Beacon College Institute for Critical Thinking

Articles & Presentations
Beacon College faculty and administrators present nationally in order to share their knowledge and research. These articles are intended to inform colleagues regarding the value and benefits of the critical thinking component when education students with learning disabilities.

Nancy Berger, Faculty Member
Coordinator of College Writing Center
Owning Up to the "College Level" Writing Myth, Hofstra University, NY October, 2008

President Deborah A. Brodbeck
Leadership in Higher Education, Invited Panelist at Florida Organization of Women in Higher Education Regional Conference at St. Thomas University, FL, March 2008.

Developing a Quality Enhancement Plan that Transforms a College Community presenting with Dr. John Good at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX, December 2008.

Transitional Issues: Assessing the Readiness for College Life at the Learning Disabilities Association International Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2009.

Dr. Mary Bruck
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Women in the Supreme Court of the Unites States: Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bade Ginsberg: Trailblazing for Gender Equity. Presented at the Oxford Union as part of the Oxford Round Table, July 16, 2007, Oxford Union, Oxford University, Oxford England

Dr. Shelly Chandler, Department Chair Human Services
Interim Department Chair Liberal Studies
Completed Certification for Animal Assisted Therapy, Summer, 2009.

Dr. James Fleming
Department Chair of Computer Information Systems (CIS)
Educator's Show and Tell: Learning About Assistive Technology at Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology of America Conference, Washington, DC, June 2008.

Demonstrating Student Learning through the Use of Technology at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, December 2008.

The Implementation, Training, and Assessment of Assistive Technology at a Learning Disabilities College at the Assistive Technology Industry Association International Conference. Orlando, FL January 2009

Dr. Johnny Good
Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness

Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Students with Disabilities
Johnny L. Good, Ed.D (PDF Format)

Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Students with Learning Disabilities.  Florida Developmental Education Association, Daytona Beach, Florida, October 1, 2009.  Co Presenter: Michele Patestides.

Yes, We Can Succeed! at Learning Disabilities Association of Texas State Conference, Austin, TX, October 2008.

Beacon College: A Learning Institution Focused on Critical Thinking.  Lady Lake Rotary Club, Lady Lake, Florida, September 1, 2009.

Dr. Harriet Masembe
Professor of English Literature
Summer 2009, archival research on 19th century British missionaries to Uganda between 1862 and 1878, Oxford, England. Corresponding local and global competition of artists and writers exhibits detailing archival research.

Sandy Novak, M.F.A.
Associate Professor CIS, Web & DIgital Media
Introduction to Web Design and Advanced Web Design Techniques, Digital Media Academy Professional Training Courses, Stanford University June/July 2008.

Introduction to Web Design and Flash, Digital Media Academy Professional Training Courses, South Carolina School District, June 2008.

Digital Photography and Photoshop, Digital Media Academy Professional Training Course at Sea, July 2008.

Introduction to Web Design, Technology Training for Faculty for at Risk Students, Digital Media Academy Professional Training Course, Los Angeles area, August 2008.

Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash Sessions at the Computer Using Educators, CUE Conference, March 2009.

Introduction to Web Design and Advanced Web Design Techniques, Digital Media Academy Professional Training Courses, Stanford University, July 2009.

Advanced Web Design Techniques, Digital Media Academy Professional Training Course, Harvard University, August 2009.

Dr. Jennifer Rahman
Assistant Professor of Psychology
High-Stakes Academic Testing with Hispanic Students, National Association of School Psychologists' Annual Convention, Boston. February, 2009.

Dr. Shane Runyon, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs &
Dr. Shelly Chandler, Department Chair Human Services
Enhancing Critical Thinking for Students with Learning Disabilities, at the International Conference on Critical Thinking. Berkeley, CA, July 2008.

Transforming from Teaching to Learning, at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Conference in San Antonio TX, December, 2008.

Dr. Betsy Stourmorrill
Vice President for Educational Support Services
Qualitative Life History Research of Adult Non-and Limited Readers, Walden University Winter Research Symposium, Dallas, TX. February, 2009.

Dissertation Research Presentation, University of Central Florida Literacy Symposium, Orlando, April 2009.

Proposal accepted for presentation, Life Without Reading, Learning Disabilities Association International Conference, Baltimore, MD. February, 2010.