Conference Program
Time Session # Room A Room B Room C Room D
Monday  
8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00-9:15   Welcome      
9:15-10:15  

Keynote
Elliot Masie of the Masie Center

      
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Session 1

Cross-Cultural Issues
"Results of a Study on Cultural Values and e-Commerce Design for
Malaysia and the United States," Emilie W. Gould

"Pedagogies for Developing Cross-Cultural Communication Competencies in an Era of Virtual Collaboration," Marie C. Paretti, Kisa D. McNair, Christine Bala Burgoyne

"Q&A: Published Advice vs Real-World Difficulties," Laurence Anthony, Thomas Orr, Deborah C. Turk, Atsuko K. Yamazaki

Factoring in Usability
Moderator: Daniel Murphy


"Windows User Interfaces and Web User Interfaces: Convergence and Confusion in Online Experiences," Liza Potts

"Card Sorting, Information Architecture and usability: Adding in our users’ perspective to re-design the Census Bureau Web Site," Erica. L. Olmsted-Hawak

 The Ron Blicq Award Session
"Managing Diversity in a Technical Communication Research Course," Michael Steehouder		 Workshop
"Open Source Software (OSS) Content Management Systems," Brian Still
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:00 Poster Session
"Applying the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning," Christopher Lam

"Sketching a Grand Order: Sketching as a Link Between Conceptualizing and Realizing Internet Structure," James Maciukenas

"Innovation in English Curriculum for Healthcare Professionals," Michiko Miyazaki, Yoshiko Tanaka, and Noriko Minamii.

       
2:00-3:30 Session 2

"Creating a Database to Store Statistics," Roger L. Goodwin

"Using a Clustering Technique to Develop a Usable Information System," Susan Feinberg

Panel
"From Article Submission to Publication: The Inside Track from Three Journal Editors," Kim Sydow Campbell, Frank Parker, Kathryn Riley

Opening Borders--Open Source and Outsourcing

"Open Source Software and the Future of Business: A Primer for Technical Communicators," Kirk St Amant and Brian Still

"International Outsourcing and the Future of Technical Communication," Kirk St Amant

Workshop
"Farewell RoboHelp? What’s Next?" Neil Perlin
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 Session 3  

Effectiveness of Visuals and Multimedia
Moderator: Daniel Murphy


"A Usability Model of High-Tech Visuals Based on the Semiotics of C.S. Peirce," Nicole Amare and Alan Manning

"Designing Multimedia for Engineers: Incorporating Learning Styles in a User-Centered Design Process," Patricia Kirkham, David K. Farkas, and Mary Lidstrom

"Audience Perceptions of Fonts in Projected Graph and Text PowerPoint Slides," Jo Mackiewicz

Feedback and Support
"Talking to Students: Using Embedded Voice Commenting via Microsoft Word to Provide Voice and Written Commentary to Student Writing," Brian Still

"Assessing the Impact of Pen-Based Computing on Students’ Peer Review Strategies: Results from the Technical Communication Classroom," Richard House. Mark Minster, Annelise Watt, Meredith Zoetewey, Julia Williams

"Enhancing Paper Documents with Direct Access to Multimedia for More Intelligent Support of Reading," Kamen Kanev and Thomas Orr

Workshop
"The Sheer Audacity: How to Get More, in Less Time, from the Audacity Digital Audio Editing Software," Jerry Franklin
Tuesday          
8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00-10:30 Session 4

Panel
"Usable Content in a Post-Document World," (part 1) Cheryl Geisler et al

Exhibit
"Technical Communication Book Exhibit," (part 1) Merrill Whitburn

Considering Management Issues in Education
"The Future of Project Management in Technical Communication: Incorporating a Communications Approach," Constance Kampf

"Project Management Approaches to Technical Communication Training," Deborah C. Turk, Robert Perkins, Bruce Cormack

Privacy, Security, Authority
Moderator: Pamela Kostur

"Digital Risk Management: Protecting Your Privacy, Improving Security, and Preparing for Emergencies," Brenda Huettner

"Literacy and Authority at Work: A Case Study from Public Transit," Joseph Little
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Session 5

