AGORA and LLL in WCCE 2009 –

1. AGORA and LLL in WCCE 2009 – Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

2. WCCE 2009 – Brazil • Bento Goncalves 27.- 31.July - • Education and Technology for a Better World Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

3. Some reflections on LLL • Individual perspective • Lifelong learners from cradle to grave? • Ability to learn/adopt to changes: “lasting change of attitude/behaviour”, to create : • Professional, private: social, cultural, economic • System, time, arena – do/learn, 2nd loop • New information/experience = change of practice Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

4. Some reflections on LLL Organisational perspective • Organisations: structured or loosely coupled • Learning organisations – communities of practice • Not all organisations are learning organisations • Schools are in general not learning organisations • IFIP and TC3 are not learning organisations • Ability to learn/change, find new ways of organising and working to meet challenges Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

5. Can IFIP/TC3 be a turned into learning organisation? Facilitate tradition or LLL? • From standalone events to continuity? • WG • Activities: Conferences, newsletters, book projects • Membership with commitment to forming a learning community? • Physical meeting/objects and digital/virtual arena • AGORA • Not a project but an approach • Ongoing activities and set of initiatives, “real life/virtual community” • WCCE 2009 and AGORA Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

6. WHY FOCUS ON WCCE 2009? • The conference focus on good educational practices and visions for future developments. • An excellent meeting place for professionals who want to have up-to-date information on state-of- the- art and future learning environments. • Explore and make contact to enrich networks for years to come Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

7. CONTRIBUTIONS – traditional • Papers • Full papers, short papers, posters: paper based and digital • Workshops • Demonstrations • Expert panels Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

8. CONTRIBUTIONS – innovative (A challenge for the AGORA initiative) • Interactive collaborative sessions: • Group signing on (2 or 3 presenters)/ Announce for partners on suggested theme • Live blogs with contributions from audience • Symposium: Set of three sessions aiming at producing a consensus document (i.e.: on free software, bridging the digital divide, policy declaration, Lifelong learning) • TV-show style presentation: two-three short introductions organised by a programme leader – active involvement of the audience • Or ??? Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

9. POTENTIAL THEMES AND TOPICS(based on the Stellenbosch declaration, WCCE 2005): • Digital solidarity • Learners and lifelong learning • Teachers – teaching and role of teachers • Decision making strategies/policy • Networking and collaboration • Innovation and creativity in schools Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

10. Perspectives (Stellenbosch declaration): • Societal perspective • Learning and teaching • Technology and infrastructure • Research Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair

11. WCCE 2009: AGORA – TC3 WCCE 2009 – opportunity knocks! • AGORA to take steps forward • before, during and after WCCE 2009 • TC3 to move towards a learning community • You to find a turning point • SEE YOU THERE! Sindre Røsvik WCCE 2009 IPC chair