Detailed Programme

11 JUNE 2009 - THURSDAY AFTERNOON

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Sessions B

Session B1

Inventive e-Learning Methodology: Good Practice from Leading Institutions

Chair: Walter Kugemann, Institute for Learning Innovation, Germany

Developing e-Learning Design Capabilities in a Dual-mode Institution

Roger Dence, Alejandro Armellini, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Holding up a Mirror to Personal and Professional Development: Enhancing Reflective Learning in Distance Study

Troy Cooper, Helen Kaye, The Open University, United Kingdom

Good Practice in Undergraduate Peer Support: A Learner-focused Model

Stephen Kane, University of Hertfordshire, Indra Sinka, The Open University, United Kingdom

Let the Students Talk – Use of Conversational Agents in Distance Education Environments to Achieve Active Learning

Agnieszka Landowska, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

Session B2

Institutional Innovation: Concept and Realisation (2)

Chair: Albert Sangra, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

Embedding Educational Innovation

Niall Sclater, The Open University, United Kingdom

Five F, A Flexible Form for Professional Life Long Learning – How ICT can Make Distance Education Become a Disruptive Technology

Eva Carling, University of Gävle, Sweden

E-Creation – An Original Way of Integrating Distant Learning Orientation in Presential Courses

Anne-Dominique Salamin, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland - UAS-W-CH, Daniele Rueger, HES-SO Fribourg Cyberlearn, Switzerland

Knowledge Transfer in the Field of New Teaching and Studying Forms under Reference of Research Activities at Zwickau University

Christian-Andreas Schumann, Sabine Tittmann, West Saxon University of Zwickau, Rolf Granow, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Session B3

Creative Models and Solutions of Leading Corporate Providers

Chair: Alan Bruce, Universal Learning Systems, Ireland

A Passport to Opportunity – The Learning Model of the CISCO Networking Academy

Anna Czacharowska-Rybkowska, Poland, Jakab Frantisek, Slovak Republic, Gabriella Beni, Hungary, Karol Kniewald, Czech Republic, Markus Schwertel, Cisco Networking Academy Central and Eastern Europe

Using Wireless Technologies for Context Sensitive Education and Training

Judy Nix, Edward O'Brien, LM Ericsson Ireland, Ireland

Empowering Innovation in Technology-Enchanced Instruction: The Teacher Training Program "Intel® Teach - Advanced Online"

Thomas Osburg, Intel Corporation, Albena Todorova, University of Munich - LMU, Germany

Nauczyciel.pl – Integrator on Education Services Market

Sebastian Wasiolka, Young Digital Planet SA, Poland

Innovative Methods of Education for Managers

Natalia Bednarska, Young Digital Planet SA, Poland, Pekka Pirttiaho, Mobiletools International Oy, Finland

Session B4

New Media and ICT Applications

Chair: Morten F. Paulsen, NKI Distance Education, Norway

A Renaissance of Audio: Podcasting Approaches for Learning on Campus and Beyond

Palitha Edirisingha, University of Leicester, David Hawkridge, Beyond Distance Research Alliance, John Fothergill, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Modern Engineering Design Education Based on KaLeP and State-of-the-art ICT Solutions

Albert Albers, Thomas Maier, Christian Sauter, Martin Geier, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

C-Thinking via Computer Supported Instruction

Ayse Kok, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Facilitating the Access to Digital Learning Resources by Harvesting and Federation of Learning Object Repositories

Fredrik Paulsson, Umea University, Sweden

Session B5

Workshop

Media Zoo Tour: Innovation to Practice Symposium

Gilly Salmon, Palitha Edirisingha, Sandra Romenska and Mr. Matthew Wheeler, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

mw140@leicester.ac.uk

Participants in this symposium will have the opportunity to take part in a discussion and a range of creative activities, based on the research and practice of the Beyond Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester UK, addressing two of the EDEN 2009 questions:

• How to empower innovation within the huge diversity of different learning situations and settings?
• How to use existing and emerging technologies to create new value for learning?

Using an innovative presentation format the Beyond Distance team will offer the participants transferrable ideas for successful integration of learning technologies into teaching practices in higher education, using examples from their own innovation to practice experience. The structure of the symposium will enable every participant to experiment with each of the technologies researched by the Beyond Distance Research Alliance in a supportive environment and develop collaboratively a practical solution to the central question of the symposium “How to Measure Collaborative Learning Efforts” on the basis of a learning technology of their choice.

Session B6

Poster Session 2: Collaborative Learning - Language Learning

Moderator: Helga Dorner, Central European University, Hungary

Semantic Multimedia Annotation – An Emergent Methodology for Collaboration in e-Learning

Attila Paksi, Andrea Karpati, Janos Hando, Eötvös Loránd University - ELTE, Hungary

The Blending of Three Channels for Delivering a Comprehensive and Innovative Distance Learning Course

Mikail Feituri, Federica Funghi, Paolo Degasperi, Consorzio FOR.COM, Italy

ICTeacher - Back to the Roots and Right on to the Future: Developing a European ICT Teacher Training to Implement Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Katharina Toifl, Franziska Steffen, Die Berater, Austria

Testing English for Specific Purposes in Science – TESPIS

Walter Zeller, Astyle, Linguistic competence, Austria

ESP and ICT – Friends or Foes?

Iwona Misztal, Jagiellonian University, Poland

On Teaching Academic English as Foreign Language through e-Learning Technologies at Technical University

Iryna Sekret, Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University, Ukraine

Innovative Ways of Using Blogs to Teach Foreign Languages

Raquel Varela Mendez, Maria Luisa Sevillano Garcia, Almudena Verdugo, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia - UNED, Donaciano Bartolome Crespo, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Angeles Pascual, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

A Distance and e-Learning European Joint Master Degree: Significance and Impact

Samuel Gento, Maria C. Dominguez Garrido, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia - UNED, Spain

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:00 Parallel Sessions C

Session C1

E-Learning Assessment and Evaluation

Chair: Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

The Assessment Process of Collaborative Work Using Emergent Technologies

Montse Guitert, Teresa Romeu, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - UOC, Spain

Using Multiple Online Security Measures to Deliver Secure Course Exams to Distance Education Students

David Foster, Nancy Mattoon, Kryterion, Inc., Rick Shearer, The Pennsylvania State University's World Campus, United States of America, Paul Walker, Kryterion Europe

The Pedagogic Implications of Online Marking

Zoe Doye, Ieman Hassan, The Open University, United Kingdom

A Synthesis of Competency Requirements for Electronic Curriculum Developers Compiled within the Framework of the ACVCD Project

Tamas Kopeczi Bocz, National Development Agency, Krisztina Mihalyi-Meszaros, Observatory for Educational Development, Katalin Kovacs, Digital Pedagogy Professional Service Providing Institution, Hungary

Session C2

E-Learning Policy and Strategy

Chair: Ingeborg Bo, Norway

Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience

John Fothergill, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Innovation through Convention? Building Consensus for RPL Practice in Canadian Universities

Dianne Conrad, Athabasca University, Canada

How Green is your Learning? Pedagogical Options for Environmentally Sustainable Education

Samuel Nikoi, Matthew Wheeler, Beyond Distance Research Alliance, Matt Mobbs, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

A Proposal to Harmonize Virtual Mobility and the European Qualification Framework

Alfredo Soeiro, Rita Falcao, University of Porto, Portugal

Session C3

Vendor Information Session

Chair: Ronan Chabauty, Federation Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement a Distance, France

In this session, the companies attending the conference as exhibitors, will present their achievements and offers, enriching the experience of their showcases and building partnership.

