Academic Festival 2012

Moderated by John Allegrante, Professor of Health Education and Deputy Provost; featuring Thomas Chandler (PhD, ’09, MA, ’00), National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health; Christel Hyden (EdD '11), Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Annie Feighery (EdM ’09) Today’s communities are evolving from geographic to virtual. This session will explore the ways in which communities are adapting to an increasingly digital population. From web sites to Twitter, rural and urban populations alike now expect up-to-the-minute news and alerts. Technology is creating more demanding but better-informed, better-prepared and ultimately safer citizens.

Keynote Address: Jeffrey Sachs on "Information Technology and Sustainable Development" Q & A session moderated by Peter Coleman (PhD ’98)

Encore Presentation of the this popular Session.Facilitated by Debra Noumair (EdD ’87), Associate Professor of Psychology & Education; Marcy Mann (MA ’87) and Caroline Rosen (EdM ’89)How can we achieve better interpersonal relationships and improve communication skills? Learn the fundamentals of Interpersonal Process Recall which can be applied in settings from the boardroom to the classroom.

Moderated by Pola Rosen (EdD ’80), Publisher, Education Update; featuring Alice Wilder (EdD ’98), Educational Psychologist; Anand Marri, Associate Professor of Social Studies; and Ramon Gonzalez (ME ’97), Principal of M.S. 223, The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology If nothing else, the past decade has shown that it’s never too early to learn the fundamentals of financial literacy. If students begin understanding the rules of personal finance as kids, they will grow up to be more financially savvy adults. Our country and our economy are depending on them.

Moderated by Susan Fuhrman (PhD ’77), President, featuring Gary Natriello, Director of the Gottesman Libraries; Ellen Meier (EdD ’02), Associate Professor; Luyen Chou, Chief Product Officer, Schoolnet Technology as a learning support has repeatedly failed to live up to the hype – but now new adaptive education software programs are enabling teachers pinpoint the learning problems of each student, tailor instruction, draw on other Web-based resources and bring parents into the conversation. See whether this brave new world pushes your buttons.

Moderated by Tom Rock (EdD ’02), Executive Director, Enrollment Services featuring Joe Bertolino (EdD ’03), Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs at Queens College; Jennifer Fondiller (MA ’89), Dean of Enrollment Management at Barnard College; Eric Furda (MA ’94), Dean of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania; Carla Shere (EdD ’93), Director of College Planning, Learning Leaders; Mitchell Thompson (MA ’96), Dean of Students, Scarsdale High School Applying to college is a whole new ballgame. Campus visits now begin online: web sites, social media, chat rooms, blogs and virtual tours and culminate in an online application. Some students never set foot on campus before their first day of Psych 101. Students (and parents) come hear how to maximize the search and make your application stand out among the rest.

Plenary: Entrepreneurship, Technology & Education: A Conversation with Matthew Pittinsky (PhD '08) Moderated by Thomas James, Provost.

A cooking demonstration led by Pam Koch (EdD ’00), Executive Director, Center for Food & assisted by Kathleen Porter and Tomoko Iwaki. Environment for adults and kids ages 6 and up Put the fun in the fundamentals of healthy living. Getting your kids involved in the kitchen is the first step in teaching them how to make healthy choices about nutrition. They will find out that what’s good for you – and good for the planet – can taste good, too.

Moderated by Barry Farber (MA ’70), Professor of Psychology and Education featuring Dailey Pattee (PhD ’04), Psychoanalyst and TC Trustee; Elizabeth Reid (PhD '09) Clinical Psychologist and Dinelia Rosa, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education, Director of the Dean Hope Center You meet and almost immediately you’re friends on Facebook. Now it’s time to consider the power that social media wield in our daily lives, particularly the lives of adolescents, and ponder some perplexing questions. Why do kids expose themselves in such a public way? Why has the internet become the place where they initiate and develop relationships but also bare their souls and lash out? Learn some of the dangers and benefits of social networks and implications for teachers, parents and psychotherapists.

An interactive workshop presented by Warner Burke, the Edward Lee Thorndike Professorship of Psychology & Education; William Pasmore, Visiting Professor of Social-Organizational Psychology with Robert Schaffer (EdD ’52), founder Schaffer Consulting Change is often met with resistance. Organizations and leaders seeking dramatic, sustainable change must identify and address resistors clearing a path for positive results. Learn how to focus on achieving better results, higher quality of life, improved relationships, and increased capacity for succeeding in turbulent times.

Moderated by Robbie McClintock, Emeritus Professor in the Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education; with Jennifer Hogan (PhD ’00); Richard Jochum, Adjunct Professor of Art and Art Education; Ellen Livingston (MA ’97); Mark Phillipson, Senior Program Specialist, Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning; Victor Samra, Digital Media Marketing Manager at MoMA If you can’t see it or hear it, how can you appreciate it? As arts programs lose funding, e-resources can provide students access to the great works of literature, art and music they would otherwise miss. New media and technology are reopening the door to creative expression, and giving both artists and humanists alike new inventive possibilities to create and experience the arts.