Programme
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SUNDAY,
1 FEBRUARY 2004 |
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10:00
14:00 |
Ministers to visit Robben Island |
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16:30
17:30 |
OPENING
CEREMONY AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Sir
John Daniel - Assistant Director-General, Education, UNESCO
President
Thabo Mbeki - South Africa |
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17:30 |
COCKTAIL
RECEPTION
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MONDAY,
2 FEBRUARY 2004
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8:30
10:00 VENUE: Ballroom West
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KEYNOTE
PRESENTATIONS 1
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Prospects,
possibilities and perils: Distance education responds to Africas
development needs
Prof. Kader Asmal, MP- Minister of Education, South Africa ·
Distance
Education for Development Dato'
Prof. Gajaraj Dhanarajan - President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Commonwealth of Learning, Canada |
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10:00
10:25 |
TEA/COFFEE |
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10:30
11:25 |
REGIONAL
DISCUSSIONS 1
Collaboration
in distance education
FACILITATORS: Mr.
A. Parsuramen Director of Office, UNESCO Office Dakar, and Regional
Bureau for Education, Senegal Ms.
Kgomotso Motlotle Secretary General, Botswana, National Commission
for UNESCO, Botswana
Dr.
Asha S. Kanwar Education Specialist: Higher Education, The
Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
Prof.
Juma Shabani Director and Representative, Harare Regional Office,
UNESCO, Zimbabwe VENUES:
Group
1 in Ballroom West
Group 2 in Meeting room 2.4
Group 3 in Meeting room 2.5
Group 4 in Meeting room 2.6
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11:30
13:30
VENUES: Session 1 in
Meeting Room 2.4 Session 2 in
Meeting Room 2.5 Session 3 in Meeting Room 2.6
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GROUP
PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS 1
Applications of Distance Education Identifying critical success factors |
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SESSION
1 Higher education
through distance education: Increasing access and success
Increasing
access to higher education through the application of appropriate models
of distance education Prof.
James Taylor - Deputy Vice- Chancellor (Academic & Global Learning)
of the University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Open
distance education in Africa: Quality, access and success Prof. Barney Pityana - Principal and Vice- Chancellor of the University of South Africa, South Africa |
SESSION 2 Teacher education
through distance education: Improving competence in the classroom Training
teachers through distance education: The Nigerian experience Dr.
A. Modibbo Mohammed Director and Chief Executive, National Teachers
Institute, Nigeria
Mr
Unwaha Y. Ismaila - Director, National Teachers Institute, Nigeria
Teacher
Education in Kenya: Improving teaching and learning through open and
distance education
Mr
John Limozi Education Officer, Ministry of Education Science and
Technology, Kenya
Dr.
Caroline Pontefract - Education
Advisor, Department for International Development, United Kingdom |
SESSION
3 Community education through
distance education: Education for all
Community
education through distance education Prof.
Richard Siaciwena Open and Distance Learning Strategic Advisor,
Ministry of Education, Mozambique
Challenges
in AIDS communication and distance education work across eight countries
in Sub-Saharan Africa; lessons from Soul City Regional project Ms.
Harriet Perlman Programme Manager: Soul City Institute for Health
Development and Communication, South Africa |
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13:30
14:25 |
Lunch
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14:30
16:40
VENUES: Session
1 in Meeting room 2.4 Session
2 in Meeting room 2.5 Session 3 in Meeting room 2.6 |
GROUP
PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS 2
Applications of Distance Education Signs of promise: an analysis
of strengths and weaknesses |
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SESSION 1 Open schooling:
Broadening access by distance education
Access
all areas: Improving access to schooling by distance education in
Australia Mr
Chris Dolan - Principal of the Senior Secondary School of Distance
Education, Open Access College, Australia
Open
schooling: Broadening access by distance education: The Namibian
experience Ms.
