Summer Institute 2010

Summer Institute 2010 will be held @ the University of Guelph from August 9-11, 2010.

Agenda:

Day 1: August 9, 1pm-4pm

Institutional sharing roundtable

• (triumphs & challenges this year)

Communication preference

• listserv, wiki, vs Google group

Ontario Online Institute

• What can our group do to provide guidance and feedback to MTCU, COU, HEQCO?
• COU submission on the online institute
• COU request re: T&L resources
• HEQCO <ref>http://www.tonybates.ca/2010/07/21/designing-research-for-the-ontario-online-institute/</ref>

Day 2: August 10, 9-4

Amy Morrison, U of Waterloo (Digital Humanities)

• The intersection of humanities with technology is getting a lot of research attention. What's happening in the field? What is happening at your institutions? How can we get more involved?

Tom Carey, HEQCO (11am-2pm)

• Based on our preliminary discussions of Day 1, Tom will provide us with more information about the role HEQCO is playing in shaping the Online Institute.

Course Design Models

• How can we ensure quality course content and delivery but embrace process-driven learning, where learners are motivated, self-directed co-creators of content. Open courses are commendable but are they scalable and institutionally supportable? We will be discussing the innovation that is happening at your institutions and beyond.

Day 3: August 11, 9am-12pm

Showcase of University-built educational software

• U of G Curriculum Mapping software, peer review software
• Carleton - [BigBlueButton http://bigbluebutton.org/] - open source alternative to Wimba & Elluminate
• We will discuss innovative ways of sharing/ licensing/ custom-built software within Ontario and/or Canada.
• What would work? What are other institutions doing? Can we be strategic with our infrastructure and software development. <ref>Do you have something you want to share or showcase wrt software development at your institution?</ref>

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Notes and References

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