30 de outubro de 2012

WHAT's on at WISE 2012


Nov 13 - 15 Doha 12
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What’s on at WISE 2012!


 
The WISE Summit will explore how collaboration can become the driving force behind efforts to inspire innovation in education and to design long-term strategies for its renewal.
Over 1,000 practitioners, decision makers and thought leaders from multiple sectors and more than 100 countries will come together, November 13 - 15, in Doha, Qatar, to share ideas under the theme “Collaborating for Change”.
Attendees will participate in thematic plenary sessions, debates, collaborative workshops and focus sessions.Speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds will chair and moderate sessions exploring current educational challenges and highlighting innovative solutions.
 
The best ideas are often the product of collaboration, and WISE 2012 will facilitate exchanges among diverse partners, including winners of the 2012 WISE Awards.
Find out more about WISE 2012 here.
 
 

WISE 2012: Major Initiative to be Announced


 
Qatar Foundation Chairperson Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has said she will launch a significant new education initiative at the WISE Summit: “In Doha in November we will be hosting the fourth annual World Innovation Summit for Education. There I will launch a significant new initiative that will be a practical and powerful step towards getting 61 million children into school. I urge you to join us there,” Her Highness Sheikha Moza said. She was speaking at the United Nations in New York at the launch of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Education First Initiative on September 26.
  
 
 

A New Group of Learners


 
WISE is pleased to announce that a further 30 outstanding young people (aged 18 to 25) have been selected to join the WISE Learners’ Voice program.
WISE Learners’ Voice brings the views of students to the issue of rethinking education. The program builds their advocacy skills to ensure that leaders and decision-makers hear their all-important voice, and it supports their growth as change-makers in education.
The 2012 WISE Learners, from 24 countries, were selected from hundreds of applications and nominations that were submitted in June from around the world.
This third group of Learners will also be present at WISE 2012 where they will join forces with the 2011 group to report from the Summit through video interviews and blogs, and to take part in debates, workshops and a forum session.
The WISE Learners who were selected in 2011 have been working on the theme Increasing Access to Relevant, Quality Education for All Learners through Innovation. The 2011 Learners will present the results of their year-long project at WISE 2012.
 
Follow the activities of the WISE Learners via Twitter (#WISELearners) and on the Learners’ blog.
 
 

Three Questions for...

 

 

H.E. Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, Ph.D., Chairman of WISE, Qatar Foundation

What should we expect from the 2012 WISE Summit “Collaborating for Change”?
Dr. Al-Thani: This year's Summit will examine the major challenges facing education and societies around the world today. These issues have implications for what we teach, and how we teach it, to learners of all ages. I believe that new kinds of education are needed to meet today’s demands in a complex and rapidly changing world. The education sector has been slow to adapt and this year’s Summit will tackle the problem from a number of angles.
Participants in WISE 2012 will learn about the barriers to change and how they might be overcome. One of these barriers is that people in education often do not have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers or with people from other sectors. Discussions will deal with how to overcome this, and with what happens when we question conventional models.
This year’s Summit will look at how collaboration at various levels can inspire innovation in education. Sessions will highlight best practices in order to inspire innovators in education around the world. There will be a particular focus on creative solutions to increasing access to education, on financing learning, and on teaching methods. WISE 2012 will help people from multiple sectors re-design education together to meet the needs of today and the future.
In four years WISE has established a reputation as the premier forum for innovation in education, and I think we will see it being used more and more as a launch pad for new ideas and initiatives because of the attention it draws and the expectations it creates.
How does WISE promote collaboration?
Dr. Al-Thani: WISE has a growing number of programs that are a platform for working and taking action together.
Let me give you a few examples. First, I would like to highlight the WISE Awards that recognize innovative education projects that have had a transformative impact on societies. These projects are an inspiring and diverse collection of best practices that are shared throughout the WISE community.
Another example is the WISE Haiti Task Force that is helping rebuild that country’s education system following the devastating earthquake of 2010. The program supports successful local education initiatives through collaboration with its partner, FOKAL (Foundation for Knowledge and Liberty), empowering Haitian people to reconstruct their country. In 2012 the WISE Haiti Task Force granted funding to seven innovative initiatives to enable them to expand.
 
The WISE Learners’ Voice program has gone from strength to strength. It was initiated because we felt we couldn’t hold a full debate about education without the input of those who are its consumers. Over the past year, the Learners have participated in other education-related events around the world and have visited WISE Awards winning projects in order to report to WISE 2012 on how to increase access to education through innovation. I am confident that their presentations will be a valuable contribution to building the future of education. I also believe their participation in WISE 2012 as speakers and delegates will once again be one of the most popular features of the program, and I look forward to meeting the next group of outstanding young Learners who will also be present.
WISE Community, the new social networking feature of the WISE website, allows members to share their knowledge and experience. This web platform is both a source of information about the WISE initiative and an interactive education resource base of ideas and successful practices that may be adopted, adapted and replicated.
This year’s Summit promises to be more interactive than ever, offering opportunities to participate from anywhere in the world. A range of tools will enable e-participants to put questions to speakers before and after sessions, watch sessions via live broadcasts, and connect with key personalities. There will also be collaborative workshops on specific issues.
What are the evolving trends in education today?
Dr. Al-Thani: I believe there are three major trends in education today. The first is the increasing use of technology. PSU Educarchile, a 2012 WISE Awards winning project, is a free online college preparation program in Chile, and RoboBraille, another 2012 WISE Award winner, uses technology to convert education texts into Braille and other formats such as mp3 or audio books for people with impaired vision and reading difficulties.
The second trend is innovative financing of education. This year one of the WISE Awards is for a project that, in addition to “Transforming Education”, has best provided innovative financing of primary education. The winning project comes from Bangladesh, where solar-powered floating schools ensure year-round primary education to students in flood-prone areas, even during the height of the monsoon period.
Increasing access to education is the third trend, and the following 2012 WISE Awards winning projects demonstrate achievements in this: The Satya Bharti School Program that provides high-quality education for underprivileged children in rural India, and the Cambodian Children’s Fund – Generational Change through Education - that provides education and care for children and families in a deprived district near Phnom Penh.
 
 

Follow WISE 2012 from Anywhere in the World

Once again this year, e-participants around the world are invited to take part in the WISE Summit through a range of web 2.0 tools:
 

 
  • State your position on topical issues through WISE Polls
  • Watch the sessions live through video streaming
  • Comment and participate in sessions through Twitter
    (#WISE2012) and WISE Community
  • Ask a question or comment during debates through theinteractive program
 
  • Follow the news and events at the Summit on the live blog
  • Talk to Summit speakers and participants via live chats
  • Sign up for the WISE Daily News for the latest from the Summit
 
 
Find out more about how to take part here.
 
 

Newsflash
New WISE Community Boosts Networking Opportunities

WISE Community, the new version of the social networking site formerly known as MyWISE, offers enhanced opportunities for friends of WISE to stay in touch. The site’s interactive layout allows users to quickly create their accounts, customize their profiles, find members with similar interests and share documents and materials.
Connect with WISE Community to discover almost 100 discussion groups and communicate with more than 2,000 people, from multiple countries and sectors, who care about the same topics as you.
Log on now to WISE Community!
 


     
 
 
    
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