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Program Information


3rd Annual Innovations in e-Learning Symposium

Tuesday, June 5  |  Wednesday, June 6  |  Thursday, June 7

Click on the Session links below for more details.


Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - Workshops
TIME
EVENT
SPEAKER
LOCATION
  7:00-9:00 am   Registration
Continental Breakfast
      SUB II Room 7

  9:00-10:15 am   Workshop A
Best Practices in Games and Simulations
 
William Horton
 
Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Workshop B
Quick Instructional Design
 
Katherine Horton
 
Rooms 5 & 6

  10:15-10:30 am   Break       Room 7

  10:30-12:00 pm   Workshop A
Best Practices in Games and Simulations (continued)
 
William Horton
 
Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Workshop B
Quick Instructional Design (continued)
 
Katherine Horton
 
Rooms 5 & 6

  12:00-1:00 pm   Lunch       Ciao Hall

  1:00-2:45 pm   Workshop A
Best Practices in Games and Simulations (continued)
 
William Horton
 
Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Workshop C
Teaching in the Virtual Classroom
 
Katherine Horton
 
Rooms 5 & 6
  2:45-3:00 pm   Break       Room 7

  3:00-4:30 pm   Workshop A
Best Practices in Games and Simulations (continued)
 
William Horton
 
Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Workshop C
Teaching in the Virtual Classroom (continued)
 
Katherine Horton
 
Rooms 5 & 6
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007 - Symposium
TIME
EVENT
SPEAKER
LOCATION
  8:00-9:00 am   Registration
Continental Breakfast
      SUB II
Back Ballroom
               
  9:00-11:00 am   Keynote Speakers        
               
  9:00-10:00 am   Welcome   Dr. Alan Merten   Front Ballroom
               
      Keynote Speaker
Think Strategic, Execute Tactical
 
Frank Anderson, Jr.
 
Front Ballroom

  10:00-10:15 am   Break       Back Ballroom

  10:15-11:00 am   Keynote Speaker
Learning 2.0: How the New Web Can Be Used to Transform Learning
 
Kathleen Gilroy
 
Front Ballroom

  11:00-11:15 am   Break       Back Ballroom

  11:15-12:00 pm   Session 1        
               
      Augmenting Learning and Augmenting Reality: Handheld Simulation Games for Learning   Eric Klopfer   Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Tracing the Roots of Social Software: From Local Networks to Global Connections   Nada Dabbagh & Rick Reo   Rooms 5, 6 & 7
               
      Virtual Worlds, Real People   John Lester   Front Ballroom

  12:00-1:00 pm   Lunch/Exhibits       Back Ballroom

  1:00-2:00 pm   Session 2        
               
      Fast and Effective Contextual Analysis for ICTs in Education: Performance-Centered Design Fills the Gap   Gary Dickelman & Sonia Arias
  Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Using Second Life to Teach Economics   Kevin McCabe   Rooms 5, 6 & 7
               
      Next Generation of Corporate Universities   Dr. Chris Hardy (Moderator),
Mr. Frank Anderson, Jr., Stephen Krempl, & Dr. Ellen Wagner
  Front Ballroom

  2:00-2:15 pm   Break       Back Ballroom

  2:15-3:15 pm   Session 3        
               
      Introducing Blackboard Scholar   John Morrison   Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Using Moodle to Deliver Nationwide Training   Robert Jordan   Rooms 5, 6 & 7
               
      Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity?   Robert Mosher   Front Ballroom

  3:15-3:30 pm   Break       Back Ballroom

  3:30-4:30 pm   Session 4        
               
      Open Source Software in Higher Education: Myth or Illusion?   Dr. Shahron Williams van Rooij   Rooms 3 & 4
               
      E-Learning Trends in Korea   Dr. Eunsoon Cho   Rooms 5, 6 & 7
               
      21st Century Learning: New Communities, New Content, New Conversations   Dr. Barry Adams   Front Ballroom

  4:30-6:30 pm   Reception       Center for Visual and Performing Arts

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Thursday, June 7, 2007 - Symposium
TIME
EVENT
SPEAKER
LOCATION
  8:00-9:00 am   Registration
Continental Breakfast
      SUB II
Back Ballroom
               
  9:00-11:00 am   Keynote Speakers        
               
  9:00-10:00 am   Welcome   Major General John P. McLaren, Jr.   Front Ballroom
      Keynote Speaker
An Evolutionary Path for Online Learning – Infancy, Institutionalization, Individualization
 
Gordon Freedman
 
Front Ballroom

  10:00-10:15 am   Break       Back Ballroom

  10:15-11:00 am   Keynote Speaker
Learning Competencies and Simulations
 
VADM Alfred Harms, Jr.
 
Front Ballroom

  11:00-11:15 am   Break       Back Ballroom

  11:15-12:00 pm   Session 1        
               
      Social Tagging in Education and the Workplace   Adam Seldow   Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Pedagogy and Gaming (Panel)   Dr. David Metcalf, Harry O'Neil, Dr. Clark Quinn & Dr. Alicia Sanchez   Rooms 5, 6 & 7
               
      Final Destination Unknown   Dr. Stuart Sim   Front Ballroom

  12:00-1:00 pm   Lunch       Ciao Hall

  1:00-2:00 pm   Session 2        
               
      Web 2.0 Tools:
Social Networking in the New Learning Environment
  Lynne Schrum
  Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Creating Hard Fun and Engaged e-Learning   Dr. Clark Quinn   Rooms 5, 6 & 7
               
      Practitioners & Gaming (Panel - Part 1)   Bruce Roberts, Dr. Rich Halverson, Richard Van Eck, Tim Tate   Front Ballroom

  2:00-2:15 pm   Break       Back Ballroom

  2:15-3:15 pm   Session 3        
               
      Next Level e-Learning: From Increasing Adoption to Increasing Effectiveness   Sharon Pitt   Rooms 3 & 4
               
      Cohort Acquisition Training by Simulation   Rob Tremaine &
Dr. David Metcalf
  Rooms 5, 6 & 7
               
      Practitioners & Gaming (Panel - Part 2)   Bruce Roberts, Dr. Rich Halverson, Richard Van Eck, Tim Tate, LTC Charles Hodges, & COL Michael Armstrong   Front Ballroom

  3:15-3:30 pm   Break       Back Ballroom

  3:30-4:30 pm   Session 4        
               
      Creating a Well-Rounded Online Learning Experience   Richard Culatta & Joseph Gainer   Rooms 3 & 4
               
      360 Report on Immersive Learning   Steve Wexler   Rooms 5, 6 & 7
               
      DoD Roundtable (Panel)   Pete Marion, Dr. Ralph Chatman, Dr. Bob Wisher, Dr. Richard Halverson, & Joseph Camacho   Front Ballroom
               
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(This program is updated often. Please check back regularly for changes.)




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