Technology in Education Open Forum

Welcome Lunch (12:30 - 1:30) - Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Opening Session (1:30 - 5:30) - Wednesday, 12 November 2008
IDEA Cocktail Reception (5:30 - 7:00) - Wednesday, 12 November 2008
All Day Session (9:00 - 5:00) - Thursday, 13 November 2008

This one and a half day open forum will focus on enabling technologies and infrastructure to forge a digital future and act as agents for positive change. It is aimed at policy makers and implementers responsible for education technology and vendors wishing to integrate their services into education infrastructure.

The forum will also showcase Australian Regional finalists for the IMS GLC Learning Impact Award Australian Regional Finals.

Speakers' presentations are now available for download.


Wednesday, 12 November 2008

11:30 - 12:30

Registration
12:30 - 1:30

Welcome Lunch

  • Included in the registration fee for the Technology in Education Open Forum.
  • If you will be joining us for the Welcome Lunch please register for catering purposes.
1:30 - 5:30

Opening Session

Session Chair: Peter Croger - Managing Director, Croger Associates Pty Ltd
1:30 - 1:45

Welcome and Introductions

Professor Richard James - Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE), University of Melbourne
1:45 - 2:15

Keynote 1: The Digital Education Revolution - Abstract

Dr. Evan Arthur - Group Manager, Digital Education Group, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Australia

Presentation: pdf icon (147 KB)
2:15 - 3:15

Panel Session: Clever Classroom Initiatives

Panel Chair: Dennis Macnamara - Project Manager, Link Affiliates

  • The panel will discuss examples of innovative approaches to digital education in schools across Australia.
Panelists:
Deb Newman - Manager Schools Online Curriculum Services, Department of Education and Training, Western Australia
Andrew Thompson - Director Syllabus Development and Resources, Department of Education and Training, Western Australia - Abstract

Presentation:pdf icon (7.4 MB)
Sue Beveridge - Educational Outcomes Business Change Manager Schools, Department of Education and Training, NSW - Abstract

Presentation:pdf icon (404 KB)
Katrina Reynen - Assistant General Manager, Innovation and Next Practice, in the Office for Policy, Research and Innovation, Victoria - Abstract

Presentation: qtime icon (4.5 MB)
Tom March - Director, ozline.com - Abstract

Presentation: qtime icon (11 MB)

3:15 - 3:45

Afternoon Tea
3:45 - 4:15

Student Management Systems - The dynamics of the market
equilibrium - Abstract

Ian Munro - Senior Adviser, Student Management Systems, New Zealand Ministry of Education (NZ MoE)
Paul Seiler - Senior Manager, Sector and Business Services (SaBS), Business & Sector Information Systems (BaSIS), New Zealand Ministry of Education (NZ MoE)

Presentation: pdf icon (627 KB)
4:15 - 5:30

The IMS GLC Learning Impact Awards Australian Regional Finalist Showcase
5:30 - 7:00

IDEA Cocktail Reception (sponsored by the State Government of Victoria)

Victorian Government logo
  • Included in the registration fee for the Technology in Education Open Forum.
  • If you wish to attend the cocktail reception please register for catering purposes.

Thursday, 13 November 2008

8:30 - 9:00

Registration and Beverages
9:00 - 12:35

Morning Session

Session Chair: Professor Alan Smith - Executive Director of Division of Academic Information Services(DAIS), University of Southern Queensland
9:00 - 9:05

Welcome
9:05 - 9:35

Keynote 2: Emerging Education Technology - Abstract

Greg Black - Chief Executive Officer, Education.au

Presentation: pdf icon (627 KB)
9:35 - 10:20

Keynote 3: University 2.0, The MWE - A pragmatic approach to bringing together SOA, SOI, soa, Web 2.0 and Enterprise Architecture in a University environment - Abstract

Simon Vaughan - MWE Programme Director, University Systems Cardiff University, Wales (also featured at 2008 Enterprise Architecture in Higher Education Symposium)

Presentation: pdf icon (9.3 MB)
10:20 - 10:50

Morning Tea & Learning Impact Awards Entrants Exhibition
10:50 - 12:05

e-Portfolios in Action - an update

Panel Chair: Owen ONeill - Project Manager, e-Works

  • The panel will provide and update on activities in e-Portfolios in standards, Vocational Education Sector, Schools and Higher Education since IDEA 2007.
Panelists:
Dr. Nigel Ward - Technical Director, Link Affiliates
Allison Miller - Manager, e-Portfolios Business Manager, Australian Flexible Learning Framework
Jerry Leeson - Director Business Solutions, education.au limited
Wendy Harper - Associate Director, Teaching and Learning Support Services, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Lynn Davie - eLearning Manager, The Office of Government School Education, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria

12:05 - 12:35

Presentation of the Winners of the IMS GLC Learning Impact Awards Australian Regional Finalists

Judging Panel:
Rhyan Bloor - Branch Manager, Broadband Infrastructure Taskforce, Digital Education Group, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Australia
Ross Treadwell - Assistant Director, Learning Technologies Department of Education and Children's Services (DECS), South Australia
Dr. Kathryn Moyle - Associate Professor, University of Canberra and Director, Secretariat for the Australian ICT in Education Committee (AICTEC)
Professor Alan Smith - Executive Director of Division of Academic Information Services(DAIS), University of Southern Queensland

12:35 - 1:30

Lunch & Learning Impact Awards Entrants Exhibition
1:30 - 5:00

Afternoon Session

Session Chair: Kerry Blinco - e-Framework and Standards Manager, Link Affiliates
1:30 - 3:00

Digital Cultural Collections Servicing Education - Web services enabling educational access to cultural collections and digital repositories

Speakers will highlight Australian activities contributing to national and international innovations enabling educational access to cultural materials.

  • Unlocking Australia's collection sector - Abstract

    Stuart Tait - General Manager, The Le@rning Federation

    Presentation: pdf icon (964 KB)

  • The OLE Project, newspaper digitisation and other innovations from the National Library of Australia - Abstract

    Carmel McInerny - Manager, GetWise Project, National Library of Australia

    Presentation: pdf icon (1.5 MB)

  • Australian Digital Futures Institute (ADFI) and The Fascinator - Abstract

    Dr. Peter Sefton - Manager Software Research and Development Laboratory, University of Southern Queensland

    Presentation: pdf icon (231 KB)
3:00 - 3:30

Afternoon Tea
3:30 - 4:30

Managing Identity Panel (Q&A)

Panel Chair: Dr. Nigel Ward - Technical Director, Link Affiliates

  • The panel will discuss managing multiple aspects of identity in Schools, Vocational Training and Higher Education.
Panelists:
Simon Porter - Information Manager (Research) eScholarship Research Centre, University of Melbourne; Implementer & Facilitator, e-Framework for Education and Research, Link Affiliates
Professor James Dalziel - Professor of Learning Technology & Director of Macquarie E-Learning Centre of Excellence (MELCOE), Macquarie University
Nick Weideman - Chief Technology Officer, Curriculum Corporation
Alan Bevan - Cross-sectoral Advisor, Australian Access Federation
Teula Morgan - Manager, Online Services and Strategies - Information Resources, Swinburne University of Technology

4:30 - 5:00

Summation and Close

Mark Huxley - Manager, Learning Innovation, ACT Department of Education and Training

Presentation: pdf icon (856 KB)

Sponsors:

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations logo Link Affilliates logo University of Southern Queensland logo