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2008 CIT Conference

Registration | Schedule/Program | Pre-Conference Events | Exhibitors/Program Book | Call for Interpreters | Sponsors | Hotel | Tours


Conference Schedule

Conference Handouts:

The contents of the flash drive are available here. You can see the schedule, as well as evaluations for the conference.


The Schedule

This was the schedule for the conference, subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We are keeping this available for historical purposes.

You can see a list of workshop descriptions here. You can also click on the titles of individual workshop to go directly to that topic's description.

CEUS: 2.325 CEU were offered for the entire schedule in Professional Studies.

Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

Tuesday, October 21

5 - 7 PM
Registration: Ponce de Leon Foyer

 

Wednesday, October 22

 
ROOM: Laguna II
7 AM - 3 PM Registration: All conference attendees are welcome to register. Registration table will be by the Laguna II room at this time.

9AM- 4 PM

Pre-Conference Workshops

9 AM – 12PM Putting additional pieces in place: Refining our interpretations through linguistic research with M. Villanueva, M. Thumann and R. Hogue (.3 CEUs)

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch - on your own
1:00 - 4:00 PM 1 PM – 4 PM Engaging to Learn: Interpreter Education through Dynamic Learning with Dr. Len Roberson (.3 CEUs)
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Registration: Ponce de Leon Foyer

7:00-8:30  PM

Welcome and Opening Ceremony - Royal Ballroom

8:30-10:00  PM

Social Reception - Laguna Poolside

 

Thursday, October 23

7:30 - 9:30
Registration: Ponce de Leon Foyer

8-8:30

Continental Breakfast: Ponce de Leon Foyer

8:30- 10:00

Plenary Session
Dr. Laurie Swabey
Teaching and Learning in Challenging Times:  Trends and Considerations for Interpreter Education(.15 CEUs)
Ponce de Leon A

10-10:15

Break - Ponce de Leon Foyer

 
Ponce de Leon A
Ponce de Leon B
Ponce de Leon C
Laguna II

10:15-11:45

Blending Consecutive Interpreting and Simultaneous Interpreting: Effective Teaching Strategies
D. Russell, K. Malcolm, & R. Shaw (.15 CEUs)

Part A (con’t)

Self-Analysis Tools for Interpreters, Mentors & Educators
L. Wiesman (.15 CEUs)

Part A (con’t)

Demand Control Schema: Applications for Deaf Interpreters

 K. Keller (.15 CEUs)

Interpreting Culturally Sensitive Content in VRS settings: Teaching Techniques

M. Lightfoot (.15 CEUs)

11:45-1:15

Lunch: Royal Ballroom

1:15-2:45

Blending Consecutive Interpreting and Simultaneous Interpreting: Effective Teaching Strategies

(con’t) Part B (.15 CEUs)

Self-Analysis Tools for Interpreters, Mentors & Educators
L. Wiesman (.15 CEUs)

(con’t) Part B

Preparing Interpreting Students to Work with CDIs
M. High & L. Dey (.15 CEUs)

Addressing the Standards: Forming Meaningful Relationships between Interpreters, Interpreting Students and Deaf People
M. Dyce, C. Multra Kraft, & A. J. Rowley  (.15 CEUs)

2:45-3:00

Break: Ponce de Leon Foyer

3:00-4:30

New Territory: Supervision and Case Presentation in Interpreting
R. Dean (.15 CEUs)

Demand Control Schema: Integration and Collaboration across the Curriculum
S. Broderick, E.  Forestal, S. Storme & C. Williams (.15 CEUs)

Meeting the Needs of All Consumers: Infusing Deaf-Blind Interpreting Strategies throughout Interpreter Education Programs
J. Hecker-Cain, S. Morgan Morrow & Richelle Frantz (.15 CEUs)

Video Relay Industry Research: What do Deaf & Hard of Hearing Callers, Interpreters and Managers Report?
Presenter: Marty Taylor (.15 CEUs)

4:30-5:30

 

Poster Sessions - Ponce de Leon Foyer

Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Nursing and Interpreter Education

K. Hale, N. Coyner & E. Waters

Teaching Goals of Interpreter Educators

S. Fitzmaurice

Designing Assessment Tools with Student Input

L. Krouse & M. Montgomery

Working with the Deaf Community to fill the Classroom-to-Internship Gap: Pilot Activities to Reduce Student Anxiety and Increase Motivation

K. Hale & D. Roush

Curriculum and Service: Creating Community Partnerships and Inspiring Reciprocity

E. Maroney & A. Ramirez-Loudenback

Signs of Success: Measuring Performance Indicators in Signed Language Interpreters

K. Bontempo

Interpreting in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts: Charting a Course of Collaboration

J. Davis, R. Locker-McKee & others

Follow the SIGNALL! A European Partnership Approach to Deaf Studies via New Technologies

