This conference focuses on higher education ICT in Africa towards innovation, sustainability, and accessibility. It will take place on March 30-31, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa and feature keynote speakers discussing progress integrating ICT in African higher education. Participants can network with leaders in universities and engage with emerging technologies. Practical tips will be shared to revolutionize teaching experiences through new ways of interacting with students.
Bells, Whistles and Digital Tools for the 21st Century CatechistCaroline Cerveny
So you know you should be using Digital tools in your ministry! Yet, we find so many excuses to stay in our comfortable world. What steps do I take as a catechist to get on board with what the Pope has referred to as the Digital Continent? In this ever evolving collaborative and digital communications world, how do I stay abreast with what is happening all around me? With a limited budget, how do I stretch it to include technology? Where do I start? How do I share my success stories? Is Digital Discipleship and Digital Citizenship important today?
Bells, Whistles and Digital Tools for the 21st Century CatechistCaroline Cerveny
So you know you should be using Digital tools in your ministry! Yet, we find so many excuses to stay in our comfortable world. What steps do I take as a catechist to get on board with what the Pope has referred to as the Digital Continent? In this ever evolving collaborative and digital communications world, how do I stay abreast with what is happening all around me? With a limited budget, how do I stretch it to include technology? Where do I start? How do I share my success stories? Is Digital Discipleship and Digital Citizenship important today?
This Africa Higher-Ed ICT conference enables a network for experts & researchers who are
developing and implementing emerging and innovative ways of transforming Higher education teaching and learning.
Panel session on digital literacy. Helen Beetham (consultant); Alex Bols (NUS); Andrew Eynon (Coleg Llandrillo); David White (University of Oxford), Alison Mackenzie (Edge Hill University) and Matt Benka (University of Bath). Facilitated by Frances Bell (University of Salford). Panel chaired by Derfel Owen (University of Exeter).
Jisc conference 2011
Sustaining innovation in curriculum delivery Gus Cameron (University of Bristol), Marion Manton (University of Oxford) and Phil George (Kingston College) Facilitated by Simon Walker.
Jisc conference 2010.
In 2008 the United States Institute for Museum and Library Services funded Project-Leadership-in-Action (LIA) that included surveys of the technology integration practices of teacher librarian leaders with National Board Certification.
[Webinar] Key Learning & Development Trends from the USA in 2015Emma Weber
Recently returned from the USA, we are eager to share our learning from the Association of Talent Development’s (ATD) annual conference. Gain insight into who the movers & shakers are in the industry at the moment, and the learning trends that everyone is talking about. Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqWLGiiqw3M
A keynote presentation for the Online Teaching Pathways for Early-Career Criminologists & Sociologists
by University of Glasgow, Hong Kong University, U21.
Abstract: We have all had to pivot rapidly from teaching face-to face to teaching fully online and have learned many lessons along the way, in a particularly short space of time. In many cases, if our IT groups and vendors had not equally risen to the occasion this would not have been possible. However, what has been observed is that those who have fared better over these recent months have been those institutions with well-established frameworks in place to mediate their technology-enhanced learning (TEL). That is, they have recognised processes that define how they translate what is in policy, procedures and planning into practice with appropriate IT scaffolding. Such a framework can be found within a number of TEL quality tools, that are designed to provide an institution with clear guidelines as to what things need to be in place to facilitate a robust and consistent approach to teaching with technology. Once these things are in place it makes it possible to undertake online teaching that does more than just mimic face-to-face practice, but actually provide a the foundation for innovative pedagogies to thrive. One concept associated with this is the notion that students can be productive and typically, this means the TEL has, or can become far more, active, authentic and collaborative.
Defining future learning - the City of Wolverhampton College wayJisc
A presentation from our joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event in May 2021.
Presented by Conrad Taylor, business learning and technologies manager and Adam Dwight, learning innovator, lecturer from City of Wolverhampton College.
Sustaining OER innovation through collaboration and partnership Simon Thomson (Leeds Metropolitan University) and Andy Beggan (University of Nottingham) Facilitated by Peter Bullen.
