For over three decades, Dr. Ted Hasselbring has been studying how technology can accelerate struggling readers. Leverage this knowledge to enhance learning outcomes for your students. Develop a blueprint to:
Adapt your teaching methods to provide students with the right instruction at the right time.
Many teachers are looking for methods of increasing their student’s tech literacy and “real world” learning opportunities. Leverage the experiences at Holy Name of Mary College School in blending the two for your students. Source practical tips to:
Unearth your students’ passion while equipping them with a future ready tool kit.
Engage with leaders in the field of education technology to expand your network and gain fresh perspectives. Quick rotations will help you break the ice as you get to know your fellow delegates. Bring your business cards, make new connections and build your knowledge!
Technology is radically changing the role of teachers and professors. The primary role of educators was once to be a source of information, but technology has given students instant access to information. Explore how your students perceive the role of teachers and professors, as this student panel discusses:
Gain insights on student expectations to improve the role of teachers and professors.
International links are nothing new in education but technical capabilities provide brand new ways to increase student’s global awareness. Develop your methods and capacity to open up invaluable learning opportunities. Create a roadmap to:
Transform your curriculum with service learning opportunities to promote global learning.
Technology is radically changing the role of teachers and professors. The primary role of educators was once to be a source of information, but technology has given students instant access to information. Explore how your students perceive the role of teachers and professors, as this student panel discusses:
Gain insights on student expectations to improve the role of teachers and professors.
Changing teaching methods to implement technology in the classroom can be intimidating, but learning from others’ experiences can be a great guide. Identify potential hurdles to improve your technological integration. Set an action plan to:
Navigate the new learning environment your students expect through firsthand experience.
Join the conference speakers and your peers for a relaxing lunch.
As more devices are connected to the Internet, it’s imperative that students are mindful of their online presence. Discover how coding can unlock the full potential of Internet learning. Get new ideas to:
Take a pedagogical approach to better engage your students in IoT learning.
Many wrongfully assume younger students are able to intuitively process information via technology, often creating a serious future skills gap. Adapt methods to ensure your mobile learning is honed to their needs. Adopt best practices to:
Maximize your student’s exposure to mobile technology to improve learning outcomes.
Smartphones have become fixtures in Canadian classrooms, yet common policy is lacking. Achieve a desirable balance in your policies to encourage technology while limiting distraction. Master the success factors to:
Ensure your classroom is managing smartphones in the most beneficial way for your students.
Online learning and technological innovation gives students greater opportunities to work together in teams. Provide your students with the tools to become more effective collaborators to maximize their learning experiences. Get insights to:
Employ collaborative technologies to enrich your students’ learning experiences.
Meaningful and frequent instructor-learner interactions play a major role in developing students’ self-efficacy and satisfaction in online courses. Develop a plan to overcome the challenges of online education and increase overall student engagement. Get fresh ideas to::
Enhance learner engagement to take online learning to another level.
Gain insights from your industry peers and benchmark your organization against others in this interactive session. Delegates will be divided into informal discussion groups centred on a variety of topics related to education technology. Topics to be discussed include:
"Flock together" to brainstorm innovative approaches to your most pressing challenges.
3D visualization technology allows access to experiences students wouldn’t normally be able to benefit from. Deepen your student’s learning using innovative new technological methods. Create a roadmap to:
Unleash your student curiosity by providing engaging new methods of study.
AR (combination of the digital and physical) and VR (immersion into new environments) are bringing new dimensions to teaching and learning. Capture your student’s imagination to improve learning outcomes. Take away specific insights on:
Maximize your student’s experience using cutting edge mixed reality methods.
Implementing innovative education technology tools must be balanced against limited financial resources in schools. Get the most out of your technology by utilizing the numerous free resources available. Take away strategies to:
Use free tools to reduce your Ed Tech costs.
With nearly one million Canadians living in rural areas without Internet access, derive lessons from one teacher’s learning from rural Scotland. Reduce the impact of the technology access gap to produce complete students. Source practical tips to:
Using the Scotland example, engineer new ways to increase your student capabilities.
Technology can support teachers triangulate evidence and uncover curriculum through the curiosities of the child when observing play and guiding inquiry. Determine what role technology-supported pedagogical documentation can play to facilitate a student-centred classroom. Gain insights to:
Discover new methods to teach students creative problem solving, critical thinking, and working collaboratively.
Join the conference speakers and your peers for a relaxing lunch.
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) currently bridges 1000km between its host institutions. Acquire best practices from their electronic distance education model to enhance your digital programs. Create a roadmap to:
Craft an effective distance-learning model with technology to enhance student outcomes.
There is a growing amount of student data coming from unstructured datasets such as third-party apps, digital portfolios, and collected reports. Identify the challenges to our existing data models and the potential of unstructured data to improve student support. Gain insights to:
Realize the potential of unstructured data to better understand your students.
Tap into the knowledge of fellow speakers and attendees to tackle the challenges facing your organization. Engage in discussion on what you can do to improve student learning with technology. Collaborate to:
Take away experienced perspectives to bring change to your organization
Acquire key insights from the 27 class collaborative projects undertaken here in Ontario that leverage collaborative tools. Understand how you can incorporate collaborative technology tools to increase student achievement. Gain insight on:
Establish a roadmap to incorporate collaborative learning into your existing curriculum.
In the digital age, and the fake news era, the information available to students is vast and of various levels of quality. Steer your students towards quality information to enhance their critical thinking capabilities. Set an action plan to:
Guarantee your students synthesize online information in an accurate manner.
Step outside the “bubble” of your current program and look at the trends set to shape your future educational needs. Acquire fresh insight on the technology and process trends that will innovate your teaching capabilities. Create a roadmap to:
Gain cutting edge solutions to your future education technology needs.
Educational organizations often struggle to identify the best pedagogical approach to engage students with Academic Integrity content. A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo created an open-access, mobile e-learning application to improve student engagement with academic material. An official release of the IntegrityMatters App will be launched at the workshop. Gain insights to:
Help students be better prepared for the demands of higher education.
Google communication and collaboration tools are available to the entire learning community for free. Pedagogical applications and best practices will be shown in conjunction with hands-on exercises. Source best practices to:
Walk away with a plan implementation that will improve your faculty’s utilization of technology.