Summer Institute 2018
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Registration and Accommodation Information
The 2018 OUCeL Summer Institute will be hosted at McMaster University.
Registration:
Registration Information and Online Payment
Accommodation
Hotel options:
- Visitors Inn – Discounted rate agreed at $119. Quote ‘OUCEL Conference’ when booking, either by calling 905 529 6979 or emailing reservations@visitorsinn.com. To secure the discounted rate please book by July 21st.
- Sheraton Hotel – Discounted rate agreed at $129. Quote ‘OUCEL Conference’ when booking, either by calling 888 627 8161 on online, https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/OUCELSummerInstitute2018. Parking costs $12.50 per night. To secure the discounted rate please book by August 3rd.
- Staybridge Suites – Discounted rate agreed at $135. Quote ‘OUC’ when booking, either by calling 905 527 1001 or via this web link https://www.staybridge.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=SB&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=YHMHA&_PMID=99801505&GPC=OUC&viewfullsite=true Parking costs $12.50 per night. To secure the discounted rate please book by August 1st.
AGENDA
Building & Room Location: We will be meeting in the Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery (MDCL) in room 2218.
A campus map for McMaster University can be found here: https://www.mcmaster.ca/welcome/campusmap.cfm
Day 1: Wednesday Aug. 15
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 - 1:15 pm: Welcome: We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabeg. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties, is within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement and is directly adjacent to Haldiman Treaty territory. https://native-land.ca/
1:15 - 2:15 pm: “Lightning round” Meet and Greet - Share an interesting project and a challenge/question
2:15 - 3:15 pm: Panel - Online Syllabus System Redux - Guelph, Waterloo, Laurentian, UOIT
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Break
3:30 - 4:15 pm: Visit to Bruce Wainman Virtual Lab - TBD .
4:30 - 5:15 pm: OUCeL Logistics
6:30 pm: Dinner is not provided but reservations will be made at a nearby restaurant.
Day 2: Thursday, Aug. 16
9:00 - 9:20 am: Breakfast and good mornings
9:20 - 10:10 am: Visual Dashboard - Open Data for All - Gus Evrard and Chris Teplovs - UMich Academic Innovation - Confirmed for Webinar
10:10 - 10:30 am: Break
10:30 - 11:30 pm: Press Books Demo, Peggy French & Joanne Keho, eCampusOntario
11:30 - 12:15 pm: Evidence behind the Learning - Joe Kim - Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
12:15 - 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 - 2:15 pm: Update: eCampusOntario - David Porter
2:15 - 3:00 pm: Panel - Perspectives on Shared Service Models - David Porter (eCampus Ontario); Gayleen Gray (CIO at McMaster); Nick Baker (Windsor)
3:00 - 3:15 pm: Break
3:15 - 4:30 pm: TBD - York - IBM “Watson” project'" using AI to support range of functions: onboarding, student success, etc
4:30 pm: Break
6:30 pm: Dinner (included with registration) at TBD
Day 3: Friday, Aug. 17
9:00 - 9:30 am: Breakfast and good mornings
9:30 - 10:15 am: Online Learning Impact Study - Aldo Caputo, Univ, of Waterloo
10:15 - 11:00 am: '"OUCeL Logistics/Business"
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
Extra Activity Options:
- Hamilton Tour Boat – cruises daily at 3.30, 4.30, 5.30 and 6.30pm. No reservations required, $17 inc. tax
- Hamilton Waterfront Trolley $7
- Christie Lake conservation area – can hire boats for paddling, hiking trails etc
Falls to visit:
- Chedoke Falls
- Westcliffe Falls
- Scenic Falls