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Festival of Learning 2018

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Sona Macnaughton

Red Deer College
Librarian
Red Deer

7:00am AKDT

Registration Opens 2nd Floor Foyer

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

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

12:05pm AKDT

Lunch Ballroom 1

12:30pm AKDT

Guided Walk - Meet at the "Meeting Place" - Meeting Place - bottom of Grand Staircase (Lobby Level)

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

2:50pm AKDT

Break 2nd Floor Foyer

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

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

Integrating Creative and Critical Thinking into Your Course Ballroom 3Peter Arthur

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

Critical Thinking in the Age of Alternate Facts Port of SingaporeBob Aitken

2:50pm AKDT

Break 2nd Floor Foyer

3:15pm AKDT

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

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

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 Stacking the Deck: A Visual Toolkit for Instructor Self-Care Ballroom 1Jessica Motherwell • Jason Toal

2:50pm AKDT

Break 2nd Floor Foyer

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 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