Honourable Minister Dr David Richard Namwandi, Minister of Education, Namibia
Honourable Minister Joel Kaapanda, Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, Namibia
Workshops, Seminars and Visits - Tuesday, 23th May, 2006
Seminar A
EU - BEANISH: Ethiopian and International Experiences
Leaders:
Prof. Sundeep Sahay, University of Oslo, Norway.
Prof. Jorn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
Prof. Yemane Birhane, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Dr. Rahel Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Time:
10.00 – 18.00
Workshop B
PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS:
How to produce an instructional module on the Internet
a two-day, hands-on workshop for teachers, professors, trainers and educational experts with a three-week eLearning phase on the Internet.
Trainer:
Sebastian Hoffmann, Hoffmann & Reif Consultants, Germany
Time:
22 and 23 May 2006
Workshops and Seminars - Wednesday, 24th May, 2006
Seminar 1
Supporting ODeL in African Universities
Leaders:
Peter Bateman and Catherine Ngugi, African Virtual University, Kenya
Time:
09.00 – 18.30
Seminar 2
European-African R&D Projects for Bridging the Digital Divide
Leaders:
Chairman:
Leopold Reif, Hoffmann & Reif, Germany
Presenters :
Jacques Babot, European Commission, Belgium
Prof. Joern Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
Prof. Rahel Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Dr. Nicolas Balacheff, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France
Chris Morris, Meraka Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Mogotsa Moses Kewagamang, Ministry of Education, Gaborone, Botswana
Time:
10.00 – 18.00
Seminar 3
Quality for eLearning in Africa: Hands-on Training Workshop for Decision Makers, Educational Practitioners and Students
Leaders:
Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic, Section for Reform, Innovation and Quality Assurance, UNESCO, France
Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning and the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Time:
09:00 – 18:15
Seminar 4
e-Readiness: Making the Most of ICT for Educational Development in Africa: An African Development Bank and Microsoft Perspective, in Conjunction with NEPAD e-Africa Commission
Leaders:
Alice Hamer, African Development Bank, Social Sector, North, East and South Africa
Mark East, Microsoft, EMEA, UK
Professor Peter Kinyanjui, NEPAD, South Africa
Time:
10:00 – 17:00
Workshop 5
Connectivity Issues and Solutions in Remote, Rural and Developing Educational Communities
Leaders:
Mathy Vanbuel, ATiT, Belgium
Dr Adebayo Bamitale, Ethiopian School Net Project
Time:
10.00 – 17.00
Seminar 6
Capacity Building in and for eLearning
Leaders:
Dr. Jan Grabowski, InWEnt (Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung GmbH – Capacity Building International), Germany
Frank Dubert, GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit – Agency for German Technical Cooperation), Germany
Time:
9.30 – 12.30
Workshop 8
Mobile Learning: What's Happening, Has It Worked, What's Possible?
Leaders:
John Traxler, Applied Innovative Digital Technologies Research Group, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Leonard Mware Oloo, Kenya College of Communications Technology, Kenya
Time:
9.30 – 12.30
Seminar 9
The TESSA Programme: the Role of eLearning and ICTs in Teacher Education and Training in Africa
Leaders:
Prof. Bob Moon, The Open University - Centre for Research & Development in Teacher Education, UK
Time:
14.30 – 17.30
Workshop 10
Designing Learning for the Future
Leaders:
Prof. Alan Amory, Centre for IT in Higher Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Time:
14.00 – 17.00
Workshop 11
Establishing My Web Presence with a Blog
Leaders:
Tony Carr and Glenda Cox, Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Time:
13.30 – 17.30
