Events

Connexions Conference 2011

The third annual Connexions Conference will take place on February 9nd, 2011, at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Connexions Conference 2011, please contact us.

Connexions Conference 2010

The second annual Connexions Conference will take place on February 2nd, 2010, at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Consortium Meeting

A meeting of Consortium members will be held February 1st, 2010, at Rice University in Houston, Texas to coincide with the Connexions Conference being held the next day.

If you are interested in becoming a consortium member, please see the membership agreement and/or contact us.

Consortium Founders Meeting

A meeting of Consortium founders was held October 8, 2009. For further details, please contact us.

Connexions Conference 2009

The first Connexions Conference, held jointly with the OCWC Regional Meeting on February 5–6, 2009, at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Authors, educators, and interested parties from Brazil to Vietnam gathered to connect with current and potential collaborators, learn about the features and future of Connexions, and exchange ideas.

• Conference overview and information
• Conference agenda

Webcasts and presentations for download

• Webcast: Session One - 2/5/09
  • Introduction and welcome
    David Leebron, President, Rice University
  • The Founder's Story [PPT]
    Dr. Sidney C. Burrus, Professor Emeritus, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rice University
  • Featured Content Projects Panel Discussion
    Gautam John, Pratam Books [PDF]
    Fred Moody, Rice University Press [PPT]
    Judy Baker, Community College Open Textbook Project (CCOTP)
    Hung Tran, Vietnam OpenCourseWare (VOCW)
    Erik Luther, National Instruments [PPT]
    Ted Creighton and Gary Martin, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) [PPT]
    Mark Horner, Siyavula [PDF]
• Webcast: Session Two - 2/5/09
  • Featured Authors Panel Discussion
    Don Johnson, J.S. Abercrombie Professor Emeritus of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rice University
    Mary McHale, Lecturer of Chemistry, Rice University [PPT]
    Ken Busbee, Professor, Computer Science Technology, Houston Community College
    Mark Embree, Associate Professor, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University [PDF]
    Lisa Spiro, Director, Digital Media Center, Rice University
  • Connexions' Vision and Upcoming Features [PDF]
    Dr. Joel Thierstein, Executive Director, Connexions
    Kathi Fletcher, Project Manager, Connexions
• Webcast: Session Three - 2/5/09
  • Feature Visioning [PDF]
    Kathi Fletcher, Project Manager, Connexions
• Webcast: Session Four - 2/5/09
  • Content Visioning
    Phyllis Hillwig, Words & Numbers
• Webcast: Day Two Welcome
  • Welcome & General Sessions
    Terri Bays, OpenCourseWare Consortium [PPT]
    Joel Thierstein, Rice University, Connexions
• Slideshow and Audio
  • Global Concept, Local Practices: State of the Research on OpenCourseWare in Chinese
    Stian Haklev, University of Toronto
• Webcast: Breakout Session One - Day Two
  • Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Openness on Paying Enrollments in Distance Education Courses and Implications of Sustainability
    David Wiley and Justin Johansen, Brigham Young University
• Webcast: Breakout Session Two - Day Two
  • A Model for the Social Sourcing of eduCommons [Slideshow]
    Tom Caswell, eduCommons