The Republic of Namibia
Honourable Minister Dr David Richard Namwandi, Minister of Education, Namibia
Honourable Minister Joel Kaapanda, Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, Namibia

Honourable Minister Dr David Richard Namwandi, Minister of Education, Namibia
Honourable Minister Joel Kaapanda, Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, Namibia
Please click on the coloured boxes to get a detailed description of the sessions.
Veuillez cliquer sur les cases colorées pour obtenir une vue détaillée de la session.
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PDF [English]
| CAP – | Collaboration and Partnerships |
| CES – | Sustainable Culture, Economy and Society |
| ESR – | eLearning and Sustainable Resources |
| FUT – |
The Future of Educational Sustainability |
| ISC – | ICTs for Sustainable Communities |
| MOB – | Mobile Learning and Sustainability |
| OER – | Open Educational Resources |
| SII – | Sustainable ICTs, Implementation and Integration |
| SPA – | Sustainable Pedagogical Approaches |
| SPD – | Sustainable Professional Development |
| STP – | Sustainable Tools and Practices |
| TPD – | Teacher Professional Development |
| TYL – | Technology, Youth and Young Learners |
| VAR – | Various Sessions |
Please note that the agenda for eLearning Africa is subject to change / Veuillez noter que le programme de eLearning Africa est susceptible de changer
Thursday, May 30, 2013 / 11:30 - 13:00
HLT01 – Growing Competent Healthcare Professionals in Africa
EXP02 – Preserving African Traditions: How Technologies Can Help
OPN03 – Mad About MOOCs? But What Makes a MOOC Good?
MOB04 – Mobile Learning: Policy Guidelines and Practical Experience
Thursday, May 30, 2013 / 11:30 - 13:15
MED05 – Video Did Not Kill Community Radio
TEA06 – Developing the ICT Competencies of African Teachers
VAR07 – In Conversation with Sugata Mitra
ACT08 – NETWORKING CAFÉ: Getting to Know Fellow Conference Participants
MOB09 – Tablet-Enabled Learning: A Sweet or Bitter Pill?
RES10 – Research: Spotlight on the Pedagogical Value of Digital Technologies
Thursday, May 30, 2013 / 14:30 - 16:00
EXP11 – Classroom Learning: Transformed with Dell Cloud Client Computing
OPN12 – Promoting Innovation in Africa Through Free and Open Source Technology
MED13 – New Hues for Connectivity Blues
MOB14 – How Mobiles Enhance Literacy Development
EXP15 – Integrating ICTs in the Teaching–Learning Process: Outstanding Innovations in Namibia
Thursday, May 30, 2013 / 14:30 - 16:00
EXP16 – How Fab Are Labs in a Mobile Era?
EXP17 – African Libraries in a Digital Age
ACT18 – Talking Heads Sessions
TEA19 – Strategies in eAssessment, eExams and Self-Assessment
RES20 – Research: ICT Integration at Universities: Policy and Cultural Implications
Thursday, May 30, 2013 / 16:45 - 18:15
HLT21 – eLearning in Medical Education
OPN22 – The OpenECBCheck: Community-Based Quality Assurance in eLearning
EXP23 – Initiatives That Empower Youth
EXP24 – Solving Security-Related Issues: The ICT Key
MOB25 – The Rise of mFarmers in Africa
Thursday, May 30, 2013 / 16:45 - 18:15
EXP26 – eLearning Experiences in Refugee Contexts
EXP27 – Kushindwa Bazaar: Embracing Failure, Learning from Mistakes
EXP28 – Technology Innovation Hubs in Africa
MED29 – How Digital Media Inspires Learner-Centred Learning
RES30 – Research: Reflections on the Pedagogical Integration of ICT in African Classrooms
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 11:30 - 13:00
HLT31 – The Potential of eLearning for Health
TEA32 – Flipped Learning and the Future of Teaching
MOB33 – Going to Scale and Going Local with Laptops, eReaders and Tablets
MOB34 – Mobiles, Early Reading and First Language Instruction
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 11:30 - 13:15
EXP35 – Wanted: Massive Numbers of African Managers and Entrepreneurs
EXP36 – eLearning Experiences in the Public Sector
MED37 – The Use of Social Media for Learning, Teaching and Citizenship
OPN38 – OER Platforms, Practice and Trends
HLT39 – eLearning Approaches for Public Health Delivery
RES40 – Research: Factors that Influence eLearning Adoption at African Universities
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 14:30 - 16:00
OPN41 – Knowledge Portals, Hubs and Banks: How They Help Learning and Networks
EXP42 – Tackling Power and Water Resource Needs
TEA43 – Assuring the Quality of Education Delivery: How Are Technologies Helping?
MOB44 – What's App with mApps in Africa?
EXP45 – Models in Leadership and Professional Development
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 14:30 - 16:00
EXP46 – eLearning in Rural Schools: Highways, Bi-ways and Potholes
EXP47 – Sharing the Best Practices of Sustainable Classroom Computing
ACT48 – Oxungi: Knowledge Exchange Sessions
EXP49 – Delivering eSkills Training, Open and Distance Learning
RES50 – Research: A Barometer of the ICT Awareness and Competencies of African Teachers
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 16:30 - 17:30
OPN51 – Higher Education Open to All: Resources, Services, Distance Education and MOOCs
ACT52 – Starting from Scratch: Working Strategies for ICT Integration in a Secondary School
VAR53 – Local Initiatives: A Namibian Perspective
MOB54 – How Mobiles Can Expand Youth Access to Quality Learning
OPN55 – Knowledge Innovation Through Collaborative Technologies
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 16:30 - 17:30
TEA56 – Calling Teachers and Teacher Educators: Innovative Tools for Better Teaching
MED57 – Game On! Top Tips to Take Learning to the Next Level
ACT58 – My eLA: What Do You Really Think of eLearning Africa? Come and Tell Us
MED59 – Video Africa Master Class
RES60 – Findings From The eLearning Africa 2013 Report
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 / 18:00 - 19:30
Opening Plenary
Mark Kaigwa, Partner, Afrinnovator, Kenya
Vitendawili: Can Technology Preserve Tradition and Accelerate Innovation?
Stewart van Graan, Managing Director, Dell Southern & Central Africa, South Africa
From Laggard to Leader: How Innovation and Mobility Are Catalysing Africa's Great Leap Forward
Prof Sugata Mitra, Newcastle University, UK
The Future of Learning
Bobana Badisang, Director of Botswana National Library Service (BNLS), Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture (Botswana Government), Botswana
Virtual eMancipation / Lehauhau
Right Honourable Dr Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of the Government of Namibia
Thursday, May 30, 2013 / 08:30 - 10:30
Thursday Plenary
Honourable Minister Joel Kaapanda, Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, Namibia
Mark East, General Manager, EMEA & ASIA Education Industry Group, Microsoft, UK
Helping to Transform Education in Africa
Donald Clark, UK
Is Mobile the New Pen and Pencil?
Dr Monika Weber-Fahr, Director, Knowledge * Learning * Results, The World Bank, Sustainable Development Network, USA
On the Move
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 08:30 - 10:30
Friday Plenary
Prof Dr Johannes Cronje, Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Doing IT for Free. Reflections on Open Courseware, Open Access and Open Learning
Mark Pilgrim, Vice President, EMEA, NComputing
Accelerating eLearning in Africa with NComputing
Prof Kwesi Kwaa Prah, Director of the Africa-wide Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS), South Africa
The Language Factor in the Integration of ICTs in African Education, Training and Development
Honourable Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Uganda
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 17:45 - 19:15
The eLearning Africa Debate
Donald Clark, UK
Dr Maggy Beukes-Amiss, University of Namibia, Namibia
Dr Adele Botha, CSIR Meraka Institute, South Africa
Angelo Gitonga, Ministry of Education, Kenya