Programme: 23, March 2021
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12:00 PM |
Bahrain national anthem |
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12:05 PM |
Reading from the Holy Quran |
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12:10 PM |
Opening Remarks |
Event Patron: Sheikh Hisham bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Bahrain Polytechnic’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees |
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12:20 PM |
Opening Keynote Speech |
Sheikh Saif bin Hilal Al Hosani, Regional Director of Microsoft in Oman and Bahrain |
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12:30 PM |
Opening Speech |
Sheikh Ali bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, Bahrain Polytechnic’s Acting Chief Executive Officer |
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1:00 PM |
PANEL 1 DISCUSSIONS: Digital Education Perspectives and Best Practices in Arabian Universities
Moderator: Dr. Rogelio M. Levardo Jr. SFHEA, MD, Acting Manager, Teaching and Learning Unit, Bahrain Polytechnic
Panel Members: • Dr. Reem Ahmed Al Buainain, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Academic Affairs of Bahrain Polytechnic • Professor Amir Kessentini, PhD, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Eng. Dept. College of Engineering, King Khalid University, KSA; Quality Matters Program Reviewer, Master Reviewer and Certified Online Facilitator • Dr. Mohammed Saleh Alkathiri, Dean of Academic Development, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia • Dr. Mark Thompson, Director of Academic Development, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Abu Dhabi, UAE • Dr. Mubarak Alkhatnai, Dean of Development and Quality, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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3:00 PM |
PANEL 2 DISCUSSIONS: Digital Education Perspectives and Best Practices from the United States
Moderator: Dr. Yaping Gao, Ed.D, Senior Academic Director: Member Services & Partnerships. Quality Matters, USA
Panel Members: • Dr Deb Adair, PhD QM Executive Director • Dr. Racheal Brooks, Ph.D. Coordinator, Office of e-Learning, NCCU Quality Matters Coordinator Co-Chair, UNC System Quality Matters Council, Division of Extended Studies, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina, USA • Stephen Kaufman, M.Ed. Senior Instructional Designer / Strategic Initiatives Coordinator The University of Akron Chair, Quality Matters Ohio Consortium, Ohio, USA Associate Vice President for Distance Learning and Site Management, Cowley College, Kansas, USA
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5:00 PM |
Closing Summary |
Dr. Yaping Gao & Dr. Rogelio Levardo Jr. |
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eLearnit 2020 Virtual Conference
Navigating Through COVID-19 to Ensure Quality Learning
2020, June 9-11
SESSIONS
Day 1
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Session |
Speaker |
Post |
Institution |
Title of Topic |
Presentation |
Video Time Frame |
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Dr. Jeff Zabudsky |
CEO |
Bahrain Polytechnic |
Welcome Remarks |
19:52 - 40:05 | ||
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Dr. Reem AlBuainain |
Deputy CEO, Academics |
Bahrain Polytechnic |
Opening Remarks |
40:37 - 1:13:44 | ||
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Dr. Jameel Hassan |
Manager, Institutional Reviews |
Bahrain Polytechnic |
Fostering Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Online and Digital Education |
1:16:15 - 2:02:59 | |
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Prof. Gilly Salmon |
Founder &CEO |
Education Alchemists Ltd |
The 5-Stage Model |
2:07:16 - 3:03:01 |
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Dr. Mona Suri |
Vice President, Academics |
Royal University for Women, Kingdom of Bahrain |
Academic Leadership in COVID 19 Situation: Challenges and Opportunities |
3:04:04 - 3:48:34 |
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4 |
Mr. Lim Boon Yang Vincent |
Senior Lecturer |
School of Engineering , Republic Polytechnic, Singapore |
Engaging learners virtually with 4 Channels Online Approach |
3:50:34 - 4:27:08 |
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5 |
Dr. AbdulSattar Khan |
Department Head |
Family & Community Medicine Department, King Faisal University College of Medicine, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Teaching Communication Skills through e-learning |
4:28:35 - 5:00:14 |
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Dr. Nidhi Goyal |
Assistant Professor |
Royal University for Women, Kingdom of Bahrain |
‘Adapting’ to Remote Teaching-Learning Amid COVID 19 in Bahrain |
5:01:22 - 5:56:29 |
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Ms. Solange Jarjour |
Customer Success Manager |
Microsoft |
Anytime, Anywhere Learning using Microsoft Teams |
5:57:08 - 6:39:57 |
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Dr. Suhair Almohanadi |
Department Head |
Bahrain Training Institute |
المنظومة الإعلامية ودورها في التعليم عن بعد في زمن الجائحة الفايروسية The Media's Role in Distance Education During the Viral Pandemic (Arabic Session) |
6:41:04 - 7:33:12 | |
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Dr. Yomna Abdulla |
Assistant Professor |
Department of Economics and Finance, University of Bahrain |
Impact of virtual teaching and learning on the UN Sustainable Development Goals |
7:33:18 - 8:11:14 |
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10 |
Dr. Osama Mahdi Al-Mahdi |
Assistant Professor |
Bahrain Teacher's College, University of Bahrain |
Using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) as a Tool for Life Long Learning |
8:11:38 - 8:50:25 |