Conference Presentations

National and International Conferences

Polly, D., Orrill, C.H., Ledford, S., Bleich, L. (2005, October). InterMath-GPS: Addressing teachers' needs with the design of a learner-centered professional development course. Presentation given at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Conference: Orlando, FL.

Polly, D., Webb, H.T., Subramony, D., Park, S., & Strobel, J. (2005, October). Maximizing AECT involvement as a graduate student: Reflections from the 2004 AECT interns. Presentation given at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Conference: Orlando, FL.

West, R., Watters, S., Subramony, D., Polly, D., & Park, S. (2005, October). Student-to-student: Facilitating success in graduate programs in instructional technology. Presentation given at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Conference: Orlando, FL.

Polly, D. & Shepherd, C. (2005, April). Understanding pre-service teachers' impressions of technology's role in education. Paper presented at the 2005 American Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting: Montreal, Canada. Contribution: 50%.

Polly, D., Ledford, S.D., Orrill, C.H., & Bleich, L. (2005, April). Learning technology in the context of professional development. Paper presented at the 2005 American Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting: Montreal, Canada. Contribution: 25%.

Shepherd, C. & Polly, D. (2004, October). Redesigning an introduction to computers course for preservice teachers to focus on multimedia reflection. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology's International Meeting: Chicago, IL. Contribution: 50%.

Polly, D., & Shepherd, C. (2004, October). Reflective pre-Service teachers: Using e-portfolios to facilitate reflection in teacher education." Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology's International Meeting: Chicago, IL. Contribution: 50%.

Keller, M., & Polly, D. (2004, June). Enhancing the teacher-student connection: Innovations in professional development to improve student achievement. Brief paper presented at the 2004 Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications: Lugano, Switzerland. Contribution: 50%.

Polly, D., & Griffin, T. (2004, June). The internet's impact on teacher education: Implications for online professional development courses for teachers. Brief paper presented at the 2004 Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications: Lugano, Switzerland. Contribution: 80%.

Polly, D., Orrill, C.H. Ledford, S.D., & Erbas, A.K. (2004, June).Technology-enhanced math investigations: Facilitating the design and implementation of TEMIs into the classroom." Full paper presented at the 2004 Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications: Lugano, Switzerland. Contribution: 80%.

Ledford, S.D, Polly, D., Erbas, A.K., & Orrill, C.H. (2004, April). Learner-centered professional development: The InterMath experience. Poster presentation presented at the Research Pre-session of the 2004 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Convention: Philadelphia, PA. Contribution: 25%.

Polly, D., Orrill, C.H., Erbas, A.K., & Ledford, S.D. (2004, March). Training teachers to integrate technology-rich mathematics investigations. Brief paper presented at the 2004 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education's Annual Conference: Atlanta, GA. Contribution: 50%.

Shepherd, C., Polly, D., Rich, P., & Thomas, G. (2004, March). Integrating e-portfolios into teacher education programs. Brief paper presented at the 2004 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education's Annual Conference: Atlanta, GA. Contribution: 40%.

Orrill, C.H., Erbas, A.K., Ledford, S.D., & Polly, D. (2004, March). Integrating technology-enhanced mathematical investigations. Poster session presented at the 2004 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education's Annual Conference: Atlanta, GA. Contribution: 25%.

Polly, D. (2003, October). Putting the learner first: Cognitive theories in instructional design. Paper presented at the 2003 Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Polly, D. (2003, October). Dropping your anchors: Implications for learning anchors in middle grades classrooms. Paper presented at the 2003 Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Moore, J., Polly, D., Deaton, B., Singleton, E., & Wang, F. (2003, October). The great divide: Pre-service faculty use (or non-use) of technology in pre-service methods courses. Poster session presented at the 2003 Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference, Anaheim, CA. Contribution: 40%.

