The Glocal Classroom at Flinders University 24-26 November 2014 Archive

The Flinders University Glocal Classroom is part of a world series of seminars in 2014. This project is led by the ComDev team from Malmö University in Sweden and aims to build a global platform for collaboration and exchange in web-based learning involving four universities on four continents – Sweden (Malmö University), South Africa (Stellenbosch University), Canada (University of Guelph), and Australia (Flinders University). Glocal Classrooms are streamed live here.

The Flinders Glocal Classroom focuses on “Timor-Leste: Challenges of a New State in the Asian Century”. It is designed as a two-day intensive topic for university students:

• 24 November 9:00 – 17:00 Academic Conference on Timor-Leste (public, live-streamed)

• 25 November 9:00 – 17:00 The Hypothetical (an interactive workshop for students, live-streamed)

Additionally two workshops are conducted for university educators and professional staff engaged in blended on-campus and online teaching and learning:

• 19 November 14:00 – 17:00 Glocal Classroom workshop (for internal academic & professional staff)

• 26 November 9:30 – 12:30 Glocal Classrooms: pedagogical issues (for academic & professional staff, live-streamed)

 All events take place at the Science Innovation Learning Centre (SILC) at the Flinders University Bedford Park campus. All times are ACDT (UTC+10:30 hours).

Conference Schedule

The full programme can be downloaded here: Flinders Glocal Classroom programme.

Monday 24 November 2014 

09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and introduction

Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof Richard Constantine, Pro Cecilia Christersson (DVP Malmö University, Prof Colin Carati, Prof Susanne Schech.

09:30 – 11:00 Panel 1:Timor-Leste: becoming a nation-state

11:00 – 11:30 Break

11:30 – 13:00 Panel 2: Peace, Security and International Relations

13:00 – 13:45 Lunch

13:45 – 14:45 Panel 3: Resources, Trade, and Economic Policies

14:45 – 15:15 Break

15:15 – 16:45 Panel 4: People, Livelihoods and Futures

 

Tuesday 25 November Glocal Classroom Hypothetical

Facilitated by Dr Maryanne Kelton and Ms Verity Kingsmill

09:00 – 09:30 Introduction: A hypothetical complex Timor-Leste developmental state scenario

09:30 – 12:30 Hypothetical part 1

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 16:00 Hypothetical part 2

16:00 – 17:00 Debriefing

 

Wednesday 26 November Glocal Classroom: Pedagogical Issues

Chaired by Professor Colin Carati

09:00 – 10:15 Debriefing the Flinders Intensive: Obervations and experiences

10:15 – 11:00 Pedagogical issues of Glocal Classroom

11:00 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30 The Future: sharing topics across the globe: research and publishing on convergence pedagogy; future collaborations.

12:30 Lunch