Conference Presentations

Kristi G. Bowling and Lynn Lauterbach, "Medical Mysteries: A Free Online Adventure Game using Technology, Microbiology, and the Scientific Method", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) National Conference, San Francisco, California (March 12, 2011).

Kristi G. Bowling and Lynn Lauterbach, "CSI: A Free Online Adventure Game that Engages Students in Technology While Teaching Forensic Science", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) National Conference, San Francisco, California (March 11, 2011).

Yvonne Klisch and Lynn Lauterbach, “Using FREE Online Games to Teach Science Content and Inspire STEM Careers”, presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) National Conference, San Francisco, California (March 10, 2011). 

Carlos Monroy, "Emerging Contexts for Science Education: Embedding a Forensic Science Game in a Virtual World", presentation at the iConference 2011, Seattle, Washington (February 11, 2011).

Yvonne Klisch, Lynn Lauterbach, "Connecting Drug Education, Environmental Science, and Technology: The Game Is On!", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Regional Conference, Nashville, Tennessee (December 4, 2010).

Kristi G. Bowling, Lynn Lauterbach, "Medical Mysteries: A Free Online Adventure Game that Emphasizes the Scientific Method and Encourages Health and Science Careers.", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Regional Conference, Nashville, Tennessee (December 3, 2010).

Yvonne Klisch, Lynn Lauterbach, "Connecting Drug Education, Environmental Science, and Technology: The Game Is On!", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Regional Conference, Baltimore, Maryland (November 12, 2010).

Kristi G. Bowling, Lynn Lauterbach, "Medical Mysteries: A Free Online Adventure Game that Emphasizes the Scientific Method and Encourages Health and Science Careers.", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Regional Conference, Baltimore, Maryland (November 12, 2010).

Kristi G. Bowling, "CSI: A Free Online Adventure Game that Engages Students in Technology While Teaching Forensic Science", presentation at the CAST (Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching), Houston, Texas (November 13, 2010).

Kristi G. Bowling, "Medical Mysteries: A Free Online Adventure Game using Technology, Microbiology, and the Scientific Method", presentation at the CAST (Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching), Houston, Texas (November 12, 2010).

Yvonne Klisch, "Using FREE Online Games to Teach Science Content and Inspire STEM Careers with Web Adventures", presentation at the CAST (Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching), Houston, Texas (November 12, 2010).

Yvonne Klisch, "Integrating the Science of Drug Education into the Classroom with FREE online Web Adventures", presentation at the CAST (Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching), Houston, Texas (November 12, 2010). 

Yvonne Klisch, Lynn Lauterbach, "Connecting Drug Education, Environmental Science, and Technology: The Game Is On!", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Regional Conference, Kansas City, Missouri (October 29).

Kristi G. Bowling, Lynn Lauterbach, "Medical Mysteries: A Free Online Adventure Game that Reinforces the Scientific Method.", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Regional Conference, Kansas City, Missouri (October 28, 2010).

Yvonne Klisch, Lynn Lauterbach, and Leslie Miller, "An Online Game That Teaches About Alcohol Abuse: It's an Adventure!", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) National Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 19, 2010).

Kristi Green Bowling and Lynn Lauterbach, "Medical Mysteries: A Web Adventure for Teaching Science Through Inquiry", presentation at NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Philadelphia National Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 19, 2010).

Yvonne Klisch, Leslie Miller, Lynn Lauterbach, "Connecting Drug Education, Environmental Science, and Technology: The Game Is On!", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) National Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 19, 2010).

Leslie Miller, "Read About It: Online Technology Teaches Science!", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Phoenix Area Conference, Phoenix, Arizona (December 4, 2009).

Leslie Miller, "NABT Session: Using Free Online Games to Teach Science Process and Science Content", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Phoenix Area Conference, Phoenix, Arizona (December 4, 2009).

Leslie Miller, "Integrating Web Adventures Into Your Lessons", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Fort Lauderdale Area Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (November 13, 2009).

Leslie Miller and Lynn Lauterbach, "NABT Session: Using Free Online Games to Teach Science Process and Science Content", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Minneapolis Area Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 30, 2009).

Yvonne Klisch, "NABT Session: Online Forensics and the Biological Effects of Alcohol", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Minneapolis Area Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 30, 2009).

Yvonne Klisch, "Science and Technology Integration: Using Web Adventures to Teach Middle School Students about Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism", presentation at the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) Conference, Charleston, South Carolina (March 6, 2009).

