FRIDAY, APRIL 03, 2009 Snapshot Schedule

 

Communities of Practice - Pallisades (ONLINE)

Showcasing Canada! - Logan (ONLINE)

Integrating & Customizing:

Robson (ONLINE)

Moodle Lab

Emerald

Post-Secondary

Amethyst

Business & Enterprise Morraine

Teaching & Learning

Maligne

7:30

 

Registration Open & COFFEE SERVICE - Pallisades, Logan, Robson

 

8:30–10:15

 

Keynote: KNOCK DOWN THE WALLS: TOWARD A MODEL OF OPEN TEACHING: Dr. Alec Couros, Faculty of Education, University of Regina-   Pallisades, Logan, Robson

 

10:15-10:45

 

HOSTED NUTRITION BREAK - Courtyard

 

10:45–12:00

HOW WE DO WHAT WE DID: CANADA MOOT 2009

Jill Calliou, Athabasca University, Frances Long  Randy LaBonte, knowplace, Sylvia Currie, BCcampus, Canada

SHOWCASING: ONTARIO

Anita Drossis, Vaughan SS & ABEL; Nathalie Rudner, Sec. School teacher; Nancy Friday, AlphaPLus Centre; Christopher Fuerth, G. 7 Teacher; Kevin Pitts, Seneca College, Canada

MOODLE FN: EXTREME CUSTOMIZATIONS

Fernando Oliveria, Keewatinook Okimakanak, Canada

 

MOODLE GRADEBOOK AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES OVERVIEW

Richard Wallace, Tina Wallace, Wallace Web Design, Australia

ADAPTIVE LEARNING DESIGN IN MOODLE

Stella Lee, John Dron, Athabasca University, Canada

 

MOODLE AS A TROGAN HORSE: THE POLITICS OF LMS SELECTION

Mark Brown, Massey University, New Zealand

AUTOMATING THE POSTING OF CONTENT ON MOODLE

Roger Kenner, RK Ideas, Canada

CONTEXTUALIZING ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS: "SPOON FEEDING OR BEST PRACTICE?"

Michael Cenkner, Athabasca University, Canada

12:00–13:30

 

Keynote LUNCH: BEYOND LEARNING MANAGEMENT TO LEARNING SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION, Dr. Terry Anderson, Centre For Distance Education, Athabasca University -  Pallisades, Logan, Robson

 

13:30–14:45

USING MOODLE  - IDEA FOR RESEARCH, SOCIAL AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES

Maria Morfin-Otero, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico

Victor-Manuel Gonzalez- Romero, Secretaria de Planeacion de Jalisco, Mexico

SHOWCASING:  ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

 

SUPPORT LANGUAGE LEARNING

Meron Hrycusko, York University, Canada

 

OVERVIEW: Groupe Moodle Quebec; Two Case Studies: Dr. Fred Szabo, & Dr. Julian Schofield, Concordia, University

BUILDING MOODLE @ UVIC:  COULD YOU RUN THAT SCRIPT AGAIN PLEASE?

Scott Gerrity, Mark Van Hoek, Kathreen Riel, University of Victoria, Canada

THE DYNAMIC DUO:  INTEGRATING WEB 2.0 TOOLS WITH MOODLE

Kathreen Riel, University of Victoria, Canada

EMBEDDING COLLABORATIVE ONLINE LEARNING STRATEGIES

Griff Richards, Susan Moisey, Athabasca University, Canada

 

SECURING YOUR MOODLE INSTALLATION

Jonathan Moore, Remote-Learner.net, United States

MOODLING IN ONTARIO: A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING APPROACH

Anita Drossis, Nathalie Rudner, Advanced Broadband Enabled learning (ABEL) Program and York Region District School Board, Canada

14:45–15:15

 

HOSTED NUTRITION BREAK - Courtyard

 

15:15–16:30

E-LEARNING: A TOOL TO SUPPORT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD) TRAINING

Lin Zhang, Valter Vilar, Geneva Centre for Autism, Canada

SHOWCASING OUR INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES:

ATTLS AND MOODLE BASED BLENDED LEARNING

Terumi Miyazoe, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

INTRODUCTION OF MOODLE IN OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA

Nalin Abeysekera, Open University of Sri Lanka

THE STORY OF MAHARA: AN EPORTFOLIO FOR MOODLE

Mark Brown, Massey University, New Zealand

FORM AND FUNCTION:  NEGOTIATING THE MOODLE COURSE STRUCTURE

Mary Pringle, Athabasca University, Canada

TO BLOG OR NOT TO BLOG?

Andrew Han, Athabasca University

EXAMINATION OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS EXPANSION AT NAIT

Anthony Ralston, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE

Derek Henderson, Ellen Kinsel, Odyssey Learning Systems, Canada

18:00 -

 

"Open Mic" BANQUET with Hot Cottage - Pallisades, Logan, Robson