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Festival of Learning

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.

Catherine Caws

University of Victoria
Faculty Member, French Department and Director, DL2LLab, UVic
Victoria, British Columbia

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Catherine Caws has been teaching French language and linguistics courses at UVic since 2002. Her research focuses on Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), and, more particularly, on learning design, learner-computer interactions and data-driven learning. Her work is strongly influenced by constructivist and socio-cultural theories of learning, in particular activity theory (AT) as it relates to CALL. She has authored many articles related to students’ success in higher education and runs a blog on “Teaching French in the 21st century.”

9:00am

Plastic Pedagogies: Design Thinking and Prototyping as Classroom Practice (9:00 - 10:30) Grand Villa 1 Ballroom (Second Floor)LIMITEDBrenna Clarke Gray • David N. Wright

10:30am

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

10:50am

Plant It! Grow It! (10:50 - 11:20) Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)LIMITEDDebra Flewelling • Jennifer Kirkey

11:30am

Creating an OER Unit: Lessons and Successes over the First Two Years (11:30 - 12:00) Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)LIMITEDDianna Fisher

12:00pm

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

1:00pm

Educational Technology: BCNET or BCcampus? (1:00 - 1:45) Grand Villa 1 Ballroom (Second Floor)LIMITEDDean Crawford • Denise Goudy

1:45pm

Help. I Want to be Open. (1:45 - 2:15) Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)LIMITEDCaroline Daniels • Erin Fields • Brenda Smith

2:30pm

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

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

7:30am

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

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

10:45am

Team and Community Building Online: Using Technologies from Industry to Enhance the Student Experience (10:45 - 12:00) Maranello Conference Room (Third Floor)FULLJo Axe • Elizabeth Childs • Darrell Pettyjohn

12:00pm

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

7:30am

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

BC Open Education Technology Collaborative (9:00 - 10:30) (Area 3B) Grand Villa 3 Ballroom (Second Floor)LIMITEDValerie Irvine • Clint Lalonde • Brian Lamb • Tannis Morgan

12:00pm

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

2:45pm

Animating Critical Scholarship in a Large Class and Assessment Challenges (2:45 - 3:15) Maranello Conference Room (Third Floor)LIMITEDNur Intan Murtadza • Sarah Louise Turner