| REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST |
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7:30 AM-8:30 AM
[Conference Centre Vendor Area] |
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| CONFERENCE OPENING &
WELCOME |
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8:30
AM-9:00 AM |
| | Welcome to Seneca
College & the 2006 Canadian Blackboard Conference.
Presenter: Terry Verity - CIO, Seneca College
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| BLACKBOARD PRODUCT
ROADMAP |
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9:00
AM-10:00 AM |
| | What is coming next in Blackboard’s Academic Suite? What are the plans for future development of Learning System, Content System and Community System? Where is elearning
software headed? Come and find out some of Blackboard’s short and long term
plans for the Academic Suite: Blackboard 7.1, Blackboard 7.2, and Blackboard
Beyond.
Presenter: Jessica Finnefrock - Senior Director Product Development,
Blackboard Academic Suite
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| COFFEE BREAK |
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10:00 AM-10:30 AM |
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| KEYNOTE ADDRESS - BLACKBOARD & WEBCT |
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10:30
AM-12:00 PM |
| | The recent merger between Blackboard™ and WebCT™ has raised many questions about the future of learning at K-12 and Post-secondary institutions. Course Management Systems like Blackboard and WebCT have become mission critical services in the online delivery of education. Todd Gibby and Peter Segal will provide insight to these questions, discussing the direction and development pathway of the world's leading learning systems, as they merge into one.
Presenters:
Todd Gibby - Executive Vice President Operations, Blackboard
Peter Segal
- Senior Vice President Education Strategy, WebCT
Note: This keynote session is being web cast from the University of Alberta to
Seneca College
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| LUNCH |
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12:00 PM-1:00 PM
[Conference Centre Cafeteria] |
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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1:00 PM-2:00 PM
[Conference Room A]
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| | GAME ON!
In this session, we’ll show how the use of rich media, interactivity, and
original games combines to create an engaging and highly interactive learning
experience delivered entirely within Blackboard.
Presenter:
Susan Learney (Seneca College)
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1:00 PM-2:00 PM
[Conference Room B]
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BLACKBOARD BETA PARTNERS - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BETA
TEST?
Representatives from several institutions and Blackboards Beta Program
Director discuss what it takes to be a successful and effective beta partner
as well as what it means to live ‘on the cutting edge’ of educational
technology.
Presenters:
Anneke Bates (Blackboard), Donna Wicks (Kettering University), Eric Kunnen (GRCC),
JoAnna Hunt (Seneca College)
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1:00 PM-1:30 PM
[Conference Room C]
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BLOGS, WIKIS, AND PODCASTING
This presentation will describe the growing use of blogs, wikis and podcasting
in education, demonstrate related Blackboard Building Blocks, and engage the
audience in a discussion of pertinent technological and pedagogical issues.
Presenter:
Derek Hamner (Learning Objects Inc.)
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1:30 PM-2:00 PM
[Conference Room C]
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PROJECT CALIPER
With Project Caliper, institutions can better plan, manage and integrate
educational and administrative outcomes at various levels of the institution.
This session will highlight Blackboard’s research into client needs and
provide opportunity for questions and discussion.
Presenter:
Jessica Finnefrock (Blackboard Inc.)
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| COFFEE BREAK |
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2:00 - 2:30 PM
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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2:30
-3:30 PM [Conference Room
A]
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| | NEED HELP? WE ARE
LISTENING!
This session will
provide opportunities to give Blackboard Client Support feedback and discover
some of the new and exciting projects and changes coming within Blackboard
Engineering and Support.
Presenter:
Volker Kleinschmidt (Blackboard Inc.)
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2:30
-3:00 PM [Conference Room
B]
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SUPPORTING BLACKBOARD - A CASE STUDY
This session is a
case study of what is required to support mission critical Blackboard systems
in a large institution. Explored are infrastructure, documentation, tips and
the challenges facing Seneca’s Blackboard team.
Presenters:
Daniel Szabo & Valerie Lopes (Seneca College)
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3:00
-3:30 PM [Conference Room
B]
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HORIZON WIMBA: THE NEXT STEP BEYOND BLACKBOARD
This presentation examines how institutions throughout Canada use Horizon
Wimba software for both instructional and administrative needs by enabling
faculty to add an invaluable human element to their online courses and
meetings.
Presenter:
Matt Wasowski (Horizon Wimba)
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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3:30 - 4:30 PM
[Conference Room B] |
| | ELECTRONIC
LITERATURE CIRCLES
How do teachers motivate all students, those who love to read and those who
find reading a chore, to be invested and actively engaged in a discussion
about an assigned novel? Think globally. Just as Blackboard recognizes the
need to form relationships within a community, Electronic Literature Circles,
an innovative partnership in literacy development, includes diverse
stakeholders: sixth grade students from Shippensburg Area Middle School (SAMS),
a public, suburban school in South Central Pennsylvania; sixth grade teachers,
student teachers, and a university professor; and undergraduate, pre-service
teachers enrolled in a Teacher Education course at Shippensburg University
(SU), a state university in Pennsylvania. These partners designed and piloted
an innovative format for discussing the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen using
Blackboard to systematically recall literary elements, foster writing skills,
enhance technology skills, and evaluate reading perceptions. Attend the
presentation to learn the method for implementing this collaborative
experience between K-12 schools and Teacher Education programs.
