The GETEX-ISTE Global Forum highlights the role of technology and innovation in education

The Global Forum on Innovation and Technology in Education is being collaboratively hosted by GETEX, the region's leading student recruitment, technology and careers brand, in collaboration with the US headquartered International Society for Technology in Education.

Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors' and Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, is slated to deliver the welcome speech at the official conference opening, while ISTE CEO Dr. Don Knezeck will be deliver the Chairman's message on the global use of technology and innovation in education.

The Global Forum on Technology and Innovation in Education will provide a world-class professional learning opportunity for teachers, faculty members, educational leaders, technology leaders and policy makers in GCC schools, colleges and universities.

Held in conjunction with the GETEX - Educational Equipment and Technology Exhibition in Dubai, the conference program will include leading policy makers, institutional leaders and innovative classroom practitioners from across the region and around the world to share their vision, expertise and enthusiasm for improving education through the use of information, communication and learning technologies.

The event is split into two discrete strands - one discussing the role of technology in elementary and secondary education, and the other concerning itself with technologically mediated higher education A panel discussion on distance and online learning communities moderated by Dr. Betsy Lowry from the John Hopkins University USA will kick start proceedings in the Higher Education strand of the conference, while the Elementary and Secondary strand will get off the blocks with a discussion on the UAE Ministry of Education's role in empowering educators with technology.

'As our world becomes increasingly connected, the need to see and understand what is happening globally becomes more important. Accelerating change requires the ability to adapt successfully to new situations, and the Global Forum is an event specifically designed to prepare participants to lead innovation in education. Focusing on the role technology plays in moving schools, colleges and universities into this 21st century, the event offers access to international thought leaders, to proven innovators in teaching and learning, and to creative and courageous practitioners who are already making a difference for learners every day in their schools and classrooms,'

said Don Knezek, CEO, ISTE.

The Global Forum will combine two and a half days of intense learning and productive professional networking for delegates and educators across the GCC and beyond, and will explore the increasing role of technology in the educational sector.

'There is a clear market need for exploring the application and potential of technology in the education sector that the Global Forum on Technology and Innovation in Education will help address. GETEX has already established itself as a definitive platform for the education sector in the Middle East, and its tie up with ISTE will bring international resources together with regional expertise in an event that will chart new ground in technology-mediated education delivery,' commented Anselm Godinho, Managing Director of show organizers IC&E.

With over 70 international affiliates and a membership base spanning 87,000 educators internationally, ISTE is the world's premium association for educators and policy makers engaged in improving teaching and learning through the effective use of technology in education.

ISTE annually hosts the National Educational Computing Conference in the USA.

The event is considered the world's premier worldwide conference for technology-using educators, drawing presenters and participants from sixty countries.