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Strategy Institute presents the

Tuesday, April 10 - Wednesday, April 11, 2018 // Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel, Toronto, ON

Boost Learning Outcomes, Navigate New Technology, and Maximize Your Resources!

Meet + Network + Learn From: Take Away Key Strategies To:

www.EducationTechnologySummit.com

Association Partners:

Jason Dunk, Chief Technology Officer, Saskatoon Public Schools

Maureen Yoder, Professor, Educational Technology Department, Lesley University

Andrew MacLeod, Director of Technology and Instructional Innovation, Holy Name of Mary College School

Tiffany White, Director of Education, Student Association of George Brown College

Joe Sisco, Education Officer, Ontario Ministry of Education

• Improve Your Students’ Learning Outcomes

• Utilize Virtual Reality

• Engage Students Through Gamification Methods

• Reduce Your Costs and Drive Efficiencies

• Achieve Faculty Buy-In

• Drive Personalized Student Learning

• Create Engaged Learners

• Enhance Your Reputation

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Brian Aspinall, Teacher, Lambton Kent District School Board, Recipient, Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence

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Welcome to the 8th Annual Summit on Education

Technology Strategies, the one-stop-shop for the top

thought leaders in education from across North America.

Join this influential conversation and be a part of the movement to

develop bright, creative and engaged students through technology.

Connect with your peers in education while gathering insight from

case studies and interactive sessions. Be an early adopter and find out

what everyone else will be talking about months from now. You’ll walk

away with actionable insights to improve student performance, drive

efficiencies and fulfill your school’s mandate.

We look forward to seeing you at this innovative and thought

provoking event.

Sincerely,

Your Education Technology Team

Strategy Institute

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Speakers

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Attendees

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More informative sessions than ever before!

Specialized interactive sessions: Birds of a feather

New topics: Hackathons, AR / VR, Managing Tech Inequality

Forecasting education technology trends

Outside perspectives from US educators

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Take Away 10 Solutions to Your Challenges:

AR/VR: Optimize immersive experiences for your students

Pedagogy: Ensure that technology enhances learning

Analytics: Utilizing large data sets for teaching efficiency

Future of Ed Tech: Decipher your future technology needs

Data Security: Protect student privacy in the cloud era

Global Digital Learning: Increase students’ global awareness

Implementation: Optimize available resources at your institution

3D Visualization: Innovate your presentation methods

BYOD: Rolling out programs effectively

Online Learning: Boost enrolment with distance options

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Who You Will Meet

Start the Conversation Before the Summit!

Join Education Technology Strategies Canada to share news, articles and information about education technology in its current and future state.

Share your thoughts and strengthen the conversation. Follow us on @edutechstrategy, #EduTech18

School Boards & K-12 Schools: Private and Public

Director of Education | Superintendent | Academic & Learning Technology | Curriculum & Instruction | CTO | IT |

• Advance student outcomes with innovative teaching tools

• Source the best BYOD and 1:1 strategies

• Fulfill your school’s mandate

Colleges and Universities

VP, Academic | Dean | Director, Teaching & Learning | CIO | Information Technology | Department Head & Chair | Instructional Design | E-learning | Student Services | CTO

• Secure your faculty’s buy-in

• Increase student engagement with online educational tools

• Reduce time and costs with new optimized technologies

Vendors & Consultants – SaaS/ Software, Hardware, Learning Management Systems, Data, Enterprise Management Solutions, Systems Integrators

VP/Directors, Business Development | Marketing | Product Development | Sales and Account Managers

• Showcase your firm’s solutions to a selected audience of decision-makers

• Build relationships with key stakeholders

• Generate new business and build beneficial partnerships

Summit Advisory Board

Advisory Board:

Exclusive Insight from our 2018 Advisory Board!

We would like to thank our Advisory Board for their time and efforts on helping make this the best Education Technology Summit yet!

Anjuli Ahooja, PhD (Physics); Faculty, (AP Physics), Appleby College,President Elect & Vice President STAO 2015-17, Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario

Andrew Bieronski, Founder & Director, TEDxKitchenerED, Teacher, Teacher, Waterloo Region District School Board

Peter Arthur, Professor, University of British Columbia

Register Online at www.EducationalTechnologySummit.com

Tuesday, April 10th, 2018DAY ONE

7:15 AM Registration & Breakfast

8:15 AM Opening Comments From the Chair

Kevin Pashuk, Associate Vice President, Information Technology, Sheridan College

9:00 AM Case Study – Hackathon Model Developing Inquiry Based Learning for Your Students Through “Hackathons”The “hackathon” model, a long time staple of technology companies, has the potential to inspire students to be more active in the learning process. Equip your students with inquisitive learning and a toolkit for the future. Create a roadmap to:

• Implement experimental methods that best fit your curriculum

• Leverage available resources to ensure connected learning in your classroom

• Take student technical learning beyond the classroomEmpower your student interests as fuel to drive the learning process forward.

