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The ICELW 2010 Conference Program will be posted closer to the conference dates.  For reference, our 2009 program is posted below:

ICELW 2009 Conference Program

Wednesday
, June 10th, 2009

Location
Zankel Hall at Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W. 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam).
Directions:
Take the “1” train to 116th Street, walk up to 120th St., and turn right.  Zankel Hall will be midway down the block on your left.

12:30-1:45 PM
Registration

Zankel Hall 109

1:45-3:00 PM
Opening Session
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)

1:45-2:00 PM
ICELW 2009 Welcome Address
Conference chair David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, NY, USA

2:00-3:00 PM
Opening Keynote Address
“E-Learning is What?”
Allison Rossett,
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

3:00-3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Zankel Hall 109

3:30-5:30 PM

Parallel Sessions

SESSION 1A
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)
Session Chair:
Christine Levy, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, NY, USA

3:30-4:00 PM
Open Discussion with the Keynote Speaker

Allison Rossett,
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA       

4:00-4:30 PM
Contextual Mobile Learning Strongly Related to Industrial Activities: Principles and Case Study
Bertrand David,
Chuantao Yin and René Chalon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, LIESP Lab, Ecully, France

4:30-5:30 PM (60-minute session)
From Training to Performance Support: When Where and When Become Here and Now

Hal Christensen,
Christensen/Roberts Solutions, New York, NY, USA 

SESSION 1B
Grace Dodge Hall 179
Session Chair:
 
Louis Stricoff, Emantras, Fremont, CA, USA

3:30-4:00 PM
A First Step Towards the Implementation of an E-Learning Environment Using Interactive Technology
Nouhad Rizk, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA


4:00-4:30 PM
Enhancing Asynchronous Online Learning Tools with Effective Formative Assessment
David Derr, Terry Mackey and Ellie O’Connor, Information Experts, Inc., Reston, Virginia, USA


4:30-5:30 PM (60-minute session)
Enhancing Workplace Engagement with Podcasting at a Higher Education Institution within the UK
Alan Hilliard and Irene Anderson, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom

SESSION 1C
Grace Dodge Hall 285
Session Chair: 
Robin Millar, Centre for Education and Work, Winnipeg, Canada

3:30-4:00 PM
WebLabs as a Vehicle for Distance Engineering Education in Jordan
A.Y. Al-Zoubi, Olivier Pfeiffer and Saleh Jfout, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan


4:00-4:30 PM
Students' Attitudes Toward the Use of Innovative Information Technology for Learning Based on the TPB Theory
Feng-Kuang Chiang, Chung-Shan Sun, Tai-Cheng Tso, Heinz-Dietrich Wuttke and Rainer Knauf, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan


4:30-5:00 PM
Educational Collaborative and Emerging Technologies
Dalila Duraes, Secondary School at Caldas Taipas – Guimarães Portugal, Guimarães, Portugal

5:00-5:30 PM
Potential Pedagogical Benefits of Using Multimedia Integrated Desktop Videoconferencing Tools for Synchronous Learning
Maurice Schols,
Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Venlo, The Netherlands

SESSION 1D
Grace Dodge Hall 281
Session Chair:
 
Jenny Petrucci, Università Telematica Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy

3:30-4:00 PM
Learning Wiki – Digital Ways of Learning in the Training of Apprentices
Christina Schachtner, Institute for Media and Communication Studies, Klagenfurt, Austria

4:00-4:30 PM
Designing E-learning Services
Shanshan Yang and Mike Joy, Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK


4:30-5:00 PM
Exploring the Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Online Intercultural Communications
Qing Xia and Xiaodong Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Fang Li, Beijing Normal University/Capital Institute of Basic Education Research, Beijing, China; and Wenjing Wang, Beijing Normal University/State Key Lab of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing, China

5:00-5:30 PM
Innovative Use of Mobile Wireless Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning Environment in Higher Education
Tamrat Bayle, College of Telecommunications & Information Technology (CTIT) of Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC),
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

SESSION 1E
Grace Dodge Hall 177
Session Chair: 
Pam Lowry, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA

3:30-4:30 PM (60-minute session)
Music and Arts E-Learning

Manfred Rechberger,
University of Music and Dramatic Arts, Graz, Austria

4:30-5:00 PM
Exploring the On-line Learning Means to Music Education: The "Prelude" Platform Case Study

