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Regional Colloquy:
Transforming Educational Futures Through Innovation in West Africa
Overview
On behalf of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), we want to warmly welcome you to the first IELOL Global Regional Colloquy, Transforming Educational Futures Through Innovation in West Africa. This blended event convened 200+ digital learning leaders in ideation, collaboration, and networking around opportunities to advance access to education through distance education. Featuring keynotes and speakers from KNUST and other thought leaders from West Africa, the program focuses on sharing effective practices for ensuring student success in online learning environments. Educators from all parts of the world interested in learning more about institutional transformation through online, blended, and digital learning are invited to attend this prestigious event which has been made possible through a gift of the United States Government and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
When: July 19-22, 2022 and asynchronously on-demand
Where: Online
Registration and Pricing
While this event is held online to increase access, participants are encouraged to participate in groups from their institution, bringing together different stakeholders in engaging in experiential work promoting strategic initiatives at their own institutions. Additionally, all participants receive access to recordings and an asynchronous curriculum for a year past the event.
Ticket Types and Pricing
| IELOL Alumni Registration This discounted rate is available to alumni of any past cohort of IELOL or IELOL Global. |
$125 USD |
| General Registration This rate is available for asynchronous participation after the live event concludes. |
$175* USD |
* A limited number of discounted scholarship registrations are available to those in need of financial support. Please complete this form to inquire about a discounted registration.
Included in your registration:
- All learning activities & program materials, including access to online instructional components facilitated by IELOL Global faculty, guest facilitators, and alumni
- On-demand access to the recordings from the colloquy for a year past the event
- A facilitator guide to support your institution customizing and adapting the professional development
Sponsors
Our sponsors have always served as partners dedicated to the power and impact of online education, and who model these engagement practices in their work and in their outreach. We are excited to collaborate with (and therein feature) industry partners who are committed to contributing to sustained change work and community building at a global scale. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, including our formal prospectus for sponsoring both the IELOL Global Core Program and Regional Colloquies, please reach out to Brenda Weiss-Pesta at brenda.pesta@onlinelearning-c.org.
This event is a Gift of the United States Government and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. With the sponsorship of the U.S. Embassy Accra and the support of OLC, TIEC and KNUST have collaboratively worked to elevate KNUST in their quest to become a Center of Excellence in online teaching and learning.
Contact for Support
For Questions Regarding the IELOL Global Regional Colloquy and Registration Process:
Madeline Shellgren
Director, Online Engagement & IELOL Global Program Director
Email: madeline.shellgren@onlinelearning-c.org
For Technical Questions:
OLC Customer Service
Phone: 617-716-1414
Email: customerservice@onlinelearning-c.org
Program Overview
Welcome, KNUST is proud to partner with TIEC and the OLC to offer the first Regional Colloquy in West Africa, Transforming Educational Futures Through Innovation in West Africa. Leveraging the work completed over the past year and inspired by the collective global needs in the field of online instruction, this colloquy will train and empower educational leaders to:
- broadly address access to education;
- design more diverse, inclusive, and equitable digital learning environments;
- develop sustainable infrastructure for educator training; and
- support local digital transformation on a global scale.
With the sponsorship of the U.S. Embassy Accra and the support of OLC, TIEC and KNUST have collaboratively worked to elevate KNUST in their quest to become a Center of Excellence in online teaching and learning.
This Regional Colloquy responds to the Integrated Country Strategy by promoting opportunity and development, investing in people through improving learning outcomes (Mission Objective 2.2). Activities contribute to the AU’s 2063 vision of “well educated citizens and skills revolution underpinned by science, technology and innovation” and Ghana’s strategic vision and constitutional requirement of providing free, compulsory universal basic and tertiary education. Finally, it directly aligns with SDG#4, ensuring inclusive quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities. Enhanced by broad support from the KNUST Council and the Chancellor and King of Ashanti, this collaboration elaborates a shared vision for establishing KNUST as a Center of Excellence in Ghana and West Africa.
Program highlights include:
- Synchronous and asynchronous programming
- Designed to accommodate team-based facilitated group work
- Virtual experience that flexibly accommodates a global audience
- Engage with best practices and innovative models
- Locally situating change work within Ghana and the West African Regions
- Identifying opportunities for collaboration and partnership
- Learning from the stories and action steps of leaders from the region – as a means to better support and operationalize change work within other regions of the world
- Through registering, you gain access to a growing community of practice dedicated to collaborative global change efforts.
- Access to recordings, event materials, event-generated assets
Schedule at a Glance
*All times are in Greenwich Mean Time, followed by Eastern Daylight Time
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
| 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT |
Day 1 — Creating a Strategic Roadmap for Digital Transformation |
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
| 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT |
Day 2 — Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for Increasing Access to Education Through Digital Learning |
Thursday, 21 July 2022
| 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT |
Day 3 — Operationalizing Digital Learning Strategy at all Levels of the Institution |
Friday, 22 July 2022
| 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT |
Day 4 — Fostering Strategic Partnerships to Increase the Impact of Digital Learning |