2000-2002 Presentations

Hats off! to the following Lone Star College-Kingwood employees who made presentations.

Diane Blanco

• How FISH! has Positively Impacted our Customer Service to Students. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Closing The Gaps Conference in Austin, July 2002. With Linda Stegall and Ike Williams.

Claire Gunnels

• "Chat Training - Winning Techniques." Project LEAD Summer Workshop for Distance Learning Librarians. The University Center. August, 2000.
• "Automated Information Services for Faculty." District Librarians Meeting, Lone Star College-North Harris. July 2001

Harshfield, Michael

• "Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport in the Blood" ICU Nursing Interns at Houston Northwest Medical Center. June 21, 2002.

Katherine Persson

• " Selecting and Keeping Stellar Department Chairs." NISOD 23rd and 24th Annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence. Austin, TX. May 2001 and May 2002
• "Futures of Community Colleges and The Role of the Academic Vice President." 6 hour presentation. University of Texas CCLP. Austin, TX. February 2001
• "The Role of the Academic Vice President." 3 hour presentation. University of Texas CCLP. 2001.
• "How to Prepare Your Own Local Board Candidate Training" - 2 hour presentation with SISD Trustees and Superintendent. Texas Association of School Boards Annual State Convention in Dallas, TX. September 2001.

Cherith Letargo

• "Hybrid Courses: An alternate way to teach distance learning classes." Gifts Session, TCCTA Convention, Houston Texas, Feb. 22, 2002.

Leach, Bill

Elizabeth Chapman

• "Webcasting - the Convergence of the Internet, Video and Television". League for Innovation in Minneapolis. November 2001.

Laura Yates

• "Advanced PowerPoint Techniques" Sept. 28, 2000.

Lisa Bryant

• "Using WEB CT." District Conference Day. Lone Star College–Tomball, February 2002.

Rose Austin

• "Implementating an Alumni Chapter Fundraising Program." Jackson State University National Alumni Conference, Jackson, MS, September 2000.
• "Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment." College of the Mainland, October 2000.
• "So you want to Lead." American Association of Business Women, Humble Chapter, January 2001.
• "Live Your Best Life." Professional Connection, Kingwood, TX, January 2001.
• "Texas Scholars Program." New Caney ISD, February, 2001.
• "Institution Effectiveness: Ensuring a SACS Commendation." Southern Association of Institutional Research Conference, Panama City, FA., October 2001.
• Board Development Workshop--Bordersville Community Center. St. Luke Baptist Church, Humble, TX, November, 2001.
• "A New Year: A New You." Professional Connection, Kingwood, TX, January 2002.
• On-going teacher training workshops at Greenspoint Baptist Church

Peggy Whitley

• "The Lone Star College-Kingwood Library : What Do We Offer the Community?" Friends of the Library Meeting, Atascacito Library. April, 2002.
• "Development of the Mystery Novel." Karen Gee's English 1302 class. February, 2002.
• "The British Historical Mystery." With Ruth McDonald, Fall 2000.
• "Finding Ways For Librarians to Work with Online Faculty and Students." Project LEAD Summer Workshop for Distance Learning Librarians. The University Center. August, 2002.
• "Creating Assignment Guides for WebCT Courses: Helping Students Become Information Literate." Distance Learning Catalyst Meeting. University Center, August, 2002.
• "The Teaching & Learning Center Start-Up: Grappling with a Beanbag" With Ruth McDonald. NISOD Conference, Austin, TX 2001.

Lovelyn Jeanes

"The Physiology of Reading" and Teaching the Dyslexic for the South Region of Texas Dept. of Corrections.
• "Teacher Assistants, Enthusiastic, Altuistic, Mind Shapers" Humble ISD Teacher Aides.
• "Teachers, How to Grow Your Own" TACTE Conference.
• "Exemplary Teachers" Humble Christian Schools.
• "The Physiology of Reading" for the Atascita Boot Camp IInstructors.
• "I Feel the Need for Speed, Reading that Is" The Girl Scouts of America Regional Conference.
• "Reading Strategies" Ann McCormick's Developmental Reading Class.

Vida Davoudi

• "American foreign policy in the Middle East in the aftermath of September 11" Toronto, Canada. Conference: National Social Science Association. August 4-7, 2002.
• Iran: Reality and Myth. Lone Star College-Kingwood Conference Day, Febraury 2001.
• "My Home: Iran." International Awareness Series. 2002.
• "September 11 - Impact and Aftermath." September, 2002..

