World Learning Summit 2020
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FUTURE LEARNING LAB
Open summit
MAY 27TH 11AM — 5 PM.
DAY 1 TICKETS HERE
Workshops May 28-29
POLICY-MAKERS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, BUSINES LEADERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, TECH ENTREPRENEURS
Research and writing sessions
PHD COLLOQUIUM • RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS • PUBLICATION WRITING SESSIONS
MAY 27TH: OPEN SUMMIT
REGISTRATION, POSTER SESSIONS
8:30 – 11:00
MAIN HALL, UNIVERSITY OF AGDER
Registration for Day 1 and all group sessions
WELCOME ADRESSES
11:00 – 11:10
SUNNIVA WHITTAKER: UiA PRESIDENT
11:10 SUMMIT THEME – BACKGROUNDS, REFLECTIONS AND AGENDAS
ODDGEIR TVEITEN, UNIVERSITY OF AGDER and DONNA KIDWELL, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
INTRODUCING WLS 2020 SUMMIT HOST: TBA
11:30 OPENING KEYNOTE
TAWANA KUPE: VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
Transforming higher education:
Visions and challenges as seen from South Africa
12:00 WLS 2020 ROUNDTABLE
HOST: JUNE BREIVIK KULTURTANKEN, NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE
Challenges and opportunities:
Technology and learning as seen from the Global South
PANEL SPEAKERS: Anjum Malik, Joseph Salomonsen, Tawana Kupe, tba
12:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
LEARNING AT THE CROSSROADS - THREE DIMENSIONS
PARALELL SESSION 1
EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY AND THE CHALLENGE OF
INNOVATION: CHARTING THE ECO SYSTEM
PARALLEL SESSION 2
INTERDISCIPLINARY VISIONS AND CHALLENGES
IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING
PARALLEL SESSION 3
INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AND
THE CHALLENGE OF LEADERSHIP
13:30 LUNCH
14:15 RESIDENCE KEYNOTE
PHIL LONG: GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
CONNECTING WITH SOCIETY –
REFLECTIONS ON THE DIGITAL CHALLENGE
14:30 IDEAS ROUNDTABLE
MODERATORS: DONNA KIDWELL, VIDAR MORTENSEN
LEARNING IN THE AGE OF GLOBAL MOBILITY – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLITICS FOR A SUSTAINABLE LEARNING FUTURE
15:00 BREAK
15:20 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
LEARNING AT THE CROSSROADS - THREE DIMENSIONS
PARALELL SESSION 1
EDUCATION FRONTIERS
NORDIC MOBILITIES
PARALLEL SESSION 2
THE ETHICS OF DATA IN A
GLOBAL ECONOMY OF SHARING
PARALLEL SESSION 3
PHD COLLOQUIUM CONTINUED
PAPERS • WRITING WORKSHOP
16:20: FIRESIDE CHAT
SUMMIT HOST IN CONVERSATION WITH INVITED GUESTS
18:00 – 21:00
CONFERENCE MIXER AND BUFFET
INCLUDED IN ALL SUMMIT TICKETS
MAY 28TH: RESEARCH CONFERENCE PROGRAM
9:00 — FEATURED KEYNOTE WITH Q AND A
SARAH TOBIN, SENIOR RESEARCHER, CHRISTIAN MICHELSENS INSTITUTE
LEARNING IN A TURBULENT WORLD: NOTES AND REFLECTIONS FROM MY RESEARCH
10:00 FEATURED KEYNOTE WITH Q AND A
PHIL KOMARNY: VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATIONS, SALESFORCE
LEARNING AND EDUCATION TRANSFORMED: WHO OWNS MY COMPETENCE? WHAT IS AN EXAM WORTH?9:00
11:00 WORKSHOP SESSION PROGRAM UNDER DEVELOPMENT — SESSIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
MAY 29TH: RESEARCH CONFERENCE PROGRAM
9:00 – 11:00 WORKSHOP SESSION PROGRAM UNDER DEVELOPMENT — SESSIONS CONTINUE THROUGH UNTIL 2 PM.