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Conference Structure

Day 1
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 (Atlantis)
Plenary Session Chair: Professor Denise Kirckpatrick
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION & COFFEE		  
9:00 - 9:20
CONGRESS TECHNICAL OPENING		 Atlantis
Ballroom AB
9:20 - 10:30
CONGRESS MAIN KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Mr. Rowan Gibson, President of a global innovation consultancy
(common across all three conferences)		 Atlantis
Ballroom AB
10:30 - 10:45
EXHIBITION OPENING		  
10:45 - 11:15
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS		  

11:15 - 11:25

 WELCOMING BY CONFERENCE CHAIR
Professor Alain Senteni
Dean of School e-Education, Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, UAE		 Atlantis A

11:25 - 12:10

Keynote Speaker I:
Post Secondary "Wikinomics :" University 2.0
Dr Frits Pannekoek
President of Athabasca University, Canada

 Atlantis A
12:10-13:15 DISCUSSION PANEL:
Open Educational Resources (OER) and User-Generated Content [Each panelist will have 10 min. to present her/his idea on innovation and quality issues related to OER]
Moderator:
Professor Carmel McNaught Director, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Panel Members:
  1. Dr Frits Pannekoek, President of Athabasca University, Canada
  2. Sir John Daniel, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning
  3. Mr Gard Titlestad, Secretary General, Intl Council for Distance Education (ICDE)
  4. Dr Colette Deaudelin, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Sherbrooke, Canada
  5. Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, ProVC Learning, Teaching & Quality, The Open University,

    6. UK

Q&A

 Atlantis A
13:15 - 14:15
LUNCH		 Saffron
Restaurant
14:15-15:30 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP 1:
Social Networking and the Organization
Chair: Mr Andrea Emiliani (IBM)
Introduction: Mr Chetan J. Rao, Social & Collaboration Solutions Evangelist IBM Social Business Tiger
Panel Members:
  1. Mr Hanny Al Shazly, ITS Group, Kuwait
  2. Mr Paul Michael Gledhill, Xpert Learning, UAE
  3. Dr. Ahmed Dabbagh, Ankabut, UAE
  4. Mr Pierre Guidera, MediaCast, UAE
 Silk A
14:15-15:30 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP 2:
ICT & Teacher Education
Chair: Dr Khaled Sabry, SEED, Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, UAE
Introduction:Mr. Wael I. Nasr, Director of Operations, Vice President - International Educational Organization, USA.
Panel Members:
  1. Mr. Andy Halliday, British Computer Society, UK
  2. Dr Colette Deaudelin, University of Sherbrooke, Canada
  3. Dr Rana Tamim, Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, UAE
  4. Dr Sindre Rosvik, IFIP TC3, Norway
  5. Dr Aminu Ladan Sharehu, National Teachers Institute, Nigeria
 Silk B
15:30 - 16:00
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS		 Lobby
16:00-16:30 PRESENTATION OF UMUC – HBMEU PARTNERSHIP AND DUAL AWARD

Stella C.S. Porto, Professor & Director, University of Maryland University College, USA
Professor Alain Senteni, Dean, School of e-Education, Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, UAE		 Silk A
16:30 - 17:30 CONCURRENT SESSION 1 : Advances in Creative and Innovative Learning Silk A
CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Educational Technology in Use Silk B
CONCURRENT SESSION 3 : Innovative Tools & Contents Silk C
CONCURRENT SESSION 4 : Innovative Learning & Teaching [Individual Differences Healthcare Spice A
CONCURRENT SESSION 4 : Innovative Policies & Strategies Spice B
CONCURRENT SESSION 4 : Special Thematic Session: ICT enhanced Medical Education Spice C

 

Day 2
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 (Atlantis)
Plenary Session Chair: Professor Carmel McNaught
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION		 Lobby
9:00 - 9:15
CONFERENCE RECAP & ANNOUNCEMENT		 Atlantis A

9:15 - 10:00

Keynote Speaker II:
"Invest in Clicks, not Bricks!"
Sir John Daniel , President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning

 Atlantis A

10:00 - 11:15

CONCURRENT SESSION 7 : Advances in Creative and Innovative Learning

 Silk A
CONCURRENT SESSION 8 : Innovative Tools & Contents [Open Educational Resources] Silk B
CONCURRENT SESSION 9 : Innovative Policies and Strategies Silk C
CONCURRENT SESSION 10 : ICT enhanced Education - Arabic Papers Spice A
CONCURRENT SESSION 11 : Innovative Learning & Teaching [Individual Differences] Spice B
CONCURRENT SESSION 12 : Special Thematic Session: Mobile Learning Spice C
11:15 - 11:45
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS		 Lobby

11:45 - 13:15

INTERACTIVE PLENARY:
The Increasing Role of Digital Media in Education
Moderator:
Professor Denise Kirkpatrick The Open University, UK
Panel Members:

  1. Mr Saam Nikravi, British Computer Society, UK
  2. Mr Gard Titlestad Secretary General, Secretary General, International Council for Distance Education (ICDE)
  3. Professor Carmel McNaught, Director, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
 Atlantis A
13:15 - 14:15
LUNCH		 Saffron
Restaurant
14:15 - 15:35 CONCURRENT SESSION 13 : Advances in Creative and Innovative Learning Silk A
CONCURRENT SESSION 14 : Innovative Tools & Contents Silk B
CONCURRENT SESSION 15 : Educational Technology in Use Silk C
CONCURRENT SESSION 16 : Innovative Policies & Strategies Spice A
CONCURRENT SESSION 17 : Special Thematic Session: ICT-enabled Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development Spice B
15:30 - 16:00
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS		 Lobby
16:00 - 17:30 CONCURRENT SESSION 18 : Advances in Creative and Innovative Learning Silk A
CONCURRENT SESSION 19 : Innovative Tools & Contents Silk B
CONCURRENT SESSION 20 : Innovative Policies and Strategies Silk C
CONCURRENT SESSION 21 : ICT enhanced Education – Arabic Papers Spice A
CONCURRENT SESSION 22 : Special Thematic Session: Quality Assurance Spice B
17:30 - 17:45
CONFERENCE CLOSING
Announcement of the theme for the 6th Conference on e-Learning in
the Middle East 2014		 Atlantis A

 

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