Stephen Downes
Researcher
National Research Council Canada
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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)
Keynote: Sympathy for the Devil: Criticizing and Criticalizing the Media
10:00 AM -
11:15 AM |
1 hour 15 minutes
Living Objects: Application of Photogrammetry in Immersive and Remote Learning,
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM |
1 hour
From Distance Education to Blended Learning: Leading Pedagogical Change
2:15 PM -
3:15 PM |
1 hour
Tuesday 20 April, 2021
Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Keynote: Complaining Effectively Can Change the World
10:00 AM -
11:15 AM |
1 hour 15 minutes
Creativity: Core skill for inclusive AI-based Learning
2:15 PM -
3:15 PM |
1 hour
Wednesday 21 April, 2021
Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Session Topic: Managing Projects and Change
10:00 AM -
11:00 AM |
1 hour
Closing Keynote: Education in Refugee Camps: Working with the Rohingya and Other Displaced Communities
2:00 PM -
3:15 PM |
1 hour 15 minutes