Rethinking higher ed: Beyond {the buzzwords}
November 7-8, 2013 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto
Day One | Thursday, November 7, 2013
Welcome Address | His Excellency
the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada
Breakfast Keynote |How technology is igniting educational transformation
John Baker, Desire2Learn
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Session 1A | Barrier busters: Forging pathways
Institutional supports and partnerships that remove obstacles to and through PSE
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Session 2A | Creative Data: Connecting the dots
Creative ways to use data to support student outcomes
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Lunch Keynote | David Helfand, Quest University Canada
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Session 3A | Nature or nurture: Can you teach entrepreneurship?
Perspectives on whether entrepreneurship is a mindset, a skillset, or something in between
Session 4A | Would you like a MOOC with that?The explosion of MOOCs and what it really means for students and teachers
Day Two | Friday, November 8, 2013
Morning Plenary | Not your grandparents’ funding formula
Rejigging the incentive structure to get what [we] want
Lunch Keynote | Ascension of Asia Pacific Higher Education: Challenges or Opportunities for Canada?
Da Hsuan Feng, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
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Session 6A | Entrepreneurs: Gotta be startin’ somethin’
Initiatives that open doors for students to PSE and beyond
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Closing Plenary | Media lens: Illuminating or perpetrating
Are education issues exacerbated or enlightened by the media?
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