Thursday, May 24, 2012 / 11:30 - 13:30

01ESR – Policy Responses to Responsible eWaste Management in Africa

02SPD – Professional Development in the Public Sector

03SII – Can We Plan Sustainable Implementation of ICT in Schools?

04OER – Open Education Resources (OER): A New Frontier in African Higher Education?

Thursday, May 24, 2012 / 11:30 - 13:00

05STP – Latest Developments in ICT Delivery and Student Access

06STP – ICT for Inclusion

07SPA – Research and Innovation: The Impact of Transformative and Disruptive Pedagogies

08MOB – Improving Agricultural Practice and Community Empowerment Through Learning Content, Mobile Devices and Learning Platforms

09TYL – How Mobile Devices are Supporting Early Learning Teachers and Learners in Africa

10VAR – Networking Café: Meet Professor Sugata Mitra

11CAP – Experiences of Collaboration in Higher Education Institutions

Thursday, May 24, 2012 / 14:30 - 16:00

12STP – Effective Integration of ICT Tools and Platforms in Schools

13MOB – Success Stories of Mobile Learning Apps

14TPD – Supporting the Practice and Professional Development of Teachers in Africa

15OER – Establishing a Framework for OCW to Expand Formal Access to Education

16STP – Research and Innovation: Using ICT to Teach Maths and Science

Thursday, May 24, 2012 / 14:30 - 16:00

17ISC – ICT, Healthcare Information Systems, and eLearning: Findings From Evidence-Based Research

18FUT – Does the Use of ICT in Africa Have a Sustainable Future?

19TPD – L'innovation pédagogique et technologique dans la formation continue des enseignants du primaire en Afrique

20CAP – NETWORKING CAFE: Getting to Know One Another at eLearning Africa

21ESR – Why Ethics Matter in eLearning and ICT4D

22ISC – eLearning for Peace

Thursday, May 24, 2012 / 16:45 - 18:15

23TPD – Relevant Teaching Methods for ICT Integration

24SII – Join the eLearning Africa 2013 Survey Focus Group Discussion

25FUT – Do Fab Labs and Tablets Feature as the Next Generation in African eLearning?

26MOB – Research and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities of mLearning

27SPD – Creating a Learning Environment Which Empowers Your Employees

Thursday, May 24, 2012 / 16:45 - 18:15

28OER – Ressources éducatives libres, formation à distance et relations internationales

29CAP – Cross-Cultural Experiences of eLearning Partnerships in Africa

30SPD – Why the Private Sector Invests in Training

31TPD – Teacher Competency Development in Context

32STP – The Potential of Social Media: Legitimate Educational Tools?

33ISC – How eLearning Supports Medical Education, Professional Development & Health Care Provision

Friday, May 25, 2012 / 11:30 - 13:30

34CAP – Research and Innovation: Technology and the Role of Higher Education Institutions

35OER – Expanding Access to Quality Education Using OER

36SII – ICT Integration in the Classroom Practice of African Teachers

37CES – The eLearning Africa Fail Faire

Friday, May 25, 2012 / 11:30 - 13:00

38ESR – Limited Connectivity Doesn’t Mean Disconnected!

39TYL – Public Libraries: An eLearning Space for Young People

40CES – The Role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Promoting Higher Education and Sustainable Development: The Experience of UEMOA in the Use of ICTs for Accelerating the LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorate) Reform

41TYL – Benin Through the Digital Lenses of Local Children: An Example of Creative, Hands On Learning

42SII – Technologies Used for the Implementation of eLearning in Higher Education Institutions

43STP – Developing and Delivering Content Through Learning Platforms

44CES – National Policy on ICT in Education in Africa: Varying Approaches and Their Impact

Friday, May 25, 2012 / 14:30 - 16:00

45SPA – African Experts Reflect on Their Personal Research Experience

46MOB – Managing Conflicting Stakeholder Perspectives on Mobile Learning: A Role Play Session

47ESR – Utilising Emerging Technologies in Varying Contexts

48STP – ICT-Enabled Learner Assessment: From Early Learning to Tertiary Education Environments

49ISC – The Vital Role of Technology in Emergency Situations

Friday, May 25, 2012 / 14:30 - 16:00

50CAP – ICT for South-South Learning and Development: Lessons Learnt with AADLC and GDLN

51VAR – My eLearning Africa: What Do You Really Think of eLearning Africa? Come and Tell Us!

52SII – Large Scale Initiatives, Success Factors, Reflections and Impact

53STP – Hospital Information Systems and Lifestyle Diseases

54TYL – Ignite eLearning Africa! iHubs, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

55STP – How Can Teachers Use ICTs in Resource-Poor Environments?

