MAIN PROGRAM

!dea11 is a two and a half day conference focusing on technology in education. It covers all education sectors. The conference features a number of international speakers along with recognised Australian experts in the field. There will be a blend of presentations, panels and opportunities for discussion/debate. Recognition of interoperability and standards, and the benefits they offer in supporting innovation and education is a key part of IDEA events. The conference is aimed at a cross-sectoral audience comprising policy makers, technology and infrastructure implementers, vendors and service providers specialising in educational environments, and educators with an understanding of the roles that technology can play in teaching and learning.

The conference will also showcase finalists for the 2011 Australian Learning Impact Awards.

Wednesday 30 November 2011

1.00 pm - 2.00 pm	Registration
2.00 pm - 2.15 pm	Welcome and introductions: Susan Mann, Chief Executive Officer – Education Services Australia (ESA)
	Setting the scene: The global digital landscape: implications for technology
2.15 pm - 3.00 pm	Keynote: Challenges and opportunities for ICT in Australian Education Chair: Susan Mann, Chief Executive Officer – Education Services Australia (ESA) Tony Cook, Associate Secretary, Schools and Youth - Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Matt Farmer, General Manager, Information Strategy & Management - Department of Education & Early Childhood Development (DEECD) Greg Whitby, Executive Director of Schools - Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, NSW
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm	Afternoon tea hosted by simon
3.30 pm - 4.15 pm	Panel session: Learning practitioners learning futures, how we are and can seize the moment Chair: Heather Watson, Program Director, Learning Services – Education Services Australia (ESA) Mike Seyfang, Enhanced Learning First-year Sciences Project - University of Adelaide Howard Errey, Education Consultant - eWorks Anne Mirtschin, ICT Co-ordinator - Hawkesdale P12 College, VIC
4.15 pm - 5.15 pm	International keynote: Chair: Bevan Doyle, Chief Information Officer, Information and Communication Technologies – Department of Education & Training Western Australia (DoE WA) What's on the horizon Laurence F. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer - New Media Consortium (NMC) Personalising learning possibilities Susi Steigler-Peters, National General Manager, Education - Telstra
5.15 pm	Welcome reception hosted by Telstra

Thursday 1 December 2011

8.00 am - 8.45 am	Tea and coffee on arrival and late registration
8.45 am - 9.00 am	Welcome to day 2: Reflections on day 1
9.00 am - 10.00 am	International keynotes: International perspectives: the role of technical standards in creating learning futures Chair: Rhyan Bloor, Branch Manager, Digital Education – Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Rob Abel, Chief Executive Officer - IMS Global Learning Consortium Dr. Larry Fruth, Chief Executive Officer - Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) Association
10.00 am - 10.30 am	NBN broadband horizons: learning opportunities Sean M. Casey, Advisor, Broadband Applications - NBN Company Ltd
10.30 am - 11.00 am	Morning tea hosted by eWorks
Morning tea to lunch 11.00 am - 12.30 pm	Two streams
Stream one	E- assessment in tertiary education: challenges and opportunities Chair: Allison Miller, E-portfolios/Higher Qualification Pathways Business Manager - National VET E-learning Strategy Darrall Thompson, Director of Teaching & Learning - University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Owen O'Neill - eWorks Melanie Worrall, Benchmarking & Research - Australian Flexible Learning Framework Delia Browne, National Copyright Director, National Copyright Unit - Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA); and President & Co Founder - P2PU
Stream two	Linking learning in schools Educators, standards experts and solution providers join the dots to define and tackle key challenges facing digital learning Chair: Katrina Reynen, Director, Global Education (Asia Pacific) – Cisco Systems Paul O'Sullivan, Practice Manager – Eclipse Computing Anne Mirtschin, ICT Co-ordinator - Hawkesdale P12 College, VIC Ben Johnstone-McCloud, Principal – Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College, VIC Greg Curtis, Manager, Business Technologies - Department of Education Tasmania (DoE TAS) David O'Hagan, Chief Information Officer, Information and Technologies – Department of Education & Training Queensland (DET QLD)
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm	Lunch
	Opening up learning content
1.30 pm - 3.15 pm	Keynote: Chair: Libby Baulch, Policy Director - Copyright Agency The future of content Martin Dean, Head of Publishing, Primary - Pearson Australia Panel one: Open education resources Delia Browne, National Copyright Director, National Copyright Unit - Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA); and President & Co Founder - P2PU User generated content Helen M. Lynch, Senior E-learning Consultant: ACT Toolbox Champion - Canberra Institute of Technology / Australian Flexible Learning Framework Panel two: Making content discoverable Chair: Rhyan Bloor, Branch Manager, Digital Education – Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Learning registry Steve Midgley, Deputy Director of Education Technology - U.S. Department of Education Australian Curriculum Connect Robert Randall, General Manager, Curriculum - Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) ANDS Nick Nicholas, Senior Business Analyst - Australian National Data Service
3.15 pm - 3.45 pm	Afternoon tea hosted by Copyright Agency
3.45 pm - 4.00 pm	Learning Impact Awards (LIA) introduction Chair: Dennis MacNamara, Director - Unlocking Learning Rob Abel Chief Executive Officer - IMS Global Learning Consortium
4.00 pm - 4.30 pm	Panel: Previous LIA winners: experiences and war stories Bronwen Campbell, Training & E-learning Consultant - Active Learning Partners
4.30 pm - 6.00 pm	Learning Impact Awards showcase: Logistics and speed dating
5.45 pm - 7.00 pm	Reception hosted by Pearson Australia

