The European College Teaching & Learning (ETLC) Conference Proceedings - ISSN 1539-8757
June 7-10, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland

Table of Contents

1         The Potential To Learn: Preservice Teachers’ Proposed Use Of Instructional Strategies For Students With A Learning Disability by Stuart Woodcock

2         Canadian Preservice Teachers’ Classroom Behaviour Management Practices by Stuart Woodcock

3         The Influence Of Motives, Attitude And Teacher Training Programmes On Teacher’s Professionalism Of Students Teacher At Institute Of Education Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. by Zelzy Shahar Al-Johary

4         Size And Performance In Academia: Unit Size And Faculty Assessment By Students In One Israeli Campus by Dan Soen, Nitza Davidovitch

5         Academic-Social Climate In Support Of E-Learning – A Key To Students' Perceptions Of Academic Success by Nitza Davidovitch, Dan Soen

6         The Course Management Systems and the College Classroom by Barton D. Thurber, Jack W. Pope

12       Arabic Speaking Skill Learning Strategies Of Selected Malay Learners At The IIUM (International Islamic University Malaysia) by Sueraya Che Haron, Ismail Sheikh Ahmad

22       Thai Pre-Engineering Students' Mathematical Background and Attitudes Towards Instruction by Sivilai Thanormsuay

31       Effects Of Teams-Games-Tournaments On Achievement, Retention, And Attitudes Of Economics Education Students by Micheal M. Van Wyk

40       Mentoring Reflective Practice In Pre-Service Teachers: The Voice Of Australian Science Teachers Reconstructing The Mentoring Provided By Pre-Service Lecturers, Especially In The Development Of Professional Reflective Practice by Paul de Ville

57       Resistance Postures to Radical Ideologies by Juliet Perumal

58       Student Perceptions of Faculty Credibility Based on Email Addresses by Jeffrey A. Livermore, Marla G. Scafe, Linda S. Wiechowski

59       A Black Lecturer’s Identity-Shaping Self-Reflections Following His White Students’ Perceptions Of Social Justice Issues: Explorations Towards “Sustainable Empowering Learning Environments” by Willy Nel

60       Leadership? In Public Education by Jack Crews, Kylee Crews

64       Preparing Culturally Diverse Special Education Faculty: Challenges and Solutions by Patricia Peterson, Stephen Showalter

70       The Role of the Academic Portfolio in Documenting Faculty Development by Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Susan Simpkins

71       Enhancing Cultural Diversity In Integrated School Settings Of The Northern Cape Province: Cooperative Learning As Teaching Tool by Michael van Wyk

72       Breaking Through the Barrier:  Evaluation of a Life Coaching Seminar by Barbara Fralinger, Joseph White, Michele DiCorcia

87       “The Man In The Mirror”: Exploring The Impact Of Critical Reflection  Through The Use Of Service Learning And Digital Storytelling by Kisha N. Daniels

89       HIV/AIDS, The Health Of Men And Women In Their Reproductive Ages In Ekiti State, Nigeria by Eunice O. Osakinle

93       Assessing Effective Attributes of Followers in a Leadership Process by Absael Antelo, Margaret Sheridan-Pereira

104     Use of Clinical Visitations as a Medium to Develop Critical Thinking Skills in Health Science Students by Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Cathy Maher

105     Use of Diverse Group Projects for the Promotion of Content Knowledge, Communication Skills, and Teamwork in Health Science Students by Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Cathy Maher

106     Use of Research Forums as a Medium to Further Promote Critical Thinking Skills and a Sense of Purpose in Doctoral Students by Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Valerie Dong Olson

107     A New Twist On An Old Tool:  Joint Learning With An Innovative Cognitive Writing Tool by Jane Ekstram Mattisson, Teri Schamp-Bjerede

108     Meeting The Twenty First Century Challenges Of University Teaching Through In-Service Education And Training Of Academics by Lenka E. Mofokeng, L. E. Letsie

117     Critical Thinking Concept Reconstructed by Mary Kennedy Minter

126     Leadership Competencies: The Contribution Of The Bachelor In Management And Leadership (BML) To The Development Of Leaders At First National Bank, South Africa by Sylvie Botha, Madaleen Claassens

138     A Graduate Health Care Strategic Planning Course: Learner-Centered Teaching Integrated with International Service Learning in the Developmental Phase of an Entry-Level Nursing Program in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka by Valerie Dong Olson

140     College Radio: Information + Entertainment = Learning by Deborah J. Smith

141     Informed Student-driven Participatory Learning: Approaches to Capstone Work by Dolores Bertoti

142     Student Editorial Board Members: In The Zone Of Proximal Development Of Language Learning by John W. Schwieter

143     Developing a Culturally Responsive Classroom Collaborative of Faculty, Students, and Institution by Paul Colbert

153     Analysis Of Variables Involved In The Process Of Integrating ICT In Higher Education by Ana Garcia-Valcarcel Munoz-Repiso, Francisco Javier Tejedor Tejedor

