Program

Thursday, 20th October 2011

5:00 pm. Collection of documentation and credentials. Welcome Cocktail.

6:00 pm. Opening Ceremony.

6:30 pm. Opening conference: Jaume Sarramona (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). “Autonomy and Quality of Education”.
Presenter: Antoni J. Colom.

8:00 pm. Cultural Activity: Concert in the Auditorium of the Universitat de Barcelona.

Friday, 21th October 2011

8:00 am. Technical secretary opening

9:00 am – 11:30 am. Papers

11:30 am – 12:00 noon. Coffee break.

12:00 noon – 2:00 pm. Papers

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm. Lunch (included in registration fee)

3:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Papers

6:00 pm. Keynote. Margalida Coll (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) “Advances in neuroscience”.
Moderator: Joaquín García Carrasco.

7:00 pm. Keynote. Gabriela Dicker (Universidad de Buenos Aires) “¿Qué queda de la responsabilidad y la autonomía en la escuela contemporánea?”.
Moderator: Luis Núñez Cubero.

8:00 pm. Roundtable: Javier Argos (UC), David Reyes (UCM), Ramon Minguez (UM), Marta Ruiz Corbella (UNED).
Moderator: Emilia Domínguez.

9:45 pm. Conference dinner at Hotel Alimara (not included in registration fee).

Saturday, 22th October 2011

8:30 am. Technical secretary opening

9:00 am. Keynote. Stephen Downes (Canada’s National Research Council): “Connectivist learning: how new technologies Are Promoting Autonomy and Responsibility in education”.
Moderator: Concepción Naval.

10:30 am – 11:00 am. Coffee break.

11:00 am. Keynote. Ruth G. Thomas (University of Minnesota): “Autonomy, Responsibility, and Families: Connections, Questions, and Complexities”.
Moderator: Pilar Aznar.

12:30 am. Closing Lecture: Nel Noddings (Stanford University): “Some Concerns about Autonomy”.
Presenter: Gonzalo Vázquez.