Harnessing Academic Analytics as a New Approach to Course Evaluation

Session Title: Harnessing Academic Analytics as a New Approach to Course Evaluation Time & Date: 11:00 A.M. – 12:35 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 301, Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: Current course evaluation practices rely heavily on data derived from institutional surveys. While these provide information regarding student […]

Preparation for Streaming

Session Title: Preparation for Streaming Resources: Download slide presentation Time & Date: 9:50 A.M. – 10:35 A.M., Friday, June 19, 2009 Location: Rm. 261, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: This session will provide a brief look at streaming media for the academic audience. Obtaining the content, licensing, and managing the content and […]

Is the Past Present? An Example of Digital Humanities

Session Title: Is the Past Present? An Example of Digital Humanities Time & Date: 12:40 P.M. – 1:55 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Student Union Building (SUB) Partyroom Session Description: Over the last year and a half, Arts Instructional Support and Information Technology (ISIT) and the Division of Aboriginal People’s Health at the University […]

Hands-On with Wimba Classroom

Session Title: Hands-On with Wimba Classroom Time & Date: 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 302, Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: Wimba Classroom offers one more way of connecting with our students online with a set of collaboration tools. This software which can be used […]

Clickers Beyond the First Year: Interactive Teaching in Upper Level Physics Courses

Session Title: Clickers Beyond the First Year: Interactive Teaching in Upper Level Physics Courses Resources: Download slide presentation Download the case study by Marina Milner-Bolotin, Tetyana Antimirova, and Anna Petrov submitted to the Journal of College Science Teaching (6 February 2009). Time & Date: 11:50 A.M. – 12:35 P.M., Thursday, June 18, 2009 Location: Rm. […]

Games for e-Learning: Are We Ready for What’s to Come?

Session Title: Games for e-Learning: Are We Ready for What’s to Come? Time & Date: 11:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M., Thursday, June 18, 2009 Location: Rm. 261, Thursday, June 18, 2009 Session Description: Digital play in virtual worlds and games using web 2.0 tools offer exciting opportunities for learning in online setting, yet this is […]

WordPress in Education – Better, Stronger, Faster

Session Title: WordPress in Education – Better Stronger Faster Time & Date: 9:50 A.M. – 10:35 A.M., Friday, June 19, 2009 Location: Rm. 182, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: A follow up to a session on “Using WordPress in Education” that was held prior to Northern Voice 2009 (still in progress notes […]

Shifting Landscapes of Professional Learning

Session Title: Shifting Landscapes of Professional Learning Resources: All resources discussed during the session can be found at the Shifting Landscapes wiki. Time & Date: 9:50 A.M. – 10:35 A.M., Friday, June 19, 2009 Location: Rm. 185, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: During the past two years we have seen a dramatic […]

Second Life for Educators—a Framework for Entering Virtual Worlds

Session Title: Second Life for Educators—a Framework for Entering Virtual Worlds Resources: Second Life for Educators by Nola Johnston View more documents from riacale. Download slide presentation (PDF) Time & Date: 3:05 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.,Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 261, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: The virtual world of Second […]

Choosing an e-Portfolio Tool: Wading Through a Sea of Choices

Session Title: Choosing an e-Portfolio Tool: Wading Through a Sea of Choices Time & Date: 2:00 P.M. – 2:55 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 155, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: In the spring of 2008, a group of instructors from the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Alberta […]