2011 Teaching Public Administration Conference
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TUESDAY, MAY 17 |
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9:00 am – 10:45 am |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Quality
Matters and Online Instruction Tools and Techniques
Dr. Deb Gearhart, Director eCampus, Troy University |
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Pre-Conference Workshop:
The Mysterious Neglect of Law in the MPA Curriculum
Dr. David Rosenbloom |
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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
Opening Welcome
Plenary Session |
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1:45 pm – 3:15 pm |
Concurrent Sessions I |
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Teach Students How to Apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to
Improve Government Decision Making
Becky Starnes (Demonstration Project) |
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Meeting the Needs of Professionals who Administer Government For the
People: Using Practitioner Feedback to Develop Relevant Professional
Curriculum
Alex Heckman, Redd Branner, Lewis Chongwony and Leslie King
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Integrating Issues of Social Equity into the MPA Curriculum
Heather Wyatt-Nichol, Edwina
Dorch, Warren Haynes and Samuel Brown
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Panel 3
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Experiential Learning Opportunities in Public Administration "What
Works, What Does Not Work"
Nicola Bivens and Anita Bledsoe-Gardner (Workshop) |
Panel 4
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3:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions II |
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Transitioning to Online Teaching: Tips on being a Successful Teacher
Deb Gearhart
Video Demonstration: Making a Documentary as a Learning and
Communicating Tool
Bob Cunningham |
Panel 5:
See Webcast Archives for Video
Demonstration
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Moderator: Manfred Meine
Using Community Engagement in Graduate Methods Education
Meena Chary
The Impact of Project 100% on Student Voting at the University of Texas
at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Leland Coxe
Taking the Classroom to Town Hall: The Experiences of a Partnership
between James Madison University's Public Policy and Administration
Programs and the Town of Elkton, VA
Nicholas Swartz and Reid Wodicka
An Effective MPA Capstone: Outcomes at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's
Office
Richard Orman and Col. James Stormes |
Panel 6: |
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Moderator:
Diane Kimoto
A Model of Administrative Themes for Use across the Curriculum
Catherine Horiuchi
Applying Framing Theory to Examination of State/Local Government Pension
Issues in Public Administration
Richard Wandling
Teaching Ethics Using Literature
Charles Mitchell
Incorporating Civic Literacy into Public Administration Programs
Thomas Poulin
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Panel 7:
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Elevating Asynchronous Distance Learning through Excellent Online
Discussions
David Baker (Workshop) |
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 |
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9:00 am – 10:30 am |
Plenary Session |
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The
MPA Program and Workplace Competencies:
Local Government Perspectives
Moderator: John Dunning
William E. Harrell,
City Manager, Chesapeake;
Jack Tuttle,
City Manager, Williamsburg;
James A. Gray,
Assistant City Manager, Hampton;
Robert R. Morin,
Director of Human Services, Virginia Beach;
and
Regina Hilliard,
Director of Human Resources, Virginia Beach |
See Webcast Archives for Panel Session
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10:45 am – 12:15 pm |
Concurrent Sessions III |
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The Technology Trap: The Realistic Use of Technology for Teaching
Susanne Beaumaster and Elaine Ahumada (Roundtable) |
Panel 9:
Slides
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Moderator: Ellen Rosell
Development of a New Master of Research Administration Program:
Administering Research for the Public Good
Jo Ann Smith
Increasing Teaching and Learning Effectiveness at the University of the
West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, In an Era of Change and Reform
Charlene Roach and Gloria Davis-Cooper
The University and the Citizen-Student: Redefining a Democratic Learning
Experience
Ellen Szarleta
Efficacy of Liquidated Damages in IT Procurement and Contracting
Hal Moeller
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Panel 10:
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The Kimoto Leadership Model: Guiding Students in Their Career Paths
Lorne Mulder, Diane Kimoto, Jenny Frasco and Cory Jackson
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Panel 11: |
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Moderator: Samuel Shelton
ICT and its Impact on Classroom Learning
Alexander Dawoody
Communication and Public Administration: Preparing Future Administrators
in a Technological Age
Claire Connolly Knox
Maximizing Reflexivity and Praxis by Recognizing and Counteracting the
Constraints Imposed by Stimulus-Response Learning
Robert Peters
Identifying the Most Effective Instructional Strategies to Achieve the
Learning Objectives of Bloom's Six Cognitive Domains
Blue Wooldridge and Susan Gooden
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Panel 12:
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12:30 pm – 2:00 pm |
Keynote Speaker:
David Rosenbloom
The Mysterious Neglect of Law in the MPA Curriculum
Lunch |
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2:15 pm – 3:45 pm |
Concurrent Sessions IV |
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Tearing Down Walls: The MPA Program in the Virtual Space Classroom
Moderator: Celeste Murphy
Greene
Quality Assurance in Online MPA Programs
Ellen Rosell
For the People, By the People and From the People: Using Blogs and
Social Media to Teach Public Administration and Civic Engagement
Tammy Esteves
On Line MPA Programs: Are Academics and Practitioners Wired and
Connected?
Kim Loutzenhiser and Kristie Roberts
Video Demonstration: E-Advising Excellence: The New Frontier in Faculty
Advising
Dayna McDaniel, Leora Waldner and Murray Widener
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Panel 13:
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Moderator: Robert Abbey
Our Historical Challenge
for Government and Public Sector Administrators
Sandra Mobley, Sylvia Statton and Amanda Simon
Federal Bureaucracy and the
Challenge of Effectiveness
Hakim Guidoum
Ambiguities: Latent and
Patent: Government's Duty to Clarify and Bidder's Duty to Inquire
Hal Moeller
Laughing at, with, and for Bureaucrats: Humor as a Pedagogic Tool
Wilbur Rich |
Panel 14: The Guidoum SlidesMoeller Slides |
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"Academically Adrift": Implications for Public Administration Education
Dan Balfour (Roundtable) |
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4:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
Concurrent Sessions V |
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Closing the Loop: Assessing NASPAA Standards on Diversity
RaJade Berry-James, Susan Gooden
and Ramona Ortega
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Panel 16: |
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Moderator: Wilbur Rich
The Governance Challenge: Keeping Historical Mission at the Forefront -
A Study of Distance Education Program Implementation at Historically
Minority Institutions in the University of North Carolina System
Monica Price
Ethical, Academic and Practical Considerations for Online Teaching: Does
the Search for Quality and Integrity Come at the Expense of Academic
Freedom?
Manfred Meine and Robert Abbey
Teaching MPA Research Methods and Data Analysis as Hybrid Courses:
Advantages and Challenges for Distance Course Delivery
Sandra Pavelka and Howard Smith
The State of Online Education in Public Affairs and Administration
Programs
Augustine Hammond |
Panel 17:
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Moderator: Margaret Stout
Virginia College and University Legislative Redistricting Competition
John
McGlennon
Undergraduates and Public Service Motivation
Tory Weaver
Public Administration 101: Giving Voice to Undergraduate Education
Diane Kimoto
AmeriCorps: Love It or Lose It
Jenna
Carrigan and
Cory Jackson |
Panel 18:
McGlennon Slides |
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THURSDAY, MAY 19 |
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9:00 am – 10:30 am |
Concurrent Sessions VI |
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The Troy Experience with Teaching at a Distance: Comparability Among In
Class, On Line, and Hybrid Courses
David Shetterly, Robert Abbey, Manfred Meine and Samuel Shelton
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Panel19:
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Moderator: Margaret Stout
Spirituality in the Public Workplace
Gary Roberts
Ministry" in Public Administration: Serving in Government for and by the
People
Richard Jacobs
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Panel 20:
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