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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.

Dave McKeever

Northwest Community College
Program Coordinator/Prof
Prince Rupert

Hi Everyone,
Business Administration Coordinator and professor. Specialize in organizational culture and HR. Have held many positions in the college system; Education Advisor, Learning Assistance Specialist, Chair of Student Services, Career & College Prep.

7:30am PDT

Open Education Networking Lounge (7:30 - 8:45)LIMITED Veranda + Portico Conference Rooms (Combined - Third Floor)

9:00am PDT

Workshop: Build Your Institution's Program Renewal Plan (9:00 - 5:00)LIMITED Grand Villa 2 Ballroom (Second Floor)Teresa Dawson • Theresa Southam • Maureen Wideman

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

1:00pm PDT

"I'd like to make an Open Textbook. Now what?" (1:00 - 1:30)LIMITED Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)Hugh McGuire

3:30pm PDT

Experiences, Perceptions, and Outcomes of Using Open Textbooks: Research from the BC OER Research Fellows (3:30 - 4:00)LIMITED Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)Christina Hendricks • Rajiv Jhangiani • Colin Madland

4:15pm PDT

Textbook No Longer Required (4:15 - 4:45)LIMITED Firenze Conference Room (Second Floor)Anwen Burk • Sherri Fricker • Janet Welch

1:00pm PDT

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

1:45pm PDT

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

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

3:00pm PDT

Liberating Structures in the (F2F & Online) Classroom OR LS Design Studio (3:00 - 4:30)LIMITED Grand Villa 2 Ballroom (Second Floor)BJ Eib • kele fleming • Doug Hamilton • Maureen Mackay • Tracy Roberts

10:45am PDT

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

1:00pm PDT

Part 1: Creativity, Brain Science and You! Culturing Creativity in your Practice (no matter what your practice is!) (1:00 - 1:45)LIMITED Grand Villa 2 Ballroom (Second Floor)Gina Bennett • Leva Lee 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 Reframing the Narrative of Supporting Students' English Language Development Across the Disciplines (1:00 - 2:30)LIMITED Maranello Conference Room (Third Floor)Joel Heng Hartse • Valia Spiliotopoulos • Saskia Stille

2:45pm PDT

Metacognitive Teaching Strategies for Student Success (2:45 - 4:15)LIMITED Grand Villa 2 Ballroom (Second Floor)Liesel Knaack

3:45pm PDT

Beyond Clickers: Exploring the Capabilities of Next-Generation Classroom Response Systems (3:45 - 4:30)FULL Maranello Conference Room (Third Floor)Megan Barker • Nienke Van Houten

9:00am PDT

Studio: 3Ds of Ed Media (9:00 - 12:00)LIMITED Grand Villa 1 Ballroom (Second Floor)John Born • Adam O. Thomas • Jason Toal • Gabe Wong