Program Details

• Registration

• Presenter, Keynote, Exhibitor Reception

• Breakfast

7:15 - 8:45

Ballroom 7

• Registration continues

• Trade show and exhibitor booths

• Welcome

• Keynote Presentation – Curtis Johnson

• Health Break

Concurrent Sessions  1  10:50–11:40 am.

Room:          Gallery
Title:            Addressing Student Learning Online - A Process of 
                    Development
Presenters:  Ed Kosloski and Elisabeth MacDonald

Room:        Herald
Title:          Studybytes:  Digital Content for Digital Instruction
Presenter:  Diane Galloway-Solowan

Room:        Doll
Title:          Podcasting in your Classroom
Presenter:  David Teasdale and Stephen Teasdale

Room:        Walker
Title:          Web-based Programs and Accessibility:
                  Accommodating Students with Disabilities
Presenters:Sandy McIntosh and Flo Brokop

Room:        Stephen A
Title:          Introducing the SMART Table
Presenters: Coralie Olesen and Tanya Brusse

Room:         Stephen B
Title:           An Inside Look at Ontario's Provincial E-Learning 
                   Strategy
Presenters: Rob Gilmour and April Callin

Room:         Neilson 1
Title:           The Pursuit of Best Practice:  A Hybrid Approach to 
                   Personalizing Teaching and Learning
Presenters: Deb Ziegler and Cam Hodgson

Room:          Neilson 2
Title:            Alberta' s Distributed Learning Strategy
Presenter:    Helene Fournier

Room:        Neilson 3
Title:           Exploring Collaborative Approaches to Course
                   Development
Presenters: Grant Arnold and Merlin Flock

Room:        Bannerman  - Video Conferencing Room
Title:          Alberta Parks Videoconference - The Next Best
                  Thing to Being There
Presenter:  Tim Kitchen and Carey Booth

• Lunch

• Keynote Panel – Learning and Social Networks:  Alec Couros, Norm Vaughan, George Siemens

Concurrent Sessions 2 -  2:00 – 2:50 pm

Room:         Gallery
Title:           Designing Principles and Considerations for 
                   Technology Based Learning Experiences
Presenter:   Valeria Palladino

Room:        Herald
Title:          Integrating School Based Technology for Personalized 
                  Learning
Presenter:  Mike MacDonald 

Room:         Doll
Title:           Programming Available vs. Programming Requested
                   in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Presenters: Patrick Fahy and Nancy Steel
 

Room:         Stephen A
Title:           Stepping Through Windows - Moving the Classroom 
                   into the Community
Presenters:Trish Savill and Diane Murray

Room:         Stephen B
Title:           Carpooling with Students - Navigating Toward 
                   Community
Presenters: Linda Finlay and Graeme Finlay

Room:         Neilson 1
Title:           The Art and Craft of Mass Collaboration:  
                   Engaging Creativity
Presenter  : Nathan Freed

Room:        Neilson 2
Title:          Using Blended Learning to Support 
                  High School Students
Presenters:Clark Reid and Rhonda Mawer

Room:        Neilson 3
Title:           Flexible Framework for Career and Technology
                   Studies
Presenters: Joseph Clark and Tia Martini 

Room:        Bannerman  - Video Conferencing Room
Title:          Using Technology when the Unanswered Question
                  Comes Up
Presenter:  Ken Hakstol and Danny Maas

Room:        Walker
Title:          TBD

Presenter:  Tricia Donovan

• Health Break

Concurrent Sessions 3 -    3:10 – 4:00 pm

Room:         Gallery
Title:           Using Distributed Learning to Support 21st Century 
                   Learners
Presenters: David Feist and Bernie Hryciw

Room:        Herald
Title:          Supporting Learning Disabled Students at a Distance:  
                  Strategies for Increasing Learning
Presenter:  Roger Moore

Room:         Doll
Title:           The Future of Learning is Now
Presenter:   Christina Wilton 

