JISC

As the world we live in becomes more dependent on digital information, a major conference will question whether we are really prepared for learning in the digital age.

This key question is among many that will be debated at this year’s Online International Conference – Innovating e-Learning taking place on 4 – 7 November 2008.

This is the third JISC Online Conference run by the e-learning programme which will look at the ‘productive and energising tension between the tired and tested, with the wholly innovative’.

The conference will include a keynote from Gilly Salmon, Professor of E-learning and Learning Technologies at the University of Leicester, who will focus on curriculum redesign. There will also be sessions using Elluminate – real-time online learning and collaborate software and Second Life – ‘a 3D virtual world where users can socialise, connect and create using voice and text chat’.

Presenters and delegates will focus on a number of themes including ‘embracing the future now’ and ‘going bolding into the dark’. These two topics will look at what can be achieved in e-Learning today and will explore what technology may bring to learning in the future. "Are really prepared for learning in the digital age?"

Online conferences work in the same way as a physical conference with participants and speakers – the only difference being that the physical venue is replaced by the Internet and participants computers.

If you are new to online conferencing and want to know more before registering, visit the frequently asked questions section on the Innovating e-Learning online conference page.

The programme will be of interest to those in both higher and further education. The conference will take place in an asynchronous environment which means that participants can take part at any time over the four days.

Please register online