Session Formats
Does Technology Affect the Way We Learn?
Session Title: Does Technology Affect the Way We Learn? Time & Date: 3:05 P.M. – 4:00 P.M., Thursday, June 18, 2009 Location: Rm. 260, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: Much current discussion of the applications of new technologies in learning environments suggests that the “Millennials” actually learn differently and, therefore, educators should […]
Breaking Out of the CMS: Civilizing the Open Internet Frontier for Learning
Session Title: Breaking Out of the CMS: Civilizing the Open Internet Frontier for Learning Resources: Download Slide Presentation Time & Date: 11:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 182, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: ETEC 522 is a course that focuses students on what it takes to launch […]
Creating an Animated Tutorial for the Online Classroom Using an Open Source Software
Session Title: Creating an Animated Tutorial for the Online Classroom Using an Open Source Software Resources: Download slide presentation. Download CamStudio Instructions (PDF) Time & Date: 11:00 A.M. – 12:35 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 302, Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: One difficulty of teaching online is clearing […]
Making Open Work
Session Title: Making Open Work Time & Date: 3:05 P.M. – 4:00 P.M., Thursday, June 18, 2009 Location: Rm. 182, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: This collaboratory session will compare and contrast the Open Educational Resource efforts of CeLC keynote Richard Baraniuk’s Connexions project with that of BCcampus. Participants will be asked […]
Semantics Web, NLP and the Ontology of e-Learning Objects
Session Title: Semantics Web, NLP and the Ontology of e-Learning Objects Time & Date: 3:05 P.M. – 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 182, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: In the context of the Content Management Systems (CMS) and Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning objects (course packages, supplementary learning materials, […]
“I’ve Now Realized the Vital Importance of Being [Usable]” (Wilde, 1895): A Usability Analysis of Moodle
Session Title: “I’ve Now Realized the Vital Importance of Being [Usable]” (Wilde, 1895): A Usability Analysis of Moodle Time & Date: 12:40 P.M. – 1:55 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Student Union Building (SUB) Partyroom Session Descriptions: This study analyzed the usability of Moodle, an open-source online learning platform (course management system) that allows […]
Accessibility and Equality in Online Learning Environments: Instructional Technology Use for Students with Learning Disabilities
Session Title: Accessibility and Equality in Online Learning Environments: Instructional Technology Use for Students with Learning Disabilities Time & Date: 12:40 P.M. – 1:55 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Student Union Building (SUB) Partyroom Session Description: While some forms of instructional technology has been shown to benefit students with learning disabilities (Schwabing, 2006), the […]
The Virtual learning Lodge: A Framework Under Construction
Session Title: The Virtual learning Lodge: A Framework Under Construction Time & Date: 11:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 260, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: Though the role of course management systems (CMS) is well defined in terms of dissemination of resources, opportunities for enhanced peer-review and […]
Success with Interdisciplinarity for Custom-Built e-Learning Technologies
Session Title: Success with Interdisciplinarity for Custom-Built e-Learning Technologies Time & Date: 11:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M., Thursday, June 18, 2009 Location: Rm. 155, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: E-learning professionals blend theory and practice in projects involving complex systems of information, education and technology. During this session, presenters will share strategies […]
Life Can Get Easier
Session Title: Life Can Get Easier Time & Date: 11:50 A.M. – 12:35 P.M., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Location: Rm. 182, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) Session Description: The core of this presentation/discussion centers around the role of technology to facilitate student learning outcomes-based assessment. Mapping programs and related courses provide a basis for […]