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U21 E-learning Conference Programme Wednesday 29 November 2006
08:15	Bus collects delegates from Holiday Inn Hotel
09:00	Conference opening and welcome
09:10	Keynote address Reflections on the history, present and future of learning management systems and learning technology	Professor Murray Goldberg Adjunct Professor at UBC, creator of WebCT and former President & CEO of Silicon Chalk Inc.
10:10	Pedagogy & Learning Paper 1 Generic e-learning materials: exploring localisation issues	Dr Gordon Joyes University of Nottingham
10:30	Pedagogy & Learning Paper 2 Research-led learning supported by student-centred e-learning activities	Dr Robert E Kemm University of Melbourne
10:50	Coffee break
11:20	Pedagogy & Learning Paper 3 Video conference and on-line courses in distance learning	Professor Xu Zhong & Professor Han Guang Fudan University
11:40	Pedagogy & Learning Paper 4 The development of soft skills in a rich e-learning environment	Professor John A Spinks,U21 Global/University of Hong Kong Dr Helen Lange, U21 Global Ms Venus Chan, University of Hong Kong
12:00	Pedagogy & Learning Paper 5 Establishing pedagogical research programmes based on institutional goals and priorities	Dr Gary Poole University of British Columbia
12:20	Pedagogy & Learning Paper 6 Balancing learner expectations and educator perceptions in an on-line MBA course for exemplary learning.	Dr Kanishka Bedi U21 Global

12:40		The Tecnológico de Monterrey Virtual University	Ing. Patricio Lopez del Puerto Tecnológico de Monterrey
13:00	Lunch
14:10	Technology & Techniques Paper 1 Toward an understanding of scalability, innovation and academic culture	Dr John Alexander University of Virginia
14:35	Technology & Techniques Paper 2 If they build it, they will come: creating opportunities for e-learning communities of practice	Dr Keith Kirkwood University of Melbourne
15:00	Technology & Techniques Paper 3 "Perpetual Beta" in the virtual classroom	Mr Roger W Geyer & Dr Steve Whitaker University of Virginia
15:25	Technology & Techniques Paper 4 Learning technologies and learning spaces	Mr Robert Hunter University of Birmingham Dr Nora Mogey University of Edinburgh
15:50	Tea break
16:20	Keynote address Contextualising authentic e-learning tasks as assessment	Dr Jan Herrington University of Wollongong
17:20	Close of session
17:45	Bus returns delegates to Holiday Inn hotel
18:45	Transport to Conference Dinner venue (TBC)

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