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Professionalising Practices

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Participant Summary

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Registrations

Total registered	319
Active accounts	305	95.6%

Countries (top 10)

South Africa	184	57.7%
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	172	53.9%
Female	147	46.1%
Undeclared	0	0.0%

Instant Messaging

Jabber	46	14.4%
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	55.5%
By email	121	37.9%
Link from a website	26	8.2%
Other	19	6.0%

Time per day participating

60 min	122	38.2%
120 min	86	27.0%
30 min	44	13.8%

Internet access at work

Network	151	47.3%
Broadband	139	43.6%
Dialup	16	5.0%
ISDN	14	4.4%
None	9	2.8%
Internet cafe	7	2.2%

Internet access at home

Broadband	134	42.0%
None	68	21.3%
Dialup	38	11.9%
Network	35	11.0%
Internet cafe	23	7.2%
ISDN	18	5.6%

Participate through ...

Email	242	75.9%
Web	228	71.5%
Chat	178	55.8%
Audio/video	84	26.3%

What sector are you mainly interested in ?

Tertiary Education	230	72.1%
Secondary Education	30	9.4%
Business	20	6.3%
Primary Education	18	5.6%
NGO or Civil Society	15	4.7%
Government	9	2.8%
	3	0.9%

Topics of interest

Distance Education	179	56.1%
Lab-based learning	90	28.2%
Collaborative learning	207	64.9%
Learning Theory	143	44.8%
Institutional Change	138	43.3%
Learning Technologies	271	85.0%
Digital Divide	184	57.7%

Disclosure details

Email to participants	315	98.7%
Email to all	159	49.8%
Contact details to participants	283	88.7%
Contact details to all	140	43.9%