UBC Okanagan's 2nd Annual Learning Conference 

L e a r n i n g  F r e e  o f  B o u n d a r i e s

May 4 & 5, 2006
UBC Okanagan, Kelowna

For more information contact Peter Arthur at 250-807-9207 or email peter.arthur@ubc.ca.

Conference Theme

The second annual UBC Okanagan Learning Conference will focus on learning free of boundaries-boundaries between disciplines, boundaries between professions, boundaries between learning spaces, boundaries between learners and learning materials and boundaries between learning and technology.

The conference will open with a keynote address by Dr. John Willinsky, Pacific Press Professor of Literacy and Technology at UBC and recent winner of the Blackwell Scholarship Award for his book The Access Principle.  Dr. Willinsky will speak on "A Newly Open and Public Quality to Learning".

1. Interdisciplinary learning:  How do we establish connections across disciplinary boundaries?
   
   
2. Collaboration across professional boundaries:  How do librarians and faculty colleagues work together to support learners in becoming information literate?
   
   
3. Learning spaces:  How do we create congenial space for learning both on campus and in a virtual environment?  What can we learn from students about learning space at UBC Okanagan?
   
   
4. Sharing knowledge:  Are there new ways of sharing and celebrating knowledge?
   
   
5. Convergence and technology:  How can we use new media and converging technology to better serve the learning needs of the Net generation?

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