2013 Fort Wayne Teaching Conference

The 16^th Annual Fort Wayne Teaching Conference was held on

Friday, February 22, 2013

At the IPFW Walb Student Union

The 2013 Conference Theme

Classroom Diversity: Student Engagement Across the Spectrum

Featuring a Plenary Panel of Area Educators

Craig Laker - Trine University

Il-Hee Kim - IPFW

Jack Phlipot - Indiana Tech

Kent Eilers - Huntington University

Mary Kay Solon - University of St. Francis

Patrick McCormick - Ivy Tech

Tim Ogden - Manchester University

Craig Laker - Trine University

Craig Laker is Associate Professor and Dean of the Jannen School of Arts and Sciences at Trine University. He joined Trine in 1999 serving as a faculty member in the Department of Criminal Justice, Psychology and Social Sciences. He became chair of the department in 2002 and served in that capacity for 10 years. He has provided outstanding leadership to his department and school, excellent instruction to his students, and countless hours of guidance to his advisees. He is a four-time teaching award winner at Trine and was recognized by the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) with the Jim Hooker Outstanding Adviser Award in 2008. Lastly, he has coached the handgun and CSI teams of Trine’s chapter of the ACJA to several regional and national titles.

Il-Hee Kim - IPFW

Dr. Il-Hee Kim is currently an Assistant Professor at the IPFW College of Education and Public Policy. He teaches a reading methods course to undergrad education majors. Through his teaching, he helps pre-service teachers develop knowledge and skills for teaching reading and writing to elementary school children. He enhances students’ engagement and motivation for learning by modeling and in-class demonstrations. Effectiveness of his teaching was recognized by winning the IPFW Leepoxy Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2012.

Jack Phlipot - Indiana Tech

Jack W. Phlipot has been an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Indiana Tech since 2005.  In addition to teaching he is also the Academic Advisor to the students in this program.  Prior to joining Academia, Jack spent almost twenty years in Warsaw working in the medical devices manufacturing industry in the fields of engineering and marketing; honing his communication skills and, unknowingly, developing his teaching philosophy. Teaching a wide variety of courses and continuously striving to improve the growing BME program keeps him very connected with his students.  He credits his extensive use of “relationship-based education” as the reason why his program retains a high percentage of students through graduation.

Kent Eilers - Huntington University

Kent Eilers is assistant professor of theology at Huntington University (IN) where he teaches classes in theology, the Bible, ethics, and contemporary Christian thought. He has been with Huntington University since 2009. Dr. Eilers’ first book, Faithful to Save: Pannenberg on God’s Reconciling Action, was published last year. He is currently editing a volume on the theology of the Christian Life and coauthoring a book that explores the role of Christian tradition in contemporary theology. Married to his wife since 2000, he and Tammy have two daughters, Hannah and Abigail. They enjoy doing just about anything that gets them outdoors.

Mary Kay Solon - University of St. Francis

Mary Kay Solon is a Professor and Department Chair of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at the University of Saint Francis and has over 18 years of teaching experience at USF. She received the 2012 Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award at USF for her outstanding contributions as a teacher, scholar, and leader. Thanks in large part to Prof. Solon’s leadership and teaching successes, the PTA program at USF has been nationally recognized for its quality and for producing outstanding graduates who gone on to careers and advanced degrees in physical therapy. Prof. Solon has also been an innovator in the area of service learning through her teaching and efforts in co-founding a Center for Service Engagement on campus. Prof. Solon was granted a sabbatical in Fall 2012 to conduct a research project on academic integrity that will benefit all instructors at the university.

Patrick McCormick - Ivy Tech

Patrick McCormick is an Associate Professor and Program Chair of the College for Working Adults Program in Business Administration and has been with Ivy Tech Community College for over 15 years. Prior to joining Ivy Tech Community College in 1997, he spent several years in the hospitality industry with organizations including Focus Group, White Lodging Services, AmPak Hospitality and Walt Disney Company.  Patrick has a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership & Supervision from Purdue University, an MBA from Indiana Tech and is an alumni of the Disney Institute. In addition to his academic responsibilities, he oversaw recent Disney Institute events hosted in Fort Wayne and the foundation of Ivy Tech’s new INSPIRE Academy. Patrick is one of five Ivy Tech faculty selected to represent the Northeast region as a Distinguished Faculty member for the current academic year.

Tim Ogden - Manchester University

Timothy Ogden received a BA in 1987 from Manchester University and an MBA in 1989 from the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at the Claremont Graduate University. In 1996 he received the Doctor of Jurisprudence, summa cum laude, from Indiana University. Professor Ogden came to Manchester University in 1990 and left for a short time to practice law in Indianapolis with a firm concentrating in complex business litigation. After returning to Manchester, he and his father opened the law firm Ogden & Ogden, LLP in Warsaw where he practiced part-time until his father’s retirement in 2009. He is chair of the department and teaches courses in business law, marketing, and management.

