1997 IMACC CONFERENCE PROGRAM

AT ALLERTON HOUSE

Thursday, April 3

6:30 PM-9:00 PM

Check-in at Allerton House

7:00 PM

Social Hour Sponsor: [publisher]

Friday, April 4

7:15 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast

8:45 AM-9:00 AM

Welcome by IMACC President Karl Zilm

Library

9:00 AM-10:15

Keynote Speaker

Stephen Rodi

(See talk description at the end of this program schedule)

Austin Community College

Library

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Coffee Break-Sponsor: [publisher]

10:45 AM-11:45 AM

A:

Calculus, Differential Equations,

George Dorner

Linear Algebra, and the TI-92

Harper College

Pine Room

B:

Sleight of Mind-Teaching Liberal

Mary Beth Pederson

Arts Mathematics at ICC

Illinois Central

Library

C:

Developmental Mathematics Issues

Bettie Truitt Connie Mclean

Butternut Room

Black Hawk

D:

Statistics Roundtable-Problems,

Anne Marie Mosher

Projects, Pedagogy

Lewis & Clark

Oak Room

12:00 NN-1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

INTENTIONAL FREE TIME

For Park Excursions, Allerton Tour,

and Conversations

2:00 PM-2:45 PM

DAREC (Developmental Algebra Restructuring

to Effect Change) Methods and Materials

Jim Hodge, Dave Schaefer,

Tracey Hoy,

Library

Lake County

2:50 PM-3:45 PM

A:

Basic Geometry, Technology, and

Vernon Kays

Collaborative Learning

Richland

Pine Room

B:

An Innovative Approach to

Nancy Johnson

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers

Purdue Calumet

Library

C:

Department Chair Roundtable

Dave Schaefer

Butternut Room

Lake County

D:

Issues Facing Distance Learning, or

Pat Ward

What's Your Beef with D-L?

Illinois

Oak Room

Central

3:45 PM-4:10 PM

Coffee Break-Sponsor: [publisher]

4:15 PM-5:15 PM

A:

Matrix Inversion and the TI-92

Chris Niemann

Pine Room

Belleville Area College

B:

The Unique Features of the TI-83

Bill Schooley

Library

Harper College

C:

Computer Science Interest Group

Mary Rylko

Butternut Room

McHenry County

College

5:15 PM-5:40 PM

Social Time-Sponsor: [publisher]

5:45 PM-6:45 PM

Dinner and Awards

7:00 PM

Social Hour

Sponsor(s): [publisher(s)]

7:00 PM

DAREC Methods Follow-up Session

Hodge, Schaefer, Hoy

Library

Lake County

8:00 PM

Incoming IMACC Board Meeting

Dominic Magno

Pine Room

9:00 PM

Linear Applied Geometry (LAG) Seminar

Allerton House Basement

9:00 PM

Probability Seminar

Oak Room

Saturday, April 5

7:15 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast

7:30 AM-11:30 AM***

CHECK-OUT***

You must check out before lunch.

8:45 AM-10:00 AM

Business Meeting

Library

10:00 AM-10:20 AM

Coffee Break

Sponsor: [publisher]

10:20 AM-10:40 AM

Raffle Drawings & Other Prize Awards

Shirley Scheiner

10:40 AM-11:40 AM

Panel Discussion: Will the Multitude of "Reform"

Math Courses Produce Students with a Less Uniform

Learning Experience? If so, What Are the Implications?

Library

11:40 AM-11:50 AM

Closing Remarks

12:00 NN-1:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Golf

LaVerne McFadden

Reservations must be made in advance with

LaVerne McFadden at Parkland College, 217-351-2583