Summer Institute 2010

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

(Meetings in Rozanski Hall 105 and 106 http://www.uoguelph.ca/campus/map/rozanski/)

Confirmed 2010 Participant List

Agenda:

Day 1: August 9, 1pm-4pm

2010 Institutional sharing roundtable

• (triumphs & challenges this year)

Communication preferences

• listserv, wiki, vs Google group

Ontario Online Institute

• What can our group do to provide guidance and feedback to MTCU, COU, HEQCO?<ref>Bates, Tony (2010) Designing research for the Ontario Online Institute. </ref> <ref>Jones, G. & Skolnik, M. (2009). Degrees of Opportunity: Broadening Student Access by Increasing Institutional Differentiation in Ontario Higher Education. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.</ref>
• https://kumu.brocku.ca/common/Image/4/49/COU_Submission_on_the_Online_Institute_-_August_4_2010_DRAFT.pdf
• COU submission on the online institute
• COU request re: <ref>Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Executive Summary Edited by: Julia Christensen Hughes and Joy Mighty http://www.heqco.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/TakingStockENG.pdf</ref><ref>Academic Transformation: The Forces Reshaping Higher Education in Ontario http://www.heqco.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/Academic%20Transformation%20ENG.pdf</ref>T&L resources

• HEQCO

Guelph Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour

• Dinner not provided, but company will be
• Research and exploration of Guelph

Suggested Route

Day 2: August 10, 9-4

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.

Breakout Groups

• Open Educational Resources
• Quality Assurance
• elearning strategies
• the internet is a series of tubes

Dinner at Atmosphere Cafe

• 24 Carden Street (http://sites.google.com/site/atmospherecafeetc/)

Day 3: August 11, 9am-12pm

Showcase of University-built educational software

• U of G Curriculum Mapping software, PEAR peer review software
• Carleton - BigBlueButton - open source synchronous web conferencing, screen sharing, whiteboard
  • 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.

Aimée 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?

Conclusions & Next Steps

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• Discussion of Summer Institute 2011: Location, Timing, Hosts and Participants.

Notes and References

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