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2019 Program


Wednesday, June 12th, 2019


1:45-3:00 PM

Opening Session

1:45-2:00 PM

ICELW 2019 Welcome Address
Conference chair David Guralnick, Ph.D., Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, NY, United States

2:00-3:00 PM

Opening Keynote Address
Artificial Unintelligence
Meredith Broussard, Assistant Professor, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University
New York, NY, United States

3:45-5:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 1A

Session Chair: Fernando Salvetti, Logosnet, Houston, Texas, United States

3:45-4:15 PM

New Technologies, New Learning Experiences
David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, United States

4:15-4:45 PM

Learning and Performing in the Context of Digital Transformation
Patrick Blum, inside Business Group, Aachen, Germany

4:45-5:45 PM

Virtual Reality: A Real-World Hilton + SweetRush Case Study
Tracie Gibbons, Hilton, McLean, Virginia, United States and
Adrián Soto, SweetRush, San Francisco, California, United States

Session 1B

Session Chair: Srichand Devarakonda, Independent Researcher / IT Consultant, Ashburn, Virginia, United States

3:45-4:15 PM

Automatic Assessment of University Teachers’ Levels of Critical Thinking
Antonella PoceFrancesca AmenduniMaria Rosaria Re, and Carlo De Medio, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Paper

4:15-4:45 PM

Designing a Complex Problem-Solving Course for Engineering Students
Sigrid Schefer-Wenzl and Igor Miladinovic, University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Paper

4:45-5:15 PM

Strengths & Opportunities Associated with a Technology-Driven and Dependent Education Program: Competency Based Education (CBE)
Diana Gilmer Echols, Brandman University, Irvine, California, United States

5:15-5:45 PM

In Search of Quality Standards: A Monitor for APEL (Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning)
Jean Claude Callens, VIVES, Kortrijk, Belgium


Thursday, June 13th, 2019


10:00-11:00 AM

Plenary Session

10:00-11:00 AM

Keynote Address
The New Science of Self-Actualization
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. , Psychologist at Barnard College, Columbia University
New York, NY, United States

11:15 AM-12:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 2A

Session Chair: Hal Christensen, QuickCompetence, Forest Hills, New York, United States

11:15-11:45 AM

Teamwork and Crisis Resource Management for Labor and Delivery Clinicians: Interactive Visualization to Enhance Teamwork, Situational Awareness, Contextual Intelligence and Cognitive Retention in Medical Simulation
Fernando Salvetti, Logosnet, Houston, Texas, United States; Roxane Gardner, Center for Medical Simulation, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Rebecca Minehart, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Center for Medical Simulation, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; and Barbara Bertagni, Logosnet, Houston, Texas, United States
Paper
Slides

Capturing and Deploying Experience through Engaging and Developmental Computer-based Simulations
Ken Spero, Ed Leadership SIMS, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
Slides

Session 2B

Session Chair: Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, Salus University, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States

11:15-11:45 AM

A Language Learning App: A Blended Learning Approach
Maren Pauli, Lesson Nine GmbH / Babbel, Berlin, Germany

11:45 AM-12:45 PM

Brain-Centric Design Transforms a Learning Community Immediately and Forever
Timothy O'Mahony, Carr Knowledge, Seattle, Washington, United States and Rich Carr, The Education Engine - Carr Knowledge Interactive, Sumner, Washington, United States

Session 2C

Session Chair: Antonella Poce, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

11:15-11:45 AM

eLearning in Developing Countries: Opportunities, Challenges, and Success Stories
Srichand Devarakonda, Independent Researcher / IT Consultant, Ashburn, Virginia, United States

11:45 AM-12:15 PM

Computer-Based Technology (CBT) Assessment Implementation in a Nigerian Higher Institution and a Lecturer's Work Stories: Implications for E-Counseling
Ifeyinwa Osegbo and Vera Nwadinobi, Nwafor Orizu College of Education Nsugbe, Onitsha, Nigeria
Paper

12:15-12:45 PM

The Just-in-time Flipped Classroom: A New Way to Learn English in a Teacher Education Setting
Clara Isabel Onatra Chavarro, Universidad Libre, Bogotá, Colombia and Sandra Marina Palencia González, Universidad Nacional and Universidad Libre, Bogotá, Colombia
Paper
Slides

2:00-3:30 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 3A

Session Chair: Onno Reiners, M.I.T e-Solutions GmbH, Friedrichsdorf, Germany

2:00-3:00 PM

Design and Assessment of the DARPA Digital Tutor for Information Technology
J D Fletcher, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia, United States

3:00-3:30 PM

Deconstructing Paper-lined Cubicles: Digital Literacy and Information Technology Resources in the Workplace
Amanda Klassen, Technical Safety BC, Port Coquitlam, Canada
Paper