More and more workplaces are looking for effective ways to train their staff which doesn’t require them to travel long distances or being away from the organisation for long periods of time. Implementing workplace online training (iWOT) is a natural fit to meet this need, but not all training organisations have the knowledge, skills and experiences to make it happen.
This presentation provides an overview of what is required to implement, support and facilitate workplace online training based on case studies and resources already being used to support this type of training.
This Africa Higher-Ed ICT conference enables a network for experts & researchers who are
developing and implementing emerging and innovative ways of transforming Higher education teaching and learning.
Panel session on digital literacy. Helen Beetham (consultant); Alex Bols (NUS); Andrew Eynon (Coleg Llandrillo); David White (University of Oxford), Alison Mackenzie (Edge Hill University) and Matt Benka (University of Bath). Facilitated by Frances Bell (University of Salford). Panel chaired by Derfel Owen (University of Exeter).
Jisc conference 2011
Sustaining innovation in curriculum delivery Gus Cameron (University of Bristol), Marion Manton (University of Oxford) and Phil George (Kingston College) Facilitated by Simon Walker.
Jisc conference 2010.
In 2008 the United States Institute for Museum and Library Services funded Project-Leadership-in-Action (LIA) that included surveys of the technology integration practices of teacher librarian leaders with National Board Certification.
[Webinar] Key Learning & Development Trends from the USA in 2015Emma Weber
Recently returned from the USA, we are eager to share our learning from the Association of Talent Development’s (ATD) annual conference. Gain insight into who the movers & shakers are in the industry at the moment, and the learning trends that everyone is talking about. Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqWLGiiqw3M
A keynote presentation for the Online Teaching Pathways for Early-Career Criminologists & Sociologists
by University of Glasgow, Hong Kong University, U21.
Abstract: We have all had to pivot rapidly from teaching face-to face to teaching fully online and have learned many lessons along the way, in a particularly short space of time. In many cases, if our IT groups and vendors had not equally risen to the occasion this would not have been possible. However, what has been observed is that those who have fared better over these recent months have been those institutions with well-established frameworks in place to mediate their technology-enhanced learning (TEL). That is, they have recognised processes that define how they translate what is in policy, procedures and planning into practice with appropriate IT scaffolding. Such a framework can be found within a number of TEL quality tools, that are designed to provide an institution with clear guidelines as to what things need to be in place to facilitate a robust and consistent approach to teaching with technology. Once these things are in place it makes it possible to undertake online teaching that does more than just mimic face-to-face practice, but actually provide a the foundation for innovative pedagogies to thrive. One concept associated with this is the notion that students can be productive and typically, this means the TEL has, or can become far more, active, authentic and collaborative.
Defining future learning - the City of Wolverhampton College wayJisc
A presentation from our joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event in May 2021.
Presented by Conrad Taylor, business learning and technologies manager and Adam Dwight, learning innovator, lecturer from City of Wolverhampton College.
Sustaining OER innovation through collaboration and partnership Simon Thomson (Leeds Metropolitan University) and Andy Beggan (University of Nottingham) Facilitated by Peter Bullen.
More and more workplaces are looking for effective ways to train their staff which doesn’t require them to travel long distances or being away from the organisation for long periods of time. Implementing workplace online training (iWOT) is a natural fit to meet this need, but not all training organisations have the knowledge, skills and experiences to make it happen.
This presentation provides an overview of what is required to implement, support and facilitate workplace online training based on case studies and resources already being used to support this type of training.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
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at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
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Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
1. Africa
Higher-Ed ICT
Conference - 2011
towards innovation, sustainability & accessibility...
