Instructional Technology Conference 2009

Keynote Speakers

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Robert Keel
Tinkering with Technology:
Adapting to Change in the Classroom

Teaching Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Missouri-St. Louis

Presentation Description An overview of the pleasures and the pains of teaching with technology, considerations for developing and teaching online/blended classes, and a look at student perceptions and acceptance of technology in the classroom (based on nearly eight years of research at UM-St. Louis)—all with a concern for “where are all these changes taking us?"

Education:

MA, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1976, Department of Sociology;
BA, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI 1974, Sociology and Anthropology.

Robert Keel, Teaching Professor in Sociology at UM-St. Louis, has been teaching sociology for 30 years, and has been integrating web and Internet-based instruction into his classes since 1993. From 2000-2005, he served as the faculty coordinator of the MyGateway (Blackboard) system at UM-St. Louis. He has made numerous presentations to professional, academic, and community groups on a variety of topics relating to online and distance education, as well as the social implications of the Internet. Mr. Keel received the Non-Tenure Track Teacher of the Year award from the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Missouri-St. Louis for 2007-2008.
Home Page: http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/

Recent Presentations:

Robert Keel, Tinkering with Wikis in the Classroom (a two-year follow-up), presentation at UM-St. Louis, Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference, November 13, 2008.
(http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/wikis_08/tinkering_with_wikis_web.htm)(best viewed in MS IE)

Robert Keel, "MyGateway Student Survey: FS 2007-WS 2008," report at UM-St. Louis (ITS), October 2008.
(http://www.umsl.edu/technology/mgwhelp/mgwinfo/fs07-ws08_student_mgw.pdf).

Robert Keel, "MyGateway Faculty Survey: FS 2007-WS 2008," report at UM-St. Louis (ITS), July 2008.
(http://www.umsl.edu/technology/mgwhelp/mgwinfo/fs07-ws08_faculty_mgw.pdf).

Robert Keel, "Meanderings on Web 2.0: Web Veteran’s Report," Summer Institute, UM-St. Louis, June 13, 2008.

Robert Keel, "Tinkering with Technology (in the classroom)," Keynote Address, Teaching and Learning Technology Showcase, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, April 25, 2008.
(http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/wikis_08/tinkering_with_wikis_web.htm)(best viewed in MS IE).

Robert Keel, "Interactivity and Engagement in a Blended Class," presentation at the Helix 2008 Conference, Osage Beach, MO, April 4, 2008.

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Clarence Maise
Surviving Your First Semester Teaching Online
“Using Good Design Practices Can Make a Difference”

Instructional Designer
Division of Continuing Education
University of Missouri-St. Louis

Presentation Description: So you have decided to teach online now what? How do you get started? Have you ever worked with a designer? What does a designer do? I am going to address all these questions and more. Designing collaborative high-touch online courses are not as hard as you think it just takes a little planning and a good design. Using tools like wikis and blogs along with technologies like screencasting and applying pedagogies of engagement we can build a rich and fun learning environment.

Collaboration Session 1: I have decided to teach online – How do I get started?
Just like the name implies we are going to get you started on the right track with your online course development. I will do this by identifying the parts of the process and what each entails and how to get through all of this with your sanity intact.

Collaboration Session 2: What are wikis and blogs and why should I care?
Hands down these are the best communications and collaborative tools that we have had available to date. Why are they so useful and how do you apply them in your everyday teaching? In this session I will give the lowdown on these great teaching tools.

Education:

AAS Phillips College - Electronic Engineering
AAS Arkansas State - Computer Systems
BS Southern Illinois University – Management
MSEd Southern Illinois University – Training and Development

My first 25 years of experience were in industry. I have worked for Bell Aerospace, Textron, Engineering Science, Kimberly Clark, United Technologies, and Raytheon. My jobs involved manufacturing and technology or the management of both. One consistency throughout has been my involvement in training and development. I have always enjoyed teaching and jumped at the opportunity to be part of any corporate training program.

On the corporate side we had already begun to do a lot of training at a distance even in the early 1990’s. This played a large part in my decision to change my major at SIUC from engineering to training and development. This began a 10 year period of intense course development work that continues today. I worked for the College of Education at SIUC supporting faculty in the development of a wide range of online master’s level courses. After my graduation from SIUC, I continued my online development work with faculty at Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Illinois and then at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio.

Working with faculty and staff, I have been fortunate to be directly involved in the development of over 500 online courses and even more hybrids. I like classroom teaching and always model my designs with an eye toward a synergy between classroom and online teaching.