Symposium 2007 Presentations

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Keynote Presentations

• Living, Learning and Communicating in a Diverse World by Jutta Treviranus
• Living, Learning, and Communicating in a Connected World by Nikos Theodosakis
• Living, Learning, and Communicating in an Immediate World by George Siemens
• Living, Learning and Contributing as a Life Long Journey by Michael Furdyk
• Living, Learning, and Communicating in a ‘Globalized’ World by Thomas Homer-Dixon

Concurrent Presentations

• Thursday at 8:00 am
  1. The Role of Leadership in a Supernet Connected World by Karen Andrews
  2. Building your eLearning Café by Val Marshall and Leo Jacobs
  3. Understanding the Changing Characteristics of Learners as Knowledge workers by Trent Keough
  4. Developing Collaborative Skills for a Distributed Work Environment by Deborah Hurst, Karyn Ferguson, and Joe Mallon
  5. Alberta’s Strategy for Distributed Learning – A Proposal presented by Helene Fournier
  6. Inclusive Education Research as Professional Development in a Rural School District by Judy Lupart, and Tim Loreman
  7. CBE GlobalConnect – Internationalizing the Networked Learning Community by Doug MacLachlan and Nathalie Tremblay
  8. The Who, What Where, Why, When, and HOW of Accessible Classrooms? by Becky Pretli and Kathy Howery
  9. Freaky Friday Course Development:  Teachers and Learners Switching Roles by Karen Harker, Clayton Snyder, and Leanne Elias
  10. Give Assignments the Round Trip by Kelly Holdstock
  11. “Oh Now I See” by Janice Northcott and Janice Leslie
  12. The 21st Century Environment for Student, Teacher and Community Learning by Paul Bohnert
•  Thursday at 9:00 am
  1. Incorporating Assessment FOR and AS Learning in Online English Language Arts by Cheryl Frose
  2. A Learning Technologies Repertoire:  A moving target, or organic evolution by Camille Jensen
  3. One-to-One Ubiquitous Learning:  Increasing Accessibility for All by Pauline Auld, Joan Kollewyn, and Derek Rakowski
  4.  Successfully Deploying Student Response Systems by Stephen Addison, Sandra Dowie
  5. Lights! Camera! Training! by Nikos Theodosakis
  6. Impact of Generational Attitudes on Teachers’ ICT Use by Susan Crichton and Karen Pegler
  7. Building a Community Learning Campus Through Collaboration by Dot Negropontes, Jim Gibbons, Pat Bidart, and Brian Cooper
  8. Accessibility?  Availability?  What’s the Difference? by Joanne Stiles
  9. An Approach to Professional Development for Training  Development Professionals by Debra Bellamy
  10. Communicating Through Visual Media by Julie Ramsay and Wendy Campbell
  11. Home to a Million:  An Inquiry Approach for Current Events by Megan Liddell, and  Lisa Temrick
  12. Measuring KSA’s of a Teacher in a Distributed Learning Environment by Alanna Crawford, Patricia Jackson, and Pat Von Loewenstein
•  Thursday at 1:00 pm
  1. Audiences and Content for Distance Programming in Remote Alberta Workplaces by Patrick Fahy and Nancy Steel
  2. Reflecting, Scaffolding and Showcasing:  Implementing an ePortfolio Tool into a Master’s Program by Marguerite Koole
  3. Best Practices for Implementing CTS in Alberta  by  Joseph Clark
  4. Self Directed Online Professional Development for Educators? by  Rod Corbett, and Dwayne Harapnuik, Jeff Hamilton
  5. Learning Ecologies:  Spaces for Network Formation by  George Siemens
  6. Connecting Learning and Work:  Alberta’s Career Development Strategy Karen Fetterly, and Linda Willis
  7. Distributed Learning in BC:  Toward Quality in K-12 Programs by  Lynne Masse-Danes, Tim Winkelmans, and Gerald Morton
  8. Promising Practices in First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education by  Sandra Skare, and Dr. Abinash Mishra
  9. Designing Courses for Today’s Students  by  Terri Reid, and Collene Armstrong 
  10. The Use of Digital Resources and Podcasting for Online Learning  by  Ed Leong, and Shahal Rajan
  11. From Podcasting to Producer:  A Look at the Ways that Apple’s Podcasting Tools Bring Learning into the 21st Century by  John Maschak
  12. Steps Towards Enhancing the Skills of Teachers Working in Technology-Mediated Environments by Judith Blanchette
• Friday at 8:00 am
  1. The Changing Face of 21st Century Learners:  An Empirical Understanding  by  Curtis Slater, and Angela Hutchinson
  2. Podcasting in a Blended Learning Environment:  Mobile Solutions for Alberta Children’s Services by  Caroline Wagenaar, and Marguerite Koole
  3. Universal Design for Learning in the Online Environment by  Karen Adolf, and Terri-Lynn Brown
  4. Collaborative Course Development Models by  Helene Fournier
  5. The Director in the Classroom Web Studio:  An Example of Online Collaborative Learning by Nikos Theodosakis
  6. E-Learning as a Crosscutting Theme at the Canadian Council on Learning by John Biss
  7. The Course Creation Process in Lethbridge College’s Blended Learning Initiative by  Connie Gross
  8. Teacher Perceptions of Teaching and Learning with Laptops by  Terry Korte
  9. Implementing a Model of Interventions Patricia Lim, Nicole Tipping, and Pearl Nijjar
  10. Gestured Approach to Engaging Second Language Learning in Teleconferenced Classrooms by  Nancy Castonquay, and Grant Gasser
  11. 21st Century Schools for 21st Century Learning by  Louise Osland, and Sid Shugarman
  12. Speak to be Seen - Using Speech to Text Software in the Classroom by  Glenn Gloslin
  13. Fluid: Inclusive Distributed Learning by Jutta Treviranus 

• Friday at 9:00 am
  1. Common Sense is Not that Common Unless You Have Shared the Experience by Dennis Little
  2. Online Professional Development:  Teachers as the Vanguards of 21st Century Learning by  Karen Pegler, and Maria Spagnolo
  3. Elderly Learners Rising:  Ensuring Web Accessibility for Aging Online Learners by  John Boeglin, and France Pelletier
  4. Intelligence Online – Inquiry, Collaboration and Shaping the Future of Learning by  Al Price and Cam McNicol
  5. Navigating Albertasource.ca by  Adriana Davies, and Nena Jocic-Adnrejevic
  6. Alberta Education and Distributed Learning - Technical Infrastructure Project by  Mike Sharun and Kevin Campbell
  7. Classrooms without Borders:  Communication Technology and International Linkages by  Lisa Lozanski, Waldemar Riemer, Michelle Speight, and Lisa Nachtigal
  8. Orienting Classroom Instructors to Web-Based Learning Paradigms:  A Model for Innovative Instruction and Curriculum Design by  Erwin Ens, and Sandy McIntosh
  9. Braving the Elements:  Keys to Engaging a VC Audience by  Colin Regamey
  10. Personalizing learning – Student Perceptions and Techniques for Delivery by  Mark Anderson
  11. Copyright:  The Unwanted Dance Partner by Leslie Peppler, and Hal Welke
• Friday at 10:00 am
  1. Technology Enhanced Instruction:  Supporting Diverse Learners by  Pauline Auld
  2. Using Distributed Learning and Strategic Alliances with Industry to Build Student Centered Career Pathway Learning Options for all Students by  Gary Frederickson
  3. Transforming Learning, Transformational Learning:  The Power of Portfolios by  Dianne Conrad, and Douglas Myers
  4. What Goes Into Making a Using a Useful LOR?  Linking with Success. by  Edward Kosloski, Mike Ryall, and Ron Robichaud
  5. Exploring Responsible Citizenship in 21st Century Learning Environments by Madeline Lemire
  6. Leadership for Technology in 21st Century Schools by  Dr. Bette Gray
  7. Planning for Teacher Professional Development Across the Curriculum Using Videoconferencing and a Blend of Technologies by  Danny Maas
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  9. Just Desserts:  FLC-PIE – Faculty Support for Implementation of Online Courses by  Pattie Mascaro, and Mauro Mittempergher
  10. Building a Professional Learning Community in Second Life by and Walt Savill and Joanne Adomeit 
  11. Social Studies Online Resources for Teachers by  Caroline Letourneau
  12. Diversity or What Was Taken for Granted:  Complex Learning by  Lana Hanson, and Tracy Rand

Poster Presentations

• Thursday 8:00 to noon
  • Online PE... Lessons Learned -- Future Opportunities and Challenges by Tim Kitchen and Marla Mollicone
  • Work Experience Goes Online by Pam Lester
  • Use of Interactive Clickers to Engage Student Learning by Ed Leong and Shahal Rajan
  • 25 Google Learning Tools by Rod Corbett and Jeff Hamilton
  • Top 10 Free Tools You Can Integrate Into Your Courses by Rod Corbett 
  • A Toolkit to Facilitate Successful Transition of LPNs to Full Scope of Practice in Continuing Care by Sylvia Teare and Jean Miller 
• Thursday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
  • Classroom Clickers: To click or not to click that is the question by Brad Reamsbottom 
  • Cool School - Interactive Media for Your Courses by Brent Sawatsky and Joe Jamison 
  • Making a Breakthrough into Pervasive Technology using Desire2Learn by Duncan White 
  • Utilizing SMART Technology to Differentiate Instruction by Glenn Goslin 
  • Connecting Innovation and Inquiry by Angela Hutchinson, Curtis Slater
  • Digital Resources Management in the Calgary Board of Education by Scott Fehr
  • Video Games in the Foreign Language Class by Maritza Mark and Nick Lehtola
• Friday 8:00 to noon
  • P1. Challenges and Successes of Videoconferencing in a Large Urban School Board by Joan Kollewyn 
  • Building an Online Learning Culture in a Local High School by Pam Lester 
  • A User’s Manual for the Implementation of the Career and Technology Curriculum by Joseph Clark 
  • Top Ten Time Saving Devices for Instructors by Rod Corbett 
  • Building Professional Learning Environments for Online and Blended Instruction by Terri-Lynn Brown and Duncan White 
  • Building Connections for Student Success by Terri Reid