Frances Mensah Director of the Namibian College for Open Learning
(NAMCOL), Namibia Open
schooling: Broadening access by distance education: India Shri Surendra P. Gaur - Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and Chairman, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), India |
SESSION 2 Adult education:
Illiteracy to lifelong learning
Policy
frameworks towards quality in distance learning.
Main problems and solutions Prof.
Hamidou Nacuzon Sall Coordinator Chair UNESCO Education Sciences,
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal Adult
education: Illiteracy to lifelong learning.
Can open and distance learning help to prevent the record of
underachievement? Prof. Tony Dodds Distance Education in developing countries, France
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SESSION
3 Is
technical and vocational education possible through distance education? Technical
and vocational education: Delivery possibilities through distance
education Mr.
Perive Tanuvasa Lene Chief Executive Officer of Samoa Polytechnic,
Samoa Is
technical and vocational education possible through distance education? Dr.
Phil Christensen Director of the Academy for Education Development,
South Africa Sustainability,
quality and balance - An integrated systems approach to the delivery of
vocational education and training through open and distance learning Dr.
Dermot M Moore former Vice-Principal of Technikon SA, South Africa |
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16:45
17:25
Ballroom West |
KEYNOTE
PRESENTATIONS 2
Transforming education
for a new Africa. Convergence
of Technologies: Possibilities for distance education Mr
Noah Samara - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, WorldSpace
Corporation, United States of America |
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17:30
18:30 Ballroom West |
MINISTERS MEETING NEPAD e-SCHOOLSDr. Henry Chasia, Executive Deputy Chairperson, NEPAD e-Africa Commission, Kenya |
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19:00
Ballroom East |
GALA DINNERHosted by Prof. Kader Asmal, MP, the Minister of Education, South Africa |
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TUESDAY,
3 FEBRUARY 2004
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08:30 9:15 Ballroom
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KEYNOTE
PRESENTATION 3
Will bridging the
digital divide resolve our educational needs? Prof.
Brenda Gourley Vice-Chancellor, Open University, United Kingdom |
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VENUES: Session
1 in Meeting room 2.4 Session
2 in Meeting room 2.5 Session
3 in Meeting room 2.6
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GROUP
PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS 3
ICTs in Distance Education and in Opening Learning in Africa |
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SESSION
1 Does e-learning equal
distance education?
eLearning:
Elusive but attainable promises Dr.
Stanley Trollip, Capella University, United States of America
Open
learning and distance education. Does
distance learning equal e-learning? Prof. Hafiz Wali Education Tax Fund, Nigeria
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SESSION 2 Ways that information
and communication technologies policies can support distance education
Information
and communication technologies in education policy Supporting
distance education Mr.
Vis Naidoo Education Specialist: Educational Technology, The
Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
Government
information and communication technologies policy to facilitate the
development of open, distance and flexible learning Dr Robert Ensor Education Advisor, Institute for Social Studies, The Netherlands |
SESSION 3 Innovative information
and communication technologies applications Whats new and
whats working?
Dr.
Henry Chasia, Executive Deputy Chairperson, NEPAD
e-Africa Commission, South Africa
Information
and communication technologies applications: Whats new and whats
working in Africa? Ms. Shafika Isaacs Executive Director of SchoolNet Africa, South Africa |
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11:20
11:45 |
TEA/COFFEE |
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11:45
13:15
Ballroom West |
PLENARY
PRESENTATIONS 1
Quality
is the central concern for distance education Quality assurance in open and distance learning Dr Asha S. Kanwar Education Specialist: Higher Education, The Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
Beyond
the wish list: Proposed strategies for assuring the quality of distance
education in South Africa Ms
Jenny Glennie Executive Director, South African Institute for
Distance Education, South Africa Ms
Tessa Welch Co-ordinator: Quality Assurance and Teacher Education,
South African Institute for Distance Education, South Africa |
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13:15
14:15 |
LUNCH
Special lunch for Ministers hosted by the Minister of Education, South Africa |
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14:15
15:45
Ballroom West |
PLENARY
PRESENTATIONS 2
Can distance education be cost-effective?
