Virginia’s First Annual Open and Digital Learning Resources Conference
University of Mary Washington
October 15th, 2013
Registration and Kickoff: 8:30 – 9:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks: 9:00 – 9:20 AM
Carnival 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Note: Exhibits will be ongoing in University Hall and concurrent with featured panels and speakers
Featured exhibits:
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Room B210 |
9:30 AM – 9:55 AM Featured Panel A Collaboration Oasis at Virginia Tech? Room 3080, a Configurable and Networked Learning Space; Douglas Jerolimov and colleagues from Virginia Tech |
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9:30 – 9:55 AM A Series of Facilitated Fred Talks |
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B123 |
Open Textbooks and Digital Content: Features and Benefits; Andrew Feldstein, Virginia State University |
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B124 |
Three Years of Mobile Learner Feedback: Results, Priorities, and Evolving Patterns; Miguel Ramlatchan, Old Dominion University |
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B125 |
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10:00 – 10:25 AM A Series of Facilitated Fred Talks |
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B123 |
An Open Definition of OER; Tom Woodward, Henrico County Public Schools |
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B124 |
Un-Managing the University Image in the Age of For-Profit Competition; Cathy Derecki, UVA School of Medicine |
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B125 |
Why Virginia? Why Now? A Syndicated Vision of a Connected Virginia Jim Groom, University of Mary Washington |
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Room B210 |
10:30 AM – 11:25 AM Featured Panel Reaching Textbook Zero: Tidewater Community College’s efforts to reduce the textbook costs for an Associate’s degree to zero; Daniel DeMarte, Kim Bovee and Linda Williams, Tidewater Community College. |
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10:30 – 10:55 AM A Series of Facilitated Fred Talks |
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B123 |
Global Studies, Social Media, and Open Learning Meet The Daily Show Susan Fernsebner, University of Mary Washington |
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B124 |
Online Quality Initiatives; Lynn Rainard, Tidewater Community College |
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B125 |
Wisdom as a Learning Outcome; Gardner Campbell, Virginia Commonwealth Unviersity |
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11:00 – 11:25 AM A Series of Facilitated Fred Talks |
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B123 |
Digital Storytelling in English and Across the Curriculum, Tom Geary, Tidewater Community College |
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B124 |
Scholar 2.0: Public Intellectualism Meets the Open Web; Jonathan Becker, Virginia Commonwealth University |
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B125 |
Beyond the Hype: How are MOOCs affecting Higher Education Ecosystem; M’Hammed Abdous, Old Dominion University |
Lunch and Networking Break 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
First Afternoon Session 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
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University Hall |
Featured Panel MOOC’s: Challenges and Opportunities for Virginia Higher Ed Karen Anewalt, University of Mary Washington; M’Hammed Abdous, Old Dominion University; other panelists TBD |
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B123 |
DIGITAL AND OPEN TEXTBOOKS Digital Open Textbooks: Increased Student Access and Outcomes; Mirta Martin; Virginia State University Student-Authored Open Textbooks; Jennifer Kidd and Patrick O’Shea; Old Dominion University Student and Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Textbooks at the University of Virginia; Mike McPherson; University of Virginia |
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B124 |
Featured Panel A Domain of One’s Own Tim Owens, Martha Burtis, Krystyn Moon, and Mary Kayler; University of Mary Washington Moderated by Gardner Campbell, Virginia Commonwealth University |
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B125 |
SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM An Online Social Network Site with Gamification to Encourage Student Collaboration, Learning, Mentoring, and Retention; Richard Landers, Old Dominion University Technology Use and Learning Environments: Past, Present and Future; Alison Lietzenmayer, Old Dominion University |
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Second Afternoon Session
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University Hall |
Featured Panel Teaching in the Open: Public Pedagogy Martha Burtis and Jeffrey McClurken, University of Mary Washington; Tom Woodward, Henrico Pubic School System; and Melanie Barker, Virginia Collegiate |
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B123 |
OPEN AND DIGITAL CONTENT Engaging Students with Open Content in an Online Learning Environment; Loreta Ulmer and Robert Wojtowicz, Old Dominion University Creating a Free, Open Learning Management System (Mostly) within the Google Ecosystem; Greg Sherman, Radford University Captioning Instructional Media; Greg Cook, Blue Ridge Community College |
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B124 |
FLIPPED CLASSROOM AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Improving Outcomes with Strategic Use of Technology Through the Flipped Classroom Format and Use of Peer-to-Peer Interactions; Colleen Taylor, Virginia State University Building Business Solutions with 3D Printing and Other Emerging Technologies; Gail Brooks, University of Mary Washington Augmented Reality for Historical Inquiry; Todd Ogle and David Hicks, Virginia Tech |
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B125 |
OPEN VISTAS Pinterest in the Classroom: Case Studies in History and American Studies; Krystyn Moon, University of Mary Washington Beyond Blogging: WordPress as a Platform for Innovation; Kevin Hegg, Nicole Wilson and Sean McCarthy, James Madison University |
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Culminating Session in University Hall
- Carol Simpson; Provost, Old Dominion University
- Richard Sebastian, Director of Teaching and Learning Technology, Virginia Community College System
- Ed Berger, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Virginia
For the conference’s culminating session, a panel of Virginia higher education leaders will be pulled from the conference attendee list to reflect on the days’ activities and kick-off a group discussion on such questions as:
What does this conference say about where Virginia stands on the use of open and digital learning resources in higher education? What state policies would advance the state in this area?
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Virginia’s First Annual Open and Digital Resources Conference has been made possible with the support of the following sponsors:
University of Mary Washington, Christopher Newport University; The College of William & Mary; James Madison University; Longwood University; Old Dominion University; Tidewater Community College; the University of Virginia; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia State University, and the Virginia Community College System.
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