Education Technology Strategies | Detailed Agenda

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Opening Comments From the Chairperson

Case Studies: York Region District School Board & OISE

Develop a Practical Roadmap to Integrate Education Technology into Your Classroom

Most educators have accepted the role of technology in teaching and learning. However, you may continue to face challenges in effectively integrating technologies into your lesson plans. Hear from K–12 and university leaders about what has worked well and what hasn't.

• Analyze the teaching criteria behind the implementation plan
• Examine what you can do with the technology and sample lesson plans
• Evaluate lessons learned and overall successes on the integration process

Source useful tips on technology adoption and integration and determine what can work for you.

Case Study: Crescent School

How to Build a Curriculum Using BYOD and Enable New Learning Opportunities

Mobile devices can be effective tools for student learning. Hear how you can implement a bring-your-own-device approach to teach your students.

• Integrate a BYOD approach into the classrooms
• Overcome common implementation and usability challenges
• Lessons learned and plans for the future

Take working strategies of BYOD teaching back to your school.

Mid-Morning Networking Break

Interact with conference speakers and fellow attendees. Secure important new business contacts and talk about crucial developments in your field.

Case Study: American Public University System

How to Use Analytics with Current Education Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

The current learning model can stall comprehension, learning and overall student success. Understand how you can start a data mining and analytics program, what tools and capabilities are required, and how you can help educators and students improve their outcomes.

• Formulate a roadmap for effective data mining, analysis and response
• Establish a predictive analytics framework to improve retention, performance and success
• Plan for increased personalized learning opportunities with the next generation of analytics

Develop a scalable and affordable data analytics strategy at your institution.

Case Study: Virtual Classroom (Carpe Diem Collegiate High School, Yuma AZ)

What Virtual Education Models are available and which ones are most effective for Improving Student Performance

Schools across the country are looking at virtual classrooms to improve student outcomes and control costs. Before embarking on these models though, it's first important to understand what is meant by virtual education and which ones can work for your school. Hear how you can employ a virtual education model similar to Carpe Diem in your school to:

• Improve student engagement and retention rates
• Measurably enhance student test results
• Provide a cost-effective option for widespread student access

Integrate the virtual model into your classroom for a customized student-learning experience.

Networking Luncheon

Join conference speakers and your peers for a relaxing luncheon.

Case Study: Calgary Science School

Evaluate the Budgetary Decisions and Criteria Behind a Technology Implementation Strategy

Funding, tight budgets and cost are often cited as the most common deterrent to adopting a 1:1 program in schools. Determine how you can successfully make the case to continuously support a school-owned 1 device to 1 student program in your school.

• Establish a vision, criteria and pedagogical shift to ensure meaningful use of technology
• Source the funding and overcome financial barriers to integration
• Divide up technology funding for the project and understand the choice of technologies
• Justify the existing laptop, new iPad investments and results

Get an inside look at the financial investment decisions of a long-standing 1:1 program and take away strategies to fund your projects.

Case Study: St. Patrick's Regional School

Examine Pedagogies Driving Educational Technologies to Facilitate Learning in the Classroom

The pedagogical question surrounding technology is: what do teachers and professors want students to know and learn, and how do you help them get there? Hear how you can properly use technology to provide your students with the tools for exploration and opportunities to acquire knowledge of their own.

• What are the pedagogical goals for using a particular piece of technology?
• What is the additional benefit of using technology in the classroom?
• How do adopted technologies increase personalized learning opportunities?

Make better use of technology to achieve your pedagogical goals.

Mid-Afternoon Networking Break

Network with conference delegates and speakers.

Case Study: UBC

Making Sense of MOOCs: Opportunities, Challenges and the Business Case for Higher Education

The University of British Columbia is piloting the development of four Massive Open Online Courses in partnership with Coursera, the Stanford spinoff which is currently the darling of Silicon Valley. The first UBC MOOC, Game Theory, had over 130,000 registered students, making it the second largest MOOC ever offered by Coursera. Determine whether MOOCs will become a game changer for higher education against traditional business and educational models. Gain critical insights to:

• The impact of MOOCs on curriculum development and delivery
• Challenges in designing interactive online courses with tens of thousands of learners
• Pedagogical lessons learned to date
• Potential implications and impact of MOOCs in the long term

For educators working in a world immersed in open educational content, get a first-hand look at what MOOCs – and their game changing potential – can offer your school.

IT & Faculty Staff Panel

Creating a Collaborative Environment to Help Educational Technology Initiatives Thrive

For technology initiatives to go successfully from idea to practice, collaboration is key. Hear from both faculty and IT support staff on what you require and how to work together to make your initiatives succeed.

• Assess the top faculty and IT needs of today
• Identify approaches to improve collaboration, overcome hurdles and improve implementation
• Encourage collaborative efforts to support faculty and IT driven-initiatives

Gain insights into how you can improve your faculty and IT collaboration efforts.

