Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 17:45 - 19:00
| Plenary B | |
| Title | The ONLINE EDUCA Debate |
| Description | The ONLINE EDUCA Debate promises to be one of the highlights of this year’s conference. It’s a chance for you to let off steam and have your say in the high-octane atmosphere of the conference’s debating chamber, where keynote speakers will debate a controversial motion with each other and with the audience. Whilst a ‘parliamentary-style’ format should ensure fair play, passions will be running high as two opposing teams lock horns and argue their case. The motion for debate is: "This House believes that the increasing use of technology and social software is damaging students' minds and undermining the benefits of traditional methods of learning." Conference participants are invited by the chair, former British parliamentarian Harold Elletson, to make their views known and, at the end of the debate, a vote will be taken. |
| Room | Potsdam I |
| Chairperson | Harold Elletson, The New Security Foundation, UK |
| Content | Donald Clark, LINE Communications, UK Jerry Michalski, Sociate, USA Aric Sigman, UK Bruce Anderson, Political Columnist for The Independent, UK |