Program WLS 2018

 

World Learning Summit 2018

Program details

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Plenary program

08:30 Registration and coffee
09:00 Welcome adresses
Oddgeir Tveiten: Professor, University of Agder
Keith Devlin: Executive Director, HStar Institute, Stanford University
Astrid Eggen: Vice President of Education, University of Agder 
 
09:30

Opening keynote
Kristin Stefansdóttir — University of Iceland President 2004 – 2014
Higher Education in the age of digitalization and globalization: Nordic experiences and challenges

Hosted by Cathy Casserly, Research Project Director – Hewlett Foundation
Commentary by June Breivik, Direktør i Kulturtanken (Ministry of Culture)

 
11:00

Roundtable discussion

 
12:00 LUNCH  
13:00

Afternoon keynote
Michael Shanks – Professor, Stanford University
Digital Humanities: Spaces and places of learning in the age of machines – before we get to the answers; what are the questions? 

Hosted by Donna Kidwell, Future Learning Lab co-chair • University of Agder

 
14:00

Entrepreneur in residence
Karl Mehta – Founder of EdCast, Silicon Valley Investor, World Economic Forum Fellow, and Innovation Fellow at the White House, 2011-2012
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: How technology is reshaping global learning – Scenario 2030

Hosted by Tone Ringstad, Center for Creative Leadership

 
15:00

Roundtable discussion
Hosted by Keith Devlin, Executive Director, HStar Institute, Stanford University
Gard Titlestad (ICDE) • June Breivik (Kulturtanken) • NN (SIU) • NN (RCN) • NN (Media)

 
16:00

Fireside chat
Donna Kidwell, Michael Shanks, Karl Mehta, Kristin Stefansdóttir
Imagine Life Long Learning • Take-away from WLS 2018

Hosted by Oddgeir Tveiten, University of Agder

 
17:00 END  
 19:00 CONFERENCE DINNER
Christiansholm Fortress, Kristiansand