Joseph Romano, Vice Principal, Mason Road Junior Public School

9:30 AM Industry Expert – Cloud Computing

Unlock Your Students’ and Instructors’ Potential Through Cloud Computing With its cost-effectiveness, agility and scalability benefits, cloud computing can be a tremendous asset for educators. Establish the advantages of a cloud approach against others to solve your organization’s data issues. Discover innovative insights into:

• Deploying big data analytics applications to your school’s cloud

• Improving your privacy and security measures

• Enabling real-time data processing in your facilities Enhance your organization’s operational efficiency through cloud initiatives.

10:00 AM Speed Networking

Develop Relationships with Ed Tech InnovatorsEngage 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!

10:30 AM Morning Networking Break

Explore your benefits and book your overnight stay today!

The Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel & Suites welcomes you to our airport hotel conveniently located across the street from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. We offer a 24-hour complimentary airport shuttle service, which makes us the perfect location for guests flying from Toronto airport.

Easy access to Highways 401, 427 and 407, which will put guests just minutes away from Toronto attractions. Our hotel is not located under flight paths so you can rest peacefully in one of our 419 guest rooms. Our guestrooms have a clean and smart design, WiFi, and flat-screen TVs. Booking your room at the hotel gives you advantages...

Networking: Maximize your relationship building by staying at the same hotel as the conference! Special onsite social activities will be arranged. Don’t miss out.

Services and Amenities: With a fitness centre equipped with weights and cardio equipment, and an all year round indoor/outdoor pool, Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel & Suites is a great place to maintain your fitness routine. You can even challenge friends or colleagues to a game of squash or basketball. Here on business? The Hilton Hub business centre is fully equipped with WiFi and photocopy and printer services.

Dining Experience: Bliss Restaurant & Bar offers a delicious local menu and our chef also features a range of seasonal signature selections, so you can always savour a tasty meal during your stay. Looking for a trendy nightspot after a long day? Located just off the main lobby is the Bliss Bar, offering cocktails and libations.

Accommodations: Enjoy your stay in our Toronto Airport hotel guest rooms, featuring the finest linens, 42-inch TVs and comfortable beds. Rooms also provide an alarm clock radio with MP3 connection, WiFi (charges apply), individually controlled heat/air conditioning, and a coffeemaker. Work smart from the ergonomic chair at the desk with halogen lighting.

Save travel time and money. Take advantage of our conference rate of $179.00/night, plus taxes. Mention “Education Technology Summit by Strategy Institute” when you make your reservation by March 19, 2018, call 1-800-HILTONS

Location: Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel & Suites, 5875 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1N1, www.toronto-apt.hilton.com

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8:30 AM Keynote Address – Improving Educational Outcomes

Applying Technology to Enhance the Reading Results of Your StudentsFor 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:

• Apply the science of learning to your teaching plans

• Craft tailored learning methods for each student’s needs

• Strengthen the connection and efficiency of teacher and technologyAdapt your teaching methods to provide students with the right instruction at the right time.

Ted Hasselbring, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Special Education, Vanderbilt University


Choose Your Track

K-12 Colleges & Universities

11:45 AM Industry Expert – Streaming Video Platforms

Improve your Distance Learning Capabilities to Adjust to Learning PreferencesInstructional media tools are important to improving students’ access to lessons and content. Learn how you can integrate these solutions with existing learning management systems. Source strategies to:

• Deliver mobile media

• Cater to learning preferences

• Improve options for traditional classrooms and blending learningExpand your collaboration tools to align with student learning options.

11:00 AM Panel – Higher Ed Students

Understanding How Students Want to Learn, to Maximize Learning Outcomes 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:

• Where students source their information, in class and out

• What kind of support students expect from educators

• How teachers can engage students to meet their academic needsGain insights on student expectations to improve the role of teachers and professors.

Daniel Lis, Vice-President Education, Ryerson University Student’s Union

Tiffany White, Director of Education, Student Association of George Brown College

Students, Post-secondary

More to come...

11:00 AM Panel – K–12 Students

Understanding How Students Want to Learn, to Maximize Learning OutcomesTechnology 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:

• Where students source their information, in class and out

• What kind of support students expect from educators

• How teachers can engage students to meet their academic needsGain insights on student expectations to improve the role of teachers and professors.

