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   Preliminary Schedule (subject to change) last revised April 27, 2004

    
Wednesday, May 12, 2004 (Morning)
Pre-Conference Workshop (One 90 minute session)		    
9:00-9:30 am Registration Maggie Benston Centre 2290
9:30-11:00 am Pre-Conference 1 (Morning):
Teaching the Art of Inquiry
Bob Hudspith (McMaster University)		 Maggie Benston Centre 2296


Wednesday, May 12, 2004 (Afternoon)
Pre-Conference Workshops
(Two concurrent 3 hour sessions)

  
12:30-1:00 pm Registration Maggie Benston Centre 2290
1:00-4:00 pm Pre-Conference 1 (Afternoon):
Web Tools and Strategies for Supporting Student
Learning in Larger Classes
Timothy Pychyl, (Carleton University) and
Russell Day (Simon Fraser University)		 Maggie Benston Centre 2296

Thursday, May 13, 2004
Conference – Day One
8:30-9:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast James Douglas Room
9:30-9:45 am Opening Remarks and Welcom Images Theatre
9:45-11:15 am Keynote Presentation:
Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning: Success Factors for a Hybrid Learning Environment
Timothy Pychyl (Carleton University)		 Images Theatre
11:15-11:30 am Nutrition Break James Douglas Room
11:30 am-12:30 pm

Concurrent Session 1 (Thursday)
Technology as a Catalyst for Transformational Faculty Development
Pam Miller and BJ Eib (University of Calgary)
Expectations, Surprises, and Lessons Learned: The results of a pilot project to assist faculty in adapting their courses for partially online delivery
Bernett Cody and Meg Goodine
(Kwantlen University College)
Frameworks for Blended Learning
Mike Dobson and Janet McCracken
(Simon Fraser University)
*Cancelled* Technological Literacy: A Moving Target
Judith Limkilde (Seneca College)
*Note: New Room* The Perspectives of the Advanced Simulation Gaming Technology for Training Business Majors
Vadim Kyrylov, Carole Bonanni, Tetyana Kyrylova,
and Ernie Love (Simon Fraser University)
Blackboard Essentials
Jamie Groothuis (Blackboard)
Learning through Doing with LON-CAPA
Ray Batchelor and Veselin Jungic (Simon Fraser University)
Using Available Resources for a Multifaceted Learning Experience: An example and oportunity for consideration
Stephanie Chu (Simon Fraser University)
*Note: New Room* LIP Service: Drawing Virtual Bridges between the Classroom and the Library for the Purpose of Teaching Foundations Research Skills
Chantal Gibson, Natalie Gick, and Monica Sturgess
(Simon Fraser University)
Halpern Centre 126


Halpern Centre 114




Maggie Benston Centre 2290




 Images Theatre




Education Building 8620

Education Building 7619


Education Building 7512


Maggie Benston Centre 2296
12:30-1:30 pm Lunch Break James Douglas Room
1:30-2:30 pm Concurrent Session 2 (Thursday)
Student Interaction in a Large Class? You’ve got to be kidding!
Brian Graham (University of British Columbia)
Demonstration of the New Design2Learn Integrated Learning Object and Content Repository
John Baker (Desire2Learn Inc.)
A Hybrid Approach to Faculty Support for eLearning
Stephanie Chu and Chris Groeneboer
(Simon Fraser University)
Blended Course or Blunt Object? How to avoid battering student with your blended course
Zoe Dennison (University College of the Fraser Valley)
An Online Ambulance Practical Evaluation Developed
and Integrated with WebCT
Ryan Shellborn and Rosamaria Fong
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Using Blackboard in Cultural Studies
Andrei Zlatescu (University of Calgary)
Dynamic Content: Sharing Course Materials
Lynda Williams and Erin Beveridge
(University of Northern British Columbia)
ViP: ZipAddEeDooDah ZIP into assessment – ADD an Egaming DooDah
Monica Sturgess and Chantal Gibson
(Simon Fraser University)
Halpern Centre 126


