Keynote: The Impact of Technology on Teaching and Learning: Lessons Learned
10am-11:30am, Room 4049, 4th Floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.
Nick Mount, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Toronto
Judith Poë, Interim Chair, Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, UTM
Dragan Stojanovic, Lecturer, Rotman School of Management
In this panel session, faculty will discuss their reasons for adopting particular technologies (and perhaps for avoiding others). Panelists will discuss one or two teaching technologies that they use and why - highlighting how they see it impacting their teaching and their students' learning. Other topics that will be discussed include: perceptions and misperceptions regarding student demand for technology, the relation of technology to course objectives and course content, assignments and assessment. A series of on camera interviews with current University of Toronto undergraduate and graduate students will provide the student perspective on technology in relation to teaching and learning.
Clinic 1:Develop an Interactive Presentation using Flowgrams
11:30-12:30pm, Room 4055, 4th Floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.
Facilitators: Linda Murphy-Boyer, Director, Resource Centre for Academic Technology(RCAT)
Daryl Weade, Instruction and Learning Technology Specialist, Faculty of Engineering
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn to create an interactive presentation by combining power point slides, multiple web pages and your own voice-over using a tool called Flowgrams. Free and easy to use, Flowgrams do not require downloading and will work with any browser. Participants in this session will interact with a live site to create a basic screen cast with documents and live web pages and add your own audio.
Clinic 2: Experiment with Second Life… A hands on opportunity to discover how to navigate a virtual learning environment using Second Life.
1:30pm-2:30pm, Room 4055, 4th Floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.
Facilitators: Rochelle Mazar, Instructional Technology Liaison Librarian, UTM
Jason Nolan, Assistant Professor, School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University
In this mini-clinic, Rochelle Mazar and Jason Nolan will assist you in finding your way through Second Life. Virtual learning environments offer creative teaching environments that can augment in-class learning. Learning takes place in 3-dimensional graphic settings with a mix of synchronous and asynchronous activities facilitating and enhancing the learning experience. Students and instructors customize their own learning environment, enabling them to learn in authentic contexts without leaving the classroom.
Showcase Projects
Devloping Novel Computational Chemistry Experiments and Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
Andrew Dicks, Chemistry
Move Clip Ripping Project
Angelica Fenner, Cinema Studies
Pictures, Sounds, Videos in Introductory Computer Science
Paul Gries, Computer Science
Visualization Tools for Operating System Internals
Karen Reid, Angela Demke Brown and Andrew Petersen, Computer Science
Undergraduate Lab Safety Training System
Bruno Korst, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course Embedded Responsive Learning Objects: Developing Foundational Research Skills & Knowledge
Sheril Hook, UT Library and Sarah Fedko, University of Toronto Scarborough Library
Bridging the Gap: Development of an online tool to promote Interprofessional Collaboration using the “build-a-case” technique
Heather MacNeill, Psychiatry (Medicine)
Development of a Simulation of Weaning Patients from Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Massimiliano Meineri, Anesthesia(Medicine)
Virtual Ventilation: The Development of a Simulation of Patients Requiring Respiratory Support with Mechanical Ventilation
Lisa Kenny, Critical Care
Resident as Collaborative Practitioner: PGME Core Curriculum Web Initiative
Denyse Richardson, Susan Takahashi, Erika Abner and Chi-Ming Chow, Postgraduate Medical Education
Resident as Learner and Teacher
Takahashi, Ginsburg, Abner and Chow, Postgraduate Medical Education
Web-Based Interactive Physiology Courses
Chris Perumalla, Physiology
Adaptive Technology - Curriculum Models for Teacher Education Initial Teacher Education Program
Kathy Broad and Mike Morrow, Initial Teacher Education Program, OISE
Web-Based Multimedia Instructional Modules for Elementary Pre-Service Language and Literacy Courses
Dale Willows and Rhonda Martinussen, Child Study & Education, OISE
3D Visualization of Microsurgical Techniques: A Training Tool for Ocular Surgical Residents and Fellows
Marc Dryer and Ike Ahmed, Biomedical Communications, UTM
Real-Time Teaching Performance and Powerpoint Portability: The Best of Both Worlds for Chemical and Physical Sciences with Digital Ink and Tablet PCs
GWK Moore, Ulrich Fekl, Virgis Barzda, John Lester and Jumi Shin, Chemical & Physical Sciences, UTM
