2014 Conference
“A Time to Reflect
A Time to Soar”
October 30th and 31st
Salt Lake Community College
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Schedule at a Glance
Thursday
Start Time
End Time
Event
8:oo AM
8:45 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 AM
4:00 PM
Vendor Exhibits
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Keynote Address—Political Advocacy in Developmental
Education—Dr. D. Patrick Saxon
10:15 AM
11:15 AM
Break-out Sessions
11:30 AM
12:45 PM
Luncheon Session—Jay Francis, Executive Vice President,
Corporate Affairs & Miller Family Philanthropy Larry
H. Miller Group of Companies
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Break-out Sessions
2:15 PM
3:15 PM
Break-out Sessions
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
Break-out Sessions
Friday
Start Time
End Time
Event
8:15 AM
8:45 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 AM
4:00 PM
Vendor Exhibits
9:15 AM
10:15 AM
Break-out Sessions
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
Video Conference with Dr. Mike Rose, UCLA
11:45 AM
12:45 PM
Lunch: Business Meeting & Awards Ceremony
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Break-out Sessions
2:15 PM
3:15 PM
Break-out Sessions
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Executive Board 2014
Taunya Paul
President
York Technical College
tpaul@yorktech.edu
Gwenn Eldridge
President-elect
Ivy Tech Community College
geldridge6@ivytech.edu
Marguerite MacDonald
Vice President
HACC Central Pennsylvania’s CC
mmmacdon@hacc.edu
D. Patrick Saxon
Treasurer
Sam Houston State University
dps006@shsu.edu
Denise Lujan
Secretary
University of Texas at El Paso
cdlujan@utep.edu
Patti Levine-Brown
Immediate Past President
Florida State College at Jacksonville
plevine@fscj.edu
NADE Office
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Annual Conference
Feb. 25–28, 2015
Greenville, SC
Dear Conference Participants:
On behalf of the Executive Board of the National Association for
Developmental Education, I congratulate you on the 2014 SWADE
Conference at the Larry Miller Campus of Salt Lake Community College. “A
Time to Reflect, A Time to Soar” is a very apt theme.
Your conference planning team has organized a wide variety of sessions for
you to attend and I know that each of you will go home with renewed energy
and great ideas. NADE appreciates the efforts of SWADE conference
planners, members, chapter officers, and each participant who has come to
engage in the collegial networking and sharing of professional academic
expertise. The conference is just one of the benefits of your continued
membership in SWADE.
I hope you will also consider involvement at the national level. The 2015
NADE Conference will be held on February 25-28 at the TD Convention Center
in Greenville, South Carolina. We will be co-hosting with CRLA a National
Summit on Integrated Reading and Writing on Saturday, and we invite each
of you to attend. Further information on the national conference and on all
NADE activities and benefits can be found at http://www.nade.net.
Finally, I encourage you to contribute your professional and personal talents
in active service and leadership to SWADE, NADE, and our profession to help
insure that Developmental Education provides vital academic and support
services for our students.
Best wishes for a productive conference!
Taunya Paul
NADE President
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Letter of Welcome
Dear SWADE Colleagues,
It is exciting to see the wonderful response of all of you in supporting our regional
organization of SWADE. Developmental Education is such a “hot topic” not only among
educators and administrators but among legislators who commit funding to our very
important profession of preparing students to be college-ready and life-ready. It is so
important for us to come together and become aware of the challenges we collectively
face, and the new programs and strategies being developed to address those challenges.
This year, our president-elect, Alena Balmforth has asked speakers who are involved in
developmental education issues to address us. Many of you are sharing what you have
found in your research with us in our breakout sessions. We hope this conference will
be mutually beneficial to all.
We will also be inaugurating a new president-elect and secretary. It is wonderful to see
what innovative ideas come with new board members. This keeps our organization
fresh and thriving.
We will also have an opportunity to informally meet colleagues at breakfast and lunch
and exchange experiences and ideas that have been effective or that have not worked.
