Summer Institute 2025
DATE: July 29 - 31, 2025
LOCATION: Queen’s University
This year’s Summer Institute is hosted by Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario!
Visit this page for more information on registration, travel, accommodations, and an agenda (coming soon!). Registrations will be received up until June 30th and we invite all to consider joining in-person or remotely. Please be sure to register for either modality, but do kindly note that the registration fee is only for in-person attendees to help cover food costs. The event is free to attend virtually.
We are looking forward to gathering in beautiful Kingston on July 29 – 31st to share our work and learn from each other and our guest presenters. As our hosts and the stewardship committee finalize the agenda, we are looking for contributions of ideas for guest speakers/topics. Please add yours via this doc for our consideration.
We hope to see you there!
Contents
OUCEL 2025 Agenda
Tuesday, July 29
12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 - 1:30pm Land Acknowledgement and Welcome Gavan Watson, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning
1:30 - 2:45pm Lightning Round – meet and greet: Sharing an interesting project and a challenge/question
2:45 - 3:00pm Coffee Break
3:00 - 4:00pm Cracker Barrel 1 Topics: GAIs, Hybrid Learning, topics raised during Institutional Updates
6:00pm Dinner at the Rivermill Covered by Registration
Wednesday, July 30
8:30 - 9:30am Breakfast and good mornings
9:30 - 10:15am Canadian Digital Learning Research Association Update Nicole Johnson, CDLRA - CDLRA Update Presentation Slides [PDF]
10:15 - 10:30am Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:30am Debunking Accessibility Myths with Generative AI Kate Brothers & Yasmine Djerbal, Queen’s University
11:30 - 12:30pm Update from eCampus
12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:15pm Chatbots for T&L: Designing Brainstorm Session Christian Muise, Queen's University
2:15 - 3:00pm GenAI exploration and implementation Mark Daley, Chief AI Officer, Western University
3:00 - 3:15pm Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:15pm Potential assessment overhaul technology: Cadmus demo & Queen’s pilot Herk Kailis and Clelia Tundo Cano
6:00pm Dinner – Red House On Your Own
Thursday, July 31
9:00 - 9:30am Breakfast and good mornings
9:30 - 10:00am OUCEL Business / AGM membership, reps, tech updates, our partners, priorities for coming year
10:00 - 10:45am AODA & Accessibility: Post-Secondary Perspectives & Initiatives OUCEL members (Mark Lubrick, Joanne Kehoe, Christine Zaza)
10:45 - 11:00am Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45am Cracker Barrel 2 Topics: CLDRA, Microcredentials, new tech initiatives, H5P, Creator Plus, CMS use, EdTech evaluation, genAI-resistant assessments
11:45 - 12:00pm Wrap up, next year’s hosts
12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch box lunches for those travelling
Registration
Virtual registration: Free In-person registration: \$250/person
Includes meals and breaks:
- Day 1 (Afternoon only): lunch, coffee break, dinner at The Rivermill
- Day 2 (All day): breakfast, coffee break, lunch, coffee break
- Day 3 (Morning only): breakfast, coffee break, boxed lunch
- Accommodations not included. See options below.*
Accommodations
Premium Residences at Queen’s: Brant House (28 Albert Street): 2-bedroom units, shared washroom, mini-fridge, TV, common kitchen/lounge Endaayaan Tkanonsote (156 Albert Street): 2-bedroom suites, private washroom, desk, mini-fridge, TV, common kitchen/lounge
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Contact
Queen's University F200 Mackintosh-Corry Hall 68 University Ave, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Campus Map - Contact Us - Land Acknowledgement -
