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Dan Lim

dan.lim@fhchs.edu

 

 

PRESENTATIONS...

Key Presentations

Keynote Speaker at WyDEC Distance Education Conference 2007 & RMUG Conference 2007: "Fostering A Technology Cultural Change in Higher Education", May 23, 2007

Keynote Speaker at Dell University Forum in Chicago – presented “The 7 Practices of Highly Successful Campus Technology Integration: The UMC Experience”, November 13, 2003

Keynote Speaker at TES Technology Symposium in Singapore – presented “Motivating Technology Integration Among Educators”, September 2000

Keynote Address at Augsburg College IT Fair – presented “The State of Instructional Technology”, August 1999.

Invited Speaker at the Third Annual Conference of Teaching OnTheNet (2002) – presented two sessions “Integrating Flash Learning Games” and “Constructivist Learning Environment”.

Invited Presenter at NAD Teachers Convention (2000) – “Computer Attitudes, computer usage, and interactive paperless online learning”.

Presented at Educause 2002 – “Creating Highly Interactive Flash Learning Games”.

Presented at Syllabus 2003 - "Does Ubiquitous Laptop Computing Significantly Impact Learning? (A 3-year campus-wide study of students' perception)"

Presented at E-Learn 2003: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education - "20 Guiding Principles of e-Learning Design"

Presented at 18th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning (2002), Madison, Wisconsin - "Learning by 'Doing' and 'Experiencing' Online: A Constructivist Success Story".

Presented at 17th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning (2001), Madison, Wisconsin - "Designing Online Animated Tutorials and Learning Games Using Flash and Toolbook".

Presented at 4th International Conference on Technology in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2005) at Beijing University - "Teaching F2F Courses From Long Distance: A Reality for Tele-faculty?"

Presented at 6th Annual WebCT Conference (2004) – "An e-Learning course on e-Learning: To model what is taught"

Presented at 3rd Annual WebCT Conference (2001) – “Using Constructivist Learning Approach to Mirror ‘Real-World’ Learning”.

 

List of Presentations by Year

2011

  • December 4-5: "From Laptop to iPad and Smartphones: Preparing and Piloting A New Culture of Learning", 2011 Annual Meeting of SACSCOC, Orlando, FL

  • November 9-11: "Eight Best Practices to Retain Our Online Students'", Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, Orlando, FL (presented by David Tao and Mary Bruder)

  • November 10-12: "Examining Video Use in Online Chat Room: Instructors’ Attitude and Students’ Perception", 2011 AECT International Convention, Jacksonville, FL (presenting with staff)

  • October 10-12: Moderating Distance Learning SIG "Multiplying Campuses Without Duplicating Faculty: Issues, Logistics, Technology, Support, and Accreditation", VCIG Second Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

  • July 11-12, 2011: "Student Laptops and Mobile Devices in the Classroom: How Instructors Can Compete and Win", 4th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, San Jose, CA

  • July 11-13, 2011: "Advanced Practices of Video Use in Wimba and Elluminate", Blackboard Collaborate Connections Summit 2011, Venetian, Las Vegas (presenting with staff)

  • July 13-15, 2011: "Electrify Your Faculty:  The Magic of Faculty Technology Showcase”, Bbworld 2011, Las Vegas

  • May 1-4, 2011: "How To Keep Distance Education Dropout Rate in Single Digit", 2011 USDLA 5th ANNUAL CONFERENCE, St. Louis, MO (presented by Lenore Brantley)

  • April 4-8, 2011: “How to Implement Blended Learning Campus-wide While Respecting Academic Freedom”, 22nd International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL

  • March 28-29, 2011: 'Blended Learning Continuum: A Model Unifying Face-To-Face, Distance, and Polycom Campuses', 8th Sloan Annual Blended Learning Conference, Oakbrook, IL (presented by Don Williams)

2010

  • December 4-7, 2010: Presenting "Transforming Reluctant/Resistant Faculty Into Technology Integration Innovators", SACS Annual Meeting 2010, Louisville, KY

  • November 3-5, 2010: Presenting 'Why Our Online Students Stay?' at 16th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, Orlando, FL 

  • October 18-22, 2010: Presenting with staff at E-Learn 2010 World Conference, Orlando, FL (2 papers):
    • "Hand-Held Clickers Vs Virtual Clickers: What Do Our Students Think?"
    • "Design and Implementation of Online Testing Banks for a Health Science Course"

  • October 3-6, 2010: Presenting "Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Training Faculty to Adopt Videoconferencing Teaching", VCI-Group Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • July 20-23, 2010: Presenting "Faculty Motivation and Technology Integration: How To Bring 100% Of Non-Techie Faculty On Board," Sloan-C/MERLOT Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium, San Jose, CA

  • March 12-13, 2010: Presenting "A Case Study of Using Second Life Simulation to Enrich Nursing Curriculum: Best Practices", Virtual World - Best Practices In Education 3rd Annual Conference, in-world.