Room:          Neilson 3
Title:            Supreme Make-Over:  LearnAlberta Edition
Presenters:  Bryan Shepherd and Nathan Freed

Room:         Walker
Title:           Learning on the Go / Mobile Learning / Ipods in the
                   Classroom
Presenters: Sean Marchetto and Wayne Meadows

Room:        Stephen A
Title:          School Library Initiative
Presenters:Judith Sykes

Room:          Stephen B
Title:            Differentiating Instruction Online:  A Case Study
Presenters:  Carey Hilgartner, Michael Gaschnitz, Lindsay Bonenfant and Murray Ronaghan

Room:         Neilson 1
Title:           Engaging "Screenagers" in Academic Rigour
Presenter:   Amy Park

Room:        Neilson 2
Title:          Learning Connections Web Resource:  Online Resource 
                  for Educators and Course Designers
Presenters:Karen Harker and Connie Gross 

Room:         Atrium
Title:           Infusing Rich, Current and Relevant Resources into a One-to-One Learning Environment
Presenters: Richard Tapp and Wade Cooper

Room:         Ballroom 7
Title:           Leading Change in Learning Spaces:  
                   Casualities with a Cause
Presenters: Trent Keough and Nancy Broadbent

Room:         Ballroom 9 
Title:           Preparing for the Flood - Student Owned Devices
Presenters: James Aitchison

Room:        Bannerman
Title:          Communities Without Boundaries - Pillars in Your Community
Presenters:Bill Fricker and Andy Blundell 

4:00 - 5:00

Herald

• Social Event: Wine and Cheese
• Exhibitor and Sponsor Acknowledgement

• Banquet - Keynote Speaker Dr. Jason Ohler

• Breakfast Available

• Trade Show and Exhibitor Booths

Concurrent Sessions 4  -  8:00–8:50 am

Room:         Gallery
Title:           Making a Difference with Elluminate Live:  A Case 
                   Study Narrative
Presenters: Wendy Caplan, Wade Kelly, and JoAnne Davies

Room:        Herald
Title:          I Know I Should Care, But I Don't:  The Paradox of the 
                  Good Citizen
Presenter:  Tony Bromhead, Jason Hartl and Andrew Bews 

Room:         Doll
Title:           Innovative Learning in Innovative Classrooms
Presenters: Marilyn Steier and Jeff Rawlings

Room:         Neilson 3
Title:           Pathways to Possibilitiy: Providing Students with Choice
Presenters:  Merla Bolender and Bryan Ellefson

Room:         Walker
Title:           Engagement in the "Click and Mortar" School
Presenters: Joan Coy and Wanda Dechant

Room:        Stephen A
Title:          The New Face of Learning for Students with Learning
                  Disabilities
Presenters:Pauline Auld and Julie Ramsay

Room:          Stephen B
Title:            Proof of Concept:  Redeploying Employees
Presenter:    Ingrid Stammer

Room:         Neilson 1
Title:           Social Networking in the Workplace
Presenter:   Stephanie Taylor

Room:        Neilson 2
Title:          Continuation of Keynote Presentation
Presenter:  Jason Ohler

Room:        Bannerman - Video Conferencing Room

Title:          Connecting Learners - using a Variety of 
                  Technologies to Make Video Conferencing Connections
Presenters:Lynda Burgess and Terry DeAlexandra

 Room:         Atrium
Title:           2Learn2Gether.ca & VCRLN
Presenters: Danny Maas and Catherine Macklam

Room:         Ballroom 7
Title:           A Tale of Two Industries
Presenters: Greg Surbey and Bill Bobyk

Room:         Ballroom 9 
Title:           Teaching with a Drupal-Based Learning Network
Presenter:  Rod Corbett

Concurrent Sessions 5 - 9:00–9:50 am

Room:         Gallery
Title:           Using Digital Content for Differentiated 
                   Instruction & 21st Century Skill Development
Presenter:   Doug Doherty 