162     Project work using ICTs in a University Setting by Azucena Hernandez Martin, Anunciacion Quintero Gallego

167     Integration of ICTs in University Education and Training Needs by Anunciacion Quintero Gallego, Azucena Hernandez Martin

173     Web 2.0: The Social Web. Using Social Software in the Education in a Collaborative Way by Jorge Martin de Arriba

181     Informational Literacy and ICTs Use by Secondary Education Students in Spain: A Descriptive Study by Maria Jose Rodriguez Conde, Susana Olmos Miguelanez, Maria Pinto Molina, Fernando Martinez Abad, Blanca Garcia Riaza

193     Working Together Within The University: An Interdisciplinary Project In Education by Isabel-Maria Ferrandiz-Vindel, Ana-Maria Bordallo-Jaen, Jose-Luis Gonzalez-Geraldo

194     Games As Teaching Resources In The European Higher Education Area by Ana-Maria Bordallo-Jaen, Jose-Luis Gonzalez-Geraldo, Isabel-Maria Ferrandiz-Vindel

195     New Times, New Ways Of Teaching And Learning: Perception Of The European Higher Education Area And Pedagogical Discussion by Jose-Luis Gonzalez-Geraldo, Isabel-Maria Ferrandiz-Vindel, Ana-Maria Bordallo-Jaen

196     Measurement Of Students Attitude Towards Statistics: A Mokken Scales Analysis Of Its Dimensions by Manuel Vargas-Vargas, Jose Mondejar-Jimenez, Maria-Leticia Meseguer-Santamaria

197     Cooperative Learning In Virtual Environments:  The Jigsaw Method In Statistical Courses by Maria-Leticia Meseguer-Santamaria, Jose Mondejar-Jimenez, Manuel Vargas-Vargas

198     Coordination Of Teachers In The New Degrees Adapted To The European Higher Education Area: Experience In The Faculty Of Social Sciences Of Cuenca by Juan-Antonio Mondejar-Jimenez, Maria-Angeles Zurilla-Carinana, M. Dioni Elche-Hortelano, Yolanda Doig-Diaz, Santiago Catala-Rubio

199     Virtual Campus And New Degrees: The Experience Of New Technologies In Marketing Courses by Juan-Antonio Mondejar-Jimenez, Agueda Esteban-Talaya, Maria Cordente-Rodriguez

200     Tourism Studies Under The European Higher Education Area: The Case Of The University Of Extremadura (Spain) by Fco. Javier Ortega-Rossell, Patricia Milanes-Montero, Esteban Perez Calderon

201     Teaching Innovation And Use Of The ICT In The Teaching-Learning Process Within The New Framework  Of The EHEA By Means Of Moodle Platform by Adelaida Ciudad-Gomez

202     The Relationship Between Faculty Satisfaction and Online Quality Enhancement Initiatives by Anita Satterlee

208     How to Implement a Peer Mediation Program by James W. Gilhooley, Nanette Scheuch

209     Beliefs about Homework Assignments among College Students of Japanese by Yukie Aida

212     On Line Instruction: An Opportunity To Re-Examine And Re-Invent Pedagogy by Irene Rosenthal

218     Customising Teacher Education Programs  For Delivery  In Remote Australian Communities by Alison Elliott

219     The Relationship Among Gender, Age, Study Mode, Learning Approaches and Academic Achievement: the Case of Hong Kong Sub-degree Students by Yiu Kong Ringo Chan

220     An Overview of the Curriculum of Religious Seminaries of Pakistan with Its Historical Back Ground by Rashid Ahmad

229     Teachers’ Burnout Levels And Their Attitudes Towards Teaching Profession by Oylum Akkus İspir

234     Impact of Bar Review Course on Bar Passage Rates for a U.S. Law School by J. Vincent Eagan

235     The Culture of University Teacher Preparation and Resistance from Schools: Towards a Taxonomy of Pre-Service Teacher Preparation, Veteran Teacher Development and School Improvement by Seth Agbo

236     Assessing Methods to Improve Class Participation by Catherine Sutton-Brady, Nicole Stegemann

245     Can Schools Effectively Address Health-Related Issues Of Obesity Without Oppressing The Intended Group:  Can We Ensure That Both Process And Product Are Favorable? by James L. DeBoy

246     An Exploration of Differences of Leadership Perceptions Related to a Student’s Gender Within the College of Business at a Small Liberal Arts Institution by Karen K. Yarrish, Kenneth Zula, Erin Davis

253     Organizational Culture at the University Level:  A Follow-Up Study Using the OCAI Instrument by Barbara Fralinger, Valerie Dong Olson, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Michele DiCorcia

