Mini Track on The implementation and adoption of eLearning in complex higher education settings
Track Chair:Juliet Stoltenkamp, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Juliet Stoltenkamp
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The topic will bear particular focus on the context of developing countries faced with the reality that the wave of eLearning is sweeping across many institutions globally bringing about a change in higher education settings. To remain relevant and competitive institutions worldwide including those in developing nations have to jump on to the bandwagon of integrating ICTs into their teaching-and-learning practices. These institutions are however faced with the challenges of resource/IT infrastructure backlogs and extreme eLearning resistance from academics linked to mind-set changes. This mini-track will aim to share experiences of institutions in similar settings from both developed and developing nations from which potential lessons can culminate.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:-
§Implementing eLearning projects
§eLearning resistance in higher education settings
§Bridging the digital divide
§Resource backlogs and eLearning initiatives in developing countries
§eLearning and change management strategies
§Other current topics
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Mini Track on The Use of Social Media in Faculty Development: Challenges and Opportunities
Mini Track Chair: Stella Lee, Athabasca University, Canada
Stella Lee
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Students coming into higher education are increasingly using social media (such as blogs, wikis, twitter, video sharing) in their personal lives to express themselves and create media-rich content. The potential to improve and enhance teaching and learning using social media has been widely recognized. However,many staff will required professional development to support them in making use of social media in their teaching in a purposeful manner. In this track, we will look at Faculty development initiatives to support staff in integrating these tools in their teaching. Topics for discussion include: currentprofessional development trends, lessons learned, case studies, and the learning designs for effective professional development.
Topics of interest for this mini track include but are not limited too:-
§innovative use of social media in faculty development
§approaches, models, and techniques in employing social media in faculty development
§design guidelines and principles in developing social media training for faculty
§managing large scale faculty development and social media tools
§evaluation matrix and methodologies
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Mini Track on Mobile learning – pedagogy and place
Mini Track Co-Chairs: Dr Noeline Wright, Waikato University, New Zealand; Dick Ng’ambi University of Cape Town, South Africa
Noeline Wright
Dick Ng’ambi
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Despite the affordances of mobile learning in education, there is fragmented evidence that illustrate ways of blending formal and informal curriculum through the use of mobile devices. The general rationale for using mobile learning is that the learner is mobile, devices are ubiquitous, learning is space and time independent, and therefore mobile devices have the potential to facilitate learning across time and space, complementing core with non-core curriculum.
This mini track seeks two types of papers; i) papers that demonstrate innovative uses of mobile devices (for example, cellphone, MP3 players, digital recorders) in learning contexts, preferably in schools and higher education.
ii) papers that demonstrate ways in which mobile devices harness Web 2.0 tools as part of the learning.
It is envisaged that papers submitted for this track will demonstrate uses of mobile technologies in innovative or unusual learning contexts. Three areas should be clearly be addressed in the abstract: context, method, findings/impact (addressing issues, curriculum pedagogy, affordance, and learning outcomes).
Topics of interest for this mini track include but are not limited too:
§formal learning
§informal learning
§curriculum & pedagogy
§outcomes/impact on learning/achievement
§theory & pedagogy
§innovative contexts & learning
§Web 2.0 & learning
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