We thank you for your participation and all your help. I am excited to meet with you
and to get to know you.
May you have a great experience at SWADE!
Laurel Howard
SWADE President
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2013-14 SWADE Board
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Laurel Howard
President Elect
Alena Balmforth
Past President
Carla Kulinsky
Secretary
Wendy Simmerman
Treasurer
Brent Green
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Salt Lake Community College, Miller Campus Directions and
Maps
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Take I-15 to Exit #295 – 9000 South/UT 209
Turn West on 9000 S and then turn South on Sandy Parkway
Turn East on 9120 S and then South on 300 W
Conference Building
Free Parking
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Cottonwood
&
Wasatch
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Guest Speakers
Dr. D. Patrick Saxon
Dr. D. Patrick Saxon is an Associate
Professor and Director of the
Developmental Education
Administration Doctoral Program at Sam
Houston State University and serves on
the National Association for
Developmental Education Executive
Board. He has published extensively and
is coauthor of the book Attaining
Excellence in Developmental Education:
Research-Based Recommendations for
Administrators with Dr. Hunter Boylan. For 22 years he managed the research
activities of the National Center for Developmental Education. He is the editor of
Research in Developmental Education, an advisor for the Kellogg Institute, and on the
Editorial Review Board of the Journal of College Reading and Learning.
Keynote Address
Thursday October 30th at 9:00 – 10:00 am
Room: KGMC Cottonwood/Wasatch
Political Advocacy in Developmental Education
Dr. Saxon will be speaking about political advocacy for our field. During these times of
change, reform, and some push for the elimination of developmental education,
professionals need to be prepared to discuss and defend our profession in the spirit of
upholding academic standards and promoting the success of our students.
Jay Francis
Executive Vice President - Larry H Miller
Group
Jay Francis has been with the Larry H. Miller Group of
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Companies for 29 years, and is currently the executive vice president for Corporate
Affairs & Miller Family Philanthropy for the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. In
this role, he oversees the corporate events and community relations for the Larry H.
Miller Group including the Larry H. Miller Education Foundation, and the Driven 2
Teach program, as well as the philanthropic efforts of both the Larry H. & Gail Miller
Family Foundation, and Larry H. Miller Charities. Francis also sits on the corporation’s
Leadership Council, and is the executive editor of the company’s employee magazine,
Winning Spirit.
Lunch Address
Thursday October 30th at 11:45-12:45
Room: KGMC Cottonwood/Wasatch
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Mike Rose
Mike Rose is a professor in the UCLA Graduate School
of Education and Information Studies. He has taught in
a wide range of educational settings, from elementary
school to adult literacy and job training programs. He
is a member of the National Academy of Education
and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the
Grawemeyer Award in Education, and awards from
the Spencer Foundation, the National Council of
Teachers of English, the Modern Language
Association, and the American Educational Research
Association. He also received the Commonwealth Club
of California's Award for Literary Excellence in
Nonfiction. His books include Lives on the Boundary: The Struggles and Achievements
of America's Educationally, Underprepared, Possible Lives: The Promise of Public
Education in America, The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American
Worker, Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us, and Back to School: Why
Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education.
