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POLICY FORUM Thursday 20 February 2014 UNESCO Headquarters – Paris, France

POLICY FORUM

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Venue: UNESCO Headquarters. Entrance: 125 Avenue de Suffren, Paris

The policy-makers’ forum will bring together senior representatives from over 50 countries to discuss how mobile learning can advance shared educational goals, particularly as they relate to teachers and teacher training.

AGENDA

Time Programme Speakers

09:30–10:00 WELCOME COFFEE AND NETWORKING

10:00–10:15 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

ROOM 4Mr Francesc Pedro, Section Chief, UNESCO

10:15–11:00 GLOBAL AND COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES:

Mobile technologies for teacher development and support

ROOM 4

Mr David Atchoarena, Director of Division for Teacher Development and Higher Education, UNESCO

Mr Belio Kipsang, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya

11:00–11:15 Overview of UNESCO Mobile Learning

Policy Guidelines and introduction to

roundtable discussions

ROOM 4

Mr Mark West, Project Officer, UNESCO

11:15–12:30 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

The delegates will split into 4 smaller groups, each of which will discuss one of the following topics

1. Creating Supportive Mobile Learning Policy Environments:

What policy environments stimulate the effective use of mobile technologies to support teachers and improve teaching practices?

ROOM 3

Moderator: Ms Jennifer Daniel, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago

Expert rapporteur: Mr Julio Sa Rego, UNESCO

2. Training Teachers to Use Mobile Learning:

How should teacher training institutions incorporate mobile learning practices into pre-service and in-service teacher training, continuing professional development and teacher training curriculum?

ROOM 6

Moderator: Mr Faridullah Khan, Secretary, Capital Administration & Development Division, Pakistan

Expert rapporteur: Ms Mariana Patru, ICT in Education Team, UNESCO

3. Using Mobile Learning to Train Teachers:

How should teacher training institutions use mobile technologies to deliver training and support to educators? How can existing training materials be repurposed for access via mobile devices?

ROOM 7

Moderator: Mr Steve Vosloo, Head of Mobile, Innovation Lab, Pearson

Expert rapporteur: Ms Soo Jin Cho, UNESCO

4. Implementing Mobile Learning Policy:

What approaches to policy implementation, such as awareness-raising and advocacy, are most effective for introducing mobile learning into the education system?

ROOM 9

Moderator: Ms Ronda Zelezny-Green, mEducation Knowledge Manager and Regional Lead for Asia, GSMA

Expert rapporteur: Mr Alexander Khoroshilov, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)

12:30–14:00 LUNCH

POLICY FORUM

Time Programme Speakers

Time Programme Speakers

14:00–15:00 PANEL DISCUSSION with the moderators from the morning roundtables

Summary of the key findings from the morning roundtable discussions

ROOM 4

Moderator: Shafika Isaacs, Independent Consultant

Panelists: Ms Jennifer Daniel, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago Mr Faridullah Khan, Secretary, Capital Administration & Development Division, Pakistan Mr Steve Vosloo, Head of Mobile, Innovation Lab, Pearson Ms Ronda Zelezny-Green, Education Knowledge Manager and Regional Lead for Asia, GSMA

15:00–16:00 PANEL DISCUSSION Empowering teachers with mobile technology

How to overcome the challenges and institutionalize the training and ongoing support of educators through mobile technologies

ROOM 4

Moderator: Ms Cecilia Martins, Unit Chief Educational Portal, Organization of American States

Panellists: Mr George William Nyombi Thembo, Minister of State for Information and Communications Technology, Uganda Ms Sanna Eskelinen, Global Lead for Social Investments, Nokia Mr Fengchun Miao, ICT in Education Team Leader, UNESCO Mr Terry Grier, Superintendent, Houston Independent School District, United States Ms Martina Roth, Senior Director of Global Strategy, Intel

16:00–16:15 COFFEE BREAK

16:15–17:15 Assessment of 1:1 initiatives

Discussion of monitoring and evaluation of 1:1 mobile learning initiatives, including opportunities to share findings and explain processes of assessment. Panellists will also discuss the cost of ICT in education initiatives and how return on investment is determined.

ROOM 4

Moderator: Mr Francesc Pedro, Section Chief, UNESCO

Panellists: Mr Stephan Vincent-Lancrin, Senior Analyst, OECD Mr Marc Durando, Executive Director, European Schoolnet Ms Sasithara Pichaichannarong, Secretary-General, Thailand Education Council Ms Giulia D'Amico, Vice President of Business Development, One Laptop Per Child

17:15–17:30 CLOSING REMARKS

ROOM 4

Mr David Atchoarena, Director of Division for Teacher Development and Higher Education, UNESCO

17:30–18:30 COCKTAIL AND NETWORKING

Restaurant 7th floor

UNESCO MOBILE LEARNING WEEK17–21 February 2014

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