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Interesting Times Application of Wimba Tools to address current influences Michael Evans,

Interesting Times Application of Wimba Tools to address current influences Michael Evans, Director, Academic Technology mevans@centennialcollege.ca April, 2009. Our Context. A system of 24 discreet colleges Annual funding model impacts multi-year planning

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Interesting Times Application of Wimba Tools to address current influences Michael Evans,

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  1. Interesting Times Application of Wimba Tools to address current influences Michael Evans, Director, Academic Technology mevans@centennialcollege.ca April, 2009

  2. Our Context • A system of 24 discreet colleges • Annual funding model impacts multi-year planning • Teaching / Training / Applied Research focused • Diverse student population • Over 90 languages spoken • Major employment readiness requirement • Universal adoption of LMS • Wimba collaborative tools brought in by Academic Technology to support student and faculty success. • Signature Learning Experience (Global Citizenship) • Portfolio based learning

  3. Core Influences • Employment • Immigration • Increased government driven capital initiatives • Increased enrolment trends across Province • SPACE! • Yearly funding based on current models • International initiatives increasing • Increasing costs for replication of service across 4 campuses

  4. Positioning Wimba to address influences • Curriculum Delivery – • Moving from content management to learning management • Active adoption of hybrid course design models • Field Placement / Coop Learning support • Support of international activities • Employability Skill Focus • Language training and practice • Presentation Skills • Group Process and Interpersonal Skills • Guest lecturing • Course collaboration • Administrative Facilitation • College managed web conferencing for local and international purposes • Enhancement of other College tools (including marketing) • humanracebook.com

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