Program

Program correct at time of printing - subject to change
Sessions in dark apricot will be available live for the virtual conference


  WEDNESDAY 18 November
1:00-4:30pm Workshops - optional extra
6:30-8:30pm WELCOME RECEPTION at Mooloolaba Surf Club sponsored by iVision
Day 1 THURSDAY 19 November
8:00am Registration & Exhibition
8:20am Welcome & Opening
8:45am KEYNOTE: Nancy White, Full Circle Associates: Me, We and the Network
9:30am FEATURED: Alec Couros, University of Regina, Canada: Designing for Open/Networked Learning (Via videoconference)
10:00am PRODUCT SHOWCASE: Lifesize
10:15am MORNING TEA
  Theatre A2.04 A2.02
10:45am CASE STUDY:
Dr. Victoria Lynn Walker, Regent University, Virginia Beach, Va., USA: Traditional and 3D Virtual Learning Activities: Evaluating Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor Learning (Via videoconference)
CASE STUDY:
Marie Weatherford & Joshua Gowdy, Queensland Ambulance Service: Paramedic Moodles: The use of scenario based learning in the online classroom
VENDOR SESSION:
Neil Tregenza, Leading Digital Solutions: Learn How to Make Your Own Flipumentary
11:15am CASE STUDY:
Adam Rock, Deakin University: Empowering the Virtual Student: "[Cyber] Space is the Place"
CASE STUDY:
Chad Outten, My Learning Space: Moodle LMS - Learning Unplugged
VENDOR SESSION:
Karen Moloney, Get Me Learning Resources: How to avoid creating an elearning lemon
11:45am FEATURED: Howard Errey, e-Works: The Power and Limits of Innovation - or How Much Fire Can I Steal?
12:15pm PRODUCT SHOWCASE: TANDBERG
12:30pm LUNCH sponsored by TANDBERG
  Theatre A2.04 A2.02
1:30pm CASE STUDY:
Haiyi Wu, Wide Bay Institute of TAFE: Renewing the teaching of Mandarin Chinese - The power of using e-Tools
CASE STUDY:
Sue Mandley & Jan Kealey, Gordon TAFE: Developing e-fficient Teachers
VENDOR SESSION:
Lynnette Whitfield, Polycom: Learning in High Definition: Welcome to the Virtual Classroom
2:00pm CASE STUDY:
Mary Hill, Southbank Institute of Technology: Wikimania
CASE STUDY:
Marianne Dickie & Ilona Van Galen, Australian National University: Slogging It Out With Teachers
VENDOR SESSION:
Garth Coulson, Wavelink Communications: The All-Wireless Campus with 802.11n: Installing and using wireless infrastructure in educational institutions
2:30pm FEATURED: Sue Waters, Edublogs.org: Baiting the Digital Hook (Via videoconference)
3:00pm PRODUCT SHOWCASE: iVision
3:15pm AFTERNOON TEA
3:45pm UNCONFERENCE: In this session you get to do what you like. Here are some suggestions - or you can join the informal discussion forums in the coffee area.
  Personal conversation with Speakers
In these sessions enjoy a personal conversation with

  • Nancy White (A2.04)
  • Clay Burell (A2.03)
  • Howard Errey (A2.02)
Bring your ideas & issues along for a lively & thought provoking discussion.
Check out the Exhibitors
We have a range of exhibitors and there's never enough time to visit them all. Here's an opportunity to visit a few of them for some in-depth discussion about new products & how you might use them for your own teaching and learning
Informal discussions with colleagues
In this session enjoy an informal discussion with other delegates. Groups will form and interact on topics of interest and will continue for as long or as short a time as needed. Check the notice board for topics.
5:00pm Close of Day 1
7:00pm CONFERENCE DINNER at SCIT sponsored by Telstra
 
Day 2 FRIDAY 20 November
8:30am Exhibition & Networking - an opportunity to meet informally with colleagues
9:00am KEYNOTE: Clay Burell, International Educator: The 21st Century Teacher as Sorcerer's Apprentice - Reflections from the Rabbit-Hole, Five Years In
9:45am FEATURED: Dr Olivia Clarke, The Le@rning Federation: Teaching and Learning with Digital Content - Stories from the Field.
10:15am PRODUCT SHOWCASE: Polycom
10:30am MORNING TEA
 
Theatre A2.04
11:00am
CASE STUDY:
Enver Malkic, DECS SA: Video conferencing in South Australia Education. Exciting? You bet!
CASE STUDY:
Stefanie Klein, IMC: Open Learning Environments for Personalised Learning
11:30am
CASE STUDY:
Anne Mirtschin, Hawkesdale P12 College: Beyond Classroom Walls - The 21st Century Classroom
CASE STUDY:
Colin Warren, Deakin University: Value added learning: more than you bargained for
12:00pm
CASE STUDY:
John Burns, iKonstrukt: There's an app for that! A beginner's guide to iPhone app development
CASE STUDY:
Allison Miller, Australian Flexible Learning Framework: Emerging Technologies to Support Flexible Learning
12:30pm LUNCH sponsored by LifeSize
1:30pm CASE STUDY: Ann-marie Furney, NSW Department of Education & Training: The Interactive Classroom Project in NSW DET (Via videoconference)
2:00pm FEATURED: Denise Morgan, Wide Bay Institute of TAFE: Teaching and Learning has always been a highly social activity. Technology hasn't changed this. Or has it?
2:30pm FEATURED: Greg O'Grady, Education Queensland: Conference Summary and Overview.
3:00pm Closing remarks & drawing of competition winners
3:30pm AFTERNOON TEA
4:00pm Close of Conference