Event Information
The Hewlett Foundation's Annual OER Meeting 2017 will take place at the Kingbridge Centre in King City, Toronto, Ontario. This event is hosted by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME).
Event Information
The Hewlett Foundation's Annual OER Meeting 2017 will take place at the Kingbridge Centre in King City, Toronto, Ontario. This event is hosted by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME).
Agenda
| Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 2:00pm |
Registration Opens |
Auditorium Foyer |
| 4:00pm-4:45pm |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Auditorium |
| 4:45pm-6:00pm |
OER Leadership: Changing Your Course |
Auditorium |
| 6:00pm-7:15pm | Dinner | Connections |
| 7:30pm-8:30pm |
Super Seven
Scavenger Hunt: Explore the Kingbridge Centre |
Auditorium |
| 9:00pm-1:00am | Open | Bridges Bar |
| Wednesday, April 26, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Activity | Location |
|
7:00am-9:00am |
Breakfast | Connections |
| 9:00am-10:00am |
Super Seven
Advancing Your Leadership Mindset |
Auditorium |
| 10:15am- 12:15pm | Workshop: Leadership Mindset Tools Mike Merchant, Arbinger Institute |
Grand Room A & B |
| 12:15pm-1:15pm | Lunch | Connections |
| 1:30pm-2:45pm |
Super Seven
Workshop: Bringing Leadership Tools into our OER Work
|
Grand Room A & B |
| 2:45pm- 3:00pm |
Pitch Your Unconference Session |
Grandroom A & B |
| 3:00pm-4:30pm | Unconference Sessions (See sign-up sheets for room assignments) |
Breakout Rooms |
| 4:30pm-6:00pm |
Free Time |
|
| 6:00pm-7:30pm | Dinner | Connections |
|
7:30pm-10:00pm |
Game Night (Pool, darts, foosball, scrabble, poker, and more!) |
Library |
| 7:30pm-11:00pm | Fire-Pit Conversations | Outside Area |
| 9:00pm-11:00pm | KaraOERke | Bridges Bar (open until 1:00am) |
| Thursday, April 27, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 7:00am-9:00am | Breakfast |
Connections |
| 9:00am-10:15am |
Super Seven
OER and the NAACP Barbara Dezmon, Maryland State NAACP Education Chair
|
Auditorium |
| 10:15am-10:30am | Break | |
| 10:30am-12:00pm |
Leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Our OER Work
|
Grand Room A & B |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch Canadian Themed Lunch! |
Connections |
| 1:15pm-2:30pm |
Super Seven
The Intersection of Equity and Communications Panelists: Jutta Treviranus, Barbara Dezmon, and Nicole Allen |
Auditorium |
| 2:30pm-2:45pm |
Pitch Your Unconference Sessions |
Auditorium |
| 3:00pm-4:30pm | Unconference Sessions (See sign-up sheets for room assignments) |
Breakout Rooms |
| 4:30pm-6:00pm |
Free Time |
|
| 6:00pm-7:15pm | Dinner | Connections |
| 7:30pm-9:30pm |
The Collaboration Paradox Joint Reception to Follow (An Evening with Hewlett OER and Creative Commons Global Summit Participants) |
Auditorium
North Wing Foyer |
| 9:00pm-1:00am | Open | Bridges Bar |
| Friday, April 28, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 7:00am-9:00am | Breakfast | Connections |
| 9:00am-10:15am |
From Words to Action: How Foundations and Nonprofits can Support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
Auditorium |
| 10:30am-11:30am |
Special Grants for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Closing Remarks |
Auditorium |
| 11:30pm-1:00pm | Lunch | Conncetions |
Important Travel Details
To make your hotel reservation, contact the Kingbridge Centre at 905-833-3086 (toll-free at 800-827-7221) or by email reservations@kingbridgecentre.com. To receive the group rate, refer to the group name "Hewlett Annual OER Meeting". The Toronto Pearson International Airport is 30-45 minutes from the Kingbridge Centre. A taxi will cost approximately CAD$70.00.
Contact Information
For questions about the meeting, please contact Marika Laughlin at marika@iskme.org
For more information about the Kingbridge Centre please see links below: