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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Schedule
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. EST/(GMT-5)
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Malcolm Brown, Director of EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
Yakut Gazi, Assoc. Dean for Learning Systems, Georgia Technology Professional Education
Soma Chakrabarti, President, International Association of Continuing Engineering Education and Director of Continuing Studies, University of Delaware
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. EST/(GMT-5)
Microcredentials as a Common Currency for Learning
Kyle Bowen
Director of Education Technology Services
Penn State University
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. EST/(GMT-5)
The Potential for Digital Badging in Distance Education: The Experience of the Open University in the U.K.
Patrina Law
Head of Free Learning
Open University, U.K.
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. EST/(GMT-5)
Learning Recognition Networks: Credentialing 3.0?
Daniel Hickey
Professor and Program Coordinator, Learning Sciences Program
Indiana University
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST/(GMT-5) BREAK
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST/(GMT-5)
Digital Badges in Composition Courses
Denise Paster
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Composition
Coastal Carolina University
and
Alan Reid
Assistant Professor
Coastal Carolina University
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST/(GMT-5)
Connecting Educators, Learners and Employers through Open Badges
Mark Leuba
VP of Product Development
IMS Global Learning Consortium
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST/(GMT-5)
Predicting the Future of Alternative Credentials
Kyle Peck
Professor of Education, Learning, Design, and Technology Program
Penn State University
12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. EST/(GMT-5)
Closing Comments and Q&A
Nelson Baker
Dean of Professional Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Secretary General
International Association for Engineering Continuing Education
Yakut Gazi
Associate Dean for Learning Systems
Georgia Institute of Technology