ED-MEDIA Keynote & Invited Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Tuesday, June 29 - 8:45 AM

• Enduring Themes and New Horizons for Educational Technology
  • Carmel McNaught, Director & Professor of Learning Enhancement, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wednesday, June 30 - 8:45 AM

• Long Range Forecasting is Necessary but Impossible - Also in Education
  • Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Thursday, July 1 - 8:45 AM

• What Would Learning in an Open World Look Like? A Vision for the Future
  • Gráinne Conole, The Open University, UK

Friday, July 2 - 8:30 AM

• Keynote Debate Panel - "Be it Resolved that this House Believes that the Use of Social Media and Networking is Contributing to the Attainment of Significant Educational Goals in Ways that Suggest Even More Powerful Future Impact"
  • Moderator: George Siemens, Athabasca University, Canada
  • Keynote to Present in Favor: Jon Dron, Athabasca University, Canada
  • Keynote to Oppose: Neil Sewlyn, London Knowledge Lab, UK

Invited Speakers

Tuesday, June 29

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

• Introduction to the Research Training Stream of Ed-Media
  • Craig Montgomerie, Univ. of Alberta, Canada; Jan Herrington, Murdoch Univ., Australia; Bill Hunter, Univ. of Ontario Inst. of Technology, Canada
• Socially Responsible Educational Technology Research
  • Thomas Reeves, Emeritus Professor, University of Georgia, USA
• Technologies for Orchestration
  • Pierre Dillenbourg, Professor of Computer Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Laussane, Switzerland

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

• Vygotsky in Twenty-First-Century Research
  • Irina Verenikina - Director of Graduate Teaching at the Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

• Why Looking for What Works with E-Learning Isn't Working
  • Heather Kanuka - Academic Director and Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Canada

Wednesday, June 30

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

• Using Multimedia as an Educational Instrument to Enhance Teaching and Learning Strategies: A Malaysian Perspective
  • Mai Neo Associate Professor, Faculty of Creative Multimedia, and Director, R&D Collaborations, Multimedia University, Malaysia

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

• Toward Open & Connected Learning: Transforming Pedagogy through Social Networking & New Digital Affordances
  • Alec Couros, Professor of Educational Technology and Media, University of Regina, Canada

1:30 - 3:45 PM

• Highlighted Symposium: "Transforming Learning: Digital Technologies and Educational Change"

Thursday, July 1

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

• Environments and Assessments for an Inclusive Knowledge Society
  • Marlene Scardamalia, Director, Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology, Canada

Friday, July 2

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

• Best Practice in E-learning, E-assessment and Learning Environment Design in an Era of Change
  • Catherine McLoughlin - Coordinator, SIMERR, ACT, Australian Catholic University Australia

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Canceled

• Making Change Happen: Digital Identities, Digital Learners, Digital Citizens
  • Josie Fraser, Social and Educational Technologist, UK