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Vendor Showcase Sessions
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July 25, 2012 - 1:30pmKim Coon (Comcourse, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 6021
Higher education is experience shrinking budgets, diminished endowments and competition, compelling schools to offer their programs online. Executing this strategy with traditional talent and resources doesn't work. We will explore the "do's and don'ts" of choosing and developing smart partnerships to efficiently create quality online programs with a limited budget.
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July 25, 2012 - 1:30pmJeff Maynard (Biometric Signature ID, US)Mark Sarver (EduKan, US)Digital Learning Environments and CommunitiesVendor ShowcaseCasanova 603150 Minutes
Review of case study conducted between four universities showing the jump to new technology dramatically lowering operating costs and increasing compliance for student ID verification.
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July 25, 2012 - 2:30pmSusan Huggins (KNEXT, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 602250 Minutes
KNEXT provides education software and solutions to help institutions quickly and easily implement a prior learning assessment program. Our turn-key solution includes a self-paced, online course and portfolio. Using our fully integrated approach, KNEXT helps institutions recruit engaged adult learners and increase both persistence and graduation rates through prior learning development and assessment.
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July 25, 2012 - 2:30pmMike Kisow (Instructure, Inc., US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 603250 Minutes
Join Mike Kisow as he shares his experience of being a technology innovator and early adopter of Instructure Canvas. He'll share with you how he removed the Clouds to find the Awesome. Mike will share with you the real world challenges of evaluating, migrating and training others on new technology.
Following this session, you'll have a checklist for evaluating new technology, tips to ease your migration and helpful hints on training others for greater adoption.
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July 26, 2012 - 10:10amDavid Lindrum (Soomo Publishing, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 602350 Minutes
Teaching and learning at distance is different. And most students who enroll in distance learning are in school for different reasons, and studying from different contexts, than traditional students. Soomo provides resources optimized for distance. Our courses are more interactive, effective and efficient than a paper textbook can be. And we have the analytics to prove it.
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July 26, 2012 - 10:10amWanda Harden (INTELECOM, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 603350 Minutes
Enhance teaching and learning with curriculum-aligned academic video...streamed on demand. The INTELECOM Online Resources Network® will provide your campus with a fully-hosted and searchable video clip database designed to meet the growing demand for rich media in support of online, hybrid and face-to-face instruction.
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July 26, 2012 - 11:10amDeirdre Cohen (Toolwire, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 60250 Minutes
Attendees will be the first to preview a ground-breaking series of engaging Nursing simulations for Higher Education developed through a collaboration between Toolwire, a leading provider of experiential learning solutions, and Jones & Bartlett Learning, a leading provider of authoritative content.
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July 26, 2012 - 11:10amLynn M. Dahnke (Coast Learning Systems/Coastline College, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 603450 Minutes
Interact with our course content and see how easy it is to adopt, customize, and teach. (pssstttt…Faculty, you don’t have to customize these courses!)
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July 26, 2012 - 1:30pmDon Kassner (ProctorU, US)Jarrod Morgan (ProctorU, US)Faculty and Student DevelopmentVendor ShowcaseCasanova 602550 Minutes
This session explores the implications of passing student information through cloud servers in regard to staying in compliance with FERPA.
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July 26, 2012 - 1:30pmHarris Goodman (Late Nite Labs, US)Ovi Jacob (Late Nite Labs, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 603550 Minutes
Teachers across the world are going beyond the classic science curriculum by using educational technology to engage students and enrich the learning environment. With safe and inexpensive online tools, students can harness the power of technology. This session will explore how a teacher can institute practical methods of online and mobile learning, in curriculum and as an enrichment vehicle.
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July 26, 2012 - 2:30pmBenjamin F. Quillian (California State University, US)Ashley Skylar (California State University, Cal State Online, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 602650 Minutes
Have you heard? Cal State Online is underway to provide fully online programs utilizing a centralized, world-class support structure using innovative technologies for the California State University System! It seeks to deliver increased access to online CSU programs for students who need an alternative pathway to graduation launching Spring2013.
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July 26, 2012 - 3:30pmLaurie Burruss (lynda.com, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 602750 Minutes
With a decade plus of online video, teaching and learning resources using rich media reside everywhere. They are becoming fully integrated in the learning space and a matter of choice for the student. Learn how online video changes and enhances the way we learn.
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July 26, 2012 - 3:30pmAmanda Volz (VoiceThread, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 603750 Minutes
In this session, the audience will see a quick demo of VoiceThread, learn how VoiceThread is used by a million Higher Education faculty and students in both online and face-to-face course settings, and review basic questions about licensing and LMS/SIS integration options.
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July 27, 2012 - 9:40amMarsha Orr (California State University-Fullerton and Sonic Foundry, US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 602850 Minutes
In an era of budget reductions and cost-cutting, cost and efficiency are primary considerations for institutions of higher learning. And yet, the California State University, Fullerton School of Nursing has been able to continue to provide high quality support services to students while reducing the time required for these functions. The School of Nursing uses video streaming and lecture capture not only for course instruction and distance education, but also for a slew of other campus functions: to develop and capture recruitment sessions for new student cohorts, to advise currently enrolled students, for student and faculty orientation, faculty interviews, guest speakers, and to record brief, targeted modules to orient distance and campus students to the technology used in the program…and the list goes on. Join Marsha Orr as she reveals the secret to their multi-faceted success.
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July 27, 2012 - 11:10amMike Kisow (Instructure, Inc., US)Vendor ShowcaseCasanova 602950 Minutes
Join Mike Kisow as he shares his experience of being a technology innovator and early adopter of Instructure Canvas. He'll share with you how he removed the Clouds to find the Awesome. Mike will share with you the real world challenges of evaluating, migrating and training others on new technology.
Following this session, you'll have a checklist for evaluating new technology, tips to ease your migration and helpful hints on training others for greater adoption.
*This is a repeat of Mike's session from Concurrent Session 2 on Wednesday. Please join us again if you missed Wednesday's session or just enjoyed it so much that you want to hear it again!
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