Room/VirtualVenue 

 Buthaina   Al Othman

Learning in the Age of Information Techonlogy, (IT)

-background info on methods of education (old + modern)
-theories of learning
- Definition of E-learning: (The "Paradigm Shift")
-Types of E-learning
-Getting started with e-learning
-E-learning support Tools (synch. + asynch CMC tools & ICTs
-how I use free CMC tools & ICTs for my students
-Making the transition from traditional to e-learning (for the novice e-learners)
-Successful e-learning systems
-The E-learning environment
-Improving the learning environment (chart)
-communities of practice, (CoPs) theory (screentshot of JSteels's diagram).
-Example: The Webheads CoPs
-Tools for community building:: (videoconferencing begins with Vance and ends with Michael) (access for the administaration center)

The concept of concept of e-learning & successful/effective learning environments for e-learning from his perspective and experience as the founder/leader of several online communities, (for ESL/EFL educators, teachers, and learners), like Webheads in Action, with focus on the following:
1. Managing at a distance
2. - The role of collaborative e-learning to enhance performance and to increase productivity of groups and sub-groups; (Webheads in action + Writing 4 Weheads CoPs for teachers and students from his perspective as the founder and owner/moderator).

8:20 - 8:25

GMT 

5-7 minutes

Local venue: KPC Training Center

Virtual venues: go to IvertexC3 - at 8:20 am GMT

Please note: we will start here: Tappedin.org (at 8:00 am GMT) and from there go to IvertexC3 (at 8:20 am GMT)

Elizabeth Hanson-Smith (Apologized)

Elizabeth's 5 mins will be used for a short discussion with Vance. (this way you don't have to saty till the end, Vance).

Teresa  Almeida d'Eca     

3.5 minutes

Local venue: KPC Training Center

Virtual venues: go to IvertexC3 - at 8:20 am GMT

Please note: we will start here: Tappedin.org (at 8:00 am GMT) and from there go to IvertexC3 (at 8:20 am GMT)

Dafne  Gonzales

Dafne will talk about the advantages of text-chat for e-learners, her taxonomy of chat, providing tips for novice e-learners on ways to avoid boredom and de-motivation.

8:28.30 - 8:32

GMT

3.5 minutes

Local venue: KPC Training Center

Virtual venues: go to IvertexC3 - at 8:20 am GMT

Please note: we will start here: Tappedin.org (at 8:00 am GMT) and from there go to IvertexC3 (at 8:20 am GMT)

Aiden  Yeh    

3.5 minutes

Local venue: KPC Training Center

Virtual venues: go to IvertexC3 - at 8:20 am GMT

Please note: we will start here: Tappedin.org (at 8:00 am GMT) and from there go to IvertexC3 (at 8:20 am GMT)

Michael Coghlan

Michael Coghlan will elaborate on the benefits of using voice on the Internet for ESL/EFL learners as a critical, essential feature to enhance and motivate e-learners and to improve the quality of their oral communication skill, (speaking skill), online and off line!

8:35.30 - 8:39

GMT

3:5 minutes

Local venue: KPC Training Center

Virtual venues: go to IvertexC3 - at 8:20 am GMT

Please note: we will start here: Tappedin.org (at 8:00 am GMT) and from there go to IvertexC3 (at 8:20 am GMT)