The History of the Fort Wayne Teaching Conference

The Fort Wayne Teaching Conference, informally known as the “Area Deans’ Conference”, began in 1998. The Academic Deans of seven area colleges and universities had begun meeting a few times a year to share information about issues that affected them all, irrespective of differences in mission, size, or philosophy. The growing need to understand and use instructional technology led to a decision to sponsor a conference at which faculty from their institutions could share their work. The 1998 Teaching and Technology Conference, held on the Fort Wayne Ivy Tech campus, was so successful that the conference became an annual event. Since 1999, it has been held on the IPFW campus.

Teachers' Bookshelf

Welcome to the Teachers' Bookshelf! Books reviewed here are recommended by faculty and administrators who have found them useful. Any teacher who visits the site is welcome to post a book review and to respond to posted reviews. We also have materials from the conference that was provided by the presenters.

PowerPoint Presentations

2013 - Strategies for Engaging Learners in a Large-Enrollment Biology Course: Addressing Diverse Perceptions of Learning

Presented by Kristen Short, Manchester University

2013 - Wikis as Study Guides

Presented by Leah Johnson, IPFW

2013 - Customer Satisfaction Theory (CST) in Higher Education: Revisiting Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET)

Presented by Byoung Joon Kim, Koichiro Otani, and Jeong-Il Cho, IPFW

2013 - Facilitating Problem-Based Learning and Collaborative Methods in the Classroom

Presented by Ryan Hedstrom and Jeffrey Beer, Manchester University

2013 - Academic Integrity: What It Is and Why It Matters

Presented by Mary Kay Solon, University of St. Francis

2013 - Best Practices in Learner-Centered Design for a Diverse Classroom

Presented by Ludy Goodson and Kathie Surface, IPFW

2013 - Applying Research-Based Teaching Strategies to Higher Education

Presented by Michael Martynowicz, Manchester University

2013 - The Use of Course Response Systems to Assess Student Learning in the Classroom

Presented by Tanya Soule and Jordan Marshall, IPFW

2013 - Effectiveness and Perceptions of a Peer Teaching Evaluation Program

Presented by Lorin Sheppard and Mary Kiersma, Manchester University

2013 - Integrating Technology into the Classroom

Presented by Jeffrey Beer, Manchester University

2013 - Engaging LGBT Students within the Classroom Community

Presented by Tim Brauch and Wes Heath, Manchester University

2013 - Career Exploration for Undecided High School Students: A Collaboration of Admissions, Career Services, and the Psychology Department

Presented by Rusty Coulter-Kern, Adam Hohman, Liz Bushnell, Andrew Kurtz, and Derek Jones, Manchester University

2013 - Educationally Relevant Social Media Interactions

Presented by Rula Mourad Koudsia, Ivy Tech

Read Reviews

TEACHERS' BOOKSHELF RECOMMENDATIONS

To access a book review, please click its title.

A Simple Justice: The Challenge of Small Schools, Eds. William Ayers, Michelle Klonsky, Gabrielle Lyon, Teacher's College Press, 2000.

Reviewed by Susan McGrade

Post Reviews

Post a review of one of your favorite books about teaching.

Keynotes

For the 2010 conference with keynote speaker John Gardner click here for presentation material.

For the 2011 conference with keynote speaker Lorne Oke click here presentation materials

For the 2012 conference with keynote speaker Jillian Kinzie click here presentation materials

Find your way to IPFW…

We have compiled a list of directions from various locations. Choose the location that suits you.

Walb Student Union Maps

From I69
From the north
From the east
From the south via I69
From the west
From Fort Wayne International Airport
Through downtown Fort Wayne

From I69:

Whether you’re headed from the north or south of Fort Wayne, travel to exit 312 (formally exit 112) on the north side of Fort Wayne (Coldwater Road/Washington Center Road). Once on Coldwater, immediately turn left onto Washington Center Road. Drive for approximately 2-3 miles and turn right onto St. Joe Road. (note: Washington Center Road is the same as St. Joe Center Road on the map, but does not actually become St. Joe Center Road until after it crosses St. Joe Road). IPFW will be on your right directly opposite Fort Wayne State Developmental Center.

From the north:

Take 30, 33, or 3 south to I69 and head north. Follow the above directions for I69.

From the east:

Take 24 or 14 west to I69 and head north. Follow the above directions for I69.

From the south via I469:

If you are coming from south of Fort Wayne, 27, 33 and 1 all intersect with I469. At I469 head north and continue on I469. Turn west onto St. Rte. 37. Drive past Maplecrest Road and St. Joe Road (Stellhorn will become Crescent Avenue). The main entrance to IPFW will be on your right.

From the west:

Take 30 or 24 west to I469 and head north. Follow the above directions for I469.

From Fort Wayne International Airport:

Turn right onto Bluffton Road from the airport. This will take you directly to I469, where you will head west (towards I69). At exit 296 (formally exit 96) take I69 north and refer to the above directions for I69.

Through Downtown Fort Wayne:

Take 27 north through downtown. The signs will take you through downtown. Highway 27 will become Lafayette Street, then Spy Run Avenue. Turn right on East State Boulevard. You will go through three lights. Turn left on North Anthony Boulevard. Go straight through two lights until you come to Coliseum Boulevard. You are now in front of IPFW. Go straight and you have entered IPFW.