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Wednesday 25 June
2008
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18:30
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Newlands
Southern Sun Hotel
Pre-conference registration and welcome (Until 1930)
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Thursday 26 June 2008
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9:00
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Registration and coffee
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10:00
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Room:
Kramer Lecture Theatre 2
Opening Meeting: Welcome from the Conference Chair
Laura Czerniewicz, University of Cape Town
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10:15
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Keynote address: Dr. Max Price, Vice-Chancellor
Designate, University of Cape Town,
South Africa
Why should developing country universities be investing in ICT
for teaching and learning?
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11:10
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Conference splits into streams
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Room: Kramer Classroom 2A
Stream A - Online Learning
Chair: Bente Meyer
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 2B
Stream B- Teacher education
Chair: Fenella Galpin
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 4A
Stream C - Collaboration
Chair: Bruce Lindsay
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 4B
Mini Track - Educational Technology and the
Digital Divide
Chair: Laura Czerniewicz
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Room:
Kramer Lecture Theatre 2
Mini Track - Academic Analytics
Chair: Antoinette van der Merwe
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11:15
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Plasticity:
The Online Learning Environment’s Potential to Support Varied Learning
Styles and Approaches
Greener Sue, University of Brighton Business School, UK
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When
the Second Language Teacher goes Online: On Changes in Professional
Identity
Bo-Kristensen Mads, Resource
Center for Integration, Vejle, Denmark
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Leap of
Faith: Effective Steps for Establishing Online Collaborative Learning
Initiatives
McIntyre Simon, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Integrating
Content and Web-Based Instruction: Creating HIV/AIDS Awareness in a Virtual
English Classroom
Ismail-Allie Rubeina and Linda Van Ryneveld, Tshwane University
of Technology, South
Africa
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A Graphical
and Statistical Evaluation of Users Learning Paths in the Information
System SpInSy
Eder Christian and Eva Karall, University of Vienna, Austria
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11:45
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Online
learning: Narratives of (Dis) Location
Prinsloo Paul, UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa, Sharon Slade and
Fenella Galpin, OU Business School, Oxford, UK
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Beyond
U-Tube: An Innovative use of Online Digital Video Analysis in Teacher
Education
Lane Jenny and Tony Fetherstone, Edith Cowan University,
Perth, Australia
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The
eLIDA CAMEL Model of Collaborative Partnership: A Community of Practice in
Design for Learning
Jameson Jill, The University of Greenwich, London, UK
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Digital
Literacies in Higher Education
Lea Mary, Robin Goodfellow and Sylvia Jones, The Open
University, Milton Keynes, UK
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A Data
Warehouse Model for Micro-Level Decision Making in Higher Education
Van Dyk Liezl, Stellebosch University, South Africa
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12:15
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Strategic
Learners at a Distance
Greener Tony, Sue Greener and Asher Rospigliosi,
University of Brighton Business
School, UK
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An
Exploration of a Distributed Community of Practice of South African Life
Science Teachers
McKay Robert and Pamela Miller, University of Pretoria, South
Africa
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An
e-Learning Model Based on Collaboration and Sharing
Berman Sonia and Victor Katoma, University of Cape Town,
South Africa
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Merging
Real Life Experiences with Technical Knowledge in a Playful Manner: A Case
in e-Inclusion
Sedano Carolina Islas, Erkki Sutinen, Universtiy of Joensuu,
Finland, Adele Botha and
Mario Marias, CSIR Meraki Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
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Podcasting
and its Relation with Student Performance
Bond David, Tony Holland and Peter Wells, University
of Technology, Sydney, Australia
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12:45
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Room: Kramer Classroom 2A
Stream A - Online Learning
Chair: Tony Greener
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 2B
Stream B -
Implementation issues
Chair: Jill Jameson
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 4A
Mini Track - Mobile Learning
Chair: Stella Lee
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 4B
Mini Track - Educational Technology and the
Digital Divide
Chair: Laura Czerniewicz
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Room:
Kramer Lecture Theatre 2
Mini Track - Academic Analytics
Chair: Antoinette van der Merwe
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14:00
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Developing
Web-Based Continuing Professional Development for IT Teachers of the NCS
Louw Arno, University of
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Success
Indicators and Barriers to Success in Implementing Technology Enhanced
Courses During a Professional Development Programme
Simelane Sibongile, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
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IM Dr Math: Using Instant Messaging
in a Mathematics Tutoring Project
Butgereit Laurie, CSIR, Meraka Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
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Building
Inclusive Libraries to Bridge the Digital Divide
Moisey Susan, Athabasca
University, Alberta, Canada
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The
Analytic-Intuition Dimension of Cognitive Style and Web-Based Learning
Graff Martin, University of
Glamorgan, UK
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14:30
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IT Worked
for us: Online Strategies to Facilitate Learning in Large (Undergraduate)
Classes
Greyling Fran, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South
Africa
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e-Learning
Implementation in Malaysian Universities: The Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Experience
Puteh Marlia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Integrating
Mobile Technology into a Distance Education Accounting Module
van Rooyen Annelien, University
of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
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Information
Communication Technologies Integration in Teaching: Use of a Business Game
in a Supply Chain Course
Al-Qirim Nabeel, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Kusasa:
Developing Analytical Thinking Skills through Peer-taught Software
Programming
Kayton Barry, Bright Sparks, Cape Town
and Steven Vosloo, Shuttleworth Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa
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15:00
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An
Online Social Constructivist Tool: A Secondary School Experience in the
Developing World
Kok Ayse, Camp Rumi Technology Literacy Group, Istanbul, Turkey
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TekkiKids
– Experiences in Implementing Technology Clubs in a South African Context
Mario Marais, Dlodlo Nomusa, CSIR Meraka Institute, Pretoria,
South Africa and Marcus Duveskog, University of Joensuu, Finland
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From
e-Learning to m-Learning: Practical Use of the Cellphone for Teaching and
Learning in the South African Classroom
Ford Merryl, CSIR, Meraka Institute, Pretoria and Adele Botha,
University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Fish or
Fowl? What is this Creature Called Educational Technology?
