DAC e Learning
Defence Academies & Colleges e-Learning Workshop & Roundtable
Network Centric Learning for Defence Academies & Colleges:
Towards Authentic ePractices
An eLearning Conference, Workshop and Roundtable
25th - 27th March 2009
Program Committee
- Noelle van der Waag-Cowling
(Stellenbosch University) - Allan Herrmann (UNSW@ADFA)
- Henk Eijkman (UNSW@ADFA)
- Darien Rossiter (Cranfield University)
Sponsors
Sponsors are invited to take the opportunity to access key stakeholders. Further information is available here
Hotel and Travel
Hotel:
The preferred accommodation for conference guests is the Protea Hotel Stellenbosch which overlooks the De Zalze Golf Estate and is situated in the Cape Wine lands. The Hotel has a full range of amenities and the affordable family suites cater for delegates who may be travelling with children and include a small kitchenette. The conference organisers will run a daily complementary conference shuttle from the Protea Hotel which will transport the delegates to the conference venue and events. more details...
Click here for a Stellenbosch street map
Flying to Cape Town:
Many international airlines use OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg as a hub for Southern Africa and it is common to find that your flights are routed through Johannesburg. more details...
The conference organisers wish to thank the following sponsors for their support:
venue
DACeL 2009 aims to address the many opportunities, challenges and new directions presented by ICT innovations in Defence-related educational settings.
Its plenary sessions, workshops, and round table discussions enable a sustained examination of how e-learning can be effectively integrated into all facets of Defence and Professional military Education. As such, the conference will provide participants with a forum for intensive interdisciplinary interaction and collegial debate. Those attending DACeL 2009 will leave with an excellent overview of current thinking, strategies, practices, and tools for creating e-learning environments appropriate for twenty-first century Defence education establishments.
| Submit a Proposal: | 11th November, 2008 *see below |
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| Response from Committee: | 28th November, 2008 |
| Registrations Open: | Early September, 2008 |
Fees:
Registration is for the full three days, transfers and social events. Registration will be open from early September 2008. Total Registration fee is:
R3,300 Find the latest conversion rates here
Overview
Purpose:
- Promote eLearning broadly in Defence environments.
- Better understand specific challenges for e-Learning in the Defence Academy or College environments;
- Develop an understanding of blended approaches to learning using eLearning;
- Explore the possibilities of Web 2.0 social media for Professional Military Education (PME) and postgraduate practices; and
- Investigate the possibilities of a PME elearning network to promote collaborative projects.
Who Should Attend:
- eLearning decision-makers, educational and educational technology practitioners working in Defence Academies & Colleges and other Defence environments;
- Defence training contractors wishing to improve their eLearning options.
What are the Outcomes?
- Set of papers and workshops
- A report framework including notes from each day.
Call for Proposals
The conference theme Network Centric Learning: Towards Authentic e-Practices highlights two increasingly important features of e-learning, namely that networks are the signature hallmark of learning in the digital age and that learning in higher education is shifting away from abstract knowledge to focus on real-life practices.
We welcome, by way of an initial abstract, submissions that address the Conference theme in one of the following areas. Topics could include but are not limited to:
- Information and Communication Technologies and the first-Year experience
- Academies, students and social technologies (What do your cadets do overnight in Facebook?)
- Virtual worlds and Military e-Learning - Simulations and games, Second life and military education and training
- Designing e-Learning for difficult contexts - organisational issues
- Skills for a 'Network Centric' career
Conference Paper: (20 minute papers - double peer reviewed and for publication in the Proceedings of DAC e-Learning 2008;
Workshop: (90 minute, interactive group sessions covering skills and new activities).
Roundtables: (60 minutes, topics for group discussion and recommendation). Topics could include but are not limited to:
- 'Internationalising' the Information Literacy Survey;
- Strategic planning for new digital futures.
Reports and Case Studies (10 minute reports or may be presented as a poster). Topics could include but are not limited to:
- case studies of projects in your institution that explore an aspect of e-learning from both military and academic perspectives (for tips on posters go here)
Follow the link for more detailed instructions on how to submit your structured 300 word abstract for consideration by the Program Committee. The closing date for submissions is the 11th November, 2008. The Program Committee will respond by the 30th November, 2008.
* NOTE: Following a number of requests, the committee have aggreed to extend the submission date to the 20th of December.
Social Events
A Welcome Reception, Conference Dinner and Wine Tour are being organised. You may also take the opportunity to see more of Stellenbosch University or South Africa in general before or after the gathering. Detailed information is availabe from: www.southafrica.net and www.southafrica.info
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