Nelida Nedelcut and
Pop Ciprian, Academy of Music ‘’Gh.Dima’’, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

5:00-5:30 PM
From E-Learning to E-Teaching: How Does It Feel to Work in Online Workplaces?
Kenny McIntosh, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

6:00-8:00 PM
Conference Drinks 

Location:

Boat Basin Cafe
West 79th Street & the Hudson River
212-496-5542, www.boatbasincafe.com

Directions:
Take the "1" train to 79th St. and turn right when you get out of the station. Walk as far west on 79th Street as possible, and cross Riverside Drive on either side of the street. You'll see a green highway overpass bridge. Walk underneath the bridge. There are staircases on both sides that will lead you down to the restaurant. The staircase on the north side of 79th Street is wheelchair-accessible.

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Location
Zankel Hall at Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W. 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam).
Directions:
Take the “1” train to 116th Street, walk up to 120th St., and turn right.  Zankel Hall will be midway down the block on your left.

10:00-11:00 AM
Keynote
Session
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)

Keynote Address
“Making E-Learning Succeed: The Cultural Dimension”
Marc J. Rosenberg,
Marc Rosenberg and Associates, New Jersey, USA

11:10 AM-12:40 PM
Parallel Sessions


SESSION 2A
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)
Session Chair:
Nabeel Ahmad, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

11:10-11:40 AM
Implementation of E-Learning in a Large Organization: The Critical Role of ‘Relevance To Work’
Grette Netteland, Sogn og Fjordane University College, Sogndal, Norway

11:40 AM-12:10 PM
The Usability of eLearning: Designing for Effective Performance or Not
John Sandler, Telstra Corporation, Melbourne, Australia

12:10-12:40 PM
Participatory Design Methods for Learning and Knowledge Sharing Activities in Networked Organizations
Barbara Kieslinger, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria; Kai Pata, Tallinn University, Estonia; and Claudia Magdalena Fabian, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria

SESSION 2B
Grace Dodge Hall 179
Session Chair:
 
Takahiro Yonekawa, HUB Networks, Inc., Tokyo, Japan

11:10 AM-12:10 PM (60-minute session)
eLearning, mLearning & sLearning: Deloitte’s Leading Edge Virtual Training
Pankaj Singh, Deloitte Services LLP/Deloitte FAS Learning, New York, NY, USA;
Nicole Roy-Tobin, Deloitte Services LLP/Deloitte FAS Learning, Boston, MA, USA; and Leslie Kirshaw, Deloitte Services LLP/Deloitte FAS Learning, Redding, CT, USA

12:10-12:40 PM
An Educational Model for Asynchronous E-learning: A Case Study in Higher Technology Education
P. Kikilias, D. Papachristos and N. Alafodimos, TEI of Piraeus, Greece; M. Kalogiannakis, University of Crete, Greece; and St. Papadakis, Aghia Barbara High School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

SESSION 2C
Grace Dodge Hall 285
Session Chair:
 
Kara Schwartz, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, NY, USA

11:10 AM-12:40 PM (90-minute session)
Enhancing Teaching & Learning Through Digital Technologies
Elsebeth Sorensen, Helle Mathiasen, and Christian Dalsgaard, Department of Information & Media Science, University of Aarhus,
Aarhus, Denmark


SESSION 2D

Grace Dodge Hall 281
Session Chair: 
Christina Merl, Vienna, Austria

11:10 AM-12:10 PM (60-minute session)
Corporate Globalization, Workplace Diversity and the Promise of Learning Languages Online
Duane Sider and Jennifer Frazier, Rosetta Stone, Arlington, VA, USA

12:10-12:40 PM
Training Process in SMEs: Where Learning Makes a Difference
Andree Roy, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada


12:40-2:00 PM

Lunch
Grace Dodge Hall 537

2:00-3:30 PM
Parallel Sessions

SESSION 3A
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)
Session Chair: 
Daniel Muller,  IMC AG, Saarbruecken, Germany

2:00-2:30 PM
Audio Files for Mobile Devices – a Valuable Method for Teaching?
Robert Pucher, University of Applied Sciences – Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria

2:30-3:00 PM
Design and Usability Considerations for a Mobile EPSS in the Workplace
Nabeel Ahmad, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

