Connexions Conference 2010

Rice University
Houston, Texas
February 2, 2010

http://conference.cnx.org

Conference Schedule

Connexions Conference Agenda

Monday, February 1, 2010

Duncan Hall, Martel Atrium

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium

Morning Session

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
General Session - Introduction and Welcome

Howard Hughes Provost at Rice University, Eugene H. Levy will welcome the participants.

9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
General Session - The Founders' Story

Connexions Founders Richard Baraniuk Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical Engineering and Sidney Burrus, Dean of Engineering Emeritus will reflect on the position of Connexions in the education space.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
General Session - Major Content Projects in Connexions

Connexions is involved in some major content and development projects. This session will highlight some of these major projects. The session will be keynoted by Dr. Nguyen Thi Le Huong, the Deputy Director General, Department of Higher Education, in the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MOET)
Panelists include:

Mark Horner -- Shuttleworth Foundation (South Africa)
Jan-Bart de Vreede -- Wikiwijs (Netherlands)
Kien Pham -- Vietnam Foundation (Vietnam)
Gary Martin -- National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (U.S.)
Judy Baker -- Community College Consortium for Open Education Resources (U.S.)
Fred Moody -- Rice University Press (U.S.)

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
General Session - Connexions’ Vision and New Features

In this session, Connexions Project Manager Kathi Fletcher and Connexions Executive Director Joel Thierstein will discuss the new features available in Connexions and the vision for Connexions future.

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon
First Breakout Sessions

Enterprise Rhaptos Session (session host: Kathi Fletcher)
Location: McMurtry Auditorium Duncan Hall
Multiscreen Multiplatform Distribution (mobile learning) (session host: Mohit Bhargava)
Location: 3092 Duncan Hall
Paper Sessions Presenters:
- Cynthia Jimes, ISKME, A Trajectory of OER Research: From Create and Use to Transformative Processes;
- Turadg Aleahmad, Carnegie Mellon University, Presenting Q Commons, an open question bank
Location: 1045 Duncan Hall
Paper Sessions Presenters:
- Clare Mortensen, ISKME, Early Research Supports Enhanced Teaching and Learning Through Open Textbooks;
- Judy Baker, Foothill DeAnza Community College, The Future of Open Textbooks at Connexions
- D.L. Beardon, University of New England, Pink Granite and White Oak: France and Texas have Grand Plans for Digital Education)
Location: 3076 Duncan Hall
CNX Training Session (session host: Daniel Williamson)
Location: 1044 Duncan Hall

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

Afternoon Session

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
General Session - Authors' Panel

In this panel, a variety of authors will present their activities in Connexions.

Jan Odegard, Rice University
Chuck Severance, University of Michigan
Ken Busbee, Houston Community College
Andrew Barron, Rice University

2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
General Session - Connexions Consortium

The Connexions Consortium is in its first year. It has elected a board of university executives, corporate leaders, and community college professors. This session will cover the activities of the Consortium and its plan for the months to come.

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Connexions Downstream Panel

This panel will feature a sampling of people who have formed businesses in and around the Connexions platform and content. Panelists include:

Will DeLamater -- eReadia
Doug Atkinson -- enTourage
Daniel Williamson -- UniqU
Jeff Kahn -- SoftChalk
Dr. John Risley -- WebAssign
Ahmed Abdulwahab -- Inetoo
Kathi Prancan -- Soomo Publishing

3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Break

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Second Breakout Sessions

OER Content Development (session host: Phyllis Hillwig)
Location: McMurtry Auditorium Duncan Hall
Internationalization (session host: Kathi Fletcher)
Location: 1049 Duncan Hall
Branding in Connexions (session host: Ed Woodward)
Location: 3076 Duncan Hall
Connexions Training Session (session host: Daniel Williamson)
Location: 1044 Duncan Hall

4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Break

5:00 - 5:15 p.m.
General Session - Closing Remarks

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Trip to NASA