The conference is expected to attract over 150 delegates from educational institutions and authorities around Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and is scheduled to be led by a keynote address from His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Chancellor of HCT and President of Zayed University.
"We're delighted to be bringing this event to the UAE once again," said IBM Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan General Manager, Samer Shaar. "HCT's work on deploying and using laptop computers to drive educational opportunities has been groundbreaking and of tremendous value to students. Other members of IBM's ThinkPad University Program, such as Zayed University and others from around the region, will be sharing experiences, practice and new approaches at the Fly-In.'
The conference consists of keynote and plenary sessions interspersed with four breakout sessions including 22 presentations that give educationalists a chance to explore a number of topics related to technology in education. Speakers in the plenary sessions are set to include Dubai Women's College Director, Dr. Howard Reed, Zayed University Vice President Dr. Hanif Al Qassimi and Provost Dr; Larry Wilson and IBM's General Manager, Middle East, Dr. Samer Shaar. Plenary and breakout sessions will also include case studies presented by representatives from educational sector organisations in the USA, Germany and Mexico, as well as the UAE. Technology industry participation includes representatives of IBM, Cisco, Intel, Epson, VTME, Sony and Microsoft.
"Technology helps young people to access information and learn dynamically using their own resources. Mobile technology helps educators to build project teams, assign tasks to different groups and allows students to work in a variety of environments and ways to gain new and powerful benefits from the educational experience," said Sameh Farid, regional manager of Personal Computing Division IBM Middle East, Egypt & Pakistan. "We're delighted to be able to take a role in driving this important experience-sharing forum, particularly as the event is hosted at a leading e-education venue, DWC."
Dubai Women's College, which is to be the base for the two-day conference, is currently in the fourth year of its laptop initiative, which started with 220 equipped students. Today, all 2,000 students at the College use laptop computers in an environment adapted for mobile computing, with laptop-equipped workstations in all rooms and centralised IT facilities adapted specifically to support mobile computing. The initiative has supported a move to project-based learning which currently forms some 70% of the curriculum at the college. The initiative has been recognised in global case studies both by Intel and by IBM.
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About Zayed University
At Zayed University, which hosted the 2002 IBM Laptop Fly-in, the intelligent use of educational technology is threaded throughout the entire four-year curriculum. All 2,200 students use laptop computers, all new faculty are provided with laptops, and the University maintains an excellent physical network to support the ubiquitous use of technology. The University considers developing fluency in information technology and information literacy as fundamental to its mission, and all graduating students must meet standards of proficiency in these learning outcomes.
About Higher Colleges of Technology - Dubai Women's College
Dubai Women's College, with more than 2,200 students, is a part of the Higher Colleges of Technology. The college concentrates its academic efforts in Business Studies, Information Technology, Health Science and Applied Media Technology. The college also offers the only engineering program for women in the HCT - a Higher Diploma in Software Engineering Technology.
In its relatively short existence, the College has developed a formidable reputation amongst Dubai employers. In fact, you only have to visit one of the many private or public sector establishments to find one of the pioneering Dubai Women's College graduates. More information can be found at http://www.dwc.ac.ae
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable telecommunications service providers and equipment suppliers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. IBM Global Services is the world's largest information technology services provider, with 2001 revenues of more than $35 billion. Services is the fastest growing part of IBM, with nearly 150,000 professionals serving customers in 160 countries. IBM Global Services has about 150 data centres around the world keeping thousands of businesses running 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
At Zayed University, which hosted the 2002 IBM Laptop Fly-in, the intelligent use of educational technology is threaded throughout the entire four-year curriculum. All 2,200 students use laptop computers, all new faculty are provided with laptops, and the University maintains an excellent physical network to support the ubiquitous use of technology. The University considers developing fluency in information technology and information literacy as fundamental to its mission, and all graduating students must meet standards of proficiency in these learning outcomes.
About Higher Colleges of Technology - Dubai Women's College
Dubai Women's College, with more than 2,200 students, is a part of the Higher Colleges of Technology. The college concentrates its academic efforts in Business Studies, Information Technology, Health Science and Applied Media Technology. The college also offers the only engineering program for women in the HCT - a Higher Diploma in Software Engineering Technology.
In its relatively short existence, the College has developed a formidable reputation amongst Dubai employers. In fact, you only have to visit one of the many private or public sector establishments to find one of the pioneering Dubai Women's College graduates. More information can be found at http://www.dwc.ac.ae
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable telecommunications service providers and equipment suppliers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. IBM Global Services is the world's largest information technology services provider, with 2001 revenues of more than $35 billion. Services is the fastest growing part of IBM, with nearly 150,000 professionals serving customers in 160 countries. IBM Global Services has about 150 data centres around the world keeping thousands of businesses running 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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