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Day 1

Timeslot UNCONFERENCE
7:00 - 8:45 Registration & Coffee
8:45 - 9:00 Opening Remarks (Theatre C300)
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote - OER in Africa: A Sea Change?

Catherine Ngugi
Project Director, Open Educational Resources Africa
(Theatre C300)

10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00 Open Education Stakeholders - Competitive Advantages
Curt Madison, University of Alaska System
(Rm. C180)
Having “Open” Discussions with Your System and Legislature
Cable Green, WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
(Rm. C150)
Supporting the Global Open Education Community: OpenEd
Ahrash Bissell, Jane Park, & Alex Kozak, Creative Commons - ccLearn
(Rm. C100)
Rm. C130
Dispelling Myths About Open Textbooks
Barbara Illowsky, De Anza College
Jacky Hood, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
(Rm. C150)
An Approach to the Problems of Personalisation and Context Dependency in Open Educational Resources
Derek Chirnside, University of Canterbury, Christchurch
(Rm. C100)
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:00 Can International Copyright Exceptions and Limitations Support A Global Learning Commons?
Lila Bailey, ccLearn, Creative Commons
(Rm. C180)
OpenEd StartUp - The Capilano Experience
John Wilson, Capilano University
(Rm. C150)
We Are Not Your [insert expletive] Resource: Sustainable Use of Established Communities in Open Education
Dave Cormier, Edactive Technologies, University of Prince Edward Island
(Rm. C100)
Rm. C130
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for OpenCourseWare: A Preview
Lindsey Weeramuni, MIT OpenCourseWare
(Rm. C180)
The Open Educational Resource Project at Royal Roads University
Mary Burgess, Royal Roads University
(Rm. C150)
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch

A Conversation on Policy: Access, Quality, and Credentialing
George Siemens & Rory McGreal
(Rm. C130) Sign-Up Required / Attendance Limited

1:30 - 2:15 Amazing Stories of Openness
Alan Levine, The New Media Consortium
(Rm. C180)
Peer 2 Peer Recognition and Accreditation
J. Philipp Schmidt, University of the Western Cape, Peer 2 Peer University
Christine Geith, MSUglobal, Michigan State University
Stian Håklev, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
(Rm. C150)
Open Models and Open Teaching in the Bricks and Mortar Institution
Tannis Morgan, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Stephen Carey, University of British Columbia
(Rm. C100)
unconference
OERca - How I learned to stop worrying and create OER Ali Asad Lotia, Pieter Kleymeer, Garin Fons - Open.Michigan, University of Michigan.(Rm. C130)
P2P University: Beginning the Journey
Joel Thierstein, Connexions
Philipp Schmidt, University of the Western Cape, P2PU
Stian Håklev, University of Toronto
Delia Browne
Neeru Paharia
(Rm. C150)
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:15 The Design of Openness
Jim Groom & Shannon Hauser, University of Mary Washington
(Rm. C180)
Free: Why Authors and Publishers are Giving Away Books
John Hilton III, Brigham Young University
(Rm. C150)
Content, Content Everywhere? What Video? Where?: Improving the Discoverability of OER Video and Audio Lectures
Brandon Muramatsu, MIT
(Rm. C100)
unconference
Open Source Accessibility Roadmap Jutta Treviranus - Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, UofT and UNESCO (Rm. C130)
Living the Dream: Best Practices in OER Publication
Joel Thierstein, Connexions
(Rm. C150)
Opencast Project and Community
Mara Hancock, University of California, Berkeley
(Rm. C100)
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:15 Open Textbook Panel
Murugan Pal, CK12 Foundation
Eric Frank, Flat World Knowledge
Cable Green, WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Barbara Illowsky, De Anza College
Steve Acker, Ohio State University
(Rm. C180)
Open Educational Resources: Challenges and Perspectives - A Project Supported by the Open Society Institute
Carolina Rossini, OER-Brazil & Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
(Rm. C150)
Connecting Online Learning Through Identity
King Chung Huang, University of Calgary
(Rm. C100)
unconference
Open Source Accessibility Roadmap (cont.) Jutta Treviranus - Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, UofT and UNESCO (Rm. C130)
Openness and Identity
D’Arcy Norman, University of Calgary
(Rm. C100)
6:00 P.M. BBQ in Stanley Park

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Day 2

Timeslot UNCONFERENCE
7:00 - 8:45 Registration & Coffee
8:45 - 9:00 Opening Remarks (Theatre C300)
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote - WFMU: Dragging Radio Into the Present

Ken Freedman
Station Manager and Program Director
WFMU
(Theatre C300)

10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00 Bridging the Gap between the PLE & the LMS
Jon Mott, Brigham Young University
(Rm. C180)
Outcomes-Based Open Learning Tools at the University of Michigan Medical School
Ted Hanss, University of Michigan Medical School Charles Severance, University of Michigan School of Information
Michael Bleed, University of Michigan Dental School
(Rm. C150)
Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Openness on Paying Enrollments in Distance Education Courses and Implications for Sustainability
David Wiley & Justin Johansen, Brigham Young University
(Rm. C100)
Rm. C130
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:00 Models for Free and Open Education
Leigh Blackall, Otago Polytechnic New Zealand Aoteoroa
(Rm. C180)
An Introduction to OER Recommender
Seth Gurell & David Wiley, Brigham Young University
Brett Shelton, Utah State University
(Rm. C150)

Chinese OpenCourseWare - a Case Study of a Large State-Sponsored Program
Stian Håklev, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
(Rm. C100)

