Conference Schedule
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
- 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM: Other: Registration Desk Hours
- 7:45 AM - 1:00 PM: Other: WCET State Auth. Network Meeting (for SAN members)
- 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Other: Forging the Future
- 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Other: Morning Beverage Break
- 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Group Discussion: Academic Leadership Forum (invitation only)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Group Discussion: Student Retention CIG Meeting
- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Activity: Managing Failure Preconference Workshop
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Group Discussion: Academic Integrity and Student Authentication CIG
- 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Other: Afternoon Beverage Break
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Other: Steering Committee Working Meeting (invite only)
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Other: Recognition Reception for WCET Contributors
- 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM: Activity: Group Networking Dinners
Thursday, November 1, 2012
- 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Other: Registration Desk Hours
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Other: First-Timers Breakfast
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Other: Old Friends Breakfast
- 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM: General Session: Technology: Toys to Tools
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: Innovative Scholarly Network of Doctoral Learners
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Other: WCET Expo and Poster Sessions
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: A Collaborative Approach to Online Course Design
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: An Interactive Mobile Learning Solution
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: The Importance of Visual Appeal Online
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: Getting it Write! Scalable Online Writing Center
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: Fostering Critical Thinking in Discussion
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: Online Ed: Changing the Face of Summer Session
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: A Zero-Tolerance Approach to Online Science
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Poster Session: Infographics to Promote Critical Thinking
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Battle of the Online Kingdoms
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Group Discussion: Hey, Teach, You Tweet?
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: An Assessment-Based Degree
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Taking Online Teaching to Task: A Faculty Survey
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Hands-On Lab Session: We Found the Right Mobile Apps for You!
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Content for Free Range Learners
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Roundtable Session: Looking for Learning Designers?
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Sponsor Session: Bold Strategies Improve Student Success
- 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM: General Session: Welcome to Texas and WCET Luncheon
- 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Panel: Journey into Mobile Learning
- 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Hands-On Lab Session: Choose Your Own Adventure: Personalized Gaming Ed.
- 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Group Discussion: Planning for Change and Managing Innovation
- 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Panel: The Success of Success Coaching
- 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Panel: Guidance for Designing Blended Courses
- 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Panel: Two Models and Metrics for Quality Improvement
- 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Sponsor Session: Here, There, Everywhere: Mobilizing Bb Collaborate
- 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM: Other: WCET Executive Council Meeting (invitation only)
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: A Collaborative Approach to Online Course Design
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: Innovative Scholarly Network of Doctoral Learners
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: An Interactive Mobile Learning Solution
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: The Importance of Visual Appeal Online
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: Online Ed: Changing the Face of Summer Session
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: Getting it Write! Scalable Online Writing Center
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: Fostering Critical Thinking in Discussion
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: A Zero-Tolerance Approach to Online Science
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Other: WCET Expo and Poster Sessions
- 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Poster Session: Infographics to Promote Critical Thinking
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Panel: Engagement on the Go
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Group Discussion: Leveraging Pedagogy with Technology
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Hands-On Lab Session: Death to the Textbook
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Group Discussion: Stretching the LMS: Clubs, Committees, and Candor
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Panel: Videoconferencing: Creating the Virtual Classroom
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Panel: Ready or Not, Here I Come
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Panel: HEA Reauthorization: We Need to Pay Attention
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Panel: PAR Framework: New Perspectives on Student Success
- 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Activity: Opening Reception and Meet and Greet
Friday, November 2, 2012
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Other: Registration Desk Hours
- 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: General Session: Equity: The Answer to Completion (breakfast incl.)
- 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM: Other: Morning Break
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Panel: State Authorization From A-Z
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Panel: Maximizing Learning Online Through Media
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Panel: Process Mapping: Navigating the Maze!
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Panel: Partnering for Performance: Faculty Peer Review
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Group Discussion: Beyond the LMS - What Next?
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Panel: Who's Got Class? WCET and Their Badges Prove It!
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Panel: Designing Gen. Ed. for Distance and Adult Students
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Sponsor Session: Infrastructure for Digital Integration
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Panel: e-Tutoring Collaborative Communities
- 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Other: Morning Beverage Break
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Ranking Top Online Degree Programs
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Collaboration for Student Success
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Analytics and Social-learning Behavior
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: MOOC: New Educational Trend or Good Marketing
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Reimagining Academic Integrity
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Making e-Learning Accessible
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel: Asking the Right Questions about What We Do
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Group Discussion: Involve Me and I Will Understand
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: General Session: WCET Awards Lunch
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel: Evaluating the Success of Digital Content
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel: Gaming the Class: It's a Good Thing!
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel: Reciprocity: Leaping Over the State Auth. Barrier
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Group Discussion: Using Curriculum Mapping to Improve Learning
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel: Effective Course Design
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel: Innovative Models for American Universities
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel: Student Fraud: A Problem You Can’t Ignore
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Sponsor Session: The Future is Here: Mobile and Learning Analytics
- 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Other: Afternoon Refreshment Break
- 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: General Session: WCET Smackdown, Powered by Pecha Kucha
Saturday, November 3, 2012
- 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Other: Registration Desk Hours
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Other: Annual Meeting Program Meeting (open to all)
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Buzz Breakfast Topics: Balancing Centralized and Distributed Support
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Buzz Breakfast Topics: How Much is That Doggie in the Window?
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Buzz Breakfast Topics: New Students and Online Success
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Buzz Breakfast Topics: Online Learning in Nursing Education
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Buzz Breakfast Topics: Online Portals
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Other: Steering Committee Meeting (invitation only)
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Buzz Breakfast Topics: Cracking the Code on Digital Course Materials
- 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Roundtable Session: e-Learning Consortia CIG Meeting
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Other: Morning Break
- 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Roundtable Session: Creativity in the Technology-enabled Classroom
- 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Roundtable Session: Cloud-based e-Portfolios: A Portable Solution?
- 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Roundtable Session: Learn to Cheat (and Win) Online
- 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Roundtable Session: Failures in Five Minutes
- 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Roundtable Session: Working with Faculty on Compliance with Regs
- 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Roundtable Session: Faculty Competencies- Benchmarks for Quality?
- 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Other: Morning Beverage Break
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: General Session: Closing Session
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Activity: Tour the Alamo
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change.
