Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

1:45-3:00 PM

Opening Session

1:45-2:00 PM

ICELW 2012 Welcome Address
Conference chair David Guralnick, Ph.D., Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

2:00-3:00 PM

Opening Keynote Address
"Applying the Science of Instruction: Evidence-based Guidelines for e-Learning"
Dr. Ruth Clark, Principal/President, Clark Training & Consulting, USA
References

3:30-6:00 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 1A

Session Chair: Pieter De Vries, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

3:30-4:30 PM

Turning Knowledge into Action: Experiential Learning and Natural Assessment
Sarah Frame, Toolwire, Fordinbridge, Hampshire, UK and Michael Watkins, Toolwire, Pleasanton, California, USA

4:30-5:30 PM

The Global CE Revolution: How Pfizer, Cornell University, and Texas A&M University are changing the face of continuing education for veterinary professionals
Matt Plass and Glenn Kenny, Interactive Services, Mulhuddart, Ireland and Mark Cassetta, Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, USA

5:30-6:00 PM

Training Virtually Virtual: Workplace e-learning for Automotive Assembly Operators
Lennart Malmsköld, Volvo Technology Corporation, Göteborg, Sweden; Roland Örtengren, Chalmers Institute of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden and Lars Svensson, University West, Trollhattan, Sweden
Paper

Session 1B

Session Chair: Emily Hacker, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

3:30-4:30 PM

E-training Behavioral Health Professionals to Meet the Needs of Veterans and their Families
Alice Kim, USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, Los Angeles, California, USA; Eileen Kohan, USC Department of Continuing Education, Los Angeles, California, USA; Kelly Turner, Shawna Campbell, USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, Los Angeles, California, USA

4:30-5:30 PM

Capturing Teachable Moments on Video and Creating E-Learning Deliverables on the Spot
David L. Kay, David L. Kay Educational Productions, Astoria, New York, USA

5:30-6:00 PM

Distance Learning Program in Population Issues (DLPI): Opportunities for Continuing Education
Carmen Marin, Central American Population Center, San Jose, Costa Rica
Paper

Session 1C

Session Chairs: Roelien Wierda and Ron Barendsen, NHL University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

3:30-4:00 PM

Can Course Design in an Online MAT Program Promote Personalized Learning through e-Teaching and e-Learning Practices?
Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland, USA
Paper
Slides

4:00-4:30 PM

Systematic Usability and User Experience Evaluation as a Basis for the Redesign of an e-learning Platform
Matija Pipan and Borka Jerman Blazic, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Paper

4:30-5:30 PM

E-Learning and Comprehensive School and Kindergarten Development
Line Skov Hansen and Ole Hansen, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Paper

5:30-6:00 PM

Harnessing Social, Cultural and Self-Efficacy Issues for Designing E-Learning in Corporations
Rachna Kumar, Alliant International University, San Diego, California, USA

Session 1D

Session Chair: Keith Waitt, Consultancy Matters, LLC, New York, New York, USA

3:30-4:00 PM

Measuring E-Learning Effectiveness: Teaching, Learning, and Technology
Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, California, USA and Shakil Akhtar, Clayton State University, Morrow, Georgia, USA
Paper

4:00-4:30 PM

Responding to Workplace Needs: Assessing the Value of e-learning in Graduate Educational Technology Program
Tome Martinez, Paula Cummins, Wilhelmina Savenye and Justin Shewell, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Paper

4:30-5:00 PM

Staying Relevant and Current with Online Learning in an Increasingly Global and Competitive Environment
Grace Lynch and Rhys James, Open Universities Australia, Melbourne, Australia
Paper

5:00-5:30 PM

E-assessment in Portuguese Higher Education
Lúcia Amante, Universidade Aberta – Laboratório de Educaçăo a Distância e E-learning, Oeiras - Lisboa, Portugal, Maria João Gomes, Universidade do Minho – Instituto de Educação, Braga, Portugal and Isolina Oliveira, Universidade Aberta – Laboratório de Educaçăo a Distância e E-learning, Oeiras - Lisboa, Portugal

5:30-6:00 PM

Effective Written Communication for Academic and Workplace Success: An Ongoing Study
Rana Khan and Arhonda Gogos, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland, USA

