E-learning is continuously developing, adapting and changing the education
and training world. New ideas are a fast flowing stream of potential to improve,
expand and widen learning. This conference aims to bring together a range of
developments from education and government to illustrate the advance of
technology in education and training along with some views of future
developments.
It is vital to continuously enhance your professional understanding of
e-learning since it is a dynamic subject that is rapidly developing and
changing. It has already moved from a group of methods that the occasional
enthusiast employed to main stream use in less than a decade. It is changing
education and training and it is clear that the pace of change is accelerating.
Welcome and introduction to the
day Peter Lavender, Deputy Director, Research, Development and Information,
NIACE
10:30
Keynote address: Progress on
developing a new national e-learning strategy
Jane Williams, Executive Director, Further Education, Skills and
Regeneration, Becta
11:00
Keynote address: Openlearn -
The challenges of developing and using open educational resources Professor Andy Lane, Director, Open Learn, The Open University
11:30
Questions and discussion
11:45
Tea/coffee break
12:00
Workshops
1) Immersive environments, Second Life
Susan Kozicki, Project Officer, ICT and Learning, NIACE
2) User generated content and m-learning
John Cook, Principal Research Fellow, London Metropolitan University
3) Collaborative Learning Platform
John Harris, Principal Officer, Redcar and Cleveland Adult Learning Service
Chris Kemp, ICT Co-ordinator, Middlesbrough Adult Education Service
4) E portfolio Cancelled Dr Helen Barrett - virtual workshop
5) Making Openlearn work for you - Accessing free
resources from the Open
University to use in your teaching
Tracy Slawson, Research Administrator, ICT and Learning, NIACE
6) Media Literacy - Peer to peer interviews
Alastair Clark, Senior Development Officer and
Mary Moss, Development Officer, ICT and Learning, NIACE
7) The Learner's Voice in Northamptonshire Adult and
Community Learning
Rob Howe, Head of Learning Technology & Media, The University of Northampton
and Dr Gemma Towle, Learning Research Associate, The University of
Northampton
13:00
Lunch
14:15
Current and Future Trends Seb Schmoller, Chief Executive, The Association for Learning Technology
14:45
Workshops: repeated
15:45
Plenary session
16:00
Close of Conference
(tea/coffee available)
This programme is correct at the time of going to press.
The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the published programme in
the event of one or more of the advertised speakers being unable to attend.
Delegates will have no claim against NIACE in respect of such changes.