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York University 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:52:29Z

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*Reorganization - two faculties merged together
*Academic computing and business computing merged too
*Challenges - coordination between teaching support and tech support
*Priorities - training program
*Student portal/faculty portal introduced
*Learning commons
*Pressure to become social media savey
*No resources
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Winter Meeting 2024

2024-09-25T15:52:22Z

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'''DATE: Wednesday February 21'''

'''LOCATION: York University'''

* 88 Pond Road, Victor Phillip Dahdeleh Building

* Room 1014

* Google Map Location https://maps.app.goo.gl/rYtECamt3nnBMRj87

* Parking: Closest parking is the Student Services Garage (https://maps.app.goo.gl/1Vuj2BsvxzFDxj3B7). Payment is required through Honk Mobile, details here -> https://www.yorku.ca/parking/honk-mobile-app/
* More general information about getting to York -> https://maps.info.yorku.ca/transit-driving-directions/

'''REGISTRATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-AwAg2Puph9MI2FGx4pyIGbZt_Y4wHiJqVPArJqCSuvh9gA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Those planning to participate are asked to RSVP by February 5th, 2024 using the form linked above.

==Agenda==

9:00 am – 9:45 am - Refreshments and Chatter

9:45 am – 10:00 am - Welcome - Chloë Brushwood Rose - Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning, York University

10:00 am - 11:00 am - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/15xDqY9y35E4dTRyyKN2gGq6fTX48bb2lMqdNNpRDENE/edit?usp=sharing Round table updates from each institution]

11:00 am - 12:00pm - Patrick Thibaudeau - Director, IT Innovation and Academic Technologies, York University - Reshaping the Technological Landscape in Higher Ed

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00 pm – Update from eCampusOntario

2:00pm - 3:00 pm - Cracker Barrel session (AI, Accessibility, Tracking/ Reporting (adding value); Quality evaluation frameworks)

3:00pm - 3:30 pm - Marisa Duval, Jeff Puncher - University of Ottawa - Scuba and Mental Health VR; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc1LtVw8Kf4 Quality Improvement Escape Room VR]

3:30pm - 4:00 pm - Dr. Ron Owston - Research Associate, Contact North - [https://apps.contactnorth.ca/ AI Tutor Pro and AI Teaching Assistant Pro]

4:00pm - 4:30 pm – Plans for future meetings and close

Refreshments and lunch will be provided by York University.

'''Need a hotel?'''

A limited number of rooms have been blocked off at the Executive Learning Centre on campus accommodations offered through Schulich School of Business. Cost is $174 + HST per room, per night. Additional $20 per night for double occupancy. Bookings (and cancellations) '''must be made by Thursday, February 1st'''. Any rooms not picked up in the block by this date will be released back into our general inventory and subject to our availability.

To book:
Please contact the front desk directly through reservations@schulich.yorku.ca or at 416-650-8300 and provide the Block ID 684509, or block name Winter OUCEL Meeting.
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Winter Meeting 2020

2024-09-25T15:52:14Z

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== Location and Meeting Details: ==

Date: February 20, 2020

Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Peter Bronfman Learning Centre - 7th floor | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University | 297 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W1

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is located at 297 Victoria Street, in the heart of downtown Toronto. Our building is just north of Dundas Street, one block east of Yonge Street.

*Closest subway stop: [http://www.ttc.ca/Subway/Stations/Dundas/station.jsp Dundas Station]

*Parking Garage: 300 Victoria Street, across The Chang School entrance. ($19)

*[https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/6/67/Chang.png Link to map]

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'''Registration:'''

[http://bit.ly/OUCeLWinter2020 Registration Form for OUCeL Winter Meeting 2020]

==Agenda==

9:00 – 9:30 am - Refreshments

9:30 – 9:35 am - Welcome - Gary Hepburn - Dean, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University

9:35 - 11:00 am - Welcome and round table updates from each institution

11:00 - 11:15 am - Break

11:15 - 12:00 pm – Update from eCampusOntario - Lena Patterson (Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations) and Michel Singh (Chief Technology Officer) - [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/5/50/ECO_OUCeL_Feb_20.pdf eCampusOntario Update PPT] and [https://youtu.be/M-AvMkEQk5w Video Archive]

12:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 pm - Online development processes: comparative strategies, opportunities and challenges - Facilitator: Aldo Caputo; Participants - Jeanette Caron, Leonora Zefi, Naza Djafarova -
[https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/f/fb/Oucel_W2020-UW-online_dev_process.pdf Aldo Caputo - UWaterloo presentation PPT]
[https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/b/b2/2020-03-OUCeL-Winter_003.pdf Jeanette Caron - uOttawa PPT]

2:00 - 2:15 pm - Break

2:15 - 3:00 pm - SIGS - Facilitators: Aldo Caputo; Leslie Malcolm

* Cracker barrel topics: Online Development Session - Development Processes; HEQCO Report implications; Governance; Webinar Tools

3:00 - 3:30 pm - Culture Change and OER Adoption - Ishan Abeywardena (Waterloo) - [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/6/6f/Culture_Change_and_OER_Adoption_-_OUCeL2020.pdf I. Abeywardena presentation PPT]

3:30- 3:45 pm - OUCeL Wiki Sprints - Course Information/syllabus platforms

3:45 - 4:15 pm - Helping Learners Create their Career-Facing Digital Footprint- Kathleen DeLaski, Education Design Lab - [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/f/f2/ECampusOntario_FInal.pdf K. DeLaski presentation PPT]

4:15 - 4:30 – Wrap up

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Meeting Notes and Links:

[https://bit.ly/32cwlJD eCampusOntario Google TESS Brainstorm Document]
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Winter Meeting 2019

2024-09-25T15:52:05Z

Mclare:

== Location and Meeting Details: ==

Date: February 19, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Location: York University - Second Student Centre (SSC) - Room A2

[http://bit.ly/OUCeLWinter2019 Online Registration now available]: Deadline Feb 5, 2019

*[http://maps.info.yorku.ca/transit-driving-directions Travel Information]:Public transit directions, driving directions from various highways/airport

*[http://maps.info.yorku.ca/files/2018/09/KEELE_Map_Sept-2018.pdf York Campus Map]

*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fLm21z1uVDM5Dz_74Bd8qoVvFy5Hu3PI Detail map showing Second Student Centre - SSC Meeting Location]

* On campus accommodation information below

==Agenda==

9:00 – 9:30 am - Refreshments

9:30 – 10:30 am - Welcome and Round table updates 3 min. for each institution

10:30 am – 11:00 am – Technology Ecosystem Renewal (Nick Baker, Mary Scott, Sue Forbes)

11:00 - 11:15 am - break

11:15 - 11:45 pm – YorkU Showcase - [https://vimeo.com/320825263 Webcast Archive] [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1exbOD1gWFdI-iGMwfpcHkHlf5UxrBtyS Presentation]
* Perpetual Course - Will Gage (Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning)
* Student Advising with Watson - David Ip Yam (Project Director, Student Service Excellence) and Peter Rowley (Director, Applications and Integration)

11:45 am - 12:30 pm – Update from eCampusOntario - Lena Patterson (Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations) and Michael Singh (Chief Technology Officer) [https://vimeo.com/320825279 Webcast Archive] [https://ecampusontario.syncedtool.ca/shares/file/11951100f334c9/ Presentation]

12:30 - 1:30 pm - Lunch

1:30 - 2:30 pm - Leadership Development with [https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-keyek-franssen-35824b2 Deborah Keyek-Franssen ] from University of Colorado. Co-facilitated by Laurie Harrison

2:30 - 2:45 pm - Break

2:45 - 3:30 pm - OUCeL Wiki Sprints - Facilitators: Aldo Caputo; Leslie Malcolm

3:30 - 3:50 pm - Riipen updates and round table - Aldo Caputo, Jeanette Caron

3:50 - 4:20 pm - Lynda.com Research/HEQCO Report - Jackie Pichette (Senior Researcher and Manager of Special Projects at HEQCO) [https://vimeo.com/320825243 Webcast Archive ][http://www.heqco.ca/en-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/Minding-the-Gap-Ontario-Postsecondary-Students-Perceptions-on-the-State-of-Their-Skills.aspx Minding The Gap Report]

4:20 - 4:30 – Wrap up

==On Campus Accommodation==

[http://seec.schulich.yorku.ca/about-us/contact-locations/schulich-executive-learning-centre Schulich Executive Learning Centre]
Contact reservations@schulich.yorku.ca or 416 650 8300 to reserve a room. Please reference block number 297452 when booking.

* Rate: $149 plus 13% HST with continental breakfast based on single occupancy; additional $30 plus 13%HST for double occupancy
* Check In: February 18, 2019 (after 4:00pm)
* Check Out: February 19, 2019 (not later than 12:00pm)
* 12 rooms will be held until February 4, 2019. After this date, rooms will be subject to availability.
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Winter Meeting 2017 eCampusUpdate

2024-09-25T15:51:58Z

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==Four Pillars==

===Portal===
*for amazon-aware tech savvy users
*immediacy and agility
*portal is great getting the students to the portal

===Faculty Support===
*174 submitted, 63 funded
*challenge of budget years
*need faculty to work with them directly
*how does the community get built effectively - bring in colleagues
*secondment requests - 6 areas of practice (inclusive design, faculty, open, tech, research, infrastructures)

===Research & Innovation===
*10 institutions got 2%
*affirmative action plan to help build capacity
*one third of proposals got funded
*will work with ETC and OUCEL

===Open Publishing===
*6 capabilities of 21st century learner (simon bates) allow more play, how to do things in an alt way to support student learning
*build systemic capacity to sandbox new ideas
*need an infrastructure to allow self-publish
*import the open textbook library into Ontario to fit our context even better
*what do we ask government for
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Winter Meeting 2017

2024-09-25T15:51:49Z

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== Location and Meeting Details: ==
'''OCAD University'''

'''January 18, 2017'''

''Catering for the OUCeL Winter Meeting is kindly provided by eCampus Ontario''

Please RSVP if you are planning on attending the meeting:
[https://goo.gl/eIv8mH Registration LInk]

Meeting location information [http://www.ocadu.ca/Assets/content/teaching-learning/FCDC/Pictures/Map+to+FCDC.pdf Map to OCADU Meeting Room]

Faculty and Development Curriculum Centre
*Room 512, Level 5
*113 McCaul Street
*OCADU

== Agenda: ==

'''9:45 – 10:00 am - Refreshments'''

'''10:00 – 10:45 am - Round table updates''' (3 min. for each institution)

'''10:45 – 11:30 am - Update from eCampus Ontario''' - Presenters: David Porter / Lena Patterson. Reference materials: Educational Technology User Group [https://etug.ca/], BC Teaching and Learning Council [https://bctlc.ca/]

'''11:30 am – 12:15 pm - [[Catching the Open eText Wave - Panel]]''' - Facilitators: Laurie Harrison and Giulia Forsythe with Guest Panelist Kelly Smyth, VP Business Development for Texidium

'''12:15 – 1:15 pm - Lunch'''

'''1:15 – 2:00 pm - [[Maple Soft - Authoring STEM Materials]]''' - Presenters: Trevor Dietrich, Maplesoft; Tonya Elliott, University of Waterloo

'''2:00 – 3:00 pm - Cracker Barrel Session - Organizer: Patrick Lyons
# Video Services - Facilitator: Dan Piedra
# eProctoring - Facilitator: Bev King, Mary Scott
# Contracts and responsibility documents relating to subject matter experts - Facilitator: Anna Barichello
# Plagiarism prevention/detection - Facilitator: Jaymie Koroluk
# Contracts, security and privacy assessments of third party tools - Facilitator: Patrick Lyons

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Winter Meeting 2015

2024-09-25T15:51:42Z

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=== Winter Meeting 2015 ===

Friday February 20th

Ryerson University, Toronto,
297 Victoria Street
7th Floor, Room 701

== Agenda: ==

'''9:45 – 10:00 - Refreshments'''

'''10:00 – 10:45 - Round table updates (3 min. for each institution)

'''10:45 – 11:30 - Zone Learning at Ryerson * Guest speaker – Robert Ott''', Chair and Associate Professor, School of Fashion, Academic and Executive Director, Fashion Zone

'''11:30 – 12:00 - Online Update from COU - Download PPT [[Media:Presentation_to_OUCEL_February_20_2015.pdf]]. ''' - Julia Colyar

'''12:00 – 1:00 - Lunch'''

'''1:00 – 2:00 - New Ontario Online Projects''' - exploration of challenges and recommendations

'''2:00 – 3:00 - Strategies for sharing and reusing (practical discussion) Download PPT [[Media:Packaging_and_Reuse_of_Modules.pdf‎]]''' - Laurie Harrison

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Please complete the [https://ccs.cf.ryerson.ca/eventplanner/event_summary.cfm?id=3233 Online RSVP Form] by February 5th, 2015.

Refreshment and lunch will be provided by Ryerson.

Paid parking is available at Ryerson Parking Garage (On Victoria Street, North of Dundas). There are also various parking garages around the campus.

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'''* What is Zone Learning?'''

Zone learning is a model of promoting and supporting collaboration amongst students from various academic areas at Ryerson to develop new products, services or processes as well as other entrepreneurial activities. Students are provided with resources and support needed to launch new products/services in the market or client group or spin-off technology into independent startups within the context of the respective industry and related innovation.