Development of a Web-based Course Covering the Basics of Common Problems in the Delivery of Sub-Specialty Care in Paediatric & Adolescent Gynecology for Obstetrics & Gynecology Post-Graduate Trainees at the University of Toronto
Nicolette Caccia, OBGYN(Medicine)
Nick Mount, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Toronto
Nick Mount teaches Literature for Our Time at the University of Toronto. He is the author of When Canadian Literature Moved to New York (University of Toronto Press), which won the 2005 Gabrielle Roy Prize, and a winner of the Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award as well as a repeat finalist for TVO's Best Lecturer contest
Dragan Stojanovic, Lecturer, Rotman School of Management
Dragan Stojanovic is a Lecturer at University of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, where he teaches and coordinates various courses in financial accounting and assurance. Dragan is a recipient of the Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award for 2006, 2007, and 2008. He is also a recipient of the inaugural Students' Choice Faculty Award for 2008-2009 from the Rotman Commerce Students? Association. One of his main interests is in leveraging technology to extend the learning environment beyond the classroom and increase student engagement.
Judith Poë, Interim Chair of the Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, UTM
Judith Poë, Interim Chair of the Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences and Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada, did her A.R.C.S in chemistry and her M.Sc. and D.I.C. in biochemistry at Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London. Currently her scholarly work in chemical education includes developing materials for Problem-Based Learning of chemistry and for web-enhanced instruction. A recipient of the first Erindale College Teaching Excellence Award, a 3M Teaching Fellowship, an OCUFA Teaching Award, the Union Carbide Award for Chemical Education, a UofT President’s Teaching Award and one of the Province of Ontario’s inaugural LIFT Awards, Poë is a Past-President of the Canadian Society for Chemistry and is currently Chair of the Board of the Canadian Chemical Education Trust.
Linda Murphy-Boyer, Director, Resource Centre for Academic Technology
Linda Murphy-Boyer is the Director of the Resource Centre for Academic Technology(RCAT) at the University of Toronto. Her department is responsible for helping faculty and graduate students to effectively use technology in teaching. One of RCAT’s largest projects to date is the university-wide implementation of the Blackboard learning system. Prior to her work at RCAT, Linda spent ten years co-teaching the large, first year psychology course at Uof T. While there, she helped develop an online learning tool for students and an electronic sign-up system for research participation
Daryl Weade, Instruction and Learning Technology Specialist, Faculty of Engineering
Daryl Weade is an Instruction and Learning Technology Specialist at the Faculty of Engineering. His primary focus is helping faculty to use Blackboard and other current academic technologies. He holds a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia. Daryl comes to us with six years of experience from the University of Richmond where he supported the use of emerging technologies in teaching.
Rochelle Mazar, Instructional Technology Liaison Librarian, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Rochelle Mazar has been building in virtual worlds since the early 90s. She has a BA in English and history from Carleton University, a master's degree in theological studies from Harvard University, and an MLIS from the University of Western Ontario. Her interests include immersive and interactive spaces for teaching and learning, virtual librarianship, digital narrative and metaphor, open access publishing, and ubiquitous computing. Her current projects include an experiment in virtual librarianship and digital micro collections; a program introducing faculty to Web 2.0 applications; and a narrative exhibit in Second Life called "Cancerland," which describes, in text, audio, and visual design, her recent journey through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from cancer.
Jason Nolan, Assistant Professor, School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University
Jason Nolan teaches classes on science, technology, and critical thinking. He is a member of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Human Factors Research and a research associate with the Centre for Modern Literature and Culture, both at Ryerson University; a faculty member in the Communications and Culture graduate program, a joint effort between York University and Ryerson University; and a Fellow of the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto. He completed his BA and MA in English at York University, his BEd at the University of Toronto, and his PhD in critical pedagogy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.