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LON-CAPA 10th Annual Conference & Workshop
Simon Fraser University; 22-24 May 2008
Registration packages may be picked up just prior to the start of sessions on each day and also at the Thursday evening reception.
Pre-Conference Schedule
Thursday, 22 May – Basic Training for New Users & Getting Acquainted
11:30 Am–6:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop Sessions:
• 11:30 am–12:30 pm Conference Registration and Lunch (provided)
• 12:30–1:30 pm Introductory Talk/Featured Experience Demos
• 1:30–3:45 pm Training: LON-CAPA Introduction
• 3:45-4:00 pm Coffee Break
• 4:00–5:30 pm Training: LON-CAPA Content Creation
Reception for all Conference Participants
Thursday, 22 May –Conference Opener
6:00–8:00 pm Social Reception (catered)
Main Conference Schedule
Friday, 23 May – LON-CAPA for Assessment and Collaboration
• 8:15–8:30 am Continental Breakfast
Welcome to the 10th Annual Conference and Workshop
• 8:30–9:15 am Welcome: LON-CAPA Project Overview
History, Global Community News, Consortium
9:15 am –12:30 pm Session 1: LON-CAPA for Assessment
• 9:15–10:30 am Talk and Demos: LON-CAPA for Assessment
- Online Placement Testing
- Scantron Exams
- Clicker Assessments
• 10:30–10:45 am BREAK
• 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM Hands-on Experience with LON-CAPA Assessment Features
12:30–1:30 pm Lunch & Posters (12:30 -12:45 pm Poster Setup Time)
1:30–5:30 pm Session 2: LON-CAPA for Collaboration
• 1:30–2:30 pm Talk and Demos: LON-CAPA for Collaboration
- Communication Tools
- Student Portfolio
- Groups
- Self-enrollment
• 2:30-3:30 pm Training: Collaboration Tools
• 3:30–3:45 pm BREAK
• 3:45–5:30 pm Training/Guided Work Time: Collaboration Tools
6:00–8:00 pm Banquet; (Diamond Alumni Centre)
• Talks: “Highlight of Recent Developments and Upcoming Features”;
MSU Development Team
Saturday, 24 May Creating Homework and Assessments Specific to Your Field
• 8:15–8:30 am Continental Breakfast
9:15 am–12:15 pm Session 3: LON-CAPA Content Creation and Sharing
• 8:30–9:15:00 am Overview/Demo of LON-CAPA Homework and Assessment Resources
• 9:15 am–10:15 pm Subject Area Demos and Group Discussion:
• General (any discipline)
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics & Astronomy
• 10:15–10:30 am BREAK
• 10:30–12:15 AM Advanced Authoring Training:
• Creating math problems (Maxima, plots, formula)
• Multimedia Authoring: Using graphics, audio and movies (click-on, randomlabel, embedding media)
• Working with Testbanks
• Lab Reports: Sequences of problems that reuse student’s own findings or status
12:15 am–1:15 pm Lunch
1:15–5:30 pm Session 4: Concurrent Sessions
Session 4A
• 1:15–2:15 pm Discussion Groups Tracks:
• Q/A for those who have “Never Used LON-CAPA before Yesterday”
• New Users
• Advanced Users
Session 4B
• 1:15–2:15 pm Domain Coordination Training
Session 4A and 4B
• 2:15–3:15 pm Guided work time (continuation from morning training)
BREAK
• 3:30–5:30 pm Guided Work Time (or free time)
Consortium Board
• 3:30–5:30 pm Consortium Board meeting (closed session)