Online Discussion (June 2009)

„Universities 2.0 in Africa – Relevance and Possible Way Forward “

6 – 24 July 2009

Moderators: Dr. Virginie Aimard, United Nations University

Tony Carr, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Experts: Tony Bates, e-learning expert, Canada

Tony Carr, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Alice Barlow-Zambodla, South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)

Sam Siminyu, Makarere University, Uganda

Prof. Mama Foupouagnigni, University of Yaoundé I in Cameroon

Draft Schedule: Week 1: Universities 2.0 - A Possible or Plausible Concept for

Africa?

Week 2: Opportunities and Challenges

Week 3: Way forward and Governance Issues

Join the online discussion here.

1^st Week (6 July – 12 July 2009)

Monday, 06-07-2009	Tuesday, 07-07-2009	Wednesday, 08-07-2009	Thursday, 09-07-2009	Friday, 10-07-2009	Saturday, 11-07-2009	Sunday, 12-07-2009
Welcome by Dr. Virginie Aimard	Discussion	Discussion	Discussion	Discussion	Discussion	Discussion
Introducing - the topic - experts - rules - procedure/ schedule	Participants discuss the keynote statement	Participants continue discussion	Participants continue discussion	Participants continue discussion	Participants continue discussion	Participants continue discussion
Keynote statement by Tony Carr: “Universities 2.0: a possible or plausible concept for Africa?”

2^nd Week (13 July – 19 July 2009)

Monday, 06-07-2009	Tuesday, 07-07-2009	Wednesday, 08-07-2009	Thursday, 08-07-2009	Friday, 09-07-2009	Saturday, 10-07-2009	Sunday, 11-07-2009
Summary by Dr. Virginie Aimard	Discussion	Discussion	Discussion	Live Chat	Discussion	Discussion
Summary of the discussion from week 1	Participants discuss the keynote statement	Participants continue discussion	Participants continue discussion	Dr. Virginie Aimard continues discussion in a live chat	Reactions from the participants	Reactions from the participants
Keynote statement by Tony Bates: Opportunities and challenges

3^rd Week (20 July – 26 July 2009)

Monday, 06-07-2009	Tuesday, 07-07-2009	Wednesday, 08-07-2009	Thursday, 08-07-2009	Friday, 09-07-2009	Saturday, 10-07-2009	Sunday, 11-07-2009
Summary by Moderator	Discussion	Discussion	Summary	Discussion	Discussion	Final Summary
Summary of the discussion from week 2	Participants discuss the keynote statement	Participants continue discussion	Moderator summarizes the discussions and sends them out via email	Expert 3 reacts to the summary	Reactions from the participants	Final summary of the 3-week online discussion
Keynote statement by Expert 3: Way forward and governance issues

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