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The Festival of Learning 2016 has ended, it took place June 6–9, 2016. This post-secondary education event hosted more than 400 delegates, offering a variety of session formats, learning experiences, unique spaces, as well as social and networking events. Don’t miss the next Festival of Learning 2018 happening May 28-30, 2018.

Brian Powell

University of British Columbia Okanagan
elearning instructional support specialist
Kelowna, British Columbia

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Brian Powell is an e-learning Instructional Support Specialist with the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia (UBC). He helps faculty find flexible and effective alternatives to lecture-based instruction, and helps them learn to use the supporting technologies.

7:30am PDT

Breakfast (7:30 - 9:00) - All sessions start at 9:00 am, clear out by 8:45 am Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

9:00am PDT

Engaging Technology Learners Through Gamification: Making Learning Stick! (9:00- 9:50 Area 3B)LIMITED Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)Cathy Griffin • Edmond Zahedi

9:45am PDT

Back to the Features: Questioning the Impact of Ancillary Resources on Open Textbook Adoption (9:45 - 10:15)LIMITED Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)Gill Green • Jennifer Kirkey • Rod Lidstone

10:30am PDT

Break (10:30- 11:00) - NB: Many Sessions Start at 10:45 am Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

11:00am PDT

Using Smart Devices as Mobile Classroom Response Systems (11:00 - 11:50 Area 3A)LIMITED Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)Khaled Hamden

12:00pm PDT

Lunch (12:00 - 1:00) Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

1:00pm PDT

Walking in the Past: Active Learning in Introductory Canadian History Classes (1:00 - 1:50 Area 3B)LIMITED Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)Andrea Eidinger

2:00pm PDT

Lessons Learned: Using Project Based Learning Pedagogy in a Multi-Access Course (BUSN-3110) (2:00 - 2:30 Area 3A)LIMITED Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)Florence Daddey

2:30pm PDT

Break (2:30 - 3:00) - NB: Some Sessions Start at 2:45 Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

3:00pm PDT

Applying Inquiry-Based Learning in Your Classroom (3:00 - 3:50)LIMITED Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)Cathy Griffin

4:00pm PDT

International Students - Meeting the Challenge (4:00 - 4:50)LIMITED Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)Mary-Anne Neal

5:00pm PDT

Dinner Out (on own) Restaurants (Hotel, Casino or Metropolis at Metrotown)

7:30am PDT

Breakfast (7:30 - 9:00) - All sessions start at 9:00 am, clear out by 8:45 am Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

9:00am PDT

WordPress: Four Learning Experiences to Ponder (9:00 - 10:30)LIMITED Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)Hope Miller • Keith Webster • Barish Golland • Melanie Meyers • Tannis Morgan • Troy Welch

10:30am PDT

Break (10:30- 11:00) - NB: Many Sessions Start at 10:45 am Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

10:45am PDT

Liberating Structures for Beginners 2 (10:45 - 12:00)LIMITED Grand Villa 2 Ballroom (Second Floor)Samantha Aro • BJ Eib • kele fleming • Maureen Mackay • Tracy Roberts

12:00pm PDT

Lunch (12:00 - 1:00) Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

1:00pm PDT

Bound to Unbound (1:00 - 1:45)LIMITED Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)Emily Renoe • Cindy Underhill • Lucas Wright

1:55pm PDT

Expanding the Effective use of Video at BC Institutions with Kaltura (1:55 - 2:40)LIMITED Grand Villa 1 Ballroom (Second Floor)Gina Bennett • Natasha Boskic • Gordon Jang • Clint Lalonde • Heidi Mede • Julian Prior

2:30pm PDT

Break (2:30 - 3:00) - NB: Some Sessions Start at 2:45 Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

3:00pm PDT

Community of Inquiry Approach to Faculty Development: A Case Study (3:00 - 3:45 )LIMITED Grand Villa 1 Ballroom (Second Floor)Meg Goodine • Esther Tiessen

4:15pm PDT

The Classroom as Open Textbook and Ancillary OER Makerspace (4:15 - 4:45)LIMITED Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)David N. Wright

5:00pm PDT

Pub Night Personas (Restaurant/Bar on far side of Casino - on site)

7:30am PDT

Breakfast (7:30 - 9:00) - All sessions start at 9:00 am, clear out by 8:45 am Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

9:00am PDT

Educational Technology Maker Faire (9 -12)LIMITED Grand Villa 1 Ballroom (Second Floor)Carson Au • John Born • Paul Hibbitts • Gee Lam • Adam O. Thomas • Troy Welch • Gabe Wong

10:30am PDT

Break (10:30- 11:00) - NB: Many Sessions Start at 10:45 am Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

12:00pm PDT

Lunch (12:00 - 1:00) Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

1:00pm PDT

Indigenous Teaching and Learning: Using a Principled Approach to Weave New Ways of Learning Across Classrooms (1:00 - 2:30)FILLING Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)Kathleen Bortolin • Sharon Hobenshield • Liesel Knaack • Xulsimalt - Gary Manson • Sylvia Scow • Deborah Torkko

2:30pm PDT

Break (2:30 - 3:00) - NB: Some Sessions Start at 2:45 Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

3:00pm PDT

Effective Learning Spaces: Design for Learning and Experience - Part 2 (3:00 - 4:30)LIMITED Grand Villa 1 Ballroom (Second Floor)Dr. Cindy Xin

5:00pm PDT

Night Carnival Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)

7:30am PDT

Breakfast (7:30 - 9:00) - All sessions start at 9:00 am, clear out by 8:45 am Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

9:00am PDT

Undertaking a Review of Teaching + Learning Centres (9:00 - 12:00)FULL Maranello Conference Room (Third Floor)Chris Groeneboer • Lauren Hutchison • Danny Lee • Milan Singh • Dr. Cindy Xin

10:30am PDT

Break (10:30- 11:00) - NB: Many Sessions Start at 10:45 am Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

11:30am PDT

How Flexible is Flexible Learning? (11:30 - 12:00)LIMITED Grand Villa 2 Ballroom (Second Floor)Loch Brown • Gill Green • Miriam Katz • Derek Turner

12:00pm PDT

Lunch (12:00 - 1:00) Pre-Function Area In Front of Grand Villa 1 and 3 Ballrooms

1:00pm PDT

Flipped Learning: Requires Strategic Planning and Execution (1:00 - 1:50)FILLING Carrera Conference Room (Third Floor)Dr. Linda Pardy • Samantha Pattridge

2:00pm PDT

From Brynania to Business: Designing an Evidence-Based Educational Simulation From an Exploration of a Real Time Blended Model (2:00 - 2:30)LIMITED Maranello Conference Room (Third Floor)Nancy Nowlan

2:45pm PDT

Lightboard Design and Deployment: Creating Learning Resources (2:45 - 4:00)LIMITED Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)Stephanie Boychuk • Carl Butterworth • Michael Paskevicius