All participants of the World Learning Summit 2017 are kindly invited to share the experiences and tweet about the conference! Please use the hashtag #wlslinq for all your Twitter tweets that they are easy to discover and follow. The World Learning Summit 2017 is the merger of the annual WLS series and the international "Learning Innovations and Quality" (LINQ) Conference, thus the hashtag reads #wlslinq. We are looking forward to your tweets and social media comments! … [Read more...]
WLS 2017 starts with reception at MakerSpace
The World Learning Summit 2017 starts with a reception at the MakerSpace in Kristiansand today! All Conference participants are kindly invited to join: The MakerSpace is located within the city center and walking distance to the various hotels, this is an opportunity to just meet and get acquainted. This is a first great occasion to get together, network and potentially discuss issues concerning the summit, the workshops, and so on. The programming is very light, with some light snacks and other refreshments. … [Read more...]
About the featured keynote by Cathy Casserly
We are sorry to hear that professor Ola Erstad has had to pull out of the program, due to unforeseen commitments as department head at the University of Oslo - we know he has tried to combine. We are also extremely pleased to note that Anjum Malik is taking on the role as commentator and Q&A host for Cathy Casserly´s keynote -- the role planned for professor Erstad. Anjum Malik has an impressive international project history and will contextualize the Q&A within that global framework. She will bring in several … [Read more...]
Update on conference program status
Dear summit participants: As the summit now is approaching, we ask you to keep coming back often in order to check the program. All the slots are now filled. The plenary program is set. The academic track is set. We will be adding names to the two other workshop track panels up until the day before we start. We can promise you a very intriguing mix of themes and people in all the workshop tracks. Details on workshop locations will be coming out on the website and this will also be included in the final program … [Read more...]
Join us for World Learning Summit 2017
Join us for World Learning Summit, June 2017? Our list of attendees is growing – by now we are more countries represented than last year. Great speakers, great workshops. But we have room for more. WHAT DE DO NOT HAVE IS MANY MORE HOTEL ROOMS SO PLEASE BOOKS YOURS -- RIGHT NOW. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE HOTEL SPACE VERY MUCH LONGER. … [Read more...]
Creativity, communication and closing keynote
Just when you thought we were done adding exciting names and people to our already high-level program for World Learning Summit 2017, here´s the thing: We´re not. We are, on the contrary, very honored to announce the presence of Dr. Brian Magerko at our summit in June. Take a look at his website and projects; you will see why. We are extremely fortunate to have him visit. Dr. Magerko will give several talks during the conference. Here are some words about his research interest and portfolio: "Dr. Brian Magerko is … [Read more...]
Announcing keynote by Joseph Press
We are very happy to be able to announce the presence of Mr. Joseph Press for two of our conference days. Josep Press will give a keynote address on June 8th, centering on challenges for leaders and leadership in an age of intensified globalization. What learning challenges emerge? Posing questions such as there, World Learning Summit also signals a focus on learning and education outside and after school and college. Increasingly, learning is a life-long process with continued adaptation challenges also at work. … [Read more...]
ICDE joins up with WLS for 2017
We are extremely honored to announce our new partnership for the 2017 summit with ICDE: International Council for Open and Distance Education. This has been on the discussion docket for some time. We will soon present ICDE more thoroughly for those who do not know the organization. And we will get back to how they will feature in our program for WLSA 2017. Meanwhile – some pointers here: The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) is the leading global membership organization for open, distance, … [Read more...]
Get your hotel room yet?
Our package deal with the local hotels is now closing down. If you have not yet signed up and booked your room, now is the time. After the closing of this package we can no longer guarantee space or the same rates. Please book now. See details on the website top menu. Best regards, WLS staff. … [Read more...]