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

10:00-11:00 AM

Plenary Session

10:00-11:00 AM

Keynote Address
"What the Research Says about Informal Learning (and Implications for Practicing Professionals)"
Dr. Saul Carliner, Program Director, PhD in Education and Associate Professor of Education, Concordia University, Canada
Informal Learning: Definitions

11:15 AM-12:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 2A

Session Chair: Grace Lynch, Open Universities Australia, Melbourne, Australia

11:15-12:15 PM

Field-Based Performance Support: Creating On-Demand Support for Developing Sales People at Hess Corp
Jim O'Hern, Hess Corporation, Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA and Hal Christensen, Christensen/Roberts Solutions, Forest Hills, New York, USA

12:15-12:45 PM

Lessons Learned Developing E-Learning for NASA's Space Shuttle and Deep Space Launch System Engine Programs
Glenn Blazek, United Technologies Corporation, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, USA

Session 2B

Session Chair: Lúcia Amante, Universidade Aberta – Laboratório de Educaçăo a Distância e E-learning, Oeiras - Lisboa, Portugal

11:15-11:45 AM

Using Communities of Practice for the Learning of Students with Poor Vision
Tatiana Takimoto, Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini and Joao Artur Souza, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
Paper

11:45 AM-12:45 PM

Transatlantic Online Community of Practice
Barbara Schwartz-Bechet and Theodore Stone, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland, USA; Roelien Bos-Wierda and Ron Barendsen, NHL University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Paper

Session 2C

Session Chair: John Vulic, Corrective Services NSW, Sydney, Australia

11:15-11:45 AM

An eLearning Self-Assessment Model (e-LSA)
Jeanne Schreurs and Ahmad Al-Huneidi, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
Paper

11:45 AM-12:15 PM

Demonstration: The e-LSA System for Self-Assessment of an e-learning Services Organization
Jeanne Schreurs, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium

12:15-12:45 PM

A Recommender System for Learning Resources Suggestions Based on Learner Characteristics
Ahmad A. Kardan and Golsa Mirbagheri, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Paper
Slides

Session 2D

Session Chair: Eleanor Pierre, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Flash or HTML5 – Which one will you choose?
Joelle Smith, Quest Professional Consulting Corp., Alberta, Canada

12:15-12:45 PM

From Cherry Picking to Convergence - Migrating E-Learning Delivery to an LMS (Learning Management System): The COLeLIO Experience
Angela Kwan, Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Paper

2:00-3:30 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 3A

Session Chair: Stefanie Quade, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Germany

2:00-2:30 PM

Serious Games and 3D Virtual Worlds for Training Cultural Awareness in a Workplace and University Context: Some Experiences
Ekaterina Prasolova-Forland and Leif Martin Hokstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

2:30-3:00 PM

Knowledge-based Authoring of Learning and Teaching Media
Patrick Blum, inside Business Group, Aachen, Germany

3:00-3:30 PM

User, User: Who Art Thou?: The Seamless Experience
John Sandler, Telstra Corporation, Melbourne, Australia

Session 3B

Session Chair: Kai Erenli, University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna, Vienna, Austria

2:00-3:00 PM

The Gamification of E-Learning
Keith Waitt, Consultancy Matters, LLC, New York, New York, USA
Slides

3:00-3:30 PM

Learning ExperiencUser, User: Who Art Thou?: The Seamless Experience
John Sandler, Telstra Corporation, Melbourne, Australiaes: UX-based Instructional Design
Sara Henderson, Design Goat, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Paper
Slides

Session 3C

Session Chair: Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland, USA

2:00-2:30 PM

Globalization and the New Challenges in Engineering Education
Michael Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria

2:30-3:00 PM

An Experience in Distance Training To Promote Innovation: The e-Nova Project in Brazil
Claudia Alexandra de Souza Pinto, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil

3:00-3:30 PM

Will E-Learning Become the Predominant Method of Teaching at Universities? Experiences with Different Forms of Teaching
Robert Pucher, Markus Schordan, Christian Kollmitzer, Gabriela Brezowar and Friedrich Schmöllebeck, University of Applied Sciences -- Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Paper

