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Festival of Learning 2018

Note: schedule details are subject to change up until the event. For all details and registration, visit the Festival of Learning home page.

Rowena McKernan

Whatcom Community College Library
OER Librarian
Bellingham, Washington Area

7:00am AKDT

Registration Opens 2nd Floor Foyer

7:30am AKDT

Breakfast Ballroom 1 Hatha Yoga (30 min.) Port of Macau (Reflection Room)Vancouver Corporate Yoga

8:15am AKDT

Mini Yoga Break (15 min.) Port of Macau (Reflection Room)Vancouver Corporate Yoga

8:45am AKDT

Quiet Reflection & Meditation Drop-in Port of Macau (Reflection Room)

9:00am AKDT

Keynote: Jesse Stommel Ballroom 1Jesse Stommel

10:30am AKDT

Diversity, Adversity, Perversity, and the University: Opportunities for Embedding and Celebrating Diversity in Class Materials Ballroom 3David Geary • Ki Wight

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

12:45pm AKDT

Mini Yoga Break (15 min) Port of Macau (Reflection Room)Vancouver Corporate Yoga

1:15pm AKDT

Rebus Community: What’s Next Port of New YorkZoe Wake Hyde Tension and Risk in Open Scholarship: A Conversation Ballroom 3Amanda Coolidge • Leonora Crema • Sue Doner • Erin Fields • David Gaertner • Jessica Gallinger • Kory Wilson

1:50pm AKDT

Quiet Reflection & Meditation Drop-in Port of Macau (Reflection Room)

2:05pm AKDT

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

3:15pm AKDT

The Enneagram's 9 Personality Types at Work: Developing Self-Compassion, Self-Care and Mindful Connection Port of New YorkBarish Golland • Jennifer Slovencik

4:30pm AKDT

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

7:30am AKDT

Breakfast Ballroom 1 Gentle Flow Yoga (30 mins) Port of Macau (Reflection Room)Vancouver Corporate Yoga

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

10:30am AKDT

Including all Learners through Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Higher Education Port of SingaporeDr. Gloria Ramirez • Dr. Nan Stevens

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

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

12:45pm AKDT

Mini Yoga Break (15 min) Port of Macau (Reflection Room)Vancouver Corporate Yoga

1:15pm AKDT

Making Pressbooks Better for Making Open Textbooks Port of VancouverZoe Wake Hyde

2:05pm AKDT

Pop-up Community of Practice for Accessibility in Post-Secondary Education Ballroom 3Deborah Chen • Sue Doner • Ruth Fraser

3:15pm AKDT

Communities of Praxis: Opening Education with Collective Community Action Ballroom 2Michel Castagné • Caroline Daniels • Krista Lambert • Hope Power • Lucas Wright

4:00pm AKDT

Liberating Structures Meet-up (OPEN to all) Ballroom 3Beth Cougler Blom • Barish Golland • Leva Lee • Tracy Roberts

7:30am AKDT

Breakfast Ballroom 1 Hatha Yoga (30 min.) Port of Macau (Reflection Room)Vancouver Corporate Yoga

9:00am AKDT

Keynote: Monique Gray Smith Ballroom 1Monique Gray Smith

10:30am AKDT

Open Educational Resources Initiatives: From B. C. Institute of Technology, Canada to Linnaeus University, Sweden Port of Hong KongSerhat Beyenir • Sanja Boskovic

11:20am AKDT

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

12:05pm AKDT

Lunch Ballroom 1

12:15pm AKDT

Mini Yoga Session (15 min) Port of Macau (Reflection Room)Vancouver Corporate Yoga

12:45pm AKDT

Mini Yoga Break (15 min) Port of Macau (Reflection Room)Vancouver Corporate Yoga

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

2:05pm AKDT

Everyone Wants A's: Accessibility, Affordability and Adaptability Port of New YorkStephanie Keyowski • Claude Laflamme Supporting UNESCO Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education Challenges and Opportunities with OER Ballroom 3Rory McGreal

3:15pm AKDT

The Balancing Act of Collaboration, Openness, Quality and Ensuring Impact in the Creation of OER Copyright Resources Port of SingaporeMichelle Brailey • Michael B. McNally