Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

1:45-3:00 PM

Opening Session

1:45-2:00 PM

ICELW 2018 Welcome Address
Conference chair David Guralnick, Ph.D., Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

2:00-3:00 PM

Opening Keynote Address
Learning How to Learn: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the World’s Most Popular MOOC
Barbara Oakley, Ph.D., Professor, Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan, USA
Slides

3:45-5:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 1A

Session Chair: JC Kinnamon, Practising Law Institute, New York, New York, USA

3:45-4:15 PM

Re-Imagining Education and Training: A Potential Future
David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA
Slides

4:15-4:45 PM

Gamification 2018 - Engagement all over the place? A snapshot analysis of the best-practice solutions so far
Kai Erenli, FH des BFI Wien / University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Vienna, Austria

4:45-5:45 PM

Building a Transmedia Story for Corporate Training
Gwen Tanner, S&P Global Ratings, New York, New York, USA

Session 1B

Session Chair: Martha Attridge Bufton, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

3:45-4:45 PM

Are You Ready for the Digital Learning Age?
Jan Rijken, Wiley, Den Bosch, Netherlands

4:45-5:45 PM

BNY Mellon Case Study: How Data-Driven Learning Creates Business Value
Austin Kenny, EmpowerTheUser (ETU), New York, New York, USA and Patricia Aquaro, The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York, USA

Session 1C

Session Chair: Monika Hattinger, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden

3:45-4:15 PM

Teaching Technology Usage in the ENT Medical Subdomain via a Flipped Classroom Approach
Walter Koch, Steinbeis Transfer Centre IMCHI, Information Management, Medical and Cultural Heritage Informatics, Graz, Austria; Jochen Schachenreiter, Medical Practice Schachenreiter, Graz, Austria; Klaus Vogt, University of Latvia, Center of Experimental Medicine, Riga, Latvia; Gerda Koch, AIT Angewandte Informationstechnik Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria; and Wolfgang Göderle, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Paper

4:15-4:45 PM

Net Generation Learning Terrace (NGLT) for Sparking Adult Learners’ Onsite and Off-site Learning: A Case Study
Gwendoline Choon Lang Quek and Qiyun Wang, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

4:45-5:15 PM

Distance Learning in the Musical Field in Romania through European-Funded Projects
Nelida Nedelcut and Ciprian Gabriel Pop, Academy of Music Gheorghe Dima, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; and Amalia Cristina Nedelcut, University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Paper

5:15-5:45 PM

Virtual Labs, Augmented Reality, and Interactive Classes for a New Distance Teaching-Learning Model
Maria Amata Garito, International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Rome, Italy

Thursday, June 14th, 2018

10:00-11:00 AM

Plenary Session

10:00-11:00 AM

Keynote Address
"The New Virtual Reality (VR) - From Entertainment to Education"
Shawn Patton, Principal Designer, Schell Games
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Slides

11:15 AM-12:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 2A

Session Chair: Andreas Pester, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences GemPS, Spittal a.D., Austria

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

HoloLens, Augmented Reality, and Teamwork: Merging Virtual and Real Workplaces
Fernando Salvetti and Barbara Bertagni, Logosnet, Lugano, Switzerland
Paper
Slides

12:15-12:45 PM

Virtual Workplace Training in Mixed Reality for the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration
Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland and Mikhail Fominykh, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Session 2B

Session Chair: Barbara Kieslinger, Centre for Social Innovation GmbH, Vienna, Austria

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Level Up Employee Learning Using Competency-Based Applied Learning
Chellie Esters, ServiceChannel, New York, New York, United States
Slides

12:15-12:45 PM

A Threefold Gamification Approach for Software Engineering Education
Sigrid Schefer-Wenzl and Igor Miladinovic, University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Paper

Session 2C

Session Chair: Kai Erenli, FH des BFI Wien / University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Vienna, Austria

11:15-11:45 AM

Elements of a Prototype to Implement Distance Education
Jean Claude Callens, VIVES, Kortrijk, Belgium

11:45 AM-12:45 PM

Fulfilling the Organizational Mission through Professional Development: A Holistic E-Learning Framework
Linda Smith, University of Maryland University College, Tallahassee, Florida, USA and Gila Kurtz, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel

2:00-3:30 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 3A

Session Chair: Gila Kurtz, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel

2:00-3:00 PM

Enabling Day-One Performance with a "Workflow GPS"
Hal Christensen, QuickCompetence, Forest Hills, New York, United States

3:00-3:30 PM

Working in increasing isolation? How an international MOOC for career professionals supports peer learning across distance
Barbara Kieslinger, Juliet Tschank, Teresa Schäfer, and Claudia Fabian, Centre for Social Innovation GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Paper

Session 3B

Session Chair: Walter Koch, Steinbeis Transfer Centre IMCHI, Information Management, Medical and Cultural Heritage Informatics, Graz, Austria

2:00-2:30 PM

Corporate Training - Calculating the Economic Viability, Cost/Benefit Analysis and ROI
Srichand Devarakonda, Independent Consultant/Researcher, Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Slides

2:30-3:30 PM

Fostering Relevant New Competencies in the Times of Industry 4.0 with E-learning in the Workplace
Tobias Haertel and Sandra Lenz, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany; Valerie Stehling and Daniela Janßen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Session 3C

Session Chair: Christy Levy, Kaleidoscope Learning, Chicago, Illinois, USA

2:00-2:30 PM

Sustainable Software Development Education via Mobile E-learning
Igor Miladinovic and Sigrid Schefer-Wenzl, University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, Vienna, Austria

