Chair's Welcome
The e-Merging e-Learning conference 2005 will be the fourth conference since
September 2002. Originally started as a dialogue on how educational
institutions in the Middle East could engage the latest technology and bring
custom e-Learning content into the region. The last conference focused on
standards and accreditation for e-Learning and Distance education along with new
technology and pedagogical developments in e-Learning.
The focus for this years conference will again have two distinct tracks; one
for the latest technology and pedagogy for e-Learning geared for Online Learning
professionals and the other on the role of technology in the public / private
education systems for primary, intermediate and secondary school systems,
commonly called the K-12 education sector. The role of technology in the K-12
sector needs to be enhanced and spending rationalized to ensure that technology
investments are sound bringing about increased quality of learning and
efficiencies in the administration of these extremely important and costly
educational systems.
Education is the key to a country's social, technological, political and
economic development. It shapes young minds and inspires the entrepreneurial
spirit in society. As such, the students of today are the future leaders and we
must ensure that they get every possibility of success from our education and
training systems.
We invite you to join us here in Abu Dhabi in November 2005 for an exciting
and leading event for Online Learning Professionals from around the world.
Dr. Tayeb A. Kamali
Chair, e-Merging e-Learning Conference 2005