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March 2013

Volume 1, Issue 1

Message from e-Learning Jamaica to the Inaugural Symposium on Technology in Education

Mrs. Avrill Crawford, CEO/ Project Manager e-Learning Jamaica Limited

The increasing power of technology and the urgency to incorporate it in education is of critical urgency as the proliferation of new devices and applications and their ability to capture the attention of our young people becomes increasingly evident. As educators, not only must we align our edu-

cational approaches with the realities of the changing world into which our students will graduate, but we must also be mindful that the world in which they currently operate requires a greater degree of technological literacy and proficiency than ever before. The challenge remains to find specific measurable ways to use technology to improve teaching and learning and to strengthen the competence of our students.

This is the focus of the elearning Jamaica project and the Board and Management of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) welcomes the alliance with the Education Technologists of Jamaica (EdTech Jamaica) as it seeks to provide a platform for educators to share best practices and to be the repository of the new and emerging trends in the integration of technology in the teaching/learning environment.

Conference presenter

Conference participants

Teachers at Inaugural Symposium

Transforming

Education in Jamaica through elearning


dents to engage with technology not only at school but beyond as it prepares them for the workforce and a knowledge and information based economy. Elearning is not just about transformation education in Jamaica; it is also about transforming our workforce and ultimately transforming our lives.

The elearning model builds on other social and educational investments such as teacher training and development as well Hon. Julian Robinson, Minister of State in the Ministry of as infrastructure deScience, Technology, Energy velopments, specifiand Mining cally the rollout of the Elearning provides an island-wide internet approach that allows broadband. us to take advantage of technology to build The elearning educaon transformative and tional model is esseninnovative education. tial to preparing stu-

Contact us at:
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EdTechJamaica

C/o eLearning Jamaica


Company Ltd. PCJ Building, Ground Floor 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica. Tel : 876-929-4044 Fax : 876-929-8625 Visit us at www.edtechjamaica.org

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Message from Symposium Chairperson: Keisha Edwards-Hamilton


David Eric Vogt, Lecturer University of British Columbia,

Clayton Hall, JTA President

Keisha Edwards-Hamilton Symposium Chairperson

On behalf of the Educational Technologists of Jamaica, thank you all for sharing in our inaugural educational technology symposium. We sincerely
Students interacting with Mimio Board at EdTech Jamaicas Symposium

appreciate the assistance and support of the many individuals, schools and business organizations that have made this symposium, a reality. This symposium was designed to bring together experts in the field of educational technology to share best practices and educational research in an environment that will provide educators with an excellent opportunity to discover new and emerging

technological trends. Our views and ideas about technology in education and the possibilities thave been expanded. We were challenged to go back to our various institutions and implement new ways of teaching and learning with technology.

Launch of

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Upcoming conferences:
1. Maximizing Performance with Learning Technologies March 13-15, 2013 Orlando, for more information visit http://bit.ly/ TtQIax EdTech Teachers iPad Summit USA April 11-12, 2013 Atlanta, for more information visit http:// ipadsummitusa.org/ iEARN July 1-6, 2013 Quatar, for more information visit http:// www.iearn2013.org/ SITE-March 25-29, 2013 New Orleans, LA, for more information visit http://site.aace.org/conf/

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For information on becoming a member of EdTech Jamaica visit us at: www.edtechjamaica.org or info@edtechjamaica.org
Mrs. Adelle Brown, training coordinator e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited and EdTech Jamaica Lecturers

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