Event ELB/StF
Education Leaders Briefing - Shape the Future Envision Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal on March, 22nd 2012 at the FIL Exhibition Center.
The aim of this event is to gather education leaders who are interested in the state of education and the shape that it will take in the coming years. We will address challenging topics, such as utilizing innovation to achieve social inclusion, and discuss the challenges and needs of incorporating ICT into student curricula and teacher training.
An educated population is the one natural resource that increases in value as it increases in size. Education is critical to the long-term global competitiveness of Europe and is therefore placed highly on political agenda across Europe. But can Europe keep its leading position in education? Or will we be overrun by other regions which have taken the full step on technology integrated education with strong visions for 21st Century learning?
While the educational benefits of ICT in education reform have been widely acknowledged, Europe has not fully capitalized on its ICT potential and will have to put greater emphasis on the use of ICT in schools in order to maintain a leading position. At Microsoft, we believe that education reform for the next century cannot be achieved without the support of technology, which can help students acquire the knowledge and skills that will support their success as adults and foster creativity and innovation for a more competitive Europe.
The Education Leaders Briefing will be part of the Partners in Learning European Forum. At the Forum 250 teachers, school leaders and education leaders from more than 45 countries will meetfor an action-packed 3 days of education workshops, inspiring networking events, awards, and announcements by Microsoft.
Joice Fernandes
Microsoft Corporation WW Senior Director, Shape the Future
AGENDA
Wednesday, 21st March
20:00-23:00 Optional Welcome Dinner (TBD)
Thursday, 22nd March
09:00-09:20 Welcome and introduction – Scope of the Day
Joice Fernandes, Microsoft WW Senior Director, Shape the Future
09:20-09:40 Why Digital Access matter, introduction
Mário Franco, President of Mobile Communications Foundation, Portugal
Bruce Dixon, Anytime Anywhere Learning, Australia
09:40-11:00 Why Digital Access matter
José Canavarro, Professor at University of Coimbra, Portugal
Konstantinos Doukas, Greece
Tommy Soerensen from Denmark
Panel and workgroup discussion 50 min
Greg Butler, senior director, Microsoft Global Education
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:10 What Changes in a Digital Classroom
Rui Lima, Teacher from Portugal
Ovidio Barelo, Teacher from Spain
Jerker Porat, Swedish teacher
KrestenThorndahl, student from Denmark
Isabel Solana Domínguez, from Spain
12:10-13:00 Panel and workgroup discussion 50 min.
Greg Butler, senior director, Microsoft Global Education
13:00-14:15 Lunch
14:15-15:00 Implementing IT in schools is not an IT project
Konstantinos Doukas, Greece
Anders Pilgaard, Denmark
Mário Franco, President of Mobile Communications Foundation, Portugal
15:00-15:45 Panel and workgroup discussion
Greg Butler, senior director, Microsoft Global Education
15:45-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:30 How can Digital Inclusion have a wider Economic Impact in a country
Portuguese Secretary of State of Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Innovation (tbc)
16:30-16:45 Thank you for today
Dan Baelum, director, Shape the Future
19:00-23:00 Forum Closing Dinner (optional)
at Convento do Beato, Lisbon
