The Education Leaders Forum 2009 was held in Paris on July 9 as part of UNESCO's World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE). The Forum started on July 8, with an evening welcome reception followed on July 9 by an interactive, working conference on the topic of "Higher Education: Re-Visioning for Recovery. The Path to Sustainable Development".
The Forum brought together leading speakers and experts along with ministers and education policy leaders to apply the learnings from the WCHE through a working conference to examine resources, strategies, and successful approaches to exploiting the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in enabling successful recovery and future prosperity. Delegates left with tangible ideas and actions they can apply in the short and long term to help them improve their global education competitiveness.
ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
ICT skills and education play an important role in overcoming many of the most difficult challenges of development. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Microsoft are working together to support the use of technology to transform education, reduce poverty and help address the digital divide. The following documents have been jointly developed to define the goals and partnership between the two organizations:
Reflections of university students attending the Education Leaders Forum in Paris, July 2009.Alana Levy will be a junior at Cornell University and is majoring in government. Heather Prime will be a junior at the University of Virginia and is majoring in psychology. The two were roommates in Paris this summer with internships in the Education Department at Microsoft France. They've known each other since elementary school, are best friends, and grew up in Westchester County, a suburb just north of New York City. This is their first blog, and they're excited to hear your comments!
