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Date: 1 July 2013 14:04<br>Subject: FW: 2ND Annual Open Learning and Distance Education For Africa<br>To: "<a href="mailto:hilton.gibson@gmail.com">hilton.gibson@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:hilton.gibson@gmail.com">hilton.gibson@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Hilton Gibson<br>
Systems Administrator<br>
JS Gericke Library<br>
Room 1025D<br>
Stellenbosch University<br>
Private Bag X5036<br>
Stellenbosch<br>
7599<br>
South Africa<br>
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Tel: +27 21 808 4100 | Cell: +27 84 646 4758<br>
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From: Nondumiso Bethelezi [<a href="mailto:nondumiso@melrosetraining.co.za">nondumiso@melrosetraining.co.za</a>]<br>
Sent: 01 July 2013 12:59 PM<br>
To: Gibson, H <<a href="mailto:hgibson@sun.ac.za">hgibson@sun.ac.za</a>><br>
Subject: 2ND Annual Open Learning and Distance Education For Africa<br>
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MELROSE ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING<br>
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2ND ANNUAL OPEN LEARNING & DISTANCE EDUCATION FOR AFRICA SUMMIT<br>
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“Distance education’s manifestations transcend barriers across the globe, among developed and developing countries and is interwoven among those aspiring ideals of human rights, equity, and equality for all to pursue their educational aspirations”.<br>
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29 – 30 July, 2013 @ The Holiday Inn 123 Rivonia Road, Sandton<br>
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Seta Accreditation Number : 1303<br>
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About the master-class<br>
After the success of Melrose Training’s inaugural Open Learning & Distance Education for Africa Summit, the mission of the 2nd annual is to bring together higher education institutions, distance education establishments, and conventional education bodies that apply methodologies based on open and distance education technologies in order to motivate the educational system stakeholders to participate in its rich activities, sessions, and workshops on the changing technology dimension: development of networking tools, new platforms and standards.<br>
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We all want quality courses – Learners want skills and qualifications, Providers want satisfied customers and businesses want a skilled workforce. In the face of current trends, global changes and new pathways in education, this knowledge base aims to provide educators and decision makers with comprehensive acquaintance on the various aspects of open and distance learning (ODL).<br>
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In terms of the need for openness and flexibility, the ODL approach is considered to be significant in achieving the Millennium Development Goals that were initiated by the United Nations in the year 2001.Online learning can be a lifeline to those who have obstacles, such as geographical distances, physical disabilities, or politico-cultural barriers and in retrospect, distance education’s long-term legacy will be tied to its capacity to empower and leverage educational access and opportunities for the underserved populations.<br>
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Key topics to be discussed<br>
• Cloud computing standards, privacy, security and coordination<br>
• Lifelong learning and learner support system in ODL<br>
• Integrating latest video technologies that are relevant for increased teaching and learning<br>
• Impact of e-learning on social change and ethics<br>
• Policy and law required for the success of distance education and open learning<br>
• Standards for learning objects, evaluation and performance measurements<br>
• ODL Design, implementation, integration and delivering issues<br>
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Who should attend?<br>
• Chancellors and Deputy Chancellors<br>
• Vice Chancellors<br>
• Rectors and Vice Rectors<br>
• Registrars and Vice Registrars<br>
• Principals and Deputy Principals<br>
• Faculty Deans and Deputy Faculty Deans<br>
• Heads of Administration<br>
• Education Researchers and Policy Makers<br>
• Learning & Development Executives<br>
• E-Learning & Social Media Specialists<br>
• Curriculum Designers<br>
• Government Senior Education Personnel<br>
• ICT Programme Directors/Managers<br>
• Professors and Lecturers<br>
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Target market<br>
• Education institutions<br>
• Research institutions<br>
• Governmental departments<br>
• Education foundations<br>
• E-Learning concerns<br>
• Publishing companies<br>
• ICT service providers<br>
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Your expert speaker faculty<br>
• Brett St. Clair Head of New Products – Google<br>
• Professor Johannes Cronje Dean of Informatics & Design – Cape Peninsula University of Technology<br>
• Dr. Jenny Roberts Senior Researcher of Open & Distance Learning – UNISA<br>
• Dr. Mark Bullen E-learning Specialist – Commonwealth of Learning, Canada<br>
• Professor Mpine Makoe HOD of Institute for Open & Distance Learning – UNISA<br>
• Nokulunga Sithabile Ndhlovu Associate Lecturer, Educational Technology Division – Wits School of Education<br>
• Dr. Knuth Noke Deputy Director, Language Department – Goethe Institute, German<br>
• Dr. Nancy Mutshaeni HOD Curriculum Studies & Education Management – University of Venda<br>
• Professor Stephen Marquard Acting Director, Centre for Educational Technology – University of Cape Town<br>
• Greig Krull Education & Information Systems Specialist, South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)<br>
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SUMMIT AGENDA<br>
Day 1: Monday 29 July<br>
08: 00 – 08: 30 Registration & early morning refreshments<br>
08: 30 – 08: 40 Chairperson’s opening remarks<br>
08: 40 – 09: 25 KEYNOTE ADRESS Choices & challenges: Lessons learnt in the evolution of online education<br>
