Desire2Learn 2006 Users Conference Schedule

We are pleased to present the schedule for the 2006 Desire2Learn Users Conference.

Sunday July 30th
5:30 – 6:30 pm	Welcome Reception (Rozanski Hall Concourse) Registration
6:30 – 7:30 pm	Cracker Barrel Sessions (Rozanski Hall Concourse)
Monday July 31st
7:00 am	Registration (Rozanski Hall Concourse) Walk-in Registrations Continental Breakfast Begins
8:30 - 8:50 am	Opening and Welcome - John Baker, Virginia Gray (Rozanski Hall 101)
8:50 - 9:50 am	Keynote Address - Marc Prensky: "Engage Me or Enrage Me" (Rozanski Hall 101)
9:50 - 10:10 am	Break
10:10 - 11:00 am	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Administration	Thisbe's Kingdom: A community for readers and writers	Shula Klinger
	Administration	And the kitchen sink: integrating and extending the Desire2Learn platform with web services - Cancelled	Jack Pinette
	Supporting/Training	Planning is the Key!	Melanie Jackson Lyn Latham
	Supporting/Training	Quality Online Teacher Preparation	Kelly Pierce Sandy Richards
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Striving for pedagogical integrity in the online classroom	Mike Harttrup Jaellayna Palmer
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Active Learning Practices in the Enhanced Classroom	Timothy Kaar
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Advanced Quizzing in D2L	Shirley Hensch Patricia Fellows
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Virtual Tour of D2L High School Courses	Barb Brown Gerry Fijal
	Technology	Creating Learning Objects Using SCATE® Ignite™	Denis Gravelle Courtney McGee
	Technology	Creating Dynamic Course Web Pages	David Miller
11:00 - 11:20 am	Break
11:20 am - 12:10 pm	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Hands on Workshop	How to reduce the possibility of cheating using D2L: over 20 million possible answers - FULL	David Patterson
	Administration	Demystifying SIS Integration	Wayne Elliott Wendy Savoth
	Administration	In case of an emergency click on D2L	Marsha Beal
	Supporting/Training	"Doing" vs. "Training", Creating Basic Course Components for Faculty	Katie McDonald
	Supporting/Training	A Distributed Model for Faculty Training and support	Anita Tom Michelle Davis
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Blended Learning in a Large School District	Scott Fehr Karen Pegler
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Creating Active Team-based Learning in D2L	Vicki Luoma Milton H. Luoma Jr
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Creating an Arts Management Online Course through collaboration using D2L	Ellen Rosewall Lorna Wong
	Technology	Creative uses of Navigation Bars	David Delgado
12:10 - 12:20 pm	Break
12:20 - 1:20 pm	Lunch & Birds of a Feather Roundtables (Rozanski Hall)
1:20 - 1:30 pm	Break
1:30 – 2:20 pm	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Hands on Workshop	Quizzing made easy - FULL	Melanie Jackson Lyn Latham
	Administration	How do you fly this thing? Strategic Planning for High-Level Learning Platform Performance and Organizational Structure	Kyle Mackie Cory Gaber
	Supporting/Training	The Challenge Of The 'All Purpose' D2L Support Resource: Strategies for changing faculty perceptions and evolving relationships	Calvin Williams Deborah Cotler
	Supporting/Training	Balancing Customer Service with Tough Love on a Help Desk	Shirley Errico David Rodriguez
	Supporting/Training	A Ship on the Rapids: Responsive Faculty Training	Rebecca Andre
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Implementing e-Ffective e-Communities	Stacy Weber Paula Sandridge
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	DNDLearn – How we support Exercise and Simulation using the D2L Platform	Bill Railer LCdr Daigeneault
	Technology	Integrating a Virtual Chemistry Lab in Distance Learning Using Late-Nite-Labs Lab Simulation	Lynn Long Denis Gravelle Courtney McGee
2:20 - 2:40 pm	Break
2:40 – 3:30 pm	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Hands on Workshop	Hands-on Graphics Training Online - FULL	Ken Nentwig
	Administration	Integrating a Student Information System with Desire2Learn	Lisa Sombach Barb Brown
	Supporting/Training	Enabling your Helpdesk to support D2L	Dan Semi Mary-Alice Muraski
	Supporting/Training	Low Stakes Faculty Recognition	Damon Betlow
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Give Your Students a StudyMate!	Wayne Elliott
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Guidelines and Procedures for e-Communities	Judy Campf Ryan Imbriale
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Get Organized! Effectively Structuring Your Course in D2L	Renee Pfeifer-Luckett Cristy Jefson Cara Sidman Lorna Wong
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Interactivity in online environments	Melissa Leaist Joanne Short
	Technology	Multimedia Behavior in D2L	Nick Dvoracek AnnMarie Johnson
	Technology	Integrating Library Resources into Desire2Learn Courses	Susan Mee Jonathan Jiras Denise Kreiger Wendy Savoth
