Schedule

Just ID Networking Event Schedule.

Friday, May 13, 2011 in the Lillooet Room at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

The goal of this half-day event is to bring together individuals who are working as instructional designers within a variety of fields/educational sector groups (e.g., K-12, public sector, private, post-secondary) for the purposes of:

• sharing ideas/challenges/best practices in instructional design
• networking purposes
• accessing (or delivering) future professional development opportunities on instructional design

Dr. Tony Bates, a renowned expert in the field of educational technology and e-learning, will be part of this event and he will lead a wrap-summary discussion.

Themes

• Emerging trends/changes in the field of Instructional Design
• Impact of the recent changes/trends in Instructional Design (both in definition and in practice)

Five different topics will be covered in the round table discussions. The five topics are:

1. Innovation/creativity and instructional design
2. Social media, Web 2.0 and instructional design (this can include/cover designing for engagement)
3. Mobile learning and instructional design
4. Future of instructional design (this can include/cover instructional design for open learning and place-based learning and instructional design)
5. Designing for learning environments that aren’t courses (communities of practice, personal learning environments)

Event Schedule

• 12:00–12:45 pm — Registration / Lunch
• 12:45–1:00 pm — Official Opening
• 1:00–2:00 pm — 3 Round Table Discussions (20 minutes each)
• 2:00–2:20 pm – Break (Networking Opportunities)
• 2:20–3:00 pm — 2 Round Table Discussions (20 minutes each)
• 3:00–3:3o pm — Tony Bates’ Summaries
• 3:30–4:00 pm — Open Discussions/Closing
• 4:00 pm–Onwards — Social Networking at Mahony & Sons