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JOINT EUROPEAN PROJECTS
University Management UM-JEP 19105-2004 Coordinated by:  University of Zagreb University Computing Centre  |
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Event: | TEMPUS Joint European Project EQIBELT |
Location: | G University of Zagreb, University Computing Centre - SRCE and by videoconference G University of Dubrovnik, Ćira Carića 4; Dubrovnik G University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Vukovarska 58, Rijeka G University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics and Tourism, G University of Split, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Ruđera Boškovića bb, Split |
Date & time | Thursday, March 2, 2006, 14:00-16:00 (including time for discussion) |
Lecturer: | Dr. Tony Bates Tony Bates is worldwide renowned expert in field of education and enhancement of teaching and learning by means of new technologies. He is President and CEO of Tony Bates Associates Ltd, a private company specializing in consultancy and training in the planning and management of e-learning and distance education. He is also part-time Chair of Research into e-Learning at the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. He is also on the Academic Advisory Board of the Volkswagen Auto Uni, based in Germany. He was Director of Distance Education and Technology in the Continuing Studies Division of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada from 1995 to 2003 and also Research Team Leader of MAPLE, the Centre for Research into Managing and Planning Learning Environments in Education at UBC. He is the author of nine books, including his latest, 'Technology, e-Learning and Distance Education', published in 2005 by Routledge. He has worked as a consultant in over 30 countries. Clients include the World Bank, OECD, UNESCO, national ministries of education, and several U.S. state higher education commissions. He has a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of London, England. He was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Open University of Portugal in 1995, Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, from Laurentian University, Canada, in 2001, and Doctor Honoris Causa from Athabasca University, in June 2004, Doctor of Social Sciences, honoris causa from the Open University of Hong Kong in December 2004, and Doctor Honoris Causa from the Open University of Catalonia, Spain, in June, 2005. |
Title: | E-learning: Why Strategic Planning is Essential for Success |
Topics: | þ In what contexts and for what purposes is technology appropriate for learning and teaching? þ What should change and what should stay the same when we introduce more technology into our teaching? þ What are the possible strategies for managing technological change to ensure the successful use of technology? |
Audience (participants): | � Rectors and Vice-rectors, Deans and Vice-deans � Members of university Senates � Members of university bodies responsible for teaching, quality improvement or university development, � Members of government bodies responsible for implementation of e-learning methodology and technology � (Optionally) University teachers involved or interested in e-learning � (Optionally) Students involved or interested in e-learning |
Language: | English |
