Conference Agenda: Session C

Saturday, October 25, 2008, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

The following sessions run concurrently. Unless otherwise noted, the following rooms are located in the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University.

Old Main Room, chaired by Nancy Latham, Illinois State University, USA

1. Teacher Candidate Attitudes that Influence Preparation Choice: Traditional Versus Professional Development School Options

Presented by: Nancy Latham and Linda Wedwick, Illinois State University, USA
Theme: Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability

2. College Students' Image of Electric Current for a Parallel and Series Circuit Among Three Countries

Presented by: Koichi Furuya, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan; Do-Yong Park, Illinois State University, USA; and Myon U Lee, Chuncheon National University of Education, Korea
Theme: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

3. Information Technology, National Imaginaries, and Social Inclusion and Exclusion in Singapore Educational Practices

Presented by: Yang-Tien Chen, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Theme: Assistive and Instructional Technology

Circus Room, chaired by Adriane Powell, Illinois State University, USA

1. Teacher Education Development: Towards an "Accomplishing" Profession

Presented by: John Dewar Wilson, Burapha University, Thailand
Theme: Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability

2. The Development of Local Curriculum for Supporting Spirulina Culture to One Tumbol One Product (OTOP) Policy: A Case Study of Pathumthani Province

Presented by: Sutthiporn Boonsong and Jiraporn Suriyawarakul, Rajamangala University of Technology, Thailand
Themes: Assistive and Informational Technology; Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability

3. The Instructional Use of Blogs and Wikis for K-12 Students

Presented by: Rena Shifflet, Illinois State University, USA
Theme: Assistive and Instructional Technology

SEAT Center Demonstration, chaired by Mayumi Hagiwara, Illinois State University, USA

Meet at the registration booth to walk to the SEAT Center, Fairchild Hall.

1. Readily Available Information and Communication Technology Tools to Provide Access to the Curriculum

Presented by: Howard P. Parette, George R. Peterson-Karlan, and Brian W. Wojcik, Illinois State University, USA
Theme: Assistive and Informational Technology