Learning Impact 2010
Understanding and Harnessing the Next Generation of Technology
to Transform the Educational Enterprise
Long Beach, California, USA, 17-20 May 2010
Overview & Themes | Keynotes, Speakers & Panel Presenters | Detailed Agenda
Monday 17 May | Tuesday 18 May | Wednesday 19 May | Thursday 20 May
| 9:30 - 11:30 | IMS Member Meeting & Technical Advisory Board Meeting |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Welcome to Learning Impact 2010 Rob Abel, Ed.D., CEO, IMS Global Learning Consortium |
| 1:45 - 2:30 | Keynote: Kenneth C. Green, Founding Director, The Campus Computing Project |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Panel: Moving from Information Technology to Useful Information Online learning systems have long held the promise of providing better data about student learning experiences and outcomes. Yet today serious assessment is largely separate from the online learning experience. Will technology play a larger role in educational assurance any time soon? The primary question posed to the panel and audience participants is: How do you see online and web-supported learning becoming better connected to assessment and educational assurance in the next several years? |
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Learning Impact Awards Showcase Judges: Charles F. Leonhardt, Principal Technologist, Georgetown University Tsuneo Yamada, Chief of the International Collaboration Division, Open University of Japan Dr. Dae-Joon Hwang, CEO, IMS Korea, Prof., School of ICT of Sungkyunkwan University John R. St.Clair, III, Ed.D., Director of Distance & Blended Learning, University of Mary Washington Dr. Timothy Read, Profesor Titular de Universidad, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia Joel Greenberg, Ph.D., Open University's Director of Media, Learning and Teaching Solutions |
| 6:00 - 7:00 | Reception |
Tuesday, 18 May
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Top 10 List Rob Abel, Ed.D., CEO, IMS Global Learning Consortium |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Keynote: Think “Exciting”: E-Learning and the Big “E” Technology, globalization, and new knowledge about how people learn are having dramatic effects on diverse approaches to teaching and learning. Most of the literature about these changes refers to physical technology, however, such as computers, iPods, iPhones, MP3 players, and the overall proliferation of gadgets and gizmos. Let’s explore theories in psychology applied to technology to examine the “why,” that is both cause and effect resulting from the “how” of online learning. Dr. Bernard Luskin, CEO and Sr. Provost, Touro University Worldwide |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Keynote: Rich Schwerdtfeger, Distinguished Engineer, SWG Accessibility Architect/Strategist, IBM |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Learning Impact 2010 is featuring three panels on this important topic, each looking at different aspects: learning platforms, supporting learning applications, and content. Panel: From Course Management to Digital Support for Learning - Learning Applications Are ready to enter a new phase of enterprise support for learning tools and applications that improve teaching and learning substantially beyond course organization and digital distribution of traditional materials? Why has the U.S. K-12 market not yet fully adopted learning management platforms? The primary question posed to the panel and audience participants is: What is your strategy to improve the lives of students, teachers, and professors to enable greater innovation in teaching and learning? |
| 11:45 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 5:30 | Program Track Break Outs
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| 5:00 - 6:00 | Reception |
Wednesday, 19 May
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Panel: From Course Management to Digital Support for Learning - Platforms Panelists: Michael Korcuska, Executive Director, Sakai Foundation John Baker, CEO, Desire2Learn |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Panel: From Course Management to Digital Support for Learning - Content & Summary Analysis of Platforms & Applications Panelists: Jim Behnke,Chief Learning Officer, Pearson Gary Shapiro, Senior Vice President of Intellectual Properties, Follett Dr. Joel Thierstein, Associate Provost for Innovative Scholarly Communication at Rice University and Executive Director of Connexions |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Break |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Keynote |
| 11:45 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Keynote: Dr. Nicholas H. Allen, Provost Emeritus & Collegiate Professor, University of Maryland University College |
| 1:50 -2:30 | Panel: Thinking Differently About K-20 National achievement in tertiary education is directly connected to preparation and achievement of secondary education. In an age where developed countries have achieved higher education credentials for over half their populations and mass higher education is perceived as a right of citizenship, the connection between secondary and tertiary systems is inextricable. The primary question posed to the panel and audience participants is: How can countries, states, and local authorities improve the matching of today’s secondary students' higher learning aspirations to what education systems are providing and what role can technology play? Panelists: Amir Dabirian, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Services,Chief Information Officer, California State University Gordon Freedman, Vice President Education Strategy, Blackboard |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Keynote: Dr. Charles B. Reed, Chancellor, California State University system |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Keynote: Michael King, Vice President, Global Education Industry, IBM |
| 4:00 - 4:15 | Break |
| 4:15 - 5:00 | Panel: Educational System Leverage Points Much like healthcare, education systems are perceived as requiring significant improvement to meet national goals around the world. But, there are two powerful forces: limited resources & high demand – that all nations and localities are grappling with. Much like healthcare, new models for cooperation are required to get to the next level of performance. The primary question posed to the panel and audience participants is: What functions should schools, colleges and universities be developing greater levels of cooperation in and why in the next several years and what is the role of technology? |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | Learning Impact Awards Ceremony |
| 5:30 - 6:30 | Reception |
Thursday, 20 May
*Workshops are not automatically included in your Learning Impact Registration. You must sign up and pay for them at the time of registration*
| 9:30 - 4:00 | Workshop: Learning Technology Advisory Council: Setting the Course for Implementation Projects |
| 9:30 - 4:00 | Workshop: This technical workshop will focus on three standards: Learning Tools Interoperability, Learning Information Services and Common Cartridge. Information on how to effectively implement the standards along with details on how to achieve conformance to them will be provided. |
More details about Learning Impact 2010 will be posted soon.






