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Festival of Learning 2018

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Liesel Knaack

Vancouver Island University
Director, Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning
Nanaimo, British Columbia

Liesel is the director of the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning at VIU. The centre supports faculty and students with learning technologies, pedagogical design, online learning and scholarly teaching and learning. Liesel was formerly a K-12 teacher and Associate Professor, Faculty of Education before coming to VIU in 2010. She has a Master in Education from Nipissing University and a PhD in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning from the University of Toronto.

7:30am AKDT

Breakfast Ballroom 1

9:00am AKDT

Keynote: Jesse Stommel Ballroom 1Jesse Stommel

10:15am AKDT

Break 2nd Floor Foyer

10:30am AKDT

From Idea to Scale: Empowering Learners and Educators to Inform Shared Educational Technology Port of San FranciscoLena Patterson

11:20am AKDT

We Need an Instructional Designer, STAT! The Critical and Underrated Role of Instructional Designers in Advancing Open Education Port of New YorkMary Burgess

12:05pm AKDT

Lunch Ballroom 1

1:15pm AKDT

Student as Partners in Developing Curriculum and Teaching and Learning Initiatives Port of VancouverLaura MacKay • Radovan Marek • Alea Rzeplinski • Andrew Willis

2:05pm AKDT

Student-Experience Design and Learner-Driven Open Educational Practices: eCampusOntario’s SXD Lab Port of San FranciscoChris Fernlund • Lena Patterson

2:50pm AKDT

Break 2nd Floor Foyer

3:15pm AKDT

Team Chat: A Technology for Learning Port of San FranciscoIan Linkletter

4:30pm AKDT

Festival Social (dinner, trivia, prizes, + special performance by The 3Ds!) Vistas - 19th Floor

7:30am AKDT

Breakfast Ballroom 1

9:00am AKDT

Keynote Panel with Students & Academic Leaders, moderated by Jonny Morris: What is the next level of thinking and planning we need to do to help students thrive in post-secondary education? Ballroom 1Jonny Morris

10:15am AKDT

Break 2nd Floor Foyer

10:30am AKDT

Consulting with Care: Supporting Faculty Development and Program Enhancement through Collaborative, Relational Practice Ballroom 2Kathleen Bortolin • Marilyn Funk • Sally Vinden

12:05pm AKDT

Lunch Ballroom 1

12:30pm AKDT

Poster Plus! Ballroom 1Serhat Beyenir • Sanja Boskovic • Meryn Corkery • Dean Diamond • Kelly Diether • Adina Edwards • Christina Page • Josefina Rosado • Emily Tan • Roselynn Verwood • Keith Webster

1:15pm AKDT

Sharing the B.C. OER Paddling Together: A Guide for Indigenizing of Post-secondary Institution. A Professional Learning Series Ballroom 3Dianne Biin • Michelle Glubke • Lucas Wright

2:05pm AKDT

Creating a Flexible Hybrid Learning Environment: Using Video Conferencing Technology Port of VancouverKen Harmel • Michelle Johnson

3:15pm AKDT

Communities of Praxis: Opening Education with Collective Community Action Ballroom 2Michel Castagné • Caroline Daniels • Krista Lambert • Hope Power • Lucas Wright Operationalizing care as an Educational Developer Port of San FranciscoMarie Krbavac • Josefina Rosado • Roselynn Verwood

7:30am AKDT

Breakfast Ballroom 1

9:00am AKDT

Keynote: Monique Gray Smith Ballroom 1Monique Gray Smith

10:15am AKDT

Break 2nd Floor Foyer

10:30am AKDT

Measuring the Institutional Impact of OER Initiatives in BC: Challenges and Preliminary Results Ballroom 2Jenn Barker • Amanda Coolidge • Ken Jeffery • Rajiv Jhangiani • George Veletsianos

11:20am AKDT

They are Coming! A New Generation of Learners from BC’s K-12 Curriculum Redesign: Considering Enhanced Assessment and Flexible Learning Experiences in PSE Ballroom 2Liesel Knaack

12:05pm AKDT

Lunch Ballroom 1

1:15pm AKDT

Venturing Beyond the Walled Garden: Building Online Learning Activities Outside of the Learning Management System that Allow for Flexible, Adaptable and Meaningful Learning. Port of VancouverLiesel Knaack • Michael Paskevicius

3:15pm AKDT

Supporting Student Wellness Through Experiential Learning & Career Mapping Port of New YorkDr. Linda Pardy