Monday,
June 30
7:30-8:30 am Onsite Registration,
(Ad building lobby)
7:30-8:00 am Breakfast, (Cafeteria)
8:30-10:00
am General Session in Chapel
Welcome
Worship, Reo Ganson, CaUC President
AVLN Update &
Futuring, Shirley Freed, AVLN Coordinator
10:00-10:30 am Networking
and Ergonomic Break
10:30-12:00
pm Concurrent Sessions
Finding and Keeping Track
of Online Resources
K-12 Technology Integration
(21st Century Lab)
Shelley Bacon and Janine Lim
Learn about Internet
search strategies, explore great sites for finding lesson plans, and save your
new found treasure sites using a neat tool called BackFlip!
Begin with the End: Course
Showcase
College & University Faculty
(Chapel)
AVLN Board Members & Attendees
Attend this showcase
of online courses by AVLN board members and other attendees. If you have a course
to show, bring the URL and password to share.
12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH (cafeteria
closes at 12:30) Cafeteria
12:30-1:30 pm Onsite Registration
1:00-3:00
pm Concurrent Sessions
What
is Technology Integration? An Experience with Tools
K-12 Technology Integration
(21st Century Lab)
Janine Lim
Come experience
a lesson modeling how to integrate PowerPoint, the Internet, and Inspiration
(a brainstorming tool) in a unique lesson. This session we will play the role
of students; and then debrief and explore how to create similar activities
for your classroom.
Role of Interaction, Dialogue,
and Feedback
General
(PAA Lab)
Shirley Freed, Shelley Bacon, David Jeffrey, and Audley Chambers
This interactive experience includes discussion boards, chat rooms, class emails,
and the rationale for multiple online interactions. Other tools for virtual
learning will be shared.
Creating Learning Communities
in Online Classrooms
Jigsaw on Online
Interactions
Metaphors and
Reflective Dialogue Online
Digital Video in the
Classroom Part I
General
(Ad Building Lab)
Donn Leiske
Hands-on training using digital video cameras, importing tape to the computer,
editing, adding sound and special effects. Ideas will be shared of ways to
integrate video technology into classroom curriculum, including student Quicktime
video projects, student film festivals, and newscasts. Although there will
be some available to share, participants are encouraged to bring any digital
video camcorders, blank tapes, and video capable computers they have available.
Participants will leave with a CD-ROM of classroom samples and ideas.
3:00-3:30 pm Networking and
Ergonomic Break
3:30-5:00
pm Concurrent Sessions
Classroom
Projects with PowerPoint
K-12 Technology Integration
(21st Century Lab)
Janine Lim
Come learn to create
PowerPoint projects for your students to use, and how to structure projects
for your students to create PowerPoint presentations as well.
Setting Up Your Online
Course Environment Part I
College & University Faculty
(Ad Building Lab)
Shirley Freed
This session provides
an overview of several philosophical perspectives as well as 5-10 specific ways
to organize online classes. It will give you an opportunity to explore various
ways that learning activities transfer into the online classroom. You will consider
the content, processes, and timing in your face to face class and decide how
those will be altered in the online space. Make sure to bring a syllabus.
Web
Resources
Web Enhancing Your Face
to Face Class
College & University Faculty
(PAA Lab)
Bob Paulson
Take the first step in going online! Learn how to enhance your face to face
class with multiple online learning activities.
6:30-9:00
Banquet: "The heART of Networking"
General
(Cafeteria)
Laural Manegre
It's all about connecting
people, knowledge and resources in order to make a positive impact on our life
and the lives of others - it's "The heART of Networking". Recognizing
that we all have gifts and talents that can be shared to produce positive results
- no matter what our circumstances. Networking is not about manipulation, being
greedy or needy. It is about giving to others without expectation and recognizing
that every person has gifts or talents that can be shared. It is about growing
and developing as a person and learning how to attract the people, resources
and information that you need to succeed in your personal and professional life.
Join Laural as she shares her inspiring experiences and lots of valuable networking
tools and techniques. Yippee!
Tuesday
July 1: Canada Day!
8:30-10:00
am General Session in Chapel
Cyber Faith Integration, Don Roy, Marilyn Eggers JAE
K-12 Update (HSI, NAD, AE21, etc.)
Shelley Bacon, Marilyn Eggers, Joseph Gurubatham, Colin Hill, Melvin Northrup
10:00-10:30 am Networking
and Ergonomic Break
10:30-12:00
pm Concurrent Sessions
Structuring and Guiding
Student Research Online
K-12 Technology Integration
(21st Century Lab)
Janine Lim and Shelley Bacon
Now more than ever, it is
crucial to give students guidance when they use the Internet. Learn strategies
for structuring research to keep students on task and focused. Begin to create
your own Internet activity for your students.
Assessment Online
College & University Faculty
(PAA Lab)
Bob Paulson
How does assessment change
in an online space? Do traditional tests "work" online? This session
addresses these questions and more.
12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH (cafeteria
closes at 12:30) Cafeteria
1:00-3:00
pm Concurrent Sessions
Excel Projects for 4-12 and Technology in the Early El Classroom
K-12 Technology Integration
(21st Century Lab)
Shelley Bacon and Janine Lim
This session has two
simultaneous tracks. Those interested in Excel will explore curriculum projects
using a spreadsheet, and those who teach lower elementary will explore curriculum
ideas and websites for the early el classroom.
