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eLearning Africa 2012
eLearning Africa is the continent’s largest gathering of high-level policy makers, decision makers and practitioners from education, business and government. It is the key networking event for developing eLearning capacities in Africa.
eLearning Africa 2012 will take place from 23rd to 25th May in Cotonou, Benin, which has a rich cultural heritage and significant record of achievement in education over the last decade.
eLearning Africa 2012 is under the patronage of Hon. Max Ahouêkê, Minister of Communications and New Technologies, Benin.
Focusing on eLearning and Sustainability, eLearning Africa 2012 will explore creative ways in which eLearning can support development and help to build a sustainable future. eLA 2012 will focus on the key themes of sustainable technologies and infrastructure; eLearning for sustainable communities; sustainable change management; eLearning and sustainable resources; and sustainable economy, culture and society.
eLA is a must for anyone involved in or wanting to find out more about ICT for development, education and training in Africa. As the largest gathering of eLearning and ICT-supported education and training professionals in Africa, participants are able to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and enhance their knowledge, expertise and abilities.
The conference is held in English, French and Portuguese. It includes plenary sessions with world-class experts, presentation and special focus sessions, practical demonstrations, discussions and debates on specific topics, as well as various informal networking opportunities where participants can share their experiences, ideas, new information and perspectives.
The conference is accompanied by an exhibition and demonstration area, where exhibitors can showcase their latest products and services and hold meetings with important decision-makers within the African education and training community.
Keynote Speakers
Prof Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University, UK and Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA
Dorcas Muthoni, CEO / Founder, OPENWORLD LTD, Kenya
Theophilus E. Mlaki, Consultant, ICT for Development (ICT4D), Tanzania
News
“Sometimes you think you are doing great in whatever you’re involved with. Attend this conference; you’ll be amazed by what others are doing as well. It’s just such a marvellous conference, I would never want to miss it.”
Charles Fodya
Chancellor College, Malawi
“The conference really benefi ted me a lot. I learnt many things from my friends from
all walks of life and we hope to implement the same things here in Zambia.”
Milda Salamu Hanengeta
Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT), Zambia
“The conference was well organised, relevant, inspiring and enlightening.”
Catherine Mwenya
Munali Boys High School, Zambia
“A fabulous experience overall. Thanks so much.”
Fiona Wallace
UniForum SA, South Africa
“Bishop Johnson Tilewa of Gambia made a salient point which I have argued with
lecturers over the years, he is my star of the show.”
Ugochukwu Samson Nwosu
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, Nigeria
“I took away more than I expected and hope to attend eLA 2011. Good content
delivered by good speakers in a well organised event.”
Hamadu Hassan
National Health Insurance Authority, Ghana
“Simply an eye opener and a very worthwhile event. Looking forward to another
one.”
Pascal Edwin Ngosa
The Technical and Vocational Teachers' College (TVTC), Zambia
“Excellent - thanks to the organizers.”
Dr J.P. Bosman
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
“J’ai été ravi de vous rencontrer et d’être témoin que la manifestation que vous avez
organisé cette année à Lusaka a été une sommité, je ne sais pas de ma mémoire
de conférencier averti si une manifestation déjà organisée en Afrique tout secteur
confondu a eu plus de monde. Félicitations.”
Diadié Toure
Union Internationale des Télécommunications (UIT), Senegal
"The exhibitions, fantastic. The conviviality, splendid. But the Opening Plenary was electric, we could not have started on a better footing!”
The Rt Rev Dr S. Tilewa Johnson
Anglican Bishop of Gambia, Gambia
"The conference was excellent. It was a perfect opportunity to learn best practices from professionals and experts from various institutions all over the world. It gave me an opportunity to make comparisons between what I can and cannot do, inspired me to learn more so as to fill the gap in my knowledge and apply the same to support teaching and learning in Africa."
Charles Omondi Lwande
University of Nairobi, Kenya
"Every year the eLearning Africa Conference gets better and better. It is a pleasure to attend and a great learning experience."
Theresa Maria Stanton
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), The Netherlands
"An enjoyable, interesting and useful event that enables interaction with Africa for enhanced capacity building."
Dr James O. Uhomoibhi
University of Ulster, UK
"Well done. I really enjoyed the conference and especially meeting with a lot of new people from different African institutions and from around the world."
Igor Lesko
OpenCourseWare Consortium, USA
“Once again our participation in eLearning Africa was enriching and fruitful. Our Pre-Conference Workshop turned out to be a great success. Our exhibition booth was highly successful, too. We managed to attract great interest for out products and services.”
Jens Schneider
Namibia eLearning Centre (NeLC), Namibia
"An excellent learning experience as a whole. We enjoyed several inspiring speeches as well as innovative presentations and discussions during our conference days, spiced up with cross-cultural insights, a feeling of togetherness, a sense of humour and sharing. Thank you very much!"
Ilmo Anttila
Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
“I networked with many valuable future collaborators and gained fruitful insights. The conference was a hugely beneficial event for us and I believe many also enjoyed hearing and sharing what we have developed in the field of QR Codes. In total excellent!”
Gregory George Smith
NiMBLE, South Africa
“Thank you so much for a superbly organised event! We saw people who are genuinely interested in our products, which means good leads. The conference was pitched just right. Thank you all for your efficient, friendly and polite service at all times.”
Charmaine Friel
Sherston-Sheshani, South Africa
“Another wonderful and fantastic eLA, we feel at home every year and we really appreciate all the help, effort and support we receive from you in person and from your entire team. Once again it was worth it for us.”
Maggy Beukes-Amiss
Namibia eLearning Centre (NeLC), Namibia
“Congratulations on a great event.”
Sheila Jagannathan
The World Bank Institute, USA
“Full marks to the ICWE team for another successful eLearning Africa.”
Gerard Cunningham
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya
“Please allow me to express my utmost appreciation for enabling me to attend eLA 2010. The experience will always be memorable.”
Vincent Kizza
Ministry of Education, Uganda
"Very well organised. Please keep up the work for Africa's development."
Darlington Kahilu
Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives, Zambia
"The eLearning Africa conference was an eye-opener for me on the need to shift from teacher-focused to student-focused teaching methods.”
Dr Samuel Babafemi Olaleye
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
"eLearning Africa enabled us to realise the great opportunities that arise when technology is used to sort out the unique problems that Africa has in an innovative manner."
Peter Kisare Otieno
AMREF - African Medical and Research Foundation, Kenya
"The eLearning Africa Conference continues to be a worthwhile conference that every educator, policymaker and eLearner needs to plan to attend every year."
Gabriel S. Konayuma
Ministry of Science, Technology & Vocational Training, Zambia