Spotlights Sessions

Sunday, April 13, 2008
PRE-CONFERENCE
7:30 - 5:00 Pre-conference Registration
9:00 - 12:00 Morning Half-day Workshops
9:00 - 4:00 All-day Workshops
12:00 - 1:00 Break
1:00 - 4:00 Afternoon Half-day Workshops

Monday, April 14, 2008
7:00 - 6:30 Registration
7:15 - 7:45 TechEd First-timers Orientation
8:00 - 9:00 Labs & Sessions
9:15 - 10:15 Labs & Sessions
9:15 - 11:30 Symposium
10:30 - 11:30 Labs & Sessions
10:30 - 11:30 Spotlight Session
12:15 - 1:15 Labs & Sessions
1:30 - 2:45 Opening General Session
2:45 - 6:00 Exhibit Hall Open
3:45 - 4:45 Labs & Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 Opening Night Wine Reception – Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
7:00 - 6:30 Registration
8:00 - 9:00 Labs & Sessions
8:00 - 9:00 Spotlight Session
9:15 - 10:30 Keynote General Session
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Refreshment Break
10:30 - 5:00 Exhibit Hall Open
11:00 - 12:00 Spotlight Session
11:00 - 12:00 Labs & Sessions
11:00 - 12:00 Roundtable Sessions
1:15 - 2:15 Labs & Sessions
1:15 - 3:15 Special Interest Symposium
2:30 - 3:30 Labs & Sessions
3:30 - 4:15 Afternoon Exhibit Hall Break
4:15 - 5:15 Labs & Sessions
4:15 - 5:15 Spotlight Session
5:15 - 7:00 Tuesday Evening Party

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
7:00 - 3:00 Registration
8:00 - 9:00 Spotlight Session
8:00 - 9:00 Labs & Sessions
9:00 - 11:15 Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 - 10:20 Labs & Sessions
9:30 - 10:20 Roundtable Session
9:30 - 10:20 Spotlight Session
10:30 - 11:20 Labs & Sessions
11:30 - 12:30 Closing General Session

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Monday, April 14, 2008

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Ant Spam: Educational Technology Lessons from Unlikely Places
Bob Bramucci
District Dean, Open Campus, Riverside Community College
How can lessons from unscrupulous email marketers improve your distance learning program? How can the swarming behaviors of ants transform your web site? In this session, you'll find out!

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Professor/ Director of Strategic Management Open Source Software for Education: The Sakai Perspective
Michael Korcuska
Executive Director, Sakai Foundation
This presentation will explore the emergence of open source software solutions for teaching and learning, including the Sakai Project, and describe why they are especially critical for educational institutions.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
My Space, Your Space: Effective Social Networking
Jim Klein
Director of Information Services & Technology, Suagus Union School District, CA
Social and networking aren't dirty words! Learn how to effectively leverage these technologies both professionally and in the classroom to transform culture and engage students with new opportunities for learning.

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
An e-Learning Partnership Among Racially and Culturally Different Institutions
Dr. Anthony Piña
Coordinator of Learning Technologies, Northeastern Illinois University
Come and see how a unique online teaching partnership has resulted in enhanced instruction, new courses, increased technology skills and an environment where we have learned most from each other.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Why "Gaming" for Executive Education and Management Training?
Richard Simpson
Professor/ Director of Strategic Management, University of La Verne
Online simulation has a 22+ year track record of success. Find out why/ how businesses, colleges and universities use gaming with seasoned executives and new managers to build effective executive teams.

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