LYICT 2008 - Keynotes


Keynote Speaker 1	The AGORA Approach

	Jan Wibe The Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Norway jan.wibe@plu.ntnu.no Abstract TC3 has played a major role in proposing and creating the AGORA Approach. It is now an IFIP project as part of the new IFIP Strategy. The paper will focus on what has been done since the first plans were developed in April 2006. The main focus will be on the AGORA model developed in Seoul in June 2007. The AGORA Initiative, an element of the process of revitalisation of the IFIP strategy, aims at implementing a dynamic methodology for initiating cooperation projects on Lifelong Learning with many different stakeholders. It is providing a methodical concept of action where contextual local efforts are connected to each other and contribute to generic common knowledge about Lifelong Learning in a synergetic manner. Biodata Jane Wibe is retired from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. He is chair of IFIP TC 3. He was chair of IFIP WG 3.6 between 1993 and 1999. He started with ICT in upper secondary education in 1970 as lecturer. Since then he has worked with ICT in Education at governmental level and in teacher education at university. http://www.plu.ntnu.no/ansatte/janwib/wibe/cv%2Djw/


Keynote Speaker 2	Engaging learners in open learning and distance education: recognising the importance of good teaching

	Professor Ron Oliver Pro Vice Chancellor, Teaching and Learning and Professor of Multimedia at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia Abstract Abstract Traditional models of instruction in distance education and open learning have typically involved limited roles for teachers and teaching. In fact, one of the measures of quality in such learning settings has often been their degree of teacher-proof. With the emergence of technologies as enabling supports for quality learning, there has come recognition of the place and importance of teaching as an element in successful learning. There is now, more than ever, a capacity for teachers to have a significant impact on learning outcomes. The most effective teachers in online learning and distance education settings are multi-skilled, usually with skillsets way beyond those of face-to-face teachers. There is a need for institutions to recognise the importance of teaching in this domain and to provide appropriate training and support for teachers. This presentation will examine the role of teachers and teaching in open learning and distance education settings. It will showcase examples of quality teaching and learning and will discuss strategies for institutions seeking to deliver quality learning in their own programs. Keywords teacher training. learning design, technology-supported learning, open learning, distance education, learning outcomes Biodata Ron Oliver is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. He has used technology extensively for many years to engage and motivate learners and has experience in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of technology-facilitated learning materials. As an active researcher, he has published over 200 refereed papers. His particular interests include authentic learning and task-based learning and the sharing and reuse of technology-facilitated learning activities. Ron has won a number of awards for his innovative teaching and research with learning technologies. He is an active member of the editorial boards of several international journals and conference program committees and is regularly invited to share his work with national and international audiences. He is an Associate Fellow of the Carrick Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education. http://elrond.scam.ecu.edu.au/oliver/


Keynote Speaker 3	Changing the Landscape of Education and Learning through ICT

	Zamani bin Zakariah Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Malaysia Abstract The keynote address places emphasis on the overall impact and challenges that we face with the use of ICT in learning and education. ICT is seen as an enabler, and a catalyst for change in the way we live, work, learn and play. This is a propagator of economic and social well-being. This paper explores the role of ICT in learning, work and skills development, in making learning accessible, cost-effective and convenient. It also highlights the challenges that this new learning infrastructure portends, such as different student expectations, the increase in the number of players and quality assurance issues. The role that ICT is given in the Ninth Malaysia Plan, and some of the initiatives that are being pursued by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to facilitate the growth and proliferation of ICT tools and technologies is given an overview as well. Biodata ZAMANI BIN ZAKARIAH is presently Senior Director of the MyICMS, Technology and Standards Division at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), responsible for the MyICMS 886 Directorate’s coordination of the planning, implementation and monitoring of the national information, communications and multimedia services strategy, the MyICMS 886 (a blueprint for the delivery of advance information, communications and multimedia services in Malaysia for the period 2006 through 2010). His functions within the division also cover responsibility for technology and standards development for the communications and multimedia services industry in Malaysia. ZAMANI had, since joining MCMC in January 2002 undertaken responsibilities in spectrum and numbering planning and management. ZAMANI has held top and senior positions during his almost 30 years of working experience with cellular and fiber optic communications operators, telecommunications equipment vendor and had also been an academic in a prime university in the country in the early years of his career. Between 1978 and 1983 he was a tutor and lecturer in electrical engineering and was a training engineer in a multinational telecommunications company from 1983 to 1986. During 1992-93, Zamani was a certified management trainer for a diversified Malaysian conglomerate having several public-listed companies involving in tolled highway operations, construction, industrial engineering, print and electronic media and the hospitality industry. During his years in the private sector, ZAMANI had held top and senior positions in regional and international organizations which comprised membership of international telecommunications operators and manufacturers. While in MCMC, he had led and also been deputized on several Malaysian delegations on behalf of the government to the International Telecommunications Union conferences and assemblies for radiocommunications and standardization, as well regional ASEAN and APEC meetings. ZAMANI holds a BSc and MSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England.



Keynote Speaker 4	Instructional Design for Global Citizenship: Stories from Practice

	Katy Campbell, PhD katy.campbell@ualberta.ca University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada Abstract Instructional design has the potential to be a moral and democratic practice. This vision involves the ethical knowledge of the instructional designer who, through professional practice, engages in a dialogue about creating a social world of access, equity, inclusion, personal agency and critical action. I will present stories of practice, from instructional designers involved in a 3-year study, that illustrate the global power of design for transformative democratic learning environments. Biodata In 1994, Katy Campbell received her Ph.D. in Instructional Studies from the University of Alberta, Canada. Her doctoral research involved a narrative study of a collaborative instructional design process as a socially transformative practice. Currently Dean in the Faculty of Extension (University of Alberta), Dr. Campbell’s research interests include gender/technology interactions and resulting design issues, faculty transformative practice through collaborative instructional design, psychosocial issues of faculty teaching with technology, inclusive design practices, and the lives and practice of instructional designers. http://www.extension.ualberta.ca/faculty/memb_campbell.aspx