Please refer to [http://www.ryerson.ca/zonelearning/ Zone Learning] for more information.
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Wilfrid Laurier University COED 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:51:35Z

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Wilfrid Laurier University | Educational Development (ED), Teaching Support Services (TSS)

Sandy Hughes, Director: TSS | Jeanette McDonald, Manager: Educational Development
Developments in 2009-2010

• In fall 2009 we initiated our first learning community on student writing; this follows our 2008 conference at which John Bean presented and gave a workshop; the theme of the conference was “writing within and across the disciplines”; the response has been overwhelmingly positive

• We are currently undergoing a major LMS review; this began with a call for proposal process which eventually saw two systems under consideration – Desire2Learn and Blackboard; shortly a decision will be made as to which system will be adopted; currently we use WebCT/Blackboard

• ED is playing an active role in advancing and supporting the integration of the OCAV undergraduate degree level expectations; currently we are working at the program level as each area comes up for review; we are also working with various programs (who approach us) who are reworking their curriculum and are making strides to integrate program level learning objectives

• We are undergoing an educational policy review process to assess what policies are currently in place (if any) and what kinds of educational policies are needed (a gap analysis of sorts); for example: defining how a course is defined under a blended model – currently most undergraduate courses are defined by 36 contact hours; a policy requiring our best and most experienced professors to teach first year courses (engagement); information communication technology – e.g., faculty who embrace cloud computing and implications such as privacy

• Syllabus Research Project – moving to phase II – for more information see www.nutshell.wikispaces.com

• Budget cut implications – charging for programs/events; loss of faculty associate position; cut backs to grant program, etc.

• Blended/Integrated/Intensive teaching – there is considerable interest from our graduate professional programs (MBA, seminary, social work) to offer programs and courses in alternate formats; in response we are doing intensive, customized programming for programs and departments (all invited)

• Laurier is undergoing an information and communications technology review , see: http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=317&p=15010

• TSS has a new reporting structure; formerly we reported to the Vice President Academic and Provost; we now report to the Associate VP: Academic Services

• TSS is investigating a streaming server for delivery of online learning mediated materials (e.g., films, audio) to replace DVD, CD, and yes, VHS; not all distributors seem to be up-to-speed on this though it is generating discussion for them

• Laurier’s president has set up an innovation fund to provide seed money to explore initiatives that either (1) result in cost savings to the university or (2) make money for the university; in either case the idea is that the department (for example) to propose and carry out a project would also benefit financially from their efforts; this fund has potential implications for continuing education, online learning, and educational development)

• We are experimenting with offering webinar workshops followed by a discussion forum with moderate success
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Wilfrid Laurier University 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:51:28Z

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*New position introduced - now Registrar, IT and Teaching and Learning unit report to it
*Budget cuts concern
*Integration of Banner and LMS - faculty members happy and embracing this
*LMS review is in progress - survey of faculty and studeents, 25 people in the committee
*Increased interest in blended learning
*Focus on civility in classroom (laptops in classrooms)
*Developing a plan for a scenario of pandemic
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Wilfred Laurier University 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:51:21Z

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E-Learning at Wilfrid Laurier University
August 12, 2008

LMS

It has been a difficult year with WebCT as we’ve experienced numerous problems (some associated with file space). We have now moved to a multi-node license, additional servers and increased support and the system seems to be functioning better. The difficulties have led however, to the recognition of the need for a full LMS review, which we will begin in fall 2008.

We have also spent almost the past year working with SCT on our SIS/WebCT linkage project (Luminis). We are planning to launch the new system for fall term 2008, which will allow immediate downloading of registration information into the LMS and will also allow for on-line grade submission.

Clickers

It has now been two years since we adopted one clicker system at Laurier (iclicker) and we have been very satisfied with the performance of the system. The use of clickers to support classroom teaching continues to increase.

Webcasting

We have adopted Horizon Wimba for our webcasting needs and this technology is now being incorporated into an increasing number of courses and projects at Laurier. It is anticipated that webcasts will soon be used to support or replace practicum visits for our Faculty of Social Work. We also use webcasts for research purposes, and in our online courses. It will need to be determined whether there is available budget to continue to support this technology for the future, but hopefully this will be the case as its use is increasing.

Online Learning

We have recently changed the name of our distance education ‘operation’ from the Distance Education Department to the Centre for Online Learning. Registration in online courses continues to grow (apx. 22 per cent last year) and the majority of students taking the courses are now full-time on-campus students. We believe the new name better reflects the nature of the program.

Other Technologies

We continue to experiment with Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis and podcasts, although these technologies have not been adopted in any systematic way at this time.
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University of Windsor COED 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:51:15Z

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The University of Windsor's 2009 COED Update

2009 was an exciting year for the Centre for Teaching and Learning, as we continued to explore new ways of facilitating the development of the University of Windsor into a learning-centred university. Here are some highlights . . .

'''1) Accreditation and Piloting of the University Teaching Certificate (UTC) Program'''

After a flurry of research, collaboration, drafting, re-drafting, discussion, debate, strategizing, a lot of writing, and some mentoring from across the pond, the CTL completed plans for a three-level certificate program for faculty, sessional instructors, graduate students, and staff. The first two certificates of the UTC were submitted to the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) for accreditation/recognition in the late spring, and both were officially recognized early in the fall. The first certificate, ''Fundamentals of University Teaching'' (containing two graduate credit courses, a six-week practical course, and completion of a learning plan and summative dossier with help from mentors), was piloted in September. Nine people are currently acting as our guinea pigs, with several more on the waiting list to start as a second cohort in January.

With the UTC, the University of Windsor became the first university in all of North America to have a SEDA-recognized certificate program. Next steps: full roll-out of the first certificate for 2010-11, piloting the second certificate (''Theory and Practice of Scholarly Teaching''), sending the third certificate (''Leadership in University Teaching'') to SEDA for recognition, and turning all three certificates into provincially-recognized graduate diplomas as well as SEDA-recognized certificate programs.

'''2) The Celebration of Teaching Excellence'''

In its third year the CTE attracted more than 200 attendees. In addition to honouring the winners of local, provincial and national teaching awards, this year's CTE featured a poster display showcasing SoTL projects funded by our centred on Learning Innovation Fund (CLIF) grants.

'''3) An Expanding Program for Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants'''

Our program for GAs and TAs continued to expand. In 2009-10 it included two introductory professional development events (GATAcademies), classroom observations, learning communities, graduate credit courses, 6-week half-courses, Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) and GATA teaching awards (including awards for educational leadership).

'''4) The Learning Technology Trainer'''

The CTL added a new position to its Teaching and Learning Development team: the Learning Technology Trainer. The trainer, Lorie Stolarchuk, is focused on encouraging the development of learning-centred approaches to the use of pedagogical technologies, both in the classroom and online (using the LMS and other online education tools).

'''5) Collaboration and Networking'''

In 2009-10 the CTL welcomed several new Visiting Fellows in Educational Development: Kathryn Sutherland, Stephen Bostock, Mark Schofield, Dorothy Spiller and Gordon Joughin. These visiting fellows not only help the CTL staff learn and explore new ideas, they are also having an impact on the university culture. Administration has come to realize now that educational development is not a foul plot cooked up locally in Windsor, but rather an international profession and even, perhaps, a movement. Nonetheless, CTL staff mostly appreciate the visiting fellows for their insight, advice, collaborations, and good company.

In addition, we continue to collaborate with colleagues at neighbouring universities in the United States. In May we held our third annual international teaching and learning conference with Oakland University. And this year we joined the SoTL Academy, composed of universities primarily based in Michigan and Wisconsin, which held its first conference in June.

'''6) Expanded Offerings'''

Finally, the CTL continues to expand its more traditional educational development initiatives, such as themed workshops series (particularly a well-attended summer series and a new fall break, called UWin Week), departmental curriculum retreats, a Facilitator`s Development Workshop that will enable us to offer more ISWs per year, and a very well-received week-long Teaching Dossier Academy.
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University of Windsor COED 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:51:07Z

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'''University of Windsor, Centre for Teaching and Learning November 2008'''

''Alan Wright, Erika Kustra, Jeanne Drouillard and their Team of Heroes''

'''New Developments & Highlights'''

'''1. Explosive growth'''
Over the last year or so, the Centre for Teaching and Learning has experienced rapid, awe-inspiring growth. The Teaching and Learning Development team, directed by Erika Kustra (who joined us in August 2008 from McMaster University), now includes six staff (four full-ime and two part-time) plus a rotating roster of Visiting Fellows in Educational Development. The Teaching and Learning Technologies team, directed by Jeanne Drouillard, now includes 18 staff divided into an Educational Technologies unit and a Media Productions unit. We operate under the auspices of the Office of the Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning (Alan Wright), whose staff also supports many aspects of the CTL’s work. As the Centre grows, programs and services have increased comcomitantly. Between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008, just to cite one example, we offered 35% more workshops with an overall increase in attendance of 46%.

'''2. STLHE 2008: A World of Learning'''
In June, the CTL hosted the 2008 STLHE conference, called “A World of Learning”. The conference was a tremendous success, and provided the newly expanded CTL teams a chance to work together on a large scale as a sort of “trial by fire”. We approached the conference as an opportunity to build capacity at our own campus through the process of planning the conference and the opportunities it afforded. All involved seemed to have a good time.

'''3. Centred on Learning Innovation Fund (CLIF)'''
The CLIF grants were launched in 2007 to support projects that advanced the University of Windsor’s mission of learning-centredness. For the first batch of grants, the CTL asked applicants to focus on projects that contributed not only to the advancement of learning-centredness in general, but also to the development, implementation, assessment, and exploration of learning outcomes in particular. Projects could be funded up to $2,500, or up to $5,000 if matched by faculties. In 2007-8, 14 projects were funded. Most of these led to workshops and presentations at STLHE; some led to the creation of educational DVDs, website materials, and even a textbook.

'''4. GATAcademy'''
Our embryonic GA/TA development program kicked off with the first-ever “GATAcademy”, a one-day workshop event for GAs and TAs in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Faculty and CTL staff led workshops on all manner of topics for over 80 GAs and TAs – a higher turnout than we’d anticipated, given that we were catering to only one faculty and that there is a limited history of GA/TA development here. The GA/TA program is expanding throughout the year, with a learning community, workshops, a mini-course, consultations, classroom observations, web resources, and Dr. Wright’s existing graduate credit course.

'''5. CLEW'''
The University of Windsor’s new Sakai-based learning management system, CLEW, was launched in 2007-8. As of the fall 2008 term, over 700 CLEW sites had been created. Most users of the previous LMS have transferred their sites over by this point. The CTL and Information Technology Services continue to collaborate on upgrades, training, andtroubleshooting.

'''6. Teaching and Learning Technologies Spreading Across Campus'''
Aside from the LMS, the CTL also supports the adoption of other teaching and learning technologies. Clickers are now used by a range of courses in Business, Psychology, Biology, Women’s Studies, Nursing, Chemistry, and Engineering. In addition, 464 podcast sessions have been created and uploaded to the central podcast directory. The CTL site hosts more than 400 items for streaming. The CTL’s efforts to make learning spaces more user-friendly, accessible, and flexible has resulted in 50 classrooms featuring permanent multimedia equipment, as of June 2008.

'''7. Video Production'''
CTL staff were involved in well over a dozen video projects for the University of Windsor community, including: a series of vignettes regarding social justice issues in the classroom, interviews with visiting academics and educational developers (Virginia Lee, Carl Wieman, Neil Fleming), and STLHE conference videos.
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University of Windsor 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:51:00Z

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'''E-LEARNING REPORT FOR UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR'''
AUGUST 2009

'''Triumphs'''

•Successful campus-wide implementation of Sakai replacing our own outdated LMS-based on Lotus Notes; stability in the new environment; and, successful move from 3rd party support to the community version of Sakai

•Introduction of e-grade application integrated with Sakai

•Transfer of a technology trainer position from ITS to Centre for Teaching and
Learning – to better support the integration of pedagogy into the training for LMS and other technology in support of teaching, e.g. clickers, SmartBoards

•Development of a new database for the scheduling and support of videoconferencing across campus

•Installation of two new media servers to support both PC and MAC videos in support of live streaming of convocation and the increased demand for media to be included in course materials

•Increased use of clickers, podcasting

•Workshops for faculty increasingly include technology as part of good teaching practices

'''Challenges'''

•As more technology is installed in classrooms, there is a greater commitment on financial resources to maintain the equipment while faced with reduced budgets

•Campus-wide IT Review looking at the future of delivery of technical services
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University of Windsor 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:50:53Z

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=E-LEARNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR=

==Podcasting/ Progressive Streaming==

The University of Windsor makes podcasting available for instructors and faculties in support of classroom instruction or recording of special meetings or events. Through either our AV office or our Media Production department material is recorded onto a digital medium. The content is quick edited and posted to the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) media server. The link is provided to the instructor or faculty for distribution. The service is offered for either audio or video. Challenge: Low demand

==Clickers==

The university clicker program is administered through the CTL. Clickers (audience response system) enable instructors to interact with the class with “100%” participation. The system allows for either anonymous or tracked responses. Increased participation has demonstrated that grades improve through their use. We recently renewed the contract with Turning Technologies. Challenge: Student resistance because of cost

==Learning Management System (CLEW – Collaboration and Learning Environment Windsor)==

CLEW is an adaptation of the SAKAI open source system. It reaches almost all our students as the large majority of the instructors use the system to manage their courses. The system encourages high amounts of collaborations among students and instructors. Challenges: Expectations as we transition to this new system

==Media Lab==

The CTL media lab consists of 40 computer workstations and supports teaching by multiple programs across campus, e.g. languages, dramatic arts and computer science. The lab also supports ESL classes, TOEFL testing, and other ancillary programs. Challenge: Aligning with Learning Spaces developments

==Showtime/Camtasia==

Instructors can make video lectures using either one of these programs. Showtime, a CTL developed program, lets the user record an audio track and link it to their Powerpoint presentation. Camtasia captures the screen as a video and the instructor records their lecture to accompany the visuals. Challenge: Promotion and training

==Videoconferencing==

The university has several locations with videoconference capabilities, including five classrooms, two CTL rooms and three boardrooms and two portable units. These facilities are used for classes and other purposes, e.g. Math class in partnership with Oakland University in Michigan, faculty recruitment, thesis defense, seminars and meetings as well as the Sharcnet Research Network. Challenge: Resources to support the various locations and the complexity of troubleshooting technical problems

==Virtual Anatomy Lab and other technical installations in the Medical Education Building==

The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario is opening the Windsor program in a new building in September 2008. The Windsor program will rely heavily on technology for instruction since most of the instructors will be located in London and the students will be in Windsor. This means highly specialized technical equipment in classrooms, learning suites and labs which will provide the medical profession students (doctors and nurses) access to anatomy learning without the constraints of physical location. Challenge: New technologies for Windsor that we will require support
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University of Western Ontario COED 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:50:43Z

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'''Teaching Support Centre, The University of Western Ontario

Highlights for COED Meeting – November 2008'''

'''New Faculty Associates'''

* We are delighted to welcome two new Faculty Associates, Madeline Lennon (Coordinator of the Faculty Mentor Program) and Allen Pearson (Faculty Associate for the promotion of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning).

