Dr. Cindy Ives
she/ her
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
Lundi 2 Mai, 2022
Enacting Open Pedagogy and Co-mentorship Practices with Graduate Students: A Collaborative Autoethnographic StudyPamela Walsh, Cindy Ives, and Beth Perry, Athabasca University Track: Evidence-based practices in teaching/ Volet: Pratiques de l'enseignement fondées sur des preuvesType: Research presentation
The AMTEC History ProjectChris Crowley, University of British Columbia; Cindy Ives, Athabasca University; and Diane Janes, Thompson Rivers University Track: Partnering with Faculty and administration/ Volet: Partenariat avec le corps professoral et l'administrationType: One-hour Innovative Topic Discussion
Sessions auxquelles Dr. Cindy Ives assiste
Lundi 2 Mai, 2022
About this Keynote:Research-practice partnerships (RPP; Penuel & Coburn, 2013) is a model that holds the promise of bridging the gap between knowledge generated by research and its adoption into practice and vice versa. When considered as professional development, RPP can inform the co-design process and positively position practitioners, and other stakeholders, bringing greater inclusivity to...
Innovative Assessment and Quality AssuranceEliana Elkhoury, Athabasca UniversityTrack: Learning experience design/ Volet: Conception des expériences d’apprentissageType: One-hour Innovative Topic DiscussionInnovation in assessment is a contentious topic. The most prominent two camps of thoughts are divided in term...
From Meta-studies to Metaverse: Disrupting the UniversityDes méta-études au Métavers : rompant l'universitéRay Gallon, University of Strasbourg; and Neus Lorenzo, University of Andorra Faculty of Education Track: Learning experience design/ Volet: Conception des expériences d’apprentiss...
Mardi 3 Mai, 2022
About this Keynote: The prospect of developing an equity practice in education can be daunting. To begin with, the academy, at its inception, was designed to be exclusionary, in addition, today’s educators are increasingly stretched by day-to-day demands and societal changes. So getting it wrong, at least occasionally, is guaranteed. This keynote explores historical and contemporary inequities in ...
Micro-credentials and Blockchain in EducationRory McGreal, Athabasca University Track: Institutional technology/ Volet: La technologie institutionnelleType: Innovative teaching, technology or design technique Name of the innovation: Micro-credentials and Blockchain
Delivering experiential education via AI-powered simulation: Addressing pedagogical, usability, and implementation issuesGlen Farrelly, Athabasca University Track: Institutional technology/ Volet: La technologie institutionnelleType: Innovative teaching, technology or design techniqueNam...
What Is Learning Experience Design (And Does Adopting It Require You to Leave ADDIE and SAM Behind?)Saul Carliner, Concordia UniversityVolet: Conception des expériences d’apprentissage / Track: Learning experience designType: One-hour Innovative Topic DiscussionOver the past few years, the term “learning experienc...
Mercredi 4 Mai, 2022
ePortfolios for authentic assessment: What are the professional development/learning needs?Debra Hoven, Pamela Walsh, Rita Zuba Prokopetz, and Rima Al Tawil, Athabasca UniversityTrack: Evidence-based practices in teaching/ Volet: Pratiques de l'enseignement fondées sur des preuvesType: Research presentation...
An approach of OER-enabled pedagogy: Designing a professional development OER about OER as part of a graduate level course experienceJi Yae Bong, Rachel Harris, Samira Karim, Yuan Chen, Gabrielle Adam, Celine Reyes, and Alexandra Maria Almonte, Concordia UniversityTrack: Learning experience design/ Volet: Concept...
Assemblée générale du Réseau canadien pour l'innovation en education
About this Keynote: What lies ahead for OER and OEP? Join us for a discussion of the persistent challenges and surprising opportunities associated with open educational resources (OER) and OER-enabled pedagogy (OEP). About the Keynote Presenter:
Note: this meeting is reserved for CNIE board members and AECT board members onlyHere is the zoom link: