The Commonwealth of Learning Pre-Conference Workshop:
Open and Distance Learning as a Tool for Sustainable Development in the Australia–Pacific Region

Sir George Kingston Building, City West Campus, University of South Australia

Pre-Conference Workshop Dinner

Chapel Café, Kintore Avenue Adelaide

Located behind the SA Museum and the State Library of South Australia.

http://www.chapelcafe.com.au/

The Commonwealth of Learning Pre-Conference Workshop continues

Registration continues

Welcome

Session 2: Keynote Address

Mr Terry Hilsberg, CEO NextED Limited

Morning Tea

Relf, Steve (CSU, Aust) A case for a L(IT)eracy approach to writing online educational materials

Macnamara, Dennis (Esharenet, Aust) Licensing for learning

McKey, Paul (Redbean, Aust) The use of personas in website design

Bacsich, Paul (Middlesex U, UK) Lessons to be learned from the failure of UK eUniversities Worldwide Limited

Hornblow, David (Open Poly, NZ) Who Killed The OLA? A post-modern-day British Columbian whodunit

Todhunter, Barrie (USQ, Aust) The unexplored territory of distance education for multi-national professionals in project management

Challis, Di (Deakin, Aust) Eroding distinctiveness: Blurring the boundaries between on- and off-campus students by the adoption of learning management systems

Anderson, Terry (Athabasca U, Can) Social Software: Bridging the gap between independent and collaborative learning

Ingham, Valerie; Manock, Ian; Flynn, Lynette; Mozer, Maryanne (CSU, Aust) Meeting learners' needs: a blended learning approach in designing appropriate course resources

Dunn, Lee; Wallace, Michelle (SCU, Aust) Promoting communities of practice in transnational higher education

Mahony, Mary Jane; Wozniak, Helen (Sydney U) Diffusion of innovation and professional development in eLearning: The CHS eLearning Resource case study

Laxton, Ruth; Forsyth, Hannah; Toribio, Jenny-Ann (RL Learning Designs; Sydney U, Aust) Remote online facilitators – a training and induction solution

Lunch

Session 4: Keynote Address

Dr Tony Bates, Open University of Catalonia

Organisational and cultural challenges and opportunities in international online learning

Morgan, Christopher (CSU, Aust) Using transnational videoconferencing to gain cross-cultural perspectives

Maxfield, Jodie; Hardy, Les; Benson, Robyn (Monash, Aust) Creating a pedagogically integrated learning environment for on-campus, off-campus and off-shore students

Reiner, Robert (Learning Solutions Impart, Aust) The influence of media on the learning process: Are we evolving or just revolving?

Moffat, Sue; Blackmore, Karen (CSU, Aust) National anti-plagiarism strategies: A shared responsibility in transnational university partnerships?

James, Patrick; Ma, Tony; Hooke, Angus; Larden, Douglas (UniSA, Aust) Transnational trials, tribulations and translation – Taming the Tiger!

Naidu, Som; Menon, Mohan; Gunawardena, Chandra; Lekamge, Dayalatha; Karunanayaka, Shironica (Melbourne U, COL, OU of Sri Lanka, Aust.Can/SL) Quality teaching and learning in the Master of Arts in Teacher Education (MATE International) program at the Open University of Sri Lanka

Evans, Terry (Deakin, Aust) Crossing boundaries between learning and research: doctoral programs at a distance

Ullman, Adam; Peters, Dorian; Reimann, Peter (Sydney U) Developing a research supportive web-based learning system

Paquette-Frenette, Denise (Brock University, Can), Intergroup dynamics in site-based distance courses: Inclusion, alienation, and the hierarchy of presence

Afternoon tea

Session 6: Concurrent sessions

Jeffery, Peter ( AARE, Aust) Use of Webex in on-line meetings by The Australian Association for Research in Education for professional development of members and expediting association business
incorporating Beatty, Brenda; Allix, Nicholas (Monash, Aust) The WEBEX Project: Explorations in connecting on-campus and distant learners in real time 

Shillington, Sandi; Thompson, Jennifer (Massey, NZ) Breaking the boundaries: Improving the accessibility, extent and responsiveness of support services for distance education students

Deden, Ann (OUA, Aust) Program packaging and E-support for online student retention

Lockwood, Fred (Manchester Metro U, UK) Estimating student workload, readability and implications for student learning, retention and progression

Lucia’s Breakfast Tour, Adelaide Central Market

Session 8: Keynote Address

Kaye Schofield, Kaye Schofield & Associates

The Magic Umu? Open and distance learning in three Pacific Island countries

Buchan Janet; Black, Rosemary; Howard, Jonathon; Macklin, Marie (CSU, Aust) Meeting the challenges of distance education in a regional university through the development of multimedia resources

Williams, Paula (OTEN, Aust) Tools of the trade: Learning technologies for distance learners

Dixon, Kathryn; Dixon, Robert (Curtin) New practices in flexible learning in rural and remote communities in Western Australia

Townsend, Philip (Flinders U, Aust) Distance education as a means of continuing professional development for indigenous Christian theological educators in rural Papua New Guinea

Pannan, Linda; Gribble, Cate (RMIT, Aust) A complexity of influences on teaching in transnational environments: Can we simplify and support it?

