Wednesday

Critical Thinking
Moderator: Monie Naidoo (University of Limpopo, ZA)

Beyond Active Learning: From Participation to Transformation
 Sandra Hellyer-Riggs,(Ball State University, US),
Larry W. Riggs (Butler University, US)

Enhanced Student Learning of Nursing Ethics Using Active Simulation
Theresa Gropelli (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, US)

Embedding Metacognition and Critical Reflection in Teaching and Learning
Linley Cornish, Kathy Jenkins (University of New England, AU)

Encouraging Active Learning Through Creative and Critical Thought
Kim West (University of Saskatchewan, CA)

 

Assessment
Moderator: Bob Pithers (University of Technology-Sydney, AU)

Advanced Active Learning through Formative Assessment in Higher Education
Chan Yuen Fook (MARA University of Technology, MY)

Concurrency First: A Viable Way of Teaching Concurrency?
Matthew Richards, LillAnne Jackson (University of Victoria, CA)

A Report from the Front
Martin Rosenzweig (Bryant University, US)

Teaching CAN Be Improved Using Mid-Course Evaluations: 200 Faculty Tell How
Whitney McGowan (Brigham Young University, US)

Online Learning: Variations in Groups of Participants and Tools
Ilana Ronen, Miri Shonfeld (Kibbutzim College of Education, IL)

 

Faculty Development- Teacher Ed
Moderator: David Walker (Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, US)

Higher Education and the Changing Media Environment: Enhanced Participation and Performance
Shaunda Wood (St. Thomas University, CA)

The Emperor’s New Clothes
Andrew Sackville (Edge Hill University, UK)

Learning Events: Analyzing Mathematics Classroom Events and Identifying Learning Events, as a Crucial Part of Mathematics Teacher Training
Talli Nachlieli, Hayuta Regev (Levinsky College of Education, IL)

Masters Programs in Israeli Teachers Colleges: A New Learning Opportunity via Early Childhood Education
Mordechai Miron, Miriam Mevorach (Levinsky College of Education, IL)

 

Self-Directed Learning: Contexts to Concepts
Moderator: Ray Land (University of Strathclyde, UK)

Dynamics of Active Self-Directed Learning- Conditions for its sucessful advancement
Dirk Bissbort, Peter Nenniger (University of Koblenz-Landau, DE)

Beyond the Usual Formulas: Bringing Context to Math Education
Lisa Berry (University of California, Santa Barbara, US)

PBL tutors’™ Behaviours to Facilitate Active Learning: What Do Students Value?
Deirdre Connolly (Trinity College-Dublin, IE)

Three Years of Co-Construction of Course Delivery Methods:“ What have We Learned?
Balbir Gurm, Alice MacPherson (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, CA)

Promoting the Understanding of Human Rights Through Active Learning Techniques
Monie Naidoo (University of Limpopo, ZA)

Telling Tales for Higher Order Student Engagement in Auditing Concepts
Ranga Venkatachary (The University of British Columbia, CA),
Anne MacDonald (Simon Fraser University, CA)

 

Self-Directed Learning: Student Motivation
Moderator: Janet Rubin (Saginaw Valley State University, US)

Challenging the Challenged - Using Technology to Engage Undergraduate Sports Students
Sheila Cunningham, Karen Pettit (Middlesex University, UK)

Ongoing Student Effort vs. Last Minute Cramming: Is it Worth the Effort?
Bob Pithers, Tony Holland (University of Technology Sydney, AU)

Revisiting the Time Management Issues of University Students
Anna Siu-fong Kwan (The Open University of Hong Kong, HK)

 

Thursday

Building Online Communities of Learners
Moderator: Leslie Richardson (Xavier University, US)

Evaluation, Evidence and Experience: Evidence-Based Education for Online Tutors
Jill Cochrane (Edge Hill University, UK)

Human Touch: Building a Learning Community in Cyberspace
Cathy Sherratt (Edge Hill University, UK)

Death of the Dropbox: Online Learning and Social Construction
Carol Harvey (Assumption College, US)

Flexible Learning and Cost Effective Mass Offerings. Can We Include a Quality Learning Experience too?
Heather Kanuka, Charmaine Brooks (University of Alberta, CA)

 

Faculty Development/Structuring Learning Environments
Moderator: Elizabeth Yost Hammer (Xavier University, US)

