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Professional Development Grants and Workshop Mini-Grants Final Reports

The office of Professional Development is pleased to offer links to final reports for grants and workshop mini-grants starting with the year 2008.

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Spring 2009 Professional Development Grants and Workshop Mini-Grants Final Reports

College	Title	Name	Email	Final Report
Blue Ridge Community College	Rotax Aircraft Engine Training and Course Development	Aaron Taylor	taylora@brcc.edu	SP2009-210P-PF
Blue Ridge Community College	The Effect of Dynamic Visualization on Student Understanding of Function Composition	Kevin Ratliff	ratliffk@brcc.edu	SP2009-211P-PF
Blue Ridge Community College	Resources for Using Film in Writing Assignments for English Courses	Steven Fletcher	brflets@brcc.edu	SP2009-216P-PF
Blue Ridge Community College	Getting All Your Houses in Order: Business, Home & Financial	Angie Glenn	glenna@brcc.edu	SP2009-104W-FF
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College	Blood, Sweat, Tears: The Rise of Crime Literature in Antebellum Culture	Ashley Bourne	abourne@reynolds.edu	SP2009-215P-FF
John Tyler Community College	Development of Acting for the Camera Course	Kerrigan Sullivan	ksullivan@jtcc.edu	SP2009-217P-PF
John Tyler Community College	Use of Clickers to Enhance Student Engagement in the Nursing Classroom	Barbara Deets	bdeets@jtcc.edu	SP2009-219P-PF
Lord Fairfax Community College	American Dental Education Association Attendance	Claudia Mazurkiewicz	cmazurkiewicz@lfcc.edu	SP2009-209P-PF
Lord Fairfax Community College	Instructional Technology Summit-Using Web 2.0 Technologies and Course Management Tools…	Joan Osborne	josborne@lfcc.edu	SP2009-100W-FF
Mountain Empire Community College	Recruitment, Transition, and Retention of Adjunct Clinical Faculty	Brigitte Casteel	bcasteel@me.vccs.edu	SP2009-103W-FF
Northern Virginia Community College	A Manual for Success Strategies in Developmental Mathematics	Susan Sherry	ssherry@nvcc.edu	SP2009-221P-CF
Northern Virginia Community College	What effect does student learning style and demographics have on student receptivity to climate change being taught as a human driven phenomenon?	Milton Muldrow	mmuldrow@nvcc.edu	SP2009-222P-PF
Northern Virginia Community College	Teaching Diverse Learners: Principles of Universal Design for Instruction	Laura Franklin	lfranklin@nvcc.edu	SP2009-99W-FF
Patrick Henry Community College	An International Student Program for a Rural Community College	Natalie Harder	nharder@ph.vccs.edu	SP2009-207P-FF
Thomas Nelson Community College	STAMINA: Statics, STrength of MateriAls, and DynaMIcs ONline TutoriAL	Michael Uenking	uenkingm@tncc.edu	SP2009-213P-FF
Thomas Nelson Community College	Using Art and Technology to Publish Student Writing	Cece Wheeler	wheelerc@tncc.edu	SP2009-214P-FF
Thomas Nelson Community College	Emerging Scholars in Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science	Robert Crumpler	crumplerr@tncc.edu	SP2009-218P-FF
Virginia Western Community College	Attend American Dental Educators Association annual meeting	Martha Roberson	mroberson@virginiawestern.edu	SP2009-220P-PF
Virginia Western Community College	Tropical Forest Ecology: a workshop with a Costa Rican Expert	Ellen Holtman	eholtman@virginiawestern.edu	SP2009-105W-FF

Fall 2008 Professional Development Grants and Workshop Mini-Grants Final Reports

College

Title

Name

Email

Final Report

Blue Ridge
Community College Designated Mechanic Examiner Training and Test Development Fred Dyen dyenf@brcc.edu F2008 – 194P-PF

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Social Networking: the Application of Interconnected Internet Communities as a Way to Enhance Curriculum Angela Mattia amattia@reynolds.edu F2008 – 201P-FF

Piedmont Virginia
Community College
A gross anatomy collaboration to establish clinically relevant content and prepare to pioneer a cadaver-based lab in Anatomy and Physiology David Moyer dmoyer@pvcc.edu F2008 – 200P-FF

Piedmont Virginia
Community College
Student Newspaper Mentoring Project Andrew Smith ansmith@pvcc.edu F2008 – 195P-FF

Summer 2008 Professional Development Grants and Workshop Mini-Grants Final Reports

College	Title	Name	Email	Final Report
Blue Ridge Community College	Standards for Higher Learning: Supporting Students’ Transition from SOLs to College Level Critical Thinking	Abigail Montgomery	montgomerya@brcc.edu	S2008 – 95W-FF
Blue Ridge Community College	Career Studies Certificate Development for LSA Pilot/Mechanic and Flight Instructor	Fred Dyen	dyenf@brcc.edu	S2008 – 172P –PF
Blue Ridge Community College	National Park Research and Writing Project for Composition 112	Margaret Buse	busem@brcc.edu	S2008 – 188P –PF
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College	American Transcendentalism Project	Jane Rosecrans	jrosecrans@reynolds.edu	S2008 – 153P –PF
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College	Contract Grading: A Study of the Accuracy and Acceptance of an Alternative System for Writing Evaluation	Glenda Potts	gpotts@reynolds.edu	S2008 – 163P –FF
John Tyler Community College	Research into the effects and application of the SCHEV funding ratio for SPD in the VCCS system	Kerrigan Sullivan	ksullivan@jtcc.edu	S2008 – 173P –FF
John Tyler Community College	Creating Support for Teaching World History	Sharon Burnham	sburnham@jtcc.edu	S2008 – 179P –FF
Northern Virginia Community College	First Aid for Field Faculty	Callan Bentley	cbentley@nvcc.edu	S2008 – 94W-CF
Northern Virginia Community College	Building Blocks for a Common Degree	Christine Schull	cschull@nvcc.edu	S2008 – 157P –FF
Northern Virginia Community College	Improving Math 004 (Algebra II): A Learner-Centered Environment	Alison Bisson	abisson@nvcc.edu	S2008 – 161P –FF
Northern Virginia Community College	Global Climate Change and Effect on Waterways International Faculty Seminar	Reva Savkar	rsavkar@nvcc.edu	S2008 – 190P –CF
Northern Virginia Community College	Introduction to African Literature Course Development	Memuna Sillah	msillah@nvcc.edu	S2008-175P - FF
Piedmont Virginia Community College	Expanding Dance Opportunities with Liz Lerman Dance Exchange	Anne Megibow	amegibow@pvcc.edu	S2008 – 169P –PF
Piedmont Virginia Community College	“Creating a Comprehensive Information Guide for New, Dual Enrollment/Credit, and Adjunct English Department Faculty”	Benjamin Sloan	bsloan@pvcc.edu	S2008 – 178P –FF
Piedmont Virginia Community College	Using Macros in MS Word to Accelerate Instructor Feedback on Student Essays	Andrew Smith	ansmith@pvcc.edu	S2008 – 184P –FF
Rappahannock Community College	Technology for Nursing Education Workshop	Elsie Mangano	not available	S2008 – 91W –CF
Southside Virginia Community College	Avian images in the early Franciscan art of Orte (Lazio) and Assisi (Umbrai) Italy	Charles Stinson	Mike.Stinson@southside.edu	S2008 – 162P –CF
Southwest Virginia Community College	Intercultural Coaching and Research Project SU2008-174P-PF	Roger John Brenner	john.brenner@sw.edu	S2008 – 174P –PF
Thomas Nelson Community College	MAXimizing Your Potential as a Recruiter	Crystal Taylor	taylorcb@tncc.edu	S2008 – 93W-FF
Thomas Nelson Community College	Advertisements for Themselves: Authorship in Postwar America	Matthew Bumb	bumbm@tncc.edu	S2008 – 185P –PF
Virginia Western Community College	Curriculum Development of User Support/Help Desk Program	Jeffery Scott	jscott@virginiawestern.edu	S2008 – 186P –PF

Spring 2008 Professional Development Grants and Workshop Mini-Grants Final Reports

College

Title

Name

Email

Final Report

Blue Ridge Community College

Students in Free Enterprise Teams (SIFE): Offering VCCS Students Excellence in the Classroom and Beyond through Service Learning and Global Engagement

Rebecca M. Evans

Evansr@brcc.edu

SP2008 – 79W-FF

Blue Ridge Community College

Creativity, Leadership and Inspiration

Kelly Snell

snellk@brcc.edu

SP2008 – 85W-FF

Blue Ridge Community College

Blended Distance Education/On Site Course Development for Light Sport Aircraft Repairman with a Maintenance Rating

Fred Dyen

dyenf@brcc.edu

SP2008 – 140P – FF

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Best Practices in Student Development Courses

Sarah Shutt

sshutt@reynolds.edu

SP2008 – 87W-FF

John Tyler Community College

Development of a new Humanities course, Introduction to Latin American Civilization and Culture.

Celia Fryer

cfryer@jtcc.edu

SP2008 – 144P –F

Lord Fairfax Community College

Art Appreciation: Emphasizing Authentic Writing and Collaboration in an Online Art History Course

Kate Simpson

ksimpson@lfcc.edu

SP2008 – 135P – PF

New River Community College

Understanding Dementia: What Every Caregiver Should Know

Mia Copeland

mcopeland@nr.edu

SP2008 – 81W-FF

Piedmont Virginia Community College

"We Teach Who We Are": A VCCS Faculty Colloquy on Who We Are as Professionals

Dick Harrington

dharrington@pvcc.edu

SP2008 – 83W-FF

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Holding the Center: A Workshop for Learning Assistance Administrators

Jennifer Koster

jkoster@pvcc.edu

SP2008 – 86W-FF

Rappahannock Community College

Alternative Assessment in Developmental Mathematics

Patricia Parker

pparker@rappahannock.edu

SP2008 – 129P – FF

Rappahannock Community College

Technology Summit

Leslie Norris

lnorris@rappahannock.edu

SP2008-78W-CF

Southside Virginia Community College

Rural, Suburban and Urban Community College Perspectives

Chad Patton

chad.patton@southside.edu

SP2008 – 142P – CF

Thomas Nelson Community College

Successful Teaching Strategies for Developmental Math

Cynthia French

frenchc@tncc.edu

SP2008 – 82W-FF

Tidewater Community College

Selecting and Creating iPods Lessons and Integrating iPod Technology into the Blackboard Environment for Reading, Spanish, and Information Technology classes

Maureen Cahill, Deborah Edson and Sadie Hastings

mcahill@tcc.edu; dedson@tcc.edu; sadie.hastings@us.army.mil

SP2008 – 138P – PF