conference overview
DAY ONE
| Wednesday, March 10 – Track Sessions
- 07:45-08:20 | Arrivals & Registrations
- 08:20-08:30 | Introductions & Welcome Remarks
- 08:30-09:15 | Key Note Address- Darryn Van Den Berg- Passion4Performance
09:15 - 10:00
- Why are we still working within an education system that was brought to South Africa by colonists? Our backbone of Education is still the same. Our context in Africa is different.
- The hierarchy of the education system.
- We talk about changing it but in my short 5-year career, not much has changed?
- Sir Ken Robinson went viral in 2012, and we all agree with him yet we do not adopt his philosophy.
- Why are we still not asking the children: What do you want to learn?
TRACK
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Effective Learning Activities
TECHNOLOGY
Innovation, Challenges, Strategies & Experiences
CURRICULUM
The Future of Lifelong Learning Ecosystems in Africa
INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS
E-Learning tools, systems, and applications
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Learning Experiences, Student Learning & Diversity & Inclusion Issues
Coding and Robotics-Techless Botics
Professional, Ethical & Social Responsibility
E-Learning tools, systems , and applications
12:30 PM - 13:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION - Professional Development, Teaching, and Lifelong Learning: Is there a connection?
LUNCH
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
21st. Century Skills Development & Competences
Infrastructure & Educational Technologies/ICT Applications/Digital Learning Materials
Transfer of Know - how for Educational Technologies
Quality Assurance in Educational Technologies
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Accessibility and Inclusion in Education
4IR Curriculum Design: Information Technology Degrees
Challenging & Preserving: Culture, Inter/Multiculturalism & Language
Knowledge Management in E-Learning
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
NETWORKING RECEPTION
DAY TWO
| Thursday, March 11 – Track Sessions
- 07:45 - 08:20 | Arrivals & Registrations
- 08:20 - 08:30 | Introductions & Welcome Remarks
- 08:30 -09:45 | Key Note Address - Francois Naude - Phoenix Education Engineers
08:30 -09:45
The value of e-learning for teachers and learners using digital classroom tools:
Teaching learners to be innovative, adaptable and creative is vitally important, it makes us as humans stand out from the robots and artificial intelligence world - Karen Walstra
TRACK
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Gateway to Education in AgriCOOLture
TECHNOLOGY
Infrastructure & Educational Technologies/ICT Applications/Digital Learning Materials
CURRICULUM
Transfer of Know-how for Educational Technologies
INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS
5G:What does the future hold for Higher Education
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Teaching Experiences, Pedagogy, Practice & Praxis Support, Retention of Women & Gender Equality
Online/E-Learning & Distance Learning
Blended Learning - Are Teachers and Students well mixed?
New types of Examinations
12:30 PM - 13:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION - The Impact of an E-Learning Strategy on Pedagogical Aspects
LUNCH
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Adult, Lifelong Learning, & Professional Development
Coding and Robotics: Creating Lifelong Learners with LEGO Education SPIKE Prime
Intelligent system in Education and Learning
Social Media Technics on Serious Games, Game-Based Learning and Gamification
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Education and Difference: Gifted Education, Special Education, Learning Difficulties & Disability
Mobile Learning, MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
What Adults don’t know about kids online
Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Education, Education & Research, Educational Research Experiences
DAY THREE
| Friday, March 12 – Track Sessions
- 07:45 - 08:20 | Arrivals & Registrations
- 08:20 - 08:30 | Introductions & Welcome Remarks
- 08:30 -09:15 | Key Note Address- Life, work & learning in the personalised century
TRACK
09:15 -10:00
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
A deep dive into the learning technology landscape
LEARNING IMPACT
From processes to performance: Maximising the impact of learning
LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS
Learning ecosystems: how they are really being used today
LEARNING ENGAGEMENT
Launching learning platforms for success
TRACK
10:15AM-11:15AM
LEARNING CULTURE
Embedding a culture of learning in your organisation
DESIGN CONTENT
How to write (instruction) so people can learn
DESIGN METHODOLOGIES
UX Driven Learning Design
GAMES AND LEARNING
Getting beyond the hype of Gamification
Social Media as Learning Tools
12:15 PM - 12:30PM
There are a lot of changes in the society through information communication technologies which influence all aspects of life. Social media has exploded as a category of online platform where people create content, share it, bookmark it and network at an amazement rate. This session discusses the impact of social media for learning in Africa.
- Collaborative Learning
- Collaborative Intelligence
- Learner Independence
- Differentiated Learning
- Effective Learning
- Blended Learning