Discovery Demos
Discovery Demos
Date Thursday, Dec 2 Time – Room: Gardenlounge
Discovery Demos allow you to test tools, next generation materials and pre-release free products for learning and training. Developers and creators will be present with laptops at standing tables, giving you the chance to see their work up close and interact on an informal, one-to-one basis.
Telmo Zarraonandia
Assistant Professor, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid , Spain
Telmo Zarraonandia is an associate professor at the Computer Science department of the University Carlos III of Madrid. He holds a degree and a PhD in Computer Science from the Universidad de Deusto and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, respectively. He is member of the Interactive Systems research group (DEI LAB www.dei.inf.uc3m.es). He has been doing research in the area of technologies for education for 15 years, with a special focus on exploring the use of immersive technologies and educational computer games for improving learning. He has more than 60 publications and participated in several research projects related with this field, and he is a coordinator of the work group on games and educative simulations of the Spanish Chapter of the IEEE Education Society.
André Dietrich
Researcher, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany
Originally a robotics and embedded software developer now working as a researcher at the Technical University Bergakademie in Freiberg. The current research interests are language design, new web technologies and online education with focus on open educational resources.
Elisabeth Kaliva
Scientific Lead Digital Open Learning Lab, Köln International School of Design TH Köln, Germany
Elisabeth Kaliva is the scientific lead of the Digital Open Learning Lab (DOLL) at the Köln International School of Design (KISD) of TH Köln. She is responsible for the research, conception and implementation of blended and seamless learning scenarios within the open source Social Learning Environment Spaces, which she co-developed. She is also the expert project leader in the university-wide implementation of Spaces at TH Köln. Furthermore she has a lectureship at the Learning Lab of the University Duisburg-Essen.
After her diploma in computer science and her master's degree in Educational Media at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Elisabeth Kaliva received her doctorate from Prof. Dr. Michael Kerres. Her dissertation examines the didactic implications of digital project-based learning scenarios. Elisabeth Kaliva has many years of experience in design education and social learning. Her research focuses on how digital innovations support and change social learning in higher education.
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Rosa Garcia Calero
Programme Director, eLearning Africa, Spain
Rosa García Calero works as independent consultant in the field of education and ICTs. Starting as the International Relationship Manager in the Spanish Association of Educational Centres (CECE), she worked on building European and international networks and managing EU projects in the field of education and ICTs. She became Vice-President of EFVET (European Forum of Vocational Education and Training) and was also a member of the council of various other European Associations directly linked with education. She has managed different EU projects and, as an evaluator and reviewer of the European Commission, has focused on projects related to innovation and ICT practices for education and training. Rosa is highly committed to the future of education worldwide and in Africa in particular. In 2010, Rosa started working for the eLearning Africa conference, and in 2017 she became its Programme Director.
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