Rm. C130
Open Resources That Find You
Mark Luetzelschwab, Agilix Labs, Inc.
(Rm. C150)

UK’s Perspective on OER: Developing a Professionally Organised Content Infrastructure Towards Innovation in Higher Education
Sheila MacNeill & Li Yuan, Joint Information System Committee Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards (JCIS CETIS)
(Rm. C100) SESSION CANCELLED

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:15 National Policies to foster Open Educational Resources
Carolina Rossin, Berkman Center for Information and Society
(Rm. C180)
mLearning: Active Collaborative Design Patterns for Mobile Open Education
Wendy Foster, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology
(Rm. C150)
A Modest Proposal for Utterly Transforming Higher Education Pedagogy and Intellectual Property Generation on the Way to Achieving Sustainable OER – And Why Your Campus Might Want to Try It
Christopher J. Mackie, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
(Rm. C100)
unconference
ccLearn + Open.Michigan Survey Lila Bailey, Ahrash Bissell, Garin Fons - ccLearn (Rm. C130)
The Group as First User, Designing Social Software for Effective Group Interactions
Kyle Mathews, Brigham Young University
(Rm. C150)
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:15 No Digital Facelifts: Thinking the Unthinkable About Open Educational Experiences
Gardner Campbell, Baylor University
Jim Groom, University of Mary Washington
(Rm. C180)
Small Steps Across the Chasm: Ideas for Embedding a Culture of Open Education in the University Sector
Lisa Harris, Lorraine Warren, Jean Leah, & Melanie Ashleigh, University of Southampton, UK
(Rm. C150)
Publicly Funded OER - a Local OER Model
Paul Stacey, BCcampus
(Rm. C100)
unconference
Open Education Project Support Fund Chris Clarke - Talis Group Limited (Rm. C130)
Aspiring Teachers’ Attitudes Towards an Open Education Model of Teacher Preparation
Jupian J. Leung, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
(Rm. C150)
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:15 Free Land!
Grant Potter, University of Northern British Columbia
(Rm. C180)
Cognitive Flexibility Theory (CFT) 3.0: How Open Everything Makes Open Minds
Rand Spiro, Michigan State University
(Rm. C150)
Vital Signs: Lessons from Building a Statewide Science Learning Environment
Sarah Kirn, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
(Rm. C100)
unconference
Introducing Health Sciences Online virtual learning center Erica Frank - Health Sciences Online (Rm. C130)
Thinkubator: Wiki as CMS/LMS
John W Maxwell, Simon Fraser University
(Rm. C180)

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Day 3

Timeslot UNCONFERENCE
7:00 - 8:45 Registration & Coffee
8:45 - 9:00 Opening Remarks (Theatre C300)
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote - Fred Mulder, ‘The Dutch Case with OER: an Emerging National Strategy
Rector
Open Universiteit Nederland
(Theatre C300)
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00

Creating OE for Art, Design, Media & Performance Students
Alex di Savoia, University College Falmouth
(Rm. C180)

Sustainability Happens
Tom Caswell, OpenCourseWare (OCW) Consortium
(Rm. C150)

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Heritage of Open Education
Norm Friesen, Thompson Rivers University
(Rm. C100)
unconference
Learning through Interactive Voice Educational System (LIVES) Son Vuong, K. Balasubramanian (Bala) - University of British Columbia, Commonwealth of Learning (Rm. C130)

Piggy-backing Your Way to OER Growth in Higher Education
Sunnie Kim, Michigan State University
(Rm. C180)

Integrating an OpenCourseWare and Institutional Repository
Heather Leary & Brett Shelton, Utah State University
(Rm. C150)

11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:00

Siyavula: Supporting Teacher Communities For Curriculum-Aligned OER in South Africa
Cynthia Jimes, Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education
Kathi Fletcher & Joel Thierstein, Connexions
(Rm. C180)

One Size Does not Fit All: Supporting Diversity through Inclusive Design
Jutta Treviranus, Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
(Rm. C150)

An Open Student Finance Platform For The Guitar Hero Generation
James Alexander Levy & Rohan Dixit, PlopNotch
(Rm. C100)

unconference
Learning through Interactive Voice Educational System (LIVES) (cont.) Son Vuong, K. Balasubramanian (Bala) - University of British Columbia, Commonwealth of Learning (Rm. C130)

Siyavula: Building Sustainable OERs Through Community Development
Mark Horner, Shuttleworth Foundation
(Rm. C180)

Leveraging the Community: Crowdsourcing from the Grassroots Level
Stevie Rocco, Penn State University
Brian Panulla, Extreme Events Lab Center for Network-Centric Cognition and Information Fusion
(Rm. C100)

12:00 - 12:15 Break
12:15 - 1:00

How Valuable is Free? Student Audiences, The Construction of Value, and The Digital Avant-Garde
Dr. Aurelea Mahood, Capilano University
(Rm. C180)

The Interactive Social Language Education (ISLE) Platform: Creating Open Gaming for Online Language Learning
Andrew Blanco, Learning Games Network
(Rm. C150)
The Open High School of Utah
David Wiley, Brigham Young University
(Rm. C100)
unconference
Learning through Interactive Voice Educational System (LIVES) (cont.) Son Vuong, K. Balasubramanian (Bala) - University of British Columbia, Commonwealth of Learning (Rm. C130)

Telling Stories in Land and Food Systems; Future Advocates and Citizen Journalists
Duncan McHugh & Andrew Riseman, UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Kathryn Gretsinger, CBC & UBC Graduate School of Journalism
Cyprien Lomas, Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology, University of Queensland
(Rm. C180)

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