Course: Shaping Our Future: Toward a Pan Canadian E-learning Research Agenda

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Shaping our Future:
Toward a Pan-Canadian E-learning Research Agenda
- One year later: What's next for elearning research in Canada? Forum
- SOF2008 Conference Synopsis (PDF 2.1 MB) File
- Conference Archive
  
  Conference tag: SOF2008
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- Shaping Our Future - conference flyer (please distribute widely!) File
- SOF2008 Resources Page
- General Forum Discussions
- SOF2008 Announcements Forum
- Gathering Place - Drop in to introduce yourself! Forum
- Need help? Have questions or suggestions about this conference? Forum
Topic 1
Week 1: May 12 - 16
On May 12th Terry Anderson gave an overview of the value, form and function of a large scale research agenda. The week continued with asynchronous forum discussions in which delegates related their own experiences and expectations for e-learning research and the types of organization models they have experienced to support this research. On May 13th Gráinne Conole provided an international perspective on e-learning research, policy, and practice.
- Background Reading
  
  Buell, T., Anderson, T. (2006). Toward a Pan-Canadian e-learning research agenda [doc][pdf]
  
  Conole, G. (2008). International perspectives on e-learning: mapping strategy to practice [doc][pdf]
  
  Charpentier, M., Lafrance, C., Paquette, G.(2006) International e-learning strategies: Key findings relevant to the Canadian context [pdf]
  
  Rossiter, J. (2002). An e-learning vision: Towards a Pan-Canadian strategy and action plan. (CANARIE Discussion paper). Ottawa, ON: CANARIE Inc. [pdf]
- Week 1 Presentations
  All live presentations are scheduled for 9:00 am PDT, 16:00 GMT and will take place in this Elluminate Room.
  
  May 12: KEYNOTE
  
  Terry Anderson - Canada Research Chair in Distance Education
  The value, form, and function of a large scale research agenda | session archive | presentation slides | text chat transcript
  Moderator: George Siemens
  May 13
  
  Gráinne Conole - Chair, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University
  Connecting e-learning research, policy and practice - providing an international perspective | session archive | presentation slides | text chat transcript |
  Moderator: George Siemens
- Forum Discussions
- SOF2008: Week 1 Discussion Forum
- SOF2008 Tag cloud - Week 1 asynchronous discussion Page
- SOF2008 Many Eyes visualization - week 1 asynchronous discussions URL
- Collaborative Mindmeister Map - password sof2008 URL
Topic 2
Week 2: May 20 - 23
During week 2 a series of well known Canadian researchers and administrators presented and discussed issues relevant to developing, stimulating, and supporting an active research agenda. The presentations were hosted live and recorded on Elluminate.

As a follow on from the Week 1 discussions we are working together in this wiki to design a survey:
- Week 2 Presentations
  All presentations are scheduled for 9:00 am PDT, 16:00 GMT and will take place in this Elluminate Room.
  
  May 20
  
  John Biss - Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives & Knowledge Exchange, Canadian Council on Learning
  Erin Mills - Senior Researcher, Canadian Council on Learning
  E-Learning: The Promise and the Potential | session archive | presentation slides | text chat transcript|
  Moderator: Terry Anderson
  May 21
  
  Tom Carey - Rescheduled see week 3
  May 22
  
  Gilbert Paquette - Canada Research Chair in Tele-learning Cognitive Engineering
  The Case for an e-Learning Research and Innovation Strategy | session archive | presentation slides | text chat transcript |
  Moderator: Paul Stacey
  May 23
  
  George Siemens - Associate Director, Research and Development with the Learning Technologies Centre at University of Manitoba.
  Heather Kanuka - Academic Director, University Teaching Services, University of Alberta
  Modeling Collaboration: Researching Professional Development and Learner Needs from a National Perspective
  | session archive | presentation slides | text chat transcript |
  Moderator: Paul Stacey
- Forum Discussions
- SOF2008: Week 2 Discussion Forum
Topic 3

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Week 3: Begins May 26
We will kick off week 3 with a live session then delegates will contribute to a WIKI to overview components, methodologies, important research questions and next steps towards creating a pan Canadian research agenda.

Please take a moment to complete the Shaping Our Future survey:
- Shaping Our Future Survey Quiz
- Week 3 Live Sessions
  May 26
  
  Tom Carey - Professor of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo and Visiting Senior Scholar, California State University
  Practicing What We Preach - Research into E-Learning Tools for Faculty Learning and Knowledge Mobilization | session archive | presentation slides | text chat transcript |
  Moderator: Paul Stacey
  
  Week 3 kick-off planning session: SOF2008 Review and next steps
  During this session we will review our work together over the past two weeks and discuss the preparation of our outcome document for the Shaping Our Future conference. This is a VERY important session for us! | session archive (start at 60 minutes into recording) | text chat transcript |
  Moderator: Terry Anderson
  
  May 30
  
  Shaping Our Future Wrap Session
  Let's get together on the final day of this conference to review and celebrate our work together over the past 3 weeks, as well as discuss next steps. | session archive | text chat transcript |
- Forum Discussions
- SOF2008: Week 3 - Creating our action plan Forum
- Wiki
- Designing Our Survey Wiki
- Pan Canadian Research Agenda Wiki

Topic outline

General

Conference Archive

General Forum Discussions

Topic 1

Week 1: May 12 - 16

Background Reading

Week 1 Presentations

Forum Discussions

Topic 2

Week 2: May 20 - 23

Week 2 Presentations

Forum Discussions

Topic 3

Week 3: Begins May 26

Week 3 Live Sessions

Forum Discussions

Wiki