Conference Schedule
Paper Sessions Schedule |
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| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
Brossman Student Center (BSC) |
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Opening Session |
Event Space, BSC |
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
WELCOME
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Martha Pennington,
Conference Chair
Dean of the Faculty
Professor of Linguistics
Elizabethtown College, PA |
David Parkyn
Provost and Senior Vice President
Professor of Religious Studies
Elizabethtown College, PA |
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KEYNOTE TALKS |
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9:10 am - 10:00 am |
Gerald Engel, "The Range of the IT Field and Where We All Fit In"
Leonhardt Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Connecticut, CT
IEEE Computer Society 2005 President |
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10:00 am - 10:50 am |
Paul Tymann, "Bioinformatics: A Recipe for
Inter-Disciplinary Collaboration"
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
ACM SIGCSE Symposium 2005 Program Co-Chair |
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| 10:50 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break |
Event Space, BSC |
| 11:00 am - 12:20 pm |
Five Parallel Paper Sessions
(20 minutes per paper) |
Nicarry Hall |
| 12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Break |
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| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Luncheon Event |
Event Space, BSC |
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12:30 pm - 1:10 pm |
Lunch |
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1:10 pm - 2:00 pm |
Invited Speaker:
Dennis Christopher, "Navigating NASA: How to Find Information in a Labyrinth of 2.5+ Million Web Pages? "
Senior Scientist
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD |
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| 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm |
Coffee Break |
Event Space, BSC |
| 2:10 pm - 3:30 pm |
Four Parallel Paper Sessions
(20 minutes per paper) |
Nicarry Hall |
| 3:30 pm - 3:40 pm |
Coffee Break |
Event Space, BSC |
| 3:40 pm - 5:00 pm |
Panel Session on Computing History |
Event Space, BSC |
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Invited Speaker:
Paul Shaffer, "ENIAC: Dawn of the Age of Information"
Curator of the ENIAC Museum
University of Pennsylvania, PA
and others |
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| 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Closing Session |
Event Space, BSC |
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5:00 pm - 5:10 pm |
Student Paper Awards |
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5:10 pm - 5:20 pm |
Raffle Draw |
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5:20 pm - 5:30 pm |
Conference Chair Talk |
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| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner |
Event Space, BSC |
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Eric Nohr, "Information Security Lifecycle. An Approach for Today and Tomorrow"
D&E Communications - Conference Sponsor |
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Banquet
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Paper Sessions
Tentative Schedule |
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I. Computing and IT-Oriented Education |
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Morning Session
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Session 1. Course Distributed Learning Environments
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106 Nicarry Hall |
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Session Chair: Jo-Ann Rolle, Excelsior College, NY |
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Integrating Distance Education into Higher Education - Cultural Considerations |
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Deirdre Folkers, Penn State York, PA |
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11:20 am - 11:40 am |
Use of Internet Sources in International Studies Teaching and Research |
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Wayne Selcher, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
The "Web Technology" Distance Course |
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Peter Stanchev, Kettering University, MI |
| Afternoon Session |
Session 2. IT-Oriented Teaching and Learning Strategies |
125 Nicarry Hall |
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Session Chair: David Richards, Penn State Hazleton, PA |
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2:10 pm - 2:30 pm |
A Simple Program Development Environment for Use in Introductory C++ Programming Courses |
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Cynthia Martincic, Saint Vincent College, PA
Br. David Carlson, Saint Vincent College, PA |
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2:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
A Tutor for Regular Expressions: Algorithms and Implementation |
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Pavel Azalov, Penn State Hazleton, PA
Michelle Cullen, Penn State Hazleton, PA
Robert Rinish, Penn State Hazleton, PA |
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2:50 pm - 3:10 pm |
Using Classroom Management Systems to Enhance Learning in a Computer Programming Course |
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Ronald Harkins, Miami University, OH |
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3:10 pm - 3:30 pm |
Implementation of a Training Project of a System for E-Commerce Using Java Agents |
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Daniela Orozova, Burgas Free University, Bulgaria |
| Afternoon Session |
Session 3. Educational IT. Knowledge Evaluation and Assessment |
127 Nicarry Hall |
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Session Chair: Peter Stanchev, Kettering University, MI |
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2:10 pm - 2:30 pm |
Andragogy in the Information Age Educating the IT Adult Learner |
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Rebecca Rutherfoord, Southern Polytechnic State University, GA |
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2:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
Use of IT to Conduct Comprehensive Assessment of Skills Learned by Engineering Technology Students |
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Sohail Anvar, Penn State Altoona, PA
Jo-Ann Rolle,
Excelsior College, NY |
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2:50 pm - 3:10 pm |
Service-Learning and Information Technology Education: Is There Room for Both? |
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J. Brian Adams, Franklin and Marshall College, PA |
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3:10 pm - 3:30 pm |
Life Beyond Google ™ |
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Margaret Benitez, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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II. Emerging Technologies |
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| Morning Session |
Session 4. Innovative Use of Information Systems |
125 Nicarry Hall |
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Session Chair: Ronald Harkins, Miami University, OH |
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Faculty, Students, and the Real World: Issues with Large, Real World Information Technology Projects |
