Miniconfs/Education
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Revision as of 16:59, 9 December 2009
This one day Education Mini-conference will focus on educational uses of Free and Open Source initiatives used around the world including tools for teaching and school management.
It has talks and workshops directly useful to educators, administrators, developers and those interested in supporting education initiatives and/or influencing their direction and uptake.
You can email Tabitha if you require further information.
Proposals
The call for proposals is now closed.
The Schedule
Speakers and structure specifics are yet to be defined. The basic break up of the day is as follows:
| Times | Duration | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 | 60 | Keynote speaker |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | 30 | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 - 12:15 | 125 | Welcome and housekeeping
The Open Source Secondary School - Mark Osborne |
| 12:15 - 13:30 | 75 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 15:15 | 125 | Koha - Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi - Chris Cormack Art education and open source - Maksim Lin |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | 30 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:45 - 17:30 | 125 | Mahara development workshop - Penny Leach Why Educational Technology Deployments Fail - Belinda Lopez |
Miniconf Presenters' biographies
Coming soon. Contact Tabitha if you just can't wait.
Miniconf Presenters' slides and handouts
Watch this space for slides and handouts released under a Creative Commons license.

