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What's New?

13 December 2002

• Conference photos: yet more photos - 5 pages in total! Start from the first conference photos page.

11 December 2002

• Conference photos: the first of the conference photos are on the web site.

10 December 2002

• Opening address: the text of David Cunliffe's opening address is available online at his web site. There is also a link to the address from the programme.

6 December 2002

• Bus timetable: the timetable for buses and shuttles provided for ASCILITE 2002 is here.

• Navigation links: we have modified the navigation links on these pages to better suit your needs at the conference.

  • The full programme and the programme at a glance have their own links.
  • Prominence is given to links to the maps (locations), bus timetable, the programmes, and information about keynote speakers and workshops.
     
• There have been some late changes to the programme. The result of these changes is that the following papers appear in new timeslots as below:
   

  Full paper session 1A	Janet Shepherd, Jean Clendinning, Lynette Schaverien. "Rethinking E-Learning Design On Generative Learning Principles"
  Full paper session 4B	Stephen Marshall, Geoff Mitchell. "An E-learning Maturity Model?"
  Full paper session 6A	Gwyn Brickell, Brian Ferry, Barry Harper. "Developing Informal Reasoning Skills in Ill-structured Environments. A Case Study into Problem-Solving Strategies"
  Full paper session 7C	Mike Keppell, Karen Kan, Louise Brearley Messer, Heather Bione. "Authentic Learning Interactions: Myth Or Reality?"

  
  All other papers remain as previously advertised on this site. Links to the PDF papers do not change at all.

5 December 2002

• Panels: information on the panels, including the panel papers, has been included in the full programme. Panels are on Monday and Tuesday.

• Registration Desk: hours are now:

  Sunday: 8.00am to 4.00pm
  Monday: 7.00am to 4.00pm
  Tuesday: 8.00am to 4.00pm

  These times are shown in the programme.

4 December 2002

• Workshops: we have had to cancel three workshops. They are:

  	FDWK1:	Finding And Using Digital Images For Learning And Teaching (full day workshop).
  	HDWKM5:	Scholarship and Quality: Evaluating learning objects through external peer review (morning workshop).
  	HDWKA3:	Using Desktop Conferencing Tools (afternoon workshop).

• Tourism information: information on tourism and sightseeing in Auckland is now available as part of our About Auckland section.

• Cultural information: you can now hear all the Maori words in this page.

• Locations: maps are now available to help you find your way around the conference venue.

• Registration desk: the registration desk opens at 10.00am, Sunday 8 December 2002, near the Cactus Cafe in building 180. Its location is shown in the locations page.

• Social activities: information on social activities, including suggestions for fancy dress for the conference dinner, are now available.

• UNITEC Residential Village: if you need to know the street address for the Residential Village, then it is:

  1510 Great North Road
  Waterview
  Auckland

2 December 2002

• News about Pam the sheep in the sheep pen!

29 November 2002

• Registrations closed at 5.00 pm NZST on Friday 29 November 2002. If you feel terribly dissapointed you can't register and that it is absolutely imperative that you are part of a really great conference please email spond@unitec.ac.nz before 4.00pm NZST on Monday 2 December 2002 and your request will be given careful consideration. (Registration page.)

• Information for poster authors is available in the presenter information page.

• Conference programme: PDF versions of papers can now be downloaded from the full conference programme page by using the [PDF] link by each paper.

22 November 2002

• Online registrations closed at 5.00pm NZST on Friday 22 November 2002. "Offline" registrations are still being accepted until 5.00pm NZST on 29 November 2002.

20 November 2002

• The online registration for ASCILITE 2002, the conference and associated workshops, will close at 5.00pm NZST on Friday 22nd November.
  The offline registration (downloadable form) will close at 5.00pm NZST on Friday 29 November.
  Please note that these times are New Zealand time (GMT + 12 hours).

  This is to enable the committee to finalise arrangements for resources, support and catering plus a myriad of administrative activities in time for the opening of the conference.

  After these closing dates, if you feel terribly disappointed you can't register and that it is absolutely imperative that you are part of a really great conference please email spond@unitec.ac.nz before 4.00pm on Monday December 2nd and your request will be given careful consideration.

19 November 2002

• Sheep: we have heard from three of the sheep, but how are the other 17? Please let us know: see The Sheep Pen for contact details.

14 November 2002

• Cultural information: information about the cultural elements of the powhiri is available.

• Birds of a Feather breakfast: the venue for the Birds of a Feather breakfast has changed to Building 170, UNITEC Institute of Technology.

7 November 2002

• Conference programme now available: The programme at a glance and the full conference programme are now available on this web site.

• Cultural information: a page explaining what a powhiri is and its elements is now available. Please read this if you are attending the powhiri on Sunday 8 December.

• Photos of Matthew the sheep added to the Sheep Pen, along with tales of his Australian adventures.

6 November 2002

• The Sheep Pen: at ASCILITE 2001, New Zealand delegates distributed sheep to the audience. There's a prize if you bring your sheep to ASCILLITE2002. This is the electronic version - send in a photo...
• Full day workshops are starting at 9:30 too...

24 October 2002

• Start times changed for half-day workshops: the start times for the half day workshops that run on Sunday 8 December have changed:

  • Morning workshops now start at 9.30am, not 9.00am as previously advertised.
  • Afternoon workshops now start at 1.30pm, not 1.00pm as previously advertised

  Full day workshops start at 9.30am.

22 October 2002

• New sponsor: WebCT are a new Bronze sponsor for ASCILITE2002.

21 October 2002

• Free Blackboard workshop: details of the FREE Blackboard workshop are now posted on the workshop pages.
  • You can register for this workshop at the ASCILITE2002 venue from Friday 6 December.
  • If you are using a downloadable registration form you can indicate your attendance at the Blackboard workshop at the end of the form.
  • If you used the online registration form and want to register for the Blackboard workshop in advance please FAX your name, delegate number and request to register for the workshop to +64 (0)9 815 4338
• Student accommodation: please note that the UNITEC Residential Village (student accommodation) is now FULL. Alternative accommodation options are given on the Web site registration form and from the About Auckland link.

10 October 2002

• New registration form that allows you to pay by credit card.

8 October 2002

• Information on the NextEd/ASCILITE Research Grant.
• Free workshops added to the workshop programme.
• Presenter information for those presenting papers or workshops.

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