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2015 DL Conference

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11:00am PDT

Registration Foyer

1:00pm PDT

Independent DL Principal's Meeting CarreraKaren Gledhill Beyond DL (Pt.I): Emerging Models Integrating Distributed/Distance Learning in BC Schools Villa 1Dean Coder • Karen Flello • Marieke Holtkamp • Brad Hutchinson • Verena Roberts • Jeff Stewart • Bruce Weitzel Beyond Drill and Kill: iPad apps that encourage Creativity MaranelloGlen Posey Digital Footprint: Ostriches vs. Eagles - Digitally Responsible Education VerandaJulia Hengstler • Breanne Quist • Kristen Sward EdTech Mentors Think Tank VeneziaMark Hawkes

2:30pm PDT

Afternoon Refreshments Foyer

3:00pm PDT

BCDLAA Meeting CarreraKaren Flello Be prepared to be Blown Away: Content Connections™ powered by Study Forge™ MaranelloGrant Ashlee • Richard Bitgood • Brad McArthur • Tanya Northcott blendED (Pt.II): Beyond BC - Alberta & Other Blended Learning Projects Villa 1Terri Reid • Verena Roberts Blended Learning in Unique Environments PorticoJenny Morrison

3:30pm PDT

LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (teachers) Exec Boardroom

4:00pm PDT

BC Learning Network Meeting CarreraBruce Weitzel

4:30pm PDT

7:00am PDT

Registration Foyer

7:30am PDT

Continental Breakfast Foyer LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (admin) Exec Boardroom

8:30am PDT

Opening Remarks Villa Ballroom

8:45am PDT

Keynote Presentation: Rhizomatic Learning Villa BallroomDave Cormier

10:15am PDT

Morning Refreshments Foyer

10:30am PDT

LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (admin) Ebo Private Dining Room

10:45am PDT

Achieve3000 and the Power of True DifferentiationLIMITED Exec BoardroomArthur Lin BCLN: English Teacher DiscussionLIMITED Lobby BoardroomKari Daniels BCLN: Math Teacher Discussion CarreraBrent Sawatzky eDynamic Learning: Increasing Student Enrollments Through Online Career & Elective Courses MaranelloScott Carpus • Kevin Viau Effective Online Design Villa 3Todd Diakow Introducing Geniosity PorticoLaurie Amiruddin • Thom Leiper • Kevin Wttewaall LNBC is here to help! VerandaDean Coder • Jenny Morrison Blended @ Navigate: A Journey in Disruptive Innovation Villa 1Marieke Holtkamp • Jeff Stewart MyEd BC and Next Generation Network Villa 2Eleanor Liddy • James Shypitka Hands-on Seminar: Easy & Effective Strategies for Community Building and Meaningful Assessment in Online, Blended, and Face-To-Face Courses Using Google (Goodness Gracious)LIMITED Firenze/VeneziaAvi Luxenburg

11:30am PDT

Quick Break Foyer LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (admin) Ebo Private Dining Room

11:45am PDT

BCLN: Science Teacher DiscussionLIMITED Lobby BoardroomBrent Sawatzky BCLN: Social Studies Teacher DiscussionLIMITED Exec BoardroomAngela Booy E-mentoring and student support through an LMS PorticoChris Teskey Engaging Elementary Students in the Virtual Classroom VerandaGeneva Standbridge Purposeful Digital Learning Villa 3Bryon Carpenter • Brad Hutchinson Teachers Talk About Cultivating Community CarreraGord Holden • CJ MacKinnon-Scott • Clint Surry Whassup with Content Connections Math?! MaranelloGrant Ashlee • Brad McArthur • Tanya Northcott

12:30pm PDT

Buffet Lunch Villa Ballroom

12:45pm PDT

Introducing Geniosity VerandaLaurie Amiruddin • Thom Leiper • Kevin Wttewaall

1:00pm PDT

EDL PSA Annual General Meeting Firenze/VeneziaDavid Comrie

2:00pm PDT

Achieving Together with ERAC: The BC Digital ClassroomLIMITED Exec BoardroomSherry Kallergis BCLN: Middle/Elementary Teacher Discussion CarreraLynn Hadfield BCLN: Planning/Business Teacher DiscussionLIMITED Lobby BoardroomCorrie Macdonald Create-Your-Own Custom Digital Content Villa 1David Evans Research and Practice for Personalized Learning with Mobile Technology Villa 2Cathy Cavanaugh Update on Graduation Learning Years Villa 3Jan Unwin Tools for Student EngagementLIMITED Firenze/VeneziaJo Axe • Samantha Wood Inquiry into sustainability VerandaMaureen Jack-LaCroix Internet & Social Media Safety For Educators PorticoBeth Laur • Brandon Laur Invitational Leadership MaranelloGreg Bitgood • Richard Bitgood • Mark Daley • Sue Savard • Jeremy Tjosvold