Video Conference Presentation
Friday October 31st 10:30 am
Room: KGMC Cottonwood/Wasatch
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My Schedule
Thursday
Start Time
End Time
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
Event
Keynote Address—Political Advocacy in Developmental
Education—Dr. D. Patrick Saxon
Luncheon Session—Jay Francis, Executive Vice President,
Corporate Affairs & Miller Family Philanthropy Larry
H. Miller Group of Companies
Friday
Start Time
End Time
Event
9:15 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
Video Conference with Dr. Mike Rose, UCLA
11:45 AM
12:45 PM
Lunch: Business Meeting & Awards Ceremony
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
3:15 PM
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Fall 2014 SWADE Breakout Sessions
Thursday Morning
8:00am to 8:45am -­­ Registration
Room: KGMC Main Foyer
9:00 am – 10 am Keynote Address—Political Advocacy in
Developmental Education—Dr. D. Patrick Saxon
Room: KGMC Cottonwood/Wasatch
Breakout Sessions
Room
MPDC
10:15 am to 11:15 am
Power Reading and Learning Strategies for Increasing Student Success
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MultiPurpose
Elaine C. Carter
Supplemental Instruction: A Model for Supporting FYC Students
MPDC
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Brittany Stephenson with Students
Reaching New Heights with Technology
MPDC
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Lindsey Gerber
Rachel Marcial
Reflections and Soaring Experience with the Under-Resourced Reader
MPDC
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Mildred Sparks
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11:30pm to 12:45pm -­­ Luncheon with Jay Francis
Room: KGMC Cottonwood/Wasatch
Thursday Afternoon
Breakout Sessions
Room
MPDC
224
Multi-
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Reaching Student
Success through
Community Engaged
Learning
2:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Multiple Intelligences
Jerry Giles
Purpose
Ron Carpenter
MPDC
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Simulating (or not) the
Real-World in
Mathematical Word
Problems
Understanding
Mathematical
Misconceptions in a
Systematic Way
Marcus E. Jorgensen
Kuo-Liang (Leo) Chang
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Engaging the Low
Attention
High Tech Students
Gordon Dunne
Jason Roberts
Engaging
Developmental
Mathematics Students
by Incorporating
Workbooks into
Curriculum
Stephanie Cram
MPDC
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Hands-on Sustainable
What Do We Already
Understanding and
STEM Learning Projects Know and What Do We Dealing with Plagiarism
Need to Know About
eLearning
Aaron Cowan
Jim Pettersson
Ana Fillingim
Maria Griffith
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Friday Morning
Room
MPDC
224
Multi-
9:15 am to 10:15 am
Group Learning Activities in Developmental Mathematics
Ian Sorensen
Purpose
Creating Ideal Conditions for Writing and Transfer through “Overlap”
MPDC
226
Thomas Henry
Constructing an Accelerated, Competency-Based Developmental English
Course
MPDC
228
Pamela Herrington
Captain America Dawns Coco Chanel
MPDC
229
Brandon Alva
10:30 am – 11:30 am Video Conference with Mike Rose
Room: KGMC Cottonwood/Wasatch
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Friday Afternoon
11:45pm – 12:45pm – Lunch Business Meeting & Awards Ceremony
Room: KGMC Cottonwood/Wasatch
Room
MPDC
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
2:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Student Engagement and
Everyday Literacies in the Writing
Classroom
Integrating Developmental
Reading/Writing (English) to help
Students Soar
Marlena Stanford
Justin Jory
Kelly Dreier
Flipping the Classroom: A Math
Perspective
Pearson Math Lab
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MultiPurpose
MPDC
226
MPDC
Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson
Service Learning in a
Developmental Education
Classroom
228
Jason Roberts
High Impact Practices for
Developing Writers
MPDC
229
Carol Sieverts
Cris Longhurst
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Presentation Summaries
Thursday October 30 th 10:15 am
Power Reading and Learning Strategies for Increasing Student Success
With an increase in the use of technology at younger and younger ages, more and more
college and university students struggle to be able to read, understand and remember the key
information in textbooks. Power Reading and Learning Strategies is one effective answer for
increasing student success and retention.
Elaine C. Carter, carterel@uvu.edu
Supplemental Instruction: A Model For Supporting FYC Students
This presentation will feature a panel of SLCC students enrolled in English 1010
Supplemental Instruction , a model wherein a tutor attends the course with students and also
offers biweekly SI workshops to support students in the course. The faculty member and
tutor will also address pedagogy, student writing, and programmatic issues.
Brittany Stephenson, brittany.stephenson@slcc.edu
Reaching New Heights with Technology
Participants will discover how applets available on cell phones and tablets can be utilized to
facilitate lectures, collect assessment data, and provide feedback. Presenters will share their
experiences using these technologies in the classroom and disclose tricks-of-the-trade. The
presentation will incorporate various apps, so bring your tablet or smart phone!
