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Conference 2008: Leading and Inspiring Change for Successful Learning!

When: Friday, November 14
Where: Montclair State University Conference Center

Early bird registration ends October 20, 2008

Why attend:
1. Keynote Speaker Curt Garbett Vice President from Spencer Johnson Partners,
Using principles and ideas from the bestselling book Who Moved My Cheese? offering a unique approach for individuals
and businesses facing changing times
2. Dynamic Presentations from faculty and colleagues on a) Technology Literacy, b) Social Networking and collaborative tools, c) Assessment and Digital Competencies, and d) Second Life
3. Networking opportunities
4. "Birds of Feather" round table discussions
5. Vendor displays
6. After party

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LaGuardia Community College, located in Long Island City NY, hosted an ePortfolio conference this past Friday. Seton Hall presented two presentations, one was a hands-on session that replicated the Covey 7 Habits of Effective Students ePortfolio assignment adopted by Freshman Studies. Hezal Patel, Mary Zedeck and Danielle Mirliss facilitated the session. Participants expressed a lot of interest in the Freshman Studies program and how the ePortfolio is integrated into the curriculum. The last part of the presentation allowed participants to use Google Page Creator to create the start of their own ePortfolio. To find out more about the conference visit: http://www.eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/conference/

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Seton Hall University is part of Cohort III of the I/NCEPR whose mission is to investigate innovative methods as well as learning outcomes for eportfolio experiences. In addition to SHU, Cohort III includes members from California State University, Florida State University, Framingham State University, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Penn State University, Sheffield Hallam University, University of Waterloo and University of Wolverhampton amongst others.

On Monday, January 28th a team from Seton Hall University presented at the Educause Learning Initiative's Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Tracy Gottlieb, Paul Fisher and Danielle Mirliss presented on the use of electronic portfolios in the Freshman Studies program.
Session abstract:

Seton Hall University utilizes eportfolios to support the development of first year students. By providing an interactive window of exchange, eportfolios provide greater access and the capacity to explore issues of student adjustment, person-environment fit solutions, student self-expression, and identity development backed by an evidence-based repository of artifacts for analysis.

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Last week, an Educause event, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2008 was held in Baltimore, Maryland. Two members from the TLTC, Mary Zedeck and Heidi Trotta presented with Dr. Mary Balkun, Chair of the English Department. The presentation was entitled "Exploring Literary Texts Through Virtual Worlds." There was a lot of interest from other universities expressed during and after the presentation pointing especially toward the student use of Second Life as "co-creators" of Seton Hall's virtual island.

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The TLTC has been busy! Conferences are a wonderful opportunity for faculty and the TLTC to meet individuals from other Universities as well as to learn about how others manage issues and foster initiatives. We have presented at several conferences during the Fall 2007 Semester and we will also be presenting during the Spring 2008 semester.