2008, June 15-18
"Ride the Co-op Current"
Hosted by Education at Work - Ontario (EWO)
Sheraton Fallsview Hotel and Conference Centre Niagara Falls, Ontario

Logo designed by: Corey Carter, Co-op Student from Conestoga College

Special thanks to the following Sponsors....

CIBC, Event Power Sponsor
Research in Motion (RIM), Gold Sponsor
Education at Work - Ontario (EWO), Gold Sponsor
Orbis Communications, Bronze Sponsor
Symplicity Corporation, Bronze Sponsor
WACE/ACE 2009, Vancouver, B.C., Bronze Sponsor
3M Canada, Friends of CAFCE
Canadian Tire Financial Services, Friends of CAFCE
COM DEV, Friends of CAFCE
Disney, Friends of CAFCE
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Friends of CAFCE
Linamar, Friends of CAFCE

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The presentations listed below are the property of the Presenter(s) identified under each title. They are being distributed to participants of the CAFCE 2008 Conference. You are required to contact the Presenter(s) if you wish to have permission to use these materials in any manner.

A1 Co-op Students’ Perspectives on Employers & Careers, Graham Donald, Brainstorm Consulting
A2 Creating a Co-op Curriculum For Engineering, Anne Marie Coolen, Dalhousie University Additional material: Learning Goals
A3 Right Attitude: Smile, It works!, Bevin Heath Ansley, Kwantlen University College
A4 Closing the Experiential Cycle Gap: Integrating Learning from Co-op Work Terms Back Into the Classroom, Laurelle Inouye and Norah McRae, University of Victoria
A5 Maximize the Experience, Kathy Tarnai-Lokhorst, Camoson College Additional material: Notes

B1 Career Management for Students: A Strategy to Empower them, Alicia Canali and Rosemarie DiMarco, Northeastern University
B2 Just Add Co-op and Stir-A Pro-Feminist Story on Work Values and Gender, Larry Iles, Thompson Rivers University
B3 Evidence Based Curricular Reform: A New Path for Cooperative Education, Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati
B4 Developing a Structured Work-Integrated Learning Program in Benin Africa-A Case Study in Progress, Darnice Langford, University of Cincinnati
B5 Co-operative Education: An Educational Strategy, Jeela Jones, University of Ottawa

C1 International Work Experiences…Your Learn…We Learn, Laurie Lahn, Wilfrid Laurier University/Lisa ter Woort, University of Waterloo/Bruce Wilson, University of Guelph
C2 Effective Approaches to Teaching a Co-op Preparation Course, Scott Weighhart, Northeastern University
C3 The Co-op Curriculum and Critical Pedagogy: "What Aren't We Teaching Our Students, Nancy Johnston, Simon Fraser University
C4 Co-op 101–Tips for New Co-op Coordinator, Sheenagh Brooks and Jenny Kagetsu, University of British Columbia
C5 Student Engagement in Cooperative Education, Norah McRae and Geraldine Van Gyn, University of Victoria

D1 The Validity of National Accreditation, Joanne Akerboom and Anne Marie Coolen, Dalhousie University/Jenny Kagetsu, University of British Columbia/Carmen Poulin, University of Ottawa
D2 Co-op Education in an Age of Globalisation Deborah Bartlette and Susan Francis, University of the Fraser Valley Part One: More than Employability, Deborah Part Two (E3): The Application of Academic Learning in Co-op, Deborah and Susan
D3 Student Engagement in a Digital Age, Don Bailey, University of Victoria Additional Material: Dream Job Contacts / Dream Job Search Plan / Co-op Mentor Program
D4 Checked-In: Students and the Co-op Curriculum, Brad Erikson and Bert Klatt, University of Victoria Additional Material: Welcome / Co-op Advantage* / Motivation Engagement Specialist* / Comments from Students* (*Requires Windows Media Video Files)
D5 A RX For a New Professional Co-op Program: Pharmacy, Rick Roach and Nancy Waite, University of Waterloo

E1 Partnering with Agency Supervisors to Ensure the Best Hands-on and Academic Learning Experiences for Students, Magarrell Roberta, Brigham Young University
E2 Facebook Me: Utilizing Online Social Networking Tools to Achieve Strategic Recruitment and Retention Goals, Quentin Beck and John Grant, Simon Fraser University
E4 Academic Credit for the Co-op Work Term Experience–Survey Results, Bruce Lumsden and Dr. Patricia Rowe, Waterloo Centre for Advancement of Co-operative Education
E5 Co-op Student Technology Use: The Role of the Code of Conduct, Shelly McGill, Wilfrid Laurier University

FEEDBACK

The conference was great. Really enjoyed the event and the presentations. Brad Erickson, University of Victoria

Great conference. You are all to be congratulated. Bruce A. Lumsden

Thanks again for a great conference... Pat Cranston, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

We had a great time, professionally and socially! Dr. Deborah Bartlette, University of the Fraser Valley

Thanks for a terrific conference! Egon Simons, Simon Fraser University

I attended the wonderful CAFCE conference in June... Liz Levin, Swinburne University of Technology

It was an excellent conference. Fran Burke, Sheridan College

...thank you for an excellent conference! Karen McClughan, Lambton College

Thanks for a great conference! Kathleen McDowell, University of Toronto Scarborough

Great conference! Lynne Kattenhorn, Conestoga College

It was a great conference. My colleague, Rose DiMarco, and I found the conference sessions to be thought-provoking and the delegates warm and friendly. The location and the services throughout the conference were top notch. Thank you for a great experience. Alicia A. Canali, Northeastern University

...conference was great... Nancy Johnston, Simon Fraser University

Thanks for a great conference! Natalie Erickson, Simon Fraser University

To everyone who worked so hard on making this conference (my first CAFCE one by the way) such a wonderful experience, and very informative, I thank you. Patti Lyn Cheesman, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Thanks for a wonderful conference. Rachel Banham, Conestoga College

...thanks again to the Conference Committee - great job! Susan Konski, Keyano College

Thanks for all the hard work you all did! It was great. Sue Nuttley, University of Guelph

Thank you for organizing a great conference! Violet Boutilier, Conestoga College

A truly fantastic conference......great conference facility..well organized......just a fabulous experience. You folks really did a great job. Thank you so much!!!! Ernie Doiron, University of Prince Edward Island

The CAFCE Conference was a great experience--one of the best-run conferences I've ever attended, I'd have to say. I made many great connections with my counterparts at other institutions as well. Scott Weighart, Northeastern University

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