Session 3D

Session Chair: Almir Neves, Click Conhecimento, Curitiba, Brazil

2:00-3:00 PM

Equipping (Future) Teachers with 2.0 Skills; The Workplace-Based Implementation of the ICT Assessment Portfolio in Dutch Teacher Education
Roelien Wierda and Ron Barendsen, NHL University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

3:00-3:30 PM

E-Learning Use Patterns in the Workplace: Web Logs from Interactions with a Web-based Lecture
Christian Ostlund, University West, Trollhattan, Sweden
Paper

4:00-6:00 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 4A

Session Chair: Sherry Moran, Tribeca Knowledge, London, UK

4:00-4:30 PM

Social Learning Organizations: Using Social Media to Enhance Learning in Organizations
Almir Neves, Click Conhecimento, Curitiba, Brazil

4:30-5:00 PM

Compare This! Designing for knowledge transfer in online learning environments through analogical encoding
John Vulic, Corrective Services NSW, Sydney, Australia

5:00-6:00 PM

How to Build Great Mobile Learning Apps...in less than 20 minutes!
Imogen Casebourne, Epic, Brighton, UK

Session 4B

Session Chair: Hal Christensen, Christensen/Roberts Solutions, Forest Hills, New York, USA

4:00-5:00 PM

What We Used to Know: Traditional ID Concepts & Techniques That Can Make eLearning Better
Merle Goldstein, Merle Goldstein Instructional Developments, Bedminster, New Jersey, USA
Slides

5:00-6:00 PM

Transforming Subject Matter Experts into eLearning Champions: A Case Study from NYU Langone Medical Center
Emily Hacker and Roseann Pokoluk, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

Session 4C

Session Chair: Line Skov Hansen, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

4:00-5:00 PM

It was a 3rd grade teacher who started me on virtual collaboration...
Paula Cancro, The College of Westchester, White Plains, New York, USA

5:00-5:30 PM

Creativity in Collaborative Learning -- An On-Line Experience
Eleanor Pierre and Lorelle Muller Lumsden, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada
Slides

5:30-6:00 PM

ELabMate: A Tool for Delivering Programming Courses Effectively
Rihab Eltayeb, Sudan University of Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Paper

Session 4D

Session Chair: I. Yelee Jo, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

4:00-5:00 PM

Taking Your Training to Tahiti (or Tel Aviv)
Frank Felsburg, Magnum Group Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

5:00-6:00 PM

Capturing Online Learner Behaviors in Real Time for Analysis and Evaluation
Peter Sorenson, Quizzicle, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Friday, June 15th, 2012

10:00-11:30 AM

Parallel Sessions

Session 5A

Session Chair: Rana Khan, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland, USA

10:00-10:30 AM

The Acceptance of Wikis as Collaborative Authoring Tools within Corporate Settings
Iris Hackermeier, Regensburg, Germany and Jan Hense and Heinz Mandl, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

10:30-11:30 AM

Empowerment of Trainee Teachers: Students and Teachers Discuss and Explore Workplace Dilemmas by Means of an International Virtual COP
Roelien Bos-Wierda and Ron Barendsen, NHL University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Paper

Session 5B

Session Chair: Paula Cancro, The College of Westchester, White Plains, New York, USA

10:00-10:30 AM

Collaboration and Social Learning of the IMPACT WITHOUT AUTHORITY Course via Skype
John Wojtecki, Wojtecki Enterprises, LLC, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Slides

10:30-11:30 AM

The Travails and Opportunities of Training on The Road
Nitin Gumaste, Vivid Learning Systems, Pasco, Washington, USA

Session 5C

Session Chair: John Sandler, Telstra Corporation, Melbourne, Australia

10:00-10:30 AM

Manage Projects Smarter: Picking Tools for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Stefanie Quade, Marcus Birkenkrahe and Frank Habermann, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Germany
Paper

10:30-11:00 AM

Training and Economic Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Does E-Learning Make a Difference?
Andrée Roy, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Paper

11:00-11:30 AM

Adding Social Media to e-Learning in the Workplace: How to Instill an Interactive Learning Culture
Juha Leino, Erika Tanhua-Piiroinen and Johanna Sommers-Piiroinen, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Paper

