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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 463 719 IR 021 138 TITLE Proceedings of the Annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference (6th, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 8-10, 2001). INSTITUTION Middle Tennessee State Univ., Murfreesboro. PUB DATE 2001-00-00 NOTE 245p.; For individual papers, see IR 021 139-158. For the 2000 proceedings, see ED 446 749. AVAILABLE FROM For full text: http://www.mtsu.edu/-itconf/proceed01/index.htm. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Case Studies; Computer Mediated Communication; *Computer Uses in Education; Distance Education; *Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; *Information Technology; Instructional Design; *Instructional Development; *Technology Integration IDENTIFIERS *Technology Utilization ABSTRACT This proceedings of the sixth annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference contains the following papers: "They're Not Just Big Kids: Motivating Adult Learners" (Karen Jarrett Thorns); "A Computer Integrated Biology Laboratory Experience" (James B. Kring); "Building Web Sites for Mathematics Courses: Some Answers to Notation Problems" (Annette C. Williams and Scott N. McDaniel); "Collaborative, Connected, and Experiential Learning: Reflections of an Online Learner" (D. Bruce Curry); "The Lions and the Hawks: Using Videoconferencing and Web Technology To Deliver a Cross-Campus New Product Innovation Course" (John Lord and Others); "Facilitating Asynchronous Distance Learning" (Gustavo E. Prestera and Leslie A. Moller); "Promoting Durable Knowledge Construction through Online Discussion" (Dave S. Knowlton); "Building Community in an Online Learning Environment: Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration" (Melanie Misanchuk and Tiffany Anderson); "Ebooks in the Academic Library" (Jackie Dowdy and Others); "Combining Studio Videoconferencing and the Internet To Promote Intercultural Understanding" (Ted C. Jones and Karen Sorenson); "Are Your Students Ready for College? Technology Literacy at Georgetown College" (William S. Rafaill and Andrea C. Peach); "Developing Library Instruction for Distance Learning" (Mary Hricko); "Help! Third Graders Know More (about Technology) Than My Graduate Students! Closing the Digital Divide" (Bruce Lewis); "Instructional Strategies for Achieving a Positive Impression in Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Distance Education Courses" (Yuliang Liu and Dean W. Ginther); "Interactive Learning through Creation and Use of a Cyber Corporation with Application in Public Relations, Business, and Finance" (Jeff Hoyer); "Introducing Novice Computer Users to Lesson Plan Development through WebQuests" (Bruce Lewis); "A Journey in Virtual Collaboration: Facilitating Computer-Mediated Communication among Pre-Service Teachers" (Tiffany Anderson and Others); "Developing Program Relationships with Rural Public Schools for Electronic Course Delivery" (David R. Cargill); "Electronic Portfolio Design" (Janet Buzzard and Peter Kaunitz); "Revisiting the Impact of Technology on Teaching and Learning at Middle Tennessee State University: A Revisited: A Comparative Study" (Lucinda Lea and Others); "Computer Animations as a New Tool for Teaching the Evolution of Musical Form" (Patricia Gray); "Web-Enhanced Teaching: Advantages of Integrating Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Technology into the Large Lecture Course" (Linda Simpson and Lisa Dallas); "Promoting Transfer of Mathematics Skills through the Use of a Computer-Based Instructional Simulation Game and Advisement" (Richard Van Eck); "Instructional Technology Innovation in the Liberal Arts Classroom: A Conversation with the Maryville College Faculty Instructional Technology (FIT) Fellows" (Gina Roberts and Others);."Student andFaculty Issues in Distance Education" (David L. Fender); "Copyright: Fair Use or Foul Play (Karen Thoms and Susan Motin); and "Electronic Portfolios for Faculty Development" (Marilyn Heath and Steve Cockerham).(MES) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Proceedings of the Annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference (6th, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 8-10, 2001). PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN Office of Educational Research and Improvement GRANTED BY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as L. Lea received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES reproduction quality. 