Future of e-Learning in Lebanon: Launching the Debate

8: 30 - 9 : 00  

Welcome and Registration

9: 00 - 9 : 15  

Opening Remarks

-          Mr. Aref Al SOUFI, Director, National Erasmus+ Office (NEO), Lebanon

-          Mr. Hervé SABOURIN, Middle-East Office Director, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

-          Rev. Fr. Walid MOUSSA, President, Notre Dame University - Louaize and President, Universities Association of Lebanon

-           Mr. Ahmad JAMMAL, Higher Education General Director, Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

9: 15 - 10 : 15

Session 1: Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

1.[e-learning Study:] Evolution and impact of digital technologies  and  “e-learning” by Mr. Michael GAEBEL, Head of the Higher Education Policy Unit, European University Association (EUA)

2.[Pedagogical innovation:] L'étudiant au cœur de son apprentissage dans un parcours continu de traitement et de transformation de l'information, by Mr. Jacques TARDIF, Professeur émérite à l’Université de Sherbrooke au Canada et ex-Président de l’Association Internationale de Pédagogie Universitaire (AIPU)

10: 15 - 10 : 45

Coffee Break (Cocktail)

10: 45 - 11 : 45

Session 2: e-Learning Models. Chair:  Mr. Michael GAEBEL

3.   [Socio-Techno-pedagogical innovations:] From correspondence to e-learning: Evolution and Different e-learning models by Mr. Pierre GEDEON, Erasmus+ Higher Education Reform Expert (HERE)

4.   [Curriculum innovation:] (Title TBC) By Mrs. Dakmara GEORGESCU, UNESCO

5.   [Quality:] e-Learning Quality Assurance by Mr. Elie MENASSA, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration & Economics, Notre Dame University – Louaize

6.   Discussion [20 minutes]

11: 45 - 12 : 00

Coffee Break

12: 00 - 13 : 30

Session 3: Lebanese Case Studies. Chair:  Mr. Jacques TARDIF

7.   The Open Education, Ms. Fairouz SARKIS, Director of the Lebanese Branch, Arab Open University

8.   The development of e-learning at NDU, Mr. Fawzi BAROUD, Notre Dame University – Louaize

9.  Tempus Pro-Green Project, Ms. Nesreen GHADDAR, Erasmus+ Higher Education Reform Expert (HERE) and Associate Provost & Director Tempus Pro-Green Project, American University of Beirut.

10.  Christian and Biblical Online Education, Mr. Daniel AYUCH, Coordinator for the Online courses in Spanish, University of Balamand

11.  Discussion [30 minutes]

13: 30 - 14 : 30

Lunch

14: 30 - 15 : 30           

Session 4: Challenges and Opportunities of e-learning : Panel  animated by Mr. Chafic MOKBEL, Erasmus+ Higher Education Reform Expert (HERE)

12.  Mr. Sami MENKARA, former Education and Higher Education Minister, President of MUT and Universities Association of Lebanon (UAoLB) Strategic Committee Chair

13.  Mr. Jacques TARDIF, Mr. Jacques TARDIF, Professeur émérite à l’Université de Sherbrooke au Canada

14.  Mr. Michael GAEBEL, Head of the Higher Education Policy Unit, European University Association (EUA)

15.  Mrs. Omneya SHAKER, Responsable du Campus Numérique Francophone de l’AUF en Alexandrie, Egypte

16.  Miss Nathalie BITAR and Ms. Mireille ELRAYESS, Tempus ADIP Project Managers.

15: 30 – 16 : 00     

Closing session:  Conclusion and Recommendations

17.  Mr. Ahmad JAMMAL, Higher Education General Director, Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education

18.  Mr. Elie BADR Vice-President Academic Affairs, Notre Dame University – Louaize.