Education Leaders' Forum 2008
July 2008 - Posts
Final notes: How to use this blog
08 July 08 10:50 AM
The intent of this blog is twofold; primarily to provide you with a quick reference guide (albeit, in my own words, with a student bias) to any of the keynotes, workshops and panel discussions you'd like to refresh your memory of, and perhaps gain a slightly
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Endnotes: e-Technology, An Ally of the Planet?
08 July 08 10:29 AM
Our final talk, from Natarajan Ishwaran (Director of Ecological and Earth Sciences Division, UNESCO) and Rob Bernard (General Manager Environmental Sustainability, Microsoft) concerned that ever present consideration - the environment. The role of technology
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Strategies To Overcome The Barriers
08 July 08 09:08 AM
Themes: Innovation in 21st Century Learning and Teaching Building Institutional Readiness Expert panel speakers:- Dr. Hoda Baraka Ministry of Information Technology and Communication, Egypt Richard Descoings President, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de
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Moving Toward Success
07 July 08 03:53 PM
Anoop Gupta, Microsoft Corporate VP spoke of, and demonstrated how technology can be used to solve so many problems today - as well as sharing his learnings from his experiences as an educator at Stanford University. The case for scale A point which can
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Microsoft technology and Higher Education (Video)
07 July 08 03:52 PM
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Barriers To Achieving The Vision
07 July 08 03:20 PM
Themes: Access & Quality Delivering on the Needs of Employability Expert panel speakers:- Dr. Suaad Fahad Alharthi Saudi Ministry of Higher Education Dr. Bruno Lanvin INSEAD Dr. Jan-Martin Lowendah Gartner Dr Tarek G. Shawki UNESCO, Director, Bureau
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A Community Perspective
07 July 08 01:33 PM
Commissioner Jan Figel spoke well of the national benefits of education - and the true benefits to a society that lifelong learning can bring. Autonomy, and responsibility for all of those in the academic space was highlighted as a must, and the twin,
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Panel Discussion, Higher Education Students
07 July 08 01:30 PM
A panel discussion put four HE students to discuss their current projects, and also the problems and challenges they've noted in their personal experiences with educations - and some ideas for how to solve these. Infrastructure Our four students came
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A Vision for Tertiary Education
07 July 08 11:45 AM
Themes: Successful tertiary education Enabling development that can be sustainable Expert panel speakers:- Prof. Datuk Ansary Bin Ahmed CEO, Asia E-University Prof. Roberto Carneiro Catholic University of Portugal Dr. Diana Oblinger CEO, EDUCAUSE Dr.
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Changing Contours of Tertiary Education: Role of ICTs
07 July 08 10:05 AM
Mr Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director General for Communication & Information, UNESCO reminded us of the key challenges we face with HE. I know that these have been mentioned before, but it's well to constantly have them at the top of our minds
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The importance of ELF08
07 July 08 10:04 AM
A copy of Ralph Young's speech may be found here . Ralph Young, Microsoft Vice President, World Wide Public Sector gave the second introductory talk, raising some interesting points about precisely why Microsoft feels so strongly about education, and
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At The Crossroads
07 July 08 10:04 AM
Margaret Spellings, US Secretary for Education led the first keynote with an inspiring talk around education in the United States, and gave some interesting ideas that could be taken elsewhere - as well as alerting us to some challenges faced in the US
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How do I learn? (Video)
07 July 08 10:04 AM
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Welcome to UNESCO
07 July 08 08:28 AM
A PDF copy of the Director General's speech may be found here . Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO kicked off the proceedings by highlighting the sheer scope of the problems faced, worldwide, in education. But 'problems' is a harsh word,
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Welcome to the blog
07 July 08 08:10 AM
Who are we? What is this? The Education Leaders' Forum 2008 is hosted not only to form new connections and stimulate & expand upon new ideas, it is to serve as a catalyst for action to improve the lives of students everywhere. We are two such students
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Forum Agenda
07 July 08 08:00 AM
09:00 Welcome to UNESCO : Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General UNESCO The Importance of This Event : Ralph Young, Microsoft Vice President, World Wide Public Sector 09:20 Keynote: At The Crossroads Margaret Spellings, US Secretary for Education 09:40
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Speakers and Panellists
07 July 08 08:00 AM
Welcome to UNESCO Mr Koïchiro Matsuura Director General of UNESCO At The Crossroads Margaret Spellings US Secretary for Education The importance of ELF08 Ralph Young Microsoft Vice President World Wide Public Sector Changing Contours of Tertiary Education:
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Pictures & Videos
07 July 08 08:00 AM
Below are photos and videos captured from the event, sorted chronologically, from the start to the end of ELF08. 1. Welcome to the blog 2. Welcome to UNESCO 3. At The Crossroads 4. The importance of ELF08 5. How do I learn? (Video) 6. Changing Contours
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Resources and Examples for Transforming Education
07 July 08 08:00 AM
Here you will find various examples on how technology helped institutions, educators and students to provide quality education and advance their teaching and learning experience. You will also find a number of resources related to teaching and learning
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