Keynotes | Invited | Concurrent sessions | Workshops

We have some exciting speakers and workshop facilitators lined-up for eFest 2005.

Host

Jim Doyle
Executive Director
Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics, New Zealand

Keynotes

Dr Martin Valcke - Rising to the challenge of being relevant for industry: stretching the boundaries of educational institutes
Professor of Instructional Sciences / Head of Department Education Sciences
Ghent University, Belgium

Nigel Kirkpatrick - eLearning - is it the solution or is it a tool?
Chief Executive Officer
Industrial Research Limited, New Zealand

Brian Smith - How to survive in a world of geeks without changing your wardrobe
Creative Director
Shift, New Zealand

Invited speakers

Mereana Selby
Ngati Raukawa, Director of Whakaakoranga (Teaching and Learning)
Te Wananga-o-Raukawa, New Zealand

Margaret McLeod
Principal
Wellington Girls College New Zealand

Murray Leach
Senior Manager of Tertiary Information Systems and Sector Liaison (TISSL)
Ministry of Education

Guest Panel
Panel Chair: Dr Martin Valcke
Panel members: John Clayton, Oriel Kelly, Terry Neal, Antony Turoa Royal

Stephen Bright
Team Leader, Professional Development Unit
Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand

Hon Russell Marshall
Chair
Tertiary Education Commission

Workshops (Sept 21)

Dr Martin Valcke:
Alternative learning designs

Dr Martin Valcke:
Collaborative learning designs

Meredith Henson & John Clayton:
Using and evaluating moodle

Helena Mill & Brent Simpson:
Using eXe (eLearning XHTML editor) to author eLearning content

Sue Dark:
Embedding quality guidelines in e-learning practice

Maria Collier & Graeme Everton:
Education without borders

Terry Stewart:
What’s wrong with this picture? Constructing and delivering problem-based scenarios for student exploration

Carol Cooper:
Teaching and learning with blogs