Calvin Armstrong, Director, Teaching & Technology Innovation, Appleby College

Students, K-12

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12:45 PM Networking Lunch

11:45 AM Industry Expert – Content Management Systems

Explore Platforms to Personalize Educational ComponentsThe options to expand on content management systems are endless. Understand how you can incorporate these systems to deliver creative, dynamic courses. Source your plan of action to:

• Increase accessibility for all learning abilities

• Integrate with your existing software systems

• Build on personalized content for your students Take away tangible solutions for content management systems for your institution.

12:15 PM Case Study – Global Learning

Taking Your Teaching Global Utilizing Education TechnologyInternational 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:

• Equip your pupils with intercultural awareness

• Drive collaboration with project-based activities

• Enhance your student’s communication skillsTransform your curriculum with service learning opportunities to promote global learning.

Kristine Holloway, Grade 6 Teacher, David Leeder Middle School

12:15 PM Case Study – Implementation

How to Implement Ed Tech in Your Classroom: One Professor’s JourneyChanging 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:

• Establish new teaching methods to increase student participation in your cases

• Streamline your lectures using technological efficiencies

• Embrace the devices your students are using rather than restricting them

Navigate the new learning environment your students expect through firsthand experience.

Roderick D. Turner, Professor and Curriculum Coordinator, School of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Technology, Seneca College


Plenary Sessions Continue


2:45 PM Case Study – Managing Devices

Navigate Smartphone Policies in Your Schools to Ensure Effective LearningSmartphones 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:

• Craft a policy that enhances engagement

• Clearly communicating your policy

• Maintain safety for your students Ensure your classroom is managing smartphones in the most beneficial way for your students.

Giuliana Cucinelli, Assistant Professor, Education, Concordia University

2:45 PM Case Study: Increasing Engagement in Online Learning

Discover Innovative Strategies to Enhance Student EngagementMeaningful 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:

• Implement the Imaginative Education teaching approach and related tools

• Apply frameworks to develop social presence in online teaching and learning

• Employ a variety of media and activities to compensate for a lack of face-to-face contact

Enhance learner engagement to take online learning to another level.

Jill Cummings, Ph.D., Associate Dean Faculty Development, Yorkville University

2:15 PM Case Study – Tablets

Optimize Tablets in Your Classroom to Positively Impact Future Learning HabitsMany 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:

• Amplify your learner’s future technology capabilities

• Identify and implement a tablet experience suited to your students• Leverage research on cognitive impacts of touch devices to

enrich learningMaximize your student’s exposure to mobile technology to improve learning outcomes.

Rhonda McEwen, Associate Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga

2:15 PM Case Study: Team and Community Building Online

Use Collaborative Technologies to Enhance Your Students’ Learning ExperiencesOnline 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:

• Adopt online tools to engage students and assist in the development of learning communities

• Discover best practices for using online tools to enhance the virtual classroom

• Identify new tools and ideas for online activities

• Employ collaborative technologies to enrich your students’ learning experiences.

Jo Axe, CPA/CGA, PhD Program Head, Division of Education Studies, Royal Roads University

3:15 PM Afternoon Networking Break

Choose Your Track

The conference so far has been very informative.Randy Walinga, McMaster University

1:45 PM Afternoon Keynote – Pedagogy and Technology Strategies

Finding the Right Balance Between Technology and Pedagogy in your ClassroomsMore digital tools, initiatives and apps are available to students and teachers than ever before. Integrate your educational technology tools to ensure your student learning outcomes are met. Take away specific insights on:

• Easily responding to the needs of your individual students

• Utilizing technology to enhance your student’s learning experiences

• Ensuring efficient use of education technology resources Leverage technology to fully realize your student’s potential.


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3:45 PM Case Study – 3D Visualization

Driving Your Student Learning Using 3D Visualization Technology 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:

• Seamlessly integrate new technologies into your lesson plans

• Streamline resources required for interactive demonstrations

• Open up a new depth of knowledge in your materialsUnleash your student curiosity by providing engaging new methods of study.

Dan Belliveau, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University

8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast

9:00 AM Opening Comment from Chair


9:45 AM Industry Expert – Analytics

Applying Analytics to Increase Student Performance and Optimize Your Resources Analytics can provide a means of measuring student performance and assessing the success of academic programs. Leverage tools to efficiently benchmark and identify your student’s progress. Set an action plan to:

• Assess your student’s learning effectiveness

• Measure the ROI of your academic programs

• Provide feedback to teachers, students and parentsAdopt analytics to improve your student’s learning outcomes.

