Research
Seminars
Creating new futures: High-speed broadband & higher education (invitation only)
27-28 September 2012
PROGRAM:
PROGRAM VIGNETTES (videos of keynote presentations)
Day 1: Thursday 27 September 2012
CHAIR: Professor Shirley Alexander, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching, Learning & Equity), University of Technology, Sydney
VENUE: Lecture Theatre G08, Ground floor, Law Building
9.00am |
Registration, coffee |
9.30 to 9.45 |
Welcome Professor Margaret Sheil, Provost, The University of Melbourne |
9.45 to 10.15 |
Keynote: Opening address to the Forum Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
Reviewing our policy environment |
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10.15 to 10.45 |
Keynote address: Australia's higher education quality regulators and the threat they pose to the NBN (video) Professor Jim Barber, Vice-Chancellor, University of New England |
10.45 to 11.00 |
Response to policy environment theme Dr Don Russell, Secretary, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) |
11.00 to 11.30 |
Morning tea
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11.30 to 12.15pm |
Open discussion, Q&A on policy environment theme Chair: Mr Michael Gallagher, Executive Director, Group of Eight (Go8) |
Technology vision for the future |
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12.15 to 12.30 |
Scenario for learning and teaching in 2015 – 1 Mr Ray Fleming, Industry Market Development Manager for Education, Microsoft Australia |
12.30 to 12.45 |
Scenario for learning and teaching in 2015 – 2 Mr Stephen Atherton, National Development Executive (Higher Education) Apple |
12.45 to 1.45 |
Lunch |
New learning outcomes |
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1.45 to 2.15 |
Keynote address: Connected learning (video) Professor Peter Goodyear, ARC Laureate Fellow & Professor of Education, Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning and Cognition, University of Sydney |
2.15 to 2.30 |
Reflections on Learning opportunities theme Professor Sally Kift, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), James Cook University |
2.30 to 3.15 |
Open discussion, Q&A on Learning opportunities theme Chair: Professor Jane Long, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education), University of Western Australia |
3.15 to 3.45 |
Afternoon tea |
Technology vision for the future |
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3.45 to 4.00 |
Scenario for learning and teaching in 2015 - 3 Mr Peter Elford, Business Development Manager, CISCO |
4.00 to 4.15 |
High-speed broadband and accessible technology in research and learning and teaching in 2015 Mr Chris Hancock, Chief Executive Officer, AARNet |
Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) -- open house |
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4.15 to 5.00 |
Delegates have an opportunity to visit the IBES laboratories to view demonstrations of broadband applications in health, education and small business |
Forum dinner |
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6.00 for 6.30pm |
Dinner – University House at the Woodward, Level 10, Law School Building Papers and paywalls: will $4.50 a week save higher education journalism as we know it? Chair: Assoc Professor Gregor Kennedy |
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Day 2: Friday 28 September 2012
CHAIR: Professor Shirley Alexander
VENUE: Lecture Theatre G08, Ground floor, Law Building
8.30am |
Refreshments |
8.50 to 9.00 |
Agenda day 2 Professor Shirley Alexander |
Taking advantage of new markets |
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9.00 to 9.30 |
Keynote address: Wiring up and taking apart: the NBN and the segmentation of higher education (video) Mr Andrew Norton, Program Director, Higher Education, Grattan Institute |
9.30 to 9.45 |
Reflections on market drivers theme Professor Ron Oliver, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), Edith Cowan University |
9.45 to 10.30 |
Open discussion, Q&A on market drivers theme Chair: Mr Stuart Hamilton |
Technology vision for the future |
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10.30 to 10.45 |
Scenario for learning and teaching in 2015 - 4 Ms Sally-Ann Williams, Program Manager, Google |
10.45 to 11.15 |
Morning tea |
Finding new business models |
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11.15 to 11.45 |
Keynote address: Online Education — what’s the business model? (video) Professor Ian Young, Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University |
11.45 to 12.00pm |
Reflections on business models theme Professor Leo Goedegebuure, Director, LH Martin Institute, The University of Melbourne |
12.00 to 12.45 |
Open discussion, Q&A on business models theme Chair: Ms Linda O’Brien, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Information Services), Griffith University |
12.45 to 1.30 |
Lunch |
Synthesis and forum close |
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1.30 to 2.30 |
Creating new futures in online learning – synthesis of ideas and recommendations to the sector Chair: Professor Shirley Alexander |
2.30 to 3.00 |
Closing presentation (video) Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne |
3.00pm |
Forum close |