3:00-3:30 PM
Mobile Learning, Expert-Led Communities, and the Low Barrier of Entry

Louis Stricoff,
Emantras, Fremont, CA, USA

SESSION 3B
Grace Dodge Hall 179

Session Chair: 
Alan Hilliard, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom

2:00-2:30 PM
Teacher Perspectives on Learning with Mobile Technologies
Louise Mifsud, Anders I. Mørch, and Sigmund Lieberg, InterMedia, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

2:30-3:00 PM
Interactive, Dynamic Video-Based Training in Corporate Learning
Patrick Blum, inside Business Group, Aachen, Germany and Harald Steinkamp, inside Gesellschaft für TV-, Audio- und Videoproduktion mbH, Aachen, Germany

3:00
-3:30 PM
Intelligent Simulation Technology for Training Humanitarian Practitioners
Tucker Harding,
Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

SESSION 3C
Grace Dodge Hall
285
Session Chair: 
Marc J. Rosenberg, Marc Rosenberg and Associates, New Jersey, USA

2:00-3:00 PM (60-minute session)
From Tabletop to Desktop: Converting a Simulation from the Classroom to the Web
David Shoemaker and Cathy A. Enz, eCornell, Ithaca, NY, USA

3:00
-3:30 PM
E-learning: Moving up the Corporate Value Chain
Swarna Srinivas, KESDEE Inc., San Diego, CA, USA

SESSION 3D
Grace Dodge Hall 281
Session Chair: 
Barbara Kieslinger, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria

2:00-2:30 PM
The Multimedia Language Courses of Università Telematica Guglielmo Marconi
Jenny Petrucci and Laura Ricci, Università Telematica Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy

2:30-3:00 PM
Development of a Web-based Learning System for Writing Honorific Forms in Japanese
Minoru Nakayama and Keisuke Morita, CRADLE, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

3:00
-3:30 PM
TalkShop™ – Language Learning on the Debate
Christina Merl, Vienna, Austria


3:30-4:00 PM

Coffee Break
Zankel Hall 109

4:00-6:00 PM

Parallel Sessions

SESSION 4A
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)
Session Chair: Hal Christensen, Christensen/Roberts Solutions, New York, NY, USA
 

4:00-5:00 PM (60-minute session)
E-learning as Part of a Successful Blended-Learning Program Across Time Zones & Cultures
Lisa Cohen and Giulia Fleishman, AFS Intercultural Programs, New York, NY, USA

5:00-6:00 PM (60-minute session)
Demonstrating the E-learning Component of Training Magazine’s Blended Learning & Performance Project of the Year

Matthea Marquart and Zora Jones Rizzi,
BELL, Dorchester, MA, USA

SESSION 4B
Grace Dodge Hall 179

Session Chair: 
Nabeel Ahmad, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

4:00-4:30 PM
Adaptive Learning Environments: A Requirements Analysis in Business Settings
Kai Michael Hoever, Christina Steiner and Nils Faltin, imc information multimedia communication AG, Saarbruecken, Germany

4:30-5:00 PM
Contextualized Visualization at the Workplace
Eicke Godehardt, Christoph Schneider, Robert Lokaiczyk and Andreas Faatz, SAP Research, Darmstadt, Germany

5:00-6:00 PM (60-minute session)
Cloud Computing and Adult Learning: Crisis or a Dangerous Opportunity?
Robin Millar and Les Klassen, Centre for Education and Work, Winnipeg, Canada

SESSION 4C
Grace Dodge Hall
285
Session Chair: 
Mark Talaba, GEMWorX, Doylestown, PA, USA

4:00-4:30 PM
The Challenge of Providing Continuous Training to a Worldwide Audience on Fast-Changing Finance Regulation
Paolo Calderari di Palazzolo, KPMG Advisory s.p.a., Milan, Italy


4:30-5:00 PM
InterAct: Internet-Based Problem Solving Role-Play in Working Life
Margrethe Marstrøm Svensrud and Randi Husemoen, Vox, Oslo, Norway

5:00-5:30 PM
Lifelong Learning and Virtual Communities in Public Administration: A Case Study
Nicola Villa, Luigi Colazzo, and Andrea Molinari, University of Trento,
Trento, Italy

5:30-6:00 PM
Quality Matters: Online Roleplay for Scottish Further Education Staff
Carole A. Gordon, Sarah Cornelius and Margaret Harris, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

