Research Events

Virtual Conference on Business and Management 2009 (September 22-23)

In continuation with its endeavor to explore and spread new ways of technology based learning, U21Global hosted its first virtual conference on Business and Management (VCOBAM 2009) during Sept 22-23, 2009. Managing the technology constraints and participation from across time zone differences of up to 15 hours well, the conference witnessed 6 hours of rich interaction amongst students, practitioners and researchers.

Chaired by Dr. Kamna Malik, the conference opened a forum to delve on the theme – Organizations and the Interactive Web. Call for papers attracted very good response from researchers and practitioners. All submissions went through two – stage peer review process managed by the program chairs – Dr. Ken Wong, Dr. Evelyn Gullett and members of technical program committee. Acceptance rate for the conference was 17%.

An abstract of the invited talks as well as full text for presented papers can be accessed at http://www.u21global.com/vcobam/07proceedings.htm

Online eLearning Conference 2008 (September)

• Factors Affecting Instructor and Course Evaluations in an Online Graduate Programme, Dr Jason Fitzsimmons [WMV, 12.8MB]
• Impact of Quality eFeedback as an Element of Social Learning Theory Applied in the Context of eLearning Communities of Practice, Dr Evelyn Gullett [WMV, 11.9MB]
• Impact of Faculty Interaction in Online Education, Dr Kanishka Bedi [WMV, 13.4MB]
• Enriching eLearning Experience through Effective Feedback and Assessment, Dr Chinmoy Sahu [WMV, 12.8MB]
• Use of Blogs in Online Management Education, Dr Mamata Bhandar [WMV, 11MB]

Click here to find out more about the conference.

Online eLearning Conference 2008 (April) Recorded Session

• Development of soft skills in eLearning, Dr Helen Lange [WMV, 10.7MB]
• Pros and cons cf OBOW exams, Dr Habibullah Khan [WMV, 11.7MB]
• Closed book, invigilated exams vs OBOW exams, Dr Amy Wong [WMV, 10.8MB]
• The Design Of A Virtual Learning Programme In Managing Virtual Teams, Dr Wing Lam [WMV 13.6MB]
• Building Blogs, Ms Cecelia Lee [WMV, 7.8MB]
• Selecting a learning system, Ms Sarah Teo [WMV, 7.8MB]

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