Session 13 - 21

Walking Uncertain Paths: Technologies and Models of Learning for Tomorrow (note - 90 minutes session continued in 2 parts )

Session Description:

After a decade of innovation in education – Learning Management Systems, blogs, wikis, open education resources, social networking, eportfolios, personal learning environments, alternative pedagogies, and more – most educators are reeling. How do we adopt or adapt these new technologies to our practice? This session will provide an opportunity for participants to explore the implications of recent developments in technology, society, and educational policy, and explore the likely nature of the next wave of change.

Presenters: George Siemens, Peter Tittenberger

George Siemens is the Associate Director – R & D, Learning Technologies Centre at University of Manitoba. His work as a writer, blogger, keynote speaker, and theorist has been acknowledged as visionary and forward-thinking. He actively maintains elearnspace.org, connectivism.ca, knowingknowledge.com, and ltc.umanitoba.ca/wordpress blogs.

Peter Tittenberger is Director of the University of Manitoba's Learning Technologies Centre and has led the centre from its inception in 2005. Previously, Peter worked at the University of Manitoba in University Teaching Services and Information Services and Technology. Before coming to the U of M, Peter worked in the Media Department at the University of Winnipeg for 20 years. A graduate of the University of Manitoba, he holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Distributed Learning from the University of British Columbia.