Miniconfs/Education
From LCA2010
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 will provide talks and workshops directly useful to educators, administrators, developers and those interested in supporting education initiatives and/or influencing their direction and uptake.
We are currently calling for presentations: Submit your proposal here
You can email Tabitha if you require further information.
Call for proposals
In completing the proposal submission you will be asked to provide: your name and contact details, biography, proposal title and abstract, and preferred talk/workshop time (5-45 minutes). If your proposal has any special setup requirements please advise this also.
Note: If you choose to let LCA record your talk (not required, but preferred), it will be released under a Creative Commons license.
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 | Welcome and/or Keynote |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | 30 | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 - 12:15 | 125 | Session 1 (may be multiple speakers) |
| 12:15 - 13:30 | 75 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 15:15 | 125 | Session 2 (may be multiple speakers) |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | 30 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:45 - 17:30 | 125 | Session 3 (may be multiple speakers) |
Titles of the Miniconf Presenters' papers
To be defined. Contact Tabithaif you would like to get involved.
First accepted presentation: One Laptop Per Child and Sugar Labs: Why you should care about Linux and education and what people in the region are doing about it Overview of OLPC in the region (Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific), Sugar Labs, OLPC Friends, deployments coming up and community support and development Target: People interested in getting involved or learning about a not for profit humanitarian education project
Miniconf Presenters' biographies
To be defined. Contact Tabitha if you would like to get involved.
Miniconf Presenters' slides and handouts
Watch this space for slides and handouts released under a Creative Commons licence
