educators, andother entities to increase institutional responsibility for improving outcomes associated withteaching, learning, retention, and completion. Through its efforts, the Institute will strive toadvance higher education’s larger goal of achieving equity and social justice.” To learn moreabout the Gardner Institute, you can visit their website https://www.jngi.org/
10Session IV2:25pm-3:40TITLE: Study Abroad as an Experiential Learning ApproachRoom: 407Independently Designing Study Abroad Opportunities for Academic and Non-Academic ParticipantsJohn Bandman, Hotel and Restaurant Management , Bergen Community CollegeStudy Abroad Introductory Nursing CourseMarycarol Rossignol, Nursing, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityHeather Clapp, Nursing Student, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityModerator: Luciana Lew, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Science and Technology Beyond the ClassroomRoom: 408Extending STEM Learning Opportunities to Students Beyond the ClassroomEmily Vandalovsky, Bergen Community CollegeAlan Eliscu, Bergen Community CollegeDavid Beesley, Bergen Community CollegeThe Development of Undergraduate and Graduate Cyber and Physical Security Education for theMaritime Commons.Capt. Tony Piscitelli, SUNY Maritime CollegeModerator: Neel Haldolaarachchige, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Learner-Centered Assessment Practices and ModelsRoom: 409Fostering Global Learning Dimensions and Digital Communications for the Next GenerationsAhmed Abdelhalim, Business & Technology, LaGuardia Community College, CUNYSada H. Jaman, LaGuardia Community College, CUNYJavier Serna, Business and Technology, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
11“There’s an APP for That” Engaging First-Year Students Using TechnologyStephanie Gibbs-Ememaka, Kean UniversityModerator: Mary Crosby, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Collaborations and Partnerships for Active LearnersRoom: 410Effectiveness of Active Teaching/Learning Evaluated Using the Colorado Learning Attitudes AboutScience Survey (CLASS)Xin Gao, Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community CollegeUndergraduate Research Experience in A Biology Classroom: A Course Embedded Collaborative ActiveLearning ApproachAnuradha Srivastava, Department of Biological Sciences and Geology, QueensboroughCommunity CollegeAnupam Pradhan, Department of Biological Sciences, Kingsborough Community CollegeGuided-Inquiry Laboratories Increase Experimental Design Ability in Microbiology Students: A CaseStudyErica Foote, Biological and Physical Sciences Department, Passaic County Community CollegeModerator: Maureen Ellis-Davis, Bergen Community CollegeTITLE: Pathway to SuccessRoom: 411Barbara Abolafia, Career Explorations Coordinator, Pathway Scholars Program, English, BergenCommunity CollegeAmy Baldassare, Pathway Scholars Program Coordinator, English, Bergen Community CollegeIris Bucchino, Success 101 Coordinator, English, Bergen Community CollegeModerator: Heather Barrack, Bergen Community College
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Reem Jaafar, Math, Engineering, and Computer Science, LaGuardia Community College Luke Cardaio, English, LaGuardia Community College Roundtable: Case Studies of Community College Study Abroad Programs Room: 411 Roundtable Moderators: Habiba Boumlik, Education and Language Acquisition, LaGuardia Community College
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