Conference Adjourns to Day Two

Evening Social Activities

Network with industry leaders and stakeholders while enjoying some of the best Toronto has to offer. Start by joining fellow delegates and speakers for complimentary appetizers.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Opening Comments From the Chairperson

Case Study: Clintondale High School – Flipped School

Enhance Your Class-Time Management with Flipped Teaching Methodologies to Personalize Learning

Flipped classrooms can help free-up valuable class time by reducing lecturing time for deeper content review and discussion. Explore how this reverse instruction and content delivery model can help your students create a more personalized learning experience.

• Evaluate the methodology behind the flip, its value and appropriate uses
• Support deeper learning with increased student-teacher time
• Increase peer learning and enable more discussion time

Adopt flipped classroom methods for a more tailored learning environment at your school.

Case Study: Algonquin College

The Cost of Doing Business: Going All In with Educational Technologies to Create a 21st Century Learning Environment

In 2010, Algonquin College determined that it was time to introduce mobile learning into all FT postsecondary programming. By 2013 the mobile learning program will include 11,000 students in over 140 programs. Hear how you can embrace the use of digital technologies to enhance the learning experience of its students.

• Examine the decision and implementation rationale behind the MLP
• Take a look at faculty preparedness, support and curriculum design
• Understand some of the physical and IT related infrastructure decisions that must be made
• Define the costs and how to benefit from a full education technology program

Take away tips to develop a comprehensive education technology blueprint in your institution.

Mid-Morning Networking Break

Interact with conference speakers and fellow attendees.

Peer-To-Peer Brainstorming Session

Weighting the Value, Limitations and Impacts of Technology in Education

The perspectives and experiences of individual delegates will be brought together for this exclusive exchange on strategies that have worked, and some that haven't. One person from each table will be nominated to share their findings from their group. A moderated exchange will highlight your challenges and present practical solutions from your peers.

• What types of technologies are working well in your classroom?
• In what areas are students struggling and technology assisting the learning process?
• How are technologies impacting the assessments of student achievement and performance?
• Where do you see the strongest potential for education technology?

Learn valuable insight from your peers in this unique, interactive session.

Case Study: Peel District School Board

How to Set Up a Robust BYOD Program that Achieves a 1:1 Goal in Any Classroom

With most students today owning some kind of mobile device, schools are capitalizing on this reality to introduce mobile teaching and learning opportunities. Hear how you can set up a district-wide BYOD rollout.

• Evaluate the costs and benefits of a full-scale BYOD rollout
• Assess the step-by-step program implementation and management
• Establish the necessary support system
• Manage the rollout coordination of BYOD

Learn how you can implement a mobile learning strategy in your institution.

Networking Luncheon

Join conference speakers and your peers for a relaxing luncheon.

Case Study: Social Media in Education

Integrate Social Media to Develop New Teaching Methodologies and Build Classroom Engagement

Social media, such as blogs and Twitter, can not only improve student participation strategies, but they can also provide real-time engagement and teacher feedback. Hear how you can use social media tools to change classroom dynamics plus:

• Increase your students' participation rate with creative uses of informal learning
• Source low-cost, real-time collaborative tools on social media platforms
• Develop strategies to overcome roadblocks to the use of social media in your institution

Take away practical insights on how social media tools can improve learning and engagement in your classroom.

Case Study: Classroom Response Systems (CRS)

Employ Classroom Response System Technology to Engage Your Students

Investigate how you can set up your classroom to motivate, engage and incentivize success. Explore interactive pedagogical alternatives to improve student proficiency and accommodate unique learning methods for your students.

• Analyze the criteria behind a CRS designed classroom
• Integrate a novel classroom response system into your teaching
• Develop a learning environment that fosters student participation and inquiry

Learn innovative ways to teach and interact with your students.

Mid-Afternoon Networking Break

Network with conference delegates and speakers.

Case Study: Durham District School Board

A Step-by-Step Professional Development Plan to Secure Faculty Buy-in for a Successful Education Technology Initiative

Education technologies not only help students better prepare for the outside world and expand the learning resources at their disposal, but also bring teaching methodologies into the 21st Century. Ensuring your faculty's engagement is key to the success of your initiatives.

• Enable your faculty staff with training and professional development
• Advance staff collaboration, communication and networking
• Encourage pilots, proposals and brainstorming new ways to use technologies

Source strategies to engage your faculty and maximize overall project success.

K-20 Panel

How Can Education Technology Bridge the Gaps between K–12 and Post-Secondary Education

Educational institutions are tasked with preparing students with the necessary skills to become successful individuals in society and the workforce. Attend this discussion on strategies you can implement to help students manage the transition from K–12 to post-secondary and bridge the divide.

• How does teaching and education technology differ at the K–12 vs. post secondary level?
• How can technology help students remained engaged?
• Can education technology increase student retention rates in your classes?
• What can be done to improve the transition process and student success?

Understand how you can contribute to the goal to close the K–20 transition gap.

Conference Adjourns