Summer Institute 2015
Dates: August 12-14, 2015
Contents
List of 2015 Participants
Getting here
Flights Windsor is serviced well by public transport (air and rail). Our international airport is very efficient and is serviced by Porter, Air Canada, and WestJet Airlines. Both Porter and Air Canada generally offer a 10% discount for CAUBO members (check your institutional travel policy for details). Both Porter and Air Canada fly several times a day to Windsor from Toronto (a 40min flight), and prices start at around $170 each way from Ottawa, or $104 each way from Toronto.
Train
Via Rail also runs services to Windsor from Toronto and surrounds four times daily and prices are currently around $46 one way for Escape fares, or $79 for business class (highly recommended!) Via also offers 10% discount to CAUBO members. The train takes approximately 4hrs from Toronto.
Driving
Windsor is a pleasant 4-5 hr drive down the 401 from Toronto area. The University is right next to the Ambassador bridge, so you can take the 401 almost all the way to the University.
- Directions to the Windsor campus can be found here: http://www.uwindsor.ca/getting-here
- Google Maps: http://web2.uwindsor.ca/pac/campusmap/index.php.
Dates: August 12-14, 2015
Registration and Accommodation Information
Online Registration and Payment Form The online registration payment form is not currently directly linked to the Registration Form Completing the form will trigger an invoice to be sent to you for online payment.
In keeping with tradition, we have tried to keep the cost down as much as possible and maintained registration at $200 for 2015.
If you have any trouble with the form, or do not receive your invoice within 24 hrs, please contact Alicia Higgison be email: [email protected] or phone: 519 253 3000 ext. 2008.
Accommodation
A variety of accommodations are available close to the University.
Accommodation is available on campus at Canterbury College.
Please use the online booking form at: *[1]
All rooms on campus are singles with shared washroom and kitchenette facilities (see http://www1.uwindsor.ca/canterbury/room-overview for more information). There is a minimum 3 night stay during the summer with a cost of $200 for up to 3 nights. Rooms are limited, so please book early.
For more information, please call Brenda Smith on: (519) 253 – 3000 Ext. 4948 Or email: [email protected]
In addition, there are a number of hotels close to the University. We recommend the ones on the waterfront, including the Waterfront Hotel, Windsor Riverside Inn (both of which offer university rates – just ask when you book), and Caesar’s Windsor.
Along Huron Church Road (the 401) east of the University, there are also a Holiday Inn and Suites, and a Hampton Inn and Suites, with both being approximately 2km from the University.
Parking
Parking on campus is $10 per day in the parking garage. Parking is also available at Canterbury College if you are staying there, and can be registered for online at:
Day 1: August 12, 1pm - 4pm
DRAFT - NOTE: all schedules are currently being finalised. If you have an item you wish to add to the agenda, or an idea for a session, please contact Nick Baker ([email protected]) or Alicia Higgison ([email protected]).
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch and registration – Odette 123
1:00-1:15pm: Welcome to OUCEL Summer Institute – Provost and Vice-President, Academic Dr. Douglas Kneale
1:15-1:30pm: Orientation to OUCEL Summer Institute
1:30-2:15pm: “Lightning round” meet and greet
- 5 minutes of fame: innovation for individual institutions
2:15-3:00pm: Sharing OOLC funded modules – what have we developed, standards, locations, sharing models and licencing
3:00pm-3:15pm: Break
3:15-4:15pm: What’s happening in the world of OERs? - Rory McGreal (Athabasca)
Evening: Dinner is not provided but reservations have been made at The Bistro at the River.
Day 2: August 13, 9am - 4pm
Odette 123
DRAFT
9:00-9:30: Breakfast and good mornings
9:30-10:30: 10:30-11:00: Break
11:00-12:00: OOLC course development – state of play
12:00-1:00: Lunch
1:00-1:30: OOLC Discussion / update from MTCU
1:30-2:00: eCampusOntario Portal – update on progress 2:00-3:00: 3:30-4:30:
6:30pm: Dinner is included with registration! Reservations made at Lorelei’s Bistro.
Day 3: August 14, 9am - 12pm
Odette 123
DRAFT
9-9:30: Breakfast and good mornings
9:30am-10:30am: 10:30am-12pm:
- Cool Stuff I’ve Found:
This is a session where we get to share the neat and useful things we have found over the past year that might be helpful to others in the group. Some ideas for things we may way to explore include:
- Online live proctoring solutions
- Managing and effective use of video in online and hybrid courses
- Telepresence robots to increase student engagement at a distance
- Lightboard for video creation and broadcasting
- eTexts and open texts
- Major Take-aways
12:00 - 1:00pm: 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