Adoption of eLearning techniques emphasised.Byline: Cairo (Image: elearning.gif ) An eLearning workshop being hosted by Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA ITIDA Information Technology Industry Development Agency (Giza, Egypt) ) in conjunction with ITWorx at Gitex will call for a change in mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. of school administrators to give greater impetus to the adoption of eLearning techniques. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ITIDA, strengthening the eLearning bond between teachers and parents is a pre-condition to the successful implementation and faster rollout of eLearning for students. "eLearning is not just for students," said Dr Hazem Abdelazim, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ITIDA. "School administrators have to embrace e-processes in the 'back office' of schools and engage parents in the eLearning experience for it to be really effective. "Many teachers and pupils across the Middle East realize the benefits of eLearning across all curriculum subjects through collaborative resource sharing and adopting pedagogical ped·a·gog·ic also ped·a·gog·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. 2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. practices to prepare students for the new knowledge based economy. "Now is the time to engage parents as part of the eLearning process and that requires a change of mindset among school administrators and guardians." ITIDA has assembled an impressive panel of experienced eLearning practitioners, including Dr John Zook John Zook (born September 24, 1947 in Garden City, Kansas) was a defensive end who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons. Zook attended the University of Kansas. who is a special advisor to the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. Ministry of Education, and Wael Amin, CEO of ITWorx, the Egyptian professional IT services firm that is a global training centre for the Microsoft Learning Gateway (MLG MLG Major League Gaming (e-sports organization) MLG Main Landing Gear MLG Maple Leaf Gardens (Toronto) MLG Middle Low German MLG Marine Logistics Group (US Marine Corps) ) solution. Dr Hazem Abdelazim said: "This workshop will show that it's not a case of 'whether' but 'when' to introduce eLearning solutions to better prepare students for the future and involve parents in the learning process, too. This workshop will be highly topical and relevant." Identified by the Yankee Group as a global outsourcing hotspot because of its abundance of multilingual and technical graduates, Egypt's software development sector is helping to set international standards in eLearning. The ITIDA eLearning workshop will take place at 10am on Wednesday, October 22 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center (DICEC) Gitex Technology Week, Hall 3, Stand 310. To secure a place, please register on the 'Egypt-On' ITIDA stand in Hall 2, Stand F2--20. - TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2008 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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