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Programme for Wednesday 20 June 2007

CMR 15, The Open University

Discussants:

Stylianos Hatzipanagos, King’s College London

Chris Jones, The Open University

09:50	Opening Notes Eileen Scanlon, Director CREET
	Session I –
10:00-10:30	James Aczel Why model learning interactions with artificial intelligences?
10:30-11:00	Phil Butcher Bringing adaptive questions to Moodle
11:00-11:30	COFFEE
	Session II –
11:30-12:00	Eileen Scanlon , Ann Jones , Karen Littleton, Grainne Conole and Paul Mulholland Supporting inquiry learning with personal technologies across formal and informal contexts.
12:00-12:30	Wendy Porch, Christopher Douce Accessible Lifelong Learning: The EU4ALL Project
12:30-13:30	LUNCH BREAK
	Session III –
13:30-14:00	Alison Ashby What can we say about the success of eLearning at the Open University?
14:00-14:30	Andrew Brasher Using ambient technologies to observe and analyse learning
14:30-15:00	Daisy Mwanza-Simwami and Giasemi Vavoula Fostering learning about practices of technology design in informal settings
15:00-15:30	TEA
	Session IV-
15:30-16:00	Anesa Hosein, James Aczel, Doug Clow and John T.E. Richardson Software Interactivity Levels and its Influence on Learning
16:00-16:30	Christopher Douce Connecting Accessibility APIs
16:30-17:00	Discussants’ summaries

OpenLearn and CALRG

Programme for Thursday 21 June 2007

CMR15, The Open University

Discussants:

Andrew Ravenscroft, London Metropolitan University

Josie Taylor, The Open University

09:50	Opening Notes Patrick McAndrew, OpenLearn
	Session I: Technologies for OpenLearn
10:00-10:30	Jenny Gray The OpenLearn system
10:30-11:00	Alex Little, Marc Eisenstadt and Chris Denham Integrating Google Maps into MSG Instant Messenger
11:00-11:30	COFFEE and biscuits
	Session II: Making use of OpenLearn: workshop session
11:30-12:30	Teresa Connolly, Tina Wilson and Giselle Ferreira Opportunities and challenges: developing Open Educational Resources
12:30-13:30	LUNCH BREAK: Lunch provided in CMR Lobby
	Session III: Sensemaking and sharing
13:30-14:00	Stuart Brown Communications and Technology in OpenLearn: A Web2.0 approach.
14:00-14:30	Simon Greany Designing materials for OpenLearn: how to provide "interactivity"?
14:30-15:00	Alexandra Okada, Elia Tomadaki, Alex Little and Michelle Bachler Using knowledge media tools to foster open learning communities
15:00-15:30	TEA and cake
	Session IV: User experience
15:30-16:00	Steve Godwin Researching Users’ Experience with OpenLearn – Seeing Beyond Usage Statistics
16:00-16:30	Jan Jones and Graham Healing Testing the usability of OpenLearn
16:30-17:00	Discussants’ summaries

Programme for Friday 22 June 2007

CMR11, The Open University

Discussants:

Cathy Lewin, Manchester Metropolitan University

Richard Joiner, University of Bath

9:50	WELCOME
	Session I –
10:00-10:30	Cathy Lewin Linking school and home with ICT: findings from the ICT Test Bed evaluation 2002-2006
10:30-11:00	Martyn Cooper Embedding accessibility/usability considerations into eLearning R&D projects
11:00-11:15	COFFEE
	Session II –
11:15-11:45	Perry Williams Learners’ experience of self-direction in e?learning: issues of obligation, goals and trust
11:45-12:15	Carlo Perrotta Identity: an unconventional take on CSCL An empirical study
12:15-12:45	Simon Rae CSCL – a review of three different approaches
12:45-13:45	LUNCH BREAK
	Session III –
13:45-14:15	Rebecca Ferguson, Gill Clough & Anesa Hosein Postgraduate blogs: beyond the ordinary research journal
14:15-14:45	Cindy Kerawalla, Shailey Minocha, Gill Kirkup and Gráinne Conole One tool fits all? Characterising different student blogging behaviours on an OU Masters course
14:45-15:15	Shailey Minocha, Niall Sclater, Dave Roberts and Cindy Kerawalla Reflection-on-Learning and the Role of Blogging in Reflection
15:15-15:30	TEA
	Session IV – Chair:
15:30-16:00	Discussants’ summaries

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