'''Western Purple Guides'''

* This year has seen the successful launch of our guide on "Graduate Supervision", [http://www.uwo.ca/tsc/purpleguides.html] a handbook on the mentorship and supervision of graduate students by Betsy Skarakis-Doyle (Faculty Associate, Graduate Supervision) and Gayle McIntyre (Research Assistant). This publication was distributed to all faculty on campus.

* We now have a preliminary draft of our purple guide on Curriculum Review by Margaret McNay, Faculty Associate, and an expert in the field from the Faculty of Education. The curriculum guide will be particularly useful as we continue our work to have faculty members include learning outcomes in their course outlines. We want to assist departments with the review of their undergraduate curriculum to ensure that the Undergraduate Degree level Expectations are addressed in their departmental review.

* Nanda Dimitrov, Associate Director, wrote a preliminary draft of the Western Guide to Mentoring International Graduate Students, which should be ready to be distributed by January of 2009.

'''TA Training Program'''

* Jennifer Boman completed a detailed quantitative study of our 10-year-old TA Training Program for her Psychology PhD dissertation. Her results concluded that the program has significant impact on TA competence (such as significant changes in self-efficacy, knowledge, communication apprehension and actual teaching behaviors).

* The centre developed a 20-hour, intensive Advanced Teaching Practice program to enhance the teaching skills of graduate students who are already experienced teachers.

'''Graduate Student Professional Development Initiative''' - The 360° Graduate Student Professional Development Initiative is now in its third year of development. Program highlights include:

* The 360° Initiative website [http://grad.uwo.ca/360/] was launched to serve as a gateway to all campus-wide professional development programs and to provide links to information on grant writing, teaching, career development, and strategies for academic success.

* New international graduate student programs were developed on the Language of Teaching in Engineering/the Language of Teaching in the Sciences, along with workshops on graduate supervision and on academic job search strategies for international graduate students.

* The Academic and Professional Communication Program was developed to help enhance graduate students' ability to present their research at academic conferences and job interviews.

'''Scholarship on Teaching and Learning'''

* The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning will be launched this winter as a collaborative project between Western and STLHE. Four Western staff and faculty sit on the editorial team and Western Libraries is providing the platform called the Digital Commons, which will be used to mount this electronic journal.

* SoTL was supported this year at Western through the distribution of 6 peer reviewed research grants provided by the TSC. Our two-year piloting of small ($500 to $2,500) research on teaching grants demonstrated that when funds are available faculty will start to explore those issues that are essential to student academic success.

'''Goals for Upcoming Year'''

* We are piloting the "Instructional Skills Workshop for Faculty". Two of the centre's staff have received training in this workshop method.

* SoTL learning communities will be established for assisting faculty who wish to be involved in this form of scholarship. Separate sessions will be held with our librarian faculty to assist them with their scholarship.

* Enhancements are being planned to the Faculty Mentor Program to ensure the retention of under represented groups such as women and people of colour.

* The next stage of the 360°Graduate Student Professional Development initiative will be implemented including programs on Women in Academe, Academic and Professional Communication, and Innovation in Graduate Education.

* Natasha Patrito, our new educational developer (in Science and Engineering) will work with Tom Haffie (Faculty Associate) to lead an appreciative inquiry project on teaching innovation within the Faculty of Science.
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University of Western Ontario 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:50:36Z

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*E-learning activity is distributed across campus with activity in multiple places.
*In Distance Studies we currently offer 100 -125 courses per term with all being offered online.

*DS no longer offers course in any other mode. We develop / redevelop about 20 courses per year with budget constraints limiting this number. The demand is growing, from instructors and department, for more; however, dollars and staff resources are limits.

*The ITRC ( Instructional Technology Resource Centre) has created short manualettes of the key tools in our LMS [http://www.uwo.ca/its/itrc/resources.html] and instructional videos [http://webct.uwo.ca/videos/instructionalVideos.html] Check them out. I think they are very good, and perhaps you might do something similar at your institution.

*We have a Wimba service that is accessed through Webct so we can construct course instructional material that is truly synchronous. This service was originally setup, in part, to assist with the satellite campus of Schulich School of Medicine at the University of Windsor.

*I think the biggest challenge will be related to finding the needed resources ($) to grow e-learning across campus. As Bill Muirhead has suggested this problem can also focus on many of the benefits the e-learning can provide in these financially difficult times.
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University of Waterloo COED 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:50:11Z

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University of Waterloo
Centre for Teaching Excellence

update by Donna Ellis, Interim Director

'''Successes'''

New SoTL conference launched -- Opportunities and New Directions -- publication forthcoming and numerous workshops for SoTL researchers on our campus

Continued uptake of curriculum assistance as part of program reviews (pre and post)

[http://www.ocufa.on.ca/media.index.gk OCUFA Award] won by Professor Gordon Stubley, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Overhauled [http://cte.uwaterloo.ca our website] -- much new information has been added and tip sheets are now searchable

Revised our mission statement and created guiding principles for our work as part of strategic planning activities

Continued success of our cross-campus programming (e.g., Teaching Excellence Academy, Learning about Teaching Symposium, Certificate in University Teaching, International TA Training)

Instructional Skills Workshop launched -- one faculty facilitator being mentored next month

Strong staff contributions to the ED field (e.g., conference presentations, publications, leadership roles in professional associations)

'''Challenges'''

Fiscal restraint -- severely limits our abilities to hire needed staff, including an Associate Director to backfill for me while serving as Interim Director

Multiple locations -- makes it increasingly difficult to keep staff connected and to create synergies and efficiencies

'''Goals for 2009-2010'''

Complete our strategic planning activities -- focus on analyzing our individual goals and offloading/eliminating roles and tasks that no longer support the work of our centre

Continue focus on department-based instructional support with individual support being provided as is available

Create a network of senior faculty members to serve as teaching mentors

Increase our staffing to meet demand for services

Create more networks on campus (new senior administrators, office of development, etc)
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University of Waterloo 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:50:01Z

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'''University of Waterloo

Distance Education (DE) & Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Joint Report'''

'''Triumphs'''

CTE

•has a new website with an area on Teaching with Technology [http://cte.uwaterloo.ca/teaching_with_technology/index.html] that includes blended
learning

•developed a questionnaire to specifically target students’ feedback on the online and face to face portions of their blended courses.

•got an official definition of “blended learning” OK’d by Associate VP academic

DE

•name change from Distance and Continuing Education to Centre for Extended Learning and from Distance Education to Waterloo Online.

•developed a set of quality guidelines for DE courses

•began reorganization process

•began two new online masters degrees

•designed and began implementing a new online course template that governs look and feel and standard components of all our online courses

•beginning mobile learning investigation

'''Challenges'''

•Angel has been purchased by Blackboard; must reassess LMS choice

CTE

•Getting recognition that developing a blended course deserves some kind of support (e.g., teaching release)

DE

•supporting instructors who wish to use Turnitin, recently adopted on campus

•dealing with increasing numbers of courses

•managing workloads and meeting deadlines in situations where instructors don’t meet project milestones
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University of Waterloo 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:49:48Z

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== '''Challenges in Supporting Blended and Online Learning (DE)''' ==

1. Providing institutional support for instructional technology use for a diverse group of users, i.e., more faculty want to do podcasting, want to create their own online content, but we don't have real hands-on support for newer technologies (not just the cutting edge ones, but the accepted newer ones, like Adobe Presenter, Camtasia).

2. Expertise in education technology that is spread out between at least three groups at UW. We do good job of supporting each other and communicating, but in a big institution knowing who to talk to and who can provide support, can be problematic for the faculty.

3. Keeping up with the changing technology needs and interest of the students and gauging what technologies they really want to have integrated into their academic lives. Also, predicting which technologies are going to be key to graduates in their future careers and how to integrate them into their programs. What’s available externally (e.g., Gmail, Facebook) is also outpacing technology we can provide and support internally.

4. Keeping up with growth in the number of DE and blended courses. Encouraging quality while supporting a larger number of faculty on an ongoing basis.

5. Redefining DE: most students (80%) taking online courses are regular undergrads; dispelling old conceptions about DE courses such as the “correspondence” model, or as only targeting mature or distance learners.

6. Providing appropriate compensation/incentives to faculty for developing and delivering online and blended courses.

7. Intellectual Property and Copyright: disincentives for faculty; concerns for administration, headaches for support staff.

8. Working with an LMS that meets most of the campus needs, but not all. By definition, an LMS is a closed system, so integration, both with other campus systems and new technologies or tools, can be challenging.

== '''Successes in Supporting Blended and Online Learning (DE)''' ==

1. Good communication and collaboration among our units, offsets 2. Joint committees and groups for LMS (ACEOPS), Learning Technology (ITAC, Net-Savvy, Seminars in Learning Innovation and Pedagogy), etc. Strong central support for the LMS and technical infrastructure frees the teaching-related units to focus on support and development.

2. Increased awareness of the teaching support units over the last 5 years or so, and higher profiles for exemplary teachers on campus through the Teaching Excellence Council. CTE liaison model puts front line support in the faculties.

3. Teaching Excellence Academy brings together a group of faculty (10-15) for four days who wish to redesign their courses. This will be expanded in the new year to encompass blended and online learning.

4. Solid and appreciated support mechanism for faculty who want to use UW-ACE, both pedagogical and technical through CTE, IST, and Distance Ed.

5. Growth in number of courses and usage of LMS for meaningful learning activities. Some success in analysing use/researching impact.

6. Central Funding: Learning Innovation Fund provides up to $20,000 for research; Program Innovation Funds for program development.).

7. Senior Administration Task Force on online learning, making several significant recommendations regarding University’s commitment to online learning, including faculty compensation.

'''Jane Holbrook and Aldo Caputo'''
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University of Toronto 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:49:37Z

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'''Linda Murphy-Boyer
University of Toronto

'''Challenges'''''
'''

'''Reviews reviews reviews'''...'''

*Discussion of an RCAT review has been under way for two years now. For that same amount of time, out of a staff of ten people (myself included) I’ve filled two very critical positions with casual staff. Hiring appointed staff to fill those positions will be dependent on the implementation of the review. Furthermore, I just received news that two additional positions will need to be filled in a few weeks. All four positions are on hold until the reorganization is better understood - with September rolling in very quickly. Many other departments that we collaborate with are also under review, making decisions and planning difficult. Our new faculty orientation, planned focus groups, hiring and all of our fall programming is on hold.

'''Implementing a Podcasting tool/streaming server'''

*Try as we might we just can’t seem to get a podcast tool or even a functioning central streaming server in place. I have been in discussion with a number of groups to review the use of home-grown products, i-tunes, and/or a workflow for our new (8 months old) streaming server that no one knows how to access. Still no results. Politics and lack of will/ownership stymie us.

'''Moving beyond a Blackboard implementation state to model the pedagogical use of Blackboard'''.

*Even though we offer a number of advanced (pedagogically focused) courses in the use of BlackBoard, they are less well attended than our introductory (basic) courses. Although we have almost complete saturation with the use of the Blackboard system, the majority of faculty use the system for delivering one dimensional course materials like syllabi and PowerPoint slides. It is a small comfort to know that we are not alone in trying to encourage our faculty to experiment with Blackboard’s more interactive features. In summer 2008, the Educause community undertook the task of identifying the top five challenges in teaching and learning with technology by conducting focus groups and sending out a community survey. Number four on that list was encouraging faculty in the adoption and innovation of teaching and learning with IT. We continue to revamp our workshop offerings this summer and search for “star” instructors who will speak to other instructors about their use of BlackBoard. There is much interest in blogs, wikis and podcasts. I imagine the uptake for these tools will increase when/if we make them readily available.

'''
'''Triumphs'''''

'''New and useful tools for Blackboard'''

*With the assistance of a developer and much consultation with users, we have developed a simple building block that allows our clients to download grades from Opscan (bubble sheet) results directly to Blackboard. The tool was built without stress or tears, came in on time and works beautifully! The tool will be very useful as last year alone over 100,000 tests were scanned at RCAT.

'''A successful upgrade to BB 8.0'''

*We recently upgraded to Blackboard 8.0 without any fuss muss or tears. I hear that the upgrade to 9 will be a bit tougher though.