Czerniewicz Laura, University
of Cape Town, South Africa
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15:30
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 2A
Stream A - Strategies
Chair: Tony Greener
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 2B
Stream B - Case Studies
Chair: Martin Graff
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 4A
Mini Track - Mobile Learning
Chair - Stella Lee
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 4B
Mini Track - Educational Technology and the
Digital Divide
Chair: Laura Czerniewicz
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16:00
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Answers
to Modernity: Contradictions Among Learners, Teachers and Curricula with
Respect to e-Learning?
Petersen Karen Bjerg, Danish School
of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Enablers
and Barriers, Intensions and Use: Faculty Take-up of an Online Learning Environment
Cox Glenda, University of
Cape Town, South Africa
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Podcasts
in Higher Education – Learning on the Move Literally
Finlay Janet, Jakki Sheridan-Ross and Andrea Gorra,
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
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Navigating
the e-Learning Terrain: Aligning Technology, Pedagogy and Context
Mentis Mandia, Massey University, Auckland,
New Zealand
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16:30
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A
Reflection on the Effectiveness of Strategies Followed to Enhance
e-Learning in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria
de Bruyn Erika and Hannelie Untiedt, University of Pretoria,
South Africa
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Integrating
a Wide Variety of Student Information Sources to Support Institutional
e-Learning Decisions: A Stellenbosch University Case Study
Van der Merwe Antoinette and Liezl van Dyk, Stellenbosch University, South
Africa
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Ability
Through Mobility
Botha Adele, Madelein Van den Berg, Jacqueline Batchelor,
CSIR, Meraka Institute, South Africa and Carolina Islas Sedano,
Universtiy of Joensuu, Finland
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The Impact
of South Africa’s ICT Infrastructure on Higher Education
Brown Cheryl, University of Cape Town, Herbert Thomas,
University of the Free State, Antoinette van der Merwe and Liezl van
Dyk, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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17:00
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Close of
conference day
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Close of
conference day
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Close of
conference day
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Close of
conference day
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Close of
conference day
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18:30
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Buses will leave from
the Southern Sun Newlands Hotel to take us to the
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19:00
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Conference Dinner at Buitenverwachting
Restaurant
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21:30
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Buses will return to
the Southern Sun Newlands Hotel
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Friday 27 June 2008
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9:30
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Room:
Kramer Lecture Theatre 2
Keynote address: Martin Owen, Smalti, UK,
The future is closer than you think
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10:30
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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11:00
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Room: Kramer Classroom 2A
Stream A - Implementation issues
Chair: Sonia Berman
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Room: Kramer Classroom 2B
Stream B - e-Learning Adoption
Chair: Susan Moisey
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Room: Kramer Classroom 4A
Stream C - Blended Learning
Chair: Martin Braee
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Room: Kramer Classroom 4B
Mini Track - e-Portfolios
Chair - Philip Jones
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Room:
Kramer Lecture Theatre 2
Stream C - Reading and Writing
Chair: David Bond
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11:30
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One
Lecturer’s Perspective of e-Learning Implementation in Developing Contexts
Mufeti Tulimevava, University
of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
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Is the
e-Learning object "Create Interactive Accessible e-Learning"
Accessible?
