Virginia Association for Developmental Education
Southeastern Regional Workshop, Spring 2004

Co-sponsored by
VCCS Tidewater Regional Center for Teaching Excellence


Where?  TCC-Norfolk, Moss campus, 300 Granby Street
When? 26 March 2004, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Who should attend?  Full-time and adjunct faculty, administrators, tutors
How much?  No charge!  Paid for by VADE and the Tidewater RCTE
Best bet?  Lunch, catered by Brutti's of Portsmouth.  (The lunch alone is worth a drive to downtown Norfolk.)


Concurrent Session I, 10-10:50 a.m.

Computer lab, room 2409 (Martin Bldg.):  Dan Sims (TNCC) "Developing and Maintaining an E-cabinet "
The Mathematics Department at TNCC utilizes an electronic filing cabinet, which contains the course materials for each mathematics course. The materials include sample syllabi, course management information and supplemental instruction; and the site can be accessed via the Internet. This session will discuss how to develop and maintain an electronic filing cabinet and point out many of its advantages.


Classroom  2406 (Martin Bldg.):  Sandy Spain (TNCC) "Activate Your Classroom:  Tips and Techniques for Classroom Assessment and the PRS (Personal Response System )"
Do you know if your students are really learning what you want them to learn from your lectures? Do you want to energize your classroom? Would you like 100% participatioin in your classroom?  Would you like instant feedback? PRS is the cutting edge technology tool for the college classroom teacher!  It is a personal responding or selecting system based on a free forming one-way network of wireless communications.

Concurrent Session II, 11-11:50 a.m.

Computer lab, room 2409 (Martin Bldg.):  Michael Weiser (TNCC), Leader.  Discussion Forum  "(How are We)  Preparing (Them) for College Writing?"
What are we doing in Preparing for College Writing I and/or II?  What should we be doing?  Come to the discussion with your course descriptions, syllabi, questions, concerns and comments.

Classroom  2406 (Martin Bldg.):  Sally Harrell (TCC):   "Title III at TCC: Connecting Academic and Student Services in Support of Student Learning"
Student Services and faculty who teach developmental mathematics and English are pulling together to raise students' awareness of the unique metacognitive strategies that help each of us learn and apply our learning meaningfully. Through a network of support, students are becoming independent learners as they launch their postsecondary experience.

Bridges Learning Center, room 3306 (Walker Bldg.):  Agatha Peterson (TCC) "The Bridges Learning Center Brain Gym"
Tidewater Community College is one of four colleges in the Virginia Community College System selected as a demonstration site for a Bridges Learning Center .  The Bridges Learning Center helps students develop the cognitive and perceptual skills needed for success in school. Each student has an individual “treatment plan” consisting of physical exercises along with workbook and memory activities. Come learn how we use our “brain gym” to enable students to use their multiple intelligences to become more effective learners.

Lunch 12:00-12:50 5th Floor Conference Room (room 2502)

Have a great meal.  Take care of minor VADE details.  Continue the conversations begun at the morning sessions.

Concurrent Session III, 1-1:50 p.m.

Classroom  2406 (Martin Bldg.):  Sally Harrell (TCC) "'Universal Design' as a Foundation for Instruction Across the Disciplines"
Designed originally for students with certain types of learning disabilities, such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Universal Design is proving to be a powerful instructional foundation for helping students be successful in classes across the disciplines.

Bridges Learning Center, room 3306 (Walker Bldg.):  Agatha Peterson (TCC) "The Bridges Learning Center Brain Gym"
Tidewater Community College is one of four colleges in the Virginia Community College System selected as a  demonstration site for a Bridges Learning Center .  The Bridges Learning Center helps students develop the cognitive and perceptual skills needed for success in school. Each student has an individual “treatment plan” consisting of physical exercises along with workbook and memory activities. Come learn how we use our “brain gym” to enable students to use their multiple intelligences to become more effective learners.


Parking:  Park in the Freemason Garage and bring your parking ticket with you to be validated.

Registration:  Email Rick Dollieslager at dollier@tncc.vccs.edu to say that you want to register, and let him know if you wish to have a vegetarian meal.


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