Conference Schedule

Wednesday, October 22

9AM- 4 PM

Pre-Conference Workshops

9 AM – 4 PM Contingent Faculty-Central to our Programs with Dr. Christine Monikowski

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

1 PM – 4 PM Engaging to Learn: Interpreter Education through Dynamic Learning with Dr. Len Roberson

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7:00-8:30  PM

Welcome and Opening Ceremony

8:30-10:00  PM

Social Reception

Thursday, October 23

8-8:30

Continental Breakfast

8:30- 10:00

Plenary Session
Dr. Laurie Swabey
Teaching and Learning in Challenging Times:  Trends and Considerations for Interpreter Education

10-10:15

Break

10:15-11:45

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

Self-Analysis Tools for Interpreters, Mentors & Educators
L. Wiesman

Demand Control Schema: Applications for Deaf Interpreters

Interpreting Culturally Sensitive Content in VRS settings: Teaching Techniques

11:45-1:15

Lunch

1:15-2:45

Blending Consecutive Interpreting and Simultaneous Interpreting: Effective Teaching Strategies

Self-Analysis Tools for Interpreters, Mentors & Educators
L. Wiesman

(con’t) Part B

Preparing Interpreting Students to Work with CDIs
M. High & L. Dey

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

2:45-3:00

Break

3:00-4:30

New Territory: Supervision and Case Presentation in Interpreting
R. Dean

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

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

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

4:30-5:30

Poster Sessions

4:30-5:30

Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Nursing and Interpreter Education

Teaching Goals of Interpreter Educators

Designing Assessment Tools with Student Input

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

4:30-5:30

Curriculum and Service: Creating Community Partnerships and Inspiring Reciprocity

Signs of Success: Measuring Performance Indicators in Signed Language Interpreters

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

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

5:30-7:00

Dinner on your own

7:00-8:30

Roundtable/Issues Forum:
ASLTA: Into the Future Together
ASLTA Board members

Friday, October 24

8-8:30

Continental Breakfast

8:30- 10:00

Plenary Session
Dr. Debra Russell
Linking Pedagogy and Research:  The Road Ahead

10-10:15

Break

10:15-11:45

A Collaborative Approach to Effective Practice Research on VRS Interpreting

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

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

An Examination of Directionality in Signed Language Interpreting

11:45-1:15

Lunch

1:15-2:45

Deaf Interpreters in the community-the missing link?

Shedding Light on Issues and Interests that Drive Conflict in Interpreting

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

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

2:45-3:00

Break

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

Effectiveness of Sign Language Interpreting: a Dutch Research Project

Interpreter Cognitive Aptitudes

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

4:30-5:30

Poster Sessions

4:30-5:30

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

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

Foreign Sign Language

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

4:30-5:30

Current Findings in Effective Practices in Interpreter Education

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

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

5:30-7:00

Dinner on your own

7:00-8:30

Issues Forum:
Journal of Interpreter Education
CIT Publications Committee

Saturday, October 25

8-8:30

Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00

Plenary Session
Dr. Kirk Vandersall
Beyond Accreditation: Achieving and Measuring Program Quality

10:00-10:15

Break

10:15-11:45

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

NCIEC AA to BA Workgroup Members

Discovery in the Emerging Field of Deaf Interpreting

NCIEC Deaf Interpreter Workgroup Members

Steps to Interpreter Education Program Accreditation: Putting the Pieces Together

M. Taff Watson, K. Petronio, L. Antle & E. Maroney

Putting the pieces together: A world survey of educational excellence

C. Roy, Moderator & panel members

12:-1:30

Issues Forum
CCIE Program Accreditation and Educational Excellence: Collaboration with Organizations, Programs and Institutions
CCIE Members

1:30-5:30

CIT Business Meeting

5:45-6 :15

Break

6:15-10:00

Awards Ceremony and Banquet