'''New website redesign'''

*We completely revised the RCAT website to add a blog, twitter and a resource page. Take a peek – [http://www.rcat.utoronto.ca]

'''Improved student experience with consistent use of Blackboard'''

*We have achieved almost complete saturation of Blackboard with over 65,000 users. This gives students a more consistent experience as all courses are on Blackboard and allows for a measure of convenience –overall, enriching the student experience.

'''People are talking about new technology and teaching tools'''.

*Even though we do not have a standard lecture capture system on campus and even though I remain unconvinced that on demand university wide lecture capture is a good thing, users are engaged in talks involving the use of lecture capture on campus. I’ve been boning up on LC and have become a bit of a defacto expert on it. Getting faculty engaged in the use of technology is always a triumph for me – for better or worse – at least they’re thinking about it.
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University of Toronto 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:49:26Z

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University of Toronto’s contribution

Activities

Blackboard implementation V7.2 enterprise
Stats
As of the end of the winter session:
*50,000 + users enrolled in active courses
*4,500 active courses
*Large number of organizations
*Five full time staff to centrally support faculty
*Currently deliver three to five training sessions a week that are Blackboard focused - basic to advanced
*Also deliver a large number of seminars, sessions, lunch and learns etc on various topics

Development
My department implemented three new building blocks for Blackboard
*A custom grouper version 3 – Highly complex tool that allows faculty to build custom groups based on baseline enrollments from the student information system. System allows for random assignment, self sign up, switching, start end dates, caps, batch enroll and other functions. Grouper is tied into the Gradebook by way of the:
*Gradebook by groups tool – Gives TAs, coursebuilders etc access only to those groups they should have assess too
*Add participants tool – Allows instructors and TAs to add student, TAs, coursebuilders etc who are not listed in the Student Information System
*Also tested an externally developed new Blogger for Blackboard – To be implemented in a few weeks

Podcasting, Lecture Casting
*Bravely (heroically one may say!) advocating for a free central streaming server for these tools. To be discussed further at the conference
*Researched a number of systems for lecture cast. Also to be discussed further at the conference.
*Ran a six person podcast pilot last year with the goal of teaching the staff in my department (and me) what we need to know about podcasting

Challenges

*Moving users from an existing home grown LMS to Blackboard – lots of grumbling!
*Huge university, decentralized to a fault. Duplication abounds, resources being wasted. Committees are formed to discuss how we can provide more common services – like streaming podcasts for all – but no one can seem to agree on formats, who pay and who supports the hardware.
o Campus wide initiatives that will benefit all very difficult to get off the ground (see above reasons) e.g.
• No readily available meeting software tools like Adobe Connect for online meetings
• No central place to store and stream videos
• No coordinated videoconferencing facilities or initiatives
• No readily available Wiki

Optimism

With the adoption of Blackboard, things do seems to be coming together though. Staff, faculty and governance bodies are seeing the value of commonly available campus wide teaching with technology systems. More coordination looms on the horizon!
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University of Ottawa COED 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:49:18Z

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== Changes and Transformations ==

The Centre for University Teaching, one of four divisions of Teaching and Learning Support Services, has entered a period of substantial transformation. Christian Blanchette, whom many of you know, ended his term as Director of TLSS and moved to the Faculty of Education at the end of June. At that time the position was elevated to the level of Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) and is occupied since July 1 by Yves Herry, former Vice-Dean Research in the Faculty of Education. A priority of his mandate is the reshaping and strengthening of the Centre for University Teaching to enable it to play a key role in the university`s response to areas of concern identified by NSSE. As a consequence we anticipate substantial changes in the coming months.

== New Personnel ==

Robert Parson, Curriculum Design and Quality of Learning Specialist, arrived in January. His main responsibiity is to assist departments as they prepare for program evaluation and implementation of the OCAV-mandated learning expectations.

Nathaly Isabelle, Instructional Consultant (Educational Technologies), arrived a few weeks ago and will be working with departments and individual instructors on the pedagogically sound uses of educational technologies.

== Change in accommodations ==

The building we presently occupy is to be demolished to make way for a new building, so as of February we will be moving for two years into temporary accommodations.

''submitted by Carole Dence, Interim Director, Centre for University Teaching/Centre de Pédagogie Universitaire''
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University of Ottawa 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:49:13Z

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*Carole Dence, Director of Centre for University Teaching
*Focus on pedagogy
*At the moment without a specialist for technology
* Teaching technology and teaching goals

*Mark Garoux, Multimedia Distribution Services
*Classroom tech
*Video production
*Funding Positive?
*Providing quality of service biggest challenge
*Lecture capture Echo 360 (16 units, 1 mobile)
*Several instructors reluctant, younger teachers seem more ready to use technology

*Richard Pinet,Centre for E-learning
*Funding is shrinking every year; this is major challenge
*Physical move
*Success - great team
*Enhance French lanaguage on campus
*E-portfolios
*Compiling data from student survey on their use f technology for learning and social networking

*Andre Seguin, Ottawa U – Centre for E-learning
*Survey on e-generation - students ask for more technology/instructors sometimes reluctant
*Bridging the gap between students and instructors
*Increase of use of technology
*Help for research projects
*Health sciences significant demand for services at e-learning\
*Many French language resources demand
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University of Ontario Institute of Technology COED 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:49:02Z

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== Update from UOIT ==

== What’s new? ==

Dr. Bill Muirhead, formerly Associate Provost Teaching and Learning has taken on a new role as Associate Provost Academic with broader responsibilities for undergraduate education.

With funding from the province, this fall we launched a new online resource for math and writing, http://www.nool.ca. The site continues to expand in response to ongoing consultation with faculties about the specific needs for their students and student feedback and contributions.

We redeveloped our Teaching and Learning site at: http://teachingandlearning.uoit.ca/

In preparation for possible pandemic, we developed a new resource for our faculty members called Flexible Teaching, http://flexibleteaching.uoit.ca

== Challenges ==

To improve the response rates for course evaluations/feedback that occur each term

== Up and coming in 2009/2010 ==

Rollout of Teaching Certificate 2 for PhD students. This second unit focuses on aspects such as teaching philosophy, course planning and development and more theoretical aspects of teaching.
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University of Ontario Institute of Technology COED 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:48:55Z

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<h2>Challenges in 2007-2008</H2>
<ul><li>Expanding numbers of students and faculty
<li>Supporting numerous faculty initiatives integrating technology into teaching & learning practices
</ul>

<h2>Successes in 2007-2008</h2>
<ul><li>New capacity to develop Teaching Objects for both online and hybrid courses (2+ developers)
<li>New online resources for Sessional instructors and Teaching Assistants
<li>Launch of Teaching Certificate program for Teaching Assistants and Sessional instructors
<li>Positive response rate (50%) to NSSE survey
</ul>

<h2>Goals in 2008-2009 </h2>
<ul><li>To increase participation in Course Evaluations
<li>To encourage/increase faculty papers about their teaching and learning practices
<li>To create a venue to highlight exemplary teaching/learning initiatives
<li>To research activities into new faculty mentorship program
</ul>
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University of Guelph COED 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:48:48Z

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The Educational Development Unit at the University of Guelph creates opportunities for on-going development of educator-related knowledge, skills and attitudes by providing instructional design expertise, access to pedagogical theories and models as well as peer interactions.
Our Educational Development Unit is managed by Peter Wolf and includes Natasha Kenny, Mary Wilson and Janet Wolstenholme. Peter Wolf is currently on-leave and the Unit’s activities are being managed by the Director of TSS, Dr. Fred Evers.

ED Unit Highlights for 2008-2009:

• Over 900 faculty, TA's, and other educators attended over 100 workshops, conferences and other educational development unit events.

• Combined publications included 6 articles submitted or published in peer-reviewed journals and engagement in 3 on-going research projects.

• Facilitated over 70 individual and departmental consultations with faculty, TA's, and other educators on course design, delivery and assessment.

• 40 curriculum course progression maps have been created and distributed to departments and colleges.

• 8 new undergraduate degree curriculum review and development projects have been added to the 16 projects initiated and carrying over since our last update.

• 5 external presentations were given by ED Unit staff at academic conferences or as invited speakers.

• 2 graduate credit courses were taught.

• Piloted the use of our on-line curriculum mapping software off-campus with the University of Waterloo. Additional off-campus beta testing is pending.

• Graduate Student Teaching Development Passport Program initiated.

• Faculty Leadership in Teaching Program Pilot initiated (SoTL development program).

Challenges:

• to continue to respond to the challenge of providing interdisciplinary and discipline-specific graduate student pedagogical development

• satisfying increased range of and demand for support from faculty with reduced staffing during Peter Wolf’s leave

• competition for space on campus is currently very high and it is often difficult to locate and secure suitable rooms for our events

Goals:

• We are continuing to forge and formalize a team approach with our colleagues in TSS's Learning Technologies and Classroom Innovations group to support faculties in taking full advantage of educational technologies in course design.

• We are working at finding capacity and efficiencies internally to respond to increased demand for our support of curriculum and instructional development.
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University of Guelph COED 2008 Update

2024-09-25T15:48:41Z

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The Educational Development Unit at the University of Guelph creates opportunities for on-going development of educator-related knowledge, skills and attitudes by providing instructional design expertise, access to pedagogical theories and models as well as peer interactions.

Our Educational Development Unit is managed by Peter Wolf and includes Natasha Kenny, Mary Wilson and Janet Wolstenholme.

ED Unit Highlights for 2007-2008:

* Over 1100 faculty, TA's, and other educators attended more than 90 workshops, conferences and other educational development unit events.
* Combined publications included 1 edited book, 5 peer-reviewed publications and engagement in 3 on-going research projects.
* Facilitated over 75 individual and departmental consultations with faculty, TA's, and other educators on course design, delivery and assessment.
* 16 curriculum renewal initiatives were supported.
* 15 external presentations were given by ED Unit staff at academic conferences or as invited speakers.
* 5 successful, topic-specific, on-going faculty/staff discussion groups formed.
* 3 undergraduate and graduate credit courses were taught.
* College of Arts Graduate Student Teaching Certification was initiated.
* Designed and pilotted on-line curriculum mapping software.

Challenges:

* Balancing the demands of new initiatives that have strong community support and interest (Graduate Teaching Practicum and Curriculum Mapping) with the desire to continue our offerings of practical teaching skills workshops.

Goals:

* We are looking forward to working with our colleagues in TSS's Learning Technologies and Classroom Innovations group to support faculties as we switch our Learning Platform from Blackboard to D2L.
* We are formulating assessment protocols to evaluate the effectiveness of our work.
* We are considering a formal diploma/certificate for a faculty SOTL programme.
* We are working at finding capacity and efficiencies internally to respond to increased demand for our support of curriculum and instructional development.
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Trent University COED 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:48:34Z

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== '''SUCCESSES''' ==

- Creation of an intranet site with instructional development resources for faculty and TAs.

- Expansion of the TA Training Certificate Program offerings to include additional discipline-specific workshops.

- Partnership with the Indigenous Studies Department to offer a workshop series for TAs that provide a focus on Indigenous pedagogies.

- External teaching award recognitions: 3M Teaching Fellowship; Canadian Mathematical Society; National Technology Innovation Award.

== '''CHALLENGES''' ==

- Institutional financial deficit resulting in a reduction to the operating and staffing budgets.

== '''DIRECTIONS FOR 2009-2010''' ==

-Building internal capacity to support faculty in meeting the UDLEs

-A new visioning and strategic planning process is underway, under the leadership of our new president, Steven Franklin. We will be moving to an integrated planning framework in the Spring, and as part of that process we are exploring possible restructuring to bring together a number of institutional units related to teaching and learning development.
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Trent University 2009 Update

2024-09-25T15:48:27Z

Mclare:

*Change, change, new president, new VPA
*New building in UOIT (Oshawa)
*Launched first three distance courses
*Resources are a challenge
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

2024-09-25T15:48:21Z

Mclare:

The Canadian Universities Council of CIOs (CUCCIO) (http://www.cuccio-cdpiuc.ca) is
forming a Shared Interest Group - Canadian Universities Instructional Technologies Group and looking for University participants.

Mandate:

Terms of Reference

Title: Canadian Universities Instructional Technologies Group

Type: Shared Interest

Mandate: This group is meant to provide a forum for those with responsibilities in the area of instructional technologies to share information on practices, experiences, and issues arising from use of IT in teaching and learning. The group will bring forward to the CUCCIO board topics that seem relevant for their discussion.

Specific Objectives:
• To share information, experiences, knowledge and activities with others with responsibility for instructional technologies at Canadian universities.
• To provide a forum to enable members to seek advice from others.
• To identify and disclose best practices for instructional technology implementations at Canadian universities.
• To seek opportunities for collaboration in instructional technology initiatives in areas of commonality across universities.
• Examples of instructional technologies relevant to this group include:
o Learning Management Systems (LMS)
o Social networking tools as used for education
o “Live” collaboration tools such as web conferencing, audio conferencing, and videoconferencing as used for education
o Tools and facilities used for education, such as plagiarism detection, response systems (“clickers” or alternatives), library e-reserves
o E-classroom facilities and services (design, facilities, lecture capture, etc.)
o Media resources (such as films, documentaries, image banks) and their licensing and online storage and delivery
o Policies, practices, and responsibilities for course content and student data
Chair(s) TBD

Membership: Instructional technology managers and those who perform that function in any Canadian university.

Meetings: Communication will be primarily through email to an associated mailing list, through collaboration facilities such as wikis, and by conference calls held as necessary or desired.

Face to face meetings can be set as required, preferably around relevant conferences such as Educause and CanHEIT.

Milestones: First discussion to happen October 2010?
In first few months, collect information on systems and tools used, structure of support and governance for instructional technologies, key issues on the horizon.
Group’s initial findings and priorities to be presented to CUCCIO for Fall report.

Costs: None identified at this time. Any project proposed will identify resource requirements.
Contact: The initial contact will be Andrea Chappell, andrea.chappell@uwaterloo.ca, 519-888-4567 x33779

Status: Draft
Date: 27 July 2010
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2023

2024-09-25T15:47:50Z

Mclare:

==Event Information==
The '''2023 OUCeL Summer Institute''' will be hosted at the '''Ontario Tech University''' .

'''Date''': July 24 - 26, 2023

'''Registration Form: https://forms.ontariotechu.ca/forms/online/view.php?id=1006737

==Accommodation and Travel==
'''Hotel Accommodations:'''
*Holiday Inn - Discounted rate of $134/night. 67 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
*Reservations: 1-877-660-8550

'''Maps and Directions:'''
The Institute will be held in the [https://ontariotechu.ca/maps/?building=charles Charles Hall], at 61 Charles street, on the downtown Oshawa campus.

'''Parking at Ontario Tech:'''
Parking passes will be provided to those who complete the form above.

--

==Program Agenda==

'''Mon., July 24'''

*12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch

*1:15 - Welcome from Provost

*1:30- 2:45 - Lightning Round - Sharing an interesting project and a challenge/question [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NakRAiNzplcZhQfgIV8iSd8El64d7jIxC877isTk75g/edit?usp=sharing Institutional Updates*]

''Break''

*3:00 - 3:45 - Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI): How they work - Jeremy Bradbury (Ontario Tech University)

*3:45 - 4:30 - Cracker Barrel Topics: GAI, Hybrid Learning - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rWRzEygnMOYcBV27eKgAt9JKUCd1febGEM__mZK3LF4/edit?usp=sharing Institutional GAI Initiatives*]

*5:30 - Dinner - Legends of Fazio’s

'''Tues. July 25'''

*8:30 - 9:30 - Breakfast and good mornings

*9:30 - 10:30 - eCampusOntario Exchange - Emily Tamfo & team (eCO) - [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ctQNf25RfBq9pNF_TB6ZMNQXj091VE3V/view?usp=sharing OEX Presentation PPT]

''Break''

*10:30 - 11:30 - PEQAB Framework - Microcredentials - Mary Catharine Lennon (Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board) and Sarah Stokes (Ontario Tech)

*11:30 - 12:30 - Update from eCampusOntario - Lindsay Woodside & team - [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F6LBJcWLYajm4BrPmHnKnLvgOJ7DNXrX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101326151740773876152&rtpof=true&sd=true eCampusOntario Updates PPT]

*12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch

*1:30 – 3:00 - Reference: Eaton, S. E. (2023, July 25). Using Generative AI Ethically: Teaching, Learning, and Assessing in a Postplagiarism Era Ontario Universities Council on eLearning (OUCeL) Summer Institute Online. [https://hdl.handle.net/1880/116834 https://hdl.handle.net/1880/116834]

''Break''

*3:15 – 4:15 - CLDRA Survey Discussion - Nicole Johnson (CDLRA) - [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ZmVfVCe2F9NJedj0Ud4jhAfhfpx-UoB/view?usp=sharing CLDRA Survey PPT]]

*6:00 Dinner - Riley’s Pub

'''Wed. July 26'''

*9:00 - 9:30 - Breakfast and good mornings

*9:30 - 10:00 - OUCEL Business [membership, tech updates, our partners, priorities for coming year]

*10:00- 10:45 - AODA & Accessibility: Post-Secondary Perspectives & Initiatives - OUCEL members - [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZfhCbLsf8GfwxEp_6u7N6Xh3PqSn7UsK?usp=sharing AODA Resources and Notes*]

''Break''

*11:00 - 11:45 Cracker Barrel 2 - CLDRA, Microcredentials, new tech initiatives

*11:45- 12:00 - Wrap up, next year’s hosts

*12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch [box lunches for those travelling]

''[* Selected materials available to event attendees and OUCeL Institutional Representatives only]''
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2017

2024-09-25T15:47:43Z

Mclare:

==Registration and Accommodation Information==

== '''University of Ottawa''' ==

[https://forms.carleton.ca/edc/oucel-2017 Registration Information and Online Payment]

If you need to discuss details associated with registration, please email Richard Pinet <rpinet@uottawa.ca>

== AGENDA ==
'''Building & Room Location:

Desmarais Building, Centre for Continuing Education

University of Ottawa
55 Laurier Avenue East, 12th Floor
Room 12120

== Day 1: Wednesday Aug. 16 ==

'''12:00 - 1:00 pm''': '''Lunch'''

'''1:00 - 1:15 pm''': '''Welcome''': Acknowledgement that the land on which we gather is the traditional unceded Algonquin territory

'''1:15 - 2:15 pm''': “'''Lightning round” Meet and Greet''' - Share an interesting project and a challenge/question - Richard Pinet, Director, Centre for eLearning, University of Ottawa

'''2:15 - 3:15 pm''': '''Panel: 3 Perspectives on Blended Learning''' - Norman Daoust (Uottawa), Laurie Harrison (UToronto), Nick Baker (UWindsor) [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/6/64/OUCeL_Blended_2017_PDF.pdf Presentation Slides]

'''3:15 - 3:30 pm''': Break

'''3:30 - 4:15 pm''': '''uoSyllabus: A Syllabus Development and Curriculum Analysis Multi-Tool'''. Patrick Milot (University of Ottawa) [https://tlss.uottawa.ca/site/uosyllabus-en TLSS Information Site]

'''6:30 pm:''' Dinner is not provided but reservations will be made at a nearby restaurant.

*Optional Adventure: Come on a [http://www.malonesgrill.ca/ Pub Outing] and [http://www.dowslake.com/about_the_pavillion.php paddling at Dow's Lake]
**[[Pictures of the paddling outing]]

==Day 2: Thursday, Aug. 17==
'''9:00 - 9:20 am''': '''Breakfast and good mornings'''

'''9:20 - 10:30 am''': '''Learning Analytics''' - [https://www.imsglobal.org/activity/caliper IMS Global/ Caliper]. Samantha S. Birk, IMS Global, with Virginia Lacefield and Adam Recktenwald, Enterprise Applications.

'''10:30 - 10:45 am''': Break

'''10:45 - 11:30 pm''': '''Ryerson Open eText infrastructure project''' [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VNP0DMnFLUMLdnIapsi_mc2wPr51eA-CLLZZ_VHgmVU/edit?usp=sharing Project Update] [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/4/45/DspaceBackgrounder.pdf DSpace Backgrounder] + '''OER survey insights''' [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/f/fd/OER_Presentation.pdf Presentation Slides] - Wendy Freeman and Naza Djafarova

'''11:30 - 12:15 pm''': '''Copyright and Education in 2017''' - Michael Geist, UOttawa [https://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/Image:Geistuoconference.pdf Presentation Slides], and Howard Knopf, Moffat and Co. [https://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/Image:HowardKnopf_OUCELOttawa2017.pdf Presentation Slides]

'''12:15 - 1:30 pm''': Lunch

'''1:30 - 2:15 pm''': '''Panel: E-Portfolios''' - Zafar Syed (McMaster: PebblePad), Allie Davidson (Carleton: Mahara), Giulia Forsythe (eCampusOntario Northern Capacity Building Initiative: WordPress) [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ez53rKlo7RABNa8NnWi5nGnNTWIvfAS81FWgewFTgKg/edit?usp=sharing Presentation Slides]

'''2:15 - 3:00 pm''':''' Update: eCampusOntario''' - Lena Patterson [https://www.slideshare.net/LenaPatterson Presentation Slides]

'''3:00 - 3:15 pm''': Break

'''3:15 - 4:30 pm''': '''Riipen and Support for Experiential Learning Experiential Learning''' - Emily Masching and Chuck Hamilton. [http://www.riipen.com Riipen Web Site]

'''4:30 pm''': Break

'''6:30 pm''': Dinner (included with registration) at PLAY: 1 York St, Ottawa, ON K1N 6Z5 https://goo.gl/maps/LwFYXH96Efw

== Day 3: Friday, Aug. 18 ==

'''9:00 - 9:30 am''': Breakfast and good mornings

'''9:30 - 10:15 am''': '''Online Learning Impact Study''' - providing feedback. Aldo Caputo, Univ, of Waterloo

'''10:15 - 11:00 am''': '''National Survey of Online Learning in Canada : Preliminary Findings''' - Tony Bates

'''11:00 - 11:15 am''': Break

'''11:15 - 11:45 am''': '''Birds of a Feather''' - Round-table discussions, burning issues, emerging topics

'''11:45 - 12:00 pm''': '''Wrap up, discussion of next year’s event.''' To wrap up, we will summarize key ideas discussed over the past few days, and look ahead to next year’s summer institute: Location, Timing, Hosts and Participants

'''12:00 - 1:00 pm''': Lunch (boxed lunch if you have to run).

-------------------------

'''OUCeL Institute Resources and References'''

* [http://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/7/naked-in-the-garden-privacy-and-the-next-generation-digital-learning-environment?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email+marketing&utm_campaign=ER#_zsDBlKe1_zlEfL64 Educause Review - Naked in the Garden: Privacy and the Next Generation Digital Learning Environment]
* [https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/code-of-practice-for-learning-analytics Code of practice for learning analytics]
* [https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/policy-papers/predictive-analytics-higher-education/ Predictive Analytics in Higher Education: Five Guiding Practices for Ethical Use]

--------------------------

'''BIOS:'''

'''Tony Bates'''
is President and CEO of Tony Bates Associates Ltd., a private company specializing in consultancy and training in the planning and management of e-Learning and distance education. He is also distinguished Visiting Professor in the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, Toronto.

'''Michael Geist'''
is a Canadian Academic, and the Canadian Research Chair in the Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. He is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society.

'''Chuck Hamilton'''
is Strategy Manager at Riipen.

'''Howard Knopf'''
practises mainly in the areas of copyright, trade-marks, cyberlaw, and related issues. He is the Chairman of the Copyright Policy Committee of the Canadian Bar Association and was recently advisor to the Law Commission of Canada on security interests in intellectual property.

'''Virginia Lacefield'''
Executive Director, Enterprise Applications.

'''Emily Masching'''
is the Academiic Relationshiip Manager at Riipen

'''Patrick Milot'''
is Graduate Curriculum Development Specialist, Teaching and Learning Support Service, University of Ottawa.

'''Lena Patterson'''
is Operations Director at eCampusOntario.

'''Adam Recktenwald''' is
Executive Director, Enterprise Applications.

== Location and Accommodations Information ==

'''WHERE WE ARE MEETING:'''

Desmarais Building, Centre for Continuing Education
University of Ottawa
55 Laurier Avenue East, 12th Floor
Room 12120

'''ACCOMODATIONS:'''

UOttawa Residence: 90 University (see Map)

[https://www.les-suites.com/ Les Suites Hotel]
130 Besserer Street
(613) 232-2000

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1J8fmNjkJf_FnA0MECBCQUaNSZIg&ll=45.42237504524721%2C-75.68103521757814&z=15 UOttawa Map ]

'''PARKING''' :

Desmarais $4.50 HOUR
[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1J8fmNjkJf_FnA0MECBCQUaNSZIg&ll=45.424020392076585%2C-75.68730354309088&z=19 Desmarais Map ]

Brooks. $16 DAY
[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1J8fmNjkJf_FnA0MECBCQUaNSZIg&ll=45.42302452998715%2C-75.68151265382761&z=19 Brooks Map ]

'''SUGGESTION''':

Underground parking….
While you are able to park in the building where we will be meeting – I suggest you park at the Brooks location and walk over to the Desmarais Building a few blocks away, or any other parking lots on campus if you prefer.

For those staying in Residence who have driven: You can park anywhere available on campus. There is no privilege parking for staying in Residence

You may find other parking lot locations on the UOttawa Map
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2014 PIF reports small group: Room Modernization and Lecture Capture

2024-09-25T15:47:33Z

Mclare:

'''Nick, Windsor PIF - $350 thou'''
* Echo360 Lecture Capture
* What challenge was to be examined: Wanted to upgrade classrooms, and longstanding demand to capture everything in the classroom and for distance sections of the same course.
* 17 large lecture recording setups
* Scheduled software system
* On demand recording tool
* Adding a few camera, but a lot of VC rooms already
* Existing multi-campus/partner VC programs
* Not renewing a lot of classrooms into VC
* Echo360 comes with “Lecture Tools” with a software clicker solution
* Self-hosting the system
* Heat map on on video viewing stats - what section was most matched

'''Matt, Brock University'''
* Limited use of LC/VC and synchronous eLearning
* Matt just got placed on a room modernization committee and is curious about what others are doing
* Kaltura viewing stats - frequency and length

'''Andre, St. Paul'''
* 21/2 into Adobe Connect roll-out LC
* Initiative to phase instructors into blended deliveries and more online eLearning courses
* Small classes (20 or so)
* Mixed delivery program in Cannon Law
* Renewing the eLearning classes, learning lessons about camera placement (ie. students “fight” to get out of the pan of the classroom view camera)
* Training materials and sessions on system
* Challenges: capturing student audio in classroom (repeating questions, etc.)
* Looking at Bb/Adobe connect video stats and learning about student behaviour

'''Denis (Enterprise Application…. )& Tina (Learning Services) York,'''
* Moodle-based, large scale
* Concern about VC etc. and accessibility

'''Phil, Dawson College, Quebec - A Curious observer'''

Common challenges:
* Shifting medium of media (YouTube shown to students at distance though VC etc.)
* Costs of AODA/WCAG 2 caption requirements
* Managing Copyright information
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2019

2024-09-25T15:47:09Z

Mclare:

==Registration and Accommodation Information==

The '''2019 OUCeL Summer Institute''' will be hosted at the '''University of Guelph''' .