10:45 AM Morning Networking Break

9:15 AM Keynote – AR/VR

Leverage Mixed Reality Technologies to Enhance Your Student’s Learning ExperienceAR (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:

• Empowering your students to engage in their own learning

• Adapting new methods to reach your struggling students

• Elevating your teaching from learning content to experiencing it


Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

DAY TWO

10:15 AM Case Study – Tech Tools

Identify Free Ed Tech Tools to Reduce Costs and Optimize Your Student’s Learning 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:

• Build technical solutions into your curriculum

• Integrate software solutions to save your faculty and students time

• Access resources to optimize implementation Use free tools to reduce your Ed Tech costs.

Joe Sisco, Education Officer, Ontario Ministry of Education

4:45 PM Technology Showcase

Innovative Solutions to Stimulate Student Development and Improve Your PerformanceFind out more about how leading education technology providers are helping to improve learning in new ways. Discover the best solutions to transform your classroom. Explore how to:

• Enhance communication across your departments

• Lower your maintenance costs

• Reduce time for training your teachers Stay up-to-date on Ed Tech solutions to benefit your students, educators and stakeholders.

5:15 PM Stop-Start-Continue and Conference Adjourns to Day Two

5:20 PM Evening Cocktail Reception

4:15 PM Case Study – “Real World” Learning

Utilizing Community Technology Projects to Unearth Your Student PassionsMany 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:

• Integrate “real world” experiences and technology into your lessons

• Develop crucial student capabilities in an experiential format

• Craft cross subject learning potentialUnearth your students’ passion while equipping them with a future ready tool kit.

Andrew MacLeod, Director of Technology and Instructional Innovation, Holy Name of Mary College School

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11:45 AM Case Study: Technology in Pedagogical Documentation

Discover Opportunities for Innovation to Foster a Student-centred Learning EnvironmentTechnology 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:

• Assume a “Teacher as a Researcher” approach

• Leverage technology and applications in order to collect data that showcases a 21st century learner’s competencies

• Create a plan to support the pedagogical approaches you already see in a classroom

Discover new methods to teach students creative problem solving, critical thinking, and working collaboratively.

Carla Correa, Elementary Core French Teacher, Peel District School Board

11:15 AM Case Study – Distance Learning

Establish a Flexible Learning Environment at Your Institution to Enhance Student LearningThe vast majority of online and distance education until now has replicated pedagogies and patterns of teaching that only ever made sense in physical classrooms. Learn what these changes can offer your institution. Discover how to:

• Subdue your communications difficulties

• Empower disempowered learners

• Implement freely available social technologies to support self-directed learners

Create a learning strategy for your institution that is suited to an online or distance environment.

Jon Dron, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems, Athabasca University

11:15 AM Case Study – Overcoming Technology Barriers

How to Conquer the Technology Divide at your School as Seen in Rural ScotlandWith 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:

• Rethink your teaching environment with innovative new approaches

• Boost the effectiveness of the resources at your disposal

• Benchmark your organization against international standardsUsing the Scotland example, engineer new ways to increase your student capabilities.

Calvin Armstrong, Director, Teaching & Technology Innovation, Appleby College

12:15 PM Networking Lunch

11:45 AM Case Study – Reducing Geographic Barriers

Establish a Flexible Learning Environment at Your Institution to Enhance Student LearningThe 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:

• Enhance flexible learning

• Reduce distance limitations

• Adapt a community engaged learning modelCraft an effective distance-learning model with technology to enhance student outcomes.

John Dabous, Curriculum Instructional Designer, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Michael Martyn, Medical Education Database Administrator, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Join the conference speakers and your peers for a relaxing lunch.

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Third time attending this conference and each year I have found more and more benefits of attending. Strategies learned from case studies, and the networking opportunities create immense value. I would recommend this conference as a DO NOT MISS.Stephanie Beauregard, Queen’s University


1:45 PM Industry Expert – Cyber Security

Improve Your Data Security to Reduce the Risk of Privacy Breaches in Your OrganizationMore devices and technologies mean greater challenges when it comes to maintaining information security. Ensure your sensitive student information is secure to remain a trusted institution. Create a roadmap to:

• Identify and rectify your institution’s technological weak spots

• Adjust your organization’s infrastructure to respond to technological threats

• Implement preventative best practices to avoid attacks on your data

Enhance your data security to protect your important student information.

3:15 PM Case Study – Critical Thinking Collaboration

Harnessing the Potential of Collaboration to Enhance Critical ThinkingAcquire 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:

• Increasing critical thinking skills with project-based activities

• Developing your student’s digital citizenship

• Optimizing collaborative learning technologiesEstablish a roadmap to incorporate collaborative learning into your existing curriculum.

