Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Focus on Teaching
Council of Academic Programs
in
Communication Sciences and Disorders
2008
Palm Harbor, FL
April 9-12, 2008
Edited by
Larry H. Small, Ph.D.
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President
Chair, Executive Board
Celia R. Hooper, Ph.D
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Executive Board
| President-Elect
Mikael D. Z. Kimelman, Ph.D. Duquesne University 412-396-4285 kimelman@duq.edu
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VP for Research and Academic Development
Robert A. Fox, Ph.D. Ohio State University 614-292-8207 fox.2@osu.edu
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| Past President
Julie Masterson, Ph.D. Missouri State University 417-836-6505 JulieMasterson@MissouriState.edu
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VP for Professional Development
Larry H. Small, Ph.D. Bowling Green State University 419-874-1423 ksmall@bgsu.edu
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| Secretary
Ellen Reuler, M.A. Portland State University 503-725-3607 reulere@pdx.edu
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VP for Communications
Cheryl Messick, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh 412-383-6547 cmessick@pitt.edu
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| Treasurer
Lisa Lucks Mendel, Ph.D. The University of Memphis 901-678-5865 lmendel@memphis.edu
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VP for Standards and Credentials
Ilsa Schwarz, Ph.D. University of Tennessee 614-292-8207 ischwarz@utk.edu
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Note: All documents indicated are in Adobe PDF format and can be read with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Issue IA – The Future of Undergraduate Education
Kim A. Wilcox
Issue IIA – Assessment: What are We Doing and Are We doing it Well?
Steve Zerwas, Nancy B. Alarcon, Alexander Goberman and Diane Niebuhr
9 Principles
Breakout Questions
Update on 2008 CAA Standards
Wayne Swisher and Members of the CAA Board
Clinical Swap Shop
Vicki McCready and Linda Louko
Academic Forum: Communication Strategies for Effective Leadership Linda Petrosino and Pollie Murphy
Higher Education Data System (HES): The value and benefit to the discipline
Loretta Nunez, Cheryl Messick and Colleen M. O’Rourke
CSDCAS: One for all; All from one
Julie Masterson, Richard Hurtig, Cindy Bartlett,
Maurice I. Mendel, Dianne Meyer and Laura Smith-Olinde
Ph.D. Program Forum
Celia Hooper and Rob Fox
Academic and Clinical Exchanges
School Finance: Encouraging Students to Become Advocates and Influential in Monetary Decisions!
Perry Flynn
Virtual World Technology: E-Learning Tools for Communication Disorders
Stacy L. Williams
The Nuts and Bolts of Distance Learning
Lauren Bland, Barbara Brindle, Joseph Etienne, Richard Dressler and Frank Kersting
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students and English Language Learners (ELL) in Higher Education
M. Ruth Fernandez & Mary Ann Acevedo
Polarity Management Follow-Up
Barbara Shadden and Paula R. McGuire
Developing Leadership Skills in Graduate Students through “The Art of Focused Conversations”
Jane Harris and Vicki McCready
Training New Clinical Educators: The Foundation of the Clinical Education Process
Elizabeth McCrea and Wren S. Newman
Where is the Evidence-Base for Teaching?
Rosalind Scudder and Gloria Kellum
Prelims and Praxis and Comps… oh my! Summative Assessment in Au.D. programs
James Baer and Gail M. Whitelaw
New and Used Graduate Coordinators
Jeffrey D. DiGiovanni and Scott K. Griffiths
New and Used Chairs
Mick McNeil and John Bernthal
New and Used Clinic Directors: “Used Ideas” for New Clinic Directors
Ann L. Michael and Lisa M. Crane
Contracts: From Handshakes to Headaches…
Susan Bartlett and Davida L. Parsons
Essential Functions: An Update
Ilsa Schwarz, Roberta Jackson, Patti Johnstone, Moira Mulligan and Kathy Roberts
Summary of Feedback
Speakers' Presentation
Audiology: Deal or No Deal? Funding the 4th Year
Gail M. Whitelaw and Dianne Meyer
Understanding and Accommodationg Students with Mental Illness
Lisa A. Scott
Telepractice: An Alternative Service-Delivery Model
Janet Gooch and Melissa Passe
Problem-Based Learning in Graduate Education
Carlin Hageman and Patricia Zebrowski
2007 Conference Registrants