'''Date''': August 14 - 16, 2019

'''Room Location:''' McLaughlin Library (main library), Room 246a *NOTE CHANGE from originally posted location*

'''Registration:''' [https://courses.opened.uoguelph.ca/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=18092000 Registration Information and Online Payment]

'''Accommodation and Travel:'''

Hotel options
*Delta Hotels - The U of G rate starts at $155/night. 50 Stone Road West, Reservations: 888-890-3222. Distance to U of G: across the street. [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ykfdg-delta-hotels-guelph-conference-centre/ Delta Hotel website]
*Holiday Inn - Discounted rate of $119/night, including breakfast for two. 601 Scottsdale Drive, Phone: 519-836-0231. Distance to U of G: 20-minute walk. [http://www.higuelph.ca/ Holiday Inn booking link]
*Days Inn - 785 Gordon Street, Phone: 519-822-9112. Distance to U of G: 15-minute walk. [https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/en-ca/days-inn Days Inn website]

On campus options

*Single Room $44.00 or Townhouse Room $96.00 (the latter have air conditioning). [https://confreg.uoguelph.ca/registration/Register/default.aspx?code=2019Accomm On-Campus Accommodation]

'''Maps and Directions:'''

The Institute will be held in the McLaughlin Library (main library), Room 246a, University of Guelph.
*[https://opened.uoguelph.ca/travel-accommodation General Travel and Accommodation Info]

'''Parking at the University of Guelph:'''
*[https://www.parking.uoguelph.ca/find-parking/visitor-kiosk-lots Visitor kiosk lots]

'''Directions to the McLaughlin Library:'''
*The McLaughlin Library is centrally located beside Winegard Walk near the Cannon.

== AGENDA ==

== Day 1: Wednesday Aug. 14 ==

'''12:00 - 1:00 pm''': '''Lunch'''

'''1:00 - 1:15 pm''': '''Welcome''':

'''1:15 - 2:30 pm''': '''"Lightning round” Meet and Greet''' - Share an interesting project and a challenge/question

'''2:30 - 2:45 pm''': OCULL and COED updates

'''2:45 - 3:00 pm''': Break

'''3:00 - 3:45 pm''': Blended, Hybrid and Beyond... (Facilitator: Sue Forbes - Ontario Tech U, Sarah Stokes - Ontario Tech U, Nick Baker - UWindsor, and Richard Pinet - UOttawa)

'''3:45 - 4:30 pm''': Guelph Showcase 1 - Ontario Veterinary College teaching facilities - First Year Anatomy

'''5:30 pm:''' Dinner is not provided but reservations have been made at [http://theshakespearearms.com/ The Shakespeare Arms]. 35 Harvard Rd, Guelph, ON (519) 767-6003

==Day 2: Thursday, Aug. 15==

'''8:30 - 9:00 am''': Breakfast and good mornings

'''9:00 - 10:15 am''': Change Management Strategies - Leadership PD (Presenter - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-haniyeh-yousofpour-5069a51/ Haniyeh Yousofpourfard])

'''10:15 - 10:30 am''': Break

'''10:30 - 11:30 pm''': Learning Analytics - Two perspectives: Dale Lackeyram - Guelph and Niall Sclater - [https://www.jisc.ac.uk/learning-analytics Jisc], UK. (Facilitator: Richard Gorrie - Guelph)

'''Curriculum analytics: moving beyond analytics for identifying students at risk''' Niall Sclater - Jisc, UK

Learning analytics implementations have to date been mainly concerned with identifying students at academic risk. However there is far more that can potentially be achieved with data about students and their learning. Researchers have been identifying ways in which this data can be used to discover how well aspects of the curriculum are functioning. Niall Sclater will discuss some of the current innovations in this area and how Jisc in the UK is developing the underlying technical infrastructure to enable curriculum analytics.

'''Going beyond student success: examining what is intended, achieved and perceived in a curriculum''' Dale Lackeyram – University of Guelph

While much of our conversations have been focused on our learners and the variety of identities and contexts that they bring to the teaching-learning exchange, there is a unique opportunity to utilize learning analytics to examine what makes a “good” curriculum. The expanding landscape of demands on a curriculum has grown to include accountability and societal responsibility alongside more traditional requirements of being psychologically and cognitively sound. This presentation will delve into a transferable model of using analytics as a basis for exploring continuous curriculum improvement as we explore curriculum beyond elements of student success.

'''11:30 - 12:30 pm''': Update from eCampusOntario (Lena Patterson, Elan Paul, and Michel SIngh - eCampusOntario) - TESS conference [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/d/d5/ECampusOntario_presentation_OUCeL%2C_Aug_15%2C_2019.pdf Presentation slides]

'''12:30 - 1:30 pm''': Lunch

'''1:30 - 2:30 pm''': [[Supporting Use of VR in Curriculum - Where to Start?]] ([https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianemichaudlibrarian/ Diane Michaud] - UofT - Live Webinar): Stanford video link: https://vhil.stanford.edu/becominghomeless/

'''2:30 - 3:30 pm''': Catalyzing Faculty Development Strategies (Facilitator - Nick Baker - UWindsor and Lindsay Woodside - eCampus
Ontario)

'''3:30 - 3:45 pm''': Break

'''3:45 - 4:45 pm''': Guelph Showcase 2 - Food Sciences Tour - Chocolate making laboratory 38 Food Science Building. (South of the Vet College).

'''6:00 pm''': Dinner at the [https://www.miijidaa.ca/ miijida bistro] (right next to the Bookshelf, a Guelph landmark and worth a quick visit).
37 Quebec St, Guelph. There is some on-street parking and a public parking lot off Baker Street (with fee).

== Day 3: Friday, Aug. 16 ==

'''9:00 - 9:30 am''': Breakfast and good mornings

'''9:30 - 10:15 am''': SMAs In Action (Mike Snowden - COU will provide an update on SMA3 developments new metrics)

'''10:15 - 11:00 am''': Digital Credentials and Badging Round Table (Aldo Caputo - Facilitator)

'''11:00 - 11:15 am''': Break

'''11:15 - 11:45 am''': '''SIG - Cracker Barrel''' - Small group discussions, burning issues, emerging topics . Suggestions: New technologies on everyone's radar, SME training, Supporting OER development (adoption, adaptation, growth without external funding), Open LMS project from eCO, Digital credentials, Virtual proctoring, H5P, Video Streaming solutions.

'''11:45 - 12:00 pm''': '''Wrap up, discussion of next year’s event.''' To wrap up, we will summarize key ideas discussed over the past few days, and look ahead to next year’s summer institute: Location, Timing, Hosts and Participants

'''12:00 - 1:00 pm''': Lunch (boxed lunch if you have to run).

-------------------

'''Resources:'''

[Open Textbook on Intro to Accessibility https://pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/iwacc/ ]

[UofT Integrate Website https://act.utoronto.ca/toolbox/newtools/how-it-works/ ]

[Online Course Design for Humans https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A9a7371b1-b280-43fe-bef0-179fb1b567e7]
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2011

2024-09-25T15:47:00Z

Mclare:

Summer Institute 2011 will be held at the '''Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)''' [http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/Home/index.html], '''University of Toronto''' from August 10-12, 2011.

===Tweet Archive===
Tweets, links & resources shared: [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/1/10/Ontario-University-Council-on-E-Learning.pdf #OUCEL11 Twitter Feed in PDF]

'''Location'''<br>
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education<br>
252 Bloor Street<br>
Room 5-250

Parking underground off Prince Arthur Avenue behind OISE or take subway to St. George Station.

'''Registration'''

The cost of attendance at the OUCEL Summer Institute 2011 is $200. per person. Please use the OISE Education Commons secure online workshop/ePayment system to register [http://legacy.oise.utoronto.ca/edcomm/workshops/register.php?courseid=579&ex=y]
Hard copy receipts for participants will be available at the event.

[[2011 Participant List]]

=Day 1: August 10, 2011: 1pm-4pm=
==== 12:00 pm: Registration and Light Lunch====

==== 1:00 pm: Welcoming Remarks====

Laurie Harrison (Director IT, OISE) and Richard Pinet (Chair, OUCEL)<br>
Avi Hyman (Institutional Strategist - Academic Computing, University of Toronto)

==== 1:15 - 2:00 pm: Institutional Sharing Roundtable====

Lighting round description of our respective achievements & challenges this year to kick start the OUCEL Summer Institute 2011.

====2:15 - 3:15 pm: Cloud and 2.0 - Risk and Benefit====

A panel presentation exploring perspectives along the continuum between using well established institutional LMS tools and leveraging 2.0 and cloud technologies for online learning in higher education. How do we encourage innovation while ensuring data security? Can we require our students to post information and resources to third party environments? What are the FIPPA implications of using non-institutional environments? A candid discussion about the big elephant in the room and implications for academic technology support.

* '''Pedagogical Benefits: Dr. Peter Carr (University of Waterloo)'''

Here are links to some of the materials I referred to today:

Social Media for Business Performance Wordpress site: http://smbp.uwaterloo.ca/
Impact of Information Systems on Society Blog: http://impactofinformationsystemsonsociety.wordpress.com/
Operations and Supply Chain Management Blog: http://operationsandsupplychain.wordpress.com/
My Twitter feed is @impactofinfo email pdcarr@uwaterloo.ca

* '''Balancing Policy and Practice: Laurie Harrison (University of Toronto)'''

Usage Guidelines and References: [http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume45/PolicyasanEnablerofStudentEnga/213959 Policy as an Enabler of Student Engagement]<br>
[http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/topics/teachingcontexts/online-learning/toolkit/alternative-enviro.htm Use Of Alternatives To Institutionally Supported Learning Environments At The University Of Toronto]

* '''Academic Tech Implications – Instructor and Student Support: Giulia Forsythe (Brock University)'''
**[http://flic.kr/p/abLdgx Not-so-Hypothetical-Professor-X scenario- (Flickr Graphic)]
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/38795936@N00/5595019837/ Privacy And The Cloud visual notes BCcampus (Flickr Graphic) ]
**[http://fippa.bccampus.ca/ Privacy and Cloud-Based Educational Technology- FIPPA at UBC]
**[http://digitaltattoo.ubc.ca/ What's your Digital Tattoo?]
**[http://www.elearning.ubc.ca/toolkit/social-web-tools/Social Web Tools]
**[http://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:Privacy_and_Online_Technology_Resources Documentation:Privacy and Online Technology Resources]

====3:30 - 5:00 pm: The potential of technology and other innovative practices to foster a more responsive, effective and efficient post-secondary education system in Canada====

An introduction to Human Resource and Skills Development Canada current initiatives. This session will feature a presentation by special guests participants from from the Learning Policy Directorate, Strategic Policy and Research, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). A Round Table Discussion on key questions and related topics to follow.

'''Presenters:'''<br>
'''Duncan Cass-Beggs, Director of the Learning Policy Directorate,'''
'''Human Resources and Skills Development Canada'''

'''Louise Lazar, Policy Analyst,'''
'''Human Resources and Skills Development Canada'''

====5:30 pm: "Social Networking" and [http://pechaflickr.cogdogblog.com/ Powerpoint Karaoke]====
Location: Margarita's at 14 Baldwin Street [http://dine.to/margaritas About Margarita's]

Happy hour with colleagues, Powerpoint Karaoke and fabulous prizes! Margarita's has tasty, filling Mexican food and is a great place for dinner that night.

=Day 2: August 11, 9am-4pm=

====9:00: Breakfast====

====9:30 - 10:45 am: [[Update on Ontario Online Institute]]:====
Updates on the planning process and framework for development of Ontario Online Institute. Implications for Ontario Universities and opportunity for discussion.

'''Speaker: Maxim Jean-Louis: President and Chief Executive Officer of Contact North and Special Advisor to MTCU on the OOI'''

====11:00 - 12:00 pm: Breakout SIG Groups====
* [[Copyright issues in 2011]] (Facilitator : Patrick Lyons – Carleton University)
* LMS - RFP and migrations (Facilitator: Aldo Caputo – University of Waterloo)
* Lecture Capture (Facilitator: TBC)
* Accessibility and ON Legislation (Facilitator: Kyle Mackie - University of Guelph)
* Other

====12:30 pm: Lunch====

====1:30 - 2:45 pm: Social and Mobile: Thinking Outside the LMS – Web Conference Presentation====
Nearly all students use social networking tools and mobile devices as a way to engage and communicate with their friends. To further facilitate student collaboration, Purdue has several new initiatives, including [http://www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/mixable/ Mixable], an application that builds connections by blending a student's course enrollment information with his or her network of friends that already exists within Facebook. Mixable enables students to collaboratively build and share their personal learning environments by using open tools (Facebook, Twitter, and Dropbox) and the most common mobile devices, while ultimately maintaining privacy. Another new Purdue application is [http://www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/hotseat/ Hotseat], a student polling system that is accessed by phones or other mobile devices. Based on his first hand experience in deploying new models for students engagement, Kyle will provide insights into the changing priorities and emerging opportunities for technology-enabled collaboration, beyond the LMS.

