Yamna Ettarres

Director, Academic Innovation and Technologies

KnowledgeOne / eConcordia

Participates in 2 items

Yamna Ettarres has a PhD in Business Computing and more than 20 years of experience as a professor. She has been working for more than 15 years as a Learning Technology Specialist, training and mentoring professors in multiple universities. She was the coordinator and team lead of an online program “e-Marketing and Digital Strategies” and has authored and co-authored multiple scientific publications about e-learning. She was awarded the Moodle Educator Certificate MEC by Moodle HQ. She is currently part of the task force , mentoring team members and creating training content using Moodle and director of Academic Innovation and Technologies, in KnowledgeOne. Her goal is to create engaging and innovative online courses according to the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, in addition to the integration of AI tools into Moodle, such as learning analytics tools and IBM Watson Assistants (chatbots).

Sessions in which Yamna Ettarres participates

Thursday 9 February, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

1:00 PM

Gamification in Moodle for Engagement: What-when-how?

45 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

J.W. McConnell Building (LB) - 4TH SPACE

Yamna Ettarres, KnowledgeOne / eConcordia (Speaker)

Emmanuelle Gosselin-Huot, eConcordia (Speaker)

The session will focus on presenting the various ways to gamify an online course. Through a visual example (screen s...

3:00 PM

Using IBM Watson Assistant in Moodle - Use cases

30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

J.W. McConnell Building (LB) - 4TH SPACE

Yamna Ettarres, KnowledgeOne / eConcordia (Speaker)

Vanessa McCance, KnowledgeOne / eConcordia (Speaker)

In this session, presenters will focus on the potential of integration of intelligent assistants (chatbots) into onl...

Sessions in which Yamna Ettarres attends

Thursday 9 February, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:30 AM

Keynote _ Developing Your Digital Skills: A Framework to Guide You

45 minutes, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

J.W. McConnell Building (LB) - 4TH SPACE

Keynote

Saul Carliner, Concordia University (Keynote speaker)

One of the greatest challenges with developing digital skills is...

11:15 AM

Virtual Reality at Concordia: Come try VR experiences developed at Concordia, for Concordia!

4 hours 45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 4:00 PM

J.W. McConnell Building (LB) - 4TH SPACE

Julieta Galan, KnowledgeOne / eConcordia (Speaker)

Ping Ng, eConcordia (Speaker)

1:00 PM

Digital Identity Management

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Azfar Adib, Concordia University (Speaker)

In this dynamic digitalized world, it is pretty essential to understand and properly address our "digital identities...

1:30 PM

Flowcharting and Process Mapping: Your Guide to Better Documentation / Flowchart and Process Mapping Essentials

45 minutes, 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

J.W. McConnell Building (LB) - LB-322

Miguel Del Pino, Concordia University (Speaker)

Documentation is critical to effective operatio...

2:00 PM

Sustainable Event Certification for virtual and hybrid events

30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Jessica Krejcik, Concordia University (Speaker)

Christian Favreau, Concordia University (Speaker)

In the context of increasingly affordable (but ...

2:45 PM

Introduction to searching for business information

45 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

J.W. McConnell Building (LB) - LB-322

Olivier Charbonneau, Concordia University Library (Speaker)

This workshop aims to showcase resources from t...

Friday 10 February, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

11:15 AM

Data Analytics using Power BI and SIS Source Data

1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Ryan Miller, Concordia University (Speaker)

Ainav Derkson (Speaker)

Learn how to use Power BI to create analytical ...

11:30 AM

Creating accessible documents and slide decks: Using Microsoft's built-in accessibility checker tools

45 minutes, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Manasvini Narayana, Center for Teaching and Learning, Concordia University (Speaker)

You probably routinely use spell check and gram...

1:15 PM

Teaching and Learning: Implications of Our Digital Habits

1 hour, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Manasvini Narayana, Center for Teaching and Learning, Concordia University (Speaker)

Our digital habits and experiences influence the ways in which we learn, teach, collaborate and make decisions. From...

2:15 PM

Cybersecurity - 3T (Trends & Threats & Tips)

1 hour, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Cristian Chirca, Concordia University (Speaker)

An overview of the current cybersecurity landscape and how is Concordia impacted....

4:00 PM

Data analytics - Power BI

45 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Gurjit Singh Dasord, Concordia University - Internal Audit (Speaker)

Data analytics is the process of examining data...