Special Summit Edition

Leaders in research, education and innovation convene at the 2011 ORION Summit
Join distinguished Canadian and global leaders and innovators in science, research, education and information technology as they gather at the 2011 ORION Summit to discuss new and innovative technologies that are transforming the way we conduct research, collaborate, teach and learn.
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Purdue U's mobile social media apps for student engagement
Kyle Bowen, Director of Informatics, Academic Technologies at Purdue University, is travelling to Toronto from Indiana to talk to ORION Summit delegates about his university's innovative suite of mobile and social media apps to engage a generation of increasingly tech-savvy students and enhance their learning experience.
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Digital pens enhance learning in the K-12 classroom
Digital pens are one of the latest tech gadgets to hit the classroom and aid learning. Zoe Branigan-Pipe, a sixth-grade teacher in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board who is on secondment this school year at Brock University's Faculty of Education, is experimenting with using a Livescribe digital pen in the classroom as a method to improve student learning.
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It's all about teamwork! Exploring O3's online collaboration spaces
Join us at the ORION Summit for a panel discussion on O3 Collaboration with users from across Ontario's research and education community involved in knowledge mobilization, applied research and cross-institution collaboration.
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Nurturing digital media research beyond the classroom
ORION-connected institutions are developing exciting and innovative initiatives in the digital media arena, specifically in finding ways to support its students and alumni to bring their ideas and research to the marketplace.
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Ontario colleges forge ahead with applied research
More and more Ontario colleges are striking up collaborations with industry on applied research projects.
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