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PROGRAMME
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1
- MONDAY 29 OCTOBER 2001 |
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9.00 Formal
Opening
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Augusto
Marinelli |
Rector,
University of Florence |
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George
Metakides |
Director,
European Commission |
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Gianfranco
Manes |
Deputy
for Information Technology, University of Florence |
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| 9.30 Key
Note: e-Learning Perspectives |
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An
overview of the opportunities offered by e-Learning, together
with the key challenges, current trends, technological
developments and lessons so far learned. |
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Lisa
Neal |
Chief
Editor, EDS - Web Universities & Training, USA |
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K.
C. Gupta |
Professor,
Dept. of Elec. & Comptr. Engg., University of Colorado,
USA |
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| 10.30 Coffee
Break |
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| 11.00 Session
1: 'Early Experiences' |
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Covers
the current state of play, through the practices and experiences
of both universities and private companies. The session is divided
into two parts: the first addresses academic higher education
and the second focuses on vocational training and informal learning
in a corporate context. |
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Chairman:
Gianfranco Manes |
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eUniversities |
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Jonathan
Darby |
Director
of Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford,
UK |
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Joseph
N. Mildenhall |
Director
of Online Technology, University of Phoenix, USA |
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Gabriel
Ferraté |
Rector,
Open University of Catalonia, Spain |
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Panel
Discussion |
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| 13.00 Lunch |
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| 14.00 Session
1 continued |
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eTraining |
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Annamaria
Venezia |
Director
of Training & Certification, Microsoft, Italy |
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Mike
Couzens |
Marketing
and Training Director, Cisco Systems, EMEA, United Kingdom |
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Luciano
Battezzati |
Isvor
Knowledge System, Italy |
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Panel
Discussion |
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| 16.00 Coffee
Break |
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| 16.30 Session
2: Content Creation & Tools |
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Addresses
the content related issues: pedagogical models, assessment,
quality control and certification, standardization and re-use,
usability and interface design, digital content and intellectual
property rights. |
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Chairperson:
Lisa Neal |
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John
A. Kruper |
Executive
Director of Course Development, UNext, USA
(videoconference) |
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Albert
Sangrà |
Academic
Director, Open University of Catalonia, Spain |
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Fergus
O' Sullivan |
Director
of Content Development, Smartforce, Ireland |
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Panel
Discussion |
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| 18.30 Demonstrations |
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| 19.00
Close |
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DAY
2 - TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2001
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| 9.00 Demonstrations |
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| 9.30 Session
3: Enabling Technologies, Products and Services |
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Covers
platforms, products and services which facilitate the implementation
and integration of open and flexible learning within organisations. |
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Chairman:
K.C. Gupta
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Riitta
Vänskä |
Manager
of New Learning Solutions, Nokia, Finland |
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Ross
Mackenzie |
Web
Development Team Leader, The Open University, UK |
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Colin
G. Harrison |
Director,
Institute for Advanced Education, IBM, USA |
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Panel
Discussion |
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11.30 Coffee
Break
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| 12.00 Session
4: Panel on Open Issues & Future Challenges |
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This
session will address questions such as: |
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What
are the major limitations for e-Learning: technological, institutional
or sociological? How is e-Learning restructuring the value chain
in higher education? What will be the market model of tomorrow
and how will universities be positioned? |
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| Moderator: |
Lisa
Neal |
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| Keynote: |
George
Metakides |
European
Commission |
| Panel: |
Gianfranco
Manes |
Deputy
for Information Technology, University of Florence |
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Gabriel
Ferraté |
Rector,
Open University of Catalonia, Spain |
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Mike
Couzens |
Marketing
and Training Director, Cisco Systems, EMEA, United Kingdom
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Riitta
Vänskä |
Manager
of New Learning Solutions, Nokia, Finland |
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Antonio
Dias de Figueiredo |
Professor
of Information Systems, University of Coimbra, Portugal |
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Vijay
Nair |
Motorola
Corporate, Phoenix, USA |
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| 13.30 Close |
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