Workshop 1: Inclusion, innovation and excellence through open educational practices and user generated content – a paradox? 

Workshop led by the Open Educational Quality Initiative (OPAL) and the project on Content Creation Excellence through Dialogue in Education (CONCEDE)

10:00
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16:30  

Workshop 2: Self-Evaluation as vehicle for innovation, excellence and orqanisational learning 

Workshop led by the project on Self-Evaluation and Quality in e-Learning (SEVAQ+)

Workshop 3: Games in school education - a serious matter to consider for excellent classrooms…?! 

Workshop led by the project on European Network for Growing Activity in Game-based learning in Education (ENGAGE)  

Workshop 4: Peer review and benchmarking of HE organisations

Closed workshop led by the project on Higher Education exploring ICT use for Lifelong Learning (HEXTLEARN) 
Please apply at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  in order to get invited for the Peer Review induction.

OPAL constitutional meeting of the European Consultative Group for Open Educational Practices

Closed meeting led by the Open Educational Quality Initiative OPAL project (invitations will be sent directly by the UNESCO)

Get-Together (organised by the Gold Sponsor) 

09:00 -09:45

Welcome addresses

Representative of Ministry of Education, Portugal 

Mr. Roberto Carneiro, Dean of the Institute for Distance Learning at the Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal

Mr.  Francisco Ventura Ramos, President of the National Institute for Public Administration, Portugal

Mr. Claudio Dondi, President of EFQUEL, Belgium

Moderator: Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Vicepresident, EFQUEL 

Two moderated keynote presentations 

1. Ms. Gráinne Conole, Professor for Educational Technology at the Open University, United Kingdom

2. Mr. Roberto Carneiro, Dean of the Institute for Distance Learning at the Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal

We invite Twitter and virtual conference backchannel comments. The session is streamed live: http://efquel.conference-streaming.com/ 

Moderator: Mr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Vice-President of EFQUEL, Belgium

Twitter moderator: Mr. Paulo Simoes, Webhead, Portugal (follow Paulo on Twitter) 

Introduction to the conference concept

Mr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Vice-President of EFQUEL, Belgium 

PARALLEL SESSIONS in EXPERT CAMPS

1. How can open educational practices contribute to better inclusion, innovation and excellence in education? 

Session organised by the Open Educational Quality Initiative (OPAL http://www.oer-quality.org/), targeting Higher Education and Adult Education

Facilitators: Mr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers (EFQUEL, Belgium), Ms. Gráinne Conole (Open University, United Kingdom), Mr. Roberto Carneiro (Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal)

2. How to value User Generated Content to promote inclusion, innovation and excellence in higher education? 

Session organised by the project on Content Creation Excellence through Dialogue in Education (CONCEDE http://www.concede.cc/), targeting Higher Education

Facilitators: Mr. Thomas Kretschmer (ILI, Germany), Mr. Walter Kugemann (EFQUEL, Belgium)

3. Can self-evaluation help to promote organisational learning, inclusion, innovation and excellence in the Vocational Education and Training Sector?

Session organised by the project on Self-Evaluation and Quality in e-Learning (SEVAQ+ http://www.sevaq.eu/), targeting Vocational Education & Training and Higher Education

Faciltators: Mr. Adam Chmielewski (Polish Virtual University, Poland), Ms. Ana Andrade (APQ, Portugal)

4. How to set a new and critical research agenda for Technology Enhanced Learning that leads to inclusion, innovation and excellence?

Session organised by Stellar TBC (http://www.stellarnet.eu/), targeting Higher Education

Faciltators: Marie Joubert (University of Bristol, United Kingdom), Stefania Aceto (SCIENTER, Italy), Claudio Dondi (EFQUEL, Belgium)

All workshops will discuss the challenges, develop a common vision and create recommendations.

14:00 - 16:45

Continuing the parallel sessions with flexible coffee breaks

Sharing the Findings of day 1: Gallery walk in the Palace Gardens through an emerging landscape of social inclusion, innovation and excellence through opening education

Mingle and contribution to the graphics

Closing Keynote

Ms. Susan D'Antoni, Executive Director, International OER Initiative, Athabasca University, Canada

Sponsor-Event by Adobe

Awarding Ceremony: EFQUEL Award 2010

Opening and welcome to the second conference day

Keynote presentation

Ms. Rosario Farmhouse, High Commissioner for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue, Portugal 

09:45
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10:30

Forming Guidance Committees 

11:00
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12:30

Lunch

Shaping the Future: An agenda for social inclusion, innovation and excellence through open education

Promoting the outcome statements in 4x15 minutes

Panel Discussion: "Re-focusing on quality: How can quality approaches evolve and enhance inclusion, innovation and excellence" 

• Mr. Priyank Shrivastava, Marketing Manager, Adobe, India
• Mr. Roberto Carneiro, Professor, UCP, Portugal
• Ms. Rosario Farmhouse, High Commissioner for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue, Portugal (TBC)
• Mr. António Moreira Teixeira, Vice-President of EDEN, United Kingdom
• Mr. Abel Caine, UNESCO, France

Closing speech 

Ms. Maria Helena André

Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, Portugal

End and farewell

Mr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Vice-President of EFQUEL