Hannon, John; D'Netto, Brian (UniSA, Aust) Cultural perspectives in online learning

Reimann, Peter (Sydney U) Supporting knowledge building in open and distance learning

Jansens, Wim (European Commission) The proven power of GEANT and GRIDS infrastructures in breaking down boundaries in research and (flexible distance) learning

Samarawickrema, Gayani; Benson, Robyn; Weaver, Debbi (Monash, Aust) Professional development online: Showcasing good practice to support open, distance and flexible learning

Smith, Peter; Barty, Karin; Stacey, Elizabeth (Deakin, Aust) Limitations of an established community of practice in developing online innovation

Perry, Beth; Edwards, Margaret ( Athabasca, Can) Exemplary educators: Creating a community of inquiry online

Morning Tea

Session 10: Concurrent sessions on conference themes

Maroulis, Jerry; Reushle, Shirley (USQ, Aust) Blurring of the boundaries: Innovative online pedagogical practices in an Australian Faculty of Education

Bauer, Wolfgang; Kortmeyer, Gerd (Mihigan State U, USA) Resource sharing in an open source course management environment

World Bank sponsored Videoconference Link to Vietnam: The GDLN and Vietnam

Lunch

Session 11: Keynote Address

Professor Michael G. Moore, Pennsylvania State University

Session 12: Concurrent sessions

Galindo, Alfonso; Moctezuma, Patricia (Mexico) University of Baja California Graduate Program in Global Studies: A model for international cooperation

Parsons, Stephen; Jozeps, Karli (UniSA, Aust) Professional Development in a transnational context

Baggaley, Jon (Athabasca U, Can) Building collaborative ODL research: the PANdora project.

Jones, David; Luck, Jo; McConachie, Jeanne; Danaher, P.A. (CQU, USQ, Aust) The teleological brake on ICTs in open and distance learning

Mason, Robin; Slater, John (OU, UK) Military E-Learning: Lessons for open, distance and flexible education

Keough, Mark (Archer College, Aust) Relationships not technology are the keys to online learning

Muirhead, Bill; Vogel, Ellen; Hinton, Chris; Cummings, Katherine (Uni of Ontario, Can) The interface between “High Tech” and “High Touch” in a laptop BScN program: Perspectives of nursing faculty

Clark, Ian; James, Patrick (uniSA, Aust) Blended learning: an approach to delivering science courses on-line

Parker, Barbara; Clark, Robyn; Hall, Catherine (UniSA, Aust) The Safe Administration of Medicine Website (SAM): A website to create the glue between theory and practice

Lowe, Richard (Curtin) Animations: A key advance for open and distance learning

Farmer, James; Holt, Dale (Deakin, Aust) Designing contemporary online teaching cases

Sorensen, Elsebeth ( Aalborg, Denmark) A pedagogical design perspective on networked learning: Building global dialogical architectures across diversity

Afternoon Tea

Session 13: Plenary Papers with panel response

Jochems, Wim; Koper, Rob (OU, The Netherlands) Lifelong learning in a network

Brook, C; Oliver, R (ECU, Aust) Exploring pre-existing factors and instructor actions influencing community development in online settings

Alderman, Belle; Fletcher, Stuart (Canberra U, Aust) The role of interaction in enhancing achievement and student satisfaction in an online course: A rubric analysis

Conference Dinner and Awards at Hilton Adelaide,

Session 14: Keynote Address

Sir John Daniel, The Commonwealth of Learning

Open and distance learning and the developing world

Session 15: Concurrent sessions

Williams, Marie; Wache, Dale (UniSA, Aust) ‘Just link and leave’: A recipe for disaster for online discussions

Wozniak, Helen (Sydney U, Aust) Online discussions: Improving the quality of the student experience

Duff, Andrea; Quinn, Diana (UniSA, Aust) Are you ready to learn online? Student voice promoting student preparation in online learning

Applebee, Andrelyn; Veness (Canberra U, Aust) Flexmasters: Behind the quality in materials development

Koumi, Jack (Ed Media Production Training, UK) Proposed online adaptation of an existing distance learning course for Vietnamese Primary School teachers

Marler, Terry (Otago Poly, NZ) Strategies to enhance synergies between online learning communities and communities of practice

Uys, Philip; Campbell, Matt (CSU, Aust) Building learning communities of practice for professional development in open and distance learning: the CELT experience

Barber, Wendy; Wilkinson, Maureen (UniSA, Aust) The change in academic skill base required in the transition from face-to-face teaching to blended delivery.

Morning Tea

Session 16: Concurrent sessions

Birch, Dawn;: McDonald, Jacquelin (USQ, Aust) Students’ perceptions of a virtual team assessment item (VTAI): An Australian case study

Jones, David; Cranston, Mary; Behrens, Sandy; Jamieson, Kieren (CQU, Aust) What makes ICT implementation successful: A case study of online assignment submission

Piekarski, Wayne (UniSA, Aust) Improved computer science assignment submission using the concurrent versioning system

McManus, Katherine (Simon Fraser, Can) Teaching—and what is that?

Fedoruk, Maria; Wache, Dale (UniSA, Aust) How do we know?

Anderson, Bill; Simpson, Mary (Massey, NZ) From distance teacher education to beginning teaching: What impacts on practice?

Session 17: Closing plenary

Session 18: Meetings

1. COL Pre-Conference Workshop reconvenes

Lunch will be provided for participants

2. Handover meeting for incoming ODLAA executive members

Central Market Lunch Tour

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