'''Speaker [http://www.educause.edu/Community/MemDir/Profiles/KyleDBowen/58744 Kyle Bowen – Purdue University]'''

[http://flic.kr/p/ac85ta Giulia's Visual Notes (Graphic on Flickr)]

====3:00 - 4:30 pm: Horizon Report – Round Table====
The 2011 Horizon Report identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years in higher education. This internationally recognized report the result of collaboration of the leading thinkers at Educause and the New Media Consortium. A group interactive discussion to explore implications , whether or not attendees agree with the forecast, and whether or not the emerging technologies are valuable and important to technology-based support of teaching, learning and creative enquiry.
[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/2011HorizonReport/223122 Horizon Report 2011 (PDF)]

'''Facilitators: Richard Pinet and Patrick Lyons
'''

====6:00 pm: Dinner at La Bodega====
30 Baldwin Street at [http://www.bodegarestaurant.com/ Bodega Restaurant]

=Day 3: August 12, 9am-12pm=

====9:00 am: Breakfast====

====9:30 - 10:30 am: One-size-fits-one Learning and Collective Production ====

How can we harness global networks and collective production to achieve the equivalent of individualized instruction and address the diversity of learner needs? How does this approach support deep learning, innovation and creativity? A global initiative to create a public, cloud-based infrastructure that has been called "the ultimate digital curbcut" will be discussed.<br>

'''Presenter: [http://idrc.ocad.ca/index.php/about-the-idrc/staff-pages/112-jutta-treviranus-director Jutta Treviranus], [http://idrc.ocad.ca/ Inclusive Design Research Centre], OCAD University''' <br>

Reference Document: [http://openaccess.uoc.edu/webapps/o2/bitstream/10609/4869/6/Treviranus_editat_def.pdf The Value of Imperfection:the Wabi-Sabi Principle in Aesthetics and Learning]

[http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/regs/english/2011/elaws_src_regs_r11191_e.htm ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT June 2011]

====10:45 am - 12:00 pm: Showcase of Ontario University Initiatives====
Send proposals to laurie.harrison@utoronto.ca
* nool.ca - UOIT's innovative resource site helps students improve writing and math skills
* e-Marking - Two Institutional Initiatives:
**iPad: “Correction 2.0” for Tech-Savvy Profs - [http://www.gazette.uottawa.ca/article/the_ipad_correction_2_0_for_tech_savvy_profs/ Pilot Study at University of Ottawa])
**e-Marking at University of Waterloo
* Video-Tech.ca - A french second language learning tool developed with the French departments of Carleton and Ottawa U
* [http://blog.ocad.ca/wordpress/amcallister/2011/08/17/oucel-summer-institute-2011-at-oise-university-of-toronto/ Instructure LMS - OCAD]

====12:00 pm: Conclusions & Next Steps====
Discussion of Summer Institute 2012: Location, Timing, Hosts and Participants

=Accommodation=

[http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/toronto/yyzbs/hoteldetail/directions Holiday Inn Express]

TORONTO BLOOR-YORKVILLE
280 BLOOR STREET WEST

Hotel Front Desk: 01-416-968-0010

Recently showing rates of $153.99 per night.

Or for information about UofT Residence accommodation contact Laurie Harrison at laurie.harrison@utoronto.ca

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=Notes and References=
<references/>

[[Category:Summer Institute 2011]]

[http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume45/PolicyasanEnablerofStudentEnga/213959 Policy as an Enabler of Student Engagement]

[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/2011HorizonReport/223122 Horizon Report 2011 (PDF)] <br>

[http://openaccess.uoc.edu/webapps/o2/bitstream/10609/4869/6/Treviranus_editat_def.pdf The Value of Imperfection: the Wabi-Sabi Principle in Aesthetics and Learning]

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[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2016

2024-09-25T15:46:51Z

Mclare:

'''Dates:''' August 17-19, 2016
==Registration and Accommodation Information==
'''Registration:'''

Registration is now closed. If you need to discuss details associated with registration, please email shughes@wlu.ca

== AGENDA ==
'''Room Location: Dr. Alvin Woods Building (DAWB) Room 2-104'''

== Day 1: August 17, 1 pm - 4:15 pm ==

'''12:00 - 1:00 pm''': Lunch Dr. Alvin Woods Building (DAWB), Room 2-104

'''1:00 - 1:15 pm''': Greetings from Laurier, Dr. Kathryn Carter, Associate Vice-President: Teaching and Learning See: https://legacy.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=13223

'''1:15 - 2:15 pm''': “Lightning round” meet and greet - interesting project you're working on and a challenge/question you have, Richard Pinet, Director, Centre for eLearning, University of Ottawa
*Welcome to old and new faces!

'''2:15 - 3:15 pm''': eCampusOntario Update - Lena Patterson See: eCampus Ontario. See: [http://bit.ly/2b2odCo eCampus Ontario Presentation file]

'''3:15 - 3:30 pm''': Break

'''3:30 - 4:15 pm''': eCampusOntario discussions

'''6:30 pm:''': Dinner is not provided but reservations have been made at Proof (at the Delta Hotel).

== Day 2: August 18, 9 am - 4:30 pm ==

'''9:00 - 9:20 am''': Breakfast and good mornings - DAWB Room 2-104

'''9:20 - 10:30 am''': Malcolm Brown - Director of ELI - Educause. Next Generation Digital Learning Environments (Webinar) See [https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/0/04/OUCeL.pdf NGDLE Presentation Slides]

'''10:30 - 10:45 am''': Break

'''10:45 - 12:15 pm''': Samuel Butcher, [http://www.labster.com/ Labster]

'''12:15 - 1:30 pm''': Lunch

'''1:30 - 2:15 pm''': Best Practices in Open Textbook initiative, Clint Lalonde & Amanda Coolidge, BC Campus (Webinar) [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12E3P9P4UzaGMmJ6wuL1tazrCdTethSBl-AQtOeZpatg/edit?usp=sharing Presentation Slides] [https://flic.kr/p/LgtZJC Visual Notes]

'''2:15 - 3:00 pm''': Sandstorm.io at BC Campus, Clint Lalonde & Grant Potter, BC Campus

'''3:00 - 3:15 pm''': Break

'''3:15 - 4:30 pm''': Librarians role in eLearning, Joanne Oud, WLU, Annie Bélanger, UW, Laurie Morrison, Brock [[Breakout Questions]]

There are [[Summer_Institute_2016#Additional_Resources|Additional Resources]] below.

'''4:30 pm''': Break

'''6:30 pm''': Dinner at Sole. Dinner is included with registration! Reservations made at [http://www.sole.ca/ Sole Restaurant and Wine Bar].

== Day 3: August 19, 9am - 12pm ==

'''9:00 - 9:30 am''': Breakfast and good mornings DAWB 2-104

'''9:30 - 10:30 am''': 5 Minutes of Fame

'''10:30 - 10:45 am''': Break

'''10:45 - 11:25 am''': Jake Hirsh-Allen, LinkedIn

'''11:25 - 11:45 am''': Moving OUCEL forward, facilitated by Richard Pinet

'''11:45 - 12:00 pm''': Wrap up, discussion of next year’s event etc.
To wrap up, we will summarize key ideas discussed over the past few days, and look ahead to next year’s summer institute: Location, Timing, Hosts and Participants

* Major Take-aways

'''12:00 - 1:00 pm''': Lunch (boxed lunch if you have to run)

==Getting here==

'''WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY'''

'''Directions from Toronto to Laurier's Waterloo Campus'''

Take the 401 west towards London.

Take exit 278 to Highway 8 west (toward Kitchener/Waterloo).

Take the Highway 7 east exit towards Guelph/Waterloo.

Follow Highway 7 east, which becomes Highway 85 north.

Take the University Ave. West exit (the second University Ave. exit).

Continue down University Ave. Laurier will be on your left-hand side at 75 University Ave. W.

'''Directions from London to Laurier's Waterloo Campus'''

Take the 401 east towards Toronto.

Take exit 278B/Highway 8 west on to King St. East towards Kitchener.

Head right onto Highway 8 west towards Kitchener.

Take the Highway 7 east exit towards Guelph/Waterloo.

Follow Highway 7 east, which becomes Highway 85 north.

Take the second University Ave. exit (University Ave. West).

Continue down University Ave. Laurier will be on your left-hand side at 75 University Ave. W.

'''Parking''': https://legacy.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=98&p=1615

There is a '''lot''' of construction happening in Kitchener-Waterloo at the moment, so we've put together a map to give you a construction-free route to campus. Also, if the weather is nice, it's not a long walk from the Delta or the King Street Residence to come to the retreat location.

Here is link to a map with the route from the Delta to the parking lot: https://goo.gl/STWNwq. We recommend parking in lots 4 or 10, highlighted in red on this map: https://legacy.wlu.ca/documents/61897/Visitor_Parking_Map_2015.pdf. Please note that lot 20 will be closed.

'''Accommodation:'''
There are two recommended options for accommodation:

1) on campus at the King Street Student Residence, 200 King Street North, Waterloo (within easy walking distance of the meeting)

An air-conditioned dormitory style residence that offers private bedrooms with semi-private washrooms. Each bedroom contains a bed, sink, desk and closet unit. Comfortable lounges are located on each floor and contain a fridge, stove, microwave and television. The night rate for a semi-private washroom is $49.00, plus 13% HST and the nightly rate for a private washroom is $69.00, plus 13% HST. Parking and wifi are included.

[http://www.wlu.ca/hotel Reservations can be made online here] or by email to hotel@wlu.ca or by calling 519-884-0710 x 2771.

2) at the Delta Hotel, 110 Erb Street West Waterloo (also within walking distance of the meeting (but a longer stroll through Waterloo park)- across the street from Sole (location for the Thursday night dinner).

Rate: $145 per night plus $10 per day parking.

[http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Wilfrid%20Laurier%20University%20Ontario%20Council%20on%20Elearning%5EYKFDW%60OC2OC2A%7COC2OC2B%60145.00%60CAD%60false%604%608/16/16%608/19/16%6007/16/2016&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes Book the Delta here]

''Please note:'' The conference rate of $145 per night is only available until '''July 29th 2016'''.

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'''Directions to the Delta:'''

Directions from Toronto

• Take the 401 west towards London.

• Take exit 278 to Highway 8 west (toward Kitchener/Waterloo).

• Take the Highway 7 east exit towards Guelph/Waterloo.

• Follow Highway 7 east, which becomes Highway 85 north.

• Take the University Ave. West exit (the second University Ave. exit).

• Follow University Ave W toward Erb St West

• Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Erb St West

For the Delta Hotel: Destination will be on the left

Directions from London

• Take the 401 east towards Toronto.

• Take exit 278B/Highway 8 west on to King St. East towards Kitchener.

• Head right onto Highway 8 west towards Kitchener.

• Take the Highway 7 east exit towards Guelph/Waterloo.

• Follow Highway 7 east, which becomes Highway 85 north.

• Take the second University Ave. exit (University Ave. West).

• Follow University Ave W toward Erb St West

• Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Erb St West

For the Delta Hotel: Destination will be on the left

==List of [[2016 Participants]]==

==Additional Resources==
* [http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2016/6/6-implications-of-the-next-generation-digital-learning-environments-ngdle-framework 6 Implications of the Next-Generation Digital Learning Environments (NGDLE) Framework]
* [https://library.educause.edu/~/media/files/library/2015/4/eli3035-pdf.pdf The Next Generation Digital Learning Environment]
*[[LMS Comparison across Ontario Universities]]
*[https://bccampus.ca/open-textbook-project/ Open Textbook Project at BC Campus]
*[https://edtech.bccampus.ca/bc-open-educational-technology-collaborative/ BC Open Educational Technology Collaborative]
*[https://oet.sandcats.io/ Open Source Apps for Educators: Sandstorm.io at BC Campus]
*[University of Waterloo's CEL Honeycomb -coming soon]
*[http://elearningtoolkit.uwo.ca Western's eLearning Toolkit]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/dhg33ma5xxtcbt7/Rubric%20for%20eLearning%20Tool%20Evaluation.pdf?dl=0 Rubric for eLearning Tool Evaluation]

[[Category:Summer Institute]]
[[Category: 2016]]
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2014

2024-09-25T15:46:35Z

Mclare:

[[Image:Nipissing-Bracebridge.jpg|thumb|250px| Nipissing University ]]
*Directions to the Muskoka campus can be found here: http://bit.ly/UZ19cc.

*Google Maps: http://bit.ly/1mfAzBP.

'''Dates:''' August 6-8, 2014

==List of [[2014 Participants]]==

*[http://forms.carleton.ca/edc/oucel-2014/ Online Registration and Payment Form]

Accommodations are available at the Muskoka campus. Please call 705-474-3450 x4805, or send an email to stay@nipissingu.ca to book a room.

Single rooms, two-bedroom suites (one bathroom) and four-bedroom suites (two bathrooms) are available at the campus, with costs of $89/night for the one-bedroom suites, and $40.50/night for the shared bathroom suites. If you need to arrive on Tuesday, rooms are available for the night of Tuesday, August 5.

Parking is free on campus.

== Day 1: August 6, 1pm - 4pm ==

DRAFT

'''12:00-1:00pm''': Lunch and registration - Classroom 3

'''1:00-1:15pm''': Orientation to OUCEL Summer Institute

'''1:15-1:50pm''': “Lightning round” meet and greet
*5 minutes of fame: innovation for individual institutions

'''1:50-2:00pm''': Formal welcome from the Provost's office

'''2:00-3:00pm''': PIF - Project Achievements and Sharing Going Forward (activity clusters), facilitated by Giulia Forsythe

'''3:00pm-3:15pm''': Break

'''3:15-4:15pm''': Institutional Strategy: Conceptions of Flexible Learning - Michelle Lamberson (UBC)
[https://portal.utoronto.ca/webapps/bb-collaborate-bb_bb60/external.guest.session.launch.event?uid=d3aa50e3-6518-4558-b92a-2fd99cbff507 Web Link to Webinar - (text chat available)]

'''Evening''': Dinner is not provided but reservations have been made at [http://www.riverwalkrestaurant.ca/ Riverwalk].