266     Enhancing Research Capacity through Social Work Research-Based Field Education by Christine A. Walsh, Jennifer Hewson, Cathryn Bradshaw

269     The Relation Between The Autonomy Level And The Learning Styles Of English Language Learners by Z. Canan Karababa, Inci Gultekin

270     Real Learning in a Virtual World:  Incorporating Second Life in a Professional Communications Course by Susan Oaks

271     The Research Roadmap: A Primer to the Approach and Process by Phillip E. Burian, Lynda Rogerson, Francis R. "Skip" Maffei III

287     Academic Performance, School Desertion And Emotional Paradigm In University Students by Emma Rosa Cruz Sosa, Laura Gatica Barrientos, Patricia Eugenia Garcia Castro, Jesus Hernandez Garcia

297     I’m A Poet? : International Doctoral Students At An American University Participate In A Creative Writing Workshop by Jill Ostrow, Lynn/Chih Ning Chang

299     An Overview of College Developmental Education in the US and Development of a College Reading Course at a Four Year State University by Joan E. Dillon

300     Linking Theory and Practice:  Students and Professors as Co-constructors of Knowledge by John M. Peters, Patti Long

303     Promotion and Tenure In A Collective Bargaining Environment by Jeffrey Halpern

304     Guilt, Failure, and the Learning Curve:  How my numerous pedagogical shortcomings have molded me into a better teacher by Paul Cesarini

306     Using Literature as a Foundation for Teaching Research Writing by Jane Rosenbaum

307     English Language Learners, Composing, and ‘Healing’ by Roy F. Fox

308     An English Language Learner’s Perspective on Using Language, Literature, & Media as ‘Healing.’ by Lynn/Chih Ning Chang

309     How Do L1 and L2 Students Respond to Multi-Modal Composition Assignments for Purposes of ‘Healing’? by Jayme Pingrey

310     Tentative Observations of an Experimental Course, “Teaching Therapeutic Language, Literature, & Media” by Rebecca Dierking

311     Knowledge Construction Process In Online Discussion by Saemah Rahman, Mohd Yasin Ruhizan, Mohd Nordin Norazah, Mohd Yunus Melor

318     A Multicenter Study of Students’ Sensitivity to Screen Update Delay by H. Francis Bush, James Squire, Gerald Sullivan, Vonda Walsh

326     Brick By Brick - The Transition From Secondary School To University: Laying Foundations For Higher Learning by Patty Kamvounias, Elizabeth Carnegie

327     Professional Development for In-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers by Juli D'Ann Ratheal

328     Including All Students Via Differential Learning Strategies by Noella Piquette-Tomei

330     Physical Education in College: Predicting Physical Activity and Influencing College Students to Be Physically Active by Jean Lemoyne

331     An Accounting Program Merit Pay Survey by David H. Lindsay, Annhenrie Campbell, Kim B. Tan, Andrew "Drew" Wagner

332     Experiential Learning and Management Education: Empirical Research and Implications for Practice in Higher Education in Slovenia by Sandra Penger, Jana Znidarsic, Vlado Dimovski

345     The Innovative Nature of Scientific Research in the Knowledge Management Process  at Medical College by Juris Firsts

354     Bank Regulatory Reform in the United States:  The Case of Goldman and the Volker Rule by Elizabeth Holowecky, Ashley Murry, Violeta Staneva, Mary Jayne Fuglister

265     YouTube for Two: Online Video Resources in a Student-centered, Task-based ESL/EFL Environment by Robert Hamilton,

369     Accounting Education of Students on Faculties of Management by Milena Persic, Dubravka Vlasic, Katarina Poldrugovac, Anastazia Ivancic

370     The Impact of Cued Articulation on Chinese Learners’ English Pronunciation by Jane Brennan

371     Culture Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and Teaching General English by Fatemeh Haji Seyed Abolghasem

377     Interdisciplinary Integration  Through Problem-Based Learning with ICT in Pre-Service Teacher Education by Siti Fatimah Mohd. Yassin, Saemah Rahman, Hamidah Yamat

386     The Mobile Learning Readiness of the Post-Graduate Students by Mohd Nordin Norazah, Mohamed Amin Embi, Mohd Yasin Ruhizan, Saemah Rahman, Mohd Yunus Melor

387     Blended Learning University Students’ Perception of Digital Competence by Maria Cruz Sanchez Gomez, Ana Maria Pinto Llorente, Francisco Jose Garcia Penalvo

398     Profile Of Private Universities: An Examination Of Career Aspiration Of Student Nigeria by Rukevwe Juliet Ogedegbe

399     The Professional Education Opportunities And Their Impact On The Labour Market by Emma Rosa Cruz Sosa, Patricia Eugenia Garcia Castro, Laura Gatica Barrientos

419     Experiential Learning for Upper-class Business Students by Joan H. Coll-Reilly