Bringing Innovation to Life: from adversity comes opportunity
When: 23rd - 26th November 2010 (Online)
The theme of the 2010 Innovating e-Learning Conference reflects the challenges presented by the current climate of economic constraint and will explore how technology-enhanced learning can help universities and colleges to develop forward-looking educational futures and continue to complete globally.
The Programme:
There will be a variety of sessions under the themes of Releasing the Potential and Realising the Value.
Visit the conference website for the full list of presenters, including:
- Keri Facer: Professor of Education at Manchester Metropolitan University and Director of the CREATE centre: Learning to live in interesting times - what are educational institutions for?
- David Boud: Professor of Adult Education, University of Technology, Sydney: Effective assessment and feedback for a digital age.
- Aaron Porter: President of the National Union of Students and Usman Ali, Vice President of National Union of Students (HE): What do students really want?
- Anne Miller: inventor, author and co-founder of The Technology Partnership: How to get your innovations adopted (and change the world)
- Graham Brown-Martin: founder and managing director of Learning without Frontiers: Is the future mobile?
- Elliott Masie: internationally recognised futurist, analyst and researcher on workforce learning, business collaboration and emerging technologies and Head of MASIE Centre: Shaping our Learning Futures.
Each them will run over 2 days and you will be able to see presenters via webcams and try out new technologies in the 'Have-a-go' area - which showcases JISC projects and services. The informative and entertaining conference blog will once again be provided by James Clay, from Gloucestershire College. Representatives of the JISC Regional Support Centres will offer guided tours of virtual worlds and the virtual coffee shop will be open all hours, providing a sense of support and community.
Further information can be found on the JISC Innovating e-Learning Website
Delegate Fee: £50
Each e-Learning project will receive one free delegate place free. To register you free place please email Judith Mole: judithm@directlearn.co.uk stating you project name and URL of you project page on the JISC Website.
Great post! This conference is going to be innovative. It will enable online schools to develop an effective E-Learning strategy for their students.
Posted by: training education | 10/06/2010 at 02:53 PM