"Guiding the Inquiry Process: MedMyst as Inquiry", Arizona State University - Office of Youth Preparation Education Partnerships, Phoenix, Arizona (October 18, 2008).

"Teaching about Infectious Diseases through Web Adventures", American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Fort Worth, Texas (April 11, 2008).

Leslie Miller and Lynn Lauterbach, "Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse: An Interactive Teaching Tool", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Southern Area Conference, Birmingham, Alabama (December 7, 2007).

Leslie Miller and Kelly Biddle, "Using Online Games to Teach Science", NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Southern Area Conference, Birmingham, Alabama (December 6, 2007).

"Effective Outreach Materials", American Society for Microbiology — Texas Branch, Huntsville, Texas (November 17, 2007).

Leslie Miller and Lynn Lauterbach, "Online Games for Science Teaching: How to Make Them Work for You", NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Western Area Conference, Denver, Colorado (November 9, 2007).

Lynn Lauterbach and Leslie Miller, "An Innovative Approach to Teaching Adolescents About Alcohol Abuse", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Western Area Conference, Denver, Colorado (November 9, 2009).

"7th Annual Environmental Health Sciences Summer Institute for K-12 Educators", The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Science Park, Austin, Texas (July 23-26, 2007).

"Medical Mysteries: An Institute on Infectious Diseases for Teachers", University of Washington Extension Program, Bellevue, WA (July 9-13, 2007).

Leslie Miller and Liliana F. Rodriguez, "Effective Outreach Materials to Teach Microbiology to Pre-College Students", American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Buffalo, New York (May 18-20, 2007).

Leslie Miller and Lynn Lauterbach, "Online Games for Science Teaching: Do They Really Work?", presentation at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) National Convention, St. Louis, Missouri (March 30, 2007).

Janice Mayes, Lynn Lauterbach, and Leslie Miller, "Free Multimedia to Teach Adolescents About Alcohol", presentation at the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Meeting, Forth Worth, Texas (December 1, 2006).

Janice Mayes and Lynn Lauterbach, "Why Use Online Games in Your Science Class", presentation at the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) Midwestern Regional Conference, Omaha, Nebraska (October 20, 2006).

Janice Mayes and Lynn Lauterbach, "Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse: An Interactive Teaching Tool", presentation at the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) Midwestern Regional Conference, Omaha, Nebraska (October 20, 2006).

Janice Mayes, "The RECONSTRUCTORS™: On-line Materials to Teach About Drugs of Abuse", session at the American School Health Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri (October 14, 2006).

"Microbial Discovery Workshop", National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), Albuquerque, New Mexico (October 13, 2006).

Leslie Miller and Janice Mayes, "Drugs of Abuse and the Brain: An Interactive Approach to Teaching About Substance Abuse", breakout session at the National Association of Health Education Centers (NAHEC) Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee (August 29, 2006).

"Medical Mysteries Workshop", University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Public Health 13th Annual Environmental Health Sciences Summer Institute for Teachers, Piscataway and Newark, NJ (July 17-21 and August 7-11, 2006).

Leslie Miller, Janice Mayes, Trez Buckland, and Jennifer Williamson, "Using Web Adventures to Teach About the Brain and Addiction", workshop at the Stanford Center for Excellence, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Washington (July 10-11, 2006).

"Medical Mysteries: A Problem-based Approach to Teaching about Infectious Diseases", Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, (June 26-30 and August 7-11, 2006).

"Medical Mysteries: An Institute on Infectious Diseases for Teachers", University of Washington Extension Program, Bellevue, Washington (June 26-30 and July 13-August 4, 2006).

Dominiqué S. McCain, workshop at the Aldine Independent School District MedMyst Summer Training , Houston, Texas (June 26-28, 2006).

Dominiqué S. McCain and Bonnie L. Hoffman, "Reconstructors and Medical Mysteries: Teaching Science Through Web Adventures", workshop at the Region One ESC Technology Conference 2006, South Padre Island, Texas (May 16, 2006).

Leslie Miller and Donna Smith, "MedMyst: Teaching About the World of Microbes Through Web Adventures", workshop at the 2006 National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) National Conference on Science Education, Anaheim, California (April 7, 2006).

Dominiqué S. McCain and Bonnie L. Hoffman, "MedMyst: Teaching About the World of Microbes Through Web Adventures", workshop at the Orlando Science Center, Orlando, Florida (March 27 and 28th, 2006).

Dominiqué S. McCain and Irmgard Willcockson, "Web adventures to get your students ready for the Science TEKS", workshop at the Expanding Your Horizons Conference, The Rice School/La Escuela Rice, Houston, Texas (February 25, 2006).

