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[Practical Information for attending ICOFE 2015]

Venue: Jubilee College, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon

Day 1 16 July 2015 (Thursday)
8:00–9:00 Registration Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
9:00–9:30 Opening Ceremony

Welcoming Remarks
Prof. Danny S N Wong
Vice President (Academic)
The Open University of Hong Kong

Opening Address
Dr K C Li
Chair, Organizing Committee
Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
9:30–10:30 Keynote Session I
Co-evolving ecologies of education and technology – increasing ubiquity and equity?

Chairperson
Dr K S Yuen  Vice-chair, Organizing Committee

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Niki Davis
Distinguished Professor of e-Learning,
School of Educational Studies and Leadership
Director of the College of Education e-Learning Lab
University of Canterbury
Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
10:30–11:00 Coffee Break Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
11:00–12:30 Best Paper Award Competition D0720, 7/F
Parallel Paper Presentations D0709, D0710, 7/F
12:30–14:00 Conference Lunch Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
14:00–15:30 Best Practices of Flexible Learning Award Competition D0720, 7/F
Parallel Paper Presentations D0709, D0710, 7/F
Conference Workshop I
Implementing effective e-Learning in Hong Kong schools through the adoption of Open Textbooks

Workshop Speaker
Dr K S Yuen
Director, Educational Technology and Publishing
The Open University of Hong Kong
D0708, 7/F
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
16:00–17:00 Keynote session II
Why OER are essential in mobile and ubiquitous learning


Chairperson
Dr Franklin S S Lam  The Open University of Hong Kong

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Rory McGreal
UNESCO / Commonwealth of Learning /
International Council for Open and Distance Education
Chair in OER
Professor, Centre for Distance Education
Athabasca University
Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
17:00–18:30 Parallel Paper Presentations D0709, D0710, 7/F
Conference Workshop II
Where are you in the global arena of change with digital technologies in education?

Workshop Speaker
Prof. Niki Davis
Distinguished Professor of e-Learning,
School of Educational Studies and Leadership
Director of the College of Education e-Learning Lab
University of Canterbury
D0708, 7/F
18:30–20:00 Conference Dinner Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F

Day 2 17 July 2015 (Friday)
8:00–9:00 Registration Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
9:00–10:00 Keynote session III
Transferring lessons from informal to formal learning settings

Chairperson
Dr K C Li  Chair, Organizing Committee

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Xiaoqing Gu
Head of Department of Educational Information Technology
East China Normal University
Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
10:00–10:30 Coffee Break Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
10:30–12:00 Parallel Paper Presentations D0709, D0710, 7/F
Conference Workshop III
Mobile pedagogy for English language teachers

Workshop Speaker
Prof. Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Professor of Learning Technology and Communication
Institute of Educational Technology
The Open University
D0708, 7/F
12:00–14:00 Conference Lunch Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
14:00–15:30 Parallel Paper Presentations D0709, D0710, 7/F
Conference Workshop IV
Utilization of free resources for teaching

Workshop Speaker
Dr K C Li
Director, University Research Centre
The Open University of Hong Kong
D0708, 7/F
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
16:00–17:00 Keynote session IV
Beyond the classroom language assistance is a two-way street

Chairperson
Dr Linda Lee  The Open University of Hong Kong

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Professor of Learning Technology and Communication
Institute of Educational Technology
The Open University
Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F
17:00–17:30 Closing Ceremony with Award Presentation

Closing Remarks
Prof. Yuk-Shan Wong
President, The Open University of Hong Kong

Closing Address
Dr K S Yuen
Vice-chair, Organizing Committee
Multi-purpose Hall, 1/F

 

 
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