Best of EduTECH Sydney, Higher Ed Leaders Congress, Day 2

EduTECH Sydney starts this morning. I am on 2:20pm today speaking about e-portfolios in the Higher Ed Leaders Congress. Apart from that, here is my best of:

 

Dr Michael Cowling, Central Queensland University

 

9:10 Distant learning through AR: How AR has helped paramedic students 'VISUALISE' skills

• Learn how AR can be used to provide distant learning
• Discover how to provide more opportunity for distance students through AR and mixed-media visualisations



Anatoli Kovalev,
University Of NSW 

• Build your student's confidence level through digital engagement

9:30 UNSW Hero Program case study: Student-driven innovation for universities

• Discover the first program in Australia that gets students and their professional work experience to design their own learning experience and environment
• How universities can work with students to design and develop internal innovation projects at your university
• Lessons learned from project, and how you can successfully achieve great collaboration with students, operational and educational staff

Mei Yee Chan,
Singapore Polytechnic

 

9:50 Critical success factors of the implementation of a National eLearning Platform

• See how Singapore’s National eLearning Platform has supported the teaching and learning of 96,000 students and 3,500 staff within a 6 month project time frame
• Learn how to effectively collaborative through inter-institutional teams to work towards a common goal
• Discover how to provide students and industry with appropriate skillsets through the National eLearning Platform

Prof. Mike Keppell,
Taylor's University, 

 Malaysia

10:10 Blending learning pedagogy, technology and space in a connected world: Implications for institutions, teachers and students

• Discover how learning and teaching has changed in a blended world and blended teaching has changed in a connected world
• Learn how to use technology to support effective assessment and enhance student learning
• Discover how teachers and students can thrive in a connected world
• See how project-based learning can create active life-long learning

Shirley Alexander, University of Technology
Sydney 

10:30 Coffee

 

11:30 How to prepare work-ready graduates

• Learn how to integrate technology in the classroom to deliver enhanced teaching and learning experiences
• See how strong collaborative partnerships can aid educational institutions to prepare for digital disruption
• Discover how virtual and physical education infrastructure can drive innovation in Australian education

Pauline Farrell,
Former Director, 

Swinburne University

11:50 Education's response to prepare students for the future of work

• Discover how AI will change the workforce and how we can prepare our students
• Learn how online learning innovation can be used to respond to changes in workforce
• See where in the education cycle you can be proactive in driving student engagement with digital learning

Dr Rod Dilnutt,
University of Melbourne 

 

 

12:10 Digital inclusion, moving from chalk & talk to eEducation

• Discover a vision for an educational future: Transforming education through technology
• Learn how to use online and mobile technologies to improve skills
• Create a framework for assessing and considering readiness of universities to provide access to students

 

12:30 Lunch

Jo Mithen,

Monash College

 

14:00 Industry partnerships to create better opportunities for students

• Insights into Monash Talent: learning how to solve skills challenges facing industries
• Using technology to find the right graduates to the industry
• Discover how to match services to make sure right candidate aligned to right role

Tom Worthington,
Australian National University 

14:20 Using an ePortfolio to capture students’ skill sets to align to workplace

• Discover innovative education techniques to teach students how to better communicate with employers and people
• Learn how to build your students confidence and capture their skills set to become more job ready
• Discover how to provide formal postgraduate education to students in their workplaces via mobile devices

15:20 Afternoon tea