L. Leeson & H. Sheikh

5:30-7:00

Dinner on your own

7:00-8:30

Roundtable/Issues Forum:
ASLTA: Into the Future Together
ASLTA Board members (.075 CEUs)
Ponce de Leon B

Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

Friday, October 24

8-8:30

Continental Breakfast - Ponce de Leon Foyer

8:30- 10:00

Plenary Session
Dr. Debra Russell
Linking Pedagogy and Research:  The Road Ahead (.15 CEUs)
Ponce de Leon A

10-10:15

Break - Ponce de Leon Foyer

 
Ponce de Leon A
Ponce de Leon B
Ponce de Leon C
Laguna II

10:15-11:45

A Collaborative Approach to Effective Practice Research on VRS Interpreting

B. Hollrah, L. Johnson, R. Laurion and J. Simon   (.15 CEUs)

Measurement of cognitive and personality traits in determining aptitude of spoken and sign language interpreting students

S. Shaw & Š. Timarova (.15 CEUs)

Historical and Current Curricula for AAS, BA and MA programs in ASL/Deaf Studies and ASL Education

K. Cagle (.15 CEUs)

An Examination of Directionality in Signed Language Interpreting

B. Nicodemus (.15 CEUs)

11:45-1:15

Lunch - Royal Ballroom

1:15-2:45

Deaf Interpreters in the community-the missing link?

Robert Adam and Christopher Stone (.15 CEUs)

Shedding Light on Issues and Interests that Drive Conflict in Interpreting

P. Gajewski Mickelson (.15 CEUs)

Findings from Three National Research Studies: Interpreter Occupational Health Risks, DC-S dissemination to 15 IPPs, and Mental health interpreter training

R. Pollard & R. Dean (.15 CEUs)

Getting to Skopos in a Mediated Education Environment: Bridging Research and Practice

D. Russell (.15 CEUs)

2:45-3:00

Break - Ponce de Leon Foyer

3:00-4:30

Raising the Bar: A National, Effective Practices Approach to Educating Sign Language Interpreters to Work with Deaf Patients and Healthcare Providers

C. Cogen and L. Swabey (.15 CEUs)

Effectiveness of Sign Language Interpreting: a Dutch Research Project

Rick van Dijk (.15 CEUs)

Interpreter Cognitive Aptitudes

B. Macnamara (.15 CEUs)

Service-Learning: Re-Centering the Deaf Community in Interpreter Education

S. Shaw & L. Roberson (.15 CEUs)

4:30-5:30

 


Poster Sessions - Ponce de Leon Foyer

Instructional Technologies and Sign Language Interpreter Training: the Transition from Analog to Digital

N. Montagna

Collaboration in Developing Digital E-learning Assets to Support Interpreter Training

L. Leeson & B. Nolan

Foreign Sign Language

B. Rogers

Digital Video Technology in the Assessment of ASL Skills in Interpreter Training Programs

C. Manning & D. Reed

 

Current Findings in Effective Practices in Interpreter Education

B. Winston, NCIEC

Summary Report of a 5-Year National Research Project on Observation-supervision in Mental Health Interpreting

R. Dean, R. Pollard, M.A. English & A. Smith

Model-based curriculum design for Interpreter Education Programs: A Case Study

J. Kegl & B. Colonomos

5:30-7:00

Dinner on your own

7:00-8:30

Issues Forum:
Journal of Interpreter Education
CIT Publications Committee (.075 CEUs)
Ponce de Leon B

Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

Saturday, October 25

8-8:30

Continental Breakfast - Ponce de Leon Foyer

8:30-10:00

Plenary Session
Dr. Kirk Vandersall
Beyond Accreditation: Achieving and Measuring Program Quality (.15 CEUs)

10:00-10:15

Break - Ponce de Leon Foyer

 
Ponce de Leon A
Ponce de Leon B
Ponce de Leon C
Laguna II

10:15-11:45

Interpreter Education Beyond 2012: Towards Effective AA and BA Partnership Models

NCIEC AA to BA Workgroup Members (.15 CEUs)

Discovery in the Emerging Field of Deaf Interpreting

NCIEC Deaf Interpreter Workgroup Members (.15 CEUs)

Steps to Interpreter Education Program Accreditation: Putting the Pieces Together

M. Taff Watson, K. Petronio, L. Antle & E. Maroney (.15 CEUs)

Putting the pieces together: A world survey of educational excellence

C. Roy, Moderator & panel members (.15 CEUs)

12:-1:30

Issues Forum
CCIE Program Accreditation and Educational Excellence: Collaboration with Organizations, Programs and Institutions
CCIE Members (.075 CEUs)
Royal Ballroom

1:30-5:30

CIT Business Meeting - Ponce de Leon A

5:45-6 :15

Break

6:15-10:00

Awards Ceremony and Banquet

Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday