Si EMBRY-RIDDLE , AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY Teaching & Learning Effectivenes* Presented by the Faculty of Extended Campus November 5, 2003,Table of Contents Page Introduction ii Maximizing the Student Leaming Environment: A Positive Leamiing Environment for Evening and Weekend Students by Melvin J. Anderson, Ph.D. 1 Maximizing the Distance Education Learning Environment: Using Technology for Mind Expansion by Gary R. Schornack and Charles E. Beck 18 Maximizing Student Leaming Through The Creation Of A Positive Classroom Environment by Ronald Earl Clark and Douglas Eugene Beck 47 Creating a Positive Classroom Environment by Frances Johnson, Ed.D. 80 Using Special Teams For Teaching And Not Team Teaching by Roger D. Lee, Ph.D. 95 Tracking ESL Students by Douglas Magrath 105 Quality Assurance and the Extended Campus _ by LeRoy A. Trusty 115 Structuring For Adult Learning In The Time Intensive Course: Using Class Time Effectively by Dr. Patricia H. Valley 125Introduction Our topic for Teaching and Leaming Effectiveness Symposium-2003 centers on maximizing the student learning environment. The Faculty Development and Benefits Committee was particularly interested in receiving papers related to the methods and techniques utilized in creating a positive leaming environment in a variety of settings and course deliveries. Through the years, much has been written and discussed regarding the most appropriate teaching methodology for a given academic setting. Recently, there has been a gradual movement within academe towards an awareness of the learning of the student vice the teaching of the faculty member. This awareness and the tools to construct a positive learning environment for our students have been our twin foci. Within the Extended Campus of Embry-Riddle, the combination of classroom settings and delivery timetables is so varied that the establishment of a positive learning environment takes on a particularly important meaning. Most of our courses last less than ten weeks, and are seemingly nearly over even as we start each new term. In this challenging andragogical environment populated by industry-successful working adult students, the focus on leaming vice teaching becomes even more critical than in more traditional collegiate classroom settings. The Faculty Development and Benefits Committee of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University hopes that the information and techniques set forth in these papers will assist us all in becoming better leaming facilitators. We sincerely hope that You will find these ideas from your colleagues both helpful and enjoyable. ‘These papers were selected by a jury of peers, in blind review. The views expressed in the papers presented are those of the authors. These views do not necessarily reflect the views of the Embry-Riddle Extended Campus Faculty Development and Benefits Committee, the Extended Campus administration or the University. Jury: Editor and host: Dr. Ronald Clark Dr. Ronald Clark Proceedings production: Tracy Singer Dr. Earl Wheeler Nancy Vanderschaaf Dr. Ron Fitzgerald Karen Rose Dr. Alan Bender Facilities/arrangements: Lil Hickman and Dr. Bruce Rothwell Nancy Vanderschaat Dr. Dan Johnson ii