Summer Institute 2015

Dates: August 12-14, 2015

Getting here

Flights Windsor is serviced well by public transport (air and rail). Our international airport is very efficient and is serviced by Porter, Air Canada, and WestJet Airlines. Both Porter and Air Canada generally offer a 10% discount for CAUBO members (check your institutional travel policy for details). Both Porter and Air Canada fly several times a day to Windsor from Toronto (a 40min flight), and prices start at around $170 each way from Ottawa, or $104 each way from Toronto.

Train Via Rail also runs services to Windsor from Toronto and surrounds four times daily and prices are currently around $46 one way for Escape fares, or $79 for business class (highly recommended!) Via also offers 10% discount to CAUBO members. The train takes approximately 4hrs from Toronto.

Driving Windsor is a pleasant 4-5 hr drive down the 401 from Toronto area. The University is right next to the Ambassador bridge, so you can take the 401 almost all the way to the University.

• Directions to the Windsor campus can be found here: http://www.uwindsor.ca/getting-here

• Google Maps: http://web2.uwindsor.ca/pac/campusmap/index.php.

Dates: August 12-14, 2015

Registration and Accommodation Information

Online Registration and Payment Form The online registration payment form is not currently directly linked to the Registration Form Completing the form will trigger an invoice to be sent to you for online payment.

In keeping with tradition, we have tried to keep the cost down as much as possible and maintained registration at $200 for 2015.

If you have any trouble with the form, or do not receive your invoice within 24 hrs, please contact Alicia Higgison be email: [email protected] or phone: 519 253 3000 ext. 2008.

Accommodation A variety of accommodations are available close to the University. Accommodation is available on campus at Canterbury College. Please use the online booking form at: http://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/canterbury/forms.nsf/ConferenceStays?OpenForm

All rooms on campus are singles with shared washroom and kitchenette facilities (see http://www1.uwindsor.ca/canterbury/room-overview for more information). There is a minimum 3 night stay during the summer with a cost of $200 for up to 3 nights. Rooms are limited, so please book early.

For more information, please call Brenda Smith on: (519) 253 – 3000 Ext. 4948 Or email: [email protected]

In addition, there are a number of hotels close to the University. We recommend the ones on the waterfront, including the Waterfront Hotel, Windsor Riverside Inn (both of which offer university rates – just ask when you book), and Caesar’s Windsor.

Along Huron Church Road (the 401) east of the University, there are also a Holiday Inn and Suites, and a Hampton Inn and Suites, with both being approximately 2km from the University.

Parking

Parking on campus is $10 per day in the parking garage. Parking is also available at Canterbury College and is FREE if you are staying there. You can register for Canterbury parking online at: https://goo.gl/McbAUo

Day 1: August 12, 1pm - 4pm

DRAFT - NOTE: all schedules are currently being finalised. If you have an item you wish to add to the agenda, or an idea for a session, please contact Nick Baker ([email protected]) or Alicia Higgison ([email protected]).

12:00-1:00pm: Lunch and registration – Odette 123

1:00-1:15pm: Official Welcome to OUCEL Summer Institute – Dr. Douglas Kneale, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, University of Windsor

1:15-2:15pm: OER in the Canadian Context - Dr. Rory McGreal, Athabasca University, UNESCO Chair in Open Educational Resources

2:15-2:20pm: Orientation to OUCEL Summer Institute 2015 - Nick Baker

2:20-3:15pm: “Lightning round” meet and greet

• Welcome to old and new faces!
• 5 minutes of fame: Come prepared to share the 2-3 highlights of activity for your institution since the February meeting? - Richard Pinet

3:15-3:30pm: Break

3:30pm-4:15pm: Update from COU on MTCU happenings and the next round of funding - Julia Colyar

Evening: Dinner is not provided but reservations have been made at The Bistro at the River. Sharing OOLC funded modules – what have we developed, standards, locations, sharing models and licencing

Day 2: August 13, 9am - 4pm

Odette 123

DRAFT

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

9:30-10:30: 10:30-11:00: Break

11:00-12:00: OOLC course development – state of play

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-1:30: OOLC Discussion / update from MTCU

1:30-2:00: eCampusOntario Portal – update on progress 2:00-3:00: 3:30-4:30:

6:30pm: Dinner is included with registration! Reservations made at Lorelei’s Bistro.

Day 3: August 14, 9am - 12pm

Odette 123

DRAFT

9-9:30: Breakfast and good mornings

9:30am-10:30am: 10:30am-12pm:

• Cool Stuff I’ve Found:

This is a session where we get to share the neat and useful things we have found over the past year that might be helpful to others in the group. Some ideas for things we may way to explore include:

• • Online live proctoring solutions
  • Managing and effective use of video in online and hybrid courses
  • Telepresence robots to increase student engagement at a distance
  • Lightboard for video creation and broadcasting
  • eTexts and open texts

• Major Take-aways

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