E-Learn Keynote & Invited Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Open Access Education - Building Communities and Sharing Knowledge
- Richard Baraniuk - Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University; Founder of Connexions, USA
  - Profile

Mark David Milliron - President and CEO, Catalyze Learning International (CLI), USA
- Profile

Learning in a Networked World: Trends and Opportunities in the Future of Technology for Learning Environments and Education

Roy Pea - Professor of Education and the Learning Sciences, Stanford University, Director: Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning, USA
Profile

Minding the Gap: Sustaining eLearning Innovation
- Ellen D. Wagner - Managing Partner, Sonoma Solutions Group, USA

11:15 AM - The Mobile Disruption and K-20: Cathleen Norris, Regents Professor, University Of North Texas, and; Elliot Soloway, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, University Of Michigan, USA; Profile
1:30 PM - Crafting Learning Objects for New Media: Ken Carroll - Co-founder of the Kai En English Language Training Centers in Shanghai and; Chinesepod; Senior Advisor, Praxis Language; Blog
2:45 PM - Learning from and Teaching on YouTube: Alexandra Juhasz - Media Studies, Pitzer College, USA; YouTube; Blog

11:15 AM - Openness and the Disaggregated Future of Higher Education: David Wiley - Associate Professor, Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University, Founder of the Open High School of Utah, and Chief Openness Officer,
Flat World Knowledge, USA; Profile; Blog
1:30 PM - The Future of Open Education and Edutainment: Lucifer Chu

10:00 AM - Trends in Content Development and the Implications for Teaching and Learning: Margaret Driscoll - Consultant, IBM Global Services, USA
11:15 AM - Invited Panel: Past Promises and Present Challenges: A Conversation about Hype and Reality and What’s to Come in E-Learning: Patti Shank, President, Learning Peaks, USA;; Phil Abrami, Professor, Centre for the Study of Learning & Performance, Concordia Univ., Canada;; Jane Bozarth, E-Learning Coordinator, NC Office of State Personnel's HRD Group;; Wayne Precht, Asst. Director for Development Learning Applications Dev. & Support, Univ. of Maryland Univ. College;; Margaret Driscoll, Managing Consultant, IBM Global Services;; Tom Reeves, Professor, College of Education, The Univ. of Georgia, USA
1:30 PM - Blurring Roles: Participation Trends in Media and Education: George Siemens - Associate Director, Research and Development, Learning Technologies Centre, University of Manitoba; founder and President of Complexive Systems Inc., Canada
Schedule change from Friday

4:00 PM - The Snowflake Effect (tentative title) - Topic background: Erik Duval - Professor, Computer Science, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium - Blog; Wayne Hodgins - Strategic Futurist, Director of Worldwide Learning Strategies, Autodesk Inc, USA - Blog