Workshop Programme
===VIRTUAL UNIVERSITIES OF SMALL STATES OF THE COMMONWWEALTH (VUSSC)
==BOOTCAMP 4: DISASTER MANAGEMENT=====
12th – 28th November, 2007
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAMOA
PROGRAMME
Monday, 12th November
Official Opening : Commonwealth of Learning/VUSSC Boot Camp on Disaster Management
8.30 am Kava Ceremony Fale Samoa, NUS
Official opening D201
10.00 am Welcoming remarks Letuimanu’asina Dr Emma Kruse-Vaai
10.05 am Lotu Rev Vavatau Taufao
10.20 am Keynote address & Official Opening Hon Minister Education, Sports and Culture Afioga To’omata Alapati Poese To’omata
10.50 am Official VUSSC address Paul West (COL and VUSSC)
11.05 am Closing remarks Letuimanuasina Dr Emma Kruse-Vaai
11.10 am Refreshments Fale Samoa
Official Bootcamp Programme D201
Facilitator Patila Malua-Amosa
1.00 pm Introduction of Bootcamp Participants & Team Leaders & Housekeeping Matters Patila Amosa, Team Leader
2.00 pm COL Presentation Paul West, Director - Knowledge Management and Information Technology
2.30 pm Groups and Tasks Patila Amosa, Team Leader
3.00 pm Afternoon Tea
3.15 pm Course Outline Eileen Turare, Team Leader
4.15 pm Discussion of the Day’s Activities
4.30 pm Finish
Tuesday, 13th November
- ALL sessions from now on until the morning of 28th November will be held in Computer Lab 2
9.00am Log in information ICT Personnel, NUS
9.10 am Introduction to Wiki Joris Komen, SchoolNet Namibia
10.00 am ODL Template Dr Carlton Watson, Team Leader
11.00 am Morning Tea
11.15 am Bootcamp Work Plan Patila Amosa, Team Leader
11.45 am Copyright Issues Paul West, Director - Knowledge Management and Information Technology
12.00 pm Finalise Course Outline
Facilitator
12.15 pm Break up into Groups to start Developing Course Content Team Leaders to Coordinate
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Group Work
3.30 pm Afternoon Tea
3.45 pm Group Work
4.45 pm Discussion of the Day’s Activities
5.00 pm Finish
Wednesday, 14th November
9.00 am Group Work
11.00 am Morning Tea
11.15 am Group Work
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Group Work
3.30 pm Afternoon Tea
3.45 pm Group Work
4.45 pm Discussion of the Day’s Activities
5.00 pm Observation of API Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Course – IHE Conference Room
Thursday, 15th November
9.00 am Group Work
11.00 am Morning Tea
11.15 am Group Work
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Group Work
3.30 pm Afternoon Tea
3.45 pm Group Work
4.45 pm Discussion of the Day’s Activities
5.00 pm Finish
Friday, 16th November
9.00 am Introduction to Second Life Paul West, Director - Knowledge Management and Information Technology, COL
11.00 am Morning Tea
11.15 am Group Work
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Group Work
3.30 pm Afternoon Tea 3.45 pm Group Work 4.45 pm Discussion of the Week’s Activities 5.00 pm Finish
Saturday, 17th November
Island Tour and Beach Day 9.00 am Depart Insel Fehman
3.00 pm Return to Hotel
Sunday, 18th November
Participants’ Day Off
Monday, 19th November – Friday, 23rd November
9.00 am Group Work
11.00 am Morning Tea
11.15 am Group Work
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Group Work
3.30 pm Afternoon Tea
3.45 pm Group Work
4.45 pm Discussion of the Day’s Activities
5.00 pm Finish
Saturday, 24th November
Boat Trip to Manono Island (Optional)
Sunday, 25th November
Participants’ Day Off Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th November
9.00 am Group Work
11.00 am Morning Tea
11.15 am Group Work
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Group Work
3.30 pm Afternoon Tea
3.45 pm Group Work
4.45 pm Discussion of the Day’s Activities
5.00 pm Finish
Wednesday, 28th November
9.00 am Group Presentations
11.00 am Morning Tea
11.15 am Group Presentations & Discussions
12.30 pm Workshop Evaluation
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Future Directions
Official closing IHE Conference Room 3.00 pm Introductory remarks MC Gatoloai Tili Afamasaga
3.05 pm Lotu Rev Denny Epati
3.20 pm Summary of workshop VUSSC or Participants’ Rep
3.30 pm Official closing of workshop
3.40 pm Closing remarks & acknowledgements Gatoloai Tili Afamasaga
3.45 pm Refreshments
