Overview of Major Events Since February 2000
Click the items below for your direct link to the following events (listed in reverse chronological order):
- 2008
- Third Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (Egypt. Exact venue and dates to be announced)
- First International conference on ICT for Education in Sardinia / Prima conferenza internazionale sulle ICT al servizio dell'apprendimento in Sardegna (Sardinia, September 12, 2008)
- Evaluating the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of international cooperation for sustainable postsecondary education development around the world (since the second semester of 2006 and ongoing)
- Rethinking human learning with sustainability in mind: Building the scientific mind—a case in point (Stellenbosch, South Africa, June 8-11, 2008)
- Multi-author volume on Learners in a changing learning landscape: Reflections from a dialogue on new roles and expectations. (Due May 2008 at Springer)
- Panel on Online Learner Competencies (International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction & Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - Barcelona, Spain, March 13, 2008)
- 3rd Universe Awareness Multidisciplinary Workshop Educational Materials (Leiden, The Netherlands, 25 - 27 February 2008)
- 2007
- Evaluating the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of international cooperation for sustainable postsecondary education development around the world (since the second semester of 2006 and ongoing)
- Second Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 28 to June 1, 2007)
- 2006
- Evaluating the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of international cooperation for sustainable postsecondary education development around the world (since the second semester of 2006 and ongoing)
- The reciprocal influence of science and culture (EU expert workshop, Brussels, Belgium, 8 June 2006)
- To school, or not to school: is that the question? An online discussion hosted by the Higher Education Learning Professionals (HELP) network on Collaboration Across Borders (cabweb.net) from 14 to 27 April 2006
- Symposium on Rediscovering Childhood and conference on Early Childhood Development, organized by the Sindh Education Foundation (Karachi, Pakistan, April 3-6, 2006)
- Unearthing, Resuscitating and Genetically Reengineering the Mammoth (A workshop about rediscovering the power of community building, generating transdisciplinary dialogue and creative collaboration - Provisional announcement)
- 2005
- Learners in a Changing Learning Landscape: New Roles and Expectations - A dialogue motivated by an ibstpi research project (Presidential Session and Workshop, AECT 2005)
- A new focus area on Learning to Live in Harmony is in the process of being established.
- For the love of science (Project in collaboration with Pari Center for New Learning to provide open access to quality science learning modules)
- Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (The Hague, The Netherlands, May 17-20, 2005)
- 2004
- Creation of Learning Development Institute (Europe) - Association sous la loi du 1er juillet 1901 (December 29, 2004)
- Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (Château de Blois, Blois, France, May 15-21, 2005)
- The beauty of simplicity - or how a simple rationale can help distance educators care for the emotional needs of learners. (Montreal, May 10, 2004)
- The historical context of international distance education and its influence on today's developments (Special issue of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education) - CALL FOR PAPERS
- Meaningful learning in the Democratic Republic Congo (Since January 2003)
- 2003
- Innovación Educativa apoyada en Tecnologías (Universidad Autónoma San Luis Potosí, México, 15-21 de octubre de 2003)
- Special Session and Workshop on the Book of Problems (BOP) at AECT 2003 in Anaheim, CA, October 2003
- Critical reflection on learning and development in the light of learning stories from Mozambique (AECT, Anaheim, CA, October 2003)
- Ambiguity, cognition, learning, teaching, and design (AECT, Anaheim, CA, October 2003)
- Criação de capacidade para o desenvolvimento do ensino a distância em Moçambique (Agosto de 2003 até Junho de 2004)
- 3e Rencontres Internationales Science et Conscience - Transdisciplinarité, un chemin vers la paix? (Strasbourg, France, mai 2003)
- Meaningful learning in the Democratic Republic Congo (Since January 2003)
- 2002
- De l'idée d'apprendre sans frontières à la notion du développement de l'apprentissage (Montréal, Québec, Canada, 6 décembre 2002)
- The Book of Problems (or what we don't know about learning) (AECT 2002).
- Mind over Competency (AECT, Dallas, TX, November 2002)
- Critical Thinking and Discourse in Distance Education and Traditional Education (AECT, Dallas, TX, November 2002)
- Construyendo la Universidad de Sabiduría para el Siglo XXI (Guadalajara, agosto 2002)
- Learning after September 11, 2001: A collaborative reflection (Sept. 21, 2001 - Feb. 2002)
- Bringing Space Down to Earth (Vienna, June 2002)
- Internet : Outil pédagogique pour la formation à distance (Alger, mai 2002)
- La Innovación: Necesidad Científica, Opción Artística (mayo 2002)
- Learning Objects Technology: Implications for Educational Research and Practice (AERA 2002 Panel Session)
- Second Order Learning Stories (AERA 2002 roundtable)
- La educación y el aprendizaje en el tiempo de las nuevas tecnologías de información y de comunicación: Un diálogo entre Federico Mayor y Jan Visser (published book chapter)
- The purpose of instruction and education, Florida State University (February and April 2002)
- Research on Problem-Based Learning at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)
- Research on the Use of Innovative Instructional Strategies in Computer Science Curricula
- Development of an Electronic Training System for Generating Orthographies of Unwritten Languages
- Educational Technology Magazine - Special Issue (March/April 2002)
- V Reunión Nacional de Currículo para la Educación Superior: Escenarios para la Universidad del Siglo XXI (Caracas, Venezuela, febrero de 2002)
- LDI collaboration with UNESCO on activities within Learntec 2002 - Global Forum on Learning Technology (Feb 2002)
2001
- Workshop at International Conference of Association for Educational Communications and Technology (November 2001)
- Increasing Human Potential - Review of Research Proposal of Santa Fe Institute Consortium (October/November 2001)
- International Symposium on Learning Communities - Fòrum Universal de las Culturas - Barcelona 2004 (October 2001)
- Instructional Design in an International Setting, University of Southern Alabama (November 2001)
- La Reinvención de la Educación Superior en un Mundo en Cambio (ANUIES, Mexico, September 2001)
- Nova Southeastern University - Summer Institute, Instructional Technology and Distance Education programs (July 2001)
- Rencontres de Versailles 2001 (Chateau de Versailles, June 2001)
- David C. Kinsey Dialogue Series (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2001)
- Ethics in Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDE, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2001)
- The Virtual University : The Challenge of the Third Millennium (Algiers, Algeria, 2001)
- Future of e-Education (March 2001 onward)
- UNESCO Learning Workshop on Distance Learning (LearnTec, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2001)
2000
- Complexity Studies (Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM, 2000)
- The Learning Stories Project (AECT, Denver, CO, 2000)
- Let Them Eat Cake (AECT, Denver, CO, 2000)
- In Search of the Meaning of Learning (AECT, Long Beach, CA & Denver, CO, 2000)