Dominiqué S. McCain, "MedMyst: Teaching About the World of Microbes", presented at the Rio Grande Valley Science Association Annual Science Conference, San Juan, Texas (February 4, 2006).

Dominiqué S. McCain and Irmgard Willcockson, workshop at the 2005 Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST), Houston, Texas (October 27-29, 2005).

Dominiqué S. McCain and Irmgard Willcockson, workshop at the 2005 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference (NABT), Milwaukee, Wisconsin (October 8, 2005).

Leslie Miller and Janice Mayes, "Online Materials to Teach About Drugs of Abuse", presented at the National Association of Health Educators (NAHEC) Conference, Houston, Texas (August 30, 2005).

Dominiqué S. McCain and Irmgard Willcockson, workshop at the Medical Mysteries Summer Training Institute, Houston, Texas (July 18-22 and 25-29, 2005).

"Medical Mysteries: An Institute for Teachers (Grades 5-9)", University of Washington Extension Program, Bellevue, Washington (June 27-July 1 and August 1-5, 2005).

"Medical Mysteries: A Problem-based Approach to Teaching about Infectious Diseases", Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, (June 20-24 and August 8-12, 2005).

Irmgard Willcockson, workshop at the Medical Mysteries: Mini-Summer Institute, San Juan, Texas (June 13-14, 2005).

Leslie Miller, "MedMyst at the CDC", presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (June 6, 2005).

Leslie Miller, Janice Mayes, and Irmgard Willcockson, "Catch the Fever: An Innovative and Interactive Way to Teach About Infectious Disease", presented at the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) National Convention, Dallas, Texas (April 2, 2005).

Janice Mayes and Janette Moreno, "The Reconstructors®: Teaching About the Nervous System Through Web Adventures", presented at the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) National Convention, Dallas, Texas (April 1, 2005).

Janice Mayes and Janette Moreno, "The Reconstructors®: Teaching Science Through Web Adventures", presented at the Metropolitan Association of Teachers of Science (MATS), Houston, Texas (February 26, 2005).

Janice Mayes and Vicky Estrera, "MedMyst: Ready, Set, Infect!", presented at the Rio Grande Valley Science Association Annual Science Conference, San Juan, Texas (February 5, 2005).

Janette Moreno and Donna Smith, "Teaching Science and Health through an Innovative Technology Approach", presented at the Metropolitan Association of Teachers of Science (MATS), Houston, Texas (October 16, 2004).

Leslie Miller and Martha Griffin Kolbe, "Medical Mysteries: A Free, Museum-Tested Professional Development Program for Middle-School Teachers on Infectious Diseases", presentation at National Association of Health Education Centers (NAHEC) 16th Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio (September 1, 2004).

Leslie Miller, "Two Types of Web Adventure Games: Feedback From Users", poster presentation at ED-MEDIA 2004: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Lugano, Switzerland (June 24, 2004).

Leslie Miller, "Using Web-Based Multimedia Narrative and Simulations to Teach about Drugs of Abuse", poster presentation at ED-MEDIA 2004: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Lugano, Switzerland (June 23, 2004).

Vicky Estrera, Workshop at the Medical Mysteries Summer Institute, Alamo, Texas (June 7-11, 2004).

Leslie Miller, Janice Mayes, and Donna Smith, "The Reconstructors®: Teaching About Drugs of Abuse Through an Internet Game", presented at the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia (April 2, 2004).

Leslie Miller and Vicky Estrera, "Catch the Fever: Using A Web Adventure to Teach About Infectious Diseases", presented at the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia (April 2, 2004).

Vicky Estrera and Janice Mayes, "The Reconstructors®: Teaching About Drugs of Abuse Through an Internet Game" and "Catch the Fever: Teaching Science Through Infectious Disease", presented at the Rio Grande Valley Science Association Annual Science Conference, San Juan, Texas (February 7, 2004).

Vicky Estrera, "Catch the Fever: An Innovative and Interactive Way to Teach About Infectious Disease", presented at the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching, Houston, Texas (October 30, 2003).

Leslie Miller and Vicky Estrera, "Facts You Need to Know about Club Drugs and Other Drugs of Abuse: Update from the National Institute on Drug Abuse", presented at U.S. Dept. of Education's Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Austin, Texas (October 16, 2003).

"The Reconstructors®: Medicinal Mysteries in History", workshop at the Making Connections Institute - Addiction: Hijacking the Brain at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (July 14, 2003).