Course Platform Bonanza
K-20 Online Learning
(PAA Lab)
This experiential session shows you the way various course platforms are organized.
You'll get to meet people who use the different platforms on a regular basis.
Learn about Blackboard, e42, EdLine, JonesKnowledge, Moodle, and WebCT.
Digital Video in the Classroom
Part II
General
(Ad Building Lab)
Donn Leiske
This session is a continuation of Monday's session.
3:00-3:30 pm Networking and
Ergonomic Break
3:30-5:00
pm Concurrent Sessions
Classroom Writing Projects
with Word and Inspiration
K-12 Technology
Integration
(21st Century Lab)
Janine Lim and Shelley Bacon
Wondering how you
can integrate technology in your writing projects other than just writing papers?
In this session, you'll learn about some unique projects you can have your students
create using a word processor and/or Inspiration, a brainstorming tool.
Setting Up Your Online
Course Environment Part II
College & University Faculty
(Ad Building Lab)
Shirley Freed
This session continues
to provide individualized help as you convert a face to face class into an online
one. You'll learn how to make web pages and discover many resources that will
enrich your course. Copyright and appropriate referencing of online and library
resources will be discussed.
Web
Resources
Making the Transition:
A Journey from Web Enhanced to Web Based
College & University Faculty
(PAA Lab)
Bob Paulson
Stories of challenges and surprises! This session is guaranteed to alter your
expectations about the transition to teaching online.
Supper
Groups
Supper on your
own
(cafeteria open 5:00-5:30 p.m.)
*K-12 Online
Learning Brainstorm
*College/University
Online Learning Brainstorm
6:30-8:00
Evening Session
Institutional
Issues: Panel
Discussion
K-20 Online
Learning
(Chapel)
Shelley Bacon, Marilyn Eggers, Colin Hill, Melvin Northrup, Dolf Oberholster
This session explores issues
an institution must resolve when moving courses into the online environment.
You'll hear from administrators who work with teachers to convert courses into
totally online courses, as well as from teachers.
Wednesday,
July 2
8:30-10:00
am General Session in Chapel
Worship: Cyber Faith Integration
Marilyn Eggers,
Facilitator; Audley Chambers, Shelley Bacon
Higher Ed Update
(ADEC)
Marilyn Eggers
10:00-10:30 am Networking
and Ergonomic Break
10:30-12:00
pm Concurrent Sessions
Internet Projects and
Filamentality: Creating Online Student Activities
K-12 Technology Integration
(21st Century Lab)
Janine Lim
Learn about many ways to
use Internet communication to share projects and learning with other classrooms
around the world. Create your own online activity for your students.
Two Teachers' Stories:
Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Learning
K-12 Online Learning
(Chapel)
Shelley Bacon, AE21
Teaching in the
Virtual Academy Environment
Chris Wohlwend, K-2 Teacher, Ohio Virtual Academy
Explore the many roles
of the virtual academy teacher. This exciting new style of teaching requires
donning many hats, including curriculum expert, technical troubleshooter,
tutor, and parent mentor. An overview of a typical day/week/month/school year
will be included.
Medical Training Online:
Teaching the Art of Medicine
How Many is Too Many in an Online Space?
College & University Faculty
(PAA Lab)
Clifford Walters
This presentation
will show how we made the online learning experience enjoyable and doable for
160+ students. Further discussion will demonstrate the initiation of an online
program, instructor learning curve, understanding organizational behavior and
its resistors as well as learning to overcome barriers to the paradigm shift
to online learning.
12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH (cafeteria
closes at 12:30) Cafeteria
1:00-3:00
pm Concurrent Sessions
Copyright
& Ethics
Creating Rubrics for Technology Projects
K-12 Technology Integration
(21st Century Lab)
Janine Lim
Explore the issues of using information and images from the Internet in student
projects. Learn the basic rules of fair use. Create a rubric for a technology
project using a nifty tool.
Administrative, Teacher,
Parent and Student Issues in Online Learning
K-12 Online
Learning
(Chapel)
Mark Thogmartin, Assistant Head of Ohio Virtual Academy
Chris Wohlwend, K-2 Teacher, Ohio Virtual Academy
Virtual academies
are the educational wave of the future. What are the issues involved in the
start up of such a school? How do administrators adapt to the new environment?
What unique challenges do they face? Come explore the successes and issues for
administrators, teachers, parents, and students in this new teaching and learning
environment.
Setting Up Your Online
Course Environment Part III
College & University Faculty
(Ad Building Lab)
Shirley Freed
Part III - This session
focuses on interactions, especially the development of discussion questions
and the types of instructor behaviors needed for higher level thinking in
the online space. Assessment issues will be addressed.
Web
Resources
3:15
Grand Finale
In this session you'll be surprised to see what others have created in three
days. Projects, online course development and learning activities will be shared.
Also, we will give the results of the Platform Bonanza and brainstorming sessions.
You won't want to miss the special song Mark Thogmartin has created just for
AVLN. Also a number of prizes for "networking" will be given. Finally,
our goodbyes are really "hellos" as we figure out how we will stay
connected.
Supper
Groups
Supper on your
own
(cafeteria open 5:00-5:30 p.m.)
*2004
AVLN Conference Planning
*Ohio Virtual Academy Stories
*Writing
brainstorm results into recommendations
