2015 DL Conference

Join our rapid-fire dialogue and discussion on:

Connecting. Engaging. Growing. Fostering community online.

Flexible approaches are critical to engaging learning online – for both classroom and online/DL teachers.  Engage with our noted panelists and delegates in a dialogue regarding successful strategies to foster community online and engaged learning approaches.

Discussion Format:

• Panelists will provide brief remarks of 3-5 minutes on a pre-selected topic.
• Moderators will wander the ballroom to invite your questions and comments (please be brief – if you can't say it in under a minute, folks will likely tune you out).
• The back channel (Twitter hashtag #edtechbc) will be curated and brought into the live discussion (BYOD!).
• Panelists may also ask questions of the audience.
• Audience members can add to the discussion with their own successes, issues, and insights.

The session is not intended to be a panel of experts presenting their ideas; rather, it is a planned and structured rapid-fire dialogue.  Much of what will be discussed will flow from delegate input solicited in advance of the conference.  However, discussions stemming from the pre-conference, Monday keynote and workshop sessions, from your conference foyer conversations, chatter during social events and dinner discussions are also a key part of the panel discussion.

The panel dialogue is an opportunity to share openly the risks, challenges, and problems associated with developing flexible learning practices in a manner that augments good teaching, fosters greater learning, and leverages today’s tools for tomorrow’s leaders.