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Professionalising Practices

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Participant Summary

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Registrations

Total registered	318
Active accounts	305	95.9%

Countries (top 10)

South Africa	183	57.5%
Nigeria	34	10.7%
United States	16	5.0%
Kenya	14	4.4%
Uganda	14	4.4%
Zimbabwe	10	3.1%
United Kingdom	8	2.5%
Ethiopia	6	1.9%
Ghana	5	1.6%
Namibia	5	1.6%

Gender

Male	171	53.8%
Female	147	46.2%
Undeclared	0	0.0%

Instant Messaging

Jabber	46	14.5%
Yahoo	37	11.6%
MSN	15	4.7%
AIM	2	0.6%
ICQ	1	0.3%

How did you hear about the conference?

From a colleague	177	55.7%
By email	120	37.7%
Link from a website	26	8.2%
Other	19	6.0%

Time per day participating

60 min	121	38.1%
120 min	86	27.0%
30 min	44	13.8%

Internet access at work

Network	151	47.5%
Broadband	139	43.7%
Dialup	15	4.7%
ISDN	14	4.4%
None	9	2.8%
Internet cafe	7	2.2%

Internet access at home

Broadband	134	42.1%
None	68	21.4%
Dialup	37	11.6%
Network	35	11.0%
Internet cafe	23	7.2%
ISDN	18	5.7%

Participate through ...

Email	242	76.1%
Web	227	71.4%
Chat	178	56.0%
Audio/video	84	26.4%

What sector are you mainly interested in ?

Tertiary Education	230	72.3%
Secondary Education	29	9.1%
Business	20	6.3%
Primary Education	18	5.7%
NGO or Civil Society	15	4.7%
Government	9	2.8%
	3	0.9%

Topics of interest

Distance Education	179	56.3%
Lab-based learning	90	28.3%
Collaborative learning	207	65.1%
Learning Theory	142	44.7%
Institutional Change	138	43.4%
Learning Technologies	270	84.9%
Digital Divide	184	57.9%

Disclosure details

Email to participants	314	98.7%
Email to all	158	49.7%
Contact details to participants	282	88.7%
Contact details to all	139	43.7%