Summer Institute 2013
From OUCEL Wiki
Dates: August 7-9, 2013
Location: Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue. St. Catharines Ontario, Canada, see map
Registration: The cost of attendance at the OUCEL Summer Institute 2013 is $200.00 (HST included) per person - this includes attendance at the full event and supper on the evening of the second day.
https://www.brocku.ca/node/22671
Accommodations:
Registration cost does not include accommodations. There are 20 single rooms ($65 per night) blocked for Ontario Universities’ Council on eLearning in our new on-campus residence buildings. To book your accommodations, contact conference@brocku.ca or telephone 905-688-5550x3369
For more info on travel options to get here, visit the Traveling to Brock page.
All sessions will be held on the St.Catharines Brock University campus, in Thistle complex, room TH253
Detailed map: http://brocku.ca/webfm_send/348
- Thistle = #2 on map
- Daily Parking = $6 LOT D
- If in residence, parking included
Day 1: August 7, 1pm - 4pm
12-1pm: Lunch and registration
1:00-1:15pm: Orientation to Brock University and the OUCEL Summer Institute
1:15-1:50pm: “Lightning round” meet and greet
- Expertise: What is one thing we should ask you about?
- Challenge: What is one thing you'd like to know more about?
1:50-2:00pm: Formal welcome from the Provost's office
2-2:30pm: Cathy Newell Kelly, Peter Gooch, Ontario Universities Online - update
2:30-3pm: OUO discussion
3-3:35pm: Tom Carey, HEQCO report: How Online Learning Affects Productivity, Cost and Quality in Higher Education
3:45-4:30pm: Discussion
Evening: Dinner is not provided but reservations have been made downtown at Dani's Bistro.
Day 2: August 8, 9am - 4pm
9:00-9:30: Breakfast and good mornings
9:30-10:30: Laurie Harrison, UofT Open Learning Initiative, including Coursera MOOC
11:00-12:00: Panel: Value Proposition of Blended Learning (UofO PDF, Niagara College)
12-1: Lunch
1-2:30: LTi App Landscape. Webinar by Rob Abel, CEO IMS Global Learning Consortium and Sandra DeCastro, Vice President, Community Programs, IMS Global Learning Consortium
- Remote participants (up to 30) may access the webinar at https://imsglobal.webex.com/imsglobal/j.php?ED=42314613&UID=504204067&PW=NNTMyOWE5MGRi&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
3:00-4: Authentic Assessment (Wikipedia, GIS: Using Open Data, Open Call for Participants)
6pm: Dinner is included with registration. Reservations are at Pow Wow, downtown St.Catharines
Day 3: August 9, 9am - 12pm
9-9:30: Breakfast and good mornings
9:30am-10:30am: Showcase of Ontario University Initiatives
- Interdisciplinary Health Template, Richard Pinet, University of Ottawa
- Math Jax, Aldo Caputo, University of Waterloo
10:30am-12pm: Round Table Discussions. Emerging Agenda. Topics of interest. Major Take-aways
12pm: 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