6-7 OCTOBER 2008

Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London, UK

The Interactive Technology in Education Symposium (ITiE) is your opportunity to see how interactive technology can transform learners’
experiences and help them achieve more. Hear from the world’s biggest-ever gathering of researchers in this area.
Hosted by Professor Sir Geoff Hampton, this year features speakers from around the world. With delegates invited from over 30 countries, the
2008 Symposium is set to be one of the most influential conferences in the IT in education sector.
Please join us Sunday evening for a Cocktail Reception from 18.30 to 20.00 in the Sentosa Suite.
Sponsored by Brain POP

AGENDA
Monday, 6th October

9.00 to 9.30 Conference Registration 13.45 to 14.15 Plenary Session: Reducing the Digital Divide
Conference Reception Alain Madelin
President of the Global Digital
9.30 to 9.45 Welcome Solidarity Fund, France
Professor Sir Geoff Hampton Orchard
Chief Adviser to the Black Country Challenge
Wolverhampton University, UK 14.25 to 14.55 Concurrent Sessions #1
Orchard Choose One from the Sessions Listed on Page 2

9.45 to 10.30 Plenary Session: Transforming the 14.55 to 15.05 Transition & Coffee Break
Educational Experience to Provide
Personalized Learning for All Students 15.05 to 15.35 Concurrent Sessions #2
Professor Stephen Heppell Choose One from the Sessions Listed on Page 2
Bournemouth University, UK
Orchard 15.35 to 15.45 Transition & Break

10.30 to 11.00 Plenary Session: The Impact of ICT in Europe 15.45 to 16.30 Plenary Session: Changing the Face of
Roger Blamire a Country through Education
Senior Manager, Policy & Practice Zhanseit Tuymebayev
European Schoolnet Minister of Education, Kazakhstan
Orchard Orchard

11.00 to 11.15 Coffee Break 16.30 to 17.30 Interactive Global Education Panel
Orchard Reception Roger Blamire, Alain Madelin, Tim Magner,
Zhanseit Tuymebayev, Professor Yong Zhao
11.15 to 12.00 Plenary Session: The Teachers of Orchard
Tomorrow: Using Technology for
Professional Development 19.00 to 19.30 Networking Reception
Professor Yong Zhao Orchard Reception
Michigan State University, US
Orchard 19.30 Gala Dinner
Hosted by Professor Sir Geoff Hampton
12.00 to 12.45 Plenary Session: The Relevance of ICT in Orchard
Education on a Country’s Development Business Formal Attire
Tim Magner
Director, Office of Education Technology Speakers:
US Department of Education, US Jim Knight MP
Orchard Minister of State for Schools and Learners, UK
The Next Generation Learning Program
12.45 to 13.45 Lunch Live link-up with a school from Montgomery County
Orchard Reception
Sir Mike Tomlinson
Chair - Working Group for 14-19 Reform, UK
Raising Standards and Closing the
Achievement Gap

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SESSIONS
Monday, 6th October

14.40 to 15.10 Concurrent Sessions #1 15.20 to 15.50 Concurrent Sessions #2

1A Best Practices District Wide 2A Best Practices District Wide
Implementation Implementation
Sherwin Collette Sherwin Collette
Chief Technology Officer Chief Technology Officer
Montgomery County Schools, US Montgomery County Schools, US
Sentosa Room 1 Sentosa Room 1

1B Best Practices in Classroom Instruction 2B Best Practices in Classroom Instruction

Brendan Coe Brendan Coe
Director of Learning, St. Aidan’s College, UK Director of Learning, St. Aidan’s College, UK
Sentosa Room 2 Sentosa Room 2

1C Implementation at District Level 2C Implementation at District Level

Christopher Corallo Christopher Corallo
Director of Staff Development Director of Staff Development,
Henrico County Public Schools, US Henrico County Public Schools, US
Sentosa Room 3 Sentosa Room 3

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AGENDA
Tuesday, 7th October
8.00 to 8.45 Breakfast 15.40 to 16.10 Plenary Session: Utilising Technology to
Build Effective Pedagogical Foundations
8.45 to 12.30 London School Visits for Wayne Fetter
Interactive Demonstration Dean of the College of Education,
Travel to local London schools to discover and McNeese State University, US
learn best practices straight from the teachers Orchard
and students using Promethean technology to
improve student achievement. 16.10 to 16.20 Transition & Break

12.45 to 13.45 Lunch 16.20 to 16.50 Plenary Session: REVEAL: An In-depth

Orchard Reception Study into the Effectiveness of Learner
Response Systems
14.00 to 14.15 Review of School Visits Andrew Hutchinson and Diana Bannister MBE
Professor Sir Geoff Hampton
Wolverhampton University, UK 16.50 to 17.00 Transition & Break
Orchard
17.00 to 17.30 Plenary Session: Education 3.0
14.15 to 15.00 Plenary Session: Transforming the Michael Stevenson
Classroom with Technology Vice President, Global Education, Cisco
Geoff Gould Orchard
E-Learning and Training Executive, United Church
Schools Trust & United Learning Trust, UK 17.30 to 18.00 Closing and Panel Q &A
Orchard Professor Sir Geoff Hampton
Wolverhampton University, UK
15.00 to 15.10 Coffee Break Orchard
Orchard Reception
19.00 Networking Dinner Onboard the Dixie Queen
15.10 to 15.40 Plenary Session: Effective Strategies: Dinner and evening tour down the river Thames,
What does the Research Say? and under the Tower Bridge. This memorable
Vanessa Pittard evening will allow you to relax, network and enjoy
Director, E-Strategy, Becta, UK a unique view of London
Orchard Meet in Hotel Lobby at 18.45
Coaches Depart at 19.00

LOCATION
Accommodation for The ITiE Symposium 08 will be at the stylish Millennium Gloucester Hotel in the heart of Kensington, one of the most prestigious
areas of London. This deluxe hotel is a short walk to the Gloucester Road Underground station, which has a direct link to London Heathrow Airport via
the “Heathrow Express” train. The center of London - Covent Garden, Bond Street, and more is only a ten minute Tube ride from the hotel.

Millennium Gloucester Hotel

4 -18 Harrington Gardens
London SW7 4LH
UK
+44 (0) 20 7373 6030

CONTACT
For questions, please call Symposium Reception +44 7814 605591. This number is available 24 hrs.

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