This conference was held by ALECSO on September 28-30, 2016, in collaboration with the International Association of Smart Learning Environments, the Research Laboratory in ICT and Electrical Engineering at the University of Tunis, and the Association for Training and Innovation in Information Science and Management in Kairouan.
The conference attracted participants from all over the world, including from Tunisia, Taiwan, Canada, China, Romania, Libya, Algeria, Brazil, Palestine, France, Britain, Spain, Senegal, USA, India, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and Jordan. This wide participation reflects the increasing importance granted to “Smart Learning” by interested researchers and academicians.
In his opening remarks, the Director-General of ALECSO underlined the need to make the most of ICTs in the service of learning and education, by promoting the use of these technologies in educational institutions by teachers and learners, as part of clearly defined national strategies that are aligned with the realities of Member States. He highlighted ALECSO’s efforts in this regard, particularly the ICT Department’s projects to promote Smart Learning, Open Educational Resources and MOOC courses in the Arab World.
The Director of the ICT Department gave a lecture on ALECSO’s mobile applications project and its role in enhancing Smart Learning. He underlined, in this regard, the importance of mobile applications in promoting digital economy and highlighted the promising opportunities they offer, particularly to young people. He insisted that mobile devices and applications offer true opportunities for effective and flexible learning, and for creativity and innovation.