2:30-3:00 PM

Understanding Users of Adaptable E-Learning as Heterogeneous Groups of Work-Integrated Learners
Amir Haj-Bolouri and Lars Svensson, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
Paper

3:00-3:30 PM

How Much Does Data Science Need an Engineer?
Andreas Pester, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences GemPS, Spittal a.D., Austria
Slides

4:15-5:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 4A

Session Chair: Christy Levy, Kaleidoscope Learning, Chicago, Illinois, USA

4:15-5:15 PM

Turning Subject Matter Expertise into an Interactive Learning Experience
David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA and JC Kinnamon, Practising Law Institute, New York, New York, USA
Slides

5:15-5:45 PM

TRACE-ER: Learning and Assessing Advanced Life Support Competencies in the Emergency Room
Bronwyn Tarrant and Marie Gertdz, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia

Session 4B

Session Chair: Lars Svensson, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden

4:15-4:45 PM

Co-construction of Knowledge in Work-Integrated E-learning Courses in Joint Industry-University Collaboration
Monika Hattinger and Kristina Eriksson, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
Paper
Slides

4:45-5:15 PM

Workplace Learning: Looking for the Perfect Blend
Verónica Chehtman, AySA S.A., Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

5:15-5:45 PM

The Bank of Georgia Learning Hub
Tinatin Balavadze and Tatia Zhgenti, JSC Bank of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
Paper
Slides

Session 4C

Session Chair: Miranda Huba, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

4:15-5:45 PM

Equatorial Marathon in VRunners, an Alternate Reality Game
Dan Berteanu and Sorina Petrescu, Equatorial, Bucharest, Romania

Friday, June 15th, 2018

10:00-11:30 AM

Parallel Sessions

Session 5A

Session Chair: Fernando Salvetti, Logosnet, Lugano, Switzerland

10:00-10:30 AM

Measuring Digital Literacy and Readiness in the Workplace
Gila Kurtz, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel; Yehuda Peled, Western Gallilee College, Akko, Israel; and Orit Avidov-Unger, Hachva Academic College, Arugot, Israel
Slides

10:30-11:30 AM

The Social Learning Marketplace: A Data-Driven, Measurable and Sustainable Approach to Corporate Learning & Development
Patrick Veenhoff, Swisscom (Schweiz) AG, Zürich, Switzerland
Slides

Session 5B

Session Chair: Bronwyn Tarrant, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia

10:00-10:30 AM

Understanding How Australian Industry Reports the "Problem" of Literacy and Learning for Future Workforces
Alexander Bacalja, The University of Melbourne, Clifton Hill, Australia

10:30-11:00 AM

Improving the Creation, Curation and Discovery of Open Educational Resources for Work-Integrated and Lifelong Learning
William Jobe, Stefan Nilsson, and Patrik Bernhard, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden; and Anders Bindslev Rask, University College Nordjylland, Aalborg, Denmark
Paper
Slides

11:00-11:30 AM

Design and Implementation of Blended Synchronous Learning: The Instructor’s Perspective
Qiyun Wang, Choon Lang Quek, and Changqin Huang, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, NTU, Singapore

Session 5C

Session Chair: Miranda Huba, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

10:00-11:30 AM

Entwine and Embed: Using Game-Based Learning to Engage First-Year Students in Information Literacy
Martha Attridge Bufton, Ryan Tucci, and Colin Harkness, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Plenary Session

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Panel Discussion
Workplace Learning and Professional Development: Perspectives from around the World

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

Panelists:
Tinatin Balavadze, JSC Bank of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
Verónica Chehtman, AySA S.A., Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Barbara Kieslinger, Centre for Social Innovation GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Patrick Veenhoff, Swisscom (Schweiz) AG, Zürich, Switzerland

1:45-3:15 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 6A

Session Chair: Hal Christensen, QuickCompetence, Forest Hills, New York, United States

1:45-2:15 PM

Design Science Research for Work-Integrated e-Learning
Christian Östlund and Lars Svensson, University West, Trollhattan, Sweden
Paper

2:15-2:45 PM

Building a Culture of Online Learning Through Digital Assets
Joseph Evanick, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

2:45-3:15 PM

Implementation of Blended Learning for Staff Midwives and Nurses working in Three Dublin Maternity Hospitals
Anne Jesudason, Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Slides

Session 6B

Session Chair: Austin Kenny, EmpowerTheUser (ETU), New York, New York, USA

1:45-2:15 PM

Career Professional Development through VR
Matthew Montebello, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Paper

2:15-2:45 PM

Obstacles to using E-learning in an Advanced Way
Annika Jokiaho, Ludwigsburg University of Education, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Birgit May, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany; Marcus Specht and Slavi Stoyanov, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands
Paper

2:45-3:15 PM

The Design and Development of a Mobile Phone Application for STEM based on a Novel Engineering Approach
Yaoxian Zhuang, Liyan Wang, and Feng-Kuang Chiang, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
Paper

Session 6C

Session Chair: Miranda Huba, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

1:45-2:45 PM

A Brazilian Entrepreneurial Group That Believes There Are No Time or Space Limits for Learning
Rubens Araújo and Gabriella Miranda, DOT digital group, Florianópolis, Brazil
Slides

3:15-3:45 PM

Closing Session
Announcement of the Winners
2018 International E-Learning Awards, Business Division

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