Keynotes

Keynote: “Teaching Digital Learners: Challenging Our Educational Assumptions”

In her keynote presentation, Dr. Christine Sorensen, Dean of the College of Education a the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, discusses potential challenges to the current educational system posed by learners who have only known a digital world.

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Keynote: “Global Collaboration in the Web 2.0 World”

In this keynote presentation, Sue Waters will guide you on a tour of how educators, from different educational sectors, utilize web technologies with their learners to collaborate on global projects. It will provide you with greater understanding of why educators are engaging in the projects while increasing your skills for empowering your students’ learning.

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Keynote: “Interacting to Learn and Learning to Interact”

Networking and collaboration through various social media and platforms are increasingly being promoted in education. They promise to boost participation and create opportunities for learners and educators. While these promises appear desirable, they are not always easy to fulfill. In this keynote presentation, Barbara Dieu will try to identify the most common pitfalls when interacting in these environments and suggest ways to avoid or overcome them.

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Featured Tips and Sessions

General Sessions

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PDK International: Finding New Ways to Connect with Members (PDK001)

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Paper Proceedings

Instructor and Learner Discourse in MBA and MA Online Programs: Whom Posts More Frequently? (288)

This study was grounded on the assumptions that (a) Instructor ...

Digital User-Generated Content and Our Emerging Digital Literacy (285)

Video mashing, game modding, Youtube, wikis, blogs, and the communities ...