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Sixth Annual2001 Proceedings Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Track 1 They're Not Just Big Kids: Motivating our Adult Learners (HTML I PDF) A Computer Integrated Biology Laboratory Experience (HTML I PDF) Building Web Sites for Mathematics Courses: Some Answers to Notation Problems (HTML I PDF) Collaborative, Connected, and Experiential Learning: Reflections of an Online Learner (HTML I PDF) The Lions and the Hawks: Using Videoconferencing and Web Technology to Deliver a Cross-Campus New Product Innovation Course (HTML I PDF) Facilitating Asynchronous Distance Learning (HTML I PDF) Promoting Durable Knowledge Construction through Online Discussion (HTML I PDF) Strategies for Building Community in an Online Learning Environment: Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration (HTML I PDF) The Electronic Book in Academic Libraries (HTML I PDF) Combining Studio Videoconferencing and the Internet to Promote Intercultural Understanding (HTML I PDF) Computer Literacy: Are Your Students Ready for College? (HTML I PDF) Developing Library Instruction for Distance Learning (HTML I PDF) Help! Third Graders Know More (About Technology) Than My Graduate Students! Closing the Digital Divide (HTML I PDF) Instructional Strategies for Achieving a Positive Impression in Computer-Mediated Communication Distance Education Courses (HTML I PDF) Interactive Learning through Creation and Use of a Cyber Corporation with Application in Public Relations, Business, and Finance (HTML I PDF) Introducing Novice Computer Users to Lesson Plan Development through Web Quests (HTML I PDF) A Journey in Virtual Collaboration: Facilitating Computer-Mediated Communication Among Pre-Service Teachers (HTML I PDF) Developing Program Relationships with Rural Public Schools for Electronic Course Delivery (HTML I PDF) Electronic Portfolio Design (HTML I PDF) The Impact of Technology on Teaching and Learning Revisited: A Comparative Study (HTML I PDF) http://www.mtsu.edu/itconf/proceed01/ (1 of 2) [3/27/02 12:56:08 PM] 2001 Proceedings : Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference ef Track 2 Flash Animations: A New Tool for Teaching Music History (HTML I PDF) Web-Enhanced Teaching: Advantages of Integrating Technology into the Large Lecture Course (HTML I PDF) Promoting Transfer of Mathematics Skills through the Use of a Computer-Based Instructional Simulation Game and Advisement (HTML I PDF) Track 3 Instructional Technology Innovation in the Liberal Arts Classroom: A Conversation with the Maryville College Faculty Instructional Technology (FIT) Fellows (HTML I PDF) Student & Faculty Issues in Distance Education (HTML I PDF) Copyright: Fair Use or Foul Play (HTML I PDF) Electronic Portfolios for Faculty Development (HTML I PDF) 4 http://www.mtsu.eduhitconf/proceed01/ (2 of 2) [3/27/02 12:56:08 PM] They're Not Just Big Kids: Motivating Adult Learners Dr. Karen Jarrett Thorns Professor, Learning Resources & Technology Services Director, Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence St. Cloud State University 720 Fourth Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 (320) 654-5282 teachingstcloudstate.edu With today's changing student population to include nontraditional, adult learners in nearly every higher education institution and program, it is necessary for faculty as well as administrators to recognize the learning and learning strategies which are appropriate for adult learners. Faculty can help students become more motivated, especially when they understand characterisitics of adult learners, motivation and its role in the workpace, strategies and activities for promoting motivation in adult learners, and key players in adult learning. This presentation addresses each of these areas. Student populations are changing. We see adult learners in nearly every higher education institution andprogram. It is important that faculty recognize teaching and learning strategies appropriate to adult learners. Why? Because each year approximately 40 million adult Americans participate in educational activities (Wlodkowski, 1993, p. ix). This presentation will discuss the adult learner, andragogy, principles of adult education, characteristics of adult learners, strategies to help motivate adult learners, and characteristics and skills of a motivating instructor. Adult Learners Just what is an adult learner? Malcolm Knowles spent many years and a great deal of energy answering this question. According to Wlodkowski, Knowles identified adults by two criteria: an individual who performs roles associated by our culture with adults (worker, spouse, parent, soldier, responsible citizen) and an individual who perceives himself or herself to be responsible for his/her own life (1993, p. 5). Andragogy