Sessions Sponsored by International Division, AECT 2006

Wednesday October 11, 2006

13-CR Theme:  Connecting Communities of Learners
.a   'Web-based Tests in Second/Foreign Language Self-assessment'
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  10:30 AM - 11:30 AM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Crown Room
Keywords:   Technology Integration, Research         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Miguel Fernandez, Cicero Public Schools
  Copresenter(s):   Juan Garcia, Cicero Public Schools
.b   'Mentoring International Doctoral Students Who Are Pursuing Careers in Academia'
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  10:30 AM - 11:30 AM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Crown Room
Keywords:   Faculty Development, Diversity Issues         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Heng-Yu Ku, University of Northern Colorado
  Copresenter(s):   Maria Lahman, University of Northern Colorado | Hsin-Te Yeh, University of Northern Colorado | Yi-Chia Cheng, University of Northern Colorado
13-VN

'Cyberspace and Online Education: The Impacts of Cyberculture on International Students'

Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  10:30 AM-11:30:00 AM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Online course, Distance Learning         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Chun-Min  Wang, University of Georgia
14-VN

Supporting Critical Consciousness While Teaching Media Literacy: A Critical Ethnography '

Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  11:45 AM-12:45:00 PM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Research,         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Christopher O. Keller, Cameron University
  Copresenter(s):   Amy Bradshaw, University of Oklahoma
15-EX Theme: Current Canadian Research in Educational Technology
.a   'Connecting with the Development of Educational Technology In Canada '
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  1:00 PM - 2:00 PM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Executive Room
Keywords:   Research, Instructional Development         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Rocci Luppicini, University of Ottawa
.b   'Aggregated Approaches to Identifying Community and its Constituent Elements in Formal Blended Learning Environments'
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  1:00 PM - 2:00 PM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Executive Room
Keywords:   Distance Learning, Research         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Richard Schwier, University of Saskatchewan
  Copresenter(s):   Ben K. Daniel, University of Saskatchewan
15-VN

An Integrated Web-based System to Support both Off-line and On-line Classes in a Traditional University '

Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  1:00 PM-2:00:00 PM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Technology Integration, E-learning         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Wooyong Eom, Keimyung University
  Copresenter(s):   Kyusuk Sung, Keimyung University
.e   'Online versus Print Reading: A Cognitive Load Perspective'
Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  1:00 PM-2:00:00 PM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Distance Learning, Instructional Design         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Shujen Chang, Univ. of Houston Clear Lake
  Copresenter(s):   Yegmin Chang, National Chengchi University
16-VN

The Instructional Design of Affective Education: The Optimism Course'

Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  2:15 PM-        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Instructional Development, Instructional Design         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Chin-Chiang Wang, University of Northern Colorado
  Copresenter(s):   Heng-Yu Ku, University of Northern Colorado
16-VN

'A Multivariate Analysis of Learners’ Barriers in Web-based Learning Environments'

Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  2:15 PM-        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   E-learning, Research         Session Type: Poster
Key presenter:   Ching-Chiu Chao, Taipei, Taiwan
.p   'The Impact of Interactive Multimedia Software on School Dropouts: A Case Study in Rural Andhra Pradesh (India) '
Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  2:15 PM-        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Multi-media, Research         Session Type: Poster
Key presenter:   Romilla Prabhu, University of Pennsylvania
17-VN

'Participant Satisfaction with an Online Certificate Program'

Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  3:30 PM-4:30:00 PM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   E-learning, Distance Learning         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Erman Yukselturk, Middle East Technical University
  Copresenter(s):   Zahide Yildirim, Middle East Technical University
17-VN

A Brief History of Educational Technology in China'

Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  3:30 PM-4:30:00 PM        Date: 10/11/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Diversity Issues,         Session Type: Poster
Key presenter:   Naxin Zhao, Concordia University
Thursday October 12, 2006
26-FL Theme: Connecting Theory & Practice
.a   'How Computer-Mediated Communication Affects English as a Second Language Students’ Writing Processes and Writing Performance'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Hong Zhan, Northern Arizona University
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  2:15 PM - 3:15 PM        Date: 10/12/06        Location: Florentine Room
Keywords:   Technology Integration, Diversity Issues         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Show-Mei Lin, University of Okalahoma
.b   'From Theory Into Practice: An On-Line Learning Experience Between Taiwanese EFL College Students And Their Texas Partners '
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Hong Zhan, Northern Arizona University
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  2:15 PM - 3:15 PM        Date: 10/12/06        Location: Florentine Room
Keywords:   E-learning, Learning Theories         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Chia-Ning Jenny  Liu, Texas A&M University
  Copresenter(s):   Yi-Chuan Jane Hsieh , Ching-Yun University | Lauren Cifuentes, Texas A&M University | Zohreh Eslami-Rasekh, Texas A&M University
26-PO Theme: Connecting New Technologies with Classroom Practice
.a   'The Medrasa in America: An investigation into full-time Islamic schools in the United States '
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Chih-Hsiung Tu, Northern Arizona University
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  2:15 PM - 3:15 PM        Date: 10/12/06        Location: Patio Room
Keywords:   Diversity Issues, Research         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Michael  Thomas, University of Wisconsin-Madison
.b   'Changing Technologies or Changing Minds: Barriers in the Implementation of Computer-Based Technologies in Turkish Schools'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Chih-Hsiung Tu, Northern Arizona University
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  2:15 PM - 3:15 PM        Date: 10/12/06        Location: Patio Room
Keywords:   Technology Integration, Teacher Education         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Diler  Oner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
27-EX Theme: Connecting New Techs & Ed Goals
.a   'Opencourseware Localization: Lessons Learned in the Chinese Context'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Ian Lubin, University of Oklahoma
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  3:30 PM - 4:30 PM        Date: 10/12/06        Location: Executive Room
Keywords:   E-learning, Online course         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Meng-Fen Grace  Lin, University of Houston
.b   'Transferability of Learning Objects Across Cultures: Design Considerations'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Ian Lubin, University of Oklahoma
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  3:30 PM - 4:30 PM        Date: 10/12/06        Location: Executive Room
Keywords:   Instructional Development, Distance Learning         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Lauren Cifuentes, Texas A&M University
  Copresenter(s):   Wendi Shen, Texas A&M University | Omar Ramirez, Autonomous University of Baja California | Noemi V. Mendoza-Diaz, Texas A&M University
Friday October 13, 2006
32-CO Theme: Connecting Communities of Learners
.a   'Sense of Community among Academic Advisors (Facilitators) of an Online Program '
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Lauren Cifuentes, Texas A&M University
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  9:15 AM - 10:15 AM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Continental Room
Keywords:   Distance Learning, Instructional Development         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Cengiz Hakan Aydin, Anadolu University
.b   'E-Moderating Personas: Employing Interaction Design User Models to Construct and Interpret Online Instruction Archetypes'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Lauren Cifuentes, Texas A&M University
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  9:15 AM - 10:15 AM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Continental Room
Keywords:   E-learning, Faculty Development         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   maria d. avgerinou, DePaul University
  Copresenter(s):   Carina Andersson, Malardalen University, Sweden
32-FA

'The Progressions of Our International Students – Where Do They Go? What Do They Do?'

Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Yedong (Terry) Tao, University of Central Florida
Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  9:15 AM - 10:15 AM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Far East Room
Keywords:   Diversity Issues, Faculty Development         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Richard A. Cornell, University of Central Florida
  Copresenter(s):   Heng-Yu Ku, University of Northern Colorado | Chih-Hsiung Tu, University of Northern Arizona | Cheng-Chang Pan, University of Texas at Brownsville | Xiaoxue Wang, Georgia State University | Clarence Chu, National Taiwan University
33-FL Theme: Connecting Research and Theory
.a   'Discourse Indicators of Emergence of a Third Culture in Online Courses'
Sponsor(s):   Research & Theory, International        Session Facilitator:  Trena  Paulus, University of Tennessee
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  10:30 AM - 11:30 AM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Florentine Room
Keywords:   E-learning, Diversity Issues         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University
  Copresenter(s):   Susan Pedersen, Texas A&M University | Karen Murphy, Western New Mexico University
.b   'Culture and Motivation in Online Learning Environments'
Sponsor(s):   Research & Theory, International        Session Facilitator:  Trena  Paulus, University of Tennessee
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  10:30 AM - 11:30 AM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Florentine Room
Keywords:   Diversity Issues, Distance Learning         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Frances Clem, San Diego State University
33-VN Future Trends of Blended Learning in Workplace Learning Settings across Different Cultures'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  TBA
Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  10:30 AM-11:30:00 AM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Research, E-learning         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Kyong-Jee Kim, Portland State University
  Copresenter(s):   Curt J. Bonk, Indiana University | YaTing Teng, University of Illinois | Su Jin So, University of Illinois | Tingting Zeng, Roehampton University | Eun Jeong Oh, University of Georgia
35-PO

