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PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS 2006
Workshops, Seminars and Visits - Tuesday, 23th May, 2006 |
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Seminar A |
EU - BEANISH: Ethiopian and International Experiences |
Leaders |
Prof. Sundeep Sahay, University of Oslo, Norway.
Prof. Jorn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
Prof. Yemane Birhane, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Dr. Rahel Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia |
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10.00 – 18.00
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Workshop B |
PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS:
How to produce an instructional module on the Internet
a two-day, hands-on workshop for teachers, professors, trainers and educational experts with a three-week eLearning phase on the Internet. |
Trainer |
Sebastian Hoffmann, Hoffmann & Reif Consultants, Germany: |
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22 and 23 May 2006
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WORKSHOPS
Workshops and Seminars - Wednesday, 24th May, 2006 |
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Seminar 1 |
Supporting ODeL in African Universities |
Leaders |
Peter Bateman and Catherine Ngugi, African Virtual University, Kenya |
Time |
09.00 – 18.30 |
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Seminar 2 |
European-African R&D Projects for Bridging the Digital Divide |
Leaders
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Chairman:
Leopold Reif, Hoffmann & Reif, Germany
Presenters :
Jacques Babot, European Commission, Belgium
Prof. Joern Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
Prof. Rahel Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Dr. Nicolas Balacheff, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France
Chris Morris, Meraka Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Mogotsa Moses Kewagamang, Ministry of Education, Gaborone, Botswana
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Time |
10.00 - 18.00 |
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Seminar 3 |
Quality for eLearning in Africa: Hands-on Training Workshop for Decision Makers, Educational Practitioners and Students |
Leader
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Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic, Section for Reform, Innovation and Quality Assurance, UNESCO, France
Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning and the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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Time |
09:00 - 18:15 |
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Seminar 4 |
e-Readiness: Making the Most of ICT for Educational Development in Africa: An African Development Bank and Microsoft Perspective, in Conjunction with NEPAD e-Africa Commission |
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Alice Hamer, African Development Bank, Social Sector, North, East and South Africa
Mark East, Microsoft, EMEA, UK
Professor Peter Kinyanjui, NEPAD, South Africa |
Time |
10:00 - 17:00 |
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Workshop 5 |
Connectivity Issues and Solutions in Remote, Rural and Developing Educational Communities |
Leaders
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Mathy Vanbuel, ATiT, Belgium
Dr. Adebayo Bamitale, Ethiopian School Net Project |
Time |
10.00 - 17.00 |
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Seminar 6 |
Capacity Building in and for eLearning |
Leaders
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Dr. Jan Grabowski, InWEnt (Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung GmbH – Capacity Building International), Germany
Frank Dubert, GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit – Agency for German Technical Cooperation), Germany |
Time |
9.30 - 12.30 |
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Workshop 8 |
Mobile Learning: What's Happening, Has It Worked, What's Possible? |
Leaders
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John Traxler, Applied Innovative Digital Technologies Research Group, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Leonard Mware Oloo, Kenya College of Communications Technology, Kenya |
Time |
9.30 - 12.30 |
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Seminar 9 |
The TESSA Programme: the Role of eLearning and ICTs in Teacher Education and Training in Africa |
Leaders
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Prof. Bob Moon, The Open University - Centre for Research & Development in Teacher Education, UK |
Time
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14.30 - 17.30
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Workshop 10 |
Designing Learning for the Future |
Leader
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Prof. Alan Amory, Centre for IT in Higher Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Time |
14.00 - 17.00 |
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Workshop 11 |
Establishing My Web Presence with a Blog |
Leaders
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Tony Carr and Glenda Cox, Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
Time |
13.30 - 17.30 |
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