EXAMINING DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

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The Centre for Distance Education is delighted to welcome colleagues to our 14th Research in Distance Education conference.

9.00 Registration Beveridge Hall

9.30 Morning Plenary Session Beveridge Hall

CHAIRS’ WELCOME Professor Alan Tait, CDE Fellow, Professor Emeritus of Distance Education and Development, The Open University Professor Stylianos Hatzipanagos, CDE Fellow, Professor in Technology Enhanced Learning and Head of Graduate School, University of West London

INTRODUCTION Professor Mary Stiasny, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) and Chief Executive of the International Programmes

OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education Professor Alison Littlejohn, Director, London Knowledge Lab Professor Neil Morris, University of Leeds Dil Sidhu, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Chair: Stylianos Hatzipanagos

10.30 Coffee Break Crush Hall

#RIDE2020 11.00 Parallel Sessions

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Marco Gillies Mary Bishop Sam Brenton Ruth Drysdale (JISC) (Goldsmiths) (Independent Education (University of London) Expert)

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Justin O’Brien (Royal Holloway)

12.15 Lunch and Networking Crush Hall

13.15 Afternoon Plenary Session Beveridge Hall

ROGER MILLS PRIZE Professor Wendy Thomson, University of London Vice Chancellor, accompanied by members of Roger Mills family, will present the Roger Mills Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE People powered innovation: overcoming challenges together Professor Martin Weller, The Open University Chair: Alan Tait

14.30 Coffee Break Crush Hall

#RIDE2020 14.45 Parallel Sessions

Room: Room: Room: Room: Beveridge Hall Brunswick (G7) Bedford (SH37) Bloomsbury (SH35) Chair Chair Chair Chair Dr Mathew Phillpott Lynsie Chew Stylianos Hatzipanagos Jon Gregson Promoting active Student Evaluating the impact of Decolonizing the distance Entrepreneurship at a HE educator Curriculum: A recent learning through the Distance: The programme on experience from Open use of chatbots in case Experience of National conceptual learning and and Distance Learning study teaching Open University of practice Institutions in Nigeria. Nigeria (NOUN) Gwyneth Hughes (UCL) Grace Afolabi, Alberto Asquer (SOAS) Juliet O Inegbedion and Linda Amrane- (University of Lagos) (NOUN) Cooper (University of London) Automatic Transcripts: Distance learning in an Course design and Global Education & Student and Tutor African Prison pedagogy in distance Knowledge Diplomacy: Views from Built learning, starting from transactions of the Environment Education Patricia McKellar what we know about 21st Century (University of London) learning? Tharindu Simon Rofe (SOAS) Liyanagunawardena David Baume (CDE) (University College of Estate Management)

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