2nd TELLS Conference 2023

Aug. 7-11, 2022. University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway

room: Uglandstua, UiA Campus Grimstad

Zoom (we try our best): https://uiano.zoom.us/my/frankreichertuia    

• Day 1 - Monday, Aug. 7 - 9.00-17.00 - Project Internal Day
  Campus Grimstad, room: Uglandstua
  
  
  • 09:00-12:00 Steering Board Meeting
    • Welcome
    • Status per partner MAK, RW, JI, UiA
    • Plan 2023 revisited
    • Financial status
      • change of UiA controller
    • Change of UiA PI 
    • AOB
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 13:00-16:30 WP Meetings
    • Status WP1-WP5 presented by WP leader
      • Overview by WP leader per WP
      • Discussions 
  • 18:00-20:00 Social Event
  • Coffee at 09:00
  • Lunch at 12:00 (Cantine)
  • Coffee at 14:00

• Day 2 -  Tuesday, Aug. 8 – 2nd TELLS Conference
  Campus Grimstad, room: Uglandstua

• • Session 1: 09.00-10.00 - Welcome & Introduction to TELLS - chaired by UiA, Frank Reichert
    • Welcome by Frank Reichert, UiA
    • Statements by all partner universities
  • Session 2: 10.30 -11.30 - Active Learning in the Digital Classroom
    • Irenee Ndayambaje: Learner's attention & technology induced social emotional challenges
    • Ghislain Maurice N. Isabwe: Active learning strategies for Blended Learning
  • Lunch
  • Session 3: 12.30-14.00 - Alternate Forms of Assessments- chaired by MAK
    • The role of digital technology in the design of alternative assessment forms in higher education
      Alexandra Lazareva & Daniele Agostini, UiA
      
    • Assessment during the Covid-19 pandemic and after: Experience in Uganda
      Rehema Bagumam, Makerere University, Uganda
      
  • Session 4: 14.30-16.00 - AI & Education
    
    • AI Tools for Education; Policy examples
      Frank Reichert
      
      • Open Access Canvas
      • "AI Tools for University Students"
    • Panel discussion:
      Introduction by Prof. Christian Omlin: AI, ethics, and education
  • Coffee at 09:00
  • Lunch at 11:30 (Cantine)
  • Coffee at 14:00

• Day 3 - Wednesday, Aug. 9 – Conf. Day 2 – Lab visits
  • 09.00: eSports Lab
  • 09.30: Usability Lab
  • 10.00: The Living Lab / Bolig Simulator
  • 10.30: Future Interaction Lab
  • 11.15: Mechatronics/MIL Lab
  • 12.00: Lunch

  • 13.00 Campus Grimstad - Campus Kristiansand
    

  • 14.00: The Teaching Lab (Kristiansand)
  • 15.00: Multimedia Studios (Kristiansand)
  • 16.00 Campus Kristiansand – Kristiansand city center
  • 18.00 Kristiansand city center – Campus Grimstad
  • Coffee 10:30 (pickup)
  • Lunch at 12:00 (Cantine)

• Day 4 - Thursday, Aug. 10 – PhD forum, & supervisor forum
  Campus Grimstad, room: New Location: C4 090/091
  
  work sessions on selected topics
  • 08.30 - Towards Personalized Education with Affinity-based Reinforcement Learning
    • PhD candidate: Alexandre Kanyeshuli
    • Friendly opponent: Frank Reichert
  • 09.15 Using Learning Analytics to Support Teachers in an Online Environment in Higher Education
    • PhD candidate: Eva Mirembe
    • Friendly opponent: Christian Omlin
  • 10.00 Tea/Coffee Break
    
  • 10.15 Technology Use in Undergraduate Field Biology Research Supervision
    • PhD candidate: John Bukenya
    • Friendly opponent: Rehema Baguma
  • 11.00 ICT in Teacher Education
    • PhD candidate: Jean Baptiste Mushimiyimana
    • Friendly opponent: Godfrey Mayende
  • 12.00 Lunch Break
    
  • 13.00 Engagement of students with visual impairment with online learning platforms
    • PhD candidate: John Paul Nuwe
    • Friendly opponent: Mathias Nduwingoma
  • 13.45 Remodeling content design into 5th Generation Distance Mode
    • PhD candidate: Arthur Mugisha
      
    • Friendly opponent: Wudu Melese
  • 14.45 Tea/Coffee Break
    
  • 15.00 Problem Based Learning and Critical Thinking Skills among Graduate Students
    • PhD candidate: Gloria Lamaro
    • Friendly opponent: Irenee Ndayambaje
  • 15.45 End
  • 16:30 Social Event (BBQ, Uglandstua)
    • Coffee at 08:30
    • Lunch at 12:00 (cantine)
    • Coffee at 14:00

• Day 5 - Friday, Aug. 11 – Excursions
  • Parallel Sessions
  • 09:30-11:00 Delegation visits UiA rector, UiA Kristiansand, A7002
  • 09:00-11200 Internal Discussion (UiA Grimstad Campus)
    
  • pickup lunch (sandwiches)

  • 12.30 Departure Torskeholmen (new time)

  • 12.30-14.30 Boat trip in the archipelago of Grimstad

  • 14.30 Return Torskeholmen
    

  • end of conference