The Distance Education Hub (DE Hub) and the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) will host the Education
2011-2021 Global challenges and perspectives of blended and distance learning Summit. The summit has a focus on the three themes that underpin the DEHub and ODLAA objectives.
Theme 1: Research and Development;
Theme 2: Community and Open Learning; and
Theme 3: Learning and Teaching.
Keynote presentations:
- Mohamed Ally - Mobile learning: Hype or evidenced impact for higher education applications?
- Terry Anderson
- Grainne Conole - Social inclusion or exclusion: What do we already know about the learning patterns of socially excluded groups and what does Web 2.0 offer that is different for the distance learner?
- Phil Ice - A Story of Oxcarts and Airplanes: Converging the Reality and Promise of E-Learning
- Diana Laurillard - The critical role of the teacher in optimizing technologies for open learning
- Olaf Zawacki-Richter - The Geography of Distance Education Research - Bibliographic Characteristics of a Journal Network
The summit is directed at colleagues involved in research, teaching, corporate and community oriented blended and distance education. A full programme is now available to view on the Summit website.
Early bird registrations closes on 17 December. Please click here to register online.