Room:        Herald
Title:          Lego Robotics:  Building the Infrastructure to Support
                  Personalized Learning in a Changing World
Presenters:Jeff Lailey and Jeff Belcher

Room:         Doll
Title:           Trends, Implications and Leadership
Presenter:   Jeff Rawlings

Room:          Neilson 3
Title:            Differentiating in the Distributed 
                    Learning Environment
Presenters:  Collene Armstrong, Tia Martini, and Christel Smith

Room:         Walker
Title:           Privacy and Disclosure in Online Environments
Presenter :  Judith Blanchette

Room:         Stephen A
Title:           iCCAN Project:  Innovative Communities 
                   Connecting and Networking
Presenters: Linda Thorne and Cathy King 

Room:          Stephen B
Title:            Examination of Learning Management Systems Migration
                    at NAIT
Presenter:   Anthony Ralston 

Room:         Neilson 1
Title:           Cool School and the BC Learning Network
Presenter:   Brent Sawatzky 

Room:        Neilson 2
Title:          Equipping the 21st Century Learner  with 21st Century Tools 
Presenter:  Karen Adolf

Room:        Bannerman - Video Conferencing Room
Title:          Shared Leadership:  Implementing CTS Learning and
                  Teaching Resource Review Centres
Presenters: Andy Johnson and Shirley Joly

 Room:        Atrium
Title:           Using SMART Boards to Evolve your 
                   Teaching Practices
Presenters: Trevor Meister

Room:         Ballroom 7
Title:           Integrating Laptops into Teacher Practice:  Challenges
                   and Opportunities
Presenters: Curtis Slater and Karen Pegler
 

Room:         Ballroom 9 
Title:           Teachers Taking the Wheel:  Models of 
                   Embedded Professional Learning
Presenters: Monti Tanner, Jillian Brodeur, My Nguyen, Lynne Phillips, 
                   and Tracy Rand 

• Health Break

Concurrent Sessions 6 - 10:15–11:05 am

Room:         Gallery
Title:           Addressing Diversity Through Technology
Presenter:   Pauline Auld and Glenn Goslin

Room:        Herald
Title:          Building Oral Competencies with Beginning Second 
                  Language Learners using D2L
Presenter:  Neil Martin 

Room:         Doll
Title:           Transformational Learning and White Water Rafting -
                   What's the Connection?
Presenters: Christine Tulloch and Anne Larson 

Room:          Neilson 3
Title:            How Oprah and iTunes are Changing Math 
                    Education in Alberta
Presenters:  Barry Carbol, Danielle Goeree and Elizabeth Childs

Room:         Walker
Title:           An Alcatel-Lucent & Abilene Christian University Partnership - on Mobile Learning via IPhone/IPod Touch. The presentation provides an overview of the success of mobile learning in ACU and also discuss near term development possibilities. This is a an example of a student centric hi-tech development driven by fundamental changes in Learning Styles and Expectations.
Presenter : Roger Chau

Room:         Stephen A
Title:           Personalizing Professional Learning
Presenters: Karen Pegler and Terri-Lynn Brown

Room:          Stephen B
Title:            Exploring Online Education for 
                    Internationally Educated Nurses
Presenters:  Lynn Feist and Shirley Galenza

Room:         Neilson 1
Title:           Successful Practices in Supporting Distance Learners
Presenters:  Val Marshall, Bill McMullen and Nancy Broadbent 

Room:         Neilson 2
Title:           Funding Innovation in eLearning:  The Inukshuk Perspective
Presenter:   Yanick Boily
 

Room:        Bannerman - Video Conferencing Room
Title:          Distributed Learning: Past, Present and Future
Presenter:  Gerald Logan

• Keynote:  Guy Kawasaki  

• Closing Remarks and Conference Wrap-Up: Seeding the legacy and community building 

• Lunch