E-Learn Keynote & Invited Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Tuesday, November 18 - 8:30 AM
Wednesday, November 19 - 8:30 AM
Thursday, November 20 - 8:30 AM
Friday, November 21 - 8:30 AM
Invited Speakers
Tuesday, November 18
- 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
Wednesday, November 19
- 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
Thursday, Nov. 20
- 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