Getting Results with e-Assesments and e-Examinations

Telerat GmbH, represented by Frank K. Seibt

Pearson eCollege presentation

Scott Anderberg, Regional Director

Modern Technologies at the Service of Education - Prospects for Development.
Life is Life EvoEye: Empowering Live Learning via Internet

MasterSolution AG, represented by Frank K.Seibt

Eluminate Inc. Presentation

William Florance, International Director

New Generation Authoring: Lecturnity

IMC AG represented by Frank K. Seibt

Session C4

Workshop

New Methods and Approaches to the Design and Evaluation of Open Educational Resources

Grainne Conole, Patrick McAndrew, Juliette Culver, Andrew Brasher, Simon Cross, Tina Wilson, The Open University, United Kingdom

g.c.conole@open.ac.uk

The workshop will introduce participants to use a range of tools, methods and approaches to designing and evaluating Open Educational Resources (OERs). The session will include an overview of the OLnet initiative which is a new global network of support for researchers, users and producers of OERs. Participants will have a chance to try out some of the tools that have been developed as part of OLnet and to discuss relevance and application to their own practice.

Session C5

Workshop

Creative Technology Enhanced Learning in Later Life

Sonia Hetzner, Thomas Fischer, Institute for Learning Innovation (FIM - NewLearning), Germany, Nikos Zygouritsas, Lambrakis Foundation, Greece, Lucia Pannese, Imaginary Srl, Italy, Begona Arenas Romero, SCIENTER Espana, Spain

sonia.hetzner@fim.uni-erlangen.de

The workshop will present and discuss viable solutions to overcome the “ICT-distance” a big majority of older Europeans are still experiencing, as well as ways to promote exchange of experiences and knowledge between the generations based on technology enhanced learning and exchange environments. In the first part of the workshop two examples on how to support older learners to become ICT competent and use ICT in a proficient and self-directed way are presented followed by a moderated discussion. The second part of the workshop focuses on innovative technology enhanced intergenerational learning approaches. The project E-Vita will be shortly presented, as a creative and innovative way to transpose life experiences of senior citizens into a gaming environment for school children and young adults. The workshop focuses basically on the following main questions

• How to support senior citizens to become ICT-competent?
• How to support senior citizens to use and contribute to the Information and Knowledge Society?
• How to support senior citizens to share their knowledge and life experiences with other generations?
• How to make the experiences of older persons attractive for the younger generations?

Session C6

Poster Session 3: E-Learning Management and Teacher Training

Moderator: Pal Molnar, Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary

Online Master's Programs – Bold Ventures or Scams?

Eva Sandor-Kriszt, Anita Orosz-Csesznak, Tamas Radvanyi, Budapest Business School, Hungary

A Modern Economic Approach to e-ducation

Zoltan Varga, Daniel Palosi, Dennis Gabor College, Hungary

Virtual Mobility Coordinators – Unknown Reality?

Eva Abramuszkinova Pavlikova, NEWTON College, Czech Republic, Mateja Geder, Natasa Ritonja, Doba Epis, Slovenia

The Development of Common Quality Criteria within Cooperation for Net-based Learning

Bo Malmstrom, University of Gävle, Lasse Bourelius, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Per Lind, Lulea University of Technology, Brittmarie Myringer, Mid Sweden University, Bo Svanteson, Swedish Educational Broadcasting Co., Sweden

Flexible Learning Environment – A Pedagogic Model for Student Success

Karin Wahlberg-Orving, Britt Englund, Ulla Andersson, Mid Sweden University, Sweden

Learning to e-Teach – First Steps to the Implementation of e-Learning

Zygmunt Kucharczyk, Tomasz Walasek, Jacek Piatkowski, Artur Blaszczuk, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland

Leisure in the Cyberspace – Quantitative and Qualitative Changes of Leisure Time Budget over the Past Twenty Years

Maria Truszkowska-Wojtkowiak, University of Gdansk, Poland

Leisure Time – Sacrum vs. Profanum from Ancient Edges to Information Society

Maria Truszkowska-Wojtkowiak, University of Gdansk, Poland

Learning e-Democracy: The Urbino Blended Learning Model Applied to e-Governance

Giovanni Torrisi, Federico Savini, University of Urbino, Italy

18:30 - 20:00 Annual General Meeting

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