Cross-cultural Learning and Teaching in Australian Universities
Kum Leng Chin (Curtin University of Technology, AU)
Jie Lu (University of Technology, Sydney)
Jun Xu ( Southern Cross University)
Jitian Xiao ( Edith Cowan University)
Juan Yao ( Sydney University)

Semi-virtual Master’s Degree Module: Practicum in University Teaching
Elaine Hewitt (University of Granada, ES)

Turning Teachers Into Learners: Evaluating the Impact of a Professional Development Program
Matt Cochrane, Clare Woolhouse (Edge Hill University, UK)

Interactive, Contextual and Experiential (I.C.E.): Royal Roads Intercultural Overseas Residency
Zhenyi Li (Royal Roads University, CA)

 

Multi Disciplinary Teams
Moderator: Carol Harvey, (Assumption College, US)

Breaking Down Barriers to Multi-Professional Learning
Andrew Sackville, Cathy Sherratt, Jill Cochrane (Edge Hill University, UK)

The Invasion of Glossy Buckthorn: An Interdisciplinary Pilot Study Combining Natural Science and Digital Media
Philip Parisi, Alan Geise, Casey Morrison, Ashley Mullen (Lyndon State College, US)

The Integration of Knowledge Beyond Disciplines - A Journey Towards Transdisciplinarity
M. Elizabeth Snow (British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, CA)

Engaging Students in Large Classes: Strategies That Work
Susanna Wai Ching Lai Yeung (Open University of Hong Kong, HK)

Knowledge EDG*ES: Collaborative Faculty Teams to Accelerate Innovations in Teaching and Learning
Thomas Carey (Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, CA)

Nourishing Interdisciplinary Relationships Through an Innovative Curriculum
Monica Halka (Georgia Institute of Technology, US)

Creating a Peer Teaching Network to Promote Informal, Cross-Disciplinary and Formative Instructional Skill Development
Jack Lee, Leah P. Macfadyen, Sara Harris, Steven Wolfman
(The University of British Columbia, CA)

 

Tech Tools in the Classroom
Moderator: John Zubizarreta (Columbia College, US)

Effectiveness of Technological Tools in the Laboratory Component of Post-Secondary Science Courses
Yvette D’Entremont, Isabelle Delisle, Marc de Montigny, Sarah Pelletier, Bailey Adams, Alèthe Kaboré, Marianne Vanier (University of Alberta, CA)

EXIT-M (Extending Interactions with Text and Other Media)
Mark Schofield (Edge Hill University, UK)

Scaffolding Student Learning: Integrating ePortfolios into the University Experience
Dean Fisher, Hok Ling Cheung, Yin Fan Chan, Valerie Pickard
(City University of Hong Kong, HK)

The Effects of Designing PowerPoint Presentations as Concept and Navigation Maps
Ronen Hammer (Holon Institute of Technologyy, IL),
Galya Ankori (Tel-Hai Academic College, IL)

Podcasting Lectures: Does It Work and By How Much?
Tony Holland, Peter Wells, David Bond (University of Technology Sydney, AU)

Statistics Clicks: Using Clickers in Introductory Statistics Courses
Bruce Dunham (University of British Columbia, CA)

Instructor and Student Feedback on Clickers in Large Calculus Courses
Petra Menz, Veselin Jungic (Simon Fraser University, CA)

 

Friday

Community Based Programs
Moderator: Anna Kwan, (The Open University of Hong Kong, HK)

Complementary Initiatives to support teaching and learning development
Cheryl Amundsen, Arthur (Ted) Kirkpatrick, Tracey Leacock (Simon Fraser University, CA)

Building Bridges: Beyond Community and Classroom
Jeff Shantz (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, CA)

Tackling Wicked Problems Across Cultures and Disciplines
Charles Tomkinson (University of Manchester, UK)

 

Adapting Cultural to Global Society
Moderator: Todd Zakrajsek (The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, US)

A Transnational and Multi-Centric Pedagogical Approach to Deconstructing the Self, Whiteness and Otherness
Amir Mirfakhraie (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, CA)

Optimization in the Localization for Higher Vocational Education in China
Ji Shaobin (Wenzhou Vocational and Technical College, CN)

 

Advanced Writing
Moderator: Jim Wilkinson (Harvard University, US)

The Write Group As A Multidisciplinary Learning Community
Carolyn Oxenford, Janine DeWitt, Marcia Dursi,
Marguerite Rippy (Marymount University, US)

Examples of Innovative Practices in Promoting Active Learning in a Sample of History Education Courses.
Dian McCallum (University of the West Indies, JM)