Session 5D

Session Chair: Taina Patmore, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

10:00-10:30 AM

The Role of e-Learning in Education Should Mirror Industry Standards
Patrick O'Halloran, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York, USA

10:30-11:00 AM

School Administrators Turning Dystopia into Utopias: Stories about ICT Integration
Sirin Karadeniz and Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Slides

11:00-11:30 AM

The Impact of e-sources on e-learning among Library and Information Sciences Professionals in Universities: A Case from Pakistan
Nosheen Fatima Warraich, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Plenary Session

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Demonstration Session and Panel Discussion
"Innovative E-Learning Methods from Around the World"

Panel Chair: David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

Panelists:
Patrick Blum, inside Business Group, Aachen, Germany
Imogen Casebourne, Epic, Brighton, UK
Sarah Frame,Toolwire, Hampshire, UK and San Francisco, California, USA

2:00-4:00 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 6A

Session Chair: Sarah Frame, Toolwire, Fordinbridge, Hampshire, UK

2:00-3:00 PM

Workplace-Oriented Learning with Digital Media -- Consequences for Competency Development
Sven Schulte and Georg Spoettl, Institute Technology and Education (ITB), Bremen, Germany
Paper

3:00-3:30 PM

Choosing a Virtual World Platform for Teaching: "VICERO"- A Scoring Model Aiding the Right Choice
Kai Erenli, University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Paper

3:30-4:00 PM

Digital Storytelling as a Methodology to Support the Reflection Process
Jean Claude Callens, KATHO, Kortrijk, Belgium

Session 6B

Session Chair: Jeanne Schreurs, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium

2:00-2:30 PM

E-learning in Practice: An Empirical Study of the Impact of Web 2.0 Technologies and e-learning on Companies' Business Performance
Tanja Arh and Borka Jerman Blazic, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Paper

2:30-3:00 PM

E-Learning in the Workplace at Avantha Group: A Case Study
Kanishka Bedi, Erudient, New York, New York, USA

3:00-3:30 PM

Towards Supporting New Professional Skills in Computer-Mediated Interaction
Marcella Cives, Enrica Gentile, Nicole Novielli and Paola Plantamura, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
Paper

3:30-4:00 PM

E-Learning in Kazakhstan: Stages of Formation and Prospects for Development
Daniyar Sapargaliyev, Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Paper

Session 6C

Session Chair: Kara Schwartz, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

2:00-2:30 PM

Internet Addiction in the Workplace
Miroslaw Czapka, University of Economics and Administration, Bytom, Poland; Urszula Kontny and Dagna Baginska-Junkermann, Cardinal August Hlond University of Education, Myslowice, Poland
Paper

2:30-3:00 PM

Emotion Evaluation of Simulation Systems in Educational Practice
Dimitrios Papachristos and Constatine Alafodimos, TEI Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece and Nikitas Nikitakos, University of Aegean, Chios, Greece
Paper

3:00-3:30 PM

Surveying In-service Preschool Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Jyh-Chong Liang, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.); Ching Sing Chai, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Chin-Chung Tsai, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.) and Guo-Li Chiou, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

3:30-4:00 PM

The Development of a Pedagogy Framework in Social Network-Based Learning: Support for Special Educational Needs
Samira Sadat Sajadi and Tariq M Khan, Brunel University, London, UK

Session 6D

Session Chair: I. Yelee Jo, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

2:00-3:00 PM

Live Virtual Classrooms: A Complement or a Replacement for Traditional Training?
Emmanuelle Ayache, Technip, Paris, France

3:00-3:30 PM

Social Media to Foster Self-Organized Learning for Dropouts
Pieter De Vries and Thieme Hennis, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Paper

3:30-4:00 PM

E-Learning as an Important Component in "Blended Learning" in School Development Projects in Norway
Ann Margareth Aasen, Centre for Studies of Educational Practice, Hedmark University College, Hamar, Norway
Paper

3:00-3:30 PM

Closing Session
Announcement of the Winners
2012 International E-Learning Awards, Business Division

Conference chair David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, United States