Friday, May 25, 2012 / 16:30 - 17:30

56CES – Research and Innovation: How Technologies Enable Language Learning

57TYL – How Technologies Support Young Africans to Live, Learn, Love and Succeed

58SPD – Using ICT to Improve Skills in Corporate Learning and Vocational Training

59ISC – Reaching Scale and Sustainability in SME Training: Lessons from IFC

60SPD – La formation des professionnels de la santé à l'ère du numérique en France et en Afrique

Friday, May 25, 2012 / 14:30 - 17:30

DEM01 – One Computer Per Classroom Model

DEM02 – Portail de ressources électroniques pour l'enseignement supérieur

DEM03 – Présentation de Moodle et BigBlueButton pour la mise en place d'une plateforme éducative libre

DEM04 – Gestion informatisée d'une bibliothèque : outils, démarche, écueils et perspectives au Lycée Technique de Sangmelima

DEM05 – The Role of Mobile Technology in the Development of Agriculture in Ghana: Farmerline

DEM06 – Formation à distance efficace malgré un accès réduit à la connexion internet

DEM07 – Open Source and Proprietary Tools for Sustainable Development and Deployment of eLearning Course

DEM08 – Interactivity Paradigm Shifts to Mobile Learning

DEM09 – Developing Student Registration System and an Integrating eLearning from Scratch Using Pure Open Source

DEM11 – Enhancing Access to ICTs and eService to Rural Communities Outside the Main Power Grid

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 / 18:00 - 19:30

Opening Plenary

Adv. Max B. Ahouèkè, Minister of Communication and Information and Communication Technologies, Benin, Benin

Le eLearning en Afrique : les découvertes clés de 2012

eLearning in Africa: Key Findings 2012

Mark Jordan, Vice President/General Manager EMEA, Wyse Technology, UK

Matching Current Technology to Educational Needs

Faire coïncider les technologies actuelles avec les besoins éducatifs

Prof Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University, UK and Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA

The Future of Learning

Le Futur du eLearning

His Excellency Dr Thomas Boni Yayi, The President of the Republic of Benin

Thursday, May 24, 2012 / 08:30 - 10:30

Thursday Plenary

Gilletta Gbanhoun Mouyabi, Director, AGeNTIC, Benin

eLearning et entreprenariat pour un développement durable

eLearning and Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Development

Theophilus E. Mlaki, Consultant, ICT for Development (ICT4D), Tanzania

Using ICT's to Build Knowledge Societies in Africa: Lessons from Tanzania

Utiliser les TIC pour bâtir des Sociétés du Savoir en Afrique: l’exemple tanzanien

Fasil G. Bekele, Public Private Alliances Lead for Microsoft Sub Saharan Africa, Microsoft, South Africa

Microsoft Shape the Future Program

Microsoft façonne le Programme Futur

Father Godfrey Nzamujo, O.P. (Prof Eng), Songhai Regional Centre, Benin

Building Initiatives That Face the Triple Challenge of Poverty, Environmental Degradation and Difficult Demographic Transition in Africa

Élaborer des initiatives pour faire face au triple défi de la pauvreté, la dégradation environnementale et la transition démographique difficile en Afrique

Friday, May 25, 2012 / 08:30 - 10:30

Friday Plenary

Goundé Désiré Adadja, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic of Benin, former Minister of Communications and Information and Communication Technologies, Benin

Le eLearning et les défis de l’éducation en Afrique : le cas du Bénin

eLearning and the Educational Challenges in Africa: The Case of Benin

Dorcas Muthoni, CEO / Founder, OPENWORLD LTD, Kenya

Can Mobile and Web Technology Be Used to Respond and Turn Around Low Literacy Rates in Africa Through Entrepreneurship?

Les technologies mobiles et en ligne peuvent-elles apporter des réponses et contribuer à réduire l’analphabétisme en Afrique via l’entreprenariat ?

Gaston Donnat Bappa, Chief Executive, Microlog, Cameroon

S’approprier les technologies pour se réapproprier les traditions et la culture locale, les fondations du développement de l’Afrique

Appropriating Technologies to Reappropriate Traditions and Local Culture, the Foundations of African Development

Richard Addey, Africa Area Manager, SMART Technologies, France

Technology to Support the Classroom Environment with Successful Private Partnerships

Technologies pour soutenir l’environnement scolaire grâce à des partenariats privés réussis

Friday, May 25, 2012 / 17:45 - 19:15

The eLearning Africa Debate

Carol Suzanne Adhiambo Otieno, Doctoral Candidate, Niilo Mäki Institute / University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Wayan Vota, Senior Director, Inveneo, USA

Lauren Dawes, Head of mLearning, GSMA, UK

Cheryl Douglas, Programme Director, Teaching Biology Project (Africa Genome Education Institution), South Africa