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Larry Newcomer, Penn State York, PA
Sammir Shah, Penn State York, PA |
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11:20 am - 11:40 am |
Overcoming Stereotypes about Computing with Multimedia |
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Glenn Blank, Lehigh University, PA
Sally Hiestand, Lehigh University, PA
Fang Wei, Lehigh University, PA
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Realization of a Study Project "Flight's Inquiry Information System" Using JavaServer Pages |
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Daniela Orozova, Burgas Free University, Bulgaria |
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
A Fuzzy System to Find Career Orientation Value of the Course |
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Prakash Khanale, Dnyanopasak College, India
Anil Vaingankar, Shivaji University, India
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| Afternoon Session |
Session 5. Web-Based Learning Environments. Network Security |
133 Nicarry Hall |
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Session Chair: Prakash Khanale, Dnyanopasak College, India |
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2:10 pm - 2:30 pm |
Security in Electronic Mail and Instant Messaging Environments |
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B. Bhagyavati, Columbus State University, GA |
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2:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
Hands-on Experiences in Undergraduate Computer Network Courses |
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Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University, PA
Maurice Aburdene, Bucknell University, PA
Gregory Makodean, Bucknell University, PA
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2:50 pm - 3:10 pm |
WME Site Organization and Customization Support |
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David Chiu, Kent State University, OH |
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3:10 pm - 3:30 pm |
Web Services and PHP |
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Chrisina Draganova, London Metropolitan University, U. K. |
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III. IT in Academic Disciplines |
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| Morning Session |
Session 6. IT in Math and Science Teaching |
127 Nicarry Hall |
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Session Chair: Clifford Wagner, Penn State Harrisburg, PA |
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
On the Use of IT in Teaching of Math at Kettering University |
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Boyan Dimitrov, Kettering University, MI |
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11:20 am - 11:40 am |
Web-Based Mathematics Education Pilot Project |
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Michael Mikusa, Kent State University, OH
Paul Wang, Kent State University, OH
David Chiu, Kent State University, OH
Xun Lai, Kent State University, OH
Xiao Zou, Kent State University, OH |
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Mathematical Typesetting in the Computerized Classroom: Issues and Options |
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James Hughes, Elizabethtown College, PA
Gabriela Sanchis, Elizabethtown College, PA
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
Educational Multimedia Created by Mathematics, Science and Technology Educators |
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Sylvia Sorkin, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
Donna Tupper, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
Andrew Beiderman, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
Kathleen Harmeyer, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
Todd Abramovitz, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
Marianne Cinaglia, Rowan University, NJ
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| Morning Session |
Session 7. IT Strategies in Teaching Languages. Cyberethics |
133 Nicarry Hall |
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Session Chair: Rodney Tosten, Gettysburg College, PA |
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Newspaper and Show and Tell in the 21st Century Japanese Classroom |
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Mayumi Ishida, Dartmouth College, NH
Yasuhiro Omoto, University of California Berkeley, CA |
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11:20 am - 11:40 am |
Innovative Uses of Technology in a Japanese Language Classroom |
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Mahua Bhattacharaya, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
The Invisibility Factor in Cyberethics |
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Gabriel Ricci, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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| Afternoon Session |
Session 8. E-Learning. Business IT Applications |
106 Nicarry Hall |
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Session Chair: David Bauman, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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2:10 pm - 2:30 pm |
Trusted and Secure E-Commerce Infrastructures: Some Reflections from the Pedagogic Front Line |
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Tim French, University of Luton, U. K.
Chrisina Draganova, London Metropolitan University, U. K.
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2:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
Holistic Approach to the Creation of a Dynamic E-Commerce Site in a Team Facilitating Environment |
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Frouke de Quillettes, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, PA
Barbara Brazon, Penn State Hazleton, PA
Richard Fanning, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, PA
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2:50 pm - 3:10 pm |
E-Learning as Entrepreneurial Opportunity and Learning Tool for New Ventures: An International Perspective |
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Petru Sandu, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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3:10 pm - 3:30 pm |
Should MBA Students Excel in EXCEL: Comparative Analysis |
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Stephen Azaloff, Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, AZ |
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IV. Student Research |
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| Morning Session |
Session 9. Undergraduate IT-Oriented Student Research |
207 Nicarry Hall |
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Session and Jury Chair: J. Brian Adams, Franklin and Marshall College, PA
Jury Member: B. Bhagyavati, Columbus State University, GA
Jury Member: Cynthia Martincic, Saint Vincent College, PA |
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
To Have or Not To Have: Minorities and Technology |
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Lisa Butler, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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11:20 am - 11:40 am |
A DBMS Project for the Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay |
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Anne Pearce, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
A Real-World Problem Solved with Geographic Information Systems |
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Douglas Carl, Elizabethtown College, PA |
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