Jaclyn Calder, Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching Simcoe County District School Board

3:45 PM Case Study – Navigating Online

Improving Your Students’ Navigation of Online Sources of KnowledgeIn 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:

• Increase your student’s ability to scrutinize the information they view

• Guide students towards credible sources of information

• Prepare your students with required future research and professional skills

Guarantee your students synthesize online information in an accurate manner.

Adam Dubé, Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences, Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University

Plenary Sessions Continue

1:15 PM Case Study – BYOD

Address Unstructured Data to Foster Better Relationships with your StudentsThere 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:

• Address lost opportunities of overlooking unstructured data

• Understand vendor issues in adopting usable data standards and procedures

• Identify the limitations of relational databases for unstructured data

Realize the potential of unstructured data to better understand your students.

Jason Dunk, Chief Technology Officer,Saskatoon Public Schools

2:15 PM Case Study – Technology Inequality

Overcome Technology Inequality to Drive Achievement for All Students The digital divide becomes an educational divide that can have a serious negative impact on students from different socio-economic backgrounds. Ensure every student is fully capable of reaching his or her potential. Develop a blueprint to:

• Leverage your resources to their maximum capabilities

• Innovate with out of the box thinking on methods

• Expedite the process of implementing new technologies within budget

Ensure your students bridge the technology divide and are future ready.

Andrew Campbell, Teacher,Grand Erie District School Board

4:15 PM Advisory Board Panel – Looking Into the Crystal Ball: The Future of Ed Tech

Forecasting the Ed Tech Landscape to Anticipate Your Future Student Requirements 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:

• Source new technology inspiration to increase your student learning potential

• Adapt your processes to remain agile in response to pupil needs

• Inspire new research on Ed Tech that might work for you Gain cutting edge solutions to your future education technology needs.

Anjuli Ahooja, PhD (Physics); Faculty, (AP Physics), Appleby College, President Elect & Vice President STAO 2015-17, Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario

Peter Arthur, Professor, University of British Columbia

Andrew Bieronski, Founder & Director, TEDxKitchenerED, Teacher, Waterloo Region District School Board

2:45 PM Afternoon Networking Break

5:00 PM Stop-Start-Continue and Conference Adjourns

Follow us on Twitter @EduTechStrategy #EduTech18

Anjuli Ahooja, PhD (Physics); Faculty, (AP Physics), Appleby College,President Elect & Vice President STAO 2015-17, Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario

Rhonda McEwen, Associate Professor, New Media & Communication,University of Toronto Mississauga


Jason Dunk, Chief Technology Officer, Saskatoon Public Schools



Jon Dron, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems, Athabasca University

Your Faculty of Top Class

Speakers Includes…

Ted Hasselbring, Professor Emeritus, Dept. ofSpecial Education, Vanderbilt UniversityThursday, April 12th, 2018

Post-Conference

Master ClassWorkshops!

Workshop B1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Utilize Free Google Tools to Enhance Your Use of Technology in Class

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:

1. Leverage the entire Google Suite of products in your teaching2. Tap into the cloud platform to open up collaboration from anywhere3. Integrate these tools as part of their teaching strategies

Walk away with a plan implementation that will improve your faculty’s utilization of technology.

Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology, Dawson College

Workshop A9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Integrate Academic Integrity Education in Your Curriculum to Motivate Students to Learn With Mobile Technology 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:

1. Develop strategies to enhance student academic integrity knowledge2. Explore the ways mobile learning can resonate with student populations3. Consider approaches to implement the mobile application into your

courses or curriculum 4. Experience to mobile app to discover how mobile learning can make

academic integrity education immersive and engaging

Help student be better prepared for the demands of higher education.

Amanda McKenzie, Director, Quality Assurance (Academic Programs), University of Waterloo

Tony Tin. BA,MA,BEd,MLS, Director, Library and Information Services, Renison University College, Affiliated with the University of Waterloo

Alice Schmidt Hanbidge MSW, RSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Renison University College, University of Waterloo

Kyle Scholz, Faculty Liaison – Faculty of Arts and University Colleges, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo

Get more from your conference experience! Join our highly focused, hands-on workshops, led by carefully selected industry experts

Using Google Tools

Giuliana Cucinelli, Assistant Professor, Education, Concordia University

Mobile Learning


Who Will You Meet?

40% School Boards

20% Colleges

15% K-12

10% Universities

10% Software Suppliers

5% Government

25% Chief Information Officer

20% Director of Learning & Instruction

20% Director of Education

15% Curriculum Development

10% Dean

10% Superintendent

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