Halpern Centre 114


Maggie Benston Centre 2290


Maggie Benston Centre 2296


Academic Quadrangle 3181



Education Building 7619

Education Building 7512


Library Lab 2105
2:30-3:00 pm Nutrition Break James Douglas Room
3:00-4:00 pm Concurrent Session 3 (Thursday)
Creating a Comprehensive Student Learning Environment: Challenges and Opportunities
Frances Atkinson and Elaine Fairey
(Simon Fraser University)
A Strategic Approach to Blended Learning
Tammy Dewar and Elizabeth Childs
(Royal Roads University)
Exploring How a Community of Inquiry Model Can Support a Blended Course Design
Norman Vaughan (Mount Royal College)
Using “Just in Time” Exercises to Improve
Classroom Teaching
Todd Nickle (Mount Royal College)
Confessions of a Jazz Junkie: Pedagogical
Successes and Pitfalls in eLearning
Paul Miskin (George Brown College)
Online Problem-Based Learning
Kareen McCaughan
(British Columbia Institute of Technology)
WebCT for Arts Classes: How to maximize its usefulness
Nicky Didicher (Simon Fraser University)
Learning to Program with Video Games
Toby Donalson, John Edgar, and Paula Back
(Simon Fraser University)
Halpern Centre 126



Halpern Centre 114


Maggie Benston Centre 2290


Maggie Benston Centre 2296


Academic Quadrangle 3181


Education Building 7619


Education Building 7512

Library Lab 2105
4:00-5:30 pm Keynote Presentation: Visual Materials to Meet
the Instructional Challenges of the Classroom,
Lab or Web
Donald Kline (University of Calgary)		 Images Theatre
5:30-7:00 pm Wine & Cheese Reception James Douglas Room

Friday, May 14, 2004
Conference – Day Two
8:30-9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast James Douglas Room
9:00-10:30 am

Keynote Presentation:
Blending for Flexibility: Technology and strategies for the instructor
Betty Collis (University of Twente, The Netherlands)

 Images Theatre
10:30-10:45 am Nutrition Break James Douglas Room
10:45-11:45 pm Concurrent Session 4 (Friday)
Why Add eLearning to Face-to-Face Classes?
Russell Day (Simon Fraser University)
Really Blending the Learning: Fostering interactivity and active learning through eLearning support
Andre Oberle (University of Winnipeg)
“My Prof says…..”: The role of the distance services librarian in the blended eLearning environment
Nancy Black (University of Northern BC)
SURVIVOR: Business Law 1044 (or teaching reality in the age of reality television)
Camilla Wheeler (George Brown College)
Preparing Transdisciplinary Addiction Researchers: Creating Transformative Environments by Integrating Face-to-Face, Telehealth and Web Technologies
Barbara Berry
(BC Centre for Excellence in Women’s Health)
A Human Endocrine System Simulator for Training Medical Students
Vadim Kyurylov (Simon Fraser University) and
Karim Qayumi (University of British Columbia)
FirstVoices Online Aboriginal Language Archiving and teaching Tools
Peter Brand (FirstVoices Project)
Math with Widgets: A Blended course in elementary linear algebra
June Lester (Simon Fraser University)
Halpern Centre 126

Halpern Centre 114


Maggie Benston Centre 2290


Maggie Benston Centre 2296


Education Building 8620




Education Building 7619



Education Building 7512


Library Lab 2105
11:45-1:15 pm Lunch Break James Douglas Room
1:15-2:15 pm Concurrent Session 5 (Friday)
Enhancing Student Engagement: Independence and Critical Thinking in Large Classes
James Berger (University of British Columbia)
Advanced Networks for Research and Education
Michael Hrybyk (BCNET)
Facultydevelopment.ca
Timothy Pychyl (Carleton University)
Panel Discussion: Faculty Learning Community on Blended Learning
Norman Vaughan, Robyn Ayles, John Blenkinsopp, Todd Nickle, Jennifer Pettit, and Pam Van Bakel (Mount Royal College)
Questions, Caveats, and Cautions for eLearning
Patricia Mountain
Engaging Online Learners to Enhance Group Process and Cohesion
Lucio Teles (TELEStrainng) and
Jill Jodrey (Simon Fraser University)
Halpern Centre 126




Halpern Centre 114

Maggie Benston Centre 2290

Maggie Benston Centre 2296




Education Building 7619

Education Building 7512
2:15-2:30 pm Nutrition Break James Douglas Room
2:30-4:00 pm Keynote Presentation:
Learning Blended in the Journey of the Self
Etienne Wenger (Knowledge Ecology University)		 Images Theatre
4:00-4:15 pm Wrap-up Images Theatre