This Is IT Conference 2009

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Conference Sessions

15th Annual Conference
Advancing Learning: This is IT! - Create, Connect, Collaborate
George Brown College, Toronto
May 20 – 22, 2009

Sessions
(This Program is subject to change)

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - Location: 290 Adelaide St. East

4:00 p.m.		Refreshments and Registration Opens
5:00 p.m.		Travel to Evening Dinner Theatre by TTC (Meet at the College), or people can also drive to the Theatre
6:00 p.m.		Mysteriously Yours Dinner Theatre
		Address: 2026 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

Thursday, May 21, 2009 - Location: 290 Adelaide St. East
10:15-11:00 a.m.		Concurrent Sessions (101 – 108) (Click here to view the details of the sessions)
*Room 202*	101	Once Upon a Time We Were Teachers: The Student Experience Narrative as a Basis for Creating & Mapping Knowledge Objects – Jim Kinney, George Brown College
*Room 205*	102	Effective Audio and Video Podcasts for Mobile Learning – Aga Palalas & Maria Tchajkova, George Brown College
*Room 206*	103	OntarioLearn 101: Everything You Wanted To Know About Successful College Collaboration – Alan Brady, OntarioLearn, Ruth Hickey, Humber College & Karen Quinney, Loyalist College
*Room 207*	104	Flip Video – Tanya Fusco, Sir Sandford Fleming College
*Room 203*	105	Web 2.0: Collaboration or Collusion? – Karen Hamilton & Camilla Wheeler, George Brown College
Room 291F, St. James Campus, 200 King St	106 LAB	First Steps in a Wiki Wonderland – Derrick Millard & Linda Yates-Cameron, Sheridan College
*Room 127*	107	Breaking the mold of teaching accounting (Vendor) – Anand Karat, AME Learning Inc. & Treena Burns, Professor, Seneca College
*Room 129*	108	Save Time, Improve results (Vendor) – Claudine O'Donnell, Vanessa Karmazyn, Pearson Canada

11:20-12:10 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions (201 – 209)
*Room 205*	201	Create Your Own Cartridges for Blackboard – Jennifer Peters-Lise & Kimeiko Hotta Dover, Seneca College
*Room 202*	202	What Colour is Your Hybrid? – Gail Allan, Algonquin College
*Room 203*	203	Student Engagement in Online Learning – The Human Touch Through Technology – Margaret Carter & Lori Duquette, Lambton College
*Room 207*	204	Blogs, Wikis and Avalanches – Robert Marchessault, Georgian College
*Room 126*	205	Creating Supportive Learning Communities for Online Educators – Marilyn McLean, George Brown College
*Room 127*	206	3 Dimensional Digital Learning Objects – Sandra Neill, George Brown College & Vika Kravchyna, Arius 3D Inc.
*Room* 406	207	iTunes U - The Campus that Never Sleeps – Willi Powell, Apple Canada
Room 376D, St. James Campus, 200 King St, 3rd Floor	208 LAB	Step Up to Action Script – Phil Cowcill, Canadore College
*Room* 129	209	03: Putting Heads together to Enhance Student Learning – Gary Hilson, Projects & Alliances Consultant, Ontarion Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION)

2:20-3:10 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions (301 – 308)
*Room* 202	301	YouTube MiniMath – Dave Howard, Canadore College
*Room* 207	302	Social Software in Education: A Look at the Factors That Influence Student Adoption – Jordanne Christie, Durham College
*Room* 205	303	Collaborate and Interact and Learn - Oh My!!! – Nancy Epner & Ruth Hickey, Humber College
*Room* 203	304	From Chalkboard to Blackboard ® Engaging Students In and Out of the Classroom – Philip Eng, George Brown College
*Room* 127	305	Animating Collective Potential: Managing and Motivating Creative Group Projects – Tony Tarantini, Sheridan College
*Room* 129	306	Turn Up A New Site With Google Sites – Gordana Icevska, George Brown College
*Room 406*	307	Addressing Diverse Online Learner Needs with the Read, Reflect, Display, and Do(R2D2) and TEC-VARIETY Models – CURTIS BONK
Room 291F, St. James Campus, 200 King St	308 LAB	What’s New in Web 2.0? (LAB) – Giuliana Colalillo & Derrick Millard, Sheridan College

3:20-4:00 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions (401 – 407)
*Room 406*	401	Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs: On the Road to Enlightenment – Bev Brewer & Kevin Pitts, Seneca College
*Room 203*	402	(It’s not about the technology) It’s About The Learning – Erin Wallace, Centennial College
*Room 207*	403	Hybrid Vigour: Teaching Ecology in a Blended Format – Andrea Sinclair, Niagara College
*Room 205*	404	Media Magic – Phil Cowcill, Canadore College
*Room 127*	405	Dynamic Multimedia Assignments for the 21st Century Learner – Louisa Lambregts, Algonquin College
*Room 129*	406	Computer Lab Solutions for Everyday Problems – Sean Bababeigi & Jennifer Parker, Seneca College
Room 291F, St. James Campus, 200 King St	407 LAB	Second Life: A Beginner’s Guide for Educators – James Humphreys, Seneca College

