
Dr. Cindy Ives has a long history in the Canadian post-secondary world as an instructor, educational developer, researcher, distance educator and course developer, academic administrator and evaluation consultant. She began her university career at Laurentian University in 1988 and has since worked at Concordia University in Montreal, teaching graduate courses both online and in person. As well, she was a faculty developer in teaching and learning services and an administrator in instructional multi-media services at McGill University for a number of years. Cindy joined Athabasca University in 2007, and after positions in educational media development, learning design and development, also held the interim positions of Associate Vice President Academic and Vice President Academic.
During her career at AU, Dr. Ives has been a key player in many of the AU’s innovative online and open initiatives, including MOOCs, Open Education Resources, course and program development and evaluation, digital learning resources and learning analytics. She has been responsible for a variety of academic units responsible for student and academic services, including Faculties, Library and Scholarly Resources, web services, Learning Support Services and a range of learning and teaching projects designed to enhance the student experience. She is now full professor of Distance Education at Athabasca University, where she teaches courses at the masters and doctoral levels. Her current research projects focus on organizational change in Canadian universities adopting online learning, and in women and leadership in higher education.
Cindy’s educational background includes a PhD in Educational Technology from Concordia University and a Master of Arts in Canadian Studies and Bachelor of Arts in English from Carleton University. She is currently President of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) and Vice President of the AMTEC Trust.
Sessions auxquelles Dr. Cindy Ives participe
- Keynote: Sympathy for the Devil: Criticizing and Criticalizing the Media
- 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 heure 15 minutes
- Keynote
- Topic: Evaluation
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- Session Topic: Managing Projects and Change
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 heure
- Talk
Sessions auxquelles Dr. Cindy Ives assiste
- Online Conference Orientation
- 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Session Topic: Open and Online Curricula
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- Break - Join us in the Hallway!
- 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | 30 minutes
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- Making Accessibility Services Accessible through ICT
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- From Distance Education to Blended Learning: Leading Pedagogical Change
- 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 heure
- Panel
- Social: Speed Networking
- 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 heure
- Early Morning Networking
- 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote: Complaining Effectively Can Change the World
- 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 heure 15 minutes
- Keynote
- Session Topic: Technology and Learning
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- Break - Join us in the Hallway!
- 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | 30 minutes
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- (E)motions in (e)Learning: A Community of Inquiry Practice Space
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 heure
- Workshop
- The Building Blocks of Effective Teaching in Higher Education: Insights from the Empirical Literature
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 heure
- Panel
- Session Topic: Engaging Learners and Encouraging Contemplation
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 heure
- Workshop
- Session Topic: And Now for Something Different (And Cool!)
- 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- Session Topic: Essential Pedagogy and Academic Skills
- 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- Innovative Topic: Where Are You? What Does it Mean to Work Online in a Traditional Higher Education Context?
- 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- Birds of a Feather
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 heure
- Creating Sustainable Funding Solution for Innovations in Education, Technology and Storytelling
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- Break - Join us in the Hallway!
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 heure
- Talk
- Annual General Meeting for the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education
- 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 heure
- Closing Keynote: Education in Refugee Camps: Working with the Rohingya and Other Displaced Communities
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 heure 15 minutes
- Keynote