6th Canadian Learning Commons Conference
Conference Program Schedule
All sessions will be held at the MacEwan Conference and Event Centre at the University of Calgary.
www.macewancentre.com
Monday May 7, 2012
11:00am5:00 pm
Registration and Information
Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
1:00– 4:30
Pre-Conference Workshop: Assessing the Impact of the Commons on Learning
Outcomes. Speaker: Melinda Scott, George Brown College, Toronto
Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
2:45-3:00
Break
5:00-6:00
Tours of Taylor Family Digital Library – meet at the bottom of the stairs on the main
floor of the library
Opening Reception
Taylor Family Digital Library, Gallery Hall ( main floor)
If you arrive after 6 pm, please enter by the west doors ( the doors facing the
mountains, as the library closes at 6 pm)
6:00-8:00
Tuesday May 8, 2012
Canadian Learning Commons Conference
8:00-3:00
Registration and information Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
8:00-830
Breakfast for participants Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
8:45-9:00
Welcome and Opening remarks
9:00-10:15
Plenary: Re-learning the Commons, From Conceptual Overview to Case Study. Speaker:
Barbara Tierney, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
10:15-10:45
Break
10:45 - noon
Plenary: Common Ground, Divergent Ecosystems: Mediating New Learning in the 21st
Century. Speaker: Margaret Mackey, University of Alberta
Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
Noon- 12:45
12:45 – 1:15
Lunch Location: MacEwan Ballroom
Poster session: Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
Designing an Academic Library Learning Commons: Students have their say.
Presenter: Sue Reynolds, University of Toronto, Scarborough
1:15-2:15
Concurrent sessions one A Location: Cassio A and B
Negotiating Meaning, Negotiating Place: Peer Mentoring and Student Participation in
the Learning Commons. Presenter: Keith Kirkwood, Victoria University, Australia
Peer Coaches: The Next Step in Life Skills Development for Peer Tutors. Presenters: Ruth
Silverman , Marissa Funaro and Donna McGee-Thompson, Simon Fraser University
Concurrent sessions one B Location: Escalus
The Learning Commons and the Scale-up Problem: How a Collaborative Learning Lab
can “Meta” First-Year Learning Communities. Presenters: Erin Delathouwer, Megan
Marcoux and Joel Fonstad, University of Saskatchewan.
Fast Track Learning Commons. Presenters: Paul Dexter and Bill Grubb, University of
Southern Maine
2:15 – 3:15
Concurrent sessions two A Location: Cassio A and B
Coaches Corner: Strategies for a Successful Peer Academic Coaching Program.
Presenters: Julie Mitchell and Teri Grant, University of British Columbia
Taking the Commons to the Students – the BC WriteAway Initiative. Presenters: Lynn
Benn, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Elaine Fairey, Simon Fraser University.
Concurrent sessions two B Location: Escalus
From Separation to Integration, Creating a New Service Model for the Taylor Family
Digital Library. Presenters: Susan Beatty and Rob Tiessen, University of Calgary.
3:15-330
3:30-4:30
Reshaping Research Services: Introducing Learners to the 21st century Information Skills.
Presenters: Lynn Deeken and Judy Solberg, Seattle University.
Break
Concurrent sessions three A Location: Cassio A and B
Proactively Supporting Active Learning for the 21st century learner: Collaborative and
Team Based Student Spaces in the Learning Commons. Presenters: Carol Will, Sarah
Hutton, Robert C. Davis, University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
From Technology to Tutoring: Providing Undergraduates an Encompassing Palette of
Services. Presenters: Michelle Demeter and Bridgett Birmingham, Florida State
University.
Concurrent sessions three B Location: Escalus
In training: Effective Student Staffing and Collaboration. Presenter: Sandra Mills,
Memorial University of Newfoundland.
School Library Services Initiative Update: Transforming to a Learning Commons.
Presenter: Judith Sykes, Government of Alberta.
6:00-9:00
Conference dinner (cash bar at 6), dinner at 630 Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
Wednesday May 9, 2012
8:00-8:30
8:00-1:00
8:45-9:45
Breakfast for participants Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
Information desk Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
Concurrent sessions five A Location Casio A and B
Envisioning “Black Box” and” White Box” Theater Spaces in a Learning Commons.
Presenter: Kristin Antelman, North Carolina State University.
The Virtual Learning Commons - a Giant Collaborative. Presenter: David V. Loertscher,
San Jose State University.
Concurrent sessions five B Location: Escalus
Integration at the Learning Commons: How to Drive Innovation and Enhance the
Student Experience. Presenter: Alex Monegro, University of British Columbia.
9:45 – 10:45
Training for teachnology. Presenters: Rudy Leon and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Concurrent sessions six A Location: Cassio A and B
Rethinking a Course: the Student as Teacher in Digital Storytelling. Presenter: D’Arcy
Norman, University of Calgary.
Interprofessional Collaboration in an EFL Environment. Presenter: Chris Thomas,
University of Calgary- Qatar.
Concurrent sessions six B Location: Escalus
Change is Good: Creating and Maintaining an Adaptable Learning Commons. Presenter:
Kristine Plastow, Red Deer College.
Student Engagement One Brick at a Time: Want Them to come? Let Them build it!
Presenters: Sarah Stang and Cherry Wang, University of British Columbia Okanagan.
10:45-11:00
11:00-11:30
Break
Concurrent sessions seven Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
Student Involvement for Student Success: Student Staff in the Learning Commons.
Presenters: Nathalie Soini, Queen’s University and Julie Mitchell, University of British
Columbia.
11:30-noon
Noon – 1:00
Roundtable wrap-up Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
Lunch and concluding remarks Location: MacEwan Centre Ballroom
UofC Wireless Internet Access
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network. Open an internet browser and try to access a site. You will be asked to
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CLCC2012 users to use:
Username: clcc2012
Password: UofC2012!
Once you have authenticated, you will be passed through and able to use the internet.