  • March 20-24, 2010: Presenting "Archiving For Swine Flu and For Freedom" & "Using Wimba in an Interactive & Lab-Based Online Physics Course", Wimba Connect 2010, Orlando, FL.

  • March 3-5, 2010: Presenting "Virtual Environment Enables New Models of
    Learning -Using Second Life in Health Care Education    " at the New Learning Technologies Conference, Orlando, FL

 

2009

  • December 5-8: Conducted a roundtable on "Distance Blended Learning-Innovations in balancing between contructivist and instructivist learning environments", SACS 2009 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA

  • October 26-28: Presented a paper on "Mobile Game-based Learning (MGBL):  “Best Practice Modules for Online Teaching”, mLearn 2009, Orlando

  • October 14: Spoke to faculty and administrators at Point Loma Nazarene University on distance synchronous teaching

  • October 11-14: Spoke at a joint session on "Distance Learning Across Borders" at the Polycom User Group Annual Conference, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, CA.

  • June 8-10: Presented a paper in Trinidad at eLearn 2009 Conference hosted by University of West Indies. Title of Paper: "The Great National Nursing Shortage in United States: Is Distance Education The Answer?"

  • Feb 18-20: Presented a paper on "10 Guiding Principles of Game-based Learning", SALT New Learning Technologies 2009 , Orlando (presented by Polly Watkins and Ron Novy)

  • Feb 17-19: On ACICS accrediting team - evaluated the Game Design and Multimedia degree programs at a for-profit institution in Duluth, GA

 

2008

  • "Animal Games CD"
    MSAS 2008, August 3-8, University of Bamako, Mali (to be presented by Dr. Harouna Maiga, University of Minnesota, Crookston)

  • "Generate and play games on mobile devices"
    24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
    August 5-8, 2008, Madison, Wisconsin

  • "No More Traditional Classes: A Campus-wide Transition Into Future Learning"
    MERLOT International Conference, August 7-10, 2008, Minneapolis Hilton

  • "PUG Distance Learning SIG - Distance Synchronous Via Polycom ", Polycom Annual Conference 2008, Orlando, FL, Oct 20, 2008

  • "ANGEL To The Rescue: A Democratic Approach To Implementation Guided By Gentle Technology Leadership", ANGEL Southeast User Group Virtual Conference, November 6, 2008


2007

  • Workshop: "Using Games As Teaching Tools" ,  Oakwood College, Huntsville, AL, May 15, 2007
  • Keynote: "Fostering A Technology Cultural Change in Higher Education", WyDEC Distance Education Conference 2007 & RMUG Conference 2007, May 23, 2007
  • Paper: "Transforming faculty teaching culture via the virtual campus", The 14th International Conference on Learning, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 26-29, 2007 (virtual presentation)  

 

2006


2005

  • "The Next Generation Professors: Designing Engaging Learning with Interactive Technologies", Best Practice in Teaching Series, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN, February 13, 2005
  • "Playing Academic Contents In Multiple Gaming Formats", 10th Annual Instructional Technology Conference, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, April 3-5, 2005
  • "Virtual Classroom Through Breeze: Surprising Results For F2F Classes!”, The Academy of Distinguished Teachers Conference 2005, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, April 25, 2005
  • "Virtual Classroom and Tele-faculty", AVLN Online Conference 2005, May 9-12, 2005
  • "Flash Games Generator", AVLN Online Conference 2005, May 9-12, 2005
  • "The Next Generation Professors: Designing Interactive Learning for Generation Y", AVLN Online Conference 2005, May 9-12, 2005
  • "Teaching F2F Courses From Long Distance: A Reality for Tele-faculty?" at the 4th International Conference on Technology in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education", Peking University, Beijing, China, July 11-13, 2005
  • ”Second Generation Flash Games Generator: Learning While Playing Interchangeably in Multi-Gaming Environment” at the International Conference of Interactive Computer Aided Learning, Villach, Austria, Sept 28-30, 2005
  • "A State-Wide Academic Game Generator: Answer for Difficult Learning Contents?" at Tennessee Educational Technology Conference 2005, Nashville, TN, Nov 30-Dec 2, 2005


2004

  • "Impact of Laptops on Students' Social and Learning Habits" at SITE 2004 International Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 1-6, 2004
  • Invited Panelist on "Course Management Systems" and "Sharing Courses and Learning Objects" at Minnesota e-Learning Summit 2.0, St. John's University, St. Cloud, MN, May 20, 2004
  • "An e-Learning course on e-Learning: To model what is taught" at !MPACT 2004, WebCT's 6th Annual User Conference, Orlando, Florida, July 11-15, 2004
  • "Engaging Students In A Highly Interactive Learning Environment", SAU University Assembly Address, Collegedale, TN, September 27, 2004
  • "The Impact of Course Management System on Teaching and Learning" at MBEI Fall Conference, Bemidji, MN, Oct 7-9, 2004 (presented by a UMC faculty)

