General Schedule

2008 Sloan-C International Symposium General Schedule
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Time Session Title Description Speakers/ Preenters Location Available Online?
6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Early Registration     Lobby  
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens Conference registration and pre-conference workshop registration opens      
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4 Pre-conference Workshops        
4:30 p.m Exhibit Hall Opens     Cholla  
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Opening Session and Keynote Address “Wayfinding in the Learning Metaverse” Ellen Wagner, Director, Worldwide E-Learning Solutions, Adobe Systems, Inc. Opera House Yes!
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception     Cholla  
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Opening Dinner     Opera House  
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Informal Meeting, "Second Life in the Red Horse Saloon": The Quest for El Caballo Rojo

Equipped with projectors and screens linked into the Second Life virtual world, the Red Horse Saloon will provide a place for us to reach into this new educational landscape in ways unheard of at your traditional conference, while enjoying informal socializing with colleagues in the usual fashion! Jeremy Kemp of San Jose State University, one of the track chairs for the Inventive Uses of Media and Tools in Online Learning track, has organized an SL scavenger hunt complete with team prizes and a wealth of activity in this innovative format. Find out more about how Sloan-C is utilizing this breath-taking venue to enhance your conference experience.

   Red Horse Saloon  
9:00 p.m Exhibit Hall Closes     Cholla  
Thursday, May 8, 2008
6:30 a.m.-7:15 a.m. Walking with the Experts: A stroll in the Desert.
 Take a brisk walk with symposium topic experts and discuss the key topics of the conference while taking in some of the most scenic areas of the resort. The Carefree Resort provides numerous trails to give the perfect setting for an early morning stroll with your colleagues. Find out more about how Sloan-C is utilizing this breath-taking venue to enhance your conference experience.      
6:30 a.m. Late Registration Opens     Lobby  
6:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
     Cholla  
6:30 a.m Exhibit Hall Opens
     Cholla  
8:15 a.m -9:15 a.m. Concurrent Session I 60 minute Sessions     Yes! One featured session
9:30 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Session II 30 min Sessions     Yes! One featured session
10:15 a.m. - 10: 45 a.m. Concurrent Session III 30 min Sessions     Yes! One featured session
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Break     Cholla  
11:05 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Keynote Speaker  

Linda Thor, President, Rio Salado College &
Sam Smith, President Emeritus, Washington State University

 Opera House Yes!
12:05 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. Lunch     Opera House  
1:05 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. Concurrent Session IV 60 minute Sessions     Yes! One featured session
2:20 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Concurrent Session V 30 min Sessions     Yes! One featured session
3:05 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. Quick Draw Poster Sessions on the Mesquite (poster sessions) This is the wild west, but instead of quick gun slinging, we are slinging key information about the symposium topics in quick format poster sessions. Jump from table to table to get in touch with a variety of topics in a very short time period. Find out more about how Sloan-C is utilizing this breath-taking venue to enhance your conference experience.   Mesquite  
4:05 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. Break     Cholla  
4:25 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closes     Cholla  
4:25 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. Town Hall Forum in the Opera House This town hall meeting will include a panel of experts and is designed to encourage discussion across all of the symposium attendees and tap into our collective wisdom as a group. Find out more about how Sloan-C is utilizing this breath-taking venue to enhance your conference experience.   Opera House Yes!
5:30 p.m. Dinner on your own Complimentary Shuttles to Carefree will run from the resort, making stops in downtown Carefree and Cave Creek every 15 minutes from 6-10 p.m.      
Friday, May 9, 2008
6:30 a.m. - 7:15 a.m. Walking with the Experts: A stroll in the Desert. Take a brisk walk with symposium topic experts and discuss the key topics of the conference while taking in some of the most scenic areas of the resort. The Carefree Resort provides numerous trails to give the perfect setting for an early morning stroll with your colleagues. Find out more about how Sloan-C is utilizing this breath-taking venue to enhance your conference experience.      
7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast     Cholla  
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Concurrent Session VI 60 minute Sessions     Yes! One featured session
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Session VII 30 min Sessions     Yes! One featured session
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Session VIII 30 min Sessions     Yes! One featured session
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Session IX 30 min Sessions     Yes! One featured session
11:45 a.m. – 12:00. Closing Session     Opera House Yes!
This event never ends! Continue your discussions online on this website well after the symposium in Carefree, AZ has concluded.