Vendor's Showcase, Poster Sessions & Reception
4:00 p.m. - 5:30p.m.	Meet with our Vendors, review some Poster Sessions, and join us for a Reception in our stunning Hospitality Atrium.
Vendors:
		AME Learning – www.amelearning.com
		Apple Inc. – www.apple.com
		Desire2Learn Inc.– www.Desire2Learn.com
		Nelson Education Ltd. www.nelson.com
		ORION – Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network www.orion.on.ca
		Pearson Canada – www.personed.com
Sponsors:
		Elluminate Inc.
		McGraw-Hill Ryerson – www.mcgrawhill.ca
		Office of Applied Research and Innovation, George Brown College
Poster Sessions:
	1	Collaboration for Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Youth Work – Howard Bloom & Joy Martin, Georgian College
	2	The Use of Podcasting in Education – Vennese Croasdaile, George Brown College
	3	Digital Media for Learning Essential Mathematical Skills and Statistical Reasoning: Early Lessons from the Design and Development Team – Taras Gula, Julie Gaudet, Mina Singh, George Brown College

5:45 p.m.		Buses Board to depart at 6:00 p.m. for Awards Banquet Dinner at Ontario Place
6:30 p.m.		Awards Banquet Dinner – Atlantis Pavilions, Ontario Place – What Makes Toronto “Cool”? Lucy Izon
9:50 p.m.		Evening Adjourns, Buses return back to College and Hotel

Friday, May 22, 2009 - Location: 290 Adelaide St. East
8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions (501 – 509) (Click here to view the details of the sessions)
*Room 127*	501	Collaborative Communities: Using Technology to Enrich Language Teaching and Learning – Dorothy van Grootheest, George Brown College
*Room 129*	502	Engaging Students As Digital Citizens – John Oughton, Les Miscampbell, & James Harrison, Centennial College
*Room 202*	503	Learning Curves - Making Hybrid Courses Work – Frank Bieri & Barbara Buetter, Niagara College
*Room 207*	504	Redesigning Course Delivery Using Tablet Technology to Enhance Engagement – Carol Carruthers, Seneca College
*Room 203*	505	Social Bookmarking – Tom Gram, Gram Consulting, Robert Luke, George Brown College
*Room 206*	506	Accessibility: What Can I Do To Help? – Nancy Epner & Dawn Marie Warren, Humber College
Room 291F, St. James Campus, 200 King St	507 LAB	Getting More Out of Twitter - Than just Tweets – Tanya Fusco, Jen Evans, Sir Sandford Fleming College
*Room 406*	508	Mobile Software Development for the iPhone and iPod Touch – Steve Hayman, Apple Canada
Room 343E, St. James Campus, 200 King St	509 LAB	Strengthening Ties in the Student Centred Classroom – Tom Supra, George Brown College

11:20 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions (601 – 608)
*Room 406*	601	The Humber College/Space Station Contact Story – Mark Rector, Humber College
*Room 202*	602	Second Life in Child and Youth Worker Education – Lorne Thompson, Loyalist College
*Room 129*	603	Paperless Assignments – Lisette Boily & Mary Trant, Seneca College
*Room 205*	604	(Mis) Fires: Successes and Failures in Teaching Using Video Games – Scott Bunyan, Mohawk College
*Room 206*	605	A holistic approach to enhance student engagement in the classroom by leveraging technology – Peter Burgess, George Brown College
*Room 207*	606	Eco-Road Challenge – Jean-Paul Amore & Gerry Valentino, George Brown College
Room 343E, St. James Campus, 200 King St	607 LAB	Portable Web Development (LAB) – Dalibor D. Dvorski, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
*Room 203*	608	Aplia: An Online Homework System for Economics, Accounting Business and General Statistics – Ralph Courtney, Senior Technology Solutions Manager, Nelson Education Ltd..

GIFT Sessions & Lunch
12:15 p.m. - 1:15p.m.	St. James Campus Cafeteria, 200 King St. East, Basement Level
	Gift Sessions:
	1	Trash and the Ecological Footprint – Lina Medaglia-Miller, George Brown College
	2	Creating, Connecting and Collaborating Through Digital Storytelling – Camilla Wheeler, George Brown College
	3	Bringing Social Media into the Classroom – Anna Rodrigues, Durham College
	4	Facilitating Online Discussions – Pat Anderchek, Mohawk College
	5	Cloud Computing With Evernote – Michael Evans, Centennial College
	6	Travelling in a Wiki Wonderland – Derrick Millard & Linda Yates Cameron, Sheridan College
	7	Debunking the Myths of Distance Education Learning and Teaching – Giuliana Colalillo, Sheridan College
	8	The Evolution of Clickers at Cambrian – Cynthia Booth, Janice Clarke, Sherry Gervais, Micheline Lavalle, Michelle Zerwer (Award Winners)
	9	Caveat Emptor-Problems Encountered In My Class While Using the Latest Technologies – Howard Gerhard, George Brown College
	10	Advanced Patient Care Theory Using Webcasting, Podcasting and Wikis – Rob Theriault, Georgian College
	11	Student Engagement in Online Learning - the Human Touch Through Technology – Margaret Carter, Lambton College
	12	Poll Everywhere – Dave Howard, Canadore College
1:00 p.m.		McGraw-Hill Ryerson Award of Innovation in Education Presentation Closing Remarks and Draw
1:15 p.m.		Adjourn and Safe Travelling