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LATIN AMERICAN FORUM ON NEW TECHNOLOGY - VIRTUAL EDUCA CARIBE
MARCH 4, 5, 6 2009 Santo Domingo

Thematic Areas:
1. The development of content as a fundamental part of the generatong new competition.
2. Technology platforms as a way of sustaining continued development of quality.
3. Follow-up as a strategy for continuous and certain updating of quality.
4. Instructional design as a tool for continuos improvement.

Manuel del Cabral Auditorium

Sala de Orientacion

Day	Time	Line	Topic	Invited Speaker	Line	Topic	Invited Speaker
4	7:00 PM		Opening of Conference "Free Technological Platforms and E-Learning: Possibilities, Limitations and Risks" Lessons learned in the Leadership Network of OREALC UNESCO FUNGLODE Headquarters See news about this event	Alfredo Rojas, Education for Latin America, UNESCO Chile
5	8:20 AM		Registration of participants
	8:50 AM		Inaugural event
	9:05 AM		Master Conference ¨Evaluation and Quality Improvement Online Distance Learning: An Endless Task¨ See news about this event	Dr. Pedro Cookson Steele, Academic Director, Clavijero Consortium (Mexico) See presentation
	10:00 a.m.		Recess
	10:30 a.m.	1	Conference "University and Open Content" See news about this event	José Armado Tavares, Director General ITLA See presentation	2	Educational websites: Their importance in the learning process	Cecilia Martins, Department for Human Development (SEDI-OEA), Ministry of Education
	11:30 AM	2	Conference ¨Collaborative Environment to Educate: Microsoft Live@Educ¨ See news about this event	Liz Romero Manager of Academic Programs Microsoft, Multi Country Americas See presentation	4	Panel "Building and integrating virtual community"	Luis Matos, specialist; Inmaculada Madera, UNAPEC and Larissa Rodriguez, INDOTEL Regulated Politic
	12:30 PM		Lunch
	2:00 PM	3	Panel "The Psychology of Learning; Turning Information into Knowledge"	To be confirmed	4	IGM: Training for communication with new competencies	Ing. Omar de la Cruz, FUNGLODE
	3:00 PM	4	Panel ¨Virtual Training: An option for Everyone¨	"Lic. Magdalena Cruz, UAPA Jorge Rey Valzacchi, Virtual Educa Argentina, Darwin Muñoz, UNIBE Adriana Vilela , OEA" See presentation	3	Corporate social responsibility: A commitment for everyone	Juan Lora, Microsoft - Other companies to be confirmed
	4:30 PM		Introduction of the Virtual Educa Caribe Portal	Paul Goris, FUNGLODE
	5:00 PM		Closing-day notes	Virtual Educa Caribe Committee
6	9:00 AM		Master Conference "Free Online Content: The Case of Creative Commons"	Juan José Puertas, UTPL, Ecuador See presentation
	10:00 AM		Recesso
	10:30 AM	1	Conference ¨Management of the Institutional Image: An Academic Experience¨	Alicia Álvarez Álvarez, UNAPEC See presentation	2	Panel: Virtual worlds and their incidence in education	Marbellis Castillo, ITLA - Virtual participation ITLA
	11:30 AM	3	Panel "Perspective of the Internationalization of the University in Latin America"	Ligia Amada Melo, Minister of Higher Education (DR) Rafael Cordera, Secretary General of UDUAL See presentation	4	Virtualization of content: The development of Learning Objects and their Implications	UNIBE UAPA ITLA
	12:30 PM		Lunch
	2:00 PM	1	Educational Television and its Impact on Latin America	Peter Tinoco, President, CISNEROS Foundation José Enrique Trinidad, Education Ministry, María Eugenia Mosquera, Vale TV	4	Continuing Updating: Promise of Success for New Teachers	Lic. Liz Romero, Manager of Academic Programs, Microsoft Multi Country Americas
	2:00 PM	1	Educational Television and its Impact on Latin America		4	Online Tutoring: A new role for the teacher	José Manuel Hernández, UAPA Ministry of Higher Education
	3:00 PM	3	Continuing Training and E-Learning	Agustí Ten Pujol, Director of Institutional Relations, Institute of Continuing Training, University of Barcelona	2	Introduction of the virtual classroom (JClassRoom). Developed by ITLA students	Raydelto Hernández, ITLA
	3:30 PM	3	Pending Title	Armando Villarroel, Executive Director Inter-American Consortium Network of Distance Learning (CREAD) See presentation		Model for integrating TIC into the School Curriculum	William Ortiz, Director General Computer Education (SEE)
	4:00 PM		Presentation * Virtual Educa * VE 2009 Argentina * VE 2010 Santo Domingo	José María Antón, Secretary General Virtual Educa Ibero America, Ligia Amada Melo, President Virtual Educa Caribe
	4:30 PM		Closign Event

Talleres

Laboratory #1

Second floor Laboratory

Day	Time	Line	Topic	Invited Speaker	Line	Topic	Invited Speaker
5	10:00 AM		Recess
	10:30 AM			SEE	2	Creating Blogs(#1)	Ministry of Culture
	11:30 AM			INDOTEL
	12:30 PM		Lunch
	2:00 PM		MOODLE Workshop	ITLA	2	Creating Blogs(#1) Cont...	Ministry of Culture
	3:00 PM	2	Microsoft Math (un Encarta) y Microsoft WorldWide Telescope : Herramientas para Educar	Lic. Liz Romero Gerente de Programas Académicos, Microsoft Multi Country America
	4:00 PM		Virtual Educa Presentation
	4:30 PM		End-of-day notes
6	10:00 AM		Recess
	10:30 AM	2	Learning About Digital Life (Online courses)	Paul Goris, FUNGLODE	2	Creating Blogs(#2) Cont...	Ministry of Culture
	11:30 AM	2	Designing and Editing Virtual Publications	UNAPEC
	12:30 PM		Lunch
	2:00 PM	2	Designing and Editing Virtual Publications (Cont.)	UNAPEC	2	Creating Blogs(#2) Cont...	Ministry of Culture
	4:00 PM		Virtual Educa Caribe Website
	4:30 PM		Closgin Event

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