2003

  • "Precision Agriculture E-Learning & E-Training Using Flash MX Visualization and Interactivity" at SALT's New Learning Technologies, Orlando, Florida, Feb 19-21,  2003. (presented by Dr. Aziz Rahman)
  • "Web-based Instruction: Technology and Delivery for Different Learners" at The Academy of Distinguished Teachers Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 21, 2003
  • "Do Learning Games Improve Grades?: A 2-Year Campus-wide Study" at 21st ICDE World Conference on Open Learning & Distance Education, Hong Kong, June 1-5, 2003 (Postponed to Feb, 2004)
  • "Do Learning Games Improve Grades?: A 2-Year Campus-wide Study" at the Tenth International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning (LERN), Institute of Education, London University, London, UK, 15-18 July 2003 (Virtual Presentation)
  • "Does Ubiquitous Laptop Computing Significantly Impact Learning? (A 3-year campus-wide study of students' perception)" at Syllabus2003: 10th Annual Education Technology Conference, San Jose & Stanford University, CA, July 27-31, 2003
  • "Enterprise Development of Flash Learning Games: Issues in System-wide Implementation" at 2nd Annual Beyond Boundaries Conference, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, October 23-24, 2003
  • "20 Guiding Principles of e-Learning Design" at E-Learn 2003: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (peer reviewed), Phoenix, AZ, November 7-11, 2003
  • Keynote Address: "7 Practices of Highly Successful Campus Technology Integration: The UMC Experience (3 MB) " at Dell University Forum, Chicago, IL, November 13, 2003
  • "PDA Flash Learning Games: Impact on Mobile Learning" at TIES 2003, Minneapolis, MN, November 25-25, 2003
     

2002

2001

2000

  • Keynote address “Motivation and Technology Integration in Higher Education” at the Tay Eng Soon Symposium on September 26, 2000 in Singapore.  
  • “Modeling the use of interactive technologies in a graduate program in instructional design and development” at the International Distance Education Conference hosted by the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, on September 11-13, 2000.
  •  “Computer attitudes and computer usage” and “Interactive Paperless Online Learning” at NAD Teachers Convention (6000 attendees) in Dallas, Texas, on August 14, 2000.
  • “WebCT Authoring” Seminar at UPIS, Brasilia, Brazil, June 15-18, 2000.
  • "Designing and Managing Interactive Online Testing-Comparing Toolbook Librarian and WebCT " at ASTD/SALT Interactive Multimedia 2000, Orlando, Florida, Feb 23-25, 2000  

1999

  • "Interactive Paperless Virtual Class for traditional and distance students" at TIES 99, Minneapolis, MN, November 23, 1999.
  • "Interactive Paperless Learning between traditional and distance students" at Online EDUCA Berlin 99, Berlin, Germany, November, 24-26, 1999.
  • "Interactive Paperless Virtual Class for traditional and distance students" at LERN Conference, Penang, Malaysia, September 27-30,  1999 presented by Heah Keng Lye, IBM Singapore)
  • "Designing Learning Games Using Toolbook OpenScript" at First Annual Toolbook Users Conference, Colorado Springs, Aug 2-4, 1999.
  • "Tools for Web-based Instruction & Courseware Development" (IE version) at Faculty Development of Tri-State University, Angola, Indiana, Aug 17, 1999.
  • Keynote Presentation at Augsburg College IT Fair, Minneapolis, September 10, 1999.
  • "Implementing Laptop Computers" Seminar Presentation with Dr. Don Sargeant at University of Manitoba, June 7, 1999.
  • "The Interactive Paperless Virtual Class" at CAL 99: Virtuality in Education, The Institute of Education, London, UK, March 28-31, 1999. (Cancelled due to illness).
  • "Web Technologies for Online Learning" at Faculty Development of Southwest State University, Marshall, MN, March 19, 1999.
  • "An Interactive Paperless Courseware" at Capitalizing on Your Computer Investment Conference (by U of Wisconsin), Washington, D.C., Feb 17-19, 1999.
  • "How to implement an interactive paperless class" at Syllabus '99 East, New York City, Jan 7-10, 1999.
  • "The Interactive Paperless Class" at Third North American Conference on Learning Paradigm, San Diego, CA, Jan 9-12, 1999.

1998

1997

  • "Toward A Totally Interactive Learning Environment", at Collaboration Conference '97:Student-Centered Teaching Meets Technology, Nov 20, 1997, Minneapolis
  • "Toward A Totally Interactive Learning Environment", Showcase presentation at EDUCOM '97, Oct 28, 1997, Minneapolis
  • "Integrating Technology Across Curriculum", Doctoral Seminar, October 13, 1997, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
  • "From ThinkPad To Toolbook", at Online Learning Euro '97,  Sept 16, 1997, Cheltenham, United Kingdom