The 10th IASTED International Conference on
Web-based Education
~WBE 2013~

February 13 – 15, 2013
Innsbruck, Austria

Past Conference Speakers

Past WBE conferences have had the following exceptional speakers and tutorials:

Keynote Speakers

WBE 2010

Keynote Speaker Portrait

Invited Speakers

WBE 2010

"Accessible Web-Based Education For All"

Prof. Demetrios Sampson
Associate Professor, Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus
Director of ASK@ITI.CERTH, Center for Research and Technology - Hellas
Chair, IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Learning Technology
University of Piraeus & CERTH, Greece
Invited Speaker Portrait

Keynote Speakers

WBE 2009

"Exploiting Mobile and Wireless Technologies in Lifelong Learning"

Prof. Demetrios Sampson
Associate Professor, Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus
Director of ASK@ITI.CERTH, Center for Research and Technology - Hellas
Chair, IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Learning Technology
University of Piraeus & CERTH, Greece
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Invited Speakers

WBE 2009

"The Organizational Knowledge Circulated Management System on e-Learning Practices in Universities"

Dr. Toshio Okamoto
President, Japanese Society for Information and Systems on Education
Director, e-Learning Center,
The Universty of Electro-Communications, Japan
Invited Speaker Portrait

Keynote Speakers

WBE 2008

"Bringing the World to Higher Education: A New Paradigm for Global Learning"

Dr. Susan Aldridge
President
University of Maryland University College, USA
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Invited Speakers

WBE 2008

"Mobile and Collaborative Learning Development by a Concept of 'Mobile-as-Participation-Platform'"

Prof. Hitoshi Miyata
Director, Center for Educational Research and Practice
Shiga University, Japan
Invited Speaker Portrait

Keynote Speakers

WBE 2007

"Open Educational Resources: Testing the Possibilities"

Dr. David Vincent
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The Open University, UK
President, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU)
Open University, UK
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Invited Speakers

WBE 2007

"Achieving Excellence in Faculty and Student Support Systems for Web-Based Higher Education"

Dr. Susan Aldridge
President
University of Maryland University College, USA
Invited Speaker Portrait

Keynote Speakers

WBE 2006

"Web-Based Learning Communities: Improving Tools and Methods"

Prof. Piet A. M. Kommers
University of Twente, Netherlands
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Invited Speakers

WBE 2006

"The Future of Learning"

Lisa Neal
eLearn Magazine, USA
Invited Speaker Portrait

WBE 2005

"Swiss Virtual Campus: Lessons Learned from a Five-Year Nationwide Experience"

Dr. Maia Wentland Forte
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Invited Speaker Portrait

Keynote Speakers

WBE 2005

"How Web-Based Education and e-Learning Changes Pedagogies and Creates New Educational Culture"

Dr. Toshio Okamoto
President, Japanese Society for Information and Systems on Education
Director, e-Learning Center,
The Universty of Electro-Communications, Japan
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Invited Speakers

WBE 2004

"Advanced Applications of Reusable Learning Objects and RLO Standards in Web-Based Education"

Prof. Erik Duval
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Invited Speaker Portrait

Keynote Speakers

WBE 2004

"Innovative Web-based Engineering Education"

Prof. Federico Flueckiger
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Tutorial Sessions

WBE 2010

"Web-Based Workplace Learning"

Prof. Vladan Devedzic
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Tutorial Session Portrait

WBE 2009

Tutorial Session Portrait

WBE 2008

Tutorial Session Portrait

WBE 2007

"The Organizational Knowledge Management System for e-Learning Practice in Universities"

Dr. Toshio Okamoto
President, Japanese Society for Information and Systems on Education
Director, e-Learning Center,
The Universty of Electro-Communications, Japan
Tutorial Session Portrait
"Creating Instructional Podcasts for Web-Delivery"

Dr. Yianna Vovides
The George Washington University, USA

WBE 2006

Tutorial Session Portrait

WBE 2005

"Web-based Education through careful Selection and Evaluation of Digital Learning Materials"

Dr. Joseph Tront
Virginia Tech, USA
Tutorial Session Portrait