SESSION 4D
Grace Dodge Hall 177
Session Chair: 
Andree Roy, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada

4:00-4:30 PM
On-Line Learning Communities – Motivational Factors For Success
Sandra Paterson, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland


4:30-5:00 PM
Mechanisms to Support Informal Learning at the Workplace
Heide Lukosch and Pieter DeVries, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

5:00-5:30 PM
Motivation in ICT-Teaching in Adult Education: Is Motivation a Crucial Factor in Successful ICT-Teaching of Adults?
Thorben Wist, German Institute for Adult Education, Bonn, Germany

5:30-6:00 PM
Simulation of Complex Phase Systems and Metallurgical Processes for Educational Training and Research
Alexander Babich, RWTH Aachen University,Aachen, Germany


8:00 PM
Conference Dinner 

Location:

Megu (Downtown "Tribeca" Location)
62 Thomas Street between West Broadway and Church Street
(212) 227-6141, www.megunyc.com


Directions:
By subway:
Take the 1 train to Franklin Street
Then walk south 3 blocks on West Broadway, past Leonard Street and Worth Street, to Thomas Street
Turn left on Thomas Street; Megu will be on your right-hand side.

By taxi:
Taxis are generally easily available. Taxi fare from the conference hotels to Megu is approximately $20 including tip; from Columbia to Megu, the fare is approximately $25 including tip.
 

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Location
Zankel Hall at Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W. 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam).
Directions:
Take the “1” train to 116th Street, walk up to 120th St., and turn right.  Zankel Hall will be midway down the block on your left.

10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Parallel Sessions


SESSION 5A
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)
Session Chair:
Louis Stricoff, Emantras, Fremont, CA, USA

10:00-11:00 AM (60-minute session)
Business Process meets eLearning: Real-World Success with Knowledge Maps
Mark Talaba, GEMWorX, Doylestown, PA, USA

11:00-11:30 AM
A Case Study of Blended Learning in a Nordic Insurance Company: Three Issues for E-learning
Yulia Kudrik, Leif C. Lahn and Anders I.
Mørch, InterMedia, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

SESSION 5B
Grace Dodge Hall 279
Session Chair:
John Sandler, Telstra Corporation, Melbourne, Australia

10:00-10:30 AM
Virtual Worlds for Managers’ Peer-to-Peer Learning: What We’re Doing at IBM
Sarah Siegel, IBM Center for Learning and Development, Armonk, NY, USA


10:30-11:00 AM
Ne(x)t Generation Skills and E-learning: Using Virtual Learning Environments to Enhance Self-Regulation
Fotini Paraskeva and Sofia Mysirlaki, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

11:00-11:30 AM
On the Job Informal Learning by an Activity Based Approach
Andreas Pester and Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University for Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria

SESSION 5C
Grace Dodge Hall 285
Session Chair:
Olivier Pfeiffer, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan

10:00-10:30 AM
Online Instructional Design Approaches Utilizing a Tablet PC
Pam Lowry, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA

10:30-11:00 AM
Web Lectures for Authentic Workplace e-learning
Christian Ostlund and Lars Svensson, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden

11:00-11:30 AM
E-learning Competencies for Trainers at the Workplace
Sebastiaan Jans and Valère Awouters, Limburg Catholic University College, Diepenbeek, Belgium

SESSION 5D
Grace Dodge Hall 281
Session Chair:
Andree Roy, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada

10:00-11:00 AM (60-minute session)
And This Just In…Documentary and Other Video Styles for Online Learning
Stacy Doolittle, Boeing, Pasadena, CA, USA

11:00-11:30 AM
A Learner-Centered Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Approach of Learning Environments to Foster Acceptance
Daniel Mueller and Volker Zimmermann, IMC AG, Saarbruecken, Germany

SESSION 5E
Grace Dodge Hall 177
Session Chair:
Lisa Cohen, AFS Intercultural Programs, New York, NY, USA

10:00-11:00 AM (60-minute session)
Developing Intercultural and Global Communication Competences: Third Place Learning Environment
Mara Alagic and Glyn Rimmington, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA

11:00-11:30 AM
The Internet as a Natural Environment for Online Training: Understanding Online Management and Social Media in the Workplace
Miroslaw Czapka, Luis Ochoa Siguencia, and Renata Ochoa-Daderska, Cardinal August Hlond Upper Silesian College of Pedagogical Education in Mysłowice, Mysłowice, Poland

11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Plenary
Session
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)

Panel Discussion
Corporate E-learning in a Time of Economic Crisis: Disaster or Opportunity?"