Session 3B

Session Chair: Matti Koivisto, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland

2:00-3:00 PM

Simplifying the Creation and Delivery of eLearning
Ryan Macpherson, Coassemble, Newcastle, Australia

3:00-3:30 PM

Recommendations for Mobile Learning-Supported Internet of Things Courses
Igor Miladinovic and Sigrid Schefer-Wenzl, University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Session 3C

Session Chair: Thuthukile Jita, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

2:00-2:30 PM

Emerging Technologies: Transforming India's Education Sector
Ram B. Ramachandran, O.P. Jindal Global University, India and International School of Management, Paris
Slides

2:30-3:00 PM

Using a Recommender System to Suggest Educational Resources and Drawing a Semi-Automated Concept Map to Enhance the Learning Progress
Golsa Mirbagheri, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, United States; and Mojdeh Hakimian and Ahmad Agha Kardan, Amirkabir University of Technology Tehran, Iran
Paper
Slides

4:15-5:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 4A

Session Chair: Ken Spero, Ed Leadership SIMS, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States

4:15-5:15 PM

The Inverted Classroom in Workplace Learning: Digital Transformation and the Connection of New Learning-spaces
Christina Gloerfeld and Jessica Felgentreu, FernUniversität in Hagen, Hagen, Germany; Onno Reiners, M.I.T e-Solutions GmbH, Friedrichsdorf, Germany; and Claudia deWitt, FernUniversität in Hagen, Hagen, Germany
Slides

5:15-5:45 PM

The Gamification of Education: Examples of Collaborative Training Projects between Corporate and Higher Education Institutions
Dalia Hanna, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Slides

Session 4B

Session Chair: Demetrios Sampson, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

4:15-4:45 PM

openSAP: Why are Enterprise MOOCs Working?
Jan Renz and Christoph Meinel, Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, Germany; and Clemens Link, openSAP, Waldorf, Germany
Paper

4:45-5:15 PM

Work, Family and School: Balanced Post-Graduate Programs for Full-Time Workers in Finland
Matti Koivisto, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
Paper
Slides

5:15-5:45 PM

Learn2Analyze: An Academia-Industry Knowledge Alliance for Enhancing Online Training Professionals’ Competences in Educational Data Analytics
Demetrios Sampson, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece


Friday, June 14th, 2019


10:00-11:30 AM

Parallel Sessions

Session 5A

Session Chair: Maren Pauli, Lesson Nine GmbH / Babbel, Berlin, Germany

10:00-10:30 AM

Health Learning and App Development with No Coding Required
Dominic Mentor, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
Slides

10:30-11:00 AM

Scaffolding Successful Mobile Experiences for Frontline ESL Workers: An Exploratory Study
Anne O'BryanLily ComptonJuan David Gutiérrez, and Thais Payne, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Paper

11:00-11:30 AM

A Humanoid Robot Tutor In An Escape Room Activity: Insights From A Pilot Study
Gila Kurtz, Holon Institute of Technology, Ramat Hasharon, Israel and Dan Kohen-Vacs, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel

Session 5B

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

10:00-10:30 AM

Using Online Learning to Teach Science: A Case Study of New Graduate Teachers
Thuthukile Jita, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

10:30-11:00 AM

Internationalization and Intercultural Competence Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students in School-Based Professions through e-Learning
Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, Salus University, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States and Roelien Bos-Wierda, NHL Stenden University, Leeuwarden, Netherlands

11:00-11:30 AM

Electronic Learning in the Faculty of Education, Babcock University, Nigeria
Obinna Nwokike and Charles Okunbor, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Plenary Session

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Panel Discussion
New Technologies in Learning: A Worldwide Perspective

Panel Chair: David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, United States

Panelists:
Gila Kurtz, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel
Fernando Salvetti, Logosnet, Turin, Italy; Lugano, Switzerland; and Houston, Texas, United States
Adrián Soto, SweetRush, Costa Rica
Ken Spero, Ed Leadership SIMS, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States

1:45-2:45 PM

Parallel Sessions

Session 6A

Session Chair: Amanda Klassen, Technical Safety BC, Port Coquitlam, Canada

1:45-2:45 PM

Courseless Learning: A 5-step approach for bypassing the limitations of formal training
Hal Christensen, QuickCompetence, Forest Hills, New York, United States

Session 6B

Session Chair: Miranda Huba, Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, United States

1:45-2:15 PM

A Supportive Information Assistant on Mobile Devices for Non-Technical Students Learning Programming
Yu-Hong Lin, Chihlee University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Paper
Slides

2:15-2:45 PM

A Contemporary Educational Network for Professional Development
Ayse Taskiran, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Paper
Slides

2:45-3:15 PM

Closing Session
Announcement of the Winners
2019 International E-Learning Awards, Business Division

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