2nd ASEF CLASSROOM NETWORK CONFERENCE Tampere, Finland 11-14 September 2002 Wednesday 11 September 2002 Morning / Arrival of Participants in Tampere, Finland Afternoon 09:30 - 15:30 Registration of participants Venue: Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto Address: Hämeenpuisto 47 33200 Tampere 14:00 - 15:30 Co-ordinating Meeting of Chairman of the 2nd ASEF Classroom Network Conference and Chairpersons of Working Groups Venue: Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto (Meeting Room Pablo) 18:45 Bus transportation Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto (entrance) – Vapriikki Museum Centre 19:00 - 21:30 WELCOME DINNER AND OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE 2nd ASEF CLASSROOM NETWORK CONFERENCE Hosted by: Asia-Europe Foundation Venue: Vapriikki Museum Centre, Restaurant Valssi Address: Veturiaukio 4, Tampella area 33100 Tampere Attire: Business/Lounge Suit 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference Programme Page 1 Addresses by: - Mr. Zainal A Mantaha (Email: [email protected]) Director, People-to-People Exchange Asia-Europe Foundation - Mr. Kari Pitkänen (Email: [email protected]) Deputy Director General National Board of Education Finland Theme: The Role of Educational Co-operation in the Strengthening the Foundations of the Asia-Europe Partnership in the 21st Century. Ms. Ulla Lijeström Chief Education Officer The City of Tampere Theme: Welcome to Tampere 21.30 Bus transportation Vapriikki Museum Centre – Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto Thursday 12 September 2002 08:00 - 08:45 Breakfast 08:45 - 09:00 Bus transportation Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto (entrance) – Tampere College 09:00 - 12.00 PLENARY SESSION I Chairman: Mr. Kari Pitkänen Deputy Director-General National Board of Education Finland Venue: Auditorium, Tampere College, Tampere Institute of Health Care Address: Sairaalankatu 6 , 33100 Tampere Attire: Smart Casual 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference Programme Page 2 09:00 - 09:10 Introductory Remarks by Chairman (including the order of business for the 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference) 09:10 - 09:25 ASEF ClassNet: Prospects and Challenges Presented by: Mr Zainal Arif Mantaha Director People-to-People Exchange Asia-Europe Foundation 09:30 - 10:00 ICT in Education and Its Impacts: the Asian Experiences Presented by: Dr Ewe Hong Tat (Email: [email protected]) Dean, Faculty of Information Technology Multimedia University Malaysia 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee/Tea Break 10:30 - 11:00 History and Development of Collaborative Learning and E- Learning in Europe: Lessons Learnt Presented by : Dr. Päivi Häkkinen (Email: [email protected]) University of Jyväskylä Institute for Educational Research 11:00 - 12:00 Plenary Discussion 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch Venue: Restaurant Pisara Tampere College Tampere Institute of Health Care 14:00 - 17:30 PLENARY SESSION II Chairman: Zainal Arif Mantaha Director People-to-People Exchange Asia-Europe Foundation 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference Programme Page 3 Venue: Auditorium Tampere College Tampere Institute of Health Care 14:00 - 15:30 Presentations of the results of selected Working Groups established after the 1st ASEF ClassNet Conference held in Singapore from 2-5 September 2001 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee/Tea Break 15:45 - 17:15 Separate Presentations on Selected Project Proposals 17:15 - 17:30 Announcement and Presentation of ASEF ClassNet Awards 17:30 - 18:30 PRESS CONFERENCE Venue: Tampere College Attended by: Mr. Jukka Sarjala Director-General National Board of Education, Finland Selected Chair of Working Groups ASEF ClassNet Award Recipients Mr Zainal A Mantaha Director, People-to-People Exchange Asia-Europe Foundation Ms Kaarina Suonio (Email: [email protected]) Member, Board of Governors Asia-Europe Foundation Director, Tampere Hall Representatives of the City of Tampere Chairpersons of selected Working Groups ASEF