== Day 2: August 7, 9am - 4pm ==

DRAFT

'''9:00-9:30''': Breakfast and good mornings

'''9:30-10:30''': Online Teaching Certificate - Advice on Gearing Up - Panel: Aldo Caputo, Dragana Polovina-Vukovic, Nick Baker, facilitated by Laurie Harrison. Followed by Group Activity and Discussion. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0WN1dl-t8EQcGdyMm5tdXFINDg/edit?usp=sharing PPT Presentation from the Session]

'''10:30-11:00''': Break

'''11:00-12:00''': Achieving Business Efficiency in Online Course Offerings - Naza Djafarova and Leonora Zefi (The G. Raymond Chang of Continuing Education at Ryerson)

'''12:00-1:00''': Lunch

'''1:00-1:30''': Ontario Online Update - Julia Colyar

'''1:30-2:00''': OOI Discussion

'''2:00-3:00''': Discussion with Tom Carey regarding Centre for Excellence Projects: Assessment & Faculty Development

'''3:30-4:30''': Eat the Data: Reclaiming Innovation - Brian Lamb (TRU) [http://slides.com/brianlamb/agency-and-algorithms#/ Link to Slides]

'''6:30pm''': Dinner is included with registration! Reservations made at [http://www.onefiftyfive.ca/ One Fifty-Five].

== Day 3: August 8, 9am - 12pm ==

DRAFT

'''9-9:30''': Breakfast and good mornings

'''9:30am-10:30am''': Alan Levine, True Tales of OER: using and reusing Open Educational Resources. [http://go.cogdog.it/oer-bigfoot Google Presentation]

'''10:30am-12pm''':
* Institutional Projects of interest:
** ProctorU Experience (UofT) [https://capture.lc.utoronto.ca:8443/ess/echo/presentation/ea527386-f696-4084-b344-391eac03e34a?ec=true Fareed Teja - Online Proctoring Project - Lawrence S. Bloomberg School of Nursing]
** Course Evaluation (specific to online courses)
** Ottawa Blended Learning Initiative - Two-Week Faculty Workshop
* Major Take-aways

==Special Interest breakout groups==
*[[Accessibility]]
*[[ePortfolios]]
*[[Shared Services - Network for Excellence]]

'''12:00 - 1:00pm''': Lunch

Wrap up, discussion of next year’s event etc.
To wrap up, we will summarize key ideas discussed over the past few days, and look ahead to next year’s summer institute: Location, Timing, Hosts and Participants

==Additional Resources==

*List of [[2013-2014 MTCU-Funded Productivity and Innovation Projects]]

*[http://www.tonybates.ca/2014/05/05/online-learning-faculty-development-and-academic-freedom/ Tony Bates Blog Post: Online learning, faculty development and academic freedom]

* [http://carleton.ca/cuopen/ CU Open: Carleton’s Certificate in Blended and Online Teaching ]

* [http://www.sr.ithaka.org/blog-individual/ithaka-sr-releases-report-hybrid-classroom-experiments-university-system-maryland Ithaka S+R Releases Report on Hybrid Classroom Experiments]

* [https://capture.lc.utoronto.ca:8443/ess/echo/presentation/ea527386-f696-4084-b344-391eac03e34a?ec=true Fareed Teja - Online Proctoring Project - Lawrence S. Bloomberg School of Nursing]

* [http://alor.onlinelearning.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/ALOR-Course-Evaluation-Report.pdf UofT - CTSI - Course Evaluation Item Evaluation Project]

* [http://www1.uwindsor.ca/openlearning/14/students UWindsor Open Learning Strategic Development Grants, including criteria, call, guidelines etc.]

[[Category:Summer Institute]]
[[Category: 2014]]
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2008 Planning

2024-09-25T15:46:27Z

Mclare:

Planning Commitee:
*Aldo Caputo (chair), UW
*Jan Holbrook, UW
*Patrick Lyons, Carleton
*Linda Murphy-Boyer, UT
*Giulia Forsythe, Brock

Each institution representative will be asked to prepare and submit a one-page summary of their activities in e-learning in the past year.

{| border="1"
|+ tentative schedule
! Time !! Wednesday Aug 13 !! Thursday Aug 14 !! Friday Aug 15
|-
! Chair
| || ||
|-
! 8:30
| || Continental Breakfast || Continental Breakfast
|-
! 9:00-9:15
| || Overview || Overview
|-
! 9:15-10:45
| || Session -Lecture capture<br/> more info... [http://chronicle.com/free/v54/i36/36a00103.htm Chronicles of Higher Ed] || Session
|-
! 10:45-11
| || Break || Break
|-
! 11-12
| || Session-Lecture capture cont'd || Session
|-
! 12-1
| || Lunch (provided) || Lunch (provided)
|-
! 1:00-1:30
| Registration || Birds of a Feather <br />[http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/DrMashuporWhyEducatorsSho/44592 Mashups] <br/>[http://del.icio.us/gforsythe/portfolio e-portfolios]<br/> || Chair/other participant summary?
|-
! 2:30-2:00
| Welcome & Overview || Session (collaboration, || Next steps- Wrap-up
|-
! 2:00-3:00
| Session- Round table- Triumphs & Challenges (3 min. each) || social networking)
|-
! 3:00-3:15
| Break || Break
|-
! 3:15-4:30
| Session-Survey results & OUCEL discussion || Session- Second LIfe & Gaming
|-
! 4:30-4:45
| Wrap-up || Wrap-up
|-
! eve
| Group Dinner (provided) || Dinner (sign ups)
|}
[[Category:OUCeL]]

Summer Institute 2012

2024-09-25T15:46:17Z

Mclare:

== Summer Institute 2012 will be held at the University of Ontario Institute for Technology ([http://www.uoit.ca UOIT]) ==
[[Image:UOIT-O.jpg|400px|thumb|UOIT O, Thursday August 2, 2012]]
<div style="float:right;width:400px;clear:right">__TOC__</div>

'''Dates:'''
August 1-3, 2012

'''Location:''' UOIT North Campus 2000 Simcoe St N[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2000+Simcoe+Street+North,+Oshawa,+ON,+Canada&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.456673,87.714844&oq=2000+simcoe+st+n+os&hnear=2000+Simcoe+St+N,+Oshawa,+Ontario+L1H+7K4,+Canada&t=m&z=16] ERC building, room 1058.

'''Registration:''' The cost of attendance at the OUCEL Summer Institute 2012 is $200.00 per person - this includes attendance at the full event and supper on the evening of the second day. To register, please download and fill out a registration form [http://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/7/78/OUCEL_registration_form.pdf]. Mail the completed form and a cheque payable to UOIT to the address indicated on the form.

'''Accommodations:'''
We have reserved 10 2-bedroom suites at the UOIT South Village residence. The nightly rate is $59.95 + tax. To book a room, please phone (905) 728-8700 ext 8000 and say you are with the Ontario University Council on E-Learning group. More more information about the residences at UOIT, visit their website: [http://www.uoitrez.ca/]

'''For detailed travel and area information, please visit this website: [http://sites.google.com/site/oucel12]''' If you have questions regarding registration, accommodation or travel information, please contact lana.pickering@uoit.ca

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== Day 1: August 1, 1pm - 4pm ==

'''12-1pm''': Lunch and registration

'''1-1:15pm''': Welcome from Laurie Harrison

'''1:15-2pm''': “Lightning round” institutional updates

As a warmup and icebreaker activity, participants will share a short institutional update - focusing on one triumph and one challenge over the past year.

'''2-2:30pm''': Welcome from Bill Muirhead, Associate Provost, Academic and IT

Bill will be connecting with us via Adobe Connect from beautiful Victoria BC to welcome delegates to this year’s summer institute. We will follow up with an overview of the next few days.

'''2:30-4pm''': BVirtual Remote Proctor Demo

Rick Beaudry will join us for a demonstration of the BVirtual Live Online Proctoring service. From the BVirtual website: “B Virtual provides a seamless remote proctoring experience for students to take exams online. Our combination of people, process and technology provide a level of integrity to the examination process that raises the bar for Proctored exams.”

The demo will follow with a discussion about the advantages and challenges of online proctoring. For more information about BVirtual’s Online Proctoring services, visit: http://www.bvirtualinc.com/online-proctoring.php

'''Evening''': Dinner is not provided, but company will be - we can discuss options at the end of the day.

== Day 2: August 2, 9am - 4pm ==

'''9:00-9:30''': Breakfast and good mornings

'''9:30-10:30''': AODA Roundtable: Accessible media strategies

In this roundtable discussion, we would like to focus specifically on how institutions across the province are approaching the development, conversion and administration of media, focusing primarily on videos (closed captioning and described video). The roundtable will produce a shared resource guide outlining tools, services and strategies. See AODA Information and Communication Legislation at http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/regs/english/2011/elaws_src_regs_r11191_e.htm#BK9

Reference Links:
*[http://idrc.ocad.ca/ IDRC] for resources.
*[http://www.example.com Automatic Sync]
*[http://www.3playmedia.com/ 3-Play]
*[http://www.transcribeyourclass.ca/ Transcribe Your Class] initiative using *[http://liberatedlearning.com/ Liberated Learning] and [http://www.panopto.com/ Panopto]

'''10:00-10:30''': Anciliary Fees

'''10:30-11:15'': Leveraging technology for strategic alignment and faculty development

'''11:15-12:00''': emerging topic

This hands-on workshop will begin with a mini-panel with Laurie Harrison, Giulia Forsythe and Jaymie Koroluk, who will share their experiences with leveraging technology in several key areas (blended learning, social media and synchronous communication technology). Participants will then work in groups to brainstorm and develop ideas around several key questions:
1) What are the institutional priorities we need to align with?
2) What are our key faculty development goals and strategies?
3) How can we leverage technology to implement strategies and meet our goals?
Record your ideas on a [http://piratepad.net/USwKIRqVxO Leveraging technology for strategic alignment and faculty development - online doc] at capturing all our ideas in one place.

'''12-1''': Lunch

'''1-2:30''': Terry Anderson on the “MOOC Phenomenon” (via Adobe Connect)

Dr. Terry Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca University will be joining us via Adobe Connect for a lively discussion about the recent MOOC phenomenon. Terry will talk with us about the notion of “unbundling” the University, and the threats and opportunities presented by MOOCs.

[http://www.slideshare.net/terrya/generations-and-change-ont-university-council-2012 Terry's slides are available on slideshare]

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/7700202066/ @giuliaforsythe's visual notes of Terry's talk]

'''2:30-4''': Beyond the LMS: The new learning ecosystem

An extension on last year’s “Cloud and 2.0” discussion, this session will explore the new learning “ecosystem” from a institutional strategy, operational, and pedagogical perspective. As a recent Campus Technology article* commented: “progressive professors are making end runs around its [LMS’s] limitations by utilizing free web 2.0 and cloud-based tools -- tools that sit outside the walls of the LMS.”

The session will muse about the role of the university in supporting infrastructure, managing risk, and providing value-added services in the era of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs), third-party tools and resources, and cloud computing. We will also discuss the way learning is enabled and shaped by these different systems. [http://piratepad.net/9asbgc16NY Beyond the LMS: The new learning ecosystem - online doc]

* Rebuilding the LMS for the 21st Century [http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2012/03/29/Rebuilding-the-LMS-for-the-21st-Century.aspx?m=2&Page=1]

* OUCEL11: [http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/topics/teachingcontexts/online-learning/toolkit/alternative-enviro.htm Tools Beyond the U of T Portal]

* 7 things you should know about navigating the new learning ecosystem [http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-navigating-new-learning-ecosystem]

'''6pm''': Dinner at Avanti Trattoria[http://www.avantifood.com/]

== Day 3: August 3, 9am - 12pm ==
[[Image:7704677458 9f4c10aeeb o.jpg|thumb|400px|Day 3 picture]]

'''9-9:30''': Breakfast and good mornings

'''9:30-11''': Discussion Panel: Blended Learning

Panelists:
~ Brenda Ravenscroft - Associate Dean (Studies) Faculty of Arts and Science Associate Professor School of Music, at Queen’s
~ Jean Adams - Special Assistant Professor, Policy (Specialization) - Schulich School of Business
Associate Co-Director, Institute for Research on Learning Technologies
York University
~ Richard Gorrie - Associate Director, Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support, University of Guelph
~ Richard Pinet – Director, Centre for e-Learning, University of Ottawa

Themes:
Defining Blended Learning;
Administrative Challenges;
Sustainability Issues;
Blended Learning and Larger Cultural Context

'''11am-12pm''': Showcase of Ontario University Initiatives (TBC)

Have you been working on something really great over the past year? Would you like to share with the group? Please submit ideas for a short presentation to Jaymie - jaymie.koroluk@uoit.ca[mailto:jaymie.koroluk@uoit.ca]

- Dr. Christine Smith, Director of Open Learning at UWindsor will share developments related to their Open Learning initiatives and briefly describe their new FlatWorld eText project.[http://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/a/a4/TOOLS_%40_UWindsor-1.pptx Slides available]

- Avi Hyman and Laurie Harrison - UofT: http://Open.utoronto.ca – Open resources include not-for-credit courses, educational resources and access to online scholarly works

- Aldo Caputo - Online TA training course

- Kim Holland - Western's take on an online version of [http://iswnetwork.ca/ Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)], a peer-based worskhop based on microteaching

'''12pm''': Lunch

Wrap up, discussion of next year’s event etc.

To wrap up, we will summarize key ideas discussed over the past few days, and look ahead to next year’s summer institute: Location, Timing, Hosts and Participants

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