I had the pleasure of attending the OEGlobal 2023 Conference this year in Edmonton, Alberta. This was my first large and very international conference in some time. There were so many colleagues and friends on site and it was a
Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA): Congress 2023 at York University
I have just returned from a successful visit to Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2023 – in person! The conference this year was hosted at York University in Toronto and was the first conference back in person since
Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference at Congress 2021
This years’ Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences conference was held online while hosted by the University of Alberta. This was the inaugural year for the new Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) association, with a focus on
Principles of Good Practice in Publication: The Inside Track for Educational Developers
This year the Educational Developers Conference was held at the University of Victoria, hosting nearly 200 educational developers from across the country. I have been to this conference once before and found it to be an excellent professional development opportunity.
Reflections from the Global Open Education Graduate (GO-GN) Network
Early in March I had the pleasure to join the Global Open Education Graduate Network (GO-GN) for their annual meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting was held in advance of the Open Education Global Conference also being held
OpenEd 2015 Conference
I have just returned from OpenEd 2015 in Vancouver, a conference focused on exploring developments in open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices. I attended this conference when it was last hosted in Vancouver in 2012 and was delighted to… Read more ›
Educause Learning Initiative Online Spring Focus Session on Faculty Engagement and Development: Effective & Innovative Practice
Last week I attended the Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Online Spring Focus Session on Faculty Engagement and Development: Effective & Innovative Practice. The session ran over three days from 9am-1pm online in Adobe Connect, an asynchronous collaborative meeting room very… Read more ›
Reflections on the Educational Developers Caucus 2014
I recently attended the Educational Developers Caucus (EDC) hosted at the University of Calgary. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Conceptions of the profession: How institutional directions shape our practice’ (program available here). The EDC is organized by the… Read more ›
EDUCAUSE 2013 Conference
A couple of us attended the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference held this year in Anaheim, California from October 15-18. The conference program is derived from member-driven content organized across six overarching IT domains including: Data/Information Access and Management; Enterprise and Infrastructure;… Read more ›
Strategies for doing conference reviews and reflections
Attending a conference is a great opportunity to learn and interact with like minded colleagues from around the world. Conferences can also be exhausting and overwhelming as the program is often fast and furious and you interact with many… Read more ›