Lacey Hayes
Open Ed 09 Keynote: Ken Freedman
Day two of the Open Education Conference began with a keynote address from Ken Freedman. Freeman has been working in the radio industry for over 25 years, largely at WFMU where he is station and program manager.
Open Ed 09 Keynote: Catherine Ngugi
The 2009 Open Education Conference officially kicked off with a keynote presentation by Catherine Ngugi, Project Director for Open Educational Resources (OER) Africa.
Highlights from the 2009 Open Education Conference
The 2009 Open Education Conference focused on many topics connected to open education, and all of the presentations and keynotes were streamed live and archived via Ustream. This article contains a few snippets from some of the presentations.
Promoting Openness in Higher Education: Which Way Now?
Putting a twist on the traditional lecture style presentations that delegates have become accustomed to, Brian Lamb, from the Office of Learning Technology, led an open discussion at the 2009 Canadian e-Learning Conference. The discussion revolved around the open education movement as well as particular challenges that are being faced.
WordPress in Education – Better, Stronger, Faster
The Paper Jam session on WordPress, at the 2009 Canadian e-Learning Conference, addressed the many functions of the open source publishing platform. WordPress can be used as a content management system, and has a user-friendly template system that allows the user to rearrange their pages without editing traditional computer code.
Digital Tattoo: Highly Visible and Hard to Remove
The Digital Tattoo project was designed with the clear goal “to help students become aware of their rights and responsibilities as creators and consumers of digital information in their personal, academic, and professional lives”.
Personal Learning Environments: What do Students Think?
Interest in the concept of personal learning environments (PLE) began in the late 1990s as new technologies made it easier for learners to take control of and manage their own learning experiences. Although much has been written about PLEs in scholarly journals and professional articles, very little has been heard from students on this topic – until now.
e-Portfolio Implementation in Teacher Education
The e-portfolio project was initiated by the Faculty of Education during the 2007/2008 school year as a graduating requirement for all teaching candidates. The use of e-portfolios was discussed as both a tool for student reflection and as an auditing tool for the BC College of Teachers (BCCT).
CeLC 2009 Keynote: Barbara Ganley and CeLC Closing Remarks
The 2009 Canadian e-Learning Conference was opened by Barbara Ganley, a former professor who is now the current director and founder of Digital Explorations – a not for profit organization that brings multimedia to remote, rural places. To commence the keynote address, Ganley revealed that “fear is the biggest obstacle to trying things that are new”.
Taking Film Studies Online: One Student’s Experience
Mia Sedlar is a busy fourth year student. While working towards a major in Art History and a minor in Film, she manages to hold down two jobs and often needs to commute back and forth between work, her apartment, and the UBC campus.
