"Women & E-Learning" Conference to Mark Knowledge Day at Ajman University

A conference on "Women & E-Learning: Potentials and Challenges" is to be held at Ajman University of Science & Technology (AUST) on March 17-18, 2010, to celebrate Knowledge Day. At a press conference related to the event, Dr. Ahmad Dabbagh, Director of E-learning Educational Services at AUST, said that the aim of the conference is to introduce school students, teachers and women in particular to E-learning education. This system is, he said, one of the most important means of modern interactive multiple applications and is usable in a variety of environments. It is able to benefit students, working women and housewives, helping them to continue their education and training at a time and place suitable for their lifestyle.

The conference, organized in collaboration with the Umm Al Mumineen Association, will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Ajman, and his wife Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Zayed Bin Saqr Al Nahyan. At the press conference, Dr. Dabbagh said that the presence of His Highness Sheikh Humaid Al-Nuaimi at the event's opening ceremony will demonstrate the high importance that he accords to education, as well as his support of the education of women and their use of the latest technology in educational and social institutions.

Dr. Dabbagh added that the conference will include various sessions, including three on e-learning and its role in the development of teachers, students and e-learning applications, and the experience of the impact of e-learning in helping women pursue educational excellence. Eight workshops are also planned, focusing on the interactive smart board, the use of e-learning resources, and configuring educational material using e-Learning systems.

Also at the event, Dr. Nora Al-Marzouki, Official Spokesperson of the Higher Organizing Committee, Knowledge day, Dr. Amina Abu Shehab, Member of the Higher Organizing Committee, Knowledge Day, Director General, Humaid Bin Rashid Al - Nuaimi Foundation For Human Development, and Mrs. Naema Al-Sharhan, Educational Supervisor, Umm Al-Quwain Educational Zone, spoke on events to be held at this year's Education Day under the slogan "Knowledge is Good Manners." Among the events to be held is a Book Exhibition that is the first of its kind in Ajman, and is intended to encourage students to read more widely. There will also be competitions in e-learning design and photography, Miss World beauty in good manners, and a number of seminars, lectures and workshops. These will highlight the role of culture, science and ethics in society as well as the role of morality in the educational attainment of students, and its function in encouraging patriotism and community service through the experience of education and the acquiring of knowledge through theoretical and practical experience.