Elena Cataldo

• "From Italy to American : A Family to Honor." Faculty Conference Day, 2001

Delony, Mikee

"What, May I Not Stonden Here?": Gendering Criseyde's Space in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde." San Antonio. September 1, 2000. Texas Medieval Association Conference.
• "In Swich a Trappe": Gendering Dorigen's Space in the "Franklin's Tale." New Orleans. October 12, 2000. Southeast Medieval Association Conference.

Laurie Passmore

• “Outlook Tips.” District Conference Day. Lone Star College–Tomball. February 2002.

Todd Miller

• Don Giovanni by Mozart. Opera in the Heights. Fall, 2000.
• Debut with the Houston Symphony, singing the tenor solos in "Prayers of Kierkegaard" by Samuel Barber. Oct, 2001.
• "Five Tenor Roles of Carlisle Floyd." Debut with Houston Symphony. UH Moores School of Music. January, 2002.

Masoud Shafiei

• "Working with ESL Writers." Two presentations given in Fall 2001 for English faculty and Learning Center tutors.
• "Using Concept Maps in Class." Lone Star College-North Harris faculty. Fall, 2001.
• "Building Community in the Classroom." District Conference Day. Lone Star College–Tomball. Feb. 2002.

Donna Monteferante

• "Webcasting: The Convergence of Video, Broadcasting, and the Web." Leaque of Innovation. Minneapolis, November 2001.

Georgette Sullins

• "Math in Culture: TAAS Applications in Spanish, French, German" at the Texas Foreign Language Association, Adams Mark Hotel on October 26, 2001 in Houston.

Osborn, Danny

• "From Colleague to Excel in One Quick and Easy Lesson." The Dug, University Center. Spring, 2001.

Raquel Henry

• "Learning Style Differences: Comparing Traditional and Nontraditional Students in a Higher Ed Setting." International Council for Innovation in Higher Ed. Rome, Italy Nov. 6, 2001
• "How Sept. 11th affected Me." PTK Keynote at the Induction. Lone Star College-Kingwood. Dec/2001.

Rich Almstedt

• "Officials Working With Coaches, Players and Administrators" & "The Fine Points of Three Person Mechanics" Texas Association of Sports Officials State Convention, October 2000
• "Teaching Scuba in Your Physical Education Program: Explore Inner Space" Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance State Convention Fort Worth, December 2000
• "The Fine Points of Two & Three Person Mechanics"Three separate presentations at the Texas Association of Sports Officials Regional Clinics Dallas, Fort Worth & Lufkin, Sept 2001.
• "Introduction to Scuba: Explore Inner Space" Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance State Convention Corpus Christi, December 2001.

Wanda Seaback

• "Nursing Process: Concepts and Application." (textbook publication) Delmar. 2001.
• "Teaching Your Topic and How to Get Published." Bayou Council of Vocational Nurse Educators presentation. Houston, TX. February 2001
• "So You're Getting Published!" NISOD presentation. Austin, TX. May 2001

Wendee Holtcamp

• "Alphabet Soup: New Ideas For Integrating Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Information Technology (IT) in Teaching Science". District Conference Day, 2002.

Mari Omori

• "Marking Time: a Three Women Show." With Rebecca, Riley, and Marie Weichman. Presentation in conjunction with art show. October, 2001.
• "Let's Origami : An Introduction to Japan." International Semnar Series, February, 2002.

Ragsdale, David

• "Some Classroom Technology Advantages for Computer-Averse English Instructors: or, You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks." The Two-Year College English Association--Southwest. Little Rock, Arkansas, October 2001.

Dr. Brian R. Shmaefsky

• "Smart Growth :Local Grass Roots Efforts for Environmental Stewardship"
• "Evaluating the Use of Interactive Educational Media for Biology Teaching." National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference in Montreal, Canada. November 8 - 11, 2001
• "Incorporating Laboratory Safety Strategies into the Biology and Allied health Curriculum." Biology Curriculum Conference at the University of Texas - Austin, May 22-24, 2002.

Ike Williams

• "Texas Scholars." New Caney Middle School 8th graders, March 2001.
• "Texas Scholars." Parents of Middle schoolars at NCHS. April 2002.