2:45pm PDT

Quick Break Foyer

3:00pm PDT

BC Exambank & The Noggin Hoggin Challenge Firenzeexambank Beyond Drill and Kill: iPad apps that encourage creativity Villa 2 Bridging the Gap: How Integrated, Independent Learning Centres in Schools Create Opportunities in the DL World. Villa 3Heather Corman • Julie Shields Discussion and Dialogue Tools: Building community while enhancing learning outcomes Villa 1Karen Bakker Life Skills In The Digital World - Providing Effective Courses For Modified Students CarreraPatty Golumbia Voices into Action - a cost-free, online human rights/social justice resource! VeneziaJodi Derkson LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (teachers) Exec Boardroom Elementary EdCampLIMITED CarreraJana-Rae Kadonaga • Jason Kadonaga

3:45pm PDT

Quick Break Foyer

4:00pm PDT

All Education is Special Education: Using design thinking to create inclusive courses PorticoMatt Giammarino ChatterHigh: A Game for Career & Post-Sec Exploration Venezialee taal Google Applications in the ClassroomLIMITED FirenzeCorrie Macdonald How Flexible is Moodle? Villa 1Cheryl Frose Personalized Learning at Richmond Virtual School: a Blended and Project Based Approach Villa 2Shaun Fraser Personalizing Flexible (Blended) Learning Through the Fine Arts Maranello SMS2 (New Student Management System) VerandaDean Coder • Brent Sawatzky Supporting Aboriginal Learners in an Online Environment MaranelloKirsten Froese The Good, The Bad and the Really Good: Developing Community in Blended and Fully Online Courses Villa 3Avi Luxenburg • Mary O'Neill

4:45pm PDT

EDL PSA: Jostle Launch Drop-in VeneziaDavid Comrie Social Foyer

5:00pm PDT

LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (admin) Exec Boardroom

7:00am PDT

Registration Foyer

7:15am PDT

Morning Coffee Foyer

7:30am PDT

LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (admin) Exec Boardroom

7:45am PDT

Digital Haggis: The E-cademy of New Technology, Engineering & RoboticsLIMITED FirenzeMarieke Holtkamp • Meiko Matsumoto • Roger Vernon Free Resources Villa 1Monique Brewer • Jenny Morrison Gamification in Desire2Learn VerandaBell Chen Innovation in K-12 Online and Blended LearningLIMITED Villa 2Verena Roberts Round Table Discussion: How Can We Get Kids Programming? VeneziaMelody Ma Using LibGuides to enhance Collaboration and InquiryLIMITED Lobby BoardroomRhea Woolgar Tips and Techniques for Screencasting Villa 3Steve Dotto High Tech That Empowers High Touch CarreraRichard Bitgood The Day in the Life of a DL teacher MaranelloDavid Comrie • Christopher Rozitis

8:30am PDT

Quick Break Foyer LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (admin) Exec Boardroom

8:45am PDT

A 21st century course design for multiple platforms – online, open and correspondence. PorticoShannon Mitchell Better than treading water... Now trending: Using a Blended Approach to Adult Learning Villa 2David Leblanc Making Moodle Behave Villa 1Ted Green Rosetta StoneLIMITED Lobby BoardroomCary DePriest • Tim O'Hagan Student collaboration: Harnessing the power of digital mind-maps VerandaLisa Lewis • Charlene Stewart The EdTech Mentorship Network: What It Is and What It Can Do For You! VeneziaMark Hawkes Vygotsky and Bruner on Roddenberry's HolodeckLIMITED FirenzeGord Holden

9:30am PDT

Breakfast Buffet Villa Ballroom

10:00am PDT

Transforming Education Access and Quality with Mobile and Cloud Learning Environments Villa BallroomCathy Cavanaugh LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (teachers) Exec Boardroom

10:15am PDT

Panel Discussion: Connecting. Engaging. Growing. Fostering community online. Villa BallroomCathy Cavanaugh • Rod Allen • Mark Daley • Steve Dotto • Karen Flello • Corrie Macdonald • Terri Reid

12:45pm PDT

Conference prize draw Villa Ballroom

1:00pm PDT

Conference Networking Villa Ballroom LearnNowBC Program and Services Review (teachers) Exec Boardroom