KFUPM Workshop 2009

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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Concepts of e-Learning Workshop - July 2 - July 10, 2009

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Welcome to Vancouver and the University of British Columbia!

We are looking forward to meeting you in Vancouver in a couple of weeks! To help you get prepared for your trip to Vancouver, we have put together some information below regarding your arrival and stay at UBC and Vancouver.

Contact information

You will be hosted while at UBC by the Office of Learning Technology (OLT). During office hours, you can contact OLT’s reception desk at 604-827-4494. You can also call Jeff Miller at 778-288-0324 for any questions or issues that you might have while you are in Vancouver. Jeff will be working with you for most of the workshop. Feel free to call Jeff if you have any issues that come up during your stay in Vancouver.

Arrival Information

You will be arriving at Vancouver International Airport and will need to take a taxi to the University of British Columbia. Taxis can be found just outside of the International Terminal. Taxis charge a metered rate based on time and distance traveled. The approximate fare for travel to downtown Vancouver or to UBC from the airport is $30.00, including taxes. You can also rent a limousine type vehicle (which seats more people) at the airport. Limojet Gold Express provides exclusive service from the airport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The limousines can be picked up directly outside the International arrivals area. Flat rates starting at $39.00 are charged for a YVR-to-downtown Vancouver trip, depending on your choice of limousine type. Limojet Gold Limousine Service, Phone: +1 (604) 273-1331 or +1 800 278-8742, Website: http://www.limojetgold.com

Let your driver know that you are staying at the University of British Columbia in the Walter Gage Residence (West Coast Suites).


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UBC Accommodations – West Coast Suites

http://www.ubcconferences.com/accommodations/west-coast-suites/

Between July 1st and July 9th, you will be staying at the West Coast Suites, on campus at UBC. You will be right in the middle of campus, about 1 block away from the Ike Barber Learning Centre, the location where we will be holding our workshop.

West Coast Suites
Walter Gage Residence
5959 Student Union Boulevard
The University of British Columbia

Here is a link to a Google Map view of campus, with West Coast Suites:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=5961+STUDENT+UNION+BOULEVARD+UBC+BC&t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&z=15

The following link will take you to a pdf map of the UBC campus:
http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/images/pdf/ubcmap.pdf


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Workshop Location - Ike Barber Learning Centre

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The workshop will be held in the Ike Barber Learning Centre, just a block away from the West Coast Suites, and on the first day of the workshop (July 2nd), someone from OLT will meet you at the West Coast Suites and bring you over to the Ike Barber Learning Centre.


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Downtown Vancouver Accommodations – Executive Hotel Vintage Park

http://www.executivehotels.net/downtown/s_vandt_home.cgi

On July 9th, you will move downtown for the last few days of your stay in the city. We have arranged for shuttle busses between UBC and the hotel on Thursday (at the end of the day when you will need to check-in to your new hotel), and then on Friday, to and from UBC.

Executive Vintage Park HotelK

1379 Howe Street
Vancouver

Here is a link to a Google Map view of the city with the hotel location:
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=EXECUTIVE+HOTEL+VINTAGE+PARK%E2%80%A8+1379+Howe+Street+Vancouver&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=49.275753,-123.129637&spn=0.002919,0.005928&t=h&z=18&iwloc=A


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Getting around Vancouver

The best methods to travel locally around Vancouver are through the usage of a car, taxi services or through public transportation. UBC is well-connected to public transportation and the West Coast Suites is 1 block away from the main campus bus loop where you can catch express busses (#99) into downtown Vancouver. You can find more information about how to plan trips using the bus/sky-train service here. If you plan on making several trips off-campus by bus, purchase a 10 ticket book of Fare Saves (One Zone) from the Outpost shop in the Student Union Building.


You can also call for a taxi to take you to or from UBC. The following are only a few of the companies that provide this service: - Black Top Cabs, Phone: +1 (604) 731-1111 - Vancouver Taxi Ltd., Phone: +1 (604) 664-0430 - Yellow Cab Co. Ltd., Phone: +1 (604) 681-1111



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Vancouver Tourist Information

Planning your weekend Activity

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Vancouver is the largest city in Western Canada, located at the southwestern corner of the province of British Columbia. Situated between the North Shore and coastal mountains and the edge of the Pacific ocean, Vancouver is one of North America's most beautiful cities, and was recently ranked as "the world's most desirable place to live" in a survey of 127 cities performed by the Economist magazine's Intelligence Unit.

Vancouver has almost endless opportunities for tourism. Depending on your interests, you can explore one of Canada’s most energetic and diverse cities or choose to venture into the beautiful natural wilderness areas or parks that lie within and just beyond the city. Here is a link to the Tourism Vancouver site to get you started: http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/
You will have some free time on Sunday, July 5th, as well as on the following weekend, before your departure, so we will provide you with some additional options for things to do once you are in Vancouver.


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Vancouver Weather

Vancouver enjoys warm, comfortable summers. June daytime temperatures are usually in the early-20º Celsius, late-60º Fahrenheit range. Evenings can be cool, so it is best to pack a light jacket and/or sweater. You might want to check out Vancouver weather online, and plan ahead!

Workshop Activities

How to Create Your CWL

Campus-Wide Login (CWL) is UBC’s single sign-on authentication system. It is designed to give you access to UBC’s online applications with the same username and password. A CWL account currently provides you with access to the Student Information System, the Library, myUBC, WebCT or BlackBoard Vista, and more….

What to do this weekend wiki?

Planning your weekend Activity

Presentations

Thursday, July 2

Friday, July 3

Monday, July 6

Tuesday, July 7

Wednesday, July 8

Thursday, July 9

Friday, July 10


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Demo Sample Courses

Instructions to access demo courses

We have set up some demo versions of actual courses. To access the courses, go to: https://www.ctc2.elearning.ubc.ca/VistaSelfEnroll/CourseList

  1. In the Search box, type the word "OLT" and click the Search button.
  2. Click the Search button
  3. Choose the course code(s) you would like to view. Below are the titles of the course.
  4. Click the CWL Login button
  5. Enter your CWL login and password
  6. Enter code falafel

Course IDs and Titles

  • DHYG 401: Dental Hygiene: Oral Epidemiology
  • EOSC 311 - Earth and Ocean Scienes: Earth and Its Resources
  • EOSC 114 - Earth and Ocean Scienes: Natural Disasters
  • ETEC 510 - Education: Educational Technology: Design of Technology - Supported Learning Environments
  • FNH 250 - Foods & Nutritional Sciences: Nutrition Concepts and Controversies
  • HIST 102 - World History from 1500 to the Twentieth Century

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