How to Assess Students for Their Readiness to Successfully Study Online

Thursday, September 17, 2020

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Eastern Time)

Learn about a suite of tools developed by the Educational Informatics Laboratory (EILAB) designed to give students the ability to self-assess their readiness for online learning, and to give colleges and universities additional information to meet the needs of the students.

Join Dr. Roland van Oostveen, Associate Professor and Director of the Educational Informatics Laboratory (EILAB) at Ontario Tech University, and Dr. Elizabeth Childs, Professor and Program Head of the MA in Learning and Technology at Royal Roads University for an interactive 1.5-hour webinar to:

• Preview the Digital Competency Profiler tool (DCP), a free tool that provides visual information about a student’s competency to use digital tools in their personal, work and study lives. Hear how it is being used at Ontario Tech and other institutions in Ontario, across Canada, and around the world.

• Explore how the Digital Competency Profiler tool can be used to strengthen student online learning and assist faculty in creating courses that leverage the strengths of their students digital skills.

• Learn how to use the Fully Online Learning Community (FOLC) model to foster online learning environments that are inclusive, collaborative and engaging.

• Explore ways to set a context in which students are co-creators of the learning environment as a way to democratize learning, increase student engagement and success.

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Elizabeth Childs

Professor and Program Head of the MA in Learning and Technology at Royal Roads University

Elizabeth Childs has expertise in educational technology and instructional design, design thinking, open education and online learning. Her research interests include open educational practices and pedagogies, creation of online communities, design thinking, and models for immersive professional development.

Elizabeth consults nationally and internationally in the areas of online and blended learning, online communities, professional learning, instructional design, and capacity development for technology enabled learning environments. She’s worked with client groups across K-12, post-secondary, government and industry to develop and implement blended learning environments and online learning communities in their organizations.

She is currently involved in two projects, Taking Making, and the Fully Online Learning Community Model.

Roland van Oostveen

Associate Professor and Director, Educational Informatics Laboratory (EILAB) at Ontario Tech University

Dr. Roland van Oostveen serves as the Director of the Educational Informatics Laboratory (EILab) at the Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University, an innovative research facility which is focused on Human Computer Human Interactions (HCHI). As the director of the lab, Roland’s major research interests lie in the use of technology and its assistance in learning. Dr. van Oostveen is currently studying human interactions mediated through online learning environments. Capitalizing on his extensive hardware and software support experience, Dr. van Oostveen is particularly interested in creating educational learning environments in order to concentrate on problems that are set in 'real world', ill-structured, and open-ended contexts. Dr. van Oostveen holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology from the University of Guelph, as well as Master of Education and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning from the University of Toronto. Dr. van Oostveen worked for 18+ years in private and public schools in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.

How to Assess Students for Their Readiness to Successfully Study Online

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