International Forum'

Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Chih-Hsiung Tu, Northern Arizona University
Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  1:00 PM - 2:00 PM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Patio Room
Keywords:   E-learning, Technology Integration         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Chih-Hsiung Tu, Northern Arizona University
35-VN

'Developing Sustainable Capacity in Instructional Technology in Public Institutions of Higher Education in the Dominican Republic'

Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  TBA
Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  1:00 PM-2:00:00 PM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Faculty Development, Technology Integration         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   DeePak Subramony, Utah State University
  Copresenter(s):   Ramon Emilio Vilorio Polanco, Instituto de Formation de Docentes Salome Urena | Lex Shakespear, Utah State University | Larissa Bonilla Atiles, Universidad APEC | Tania de la Rosa, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo | Ysabel Melenciano, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
36-PO Theme: Connecting New Techs & Ed Goals
.a   'The Impact of the Change of the European University System on Curriculum Development in the Field of Educational Science and Technology'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Heng-Yu Ku, University of Northern Colorado
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  2:15 PM - 3:15 PM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Patio Room
Keywords:   Instructional Design, Instructional Development         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Pløn W. Verhagen, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences
.b   'International Collaboration for Teacher Professional Development in Malawi, Africa'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Heng-Yu Ku, University of Northern Colorado
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  2:15 PM - 3:15 PM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Patio Room
Keywords:   Distance Learning, Teacher Education         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Ross A Perkins, Virginia Tech
  Copresenter(s):   Barbara Lockee, Virginia Tech | John Burton, Virginia Tech | Simeon Gwayi, Virginia Tech / Mzuzu Univ. | Nertha Nyirongo, Virginia Tech / Mzuzu Univ.
36-VN

Obtaining a Global View of Instructional Technology for Distance Education'

Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  TBA
Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  2:15 PM-        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Distance Learning, Online course         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Nick Eastmond, Utah State University
37-GO Theme: Connecting Research and Theory
.a   'How Designers Can Connect Different Cultural Expectations of Teacher-Student Relationships in Online Courses'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Cheng-Chang Pan, University of Texas at Brownsville
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  3:30 PM - 4:30 PM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Gold Room
Keywords:   Distance Learning, Instructional Design         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Mari Vawn Tinney, Utah State University
  Copresenter(s):   Barbara Morgan, Utah State University
.b   'Problem Based Learning for Problem Solving Course'
Sponsor(s):   International, ICEM        Session Facilitator:  Cheng-Chang Pan, University of Texas at Brownsville
Length:   30 Minutes (Paired Session)         Timeblock:  3:30 PM - 4:30 PM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Gold Room
Keywords:   Problem Based Learning, Instructional Design         Session Type: Concurrent
Key presenter:   Murat Ataizi, Anadolu University
37-PO

International and U.S. University Curricula in Educational Communication & Technlogy'

Sponsor(s):   International, Curriculum Committee        Session Facilitator:  Jenny K. Johnson, U. Maryland U. College
Length:   90 Minutes         Timeblock:  3:30 PM - 4:45 PM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Patio Room
Keywords:   ,         Session Type: Presidential Session
Key presenter:   Amy Bradshaw, University of Oklahoma
  Copresenter(s):   Jungsun Hahn, EWHA Womans U. South Korea | Daniel Scheider, University Geneva, Switzerland | Andrew Smith, Georgia State University |
Discussants: , | Saniye Tugba Bulu, Texas A&M University | Susan Draine, Olivet University | Tiffany A. Koszalka, Syracuse University | Cheng-Chang Pan, University of Texas at Brownsville | Robert Branch, The University of Georgia
37-VN Comparison of Students’ Success in an International Technology Certificate Program for Different Regions of the World: Does Internet Change the World?'
Length:   1 Hour         Timeblock:  3:30 PM-4:30:00 PM        Date: 10/13/06        Location: Venetian Room
Keywords:   Strategies, Training         Session Type: Roundtable
Key presenter:   Omer Delialioglu, Middle East Technical University
  Copresenter(s):   Semiral Oncu, Indiana University, School of Education | Hasan Cakir, Indiana University, School of Education | Ali Korkmaz, Indiana University, School of Education