Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

1:45-3:00 PM

Opening Session

1:45-2:00 PM

ICELW 2015 Welcome Address
Conference chair David Guralnick, Ph.D., Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

2:00-3:00 PM

Opening Keynote Address
Gamification vs. Game Design: What's the Difference?
Dr. Ian Bogost, Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies and Professor of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3:30-6:00 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 1A

Session Chair: Katharina Schuster, IMA/ZLW & IfU RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

3:30-4:00 PM

Establishing Best Practices for Mentorships Between Employees and Students Participating in a Capstone e-Learning Course
Michael Wright, The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA

4:00-5:00 PM

Scaling Learning in the Retail World: The Success of Mattress Firm
Alan Todd, CorpU, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and Cory Ludens, Mattress Firm, Houston, Texas, USA
Slides

5:00-6:00 PM

Build it – and they will come???? Increasing the Viewership of Your eLearning Courses
Brian Via and Laura Choi, Cars.com, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Slides

Session 1B

Session Chair: Stefan Nilsson, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden

3:30-4:00 PM

Going Global? The ABC of Localization-Friendly Content
Cecilia Iros, suma, Cordoba, Argentina
Slides

4:00-4:30 PM

E-Portfolios as a Means to Achieving Career-Long Outcomes: A Critical View
Christopher Deneen, Nanyang Technical University/National Institute of Education, Singapore and Gavin Brown, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

4:30-5:00 PM

Alliances for Knowledge: MOOCs to Create New Professional Skills in a New Model of University (Positive and Negative Aspects)
Maria Amata Garito, International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Rome, Italy

5:00-6:00 PM

Training in a Truck - Tech Talk
Dailia Adams, LG Electronics, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Session 1C

Session Chair: Martha Burkle, Yukon College, Whitehorse, Canada

3:30-4:00 PM

Transdisciplinary Science: Working Cooperatively
Luísa Soares, University of Madeira, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

4:00-4:30 PM

A Case Study of Online-based Collaborative Lesson Planning
Wang Xiaofeng, Wang Qi and Chen Ling, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Paper

4:30-5:00 PM

Merging Mobile Learning into Traditional Education
Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University, San Diego, California, USA
Paper

5:00-6:00 PM

Growing India's Enrollment Ratio by 100%: Online Education to the Rescue of Indian Universities in Formal Education
Karthik Kadampully Sukumaran, avagmah, Bangalore, India

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

10:00-11:00 AM

Plenary Session

10:00-11:00 AM

Keynote Address
Out of the Fragmentation, Innovation: From Hidden Know-How to Collective Learning
Katrina Pugh, Academic Director Columbia University Information and Knowledge Strategy Master's Program, New York, New York, USA
Slides

11:15 AM-12:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 2A

Session Chair: Christine Levy, Kaleidoscope Learning, Chicago, Illinois, USA

11:15-11:45 AM

ClassX: A Video Lecture Repository at Stanford University
Michael Rouan, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Slides

11:45 AM-12:15 PM

Generation I – How to Meet Learners' Expectations of Tomorrow – Take 2
Kai Erenli, UAS bfi Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Paper
Slides

12:15-12:45 PM

Scenario-Based Online Assessment Center: A Best Practice Example at Vodafone
Patrick Blum, inside Business Group, Aachen, Germany
Slides

Session 2B

Session Chair: Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University, San Diego, California, USA

11:15-11:45 AM

Examining Students' Perceptions of E-learning in a Women-Only Environment
Karin Sixl-Daniell, MCI Management Center Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria and Amy Wong, GlobalNxt University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Paper
Slides

11:45 AM-12:15 PM

The Use of Serious Games as a Successful Educational Tool
Vitor Carvalho, Filomena Soares, Miguel Araújo and Tiago Martins, IPCA-EST, Barcelos, Portugal & University of Minho-Algoritmi Research Centre, Guimarães, Portugal

12:15-12:45 PM

An e-REAL Lab in Dubai: Boosting Growth, Development and Social Progress at Etisalat Academy
Fernando Salvetti and Barbara Bertagni, KN – Logos Knowledge Network, Bern, Switzerland and University of Milan Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Paper
Slides

Session 2C

Session Chair: Cara Yeates, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

11:15-11:45 AM

Move Your Avatar! Improvisational Theatre Methods in Virtual Teams
Stefanie Quade, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Germany
Paper

11:45 AM-12:15 PM

Exploring Design Patterns of Shared Interfaces for Web Collaboration
Stefan Nilsson, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
Paper

12:15-12:45 PM

Designing and Evaluating Collaborative Projects in Learning Communities: Innovative Practices and Strategies
Suma Parahakaran, Sathya Sai Academy, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Paper

Session 2D

Session Chair: Claudia Jooss, IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Serious Games as an Approach for Work Process Oriented Learning: Didactical Concepts and Objectives for Competency Development
Sven Schulte and Georg Spoettl, Institute Technology and Education (ITB), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Paper
Slides

12:15-12:45 PM

The Impact of Approach and Methodology on Teachers' Ability to Reach a Critical Level in Their Reflections
Jean Claude Callens, Vives, Kortrijk, Belgium

2:00-3:30 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 3A

Session Chair: Robert Kalm, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

2:00-2:30 PM

iMOOCs: A New Class of Interactive MOOCs
JC Kinnamon, Practising Law Institute, New York, New York, USA and David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

2:30-3:30 PM

User Generated Content and the Shrinking Learning Department
Gordon Lam and Michael Tucci, UBS Financial Services, Weehawken, New Jersey, USA
Slides

Session 3B

Session Chair: Fernando Salvetti,, LKN – Logos Knowledge Network, Bern, Switzerland

2:00-2:30 PM

Evaluation of Training Programs Offered Online in India
Paramjit Kaur Tulsi and MP Poonia, National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training & Research, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

2:30-3:30 PM

Design for the Mind: Visual, UI, and Graphic Design for a New Generation of eLearning
John-Carlos Lozano, SweetRush Inc., San Francisco, California, USA
Handouts

Session 3C

Session Chair: Stefanie Quade, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Germany

2:00-2:30 PM

Using Smartphones and Digital Technology to Calculate Volumes of Geological Structures with Civil Engineering Students
Alexis Tejedor De León, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Santiago, Panama
Paper
Slides

2:30-3:00 PM

Preparing for Industry 4.0 – Collaborative Virtual Learning Environments in Engineering Education
Katharina Schuster, Kerstin Gross, Rene Vossen, Anja Richert and Sabina Jeschke, IMA/ZLW & IfU RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Paper

3:00-3:30 PM

E-Learning in University Physics Courses at UNIST in Korea
Hai-Woong Lee, UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Ulsan, Korea
Slides

Session 3D

Session Chair: Kai Erenli, UAS bfi Vienna, Vienna, Austria

2:00-2:30 PM

A Knowledge Management Platform for Online Training
Ramona Oros and Andreas Pester, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria; and Caterina Berbeni-Rehm, Promis@Service Sarl, Luxembourg
Paper
Slides

2:30-3:30 PM

Cut the "Scrap": Streamline Training to Enable Day-One Competence
Hal Christensen, Christensen/Roberts Solutions, Forest Hills, New York, USA

4:00-6:00 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 4A

Session Chair: Cecilia Iros, suma, Cordoba, Argentina

4:00-4:30 PM

Experience Design for E-Learning
David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

4:30-5:00 PM

Inventing the Steam Engine to Educate a Global Workforce
Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company, Marysville, Washington, USA; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company, Everett, Washington, USA; and Keun Lin, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

5:00-6:00 PM

Engaging in Social Collaborative Learning: The Journey of MasterCard and CorpU
Matthew Holtman, CorpU, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and Leigh Bochicchio and Eric Klisz, MasterCard, Purchase, New York, USA

Session 4B

Session Chair: Hal Christensen, Christensen/Roberts Solutions, Forest Hills, New York, USA

4:00-4:30 PM

Integrative Knowledge Management in Interdisciplinary Research Clusters
Claudia Jooss, Thomas Thiele, Rene Vossen, Anja Richert and Sabina Jeschke, IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Paper

4:30-5:00 PM

Applying Predictive Analytics: From Online Classrooms to the Workplace
Karl McDonnell, Strayer Education, Herndon, Virginia, USA

5:00-6:00 PM

Incorporating E-Learning to Enhance Post-Training Transfer and Mastery, and Increase Collaboration and Trust Among Teams
Adil Ibrahim, Learning & Organizational Development Consultant, New York, New York, USA

Session 4C

Session Chair: Christine Levy, Kaleidoscope Learning, Chicago, Illinois, USA

4:00-4:30 PM

E-Learning Degree Programs: A Better Way to Balance Work and Education?
Claudia Moessenlechner, Regina Obexer, Karin Sixl-Daniell and Juergen-Matthias Seeler, MCI Management Center Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Paper
Slides

4:30-5:00 PM

Creating E-learning Possibilities for and with First Nations
Martha Burkle, Yukon College, Whitehorse, Canada

5:00-5:30 PM

An Augmented Reality Gamebook for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Jorge Brandão, Pedro Cunha, José Vasconcelos, Vitor Carvalho and Filomena Soares, IPCA-EST, Barcelos, Portugal & University of Minho-Algoritmi Research Centre, Guimarães, Portugal
Paper
Slides
Supplemental Document

5:30-6:00 PM

MOCODIS (MObile COllection and DIssemination of Seniors' Skills)
Anne-Dominique Salamin and Leyun Xia, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Sierre, Switzerland

Friday, June 12th, 2015

10:00-11:30 AM

Parallel Sessions

Session 5A

Session Chair: Matthew Holtman, CorpU, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

9:30-10:00 AM

DSign4Practice: Improving Management Education
Lee Schlenker, EMLYON/ ESC PAU, Pau, France
Slides

10:00-10:30 AM

Advancements in Educating Executives Online
David Foster, ExecOnline, New York, New York, USA

10:30-11:30 AM

Destructional Design: Balancing Tradition and Innovation
Sean Bengry, Accenture Academy, Macedon, New York, USA
Slides

Session 5B

Session Chair: JC Kinnamon, Practising Law Institute, New York, New York, USA

9:30-10:30 AM

Cost-Effective Simulations in the Classroom
Christopher Rousseau, Practising Law Institute, New York, New York, USA and Declan Dagger, Empower The User, Dublin, Ireland
Slides

10:30-11:00 AM

E-learning Indicators to Improve the Effectiveness of the Learning Process
Michele Della Ventura, Music Academy "Studio Musica", Treviso, Italy
Paper
Slides

11:00-11:30 AM

Simulated Learning Environments for Training Teachers
Roberta Gentry, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Session 5C

Session Chair: Christopher Deneen, Nanyang Technical University/National Institute of Education, Singapore

9:30-10:00 AM

Pedagogical Evaluation Criteria for Virtual Courses: A Case Study from a Bachelor's Degree Program
Maria Beatriz Bettencourt, Fundação Cesgranrio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Constantino Neto, Cuiabá, Brazil
Slides

10:30-11:30 AM

Integrating English Learning Activities into Campus Culture
Yana Jiang and Fengkuang Chiang, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Paper
Slides

10:00-10:30 AM

The Story of the Columbia Regional Learning Center: Lessons Learned
Shwetha Bhaskar, Thomas E. Chandler, Jaishree Beedasy and Maegan S. Berliner, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Plenary Session

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Panel Discussion
Exploring Cultural Differences: E-Learning Design for Audiences around the World

Panel Chair: David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

Panelists:
Patrick Blum, inside Business Group, Aachen, Germany
Martha Burkle, Yukon College, Whitehorse, Canada
Christopher Deneen, Nanyang Technical University/ National Institute of Education, Singapore
Cecilia Iros, suma, Cordoba, Argentina

1:30-3:00 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 6A

Session Chair: Georg Spoettl, Institute Technology and Education (ITB), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

1:30-2:00 PM

From E-learning to Distance Learning: The Case of the University of Ferrara
Giovanni Ganino and Paolo Frignani, University of Ferrara - Se@ (Centre of Communication Technologies, Innovation and Distance Learning, Ferrara, Italy
Paper
Slides

2:00-3:00 PM

The Interactive Voice: How the Mobile Web is the Connected Worker's Best Classroom
Robert Kalm, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Session 6B

Session Chair: Taina Patmore, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA

1:30-2:00 PM

The Effect of E-Learning on Secondary School Students' Interest in Basic Statistics
Obiageli Ngwu, Department of Computer Science Education, Federal College of Education (F.C.E), Enugu, Nigeria
Paper
Slides

2:00-3:00 PM

Using Storytelling in Digital Learning
Rachael Afolabi, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Session 6C

Session Chair: Mingxuan Zhu, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

1:30-2:00 PM

The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Framework: An Analysis of Teachers' Self-Efficacy in Asian Countries
Ching Sing Chai, National Institute of Education (Singapore), Singapore, Singapore; Chin-Chung Tsai; Jyh-Chong Liang, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan and Yen-Yuan Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; and Guoyuan Sang, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P.R. China

2:00-2:30 PM

A Blended-Learning Setting in English for Medical Purposes Course Incorporating Competencies
Jafar Asgari Arani, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

2:30-3:00 PM

Barriers to Using E-learning Systems: The Case of Faculty of Education in Jordan
Muhammad Al-Alawneh, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

3:00-3:30 PM

Closing Session
Announcement of the Winners
2015 International E-Learning Awards, Business Division

Conference chair David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, United States