Presenter:
Lynn Baynum (Shippensburg University)
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3:30 - 4:00 PM
[Conference Room A]
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| | MOBILE LEARNING: WHAT DOES THE iPOD HAVE TO DO WITH EDUCATION ANYWAY?
This presentation will examine the need for investment and increased adoption of mobile technology in education. Is the need for mobile learning the result of a demanding Generation 'Y" social subset, new wireless technologies, is the education pendulum simply swinging again or is our society changing - taking the next leap forward, moving faster and higher with greater efficiency, effectiveness and most importantly satisfaction?
We will also take a look a the new NNTP protocol known as
Really Simple Syndication. What importance might this play in the future of learning with mobile technology?
Presenters:
Mr.
Michael Getz, Director of Learning and Communications Technologies, School of Business, University of Alberta
Ms. Lorraine Nichols, Web and Instructional Technology Specialist, School of Business, University of Alberta.
Note: This session is being
web cast from the University of Alberta to Seneca College
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4:00 - 4:30 PM
[Conference Room A]
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| | 101 REASONS FOR
USING BLACKBOARD AS A TEACHING & LEARNING TOOL
Blackboard is a collection of software tools which provide an online environment for teaching and learning. These tools give us the opportunity to provide constructivist learning environments and to provide our students with learning opportunities that go far beyond what is possible in a conventional classroom... lets talk about a hundred and one reasons why.....
Presenters: Valerie Lopes (Seneca College)
Note:
This session is being web cast from Seneca College to the University of
Alberta
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| WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION |
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4:30
- 6:00 PM [Conference
Centre Vendor Area] |
| | Have a glass of wine
or punch and take this opportunity to speak with vendors, network and meet people from other post-secondary institutions.
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| DINNER & EVENING
ENTERTAINMENT |
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6:00 - 9:00 PM
[Conference Centre
Cafeteria] |
| | AN EVENING OF JAZZ
Join us for dinner and entertainment provided by Canadian trombonist, pianist
and composer Darren Sigesmund is rapidly becoming an established voice on the
Canadian and international music scenes. Based in Toronto, he is gaining
extensive touring experience after having recently led his quintet on
whirlwind tours of Australia, Asia and Canada. Darren is a versatile and
gifted trombonist who projects a warm brass sound through imaginative
compositions
http://www.darrensigesmund.com
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| BREAKFAST |
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7:30 - 9:00 AM
[Conference Centre
Vendor Area] |
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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9:00
- 10:00 AM
[Conference Room C] |
| | SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
ROUNDTABLE
This session will
describe tips & tricks for system administrators followed by a question and
answer period for system administrators with any type of question. Representatives
from the Blackboard Advanced System Administrator group (BASA) as well as
Blackboard’s leading technical support team will be on hand.
Presenters:
Santo Nucifora (Seneca College) , Donna Wicks (Kettering University), Eric
Kunnen (GRCC) & Volker Kleinschmidt (Blackboard)
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9:00
- 10:00 AM
[Conference Room B] |
| | HAVE YOU EMBEDDED A
LIBRARIAN LATELY?
The
Ryerson University Library, with the assistance of Ryerson’s Digital Media
Projects Office, has undertaken several initiatives to embed Library resources
and services in Blackboard.
Presenters:
Ophelia Cheung, Krista Abramovic, Bob Jackson, Sally Wilson & Mirela
Barbulescu (Ryerson University)
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9:00
- 9:30 AM
[Conference Room A] |
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APPLYING CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES TO AN ONLINE CLASSROOM
This session will examine four techniques, traditionally geared for face to
face classes, which have been successfully implemented in an online graduate
level course: Modified Minute Papers, Buzz Groups, Peer Review and Role Play.
Presenters:
Aimee deChambeau (Stonybrook University)
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9:30
- 10:00 AM
[Conference Room A] |
| | BLACKBOARD & PUBLISHER
CONTENT
Many text books today
come with online material which is available for use within your course
sites. Let's take a look at publisher content and how is can be integrated
in the Blackboard. environment.
Presenter:
Robin Strang (Pearson Education)
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| COFFEE BREAK |
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10:00
- 10:30 AM
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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10:30 - 11:30 AM
[Conference Room B]
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| | BEST PRACTICES
FOR SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATIONS
Blackboard's mission is to assist
educational institutions in the organizational, technological, and educational
transformation of today’s education and transaction environments. This session
highlights best practices for a successful implementation of Blackboard's
Educational Technology Framework.
