2023 Open Distance and e-Learning Conference

2023 Open Distance and e-Learning Hybrid Conference Pre-conference workshops: 14 August 2023 Conference: 15-17 August 2023 Onsite: Emperors Palace, South Africa Broadcast: plenary and panel discussions https://www.unisa.ac.za/odel2023 2023 UNISA INTERNATIONAL OPEN DISTANCE AND e-LEARNING CONFERENCE Taking place from 15 to 17 August 2023 both virtually and in-person at Emperors Palace, near OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng, the conference explores the theme, "ODeL in the Global South: Opportunities in times of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA)". Given the scope and unpredictability of institutional and societal change in recent years, the conference theme is likely to resonate with ODeL scholars and researchers in South Africa, the rest of Africa and Global South and beyond. Keynote speakers - Professor Romeela Mohee, Higher Education Commissioner of Mauritius - Ms Jenny Glennie Founding Director of the South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) - Professor George Siemens, Professor and Director: Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia - Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Associate Provost and North Star Distinguished Professor at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America Noteworthy panel discussions - Education and the Metaverse: Chat GPT in higher education - opportunities and challenges for assessment - Addressing digital access inclusion and exclusion: datafication of teaching, learning and student support in online environments - Staff Wellness in ODeL in Times of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA) For all the conference information please visit www.unisa.ac.za/odel2023 This academic conference, which will be preceded by pre-conference workshops on 14 August 2023, will give established and upcoming ODeL scholars and researchers the opportunity to explore innovative approaches to conducting teaching, learning, research, and community engagement in a complex and frequently turbulent environment. Your hosts are Unisa's Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation Portfolio and the UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning. We look forward to your contribution as, together, we explore the opportunities that lie ahead for ODeL in the Global South in times of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Who should attend this conference? The conference is suited to all academic practitioners, scholars, researchers, and students who are interested in open, distance, online, and e-Learning. Register today! Enquiries: odelconference@unisa.ac.za