2007 CONFERENCE, "FUN AND INNOVATION IN TEACHING (FIT)"
The NCCCSPA would like to thank the following for their assistance with the conference:
This year's theme was Fun and Innovation in Teaching.
Photographs from the conference are available in our photo album, and the agenda is given below.
Wednesday, November 7
4:00-5:00 p.m. Hotel check in
5:00-8:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own
Executive Board Meeting
8:00-10:00 p.m.
You'll FIT Right In: Hospitality Suite Open
Registration and Social Hour
Music by Al Dunkleman
Thursday, November 8
7:45-8:45 a.m. FITting In: Drop-in Continental Breakfast and Networking in Hospitality Suite
Registration
9:00-9:15 a.m. Opening and President’s Welcome - Heather Hebert, President
9:15-10:00 a.m. FIT to Be Tied: Using Communication Webs in Your Classes - Melinda Rouse and Caroline Parham
10:00-10:45 a.m. Finding a FIT for Humor: Laugh and Learn! Utilizing Laughter in the Learning Process - Rock Doddridge 10:45-11:00 a.m.
Break 11:00-12:00 noon Solutions that FIT - Johnny Underwood and Peter Wooldridge
12:00-12:15 p.m. Textbook browsing
12:15-1:15 p.m. Catered Lunch
1:15-1:30 p.m. Textbook browsing
1:30-2:15 p.m. Physical FITness: Saturday's Sermon - An Introduction to Sociology from the 50-Yard Line - Traci Yates
2:15-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30-3:15 p.m. Roundtable Discussions: FITting Square Pegs into Round Holes
- "Black" Psychology - Brenda East
- Instructional Technology - Marlowe Mager
- Global Citizen Program - Peter Wooldridge
- Product Presentations by Two Textbook Publishers
3:15-3:30 p.m. Wrap up/Housekeeping
3:30 p.m. Does One Size FIT All? Find Your Best FIT!
8:00-10:00 You'll FIT Right In: Hospitality Suite Open
Music by Al Dunkleman
Friday, November 9
7:45-8:45 a.m. FITting In: Drop-in Continental Breakfast and Networking in Hospitality Suite
9:00-9:15 a.m. President’s Announcements - Heather Hebert
9:15-10:00 a.m. Survival of the FITtest: Addiction in American Culture - Bucky Dann
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11:15 a.m. Re-FITting the Classroom: Tricks of the Trade - Wally Pritchard
(Please bring copies of teaching tips, syllabi, or classroom activities to share during this session. Please bring 35 copies of any handouts.)
11:15-12 noon FITting the Message to the Medium: Using Ads as Teaching Material - Maria LeBaron and Carol Savchak
12:00 noon Evaluations, Elections, Goodbyes
12:15-1:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting
The NCCCSPA would like to thank the following for their assistance with the conference:
- Allyn-Bacon Publishers
- Prentice-Hall Publishers
- Worth Publishers
- DoubleTree, Asheville, NC
This year's theme was Fun and Innovation in Teaching.
Photographs from the conference are available in our photo album, and the agenda is given below.
Wednesday, November 7
4:00-5:00 p.m. Hotel check in
5:00-8:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own
Executive Board Meeting
8:00-10:00 p.m.
You'll FIT Right In: Hospitality Suite Open
Registration and Social Hour
Music by Al Dunkleman
Thursday, November 8
7:45-8:45 a.m. FITting In: Drop-in Continental Breakfast and Networking in Hospitality Suite
Registration
9:00-9:15 a.m. Opening and President’s Welcome - Heather Hebert, President
9:15-10:00 a.m. FIT to Be Tied: Using Communication Webs in Your Classes - Melinda Rouse and Caroline Parham
10:00-10:45 a.m. Finding a FIT for Humor: Laugh and Learn! Utilizing Laughter in the Learning Process - Rock Doddridge 10:45-11:00 a.m.
Break 11:00-12:00 noon Solutions that FIT - Johnny Underwood and Peter Wooldridge
12:00-12:15 p.m. Textbook browsing
12:15-1:15 p.m. Catered Lunch
1:15-1:30 p.m. Textbook browsing
1:30-2:15 p.m. Physical FITness: Saturday's Sermon - An Introduction to Sociology from the 50-Yard Line - Traci Yates
2:15-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30-3:15 p.m. Roundtable Discussions: FITting Square Pegs into Round Holes
- "Black" Psychology - Brenda East
- Instructional Technology - Marlowe Mager
- Global Citizen Program - Peter Wooldridge
- Product Presentations by Two Textbook Publishers
3:15-3:30 p.m. Wrap up/Housekeeping
3:30 p.m. Does One Size FIT All? Find Your Best FIT!
8:00-10:00 You'll FIT Right In: Hospitality Suite Open
Music by Al Dunkleman
Friday, November 9
7:45-8:45 a.m. FITting In: Drop-in Continental Breakfast and Networking in Hospitality Suite
9:00-9:15 a.m. President’s Announcements - Heather Hebert
9:15-10:00 a.m. Survival of the FITtest: Addiction in American Culture - Bucky Dann
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11:15 a.m. Re-FITting the Classroom: Tricks of the Trade - Wally Pritchard
(Please bring copies of teaching tips, syllabi, or classroom activities to share during this session. Please bring 35 copies of any handouts.)
11:15-12 noon FITting the Message to the Medium: Using Ads as Teaching Material - Maria LeBaron and Carol Savchak
12:00 noon Evaluations, Elections, Goodbyes
12:15-1:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting