2nd ANNUAL Main Conference 18 & 19 September, 2013 Networking Drinks 18 September, 2013 Venue BLENDED Sydney, NSW

Register by LEARNING 12 July and SUMMIT save $500 How to empower the student into the future www.blended-learning.com.au Keynote Speakers Professor Mike Keppell Executive Director, Australian Digital Futures Institute (ADFI) University of Southern

Professor Kerri-Lee Krause Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Professor of Higher Education University of Western Sydney

Mark Brown Director, National Centre for Teaching and Learning and Director, the Distance Education and Learning Futures Alliance , New Zealand

Dr. Wayne Mackintosh Founding Director of the OER Foundation and the Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand

Terry Anderson Professor and researcher in the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Centre Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University

Attend Blended Learning and join the debate on: • Creating the conditions for the successful • Measuring cognitive and affective engagement implementation and continuous improvement of blended learning programmes • Identifying and measuring predictors of student success

• Overcoming design and implementation challenges • Adapting higher education to meet the needs of next generation students • Developing a systematic approach to combining modes of learning • Aligning the IT organisation to meet the needs of blended learning programmes • Understanding the impact on pedagogy and student learning through learning analytics MEDIA PARTNERS: • Transitioning the role of the Academic

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This past year has seen an explosive demand for Mike Keppell Chris Robinson learning online. Between international highly-ranked Executive Director, Australian Digital Australian Skills Quality Authority business schools launching high-cost programmes for Futures Institute (ASQA) University of Southern Queensland high-calibre students and the exponential growth in Martin Riordan MOOCs, Australian higher education institutions (HEIs) Professor Kerri Lee Krause Chief Executive Officer of TAFE Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) Directors Australia are addressing the challenges of making learning and University of Western Sydney teaching more accessible and more flexible to stay Dr. Terry Anderson Professor Margaret Mazzolini Professor in Distance Education competitive. Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning and Athabasca University, Canada As the education industry continues to evolve new Teaching) University of Victoria Simon McIntyre tools, courseware and content, educators and Online Postgraduate Director administrators must adopt methodologies, delivery Dr. Greg Battye COFA ONLINE, UNSW Dean of Faculty of Arts & Design systems and best practices to keep pace for optimum University of Peter Goodyear student performance and institutional efficiency. Co-director, Centre for Research on However, HEIs everywhere are grappling with the Clare Keyes-Liley Computer Supported Learning and Education Officer Cognition (CoCo Research Centre) multiple new delivery systems for the content of National Union of Students blended courses and how to best implement design Dr Maree Gosper Helen Carter strategies and engagement principles. Senior Lecturer, Academic Manager Educational Design Development – Learning and Development, Macquarie IQPC’s 2nd Annual Blended Learning Conference and Teaching University and President, Australasian will address these main challenges through concrete Council on Open case studies and expose the latest, research-based Distance and e-Learning Dr. David Jones information on maximising student engagement in Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education Anne Lonie a blended programme. Delegates will learn from University of Southern Queensland Online Educational Developer institutions that have paved the way and successfully Information Technology Engineering Colin Beer and the Environment Divisional Office incorporated campus-wide blended learning technology Office of Learning and Teaching, University of to the benefit of faculty, students and administration. Educational Development Central Queensland University Peter Nikoletatos Delegates will hear from experts in both technology and CIO and Director of Information education that are pioneering Australian HEIs blended Abelardo Pardo Services learning foundations and . Lecturer, School of Electrical and Australian National University Information Engineering Register by 12th July to take advantage of the University of Sydney Bruce Callow Director Information and EARLY BIRD OFFER – Save $500. Wayne Mackintosh Communication Technology Services Director To secure your place call 02 9229 1000, email OER Foundation, New Zealand [email protected] or book online at Janette Grenfell Andrew Norton www.blended-learning.com.au Lecturer, School of Education Higher Education Program Director I look forward to seeing you at the event. Grattan Institute Dr. Gerald White Kind regards, Professor Mark Brown Director Director for the National Centre for Digital Education Research Network Patricia Alfaro Teaching and Learning (DERN) Conference Director Massey University, NZ Who You Will Meet at Blended Learning All key players in Higher Education institutions accountable for the successful Do you have the tools and planning, implementation and continuous improvement of blended learning know-how to help higher education programmes, including: institutions begin or expand > Vice Chancellors > Heads of e-Learning > Deputy Vice Chancellors > LMS Implementation Managers blended learning programs? > Directors of Learning and Teaching > Heads of Flexible Learning > Heads of Colleges > Heads of Blended Learning Then gain direct access to your target market and > Directors of IT > Education Technology Advisors demonstrate how you can help our delegates > Heads of m-Learning > Heads of Resources implement their blended programmes. All faculty members, instructional designers, faculty developers, and Please contact [email protected] instructional/educational technologists or +61 (0)2 9229 1050 for more details. From; > Universities > RTOs > Colleges > VETs > TAFEs

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08:20 Registration and welcome coffee • Overcoming the challenges from implementing significant organisational changes 08:50 Opening address from Conference Chair, Dr. David Jones, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Professor Mike Keppell, Executive Director, Australian Digital Futures University of Southern Queensland Institute, University of Southern Queensland Colin Beer, Office of Learning and Teaching, Educational Development, Central Queensland University IDENTIFYING THE COMMON THEMES AND BEST PRACTICES THAT HAVE EMERGED AMONG THE DIVERSE BLENDED MODELS 12:30 Using Learning Analytics to help flip the classroom • Understanding and optimising learning in a blended environment 09:00 Building successful partnerships, faculty development and cross- • Identifying the factors that correlate with performance departmental collaboration • Measuring engagement • Defining the academic goals Abelardo Pardo, Lecturer, School of Electrical and Information • Formalizing strategy and design, infrastructure, IT hardware, software, Engineering, University of Sydney professional development, implementation support, and a continuous improvement process 13:00 Networking lunch • Engaging faculty to support hybrid course design • Evaluating the experience: academic and student expectations vs. USING MOOCs TO SUPPLEMENT, SUPPORT AND outcomes RE-IMAGINE CAMPUS-BASED LEARNING Professor Kerri Lee Krause, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education), University of Western Sydney 14:00 Stretching the existing models and practices of higher education • What are the current value propositions for HEIs to engage with 09:30 Blended Learning Experiences: The potentials and challenges MOOCs • Ensuring the correct curriculum reform: aligning different models to • Analysing the complex mix of interrelated factors influencing retention different courses and academic success • Departmental collaboration: perspectives of players and lessons learnt • Providing a basis for personalised and adaptive learning environments • Interaction and engagement: measuring the outcomes Professor Margaret Mazzolini, Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning and 14:30 Designing Blended Learning courses using OERu Teaching), University of Victoria • Developing a parallel learning universe for tertiary education providers • Nurturing the development of a sustainable OER ecosystem 10:00 Project SAFFIRE: How it has increased flexibility and choice for • Creating more flexible and affordable pathways to meet diverse students student needs • Designing and implementing programmes across the UC Group that Wayne Mackintosh, Director, OER Foundation, New Zealand are student-centred, flexible and accessible • Creating a supportive and engaged educational environment • Integrating systems across the whole UC Group that support new 15:00 Discussion Panel: The Transformation Imperative: How are disruptive teaching and learning models models for course delivery transforming higher education? • Reviewing and changing administration processes to support the new In this session Guest Panellists will share their thoughts on the future qualifications and associated technologies of technology and the University and where MOOCs may be going. Specifically, they will discuss new pedagogies and the emerging role of Dr. Greg Battye, Dean of Faculty of Arts & Design, the educator within interactive, connective learning environments. They will also explore the impacts of technology on the traditional university model and the new opportunities for innovation with technology in higher 10:30 What students want – are universities getting it right? education. This session will expose the recent findings from the student-run Mike Keppell, Executive Director, Australian Digital Futures Institute, Education Quality Survey of the National Union of Students that captures University of Southern Queensland Andrew Norton, Higher Education students’ perceptions of the quality of their educational experience. Program Director, Grattan Institute Clare Keyes-Liley, Education Officer,National Union of Students Wayne Mackintosh, Director, OER Foundation, New Zealand Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute 11:00 Morning tea and exhibition networking 15:30 Afternoon tea and networking INFLUENCING THE BLENDED ENVIRONMENT THROUGH LEARNING ANALYTICS ASSESSING AND MEASURING TEACHING QUALITY AND IMPACT IN A FUTURE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 11:30 Identifying and measuring predictors of student success in a blended learning programme 16:00 Designing a quality culture for blended learning • Can Learning Analytics investigate student studying behaviour to better • Beyond the hype and hope of new digital technologies inform teaching practice, curriculum design, learner engagement and • Better understanding the quality outcomes we seek for teaching and course selection pathway? learning • What interesting things are currently being done with learning • Tools and frameworks which support a culture of quality enhancement analytics? Professor Mark Brown, Director for the National Centre for Teaching and • What is the research question that we seek to use analytics to Learning, Massey University, New Zealand answer? • What are the ethical issues involved in learning analytics? 16:30 Education leaders discussion panel: How do we address the current Dr Maree Gosper, Senior Lecturer, Academic Development, challenges of meeting the quality and assessment standards? Learning and Teaching, Macquarie University This session will provide an opportunity to discuss and debate assessment issues for new hybrid learning models in higher education. 12:00 Moving beyond a fashion: likely paths and pitfalls for learning Chris Robinson, Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) analytics Martin Riordan, Chief Executive Officer ofTAFE Directors Australia • Identifying the range of broader considerations that are necessary to move learning analytics beyond being just the next fashion • Learning from experience: results of a four year old project from an 17:00 Closing remarks from conference Chairman Australian university 17:10 Networking cocktail

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08:20 Registration and welcome coffee 13:00 Networking lunch

08:50 Opening address from Conference Chair, Mike Keppell, IMPLEMENTATION AND Executive Director, Australian Digital Futures Institute, University FOR BLENDED LEARNING READINESS of Southern Queensland 14:00 Overcoming the barriers for transforming higher education DESIGN: HARNESSING NEW MEDIA AND PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION institutions into quality-centred blended learning educational forces TO ACHIEVE FULL STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION • Administrative challenges: awareness deficiencies, plans, and goals • System challenges: platforms to house the educational materials, 09:00 Designing for learning in an open world conferencing equipment, and bandwidth concerns • Meeting the challenges of designing for learning • Faculty competencies: online delivery, active learning, and participant • Defining open learning design methodology engagement • Harnessing the use of emerging technologies in education Mike Keppell, Executive Director, Australian Digital Futures Institute, Dr. Terry Anderson, Professor in Distance Education, University of Southern Queensland Athabasca University, Canada 14:30 Adapting higher education to meet the needs of connected 09:40 Exploring a framework for good practice in technology-enhanced generations learning • Exploring the role of consumer devices in tertiary education • Designing interactions that support seamlessly integrated blended • Successful student adoption of learning apps courses • Streamlining enterprise level infrastructure for tertiary institutions • Increasing student engagement in the classroom and online • Providing the connected tools required for contemporary learning and • Implementing optimal blended design strategies teaching environments • Overcoming design and implementation challenges • Enhancing business analytics capability Simon McIntyre, Online Postgraduate Director, COFA ONLINE, UNSW Peter Nikoletatos, CIO and Director of Information Services, Australian National University

10:20 Learning, technology and design: defining for productive networked learning 15:00 Aligning the IT organisation to meet the challenges of blended programmes • Developing educational design for learner autonomy and life-long learning • Looking at IT services with a customer-centric focus • Generating the data that teachers need to know to provide direct • Critically assessing and redesigning the processes instruction • Building the governance structure • Exploring the design thinking of IT architects, LMS administrators and Bruce Callow, Director Information and Communication Technology educational designers Services, Griffith University Peter Goodyear, Co-director, Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning and Cognition (CoCo Research Centre), 15:30 Afternoon tea and networking University of Sydney ACCESSIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT: 11:00 Morning Tea MOVING AHEAD WITH BLENDED LEARNING

11:30 Designing Library Instruction for the Blended Learner 16:00 Adaptive Learning and its role in the future of learning and online • Conquering deployment challenges and faculty objections education • Designing teaching materials suitable for the flipped classroom model • Creating adaptive content such as Adaptive Tutorials, Virtual-labs and • Establishing institutional policies for recording content Virtual Patients. Linda O’Brien, Pro Vice Chancellor (Information Services), • What are Smart Courses and why they are the future of teaching. Griffith University • How you can scale your teaching while improving learning, increasing student satisfaction and reducing costs FLIPPING THE FACULTY: TRANSITIONING THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMIC FROM TRADITIONAL LECTURER TO EFFECTIVE BLENDED INSTRUCTOR 16:30 Panel Discussion: Higher education and the digital age - where to from here? 12:00 Empowering faculty and staff to be the agents of change Our Guest Panellists will discuss emerging trends in blended learning and current educational technology pilot projects, such as adaptive • Designing, structuring, and implementing faculty development learning, big-data analysis, mobile applications, gaming, online simulation programs for blended teaching and learning and online identity verification. • Understanding the philosophical underpinnings of program design Mike Keppell, Executive Director, Australian Digital Futures Institute, • Providing incentives for faculty to engage in development for blended University of Southern Queensland instruction Janette Grenfell, Lecturer, School of Education, Deakin University Helen Carter, Manager Educational Design and Development, Macquarie University President, Australasian Council on Open, Distance and e-Learning 17:10 Closing remarks from conference chairman

12:30 Panel discussion: Leading change: Applying change management approaches to engage students in blended learning In this session thought leaders will discuss how to transform academics to change managers for a way of learning that is more appropriate for students transiting to professional life. Confirmed: Helen Carter, Manager Educational Design and Development, Macquarie University President, Australasian Council on Open, Distance and e-Learning Anne Lonie, Online Educational Developer, Information Technology Engineering and the Environment Divisional Office,University of South Australia

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