3:30 - 3:50 pm	Break
3:50 - 5:00 pm	Desire2Excel Awards (Rozanski Hall 104)
5:30 - 8:30 pm	Casino Night and BBQ (Johnston Green)
Tuesday August 1st
7:00 - 8:15 am	Registration Healthy Fit Breakfast (Rozanski Hall Concourse)
8:15 - 9:10 am	Panel Discussions
	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Administration	Desire2Learn Accessibility Panel	Ken Petri Rebecca Andre Ken Chapman Mark Felix Alan Foley
	Administration	Finding your route Through Course Mapping (Panel)	AnnMarie Johnson Dan Semi Nick Terrible Jeff Bohrer
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Strategies for teaching languages using D2L	Jayne Butler Janet Flewelling Kristy Foss Dana Paramskas
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Strategies for teaching sciences using D2L	Bob Balahura Mike Harttrup Sheri Hincks
9:10 - 9:30 am	Break
9:30 - 10:20 am	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Hands on Workshop	Gradebooks online - FULL	Adam Martin David Rodriguez
	Administration	Leveraging the Manage Roles and Security Panel: Prioritizing Student Learning over D2L administration	Mark Felix Bruce Cameron
	Supporting/Training	New Employees are special people	Melanie Jackson Shirley Errico
	Supporting/Training	Orienting online students: Life with D2L	Karen Cozart
	Supporting/Training	Troubleshooting End-to-End: From the browser, and back again	Mike Condon Jeff Geurts
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	elearning on a small scale; making it work	Betty Dondertman
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	The Co-operative Learning Object Exchange (CLOE)	Denise Stockley
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Managing your time while teaching online. How do YOU do it?	Nicole Marcisz
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Moving Library Learning Objects into the D2L Environment	Karen Diaz Nancy O'Hanlon
	Technology	Online Histology Lab (Linking To and Using Learning Objects)	Cindy Mersereau
	Technology	Developing "Captivate" Online Tutorials for Just-in-Time Learning	Wendy Savoth Denise Kreiger
10:20 - 10:40 am	Break
10:40 - 11:30 am	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Hands on Workshop	Create Captivating Online Training! - FULL	Cindy Gray
	Administration	Pandemonium: Tracking Change in Desire2Learn	Kelvin Trefz Mark Herriott
	Supporting/Training	Design a Learner-Centered Online Orientation Module	Robert (Bob) Cole Judy Campf
	Supporting/Training	Providing Editable Prototypes for New Users Across Tools	Mary-Alice Muraski Dan Semi
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Online Tutorials and Assessments. Why did I open this can of worms?	Vivian Mozol
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Process and product through D2L in the largest multi-section language program in the US	Kathleen Houchens Janice Macian
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Socials II Reloaded: Editing and reshaping shared content	Shula Klinger
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Spice it Up!	Sherri Post
	Technology	The Online Learning in Rural Communities Project	Dianne Harrison Denis Gravelle
	Technology	Bring Your Courses to Life with Adobe Flash Video and Custom Branding	Mark Melnik Cindy Schwab Jake Warkentin
11:30 - 11:45 am	Travel to Keynote Lunch
11:45 am - 1:00 pm	Keynote Lunch - Dr. J.P. Pawliw-Fry: "Equip Yourself - Emotional Intelligence for Personal Leadership" (Creelman Dining Hall)
1:00 - 1:10 pm	Break
1:10 – 2:00 pm	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Hands on Workshop	Maximizing online self-assessments: Functionality of the D2L quiz tool - FULL	Mike Harttrup Dwayne Carnochan
	Supporting/Training	Effective School Communication through the D2L Platform	Michael Richards
	Supporting/Training	Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due	Jessica Franson Jeri Weiser
	Supporting/Training	The Top 5 Student Services through Desire2Learn	Firasat Khan Charles Kroger
	Administration	Structure and Trust: Distributed Administration and Organizational Architecture	Aprille Clarke
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Taliesin	Steve Baker
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Leading our K-12 online schools – What is an Online Principal?	Walter Savill
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	This Takes Way Too Long!: Strategies to Speed Up Your Online Course Design and Development Cycles	Rick Nigol
	Technology	Unleashing the Power of Custom Widgets	Damon Betlow
	Technology	Uploading Quizzes to the Question Library using Respondus	Arlin Epperson
2:00 - 2:20 pm	Break
2:20 – 3:10 pm	Track:	Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Hands on Workshop	Discussion boards increase student participation and learning - FULL	Lyn Latham Melanie Jackson
	Administration	Large Scale Course Conversion: Planning, Packing, and Moving Without Breaking the Dishes	Bryce Bate Aaron Roberts Nick Terrible
	Administration	Widgets Wobble But Don't Fall Down	Dennis Kronebusch Missy Hagen
	Supporting/Training	Creating and Implementing "How To" tutorials	David Rodriguez Adam Martin
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Understanding and promoting class participation in an online environment	Carolyn Ottman
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Using Learning Objects in D2L	Cristy Jefson Garry Bohm Cara Sidman
	Teaching with Desire2Learn	Using Streaming Media Presentations in Desire2Learn	Jane Bergland Barbara Hoppe
	Technology	Using D2L To Communicate With Your Online Faculty	Courtney McGee Denis Gravelle
	Technology	Using D2L to Increase Course Offering to High Schools	Allain Bourgoin
	Technology	Using RSS Feeds in D2L to provide rich and dynamic course content	Lorna Wong David Delgado
3:10 - 3:15 pm	Travel to Introducing Desire2Learn's 8.1 Product Suite
3:15 – 4:30 pm	Introducing Desire2Learn's 8.1 Product Suite (Rozanski Hall 101)
5:00 - 11:00 pm	Bus Tours or Free Night
Wednesday August 2nd
7:00 - 8:00 am	Keynote Breakfast - Canadian Breakfast Buffet (Creelman Dining Hall)
8:00 - 9:00 am	Keynote Address - Dr. Tom Carey: "From Database to Teaching Commons - Directions for the Next Generation of Learning Object Repositories" (Creelman Dining Hall)
9:00 - 9:20 am	Break
9:20 - 10:10 am	Department:	Desire2Learn Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Content Services	Navigation Bars Uncovered	Heather Baker Jeff Davis
	Content Services	Expanding Your Desire2Learn Portal Horizons	Jeff Fish
	Support Services	Improving Support	Shawn Vance Charlene Douglas
	Product Development	Life of a feature request	Kenneth Chapman
	Product Development	LOR++: An Enhanced Repository for the 8.1 Generation	Dave Clegg
	Product Development	Competencies	Matt Fisher
	Product Development	LiveRoom - Presentation	John Price
	Quality Assurance	What is new with our QA Department?	Suren Rao
	Implementation Services	Turning the Desire2Learn Learning Management System into Your Learning Management System: How far can you go?	Mike Kaastra
	Support Services	Investigating Site Issues – Share Tips and Tricks	Dan Ganesh
	Support Services	Investigating End User Issues	Jeff Geurts
	Training	8.1 Highlights	Cara Scott
	Training	LiveRoom (Hands-on Session) - FULL	Pierre Clavet
	Training	Learn about the LOR (Hands-on session) - FULL	Anita Hooper
	Training	Setting up Your Desire2Learn Course (Hands-on Session)	Jeannette Brewer
10:10 - 10:30 am	Break
10:30 - 11:20 am	Department:	Desire2Learn Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Content Services	Navigation Bars Uncovered	Heather Baker Jeff Davis
	Content Services	Expanding Your Desire2Learn Portal Horizons	Jeff Fish
	Support Services	Improving Support	Shawn Vance Charlene Douglas
	Product Development	Life of a feature request	Kenneth Chapman
	Product Development	LOR++: An Enhanced Repository for the 8.1 Generation	Dave Clegg
	Product Development	Competencies	Matt Fisher
	Product Development	LiveRoom - Presentation	John Price
	Quality Assurance	What is new with our QA Department?	Suren Rao
	Implementation Services	Turning the Desire2Learn Learning Management System into Your Learning Management System: How far can you go?	Mike Kaastra
	Support Services	Investigating Site Issues – Share Tips and Tricks	Dan Ganesh
	Support Services	Investigating End User Issues	Jeff Geurts
	Training	8.1 Highlights	Cara Scott
	Training	LiveRoom (Hands-on Session) - FULL	Pierre Clavet
	Training	Learn about the LOR (Hands-on session) - FULL	Anita Hooper
	Training	Setting up Your Desire2Learn Course (Hands-on Session)	Jeannette Brewer
11:20 - 11:30 am	Break
11:30 am - 12:20 am	Department:	Desire2Learn Session Title:	Presenter(s):
	Content Services	Navigation Bars Uncovered	Heather Baker Jeff Davis
	Content Services	Expanding Your Desire2Learn Portal Horizons	Jeff Fish
	Support Services	Improving Support	Shawn Vance Charlene Douglas
	Product Development	Life of a feature request	Kenneth Chapman
	Product Development	LOR++: An Enhanced Repository for the 8.1 Generation	Dave Clegg
	Product Development	Competencies	Matt Fisher
	Product Development	LiveRoom - Presentation	John Price
	Quality Assurance	What is new with our QA Department?	Suren Rao
	Implementation Services	Turning the Desire2Learn Learning Management System into Your Learning Management System: How far can you go?	Mike Kaastra
	Support Services	Investigating Site Issues – Share Tips and Tricks	Dan Ganesh
	Support Services	Investigating End User Issues	Jeff Geurts
	Training	8.1 Highlights	Cara Scott
	Training	LiveRoom (Hands-on Session) - FULL	Pierre Clavet
	Training	Learn about the LOR (Hands-on session) - FULL	Anita Hooper
	Training	Setting up Your Desire2Learn Course (Hands-on Session)	Jeannette Brewer
12:20 - 12:30 pm	Travel to Closing
12:30 - 12:45 pm	Closing - John Baker, Virginia Gray (Rozanski Hall 101)
12:45 - 1:30 pm	Lunch (Rozanski Hall Concourse)

We reserve the right to substitute speakers, make scheduling adjustments or cancel sessions if necessary.

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