Summer Institute 2013
Collaborative Editing document for this agenda: https://kumu.brocku.ca/pad?pID=g.QRx9IMtFMkoP00ks$62
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 per person - this includes attendance at the full event and supper on the evening of the second day.
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 [email protected] 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
Detailed map: http://brocku.ca/webfm_send/348
- Thistle = #2 on map
- Daily Parking = $6 LOT D
- If in residence, parking included (I think)
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” institutional updates
As a warmup and icebreaker activity, participants will share a short institutional update - focusing on one triumph and one challenge over the past year.
1:50-2:00pm: Formal welcome from the Provost's office
2-2:30pm: Cathy Newell Kelly, Ontario Universities Online - update
2:30-3pm: OUO discussion
3-3:35pm: Tom Carey, HEQCO eLearning Literature review
3:45-4:30pm: Discussion
Evening: Dinner is not provided, but company will be - we can discuss options at the end of the day.
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, Queen's, Western, UBC, Niagara College)
12-1: Lunch
1-2:30: LTi App Landscape
3:00-4: nGen- 3D Printing in Higher Ed and/or visit Brock's Oeniculture & Viticulture Winery Lab,
6pm: Dinner TBA
Day 3: August 9, 9am - 12pm
9-9:30: Breakfast and good mornings
9:30-11: Round Table Discussions. Emerging Agenda. Topics of interest. Major Take-aways
11am-12pm: Showcase of Ontario University Initiatives
- Interdisciplinary Health Template, Richard Pinet, University of Ottawa
- Math Jax, Aldo Caputo, University of Waterloo
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