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Professional Presentations

2009-Present  I write a blog that lists some facts and tips about teaching math- especially with regards to educational technology.  It also includes some baseball learning and anecdotes.

2008 MDEC (Michigan Developmental Education Consortium)  A Math Class that is a Little Bit Gamey  Although the hand out is not available electronically we do have many of the resources we described on our arithmetic course's website.

2005 AMATYC Foundation/Developmental Mathematics Committee Meeting, Foundation/Developmental Mathematics Committee Sharing Session, Themed Session on Hybrid  (face-to-face, computer mediated) Pre-Algebra Course

2005 MichMATYC, Developmental Mathematics Sharing Session

2004 AMATYC, Foundation/Developmental Mathematics Committee Meeting

2003 AMATYC, November 15 in Salt Lake City, Foundation/Developmental Mathematics Sharing Session. 

2003 AMATYC, November 13 in Salt Lake City Techniques to Increase Participation in Your Online Classes.

Original Power Point            Internet Explorer Version

2002  MichMATYC, October 5  Conclusions of Henry Ford Community College's Developmental Education Task Force

2001 AMATYC, November 15-18 in Toronto, Foundation/Developmental Mathematics Sharing Session. 

2000 MichMATYC Summer Institutute   Simple examples of how to use Javascript in your online math course.

2000 MFT Quest, May 5-7 in Traverse City.  Here is the original Power Point.

1999 AMATYC:  Virtual College Algebra at Lansing Community College

1999 MCTM.  Comparing an Online Section of a Course with a Virtual Section of a Course.

1998 MCTM:  Designing an online Mathematics Course
Beware- many of links to pages have expired because Lansing now uses Blackboard for its online courses.


Professional and College Leadership

2010-Present Member of the College's Strategic Planning Committee

2009-Present  Supervisor of MPASS students at HFCC.  MPASS is a Supplemental-Instruction-like program for Introductory Algebra Students.

2009-Present  Member of theTechnology Investment Fund Committee that recommends how to spend technology funds on innovative campus projects.

2007-Present Member of the College's Steering Committee for Achieving the Dream grant.

2005-Present Treasurer HFCC Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1650

2003-Present Member of the Retention Advisory Committee

2000-Present Chair of the HFCC Mathematics Divisions Developmental Math Committee

2009  Member of the planning Committee for MichMATYC 2009

2006-2009 NADE Digest Editorial Advisory Committee

2005-2009  Learning Lab Coordinator:  Provided leadership in using the college's resources to promote student learning outside the classroom.

2005-2008 Member College Senate

2007 Member HFCCFT 1650 Bargaining Team

2007  Member Innovation Task Force (Charged with recognizing innovation- not with being innovative)

2007 Co-Authored Study Skills Materials for HFCC's pre-algebra course

2006  Developed an online pre-algebra course

2006  Wrote Investigating College Algebra with Technology along with Kathy Burgis.

2004, 2005  Led design of  HFCC Student Handbook and Planner integrating a calendar and important information from the catalog and service areas

2004 Winner Australian Skeptics: Dr. Bob's Quiz For May 2004 under the pseudonym Martin Binford

2003-2005 Orientation Task Force member

2002-2003 Co-chairperson of Henry Ford Community College Senate's Retention Committee

2002  HFCCFT1650 Bargaining Team and Chair of the Economic/Non-Economic Committee

2001-2005  Chairperson of the Foundations Developmental Math Committee of AMATYC.

2001-2002 Member of Henry Ford Community College's Developmental Education Task Force

2001 Program chair for the MichMATYC  2001 conference.

2000 Created an online Intermediate Algebra course.

1999 The Detroit Manufacturing Technology Bridge

Last Revised 7/28/2010
Jeff Morford