Panel Chair:
Patrick Blum
, inside Business Group, Aachen, Germany

Panelists:
Paolo Calderari di Palazzolo, KPMG Advisory s.p.a., Milan, Italy
Anders I. Mørch, InterMedia, University of Oslo, Norway
Allison Rossett, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
John Sandler, Telstra Corporation, Melbourne, Australia

12:30-2:00 PM
Lunch
Grace Dodge Hall 177

2:00-4:30 PM
Parallel Sessions

SESSION 6A
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)
Session Chair:
Pieter DeVries, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

2:00-3:00 PM (60-minute session)
E-Problem Based Learning: An Application Designed for the Transformation of Healthcare Education.
Thomas Meyer, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO, USA

3:00-4:00 PM (60-minute session)
Physician Health: Designing, Delivering and Evaluating an Online Program to Meet Physician Needs
Colla J. MacDonald, Derek Puddester, Doug Archibald, Emma Stodel, Rong Sun, and Robert Walton, University of Ottawa,
Ottawa, Canada

4:00-4:30 PM
Problem-Based Learning Online for Interprofessional Health Science Students
Mike Carbonaro, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

SESSION 6B
Grace Dodge Hall 279
Session Chair:
Andreas Pester, Carinthia University for Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria

2:00-3:00 PM (60-minute session)
Virtual Learning on buildingsites – Didactical and Technological Experiences and Implications
Georg Spoettl and Sven Schulte, Institute Technology and Education, Bremen, Germany

3:00-3:30 PM
Concept and Design of a Mobile Learning Support System for Mentally Disabled People at the Workplace
Dennis Krannich and Saeed Zare, University of Bremen / Digital Media in Education (dimeb), Bremen, Germany
 

3:30-4:00 PM
The Role of the New Technologies in Work-Based Learning: UK Context
Natasha Kersh, Norbert Pachler, and Caroline Daly,
IOE, University of London, London, UK

4:00-4:30 PM
Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. The Case of GSAE (General Secretary for Adult Education) in Greece
C. Alafodimos, TEI of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece, M. Kalogiannakis, University of Crete, Greece, St. Papadakis, Aghia Barbara High School, Heraklion, Greece
, and D. Papachristos, TEI of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

SESSION 6C
Grace Dodge Hall 285
Session Chair:
Margrethe Marstrøm Svensrud, Vox, Oslo, Norway

2:00-3:00 PM (60-minute session)
How to Author an Adaptive Course
Kees van der Sluijs, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands and Kai Michael Hoever, imc information multimedia communication AG, Saarbruecken, Germany

3:00-3:30 PM
Concept and Design of a Productive Co-working System Based on Email Messaging
Takahiro Yonekawa, HUB Networks, Inc., Tokyo, Japan

3:30-4:00 PM
Facilitating E-mentoring using Information Technology Tools
Wonga Linda Ntishinga, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa and SAP Meraka UTD, South Africa; and Ernest K. Ngassam, SAP Meraka UTD, South Africa

4:00-4:30 PM
Integrating Learning Games into Your Programs – Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Success
Treena Grevatt, DISTIL Interactive, Ottawa, Canada

SESSION 6D

Grace Dodge Hall 281
Session Chair:
Matthea Marquart, BELL, Bronx, NY, USA

2:00-3:00 PM (60-minute session)
A Globally Collaborative Environmental Peace Gaming Project with the Global University System
Takeshi Utsumi, Global University System (GUS), Flushing, NY, USA


3:00-3:30 PM 
Learning without Interrupting
Mario Aehnelt, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Rostock, Rostock, Germany


3:30-4:00 PM
Usage of ICT to Make an Interactive Learning Program (Case Study about Intel Learn)
Markos Awdalla, Pierrefonds, Canada

4:00-4:30 PM
The Design of a Gender Inclusive Educational Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) – Ed-Wonderland
Kuo-Hsun Hung, Cheng-Ling Alice Chen, and Charles Kinzer, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA


4:30-4:45 PM

Closing Session
Zankel Hall 125 (Milbank Chapel)