Polly, D. (2003, June). Anchoring student learning in technology-rich authentic environments. Brief paper presented at the 2003 Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Polly, D. (2003, June). Infusing cognitive principles in the development of instructional activities. Brief paper presented at the 2003 Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Polly, D., & Hannafin, R.D. (2003, June). Employing dynamic software to solve open-ended investigations. Brief paper presented at the 2003 Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Presentations at Local and State Conferences

Ledford, S., Bleich, L., Polly, D. & Orrill, C. (Forthcoming 2005, October). Exploring mathematics with dynamic geometry software. Session to be presented at the Georgia Mathematics Conference: Eatonton, GA.

Ledford, S., Bleich, L., Polly, D. & Orrill, C. (Forthcoming 2005, October). Unpacking the mathematics: An in-depth look at an open-ended investigation. Session to be presented at the Georgia Mathematics Conference: Eatonton, GA.

Bleich, L., Ledford, S., Polly, D. & Orrill, C. (Forthcoming 2005, October). Problem solving with spreadsheets. Session to be presented at the Georgia Mathematics Conference: Eatonton, GA.

Bleich, L., Ledford, S., Polly, D. & Orrill, C. (Forthcoming 2005, October). InterMath: technology-rich professional development in mathematics. Session to be presented at the Georgia Mathematics Conference: Eatonton, GA.

Polly, D., Orrill, C.H., Ledford, S., & Bleich, L. (2004, October). Patterns and algebraic thinking through spreadsheets. Presentation given at the Georgia Council for Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference: Eatonton, GA. Contribution: 90%.

Bleich, L., Polly, D., Ledford, S., & Orrill, C.H. (2004, October). InterMath: Professional development for middle grades teachers. Session presented at the Georgia Council for Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference: Eatonton, GA. Contribution: 10%.

Ledford, S., Polly, D., Erbas, A.K., & Bleich, L. (2004, October). Using technology to unpack open-ended problems." Session presented at the Georgia Council for Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference: Eatonton, GA. Contribution: 10%.

Polly, D., Erbas, A.K., Ledford, S.D., & Orrill, C.H. (2004, March). Designing technology-enhanced math investigations. Session presented at the 2004 Virginia Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference: Roanoke, VA. Contribution: 90%.

Polly, D. (2004, March). Field of dreams: Fostering effective field experiences for pre-service teachers. Session presented at the 2004 Virginia Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference: Roanoke, VA.

Polly, D., Moore, J.M., Ma, I.M., Singleton, E., & Deaton, B. (2004, February). Technology use in teacher education programs. Paper presented at the 2004 Eastern Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting: Clearwater, FL. Contribution: 80%.

Polly, D., & Hannafin, R.D. (2004, February). Investigating the impact of OELE's on student achievement in geometry. Paper presented at the 2004 Eastern Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting: Clearwater, FL. Contribution: 50%.

Polly, D., Orrill, C.H., Erbas, A.K., & Ledford, S.D. (2004, February). Training teachers to use technology-enhanced mathematics investigations. Paper presented at the 2004 Eastern Education Research Association's Annual Meeting: Clearwater, FL. Contribution: 80%.

Erbas, A.K., Ledford, S.D., Orrill, C.H., & Polly, D. (2004, February). Integrating technology-enhanced mathematics investigations into the curriculum. Session presented at the 2004 Georgia Educational Technology Conference: Macon, GA. Contribution: 25%.

Polly, D. (2003, March). Technology-enhanced mathematics investigations. Presentation given at the 2003 Virginia Society for Technology in Education Conference, Crystal City, Virginia.

Polly, D., & Tatum, N (2002, October). Using a collaborative buddy model between primary and upper elementary school students to explore probability and statistics concepts. Presentation given at the College of William and Mary's Eighth Annual Mathematics Institute, Williamsburg, VA. Contribution: 50%.

Polly, D., Jernigan, C., & Wolfe, M. (2002, March). Exploring patterns with hands-on investigations. Presentation given at the 2002 Virginia Council for Teachers of Mathematics' Annual Conference, Manassas, VA. Contribution: 80%.

Jernigan, C., Polly, D., & Wolfe, M. (2002, February). Building an algebraic framework through patterns. Presentation given at the 2002 College of William and Mary's Seventh Annual Mathematics Institute, Williamsburg, VA. Contribution: 33%.