Friday 2 December 2011

8.00 am - 8.45 am	Tea and coffee on arrival
8.45 am - 9.00 am	Welcome to day 3: Reflections on day 1 and day 2
Stream one	Identity: a key to service provision and reporting in a digital environment
9.00 am - 10.15 am	Panel discussion: Student identity: identity case study stories Chair: Jeffrey Gunn - IT and Project Management Services Tri-border Project Justin Magraith, Enterprise Architect - Department of Education Western Australia (DoE WA) Majella Stevens, Project Manager - Department of Education Western Australia (DoE WA) Managing identities across organisations Dan Ingvarson, Program Lead, Projects and Architecture – National Schools Interoperability Program (NSIP) VET unique student identifier Alison Anlezark, Manager, Data Collections and Analysis - National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) Australian Access Federation Dr. Nick Tate, Director, Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI) Project - University of Queensland (UQ) Identity in New Zealand Paul Seiler, Manager Managed Learning Environments - NZ Ministry of Education
Stream two	Designing future learning spaces
9.00 am - 10.15 am	Panel forum: Designing learning spaces for the digital age (physical and virtual) Chair: Allyn Radford, Vertical Solutions Architect, Education – Cisco Systems Prof. Phillip Long, Director, Centre for Educational Innovation & Technology - University of Queensland (UQ) Lee Sansom, Principal - Blair Athol North Birth - Year 7, SA Pauline Farrell, Executive Manager, Blended eLearning Solutions - Box Hill Institute Jo Dane, Senior Consultant, Education Consulting - Woods Bagot Justine Isard, Education Consultant/Director - MyLearning
10.15 am - 10.45 am	Morning tea hosted by makebook
10.45 am - 11.15 am	What can we learn from other sectors?: Case study local government opportunities with the NBN Chair and Speaker: Peter Croger, Principal – Croger Associates Pty Ltd David Bartlett, Director - Explor Consulting Pty Ltd
	Future learning visioning: where to from here?
11.15 am - 12.15 pm	Keynote: Introductions: Susan Mann, Chief Executive Officer – Education Services Australia (ESA) Chair and Speaker: Prof. Shirley Alexander, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching, Learning & Equity) - University of Technology (UTS) Ramona Pierson, Chief Science Officer – Promethean Genesis Project Dr. Nerida McCredie, Teacher - St Ives North Public School, NSW
12.15 pm - 1.15 pm	The final reflection panel and debate: What has emerged, what are the immediate imperatives, the takeaways Chair: Rob Abel, Chief Executive Officer - IMS Global Learning Consortium Dr. Larry Fruth, Chief Executive Officer - Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) Association Steve Midgley, Deputy Director of Education Technology - U.S. Department of Education Dr. Nick Tate, Director, Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI) Project - University of Queensland (UQ) Martin Dean, Head of Publishing, Primary - Pearson Australia Susi Steigler-Peters, National General Manager, Education – Telstra Trevor Hill, Director IT Services - Department of Education Tasmania (DoE TAS) Delia Browne, National Copyright Director, National Copyright Unit - Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA); and President & Co Founder - P2PU
1.15 pm - 2.30 pm	Lunch & LIA winner announcement
2.30 pm	Close