Keynote Speaker - Dr. Tony Bates
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Speaker bio: Tony Bates is President and CEO of Tony Bates Associates Ltd, a private company specializing in consultancy and training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education. The company was started in 2003, and since then has served nearly 100 clients in 30 countries. Clients include the World Bank, OECD, UNESCO, national ministries of education, and several U.S. state higher education commissions.
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Session information: 21st Century Learning There is a great deal of talk by government and employers
about developing the skills needed for the 21st century. What does this
actually mean, and what are the implications for teaching and learning? This
presentation will examine this, in terms both of appropriate pedagogies, and in
particular in terms of the new tools and technologies now available for skills
development and training.
Recorded Session
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