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Stephen Downes

Researcher
National Research Council Canada

Through a thirty-five year career Downes has contributed pioneering work in the fields of online learning games, learning objects and metadata, podcasting, and open educational resources. Recent projects include: gRSShopper, a personal learning environment; E-Learning 3.0, a course on new e-learning technologies; research and development in the use of distributed ledger technology in learning applications; and research on ethics, analytics and the duty of care. Downes is a member of NRC's Research Ethics Board.

Sessions in which Stephen Downes attends

Monday 19 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Dr. Cindy Ives
Panelist
Athabasca University
Professor, Distance Educ...
Prof. Shirley Steinberg
Speaker
University of Calgary
Professor
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
  • Session Topic: Open and Online Curricula
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  | 1 hour
  • OERs Are Not Just for Students: Transforming Curriculum Design Through OER Creation, Marie Bartlett, Thompson ...
  • Talk
    Track: Learning Architecture
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:15 PM

Tuesday 20 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Ms. Amy Fish
Speaker
Concordia University
Ombusperson
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
  • Break - Join us in the Hallway!
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM  | 30 minutes
  • The password is: Hello!DescriptionWelcome to the Hallway via the platform Wonder! This networking platform is...
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
  • Birds of a Feather
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM  | 1 hour
  • Is these such a thing as Learning Experience Design? Pedagogical Innovation: Bridging the Research-Practice Chasm, Rob Cassid...

Wednesday 21 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
  • Session Topic: Managing Projects and Change
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  | 1 hour
  • JIRA - Agile Technology Which Manages Operations Other Than Teaching and Learning, Orzu Kamolova, Université de Montréal O...
  • Talk
    Track: Partnering with Faculty and Administration
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Dr. Shujaat Wasty
Speaker
OBAT Canada
Founder