Dickinson Anne, Coventry University, UK
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Introducing
a Learning Management System in a Large First Year Class: The Impact on
Lecturers and Students
Snowball Jen and Markus Mostert, Rhodes
University, Grahamstown, South
Africa
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e-Portfolios
for Academic Development: A Career Progression Vehicle or a Private Tool of
Reflection
Hatzipanagos Stylianos and Simon Lygo-Baker, King's College London,
UK
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Technology
Assisted Reading
for Improving Reading Skills of Young South African Learners.
Van Wyk Gerda and Arno Lowe, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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12:00
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Teachers
Perception of Institutional Strategies on e-Learning Implementations: A
Comparative Study of an Argentinian and a Swedish University
Casanovas Ines, Gladys Fernandez, National Technological
University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Stefan Hrastinski and Christina
Keller, Upsalla University and Jorgen Lindh, Jonkoping
International Business School, Sweden
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The
Student Factor in Building an e-Learning Culture: Experiences at the University of Botswana
Phuthi Nduduzo, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
and Olefile Bethuel Molwane, University
of Botswana, Botswana
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Developing
Critically Thoughtful, Media-Rich Lessons in Science
Balcaen Philip, University
of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada
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A
Comparative Analysis of the Potential of Free Source Technologies for
e-Portfolio Use
Ting Adrian, Hong Kong Institute of Education,
Hong Kong
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Boosting
Young Children’s Writing Skills with Compensational e-Learning Designed for
Dyslexics
Tweddell Levinsen Karin, School
of Education, Aarhus Universtity, Denmark
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12:30
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Interactivity
with Dental Content at the University
of Toronto: Second-Generation
Digital Learning Applications
Salajan Florin and Greg Mount, University of Toronto, Canada
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e-Learning
Adoption Conceptual Framework: The Link Between e-Learning Characteristics
and Adopters Characteristics
Njenga James and Louis Fourie, University of the Western
Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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The
BTech Research Module for Journalism: Theatrical Aspects of Course Design
in Developing Research Capacity Through Blended Learning
Pratt Dee and Mikhail Peppas, Durban
University of Technology, South Africa
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How Can
e-Portfolios be Exploited for English Language Teacher Development
Jones Philip, Hong Hong Institute of Education, Hong
Kong
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Collaborative
Learning Designs for Postgraduate Writing Interventions
Deacon Andrew and Jaffer Shaheeda, University of Cape Town,
South Africa
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13:00
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 2A
Stream A - Online Learning Tools
Chair: Mads-Bo Kristensen
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Room: Kramer Classroom 2B
Stream B - e-Learning in Higher Education
Chair: Sylvia Jones
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 4A
Stream C - Blended Learning
Chair: Philip Balcaen
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Room:
Kramer Classroom 4B
Stream D - Specialist Applications
Chair: Karin Tweddell Levinsen
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14:00
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An
Auto-Tutor for System Identification in Control Engineering
Braae Martin, University of
Cape Town, South Africa
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Learning
Journal - Web Logs in Academic Courses
Hain Stephanie and Andrea Back, Institute
of Information Management, St
Gallen, Switzerland
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Investigating
Student Use of an Anonymous Online Questioning Environment in a Large Class
Ng'ambi Dick and Irwin Brown, University of Cape Town, South
Africa
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Effective
Recruitment and Selection of Online Tutors
Slade Sharon and Fenella Galpin, Open University, Milton
Keynes, UK
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14:30
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Development
of an e-Learning System Utilizing the Portable Video Game Player to
Increase in the Educational Level of a Laboratory Training Course in
Small-group Instruction
Takeuchi Ken, Manabu Murakami, Hirotaka Honda, Hajime Nozawa, Ki-ichiro Sato, Tokyo University
of Science, Atsushi Kato, PHD, Inc. Nakamichi-cho Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido
and Ryuichi Akiyama, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
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Paradox,
Promises and Problems: A Social Realist View of the Potential of
Open-Education Research and the University of Cape Town
Hodgkinson-Williams Cheryl and Eve Gray, University of Cape
Town, South Africa
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An
e-Learning Mandala reveals how a Community of Practice is Sustained Through a
professional Development programme
Pete Mari , Durban University of Technology, South Africa
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Designing
e-Learning Through Games - Reconceptualising the Fun and the Serious in
Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Meyer Bente, School of Education, University
of Aarhus, Denmark
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15:00
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Transformation
of Traditional Classroom Learning Activities into Learning Objects
Sadeck Osman, Western Cape Education Department, District Metropole
South, Cape Town, South Africa
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Perceptions
of Lecturers on the Contributions of Technology-Assisted Learning: Do they
Converge Towards the University of the Future?
Broere Izak and Marlena Kruger, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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15:30
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Kramer Lectre Theatre
Summary of Issues Raised During the Conference
Laura Czerniewicz and Tony Carr
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15:45
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Close of Conference
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Close of Conference
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Close of Conference
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Close of Conference
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