E-Conference 2020 Timetable

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Time (BST)SessionSpeaker(s)
11:00 – 1103Official WelcomeDato' Baharudin Abdullah
1103 – 1110Introduction to the ThemeDr Julian Ng
1110 – 1140Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) in Times of CrisisGeorgios Zisimos
1140 – 1210Harnessing the Awakening Force of Change: the Barriers to Distance Online Learning and Alternatives ResponsesDr Tutik Rachmawati
1215 - 1245Relations between communication strategies of universities and governmental guidelines during the Covid-19 pandemic – Potential transferability for VET providers?Dr Silvia Annen and Sabrina Sailer
1245 – 1315Pedagogical and Didactical Teacher-TrainingBernd Richter and Busaina Nazzal
1315 – 1345BREAK
1345 – 1415Digital transformation of vocational pedagogical education and training: experience and practice of the Russian State Vocational Pedagogical UniversityDr Vitaly Kopnov, Dr Natalya Lomovtseva, Dr Olga Shmurygina
1415 – 1445Online TVET: the Challenges are OpportunitiesFederica Sottile
1450 – 1520Online TVET Assessments: A case of construct validity at STEP Institute of Art, Design & ManagementGouhar Pirzada
1520 – 1550Effects of Classroom versus Online Mode of Instruction on Students’ Psychomotor Performance in Woodwork TechnologyDr Chinyere Shirley Ayonmike
1550 – 1600BREAK
1600 – 1630Best Practices and Learning from Internship and Practical Projects for TVETMarkus Feichter
1630 – 1700The Rise of TVET in a 4.0 Skills-Driven WorldViktor Miloshevski
1705 – 1735COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Lockdown: New Challenges for TVET Teachers, Students and Parents in Sub-Saharan AfricaSerumu Igberadja
1735 – 1805New Key Areas for the Methodology and Didactics in Online TVET for a Post-Pandemic WorldDr Urs Hauenstein
1810 – 1840How has the pandemic affected TVET? First findings and challenges.Dr Tulio Barrios Bulling
1840 – 1910How TVET Providers can Protect Their Skillsets and Maximize Revenue during a Pandemic and BeyondMichael Polin
1910 – 1940Moving a Technical College Online: Successes and Lessons LearnedDr Julie Furst-Bowe
1940 – 1945Closing NotesDr Julian Ng
1945CONFERENCE ENDS