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Festival of Learning 2018

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Frank Ponte

RMIT University
Manager Library Services (teaching)
Melbourne, Australia

Manager Library Liaison. RMIT University.
I am interested to find out more on open textbook initiatives in Canada and the US.

9:00am AKDT

Keynote: Jesse Stommel Ballroom 1Jesse Stommel

10:30am AKDT

Advocating for OERs: A Student Perspective Port of New YorkAran Armutlu • Phoebe Lo Patigdas

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

1:15pm AKDT

Tension and Risk in Open Scholarship: A Conversation Ballroom 3Amanda Coolidge • Leonora Crema • Sue Doner • Erin Fields • David Gaertner • Jessica Gallinger • Kory Wilson

2:05pm AKDT

Handle with Care: How OER Policy Development can Influence Institutional Practices Port of New YorkChristine Horgan

3:15pm AKDT

OE Advocacy and Action at the University of Alberta: The Progress, Collaboration and Challenges for OE Initiatives at a Large, Multi-Campus Institution Port of SingaporeMichelle Brailey • Michael B. McNally

4:30pm AKDT

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

10:30am AKDT

Badge Earned: Lessons from Gamifying First Year Computer Science Port of VancouverAaron Langille

11:20am AKDT

Delivering a Better Experience by Using the Open, Collaborative and Flexible Grav CMS – Inside or Outside of your LMS Port of VancouverPaul Hibbitts

1:15pm AKDT

Launching Canada’s First Zed Cred programs: Motivations, Strategies, and Next Steps Ballroom 2Naomi Cloutier • Rajiv Jhangiani • Krista Lambert • Todd Mundle • Brenda Thomson Making Pressbooks Better for Making Open Textbooks Port of VancouverZoe Wake Hyde

2:05pm AKDT

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

3:15pm AKDT

How to Ruin an Open Education Initiative at your Institution Port of New YorkAmanda Coolidge • Rajiv Jhangiani • Rosario Passos

9:00am AKDT

Keynote: Monique Gray Smith Ballroom 1Monique Gray Smith

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

Open to Health: Alone and Together – PART 1: How Healthy is Open Education? Port of Hong KongLauri Aesoph • Josie Gray

1:15pm AKDT

Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon and Sri Lanka. Ballroom 3Ishan Abeywardena

2:05pm AKDT

Everyone Wants A's: Accessibility, Affordability and Adaptability Port of New YorkStephanie Keyowski • Claude Laflamme

3:15pm AKDT

We've Led the Horses to Water... Now What? Student Perceptions, Use, and Impact of Open Textbooks at Douglas College Ballroom 3Jenn Barker • Jennifer Kirkey