Creating Activities that Appeal to Students’ Learning Styles
Sheila Ammons, Austin Community College
The learning styles feature of the John Wiley & Sons accounting texts, as well as the effectiveness of different learning modes, will be discussed. Techniques for reaching various learners, including illustrated audio (Power Point slides with audio) and other streaming media applications, will be demonstrated. In addition, active learning tools, such as discussion boards, Blackboard assessment features, and Hot Potatoes software will be covered.
Tuesday, October 15, 4pm EDT
Wednesday, November 13, 4pm EST

Tips on How to Build Interactive Online Accounting Courses Using Blackboard
Sheila Ammons, Austin Community College
This workshop demonstrates ways to utilize customized publishing, annual report project, general ledger software, Excel problems, active learning, discussion board, assessments, and the publisher’s cartridge into an online accounting course. Effective uses of the Digital Drop Box, grade book, group features, announcement page, and e-mail will be discussed. This workshop also focuses on ways in which the Blackboard assessment features can enhance online and traditional courses. The discussion involves activities for which students can receive immediate feedback. These activities are then followed with assessments that affect the final course grade.
Tuesday, September 24, 4pm EDT
Thursday, October 3, 4pm EDT

Integrating Peachtree Complete Accounting into Your Accounting Program
Mel Coe, DeVry, Atlanta
Can the integration of automated accounting packages increase student learning/retention? Can use of an automated accounting package improve a student's perception of accounting in the "real world?" Will the use of a professional accounting software package in education aid in the recruitment of majors if they know that some of the "redundant" procedural steps have been automated in the accounting cycle? How do students respond to an automated accounting package? Can an automated accounting package such as Peachtree Complete be used in an online class? This seminar will address these issues and other questions surrounding the use of Peachtree Complete Accounting in accounting classes. The discussion will address the pros and cons of using a basic professional accounting package, such as Peachtree and how it works in conjunction with the Kimmel, Kieso, Weygandt accounting series of textbooks that are published by John Wiley and Sons and supported by the Faculty Resource Network. You will also learn how to effectively implement this resource in your teaching environment. The seminar will include examples and presentations of how professional automated software can be and is incorporated into classes.
Wednesday, October 23, 3pm EDT
Thursday, November 14, 3pm EST

EGrade for Accounting
Sheila Ammons, Austin Community College
eGrade is a system that provides a variety of assignments that can be worked either for practice or for credit. These assignments are worked online and scored immediately. Feedback is then provided to the student and to the instructor. This system, which has been successfully implemented into calculus, physics, and chemistry courses, is now being added to accounting courses. During this presentation, view a demonstration of how eGrade is being used in Managerial Accounting, discuss ways in which eGrade can be used with your course, and learn of future applications of eGrade into accounting courses.
Tuesday, November 5, 4pm EST

Blackboard 101
Lynn Gussman, Forsyth Community College
This seminar is a basic introduction to the Blackboard teaching and learning environment. Instructors will receive a tour of a Blackboard Web site and basic information about setting up a streamlined, practical and user-friendly site. Instructors will learn how to post announcements, course materials, assignments, links and faculty and student profiles. Information will include how to use the online assessment tools.
Wednesday, September 25, 3pm EDT
Tuesday, October 8, 6pm EDT

Blackboard 102
Lynn Gussman, Forsyth Community College
This seminar provides tips and advice for instructors who are already familiar with Blackboard 5, but have questions about some of the more advanced features. Instruction will include how to incorporate existing instructional content by uploading the files into the course Web site for online delivery. The seminar will also include information about how to schedule and automate the release and recall of content for specific dates and times, and how to create learning units to define sequential learning paths through content and assessments.
Wednesday, October 2, 3pm EDT
Tuesday, October 15, 6pm EDT

WebCT 101
Nancy Simpson, Trident Technical College
This seminar is a basic introduction to the WebCT educational environment. It is designed for instructors who have limited experience with WebCT software. Participants will view a live WebCT course and will receive information on how to customize their own online courses. Specific WebCT features such as the syllabus tool, calendar, discussion tools, email, my-grades and manage students will be highlighted. Discussion will center on the instructional strategies needed to successfully teach in an online environment.
Monday, October 7, 4pm EDT

WebCT 102
Nancy Simpson, Trident Technical College
This seminar provides a more detailed view of the advanced features of WebCT. Participants should have experience in teaching with WebCT and bring questions from their own encounters. Instruction will include some of the intermediate and advanced features of WebCT such as content modules, the chat tool, and online quizzing and surveys. Special emphasis will be on how to enhance instructorstudent and student-to-student interaction because communication is the key to a rich, dynamic online course.
Monday, October 14, 4pm EDT

The ABCs of WebCT and Assessment
Jep Robertson, New Mexico State University
This seminar will address some helpful hints that will allow you to seamlessly adapt your classroom assessment to an online learning environment using WebCT
Wednesday, October 9, 4pm EDT
Tuesday, October 22, 4pm EDT