Lindsey Gerber, lindsey.gerber@uvu.edu
Rachel Marcial, rachel.marcial@uvu.edu
Reflections and Soaring Experience with the Under-Resourced Reader
This session will provide reflections of some teaching strategies used for engaging underresourced college reading students.
Mildred Sparks, mildred.sparks@slcc.edu
Thursday October 30 th 1:00 pm
Reaching Student Success through Community Engaged Learning
For experienced faculty, this workshop presents innovative methods of immersing students
in the writing process through civic engagement with co-educators. It challenges common
faculty myths about service-learning and student needs, showcasing effective course models,
and leading participants.
Ron Carpenter, ronc81634@gmail.com
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Simulating (or not) the Real-World in Mathematical Word Problems
This session will introduce a framework designed to evaluate the degree to which
mathematical word problems represent real-life problems. The framework serves as a guide
to developing authentic student tasks. Participants will evaluate example word problems and
discuss issues such as the purpose of word problems and transfer of learning.
Marcus E. Jorgensen, jorgenma@uvu.edu
Hands-on Sustainable STEM Learning Projects
This workshop explores the design of hands-on instructional projects for developmental
science and other STEM learners using sustainable and upcycled/recycled materials. A basic
introduction to sustainability and upcycling will be provided, along with pictures illustrating
specific examples of completed projects, as well as step-by-step implementation guides and
evaluation procedures/rubrics.
Aaron Cowan, acowan2@cnm.edu
Thursday October 30 th 2:15pm
Multiple Intelligences
This will be a hands-on workshop in applying the Theory of Multiple Intelligences to student
success. The eight intelligences will be discussed and applied to helping students use their
strong intelligences to succeed and discuss how to strengthen those intelligences which are
weaker.
Jerry Giles, jerrygiles1943@gmail.com
Understanding Mathematical Misconceptions in a Systematic Way
Inconsistencies that troubled mathematicians in the history of mathematics may still trouble
mathematics learners nowadays. I intend to categorize and analyze misconceptions
documented in the literature of mathematics education to three types of inconsistencies ontological, domain, and generality inconsistency that have happened in the history of
mathematics.
Kuo-Liang (Leo) Chang, kchang@uvu.edu
What Do We Already Know and What Do We Need to Know About eLearning
In keeping with the varied elements which are part of eLearning, the presentation will
include examples of active learning in the three areas in forms such as: initial Action
Research, small group discussion, brainstorming, hybrid discussion ideas, visuals/technology
to stimulate discussion, and critical thinking.
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Ana Fillingim, ana.fillingim@slcc.edu
Maria Griffith, maria.griffith@slcc.edu
Thursday October 30 th 3:30pm
Engaging the Low Attention High Tech Students
Keeping students motivated and engaged in the classroom is challenging, especially in age of
high speed media; however, there are simple techniques that work and are easy to apply. This
presentation explains what teachers can focus on in their instruction, before, during and after
their classes. It also demonstrates some of these techniques and explains why active learning
and engagement can make all the difference.
Gordon Dunne, gordon.dunne@slcc.edu
Jason Roberts, jason.roberts@slcc.edu
Engaging Developmental Mathematics Students by Incorporating Workbooks into
Curriculum
A colloquium on the process and evolution of creating and incorporating a student workbook
into a developmental mathematics course. Student perception of the workbook, engagement
in the course, and the impact on student success will also be discussed.
Stephanie Cram, scram@uvu.edu
Understanding and Dealing with Plagiarism
The challenges of effectively dealing with issues of plagiarism is faced by all instructors. How
can instructors successfully address plagiarism related problems and provide meaningful
guidance for students? This presentation will help instructors better understand and
implement practical reliable practices and procedures when faced with instances of
plagiarism.
