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Amelia Candoleta

Sessions in which Amelia Candoleta attends

Thursday 22 February, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 30 minutes
HybridIn-person

Concordia University's Associate Vice-President of IITS and Chief Information Officer, Philippe Delisle and Concordia’s University Librarian, Amy Buckland, will kick off the first day of the Digital Skill-Share Days event on February 22nd with the plenary session. Join us to learn more about the Digital Skill-Share Days event and how you can benefit from this collaborative learning environment, and what this exchange of ideas can bring to your daily work activities.

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
In-personHybrid

This session is an invitation for collective insight into the interplay between humans and technology. Dive into how people, culture, and technology collectively shape our experiences and drive our community. Engage in an exploration of how we can apply a system's thinking approach to enrich our work at Concordia.

Paul Fournier

Keynote speaker
1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

Online learning has grown in popularity, with increases in demand, registration, and attendance. As a result, the processes and best practices that inform online learning and course development have evolved accordingly. In response to the growing demand, Quality Standards were implemented to ensure that increases in the quantity of courses would not diminish their quality, but, rather, enhance it. The Quality Standards were developed by eConcordia in collaboration with the Center for Teaching...

1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

We’re drowning in apps, notifications, news and comments: how do you recognize authentic content shared on your social media feeds versus what is fabricated? It’s not always easy!This session will discuss some of the technology that is used to create misleading content like deepfakes, but also simply clickbait or tricks to take over your attention. We’ll suggest some ways of recognizing and thinking critically about digital content. We will conclude with an open discussion about how di...

4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

Characters create warmth, familiarity, human connection, inclusivity, diversity, and engagement in courses. This presentation will show a case study of a course in higher education that used characters, an intern and a mentor, to introduce topics, ask questions, and drive the course forward!