• What are the critical challenges and lessons learnt by providers delivering online and open education in support of lifelong learning?<br>
• How can these lessons be applied to asses opportunities, develop strategies and design innovative distance and open learning programmes to take advantage of existing and emerging delivery technologies?<br>
This keynote presentation will address the potential and risks of online and open education, identify the changing education needs and expectations of students, employers and government agencies, share the lessons learned from the rise of new online education providers, offer advice on strategies for providers to successfully deliver programs at a distance and share a vision of the future of open and distance learning programs available anywhere and at anytime.<br>
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09: 25 – 10: 10 Academic accreditation for open learning degrees and institutions<br>
• Open learning curricula strategies<br>
• Instructional design: Theories and models<br>
• Policies, legislation and regulatory bodies for open learning<br>
• Instructor’s role in design and development of content<br>
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10: 10 – 10: 40 Coffee/tea break<br>
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10: 40 – 11: 40 Quality Assurance in Open Learning<br>
• General standards and controls<br>
• Standards for measuring performance and evaluating open learning activities<br>
• Recent international trends in monitoring, measuring, and evaluating open learning activities<br>
• Evaluation of technologies<br>
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11: 40 – 12: 30 Utilising Blended Design to Learn and Teach in Integrated Environments<br>
• What is the student experience of blended learning?<br>
• What is the impact of campus development design on student learning?<br>
• How have recent projects improved the physical and virtual learning space?<br>
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12: 30 – 13: 30 Networking Lunch<br>
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13: 30 – 14: 25 Drivers of Change – Contestability, democratization, digital technologies, global mobility and integration with industry<br>
• Impact on universities<br>
• Potential models of the future<br>
• implications<br>
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14: 25 – 14: 45 Mid-afternoon refreshments break<br>
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14: 45 – 15: 30 Mobile Learning and Student Engagement in and Outside the Classroom<br>
• New developments in mobile devices and mobile platforms<br>
• The drivers of mobile learning<br>
• Features of university mobile learning<br>
• Ease of access to social network sites<br>
• Implementing a successful mobile learning strategy<br>
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15: 30 – 16: 15 Exploring the Right Social Media Platforms to Engage Students in the Learning Process: Using a Knowledge Model<br>
• Knowledge identification<br>
• Knowledge creation<br>
• Knowledge quality check<br>
• Knowledge dissemination<br>
16: 15 Chairperson’s Closing Remarks<br>
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Day 2: Tuesday 30 July<br>
08: 00 – 08: 30 Registration & early morning refreshments<br>
08: 30 – 08: 35 Chairperson’s opening remarks<br>
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08: 35 – 09: 20 ICT Integration in African Universities<br>
• Goals of technology enabled education<br>
• Challenges of ICT Integration in University Teaching<br>
• Opportunities of ICT Integration in University Teaching<br>
• ICT Integration Case Study from 7 African Universities<br>
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09: 20 – 10: 10 Real Connections: Making Distance Education Accessible to Everyone<br>
• Practices to ensure access to students with disabilities<br>
• Visual impairments and other specific learning disabilities<br>
10: 10 – 10: 40 Coffee/tea break<br>
10: 40 – 11: 25 Future Directions, Spaces and Possibilities in ODL<br>
• Open educational resources<br>
• Social software for education<br>
• Game-based learning<br>
• Knowledge co-creation and sharing<br>
• Research and development<br>
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11: 25 – 12: 10 Doing IT for Free<br>
This talk will take delegates on a rollercoaster ride of free Web-based and mobile technologies to assist in improving teaching and learning over distance. It will cover topics such as:<br>
• What technologies are available for what types of learning?<br>
• How do the various technologies match up to Bloom’s taxonomy of learning?<br>
• How can these technologies be used in a teaching and learning setting<br>
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12: 10 – 13: 10 Networking lunch<br>
13: 10 – 14: 10 CASE STUDY: A Free Online Doctoral Programme<br>
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14: 10 - 14: 30 Distance Language Courses – Possibilities and Limits<br>
14: 30 – 15: 30 Mid-afternoon refreshments<br>
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15: 30 – 16: 15 OERs in Distance Education: Adopting a Model of Open Learning in Academic Practice<br>
• Constraints by the lack of teaching experience<br>
• Access to teacher resources in academic practice to enhance teaching skills and aptitudes<br>
• The problem of identifying OERs on teaching from which tutors can benefit from in these environments<br>
• focus on CDE project that revolves around repurposing a collection of digital learning resources and create awareness of the value of OERs for developing Distance Learning tutors<br>
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16: 15 Chairperson’s Closing Remarks<br>
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Price per Delegate R8 999.00 [EXCL VAT]<br>
3-4 Delegates (5% Discount)<br>
5-9 Delegates (10% Discount)<br>
10 Delegates (15% Discount)<br>
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To register<br>
Call Nondumiso Buthelezi on our booking Hotline +27 11 455 5184<br>
Fax to Email 086 218 9367<br>
<a href="mailto:nondumiso@melrosetraining.co.za">nondumiso@melrosetraining.co.za</a><br>
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