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Presentation at European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) Research Workshop,Budapest, Hungary, October 2010
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2. Some Remarks about Education in the Arab World
Population growth
Need for equity and accessibility
Limited financial support
Lack of planning and strategies for education at all levels
Weak link between education and labor markets
Knowledge gap
Globalization & internationalization
Lack of ICT integration and use of new forms of education
Teaching as oppose to research based universities
Intellectual migration
3. Emergence of ICT & New Ways of Learning
4. .e-Learning Challenges
Lack of recognition by policy makers
Social resistance
Skills and competencies / changing mindsets
ICT maturity level disparities
Paradigm Shift/ reengineering of educational system
Quality Assurance
5. State of ICT in the Arab World
Only 0.6% of the population uses the Internet,
Only 1.2% have personal computers.
6. State of ICT in the Arab World :Variance in Technology Diffusion
& Creation
7. Integrating ICT in Education
The League of Arab States issued a Draft Declaration of Principles
in 2003 endorsing e-learning as a tool that can help eliminate
illiteracy, achieve universal primary education, and help improve
both the training of teachers and the delivery of lifelong
education for honing professional skills.
As a result new initiatives and projects of strategic importance
were launched such as:
8. ..Emergence of ICT & New Ways of Learning
Government Efforts
9. Development of ICT Strategies 10. Policies and standards
development for online education 11. Funds allocationHigher
Education
12. Integration of ICT in traditional programs 13. Conferences
and seminars 14. Research in online educationCorporate
Training
15. E-LEARING REDEFINING TOMORROWS EDUCATION: An Arab
Experience
16. HBMeU - Vision & Mission
Vision
To be the university of choice in the Arab World in shaping the
future of education and learning through innovative
solutions.
Mission
To provide high quality programs using virtual learning
environment, supporting the pursuit of lifelong learning,
addressing critical activities of economicdevelopmentin the Arab
World by pioneering in e-learning, providing unique learners
experience and growing knowledge and its dissemination through
excellence in research and knowledge transfer.
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17. 11
The e-University Mission Key Components
18. 12
HBMeU Schools
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
E-TQM Institute
School of e-Health
&
Environmental Sciences
e-school of Business
&
Quality
Management
School of
e-Education
19. HBMeU Life Long Learning Philosophy
20. The Middle East e-Learning Association (MEEA)
The Middle East e-Learning Association (MEEA) is a regional
independent, non-political, non-profit association established for
the purpose of providing innovative open educational practices and
promoting quality, innovation and transparency in higher and
continuing education; and , to develop policies, procedures, and
practices with respect to the design, development, and
implementation of e-learning curricula.
21. Vision & Mission
Vision
To Grow the understanding, practice and knowledge transfer of
e-Learning in the MENA Region.
Mission
To create a seamless approach through collaborative means for the
sharing of best practice applications in e-learning and to support
the membership group with their quest for developing, enhancing and
impacting with e-learning.
22. MEEA Main Activities
Networking and Information Sharing
23. Establish relationships and partnerships with e-Learning
Associations, and educational institutions from other parts of the
worlde-Learning Awareness
Policy Development and Quality Assurance
24. Develop policies around the use of technology in education
and corporate training that would serve the region. Support
Provision