There is less than three weeks until ePortfolios Australia Conference
2011 (EAC2011), the major national tertiary education e-portfolio
event, on 17-18 October 2011 at the Curtin University, Perth, Western
Australia:
http://eportfoliosaustralia.wordpress.com/conference-eac2011/
This two-day event features an impressive line-up of national and
international speakers, facilitated conversations, master classes and
more than 50 breakout sessions showcasing the way current e-portfolio
practice is making a difference in vocational education and training
(VET), higher education (HE) and adult and community education (ACE).
Themed: Making a difference – showing the difference, keynote
speakers and presenters will demonstrate the ways e-portfolios
supports learning. View the full EAC2011 program here -
http://eportfoliosaustralia.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/draft_eac_program_website_v2.pdf
Keynote and plenary speakers will be streamed live over the web over
both days, including:
Monday 17 October 2011 - 9.30 am AWST - Kathleen Blake Yancey,
Florida State University - Kathleen will discuss the ways e-portfolios
are helping to make learning visible and making a difference to
learning.
Monday 17 October 2011 - 10.20 am AWST - Mary Ryan, Queensland
University of Technology - Mary will share a transferable and
customisable model for teaching and assessing reflective thinking.
Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 9.40 am AWST - Ruth Wallace, Charles
Darwin University - Ruth will discuss the implications of learner
identity on improving the use of e-portfolios.
Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 10.20 am AWST - Terrel L Rhodes,
Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) - Terrel
will share how e-portfolios give learners a voice and agency in their
own learning through integrated and interdependent learning
experiences.
Access the speakers presentations online* from:
http://eportfoliosaustralia.wordpress.com/conference-eac2011/eac2011-program/
The EAC2011 Vendor networking session to be held between 4:30 pm-6:00
pm AWST on Monday 17 October will allow conference participants to
meet and speak with the conference vendors, including: Concord/
SciPoint, Desire2Learn, Mahara/Netspot, PebblePad and VUMI. More
information available from:
http://eportfoliosaustralia.wordpress.com/conference-eac2011/networking-session/
Conference participants can register to attend as part of their
conference registration:
http://eportfoliosaustralia.wordpress.com/conference-eac2011/eac2011-registration-accommodation/
If you are interested in attending the networking session, but not the
conference, please contact Allison Miller (details below).
Follow the conference via:
ePortfolios Australia Twitter:
http://twitter.com/eportfoliosaust
ePortfolios Australia Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/eportfoliosaust
Conference delegates can share their experiences by using the
conference tag: #EAC2011.
This conference is supported by the Australian Flexible Learning
Framework (Framework), Curtin University, Queensland University of
Technology (QUT), Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC) and
AAEEBL.
More information contact: Allison Miller
allison.miller @
flexiblelearning.net.au
0400 732 270
http://eportfoliosaustralia.wordpress.com/conference-eac2011/
*No registration is required for the online sessions, however you must
have access to headphones and have installed and configured the web
conferencing software before connecting to the online sessions.
Download Blackboard Collaborate and configure your computer from:
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/installinfo/meeting?sid=345&username=Test&password=M.AD379BCB0A40D3D8C33C6B16A84C0Bhttps://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/installinfo/meeting?sid=345&username=Test&password=M.AD379BCB0A40D3D8C33C6B16A84C0B