Barry Dahl:

Mr. Dahl is the Vice President of Technology and the e-Campus at Lake Superior College in Duluth, MN. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Instructional Technology Council.

“Teaching with Technology: Myths and Realities”
Emerging technologies are being implemented in higher education at an increasing rate. There is a great deal of hope for a bright and shiny future with technology, but also a great deal of hype and maybe the occasional baloney sandwich. Will we all be teaching with Second Life and building virtual ivory towers? Do clickers really engage students, or is that still up to the professor? Does the digital divide still exist and if so, which one are we talking about and how many are there? We’ll take a look at many other questions as we attempt to separate reality from myth.

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Ms. Xeturah Woodley:

Ms. Woodley is the Executive Director of Academic Affairs, Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM. She is also a college faculty member and has been for the past 14 years.

“Now Is When They Need Us Most!” Retention of Online Students in Tumultuous Times.

In our tumultuous economic times, the need to retain learners both in distance learning environments and in traditional classrooms is a critical part of our function as community colleges. Why? Because now is when they need us more than ever!  Course and college retention strategies used by faculty, staff and administrators at CNM will be shared to retain distance-learning students.  Persistence data and systemic processes that are being used to support student success online will also be provided.

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