Summer Institute 2025

DATE: July 29 - 31, 2025

LOCATION: Queen’s University

This year’s Summer Institute is hosted by Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario!

Visit this page for more information on registration, travel, accommodations, and an agenda (coming soon!). Registrations will be received up until June 30th and we invite all to consider joining in-person or remotely. Please be sure to register for either modality, but do kindly note that the registration fee is only for in-person attendees to help cover food costs. The event is free to attend virtually.

We are looking forward to gathering in beautiful Kingston on July 29 – 31st to share our work and learn from each other and our guest presenters. As our hosts and the stewardship committee finalize the agenda, we are looking for contributions of ideas for guest speakers/topics. Please add yours via this doc for our consideration.

We hope to see you there!

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OUCEL 2025 Agenda

Tuesday, July 29

Time	Topic/Activity	Speaker/Facilitator
12:00 - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00 - 1:30pm	Land Acknowledgement and Welcome	Gavan Watson, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning
1:30 - 2:45pm	Lightning Round – meet and greet: Sharing an interesting project and a challenge/question
2:45 - 3:00pm	Coffee Break
3:00 - 4:00pm	Cracker Barrel 1	Topics: GAIs, Hybrid Learning, topics raised during Institutional Updates
6:00pm	Dinner at the Rivermill	Covered by Registration

Wednesday, July 30

Time	Topic/Activity	Speaker/Facilitator
8:30 - 9:30am	Breakfast and good mornings
9:30 - 10:15am	Canadian Digital Learning Research Association Update	Nicole Johnson, CDLRA
10:15 - 10:30am	Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:30am	Debunking Accessibility Myths with Generative AI	Kate Brothers & Yasmine Djerbal, Queen’s University
11:30 - 12:30pm	Update from eCampus
12:30 - 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30 - 2:15pm	Chatbots for T&L: Designing Brainstorm Session	Christian Muise, Queen's University
2:15 - 3:00pm	GenAI exploration and implementation	Mark Daley, Chief AI Officer, Western University
3:00 - 3:15pm	Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:15pm	Potential assessment overhaul technology: Cadmus demo & Queen’s pilot	Herk Kailis and Clelia Tundo Cano
6:00pm	Dinner – Red House	On Your Own

Thursday, July 31

Time	Topic/Activity	Speaker/Facilitator
9:00 - 9:30am	Breakfast and good mornings
9:30 - 10:00am	OUCEL Business / AGM	membership, reps, tech updates, our partners, priorities for coming year
10:00 - 10:45am	AODA & Accessibility: Post-Secondary Perspectives & Initiatives	OUCEL members (Mark Lubrick, Joanne Kehoe, Christine Zaza)
10:45 - 11:00am	Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45am	Cracker Barrel 2	CLDRA, Microcredentials, new tech initiatives, H5P, Creator Plus, CMS use, EdTech evaluation, genAI-resistant assessments
11:45 - 12:00pm	Wrap up, next year’s hosts
12:00 - 1:00pm	Lunch	box lunches for those travelling

Registration

Virtual registration: Free In-person registration: \$250/person Includes meals and breaks as follows:

• Day 1 (Afternoon only): lunch, coffee break, dinner at The Rivermill
• Day 2 (All day): breakfast, coffee break, lunch, coffee break
• Day 3 (Morning only): breakfast, coffee break, boxed lunch

Registration Form

• Accommodations not included. See options below.*

Accommodations

Premium Residences at Queen’s:

• Brant House (28 Albert Street): 2-bedroom units, shared washroom, mini-fridge, TV, common kitchen/lounge
• Endaayaan Tkanonsote (156 Albert Street): 2-bedroom suites, private washroom, desk, mini-fridge, TV, common kitchen/lounge

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Contact

Queen's University F200 Mackintosh-Corry Hall 68 University Ave, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Campus Map Contact Us Land Acknowledgement

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