30 - 31 March
@ Southern Sun, Grayston, Johannesburg, SA
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Why You should Attend? from Universities in South
This conference promises to provide:
Excellent opportunity for networking with key role players in -
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implementing emerging
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You will get practical tips
that will revolutionize
your teaching experience
Not to be missed... how you interact with your
Keynote Speakers: Sean Faughnan (Director –
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David White
University of Oxford- UK
Post-conference workshop - 1 April 2011:
Social media101 for teaching and learning by
Maggie Verster
2. Conference Speakers:
Keynote Address: The Progress of ICT Integration in Higher Education in South Africa
by Honorable Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize MP - Deputy Minister Higher Education & Training, SA
Dr. Engela Van Staden: Director - Higher Education AcademicPlanning,
Sean Faughnan: Deputy Director Director –
David White: Senior Manager - Development
Cheryl Brown: Lecturer - Centre for Educational Technology,
Rabelani Dagada: Director - e-learning Support & Innovation
Walid Karam-Phd: Coordinator, Ma3bar.org,
Dr Aziza Ragai Ellozy: Professor of Practice & Director, Center for Learning and Teaching &
Associate Dean for Learning Technologies
Sizwe Snail: Principal Attorney, Snail Attorneys & Consultant with Michalsons Attorneys, JHB
South Africa.
Waldermar Blanché:
Mohammad Issack Santally:
Laura Butgereit: Meraka Institute - CSIR
Dr André du Plessis: Intermediate & Senior Phase Mathematics & ICT, Faculty of Education -
Beverley Wharton-Hood: Group Director - Strategic Development,
Maggie Verster: Educational Technologist, ICT4Champions.
Who will attend?
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4. Conference Agenda - Day 1
8.00 > Registration/Refreshment/ Tea & Coffee
8.45 - 9.00 > Welcome & Opening Speech (Conference Chairperson)
Keynote Address: Honorable Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize MP
- Deputy Minister
The Progress of ICT Integration in Higher Education in South Africa
> Dr. Engela Van Staden: Director - Higher Education Academic Planning
ICT in Higher Education - Towards Access, Innovation & Sustainability
10:15 - 10:30 > Network/Tea Break
Cheryl Brown: Lecturer - Centre for Educational Technology,
ola@melrosetraining.co.za
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+27 11 455 5084
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5. Rabelani Dagada: Director - e-learning Support & Innovation
Using ICT to Enhance Large Classroom Pedagogy
Dr Aziza Ragai Ellozy: Professor of Practice & Director, Center for Learning
and Teaching & Associate Dean for Learning Technologies
Waldermar Blanché:
Sizwe Snail: Principal Attorney,
Various Aspects of Cyberlaw in Higher-Ed ICT
15:30 - 16:15 > Laura Butgereit: Meraka Institute - CSIR
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End of Conference day 1
ola@melrosetraining.co.za
+27 11 455 5184
+27 11 455 5084
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6. Conference Agenda - Day 2
8:00 > Morning Refreshment/Tea & Coffee
8:45 - 9:00 > Welcome & Opening Speech (Chairperson)
Dr André du Plessis: Intermediate & Senior Phase Mathematics & ICT, Faculty
of Education -
Internet Learning through learners as designers of Extended Cyberhunts: A South African
Developed Strategy
Maggie Verster: Educational Technologist, ICT4Champions.
Twitter- A higher order thinking tool to engage and move your students towards innovative
learning habits.
10:30- 11:00 > Network/Tea Break
Beverley Wharton-Hood: Group Director - Strategic Development,
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ola@melrosetraining.co.za
+27 11 455 5184
+27 11 455 5084
www.melrosetraining.co.za
7. Walid Karam-Phd: Coordinator, Ma3bar.org,
12.30 - 13.30 > Lunch
Mohammad Issack Santally:
Sean Faughnan: Deputy Director
Director
David White: Senior Manager -
Keynote Presentation: Content or Contact? (University of Oxford Case Study)
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15.15 - 16:00 > General Discussion/Consultation
End of Conference day 2
ola@melrosetraining.co.za
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+27 11 455 5084
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8. Post-Conference Workshop:
1 April 2011
Social media 101: Essential tools and practices for 21st Century Learning in
Higher Institutions
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Meet the Workshop Leader: Maggie Verster
“Thank you so much for helping a ‘social media’ virgin get an overview of what is available... I
enjoyed your energy and passion”; “Brilliant, high energy, up to date knowledge and experi-
ence, very encouraging....thank you“; “Really good....very enthusiastic, timely and so were
never bored”; “This was an extremely valuable workshop where a lot was learnt”; “Energis-
presentations, useful”; “Most informative, learned a lot of new ideas and enjoyed your energy
and enthusiasm”; “Excellent presentations – clearly and passionately expressed”
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