Panel
"Usable Content in a Post-Document World," (part 2) Cheryl Geisler et al

Exhibit
"Technical Communication Book Exhibit," part 2 Merrill Whitburn

Electronic Innovation in Education
"Electronic Portfolios: Making Their Presence Known," Susan Codone

"Using Procedural Scaffolding to Conduct Online Learning Experiences," Marjorie T. Davis

"Using Instructional Scaffolding to Create Interactive Online Courses," Helen M. Grady		 Workshop
"Introduction to Metadata and RDF," Neil Perlin
12:30-2:00 Keynote Lunch: John Carroll
1:30-2:00 Poster Session
Stefanie Tornow & Shelly Upton
Math Partnership Website: Designing Academic Resources for
Math Teachers Adam DeRosa
Science Fiction, Comic Books, and Nanotechnology: Borrowed Narratives?
       
2:00-3:30 Session 6 Panel
"Improving Humanitarian Relief Information and Communication Systems Through Research," Alexandra L. Bartell, Steve Lappenbusch, Randall B. Kemp, Mark Haselkorn

PCS 2006 Rudy Joenk Award Winner Session: "Bricolage and Beyond: Technology, Community, and Globalism," Nancy W. Coppola and Norbert Elliot,
New Jersey Institute of Technology

 Distance Education and e-Learning
"Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to Support Deep Learning in a Third-Level On_Campus Course: A Case Study of the taught Master of Arts in E-learning Design and Development Course at the University of Limerick," Darina M. Slattery

"Usable Criteria for Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program," Dan Glaser et al

"Applying Collaborative Technology to learning in the Distance Classroom," Robert Krull, William Wetmore, Louis Ruggiero, and D. Michael Sharp		 Workshop
"The X Factor—From HTML to XHTML," Neil Perlin
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:00 Wiki/Info
7:00 Awards Banquet
Wednesday  
8:00-9:00 Coffee and Registration
9:00-10:30 Session 7   Building and Evaluating Usability
"Evaluating Information Usability," Gulnar Sharma and Meghashri Dalvi

"Incorporating Usability into Content Management," Pamela Kostur		 Education Trends and Innovations
"Trends in Science and Technology Journalism Education Programs," Don Cunningham

"Pedagogical Use of Tablet PC for Active and Collaborative Learning," Oscar Martinez Bonastre, Antonio Penalver Benavent, Francisco Nortes Belmont

"Communication Science—The Alternative Paradigm for Technical Communication," Donald E. Zimmerman and Linda Stapel

"Strategies for Integrating Research and Evaluation in Web Site Development," Donald E. Zimmerman and Linda Stapel		 Theory, Research, Innovation
"Charting new Directions: Communication in technology Transfer and Diffusion," Nancy W. Coppola
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Session 8   Panel
"Writing Tutorials and Teaching Cases for IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication: Beyond Traditional Research Articles," Nicole Amare, Kim Sydow Campbell, Alan Manning		 Usability Meets High Tech
"Is Eye Tracking the Next Step in Usability Testing?" Lynne Cooke

"A Study of Interactive, 3D Graphics: Embodied Interaction for Procedural Information," D. Michael Sharp and Jonathan Bidwell

"A New Metrology of Usability test for New Communication Media—Humanoid Robot System," Takashi Okuda		 Panel
"I Could Write a Book!" Judith Ellison Shenouda
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Session 9   Effectiveness of Visuals
"Illustrations for procedural Instructions for Non-Rectilinear Objects," Robert Krull and Jill Evans

"Implementing Technical Standards: The Rhetoric of Iconography in Warnings," Rebecca E. Burnett

"The Visual Representation of Spatial Data!" Phylise Banner Klein		 A Matter of Health
"Call Centers in health Care: Effect on Patient Satisfaction," Judith B. Strother

"Assessing Online health Information in China," Quan Zhou		 Interfaces for Phones and Mobile Devices
"Not Crazy, Just Talking on the Phone: Gestures and Mobile Phone Conversations," Carolyn Wei

"The Design and Development of User Interface for Voice Applications in Mobile Devices," Kwang Bok Lee and Roger Grice

 

 

 

 

IPCC 2006 • 23-25 October 2006 • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA