2013 THETA Program [1]
Sunday 07 April 2013: Meetings and Conference Welcome
13:00-16:00 | Meeting space available | ||
13:00-16:00 | Registration open | ||
17:00-18:30 | Conference Welcome Reception at MONA [2] Ferries provided from conference venue, or make your own way there earlier in the day and join the welcome reception when the museum closes. |
Monday 8 April 2013: Conference Day 1
7:30-18:30 | Registration open | Mezzanine Level | ||||
8:30-9:00 | Arrival tea and coffee | Federation Ballroom | ||||
9:00-10:50 | Opening plenary Federation Concert Hall Session Chair: Jeff Murray, CIO, University of Tasmania |
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9:00-9:20 | Welcome and opening matters | |||||
9:20-9:30 | Conference opening: Prof Peter Rathjen, Vice-Chancellor, University of Tasmania | |||||
9:30-10:00 | Featured speaker: David Jensen AM, CEO, Mawson's Huts Foundation Mawson - taking science to the edge Presentation [3] |
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10:00-10:45 |
Keynote: Prof Marnie Hughes-Warrington, DVC (Academic), ANU Abstract [5] |
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10:45-10:50 | Announcements | |||||
10:50-11:15 | Morning tea | |||||
11:15-12:40 | Transformational Change Chair: Ralph Kiel |
Learning and Teaching Support Chair: Gerry Kregor |
Virtual Libraries Chair: Wendy Hoyle |
Experiments and Radical Learning Chair: Jamie Sunderland |
Solutions | The Lounge |
Grand Ballroom 1 | Grand Ballroom 2 | Grand Ballroom 3 | Federation Concert Hall | Chancellor Room 4 | Mezzanine Level | |
11:15-11:40 | "Finding Your Voice" - examples of successful IT leadership development in Higher Education [7] Neil Thelander Presentation [8] |
[9] | Planning the (virtual) Library - leadership at the edge of the real world [10] Peter Green Presentation [11] |
How video conferencing enhances the educational outcomes for teachers and students in the Asia ConneXions Myung-Sook Auh, Cisco Presentation [12] |
TBA | |
11:45-12:10 | Performing at the edge: How Griffith University IT is redesigning itself as it moves from the edge of the world as we know it to the edge of the new world that is upon us [13] Bruce Callow and David Gunsberg Presentation [14] |
The Case for a Centre for Learning and Teaching [15] Full Paper [17] |
If the Library goes digital will University staff come to the party? [18] Helen Livingston |
The Adelaide experiment – Would you like an iPad with that? [19] Simon Pyke, Bob Hill and Karin Barovich Presentation [20] |
Mobility Risk and Readiness - keep in touch with latest developments in the fast-changing mobile world [21] Ashutosh Kapsé , Southern Cross Computer Systems |
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12:15 -12:40 | Leading from the Edge: Exploiting Talent for Competitive Service Advantage [22] Joanne Sparks, Mary Davies and Grace Saw Presentation [23] |
Directives and Academics: educational developers, technology and the right support [24] Carolyn Woodley, Roger Funk and Lisa Curran |
‘The Google amendment’: achieving new ways of working within traditional constraints [25] Carolyn Mcdonald and Julie Toohey Presentation [26] |
Technology meets Learning: Immersing Staff in e-Learning Development in a Blended Learning Course [27] Steven Yates and Lisa Smith Presentation [28] |
End-user freedom and disruptive technology gives way to 21st Century learning outcomes [29] Asanga Wanigatunga, VMware |
Featured David Jensen |
12:40-13:50 | Lunch | 1240-1305: Securing BYOD on campus and off - without agents, tokens, or modifying applications. [30] Adam Neale, EB2BCOM |
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13:50-15:15 | Transformational Change Chair: Michael Kirby-Lewis |
Learning Spaces Chair: Margaret Hicks |
Library Systems Chair: Jane Long |
Research Communities Chair: Chris Bridge |
Solutions | The Lounge |
Grand Ballroom 1 | Grand Ballroom 2 | Grand Ballroom 3 | Federation Concert Hall | Chancellor Room 4 | Mezzanine Level | |
13:50-14:15 | The Disrupted University - "Less is More" [31] Nick Tate |
Outta Space: How technology is changing learning and teaching environments [32] Carrie Osborne |
Thin, Fast and Flexible: no, not me, but the future of document delivery in an age of sharing in the cloud, social media and e commerce [33] Lynne Vautier Presentation [34] |
Let's get social: Hacking events and wrangling communities for IT in everyday Research [35] Steven Manos and David Flanders Presentation [36] |
ECM Agility for Higher Education - how North American notable universities cut costs and improve efficiency [37] Denise Choi, Laserfiche |
Open Source Technologies for Education [38] Lindy Klein |
14:20-14:45 | Technology is failing higher education: A point counterpoint debate [39] Geoffrey Brown and Patricia McMillan Presentation [40] |
Principles and standards for modern learning space design [41] Rob Phillips Presentation [42] |
Flipped Session on Next Generation Library Management Systems [43] |
At the edge of institutional boundaries. Considerations associated with developing a self-managed, cloud based, collaborative project management software for participant based researchers [46] Hamish Holewa |
Acer Touch and Go Notepad and Tablet vending machine for universities - an alternative approach to giving students, teachers and staff access to technology [47] Derek Walker, Acer Presentation Here. [48] |
Keynote Marnie Hughes-Warrington |
14:50-15:15 | The University as a Learning Commons [49] Steven Riter, Adrian Gallagher, Robert Stakes and Ralph Kiel Presentation [50] |
Research Cloud Data Communities [51] Full Paper [53] |
Splunk - what is Operational Intelligence and why should I care? [54] Dan Miller, Splunk |
TBA | ||
15:15-15:30 | Coffee break | |||||
15:30-17:30 | Afternoon plenary Federation Concert Hall Session Chair: Maureen Klinkert, CAUDIT President |
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15:30-15:35 | Welcome and announcements | |||||
15:35-15:45 | Address from the President of CAUDIT: Maureen Klinkert, Director of IT Services, University of the Sunshine Coast | |||||
15:45-16:15 | Featured speaker: Kate Cornick, General Manager, Health and Education at NBN Co The role of the NBN in the changing higher education landscape [55] Presentation [56] |
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16:15-16:45 | Featured speaker: Perry Samson, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan Mobile Teaching: Conducting Class While Roaming the Room or the World [57] |
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16:45-17:30 | Keynote: Ted Dodds, CIO, Cornell University At the Edge of the World with a Compass but no Map [58] Presentation [59] |
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17:30-18:30 | Posters reception Poster presenters: Carina Bossu, Jenni Harrison, Shehaamah Mohamed, Dean Nottingham, Frances O’Neil, Prashant Pandey, Grazia Scotellaro, Bess Swinton, Deb Verhoeven and Alex Hawker, Neda Zdravkovic |
Mezzanine Level |
Tuesday 9 April 2013: Conference Day 2
7:30-17:00 | Registration open | Mezzanine Level | ||||
8:30-9:00 | Arrival tea and coffee | Federation Ballroom | ||||
9:00-10:30 | Morning plenary Federation Concert Hall Session Chair: Melanie Pittard, THETA 2013 Program Chair. |
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9:00-9:05 | Welcome | |||||
9:05-9:40 | Featured speakers: Claire Macken, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Future Learning) La Trobe University and Janet Zanetis, National Education Advocate Cisco On the Edge of the Future - radical learning [60] Presentation [61] |
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9:40-10:25 | Keynote: Larry Johnson, CEO, New Media Consortium The Network is Us [62] |
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10:25-10:30 | Announcements | |||||
10:30-11:00 | Morning tea | |||||
11:00-12:25 | ICT Projects Driving Change Chair: Tracy Huntleigh-Smith |
Open Education Chair: Peter Nikoletatos |
Research Support Chair: Peter James |
Advances in Scholarly Communication Chair: Ann Borda |
Solutions | The Lounge |
Grand Ballroom 1 | Grand Ballroom 2 | Grand Ballroom 3 | Federation Concert Hall | Chancellor Room 4 | Mezzanine Level | |
11:00-11:25 | A risk worth taking - Leading a diverse and disparate team to achieve significant change [63] Bronwyn Davies Presentation [64] |
Developing an institutional online strategy:lessons from the edge [65] Margaret Hicks and Paul Sherlock Presentation [66] |
Research Adviser [67] Heath Cooper, Alex Sawicki and Steve Manos Presentation [68] |
Recent developments in Open Access [69] Full Paper [71] |
Quantifying The Business Value of VMware View Hosted Virtual Desktop Solution [72] Asanga Wanigatunga, VMware |
TBA |
11:30-11:55 | AV Manager vs Labs Manager – Building cutting edge spaces and support through a convergence of worlds [73] Jason Wheatley and Nick Gilbert |
The myth of MOOCs [74] Derek Whitehead and Luke Padgett Presentation [75] |
Stepping over the Edge: putting the 'I' and the 'T' into sustainable and integrated research support services: A flipped session [76] Gabrielle Gardiner and Peter Gale Outcomes summary [77] |
ECMs and Institutional Repositories: The Case for a Unified Enterprise Approach to Content Management [78] Malcolm Wolski, Natasha Simons and Joanna Richardson Presentation [79] |
FlexPod - the foundation for flexible infrastructure and private cloud [56] Corey Adolphus, NetApp |
Keynote Larry Johnson |
12:00-12:25 | Grey Areas and Frayed Edges: What UWS has learnt about leveraging an ITIL implementation to drive cultural change [80] Sarah Chaloner |
Embedding Open Education at universities: Issues to resolve [81] Rob Phillips, Kate Makowiecka and Jenni Parker Presentation [82] |
Online Communities: An Ecology for Knowledge Collaboration [83] Julie Blakey, Malcolm Wolski and Joanna Richardson |
Are university course finders like e-commerce sites? If so, why don't they work like Amazon? [84] David Hawking, Funnelback Presentation [85] |
Cloud, Hybrid, or Local? [86] Nick Gilbert |
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12:25-13:30 | Lunch | 1225-1250: Enabling Mobile Learning [87] Sam Singh, AirWatch |
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13:30-14:55 | Benchmarks and Data Chair: Mark Kosten |
Open Education Chair: Mal Booth |
Research Support and ICT services Chair: Heath Marks |
Open Content and Learning Technologies Chair: Philip Gregory Kent |
Solutions | The Lounge |
Grand Ballroom 1 | Grand Ballroom 2 |
Grand Ballroom 3 | Federation Concert Hall | Chancellor Room 4 | Mezzanine Level | |
13:30-13:55 | Assessing eLearning against the ACODE Benchmarks [88] Rob Field and Grant Harris |
Enhancing Academic Achievement in online open education [89] Full Paper [91] |
The future of eResearch user support [92] Dean Nottingham Presentation [93] |
Change Management: Using Open content and virtual labs for 21st century education [94] Rory McGreal, Cindy Ives, Brian Stewart, Dietmar Kennepohl, Jon Dron and Evelyn Ellerman |
Integrating learning activities across simultaneous online and face-to-face environments [95] Perry Samson, Echo 360 |
Electronic Records and Document Management [96] Tracy Huntleigh-Smith |
14:00-14:25 | Building the research data ecosystem [97] Natasha Simons and Jo Morris Presentation [98] |
Messages from the O.E.P. coal face: Librarians and Copyright Officers discuss open education practices: Lightning round [99] Luke Padgett, Berenice Scott and Felix Wilson |
How Researchers Embrace eResearch: A Case Study of CloudStor [100]Alex Reid and Guido Aben Presentation [101] |
Aggregate-then-Curate: How formal, non-formal and informal learning combine to sustain the quality of online content [102] Andrew Whitworth and Fred Garnett Presentation Here. [103] |
Maximising Return on Teaching Space and Technology Investment [104] Graham Barrett, AMX |
Keynote Ted Dodds |
14:30-14:55 | Storytelling for technology leaders: Beyond the numbers [105] Patricia McMillan Presentation [106] |
Personalisation and Service: Finally, how to get the vice out of (ICT) service [107] Full Paper [108] |
Data Infused Teaching and Learning [109] Karen Visser Presentation [110] |
The smart university - transformational concepts for educational institutions [111] Graham Hunt, NEC Australia Presentation [112] |
Assessment for learning [113] Lindy Klein and Cherry Stewart |
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14:55-15:15 | Coffee break | |||||
15:15-16:45 | Afternoon plenary Federation Concert Hall Session Chair: Kevin Ashford-Rowe, ACODE Executive Committee |
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15:15-15:20 | Welcome and announcements | |||||
15:20-15:30 | Address from the ACODE Executive: Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Director Teaching and Learning Centre, Australian Catholic University Presentation [114] |
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15:30-16:00 | Featured speaker: Paul Wappett, CEO, Open Universities Australia How has technology influenced the education sector? [115] Presentation [116] |
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16:00-16:45 | Keynote: Alec Couros, Professor of educational technology and media, University of Regina Designing for open/networked learning [117] Presentation [118] |
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18:30-22:00 | Conference dinner: Princes Wharf |
Wednesday 10 April 2013: Conference Day 3
7:30-15:30 | Registration open | Mezzanine Level | ||||
7:45-8:00 | Arrival tea and coffee | Federation Ballroom | ||||
8:00-9:35 | Morning plenary Federation Concert Hall Session Chair: Cathrine Harboe-Ree, CAUL President |
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8:00-8:05 | Welcome and announcements | |||||
8:05-8:35 | Featured speaker: Gillian Hallam, A/Prof Information Systems, QUT On the edge of invisibility: Can academic libraries design a new wardrobe for the emperor? [119] Presentation [120] |
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8:35-9:20 | Keynote: Lorcan Dempsey, Research Division, OCLC Reconfiguring libraries for a network environment: rightscaling, engaging, learning [121] Presentation [122] |
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9:20-9:35 | Address from the President of CAUL: Cathrine Harboe-Ree, University Librarian, Monash University | |||||
9:35-10:05 | Morning tea | |||||
10:05-11:30 | Analytics and Benchmarking Chair: Gerry Kregor |
Virtual Learning Spaces Chair: Bronwyn Davies |
Online assessment Chair: Helen Livingston |
Discovery Chair: Karmen Pemberton |
Solutions | The Lounge |
Grand Ballroom 1 | Grand Ballroom 2 | Grand Ballroom 3 | Federation Concert Hall | Chancellor Room 4 | Mezzanine Level | |
10:05-10:30 | A quantitative analysis of an LMS usage by staff [123] Claire Sinsua and Kevin Ashford-Rowe Presentation [124] |
Absorbing a Learning Management System into a General Collaborative Environment [125] Scott Diener Presentation [126] |
Effective use of mobile devices for marking student work [127] [127]Eva Heinrich Presentation [128] |
From Search to Discovery: A New Approach to Information Retrieval at UTS Library [129] Mal Booth, Belinda Tiffen and Josh Vawdrey Presentation [130] |
Innovation Labs on the Cloud [131] Joseph Ziegler, Amazon Web Services |
Keynote Alec Couros |
10:35-11:00 | Learning Management Systems and Learning Analytics - a matter of perspective [132] Mark Drechsler |
A Personal Learning Space – diversity of use in the tertiary setting: Lightning round [133] Alison Poot, Shane Sutherland, Roger Funk, Lisa Curran, Gareth Denyer and Nicola Parkin |
Immersive Assessment—Can online assessment be made personal? A flipped session [134] Cherry Stewart Presentation [135] |
Just give them what they want. How user experience (UX) can transform library websites to reveal the library resources and services that users value most [136] John Wynn-Williams |
Cloud Trends in 2013 [137] Michael Chanter, Frontline Systems Australia Presentation [138] |
TBA |
11:05-11:30 | UNISA – Going the journey with learning analytics [139] Richard Lamb and Jarrod Sharp Presentation [140] |
[141] | We stand today on the edge of a new frontier: eTextbooks and their implications for Australian universities [142] Gillian Hallam Presentation [143] |
The Emperor's New Clothes - uncovering the realities of cloud [144] Rodd Jefferson, HP |
Keynote Lorcan Dempsey | |
11:30-12:20 | Lunch | |||||
12:20-13:45 | Mobility and Cloud Services Chair: Michelle Beveridge |
Learning Technologies Case Studies Chair: Melanie Pittard |
Online Learning Chair: Deborah Jones |
Beyond the Library Chair: Linda Palmer |
Solutions | The Lounge |
Grand Ballroom 1 | Grand Ballroom 2 | Grand Ballroom 3 | Federation Concert Hall | Chancellor Room 4 | Mezzanine Level | |
12:20-12:45 | App or website? Choosing your mobile path [145] Justin Cawthorne Presentation [146] |
Ten years with technology: transformative practice or incremental change? [147] Claire Englund and Martin Burman Presentation [148] |
[149]How to engage your students with Online Learning [149] Rebecca Foweraker [149]Presentation [150] |
Heresy or Innovation?: Transforming culture and service for impact [151] Full Paper [153] |
Adopting a people-centric approach to IT management [56] Tony Polykandritis, Appsense Presentation [154] |
Featured Gillian Hallam |
12:50-13:15 | Freedom at the cloud’s edge [155] Mark Vulling |
Using an ePortoflio as an electronic laboratory notebook in undergraduate practical classes [156] Gareth Denyer, Jill Johnston, Dale Hancock, Vanessa Gysbers, Ruth Weeks and Sashi Kant Presentation [157] |
Is there a template for online learning? A point counterpoint debate [158] Lindy Klein and Cherry Stewart Presentation [159] |
LibGuides – Beyond the library to the faculties: A lightning round [160] Pam Abalo, Lou Connell, Lisa Curran, Ishbel Leggat and Roger Funk Presentation [161] |
Lifecycle Services: The Agile IT Department [162] Michael Pratt, Dell |
TBA |
13:20-13:45 |
Can all University Administrative Systems be shared via the Cloud [163] |
Demystifying Mobile Learning: Strategies to promote 21st century learning and technology in a pre-university foundation program in the United Arab Emirates by using the iPad as a language-learning device [166] Kirk Dowswell |
Social, Mobile, Cloud - transforming university experience [167] Derek Laney, salesforce.com Presentation Here. [168] |
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13:45-14:00 | Coffee break | |||||
14:00-15:20 | Closing plenary Federation Concert Hall Session Chair: Jeff Murray, CIO, University of Tasmania |
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14:00-14:05 | Welcome | |||||
14:05-14:50 | Keynote: Prof Paddy Nixon, DVC (Research), University of Tasmania The Sensor Web - Bringing the World into the Classroom [169] Presentation [170] |
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14:50-15:00 | Prizes announced | |||||
15:00-15:20 | Closing Matters and Conference Close |
Presenters are bolded.