Presenter:
Peter VanTienen (Blackboard Inc.)
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10:30 - 11:00 AM
[Conference Room A]
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| | HORIZON WIMBA VOICE TOOLS
Kosta & Kimeiko will showcase a variety of creative and exciting examples of
voice tool use in Seneca’s English Language Institute.
Presenters:
Kimeiko Hotta Dover & Kosta Dimeropoulos (Seneca College)
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11:00 - 11:30 AM
[Conference Room A]
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| | SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION -
BEST PRACTICES
Learn how to
maintain the Blackboard system from the backend by looking through log files,
querying the database, and using creative methods to keep displayed content up
to date.
Presenters:
Donna Wicks (Kettering University), Eric Kunnen (GRCC), Volker Kleinschmidt
(Blackboard)
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| LUNCH |
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
[Conference Centre
Cafeteria] |
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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12:30 - 1:30 PM
[Conference Room B] |
| | BUILDING BLOCKS ROUNDTABLE
This session will discuss a variety of teaching experiences that employ
internet based technology and will introduce some best practices in
utilizing this technology to deliver and engaging learning environment.
Presenters:
Santo Nucifora, Daniel Szabo (Seneca College) & Derek Hamner (Learning
Objects Inc).
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12:30 - 1:00 PM
[Conference Room A] |
| | THINKING OUTSIDE
THE LMS
Societal needs are changing, education is evolving and student needs are
changing. But the architecture and pedagogy of the LMS – the traditional
distance education technology – is still confined to the paradigm of the
electronic classroom. This session will examine where we are, propose where we
should be as providers of distance education, and suggest how the LMS must
change. We’ll identify the opportunities afforded by educational social
software, how it can be used to expand the pedagogy of the LMS, and how it is
now being used to design and deliver learning “outside the walls” of the
traditional classroom paradigm.
Presenter:
Michael Hotrum (University of Alberta)
Note: This session is being
web cast from the University of Alberta to Seneca College
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1:00 - 1:30 PM
[Conference Room A] |
| | THE BLACKBOARD
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - HOW DOES IT WORK?
Have you ever wondered how Blackboard decides which features are included
into a release? This session will walk you through the life of a feature –
from your enhancement requests to general availability. Learn about the
requirements gathering and writing processes, Blackboard’s development cycles,
quality assurance, and all of the other processes that lead to a Blackboard
release.
Presenter:
Anneke Bates (Blackboard Inc.)
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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1:30 - 2:30 PM
[Conference Room B] |
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WHAT DO 21st CENTURY LEARNERS NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL?
At Algonquin College, over 12,000 students make use of Blackboard each day.
Each semester 2500 new courses are put online and faculty use of the available
tools still show clear differences in how Bb is used in traditional face to
face courses as compared to hybrid and online courses. Blackboard has done
very well with providing tools that teachers can use to manage their courses
and provide information to their students. The 21st Century student however
requires much more than content delivery and access to information. Group
study, instant messaging, and authentic learning activities that extend beyond
the course itself are essential components of a 21st Century education. The
emphasis on technology use must be shifted from how teachers use the tools to
how students will use them. This session will propose new ways to use existing
tools and suggest new tools that students require to be successful.
Presenters:
Glenn MacDougall (Algonquin College)
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1:30 - 2:00 PM
[Conference Room A] |
| | HAS TECHNOLOGY
MADE ME A MORE ENGAGING/EFFECTIVE TEACHER?
This session will discuss a variety of teaching experiences that employ
internet based technology and will introduce some best practices in
utilizing this technology to deliver and engaging learning environment.
Presenter:
Mark Rubinstein (Seneca College).
Note: This session is being
web cast from Seneca College to the University of Alberta
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2:00 - 2:30 PM
[Conference Room A] |
| | DEVELOPING USER GROUPS,
COMMUNITIES & CONNECTIONS THROUGH BLACKBOARD
What is the Canadian Blackboard Community? How can we help expand the
community? What is necessary for a 'community' to succeed? Find out what other
user communities are doing and how Blackboard Connections can help build and
foster community between Canada's teaching and learning institutions.
Presenters:
Adrian Alleyne (Blackboard Inc.) & Rob Shea (WebCT)
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| KEYNOTE - SUN MICROSYSTEMS |
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3:00 - 4:30 PM
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| | The Education sector is changing rapidly and students expectations are moving even faster from iPods to cell phones and game consoles. Stuart will outline some of the initiatives driving the next generation learning system development and the importance of addressing the needs of tomorrow’s students using open systems and standards based solutions.
Presenter:
Stuart Sim, Chief Architect, Education Business Solutions, Sun Microsystems
Note: This keynote session is being
web cast from Seneca College to the University of Alberta.
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| Conference Closing |
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4:30 - 5:00 PM
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| | Canadian Blackboard Community
Closing Address
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