Crafting Sydney's Future: Learning in the 21st Century
On the 14th November 2005 some of the world's finest speakers, researchers and leaders in the planning for learning in the Twenty First Century assembled for a significant one-day strategic symposium with University staff (academic and general). This multi-disciplinary symposium considered the holistic design of Sydney's learning environment; with perspectives on pedagogy, facilties, virtual spaces, technologies and web services. Speakers presented international best practice in strategic planning, curriculum design, benchmarking, research, online collaboration and campus masterplanning.
Attendees networked with University managers, academic staff and professional staff, keen to create the best teaching, learning and research environment in Australia. There were opportunities to workshop key issues, raise concerns and contribute to the shaping of Sydney's future physical and virtual campus.
Program and Papers
|
Name |
Position |
Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Terry Anderson | Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada | Curriculum innovation and interaction |
| Dr Paul Bacsich | Director of Matic Media Ltd and Visiting Professor in eLearning, School of Computing Science, Middlesex University, U.K. | Benchmarking elearning in the U.K. |
| Professor Ed Blakely | Chair of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney | Global education - competitive regions |
| Professor Ann Brewer | Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Infrastructure), University of Sydney | Infrastructure and capability |
| Dr Robert Ellis | Associate Professor in the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), University of Sydney | Overview of the University's Learning and Teaching context and infrastructure |
| Dr Kenn Fisher | Director, Learning Futures, Rubida Research Trust and Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of South Australia | Aligning learning and learning environments |
| Dr Christine Geith | Director, MSU Global, Michigan State University, U.S.A. | Partnerships and new models attacting learners (products, partnerships, revenue) |
| Professor Peter Goodyear | Professor, Faculty of Education and Social Work and Director of the Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning and Cognition (CoCo), University of Sydney | Bringing it all together: a framework for action |
| Professor Dr Wim Jochems | Professor of Educational Technology and General Director of the Educational Technology Expertise Centre (OTEC), Open University of the Netherlands | Models for collaboration and their effectiveness |
| Dr Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen | Associate Professor in ICT and Learning, Institute of Communication, Aalborg University, Denmark | Collaborative dialogue as the centre of pedagogical design |
| Professor Peter Reimann | Professor, Faculty of Education and Social Work and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning and Cognition (CoCo), University of Sydney | Our learners in the NetGen |
| Professor Judyth Sachs | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), University of Sydney | Role of the Crafting Symposium |