Overview of Major Events Since February 2000
Click the items below for your direct link to the following events (listed in reverse chronological order):
- 2015
- Sixth Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (BtSM2015) (São Raimundo Nonato & Serra da Capivara, Piauí, Brazil, 17 to 21 August 2015)
- 2014
- Counter Narratives Research (CNR) project.
- 2013
- Fifth Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (BtSM2013) (Bandung/Lembang, Indonesia, 27 to 31 May 2013)
- 2012
- Lakeside CONVERSATIONS au bord du lac, small scale ad hoc dialogues on things that matter, hosted by Lya and Jan Visser whenever opportunities arise (started formally in 2009, but part of ongoing practice over the years)
- 2011
- Fourth Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind. (Stellenbosch, South Africa, March 7 - 11, 2011)
- Lakeside CONVERSATIONS au bord du lac, small scale ad hoc dialogues on things that matter, hosted by Lya and Jan Visser whenever opportunities arise (started formally in 2009, but part of ongoing practice over the years)
- 2010
- Lakeside CONVERSATIONS au bord du lac, small scale ad hoc dialogues on things that matter, hosted by Lya and Jan Visser whenever opportunities arise (started formally in 2009, but part of ongoing practice over the years)
- 2009
- Presidential panel session + working meeting on Building the Scientific Mind at the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Louisville, KY, October 29 & 30, 2009
- Not by philosophy, science and theology alone (6th International Philosophy, Science and Theology Festival, Grafton, NSW, Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2009)
- Third Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (Al-Gamaliya, Cairo, Egypt. 10-14 May 2009)
- 2008
- 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. (Published by Springer in 2008)
- 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
- 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)