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| Day 1: 28 October 2014 (Tuesday) |
OUHK Jubilee College |
| 11:00 – 15:00 |
Registration* |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
| 12:00 – 13:45 |
Lunch |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
| 14:15 – 14:45 |
Welcome Reception |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
| 15:00 – 15:30 |
 Welcoming Speech
Prof. Yuk-Shan Wong
President, AAOU
Address by Guest of Honour
The Honorable Mr John Tsang Chun Wah
Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR
Speech
Prof. Dato’ Dr Ho Sinn Chye
Immediate Past President, AAOU |
Jockey Club Auditorium, 2/F |
| 15:30 – 16:30 |
Keynote Session I
Advancing research and practice in ODL: Where are the missing links?
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Asha Kanwar
President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning |
Jockey Club Auditorium, 2/F |
| 16:45 – 18:45 Parallel Sessions |
Parallel Paper Presentations |
D0710, D0711, D0718 & D0719, 7/F |
Conference Workshop I
Institutional repositories and their federation: New roles in the MOOC and post-MOOC era
Prof. Tsuneo Yamada
Professor, Department of Informatics,
Open University of Japan |
E0813, 8/F |
| 18:45 – 20:00 |
Light Buffet |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
* If you wish to attend the Conference Dinners on Day 2 and Day 3, you must register for the dinners when you register for the Conference. You will be given dinner coupons.
| Day 2: 29 October 2014 (Wednesday) |
OUHK Jubilee College |
| 8:00 – 9:00 |
Registration* |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
| 9:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote Session II
After MOOCs
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Yoichi Okabe
President, Open University of Japan |
Jockey Club Auditorium, 2/F |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
10:30 – 12:00
Parallel Sessions |
Parallel Paper Presentations
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D0710, D0711, D0718 & D0719, 7/F |
| The 28th Annual Meeting of the AAOU General Body |
D0708 & D0709, 7/F |
| 12:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Keynote Session III (video-conferencing)
Opening up universities: A strategy-driven radical innovation process at the Portuguese Open University
Keynote Speaker
Prof. António Teixeira
President, European Distance and E-learning Network
Professor of Distance Education, Universidade Aberta |
Jockey Club Auditorium, 2/F |
| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
15:30 – 17:45
Parallel Sessions |
Parallel Paper Presentations |
D0710, D0711, D0718 & D0719, 7/F |
| Candidates’ Presentations for Best Paper Award |
D0309, 3/F |
Conference Workshop II
Open universities in MOOCs and opening up education. How about Asia?
Prof. Fred Mulder
UNESCO/ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources and
former Rector, Open University of the Netherlands
Mr Abel Caine
UNESCO Programme Specialist
Open Educational Resources |
E0813, 8/F |
18:00 – 18:30
18:30 – 20:30 |
Transportation to the restaurant for dinner
Conference Dinner |
Front door, G/F
Langham Place, Mong Kok |
* If you wish to attend the Conference Dinners on Day 2 and Day 3, you must register for the dinners when you register for the Conference. You will be given dinner coupons.
| Day 3: 30 October 2014 (Thursday) |
OUHK Jubilee College |
| 8:00 – 9:00 |
Registration |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
| 9:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote Session IV
The changing landscape confronting open-access universities: Musings from Singapore
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Cheong Hee Kiat
President, SIM University
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Jockey Club Auditorium, 2/F |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
10:30 – 12:00
Parallel Sessions |
Parallel Paper Presentations
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D0710, D0711, D0718 & D0719, 7/F |
| Candidates’ Presentations for Best Practice Award |
D0309, 3/F |
| 12:00 – 13:45 |
Lunch |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
13:45 – 15:30
Parallel Sessions |
Parallel Paper Presentations |
D0710, D0711 & D0718, 7/F |
Conference Workshop III
Using mobile technologies/apps to enhance teaching and learning
Dr Eva Tsang
Deputy Director (Learning and Teaching),
Educational Technology & Publishing Unit,
The Open University of Hong Kong |
E0813, 8/F |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
Multi-Purpose Hall, 1/F |
| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Presidents’ Forum
Advancing open and distance education: Reflections and future directions |
Jockey Club Auditorium, 2/F |
| 17:00 – 17:45 |
Closing and Award Ceremony
Closing Speech
Prof. Gajaraj Dhanarajan
Presentation of Awards
• AAOU Best Paper Award
• AAOU Best Practice Award
• AAOU Young Innovator Award
• AAOU Meritorious Service Award
Introduction to AAOU 2015 |
Jockey Club Auditorium, 2/F |
17:45 – 18:30
18:30 – 20:30 |
Transportation to the restaurant for dinner
Conference Dinner |
Front door, G/F
Spotlight, Whampoa |
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