Event Date(s):

November 12, 2013

Time(s):

09:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Location:

Fredericton and Saint John

Details:

The President’s Steering Committee on Disruptive Technologies is hosting a half-day conference on Tuesday, November 12th (Reading Day) from 9:00 – 1:00 (lunch provided).  The line-up of presenters:

– Dr. Peter Smith, Senior Vice President of Academic Strategies & Development for Kaplan Higher Education
– Martin Wielemaker, Faculty of Business Administration
– Greg Fleet, Faculty of Business
– Rosie Redfield, Department of Zoology University of British Columbia
– Ann Sherman, Dean of Education

This is a bi-campus event and you can attend from either the SJ Campus (Oland Hall, Room 206) or the Fredericton Campus (MacLaggan Hall, Room 053).

Agenda

9:00 – 9:05               Welcome – President Eddy Campbell

9:05 – 9:15               Paired Conversation

9:15 – 10:15             Why There will Not be a New Normal in Higher Education – Dr. Peter Smith

10:15 – 10:40           Refreshment Break

10:40 – 11:25            How are You Using Technology in an Innovative Way? – Panelists Greg Fleet and Barbara Dowding –                                                 UNBSJ, Martin Wielemaker and Susha Mullally – UNBF

11:25 – 11:40             Update from Disruptive Technologies Committee – Karen Keiller – UNBSJ

11:40 – 12:10             Tales of Teaching a MOOC at UBC – Rosie Redfield – University of British Columbia

12:10 – 12:40             Disruptive Technology? Not in my Classroom! – Ann Sherman, Dean of Education

12:40 – 12:50             Questionnaire

12:50-1:30                 Lunch

To Register, click here!