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Summer Institute 2010 was held @ the University of Guelph from August 9-11, 2010.

(Meetings in Rozanski Hall 105 and 106 http://www.uoguelph.ca/campus/map/rozanski/)

Confirmed 2010 Participant List

Contents 1 Agenda: 1.1 Day 1: August 9, 1pm-4pm 1.1.1 Welcoming Remarks from Peter Wolf (TSS Director, Guelph) and Richard Pinet 1.1.2 2010 Institutional sharing roundtable 1.1.3 Communication preferences 1.1.4 OCULL survey update, Karen Maki 1.1.5 Ontario Online Institute 1.1.6 Guelph Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour 1.2 Day 2: August 10, 9-4 1.2.1 9:30-11 Frank Nicholson, COU 1.2.2 11-12 Alexander White & Meaghan Coker, OUSA 1.2.3 Lunch 1.2.4 Course Design Models 1.2.5 Breakout Groups 1.2.6 Dinner at Atmosphere Cafe 1.3 Day 3: August 11, 9am-12pm 1.3.1 Showcase of University-built educational software 1.3.2 Aimée Morrison, U of Waterloo (Digital Humanities) 1.3.3 Conclusions & Next Steps 1.4 Notes and References

Agenda:

Day 1: August 9, 1pm-4pm

Welcoming Remarks from Peter Wolf (TSS Director, Guelph) and Richard Pinet

2010 Institutional sharing roundtable

• (triumphs & challenges this year)

Communication preferences

• listserv, wiki, vs Google group

OCULL survey update, Karen Maki

Ontario Online Institute

• What can our group do to provide guidance and feedback to MTCU, COU, HEQCO?^{[1] [2]}
• COU request re: ^[3][4]T&L resources
• HEQCO

COU Submissions

• http://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/COU_-_Online_Institute_Submission_-_Letter.pdf‎
• http://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/COU_-_Online_Institute_Submission.pdf‎
• http://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/OCUL_Scholars_Portal_Proposal.pdf‎

Guelph Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour

• Dinner not provided, but company will be
• Research and exploration of Guelph

Suggested Route

Day 2: August 10, 9-4

9:30-11 Frank Nicholson, COU

11-12 Alexander White & Meaghan Coker, OUSA

Lunch

Course Design Models

• How can we ensure quality course content and delivery but embrace process-driven learning, where learners are motivated, self-directed co-creators of content. Open courses are commendable but are they scalable and institutionally supportable? We will be discussing the innovation that is happening at your institutions and beyond.

Online_Course_Quality_Guidelines

Breakout Groups

• Open Educational Resources
• Graphic Facilitation
• Quality Assurance
• elearning strategies
• Emerging Technologies
• Alternative modes
• the internet is a series of tubes

Dinner at Atmosphere Cafe

• 24 Carden Street (http://sites.google.com/site/atmospherecafeetc/)

Day 3: August 11, 9am-12pm

Showcase of University-built educational software

• U of G Curriculum Mapping software, PEAR peer review software
• Carleton - BigBlueButton - open source synchronous web conferencing, screen sharing, whiteboard
  • Try it out: edc.bigbluebutton.org
  • We will discuss innovative ways of sharing/ licensing/ custom-built software within Ontario and/or Canada.
  • What would work? What are other institutions doing? Can we be strategic with our infrastructure and software development.

Aimée Morrison, U of Waterloo (Digital Humanities)

• The intersection of humanities with technology is getting a lot of research attention.
• What's happening in the field? What is happening at your institutions? How can we get more involved?

Conclusions & Next Steps

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• Discussion of Summer Institute 2011: Location, Timing, Hosts and Participants.

Notes and References

1. ↑ Bates, Tony (2010) Designing research for the Ontario Online Institute.
2. ↑ Jones, G. & Skolnik, M. (2009). Degrees of Opportunity: Broadening Student Access by Increasing Institutional Differentiation in Ontario Higher Education. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.
3. ↑ Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Executive Summary Edited by: Julia Christensen Hughes and Joy Mighty http://www.heqco.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/TakingStockENG.pdf
4. ↑ Ian D. Clark, Greg Moran, Michael L. Skolnik, and David Trick, Academic Transformation: The Forces Reshaping Higher Education in Ontario http://www.heqco.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/Academic%20Transformation%20ENG.pdf