Jim Pettersson, petterji@uvu.edu
Friday October 31 st 9:15 am
Group Learning Activities in Developmental Mathematics
Group work has a rich history in mathematics education literature. All of the major
professional mathematics education organizations (NCTM, AMATYC, MAA) and the
Common Core have recommendations that can be fulfilled using collaborative learning
activities. My own evolution of incorporating group work in developmental mathematics
began slowly, but gathered steam as I found students invigorated by the activities. Using my
own experience as a lens, we will explore how group activities can meet many of the
developmental mathematics course goals, discuss some group activities I have used in my
curriculum, and discuss how we can help change the culture of our institution. The goals are
to encourage instructors to use group learning activities, provide some ideas of useful
activities, and inspire efforts to develop a culture of learner-centered teaching at our own
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institution.
Ian Sorensen, ian.sorensen@uvu.edu
Creating Ideal Conditions for Writing and Transfer through “Overlap”
When curriculum intentionally overlaps from course to course, students tend to “use it” and
not “lose it.” This presentation focuses on applications and results of intentional overlap (of
curriculum) for developmental writing students. Benefits are discussed for “stretch” course
models, assessment and placement, etc.
Thomas Henry, thomas.henry@uvu.edu
Constructing an Accelerated, Competency-Based Developmental English Course
How can the themes of acceleration, competency-based education, and integrated reading
and writing by used to impact student engagement? This session will present course
materials from a redesigned course. Session participants will be encouraged to provide
suggestions and feedback.
Pamela Herrington, pherrington@cnm.edu
Captain America Dawns Coco Chanel
Helping students understand that subjective values not only undergird the conclusions they
reach about the world, but also frame their moment by moment perceptions, is essential to
teaching critical thinking. Popular culture can be an excellent site to show students the
presence of these subjective values as represented in cultural artifacts.
Brandon Alva, brandon.alva@slcc.edu
Friday October 3 1 s t 1:00 pm
Student Engagement and Everyday Literacies in the Writing Classroom
Many students do not identify as “good” writers, or as writers at all. In this workshop, we’ll
present a unit in which students use auto-ethnography to study themselves as writers and
writing’s connection to the everyday literacies they participate in. We’ll also share engaging
activities to use in the classroom.
Marlena Stanford, marlena.stanford@slcc.edu
Justin Jory, justin.jory@slcc.edu
Flipping the Classroom: A Math Perspective
This presentation will discuss how an Intermediate Algebra course used online videos,
assignments (both before and after class), and discussion to encourage students to master the
material. It will discuss the philosophy behind the course design, means of creating the
online content, and integration of technology into the class.
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Jon Anderson, jonathana@uvu.edu
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Service Learning in a Developmental Education Classroom
One method to more effectively engage our students and show them the practical application
of class objectives is Service Learning. Come explore this exciting pedagogy, find out how it
works, how to overcome difficulties and how to create your own engaged classroom.
Jason Roberts, jason.roberts@slcc.edu
High Impact Practices for Developing Writers
Underprepared students typically seek an education with an abundance of motivation but a
scarcity of essential skills and confidence. Theirs has been a history of unfulfilled dreams and
failed attempts to achieve goals. This presentation will demonstrate high impact strategies
we have found successful , modeling for students the kinds of problem solving mindsets they
need to develop. We seek to give the students instant feedback in a safe space for them to
learn to ask questions and to learn to clarify confusion, reinforcing curiosity.
Carol Sieverts, carol.seiverts@slcc.edu
Cris Longhurst, cris.longhurst@slcc.edu
Friday October 3 1 s t 2:15 pm
Integrating Developmental Reading/Writing (English) to help Students Soar
Help students soaring using adaptable materials! In this session, Kelly Dreier, developmental
professor at Richland College in Dallas, TX, will share the flexible, adaptive tools her college
used for multiple redesign initiatives. Power of Process, one tool, leads students through
strategic decision-making and reflection during the reading and writing process.
Kelly Dreier
Pearson Math Lab
Jon Anderson, jonathana@uvu.edu
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