A policy level input
Financing
DE programmes in African education: A guide for sound investment Mr. Neil Butcher South African Institute for Distance Education, South Africa
Challenges
and prospects for partnership and e-learning Mr. Michael Latham President of CfBT Education
Services, United Kingdom |
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15:45
16:15 |
TEA/COFFEE |
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16:15
18:15
VENUES: Session
1 in Meeting room 2.4 Session
2 in Meeting room 2.5 Session 3 in Meeting room 2.6
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GROUP
PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS 4
Some key issues in distance education
provision in Africa |
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SESSION
1 Diversity in provision
Modes of delivery; regulation and coordination Diversity of educational provision: Critical issues and challenges for open learning and distance education policy and regulation towards access, equity and quality Prof.
Saleem Badat Chief Executive Officer, Council on Higher Education,
South Africa
The
challenges to achieving relevant, cost-effective and quality distance
education provision in Africa:The experience of the Open University of
Tanzania 1992-2002 Prof.
Donatus A Komba - Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the Open
University of Tanzania, Tanzania |
SESSION 2 Building capacity in
distance education
Building
capacity in distance education: The case of Mozambique Mr.
Arnaldo Nhavoto Distance Education Task Force Coordinator, Ministry
of Education and Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology,
Mozambique
NEPAD
initiatives in information and communications technologies and
associated capacity building Prof. Peter E Kinyanjui NEPAD Commissioner on e-Schools, Kenya |
SESSION 3 Collaboration
Issues of diversity in culture, context and language
The
challenges and potential of distance teaching and open learning in
Africa: Experiences from the African Virtual University Mr.
Peter Dzvimbo Rector, African Virtual University, Kenya
Cultural
and linguistic issues in regional cooperation and open and distance
education in Africa Prof.
Juma Shabani Director: UNESCO Harare Cluster Office,
Zimbabwe |
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19:00 |
NETWORKING
EVENING Aquarium, Victoria Alfred Waterfront
Hosted by the Premier of the Western Cape, Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk |
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WEDNESDAY,
4 FEBRUARY 2004
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08:30
10:00
Ballroom West |
PLENARY
PRESENTATIONS 3 Moving into Action Distance education and teacher development in Africa. A NEPAD programme of action Prof.
Mzobz Mboya Advisor: Education, NEPAD Secretariat, South Africa Accelerating
development through information and communications technologies Ms.
Lyndall Shope-Mafole Chairperson of Presidential National Commission
on Information Society and Development, South Africa
Resourcing
Distance Education in Africa Ms.
Shola Aboderin Senior Education Specialist, Open and Distance
Learning and ICT, Africa Region, World Bank, United States of America Statement from the launching conference of the African Council for Distance Education |
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10:05
11:30 |
REGIONAL
DISCUSSIONS 2
Regional
strategies on open learning and distance education beyond February 2004
FACILITATORS: Mr.
A Parsuramen Director of Office, UNESCO Office Dakar and Regional
Bureau for Education, Senegal Ms.
Kgomotso Motlotle Secretary General, Botswana National Commission
for UNESCO, Botswana
Dr.
Asha S. Kanwar Education Specialist: Higher Education, The
Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
Prof.
Juma Shabani Director and Representative, Harare Regional Office,
UNESCO, Zimbabwe VENUES:
Group 1 in Ballroom West
Group 2 in Meeting room 2.4
Group 3 in Meeting room 2.5 Group 4 in Meeting room 2.6 |
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11:30
12:00 |
TEA/COFFEE |
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12:00
12:45
Ballroom West |
KEYNOTE
PRESENTATIONS 4
Distance Education
is it still relevant in 2004? Sir John Daniel - Assistant Director-General, Education, UNESCO |
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12:45
13:30 Ballroom West |
CLOSING
CEREMONY
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13:30
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LUNCH
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