"The Reconstructors®: Medicinal Mysteries in History", workshop at the Visualizing Addiction summer workshop, Washington state (July 11, 2003).

"MedMyst: Teaching About Infectious Diseases Through Web Adventures", workshop at The National Science Teachers' Association National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 28, 2003).

Carlos R. Solís, "The Digital Divide and Latino Learning", presented at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, Texas (2003).

Donald Perkins and Michael Brorby, "The Digital Divide and Latino Learning", presented at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, Texas (2003).

Carlos R. Solís and Donald Perkins, "Internet Broadcasting on a Shoestring", presented at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, Texas (2003).

"The Reconstructors®: A Science Web Adventure with Classroom Activities", workshop at The National Science Teachers' Association Regional Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico (December 7, 2002).

"Catch the Fever: An Innovative and Interactive Way to Teach About Infectious Disease", workshop at The National Science Teachers' Association Regional Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico (December 6, 2002).

"The Reconstructors®: A Science Web Adventure with Classroom Activities", workshop at The National Science Teachers' Association Regional Convention, Louisville, Kentucky (October 25, 2002).

"Catch the Fever: An Innovative and Interactive Way to Teach About Infectious Disease", workshop at The National Science Teachers' Association Regional Convention, Louisville, Kentucky (October 25, 2002).

"The Reconstructors®: Medicinal Mysteries in History", workshop at the Making Connections Institute - Addiction: Hijacking the Brain at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (July 8, 2002).

Julie Cohn and Hubert Daughtery, "EduPop: Engineering the Internet for Multimedia", presented at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, Texas (2002).

Carlos R. Solís and Donald Perkins, "Stream It Up: The Use, Production and Distribution of Digital Video", presented at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, Texas (2002).

Carlos R. Solís, "Bridging the Digital Divide: Should we change the way we do professional development?" presented at Digital Steppingstones: Smart Strategies for Underserved Communities in the Information Age; Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, Houston Workshop, Houston, Texas (2001).

Carlos R. Solís, "From Access to Knowledge in the Digital Divide: ECOT a case study", presented at the 7th Annual Education Dialogue Conference, Austin, Texas (2001).

Christy L. Brandenburg and R. Berg, "Assessing true Interaction with Technology: Have You Got It?", presented at the Association of Youth Mueseums' Interactivity '01, St. Louis, Missouri (May 2001).

Carlos R. Solís and Donald Perkins, "Creating, maintaining and sustaining an On-Line Community of Teachers", presented at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, Texas (2001).

Carlos R. Solís, "The Digital Divide: From Access to Knowledge", presented at Bridging the Digital Divide Forum: Libraries for the Future/Teach Harlem II, City College, New York (2000).

Carlos R. Solís, "The Web: Creating a Framework for School-wide Collaboration", presented at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, Texas (1999).

Carlos R. Solís and Paula Cooper, "Databases and the Science Classroom", presented at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, Texas (1999).

Carlos R. Solís, "Databases and Dynamic Websites as centralized infromation management and distribution systems for school districts", presented at Education Center, Region 20, San Antonio, Texas (January 1999).

Carlos R. Solís, "Databases for Science: an Internet based crosscurricular learning environment", presented at Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT) Corpus Christi, Texas (November 1998)

Carlos R. Solís, "Minority access to information technolgy: are schools the first equalizers", presented at Digital Stepping Stones: Increasing Minority Participation in the Information Age- Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (October, 1998)

Leslie Miller, "Making Networking Concepts Easy," presented at Teaching and Technology for Tomorrow for the 18th annual Texas Computer Education Association State Conference

Carlos R. Solís, "Teaching and Learning with Networks: Construction in Science Education"- W. M. Keck Center, Houston, Texas (January 16, 1998)

Tony Gorry, Information Technology seminar, Academic Medical Center - Summer, 1997

Each summer, Tony Gorry serves as the Dean of the Faculty at a seminar on Information Technology in the Academic Medical Center sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Tony's presentations this year included: Envisioning the System after Next, Integrating Technology into the Organization, Managing the IT Portfolio, and Information Technology & Strategy.

Doralyn H. Edwards, "Navigating the Universe of Web Information in the Multimedia Classroom," presented at "The Universe at Your Fingertips: Continuing Web Education" Conference, University of California, Santa Barbara, - May 25, 1997

This paper was presented to librarians, information technologists, and multimedia specialists in the California region. The paper presented focuses on a librarian's experience working with faculty in the Symonds Lab.