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 auxquelles Stephen Downes assiste

Lundi 19 Avril, 2021

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:30 AM

Online Conference Orientation

30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Keynote: Sympathy for the Devil: Criticizing and Criticalizing the Media

1 heure 15 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Keynote

Dr. Cindy Ives, Athabasca University (Panéliste)

Prof. Shirley Steinberg, University of Calgary (Conférencier.ère)

How do we walk between the lines of socially aware pedagogy and consumer desire? Unlike many topics, media education a...

11:30 AM

Session Topic: Open and Online Curricula

1 heure, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Talk

Mr. Stefan Krueger, KnowledgeOne inc (Conférencier.ère)

OERs Are Not Just for Students: Transforming Curriculum Design Through OER Creation, Marie Bartlett, Thompson ...

12:30 PM

Break - Join us in the Hallway!

30 minutes, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

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1:00 PM

Living Objects: Application of Photogrammetry in Immersive and Remote Learning,

1 heure, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Workshop

Mr. Michael Sider, University of British Columbia (Conférencier.ère)

2:15 PM

From Distance Education to Blended Learning: Leading Pedagogical Change

1 heure, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Panel

Dr. Cleveland-Innes Martha, Athabasca University (Conférencier.ère)

Mardi 20 Avril, 2021

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Keynote: Complaining Effectively Can Change the World

1 heure 15 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Keynote

Ms. Amy Fish, Concordia University (Conférencier.ère)

We all want to make the world a better place, but most of us don’t know where to start. Our keynote, Amy Fish, can turn a raving rant into a compla...

12:30 PM

Break - Join us in the Hallway!

30 minutes, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

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2:15 PM

Creativity: Core skill for inclusive AI-based Learning

1 heure, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Workshop

Ray Gallon, The Transformation Society (Conférencier.ère)

3:30 PM

Birds of a Feather

1 heure, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Erica Hargreave, StoryToGo (Conférencier.ère)

Dr Robert Cassidy, Dawson College/ SALTISE (Conférencier.ère)

Is these such a thing as Learning Experience Design? Pedagogical Innovation: Bridging the Research-Practice Chasm, Rob Cassid...

Mercredi 21 Avril, 2021

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Session Topic: Managing Projects and Change

1 heure, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Talk

Prof Walsh Pamela, Athabasca Univerity (Conférencier.ère)

Dr. Cindy Ives, Athabasca University (Conférencier.ère)

JIRA - Agile Technology Which Manages Operations Other Than Teaching and Learning, Orzu Kamolova, Université de Montréal O...

2:00 PM

Closing Keynote: Education in Refugee Camps: Working with the Rohingya and Other Displaced Communities

1 heure 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Keynote

Dr. Shujaat Wasty, OBAT Canada (Conférencier.ère)

Over one million Rohingya refugees are in camps in Bangladesh, forced to flee a brutal campaign of genocide. This presentation discusses how a Cana...