ClassNet Award Recipients 18:30 - 19:30 Working group session I (to further develop each project proposal in each group) 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference Programme Page 4 Venue: Various Meeting Rooms Tampere College Tampere Institute of Health Care 19:30 Bus transportation Tampere College – Old City Hall (Raatihuone) 20:00 - 22:00 RECEPTION / THE CITY OF TAMPERE Hosted: Ms Tuula Martikainen Chief of Culture The City of Tampere Venue: Old City Hall (Raatihuone) Address: Keskustori 10 33100 Tampere Website: http://www.tampere.fi Attire: Smart Casual Visit by Internet Bus “NettiNysse”Website: http://www.tampere.fi/kirjasto/nettinysse 22:00 Bus transportation Raatihuone - Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto Friday 13 September 2002 8:00 - 08:30 Breakfast 08:30 Bus transportation Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto (entrance) – Tour/Visit to schools 08:30 -11:00 CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL TOUR OF TAMPERE and VISIT TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TAMPERE (visit time in schools 9:00 – 10:00) Group 1. Kaukajärvi Secondary School Group 2. North Hervanta Secondary School 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference Programme Page 5 11:00 - 11:15 VISIT TO THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION (OPEKO) IN TAMPERE Welcome presentation: Ms Liisa Löfman (Email: [email protected]) Deputy Director of the National Centre for Professional Development in Education (OPEKO) Address: Lapinniemenranta 12 33100 Tampere Tel: +358-3-2543600 Fax: +358-3-2534434 Website: http://www.opeko.fi Attire: Business/Lounge Suit 11:15 - 12:00 Implementation of the national ICT strategy for schools Ms Ella Kiesi (Email: [email protected]) Head of Unit, Educational Communications and Technology National Board of Education 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Venue: Restaurant Arthur Address: Lapinniemenranta 12 33100 Tampere 13:00 - 14:30 How Schools in Tampere Have Harnessed ICT in Education? Mr. Jari Seppälä (Email: [email protected]) Communications Director The City of Tampere Ms. Minna Vikman (Email: [email protected]) Teachers' Consultant in eLearning Matters The City of Tampere Mr. Timo Vikman (Email: [email protected]) Teacher in Audiovisual Communication Tampere College 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference Programme Page 6 14.30-14:45 Coffee/Tea Break Venue: National Centre for Professional Development in Education (OPEKO) 14:45-15:00 Group Photograph 15:00-17:30 Working group session II Venue: National Centre for Professional Development I in Education (OPEKO) Various meeting rooms 17:30 Bus transportation OPEKO - Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto 18:00 Free evening Optional visit to Finnish traditional sauna by Lake Näsijärvi (bus leaves from the hotel at 18:00) Venue: Siivikkala, Ylöjärvi Attire: Casual, Swimming suit Saturday, 14 September 2002 08:00 - 08:45 Breakfast 08:45 - 09:00 Bus transportation Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto – Tampere College 09:00 - 10:30 PLENARY SESSION III Chairman: Zainal A Mantaha Director People-to-People Exchange Asia-Europe Foundation 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference Programme Page 7 Venue: Auditorium Tampere College Institute of Health care Attire: Business/Lounge Suit 09:00 - 10:00 Presentations by Chairpersons of Working Groups on Projects to be Developed in 2002/2003 10:00 - 11:00 Question and Answer 12:00 - 13:30 FAREWELL LUNCH Hosted by: Asia-Europe Foundation and Ministry of Education/National Board of Education Finland Venue: Tampere Hall, Restaurant Fuuga Address: Yliopistonkatu 33100 Tampere Tel: +358-3-2434111 Fax: +358-3-2434199 Website: http://www.tampere-talo.fi Attire: Business/Lounge Suit CLOSING SESSION Chairman: Mr. Kari Pitkänen Deputy Director General National Board of Education Finland Address by: Ms Kaarina Suonio Member Board of Governors Asia-Europe Foundation 13:30 Bus transportation Tampere Hall - Hotel Cumulus Hämeenpuisto 2nd ASEF ClassNet Conference Programme Page 8 .