Montgomery County Community College

Threads-Topics

• Teaching and Learning

• Examining the role and function of educational technology in the 21st century
• Evaluating the impact of technology on student learning
• Using computer-assisted and multimedia instruction
• Game-based learning
• The use of computer and video games for learning
• Impact of digital games in education
• Digital game-based learning

• Student Success and Support Services

• Admissions
• Registration
• Enrollment management
• Orientation
• Reporting

• Security and Identity Management

• Privacy issues
• Cyber awareness
• Practicing safe computing

• Library

• Using technology to teach information literacy
• E-reserves, copyright, etc.
• Management, support and upgrading technology in libraries
• Using technology for assessment in libraries
• Other library and technology-related topics

• Emerging Technology

• Handheld computing appliances—gizmos and gadgets to aid learning
• Podcasting
• Text Messaging
• Internet2
• Virtual Worlds such as Second Life

• E-Learning

• New Approaches to Course Delivery Methods (online or hybrid)
• Quality Course Design
• Demonstration of Best Practices
• Interactive Technologies to Engage and Build Community Among Learners
• Classroom Assessment Techniques for e-Learning

Session Types

• Forum Sessions (50 minutes)

• PowerPoint presentations
• Lecture-type

• Hands-On Lab Sessions (2 hours)

• Software training
• Creating multimedia

• Roundtable Discussion (50 minutes)

• Staying on the cutting edge of change
• Strategies for encouraging the use of technology
• Technology in the high school

• Poster Sessions (50 minutes)