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HBKU Participation at WISE 2021
The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) 2021 will take place in Doha, Qatar and virtually from 7-9 December, under the theme: ‘Generation Unmute: Reclaiming our Future through Education’. Contributions from our community will be showcased on the WISE 2021 digital platform, on social media and in Doha.
More than 300 speakers and 200 sessions will drive conversations about shaping the future of education.
As part of the summit, Hamad Bin Khalifa University experts will be involved in interactive discussions, roundtables and workshops throughout.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Session Title: Building Blocks: Bridging the Gap Between Social Media and Education
Participating Entity: College of Islamic Studies
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Session Format: Workshop
Type: In-Person
Speakers:
- Dr. Evren Tok, Assistant Dean of Innovation and Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Islam and Global Affairs
- Bayan Khaled, Research Fellow
- Alina Zaman, Research Assistant
- Dr. Duygu Sever, Postdoctoral Fellow
Description:
Some might say, all play is serious play. In this highly interactive workshop organized by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, our goal is to prove them right. Come and use the Lego Serious Play method to discuss ways in which social media can be integrated in education. Through this workshop, you will practice skill building, analytical thinking, problem solving and teamwork.
You will use special Lego bricks to build models, bridges, vehicles, or even obstacles representing social media and education that will help to reimagine them and design them in a way that allows you to bridge the gap between both.
Session Title: Development of Inclusive Education in Qatar
Participating Entity: College of Islamic Studies
Time: 11:30 - 12:00
Session Format: Get Involved: Discuss It Session
Type: Online
Speakers:
- Sabika Shaban, Academic Journals & Publications Specialist
Description:
Why is inclusion still an exception and not the norm in Qatar’s educational system? How can barriers be overcome at the level of every stakeholder, the local infrastructure, and the policy machine? How can we get this issue to gain traction and action to overcome this critical obstacle? We need targeted and in-depth research investigations in the matter, and civil society engagement at the policy level to ensure that every child with a disability is welcomed into the education system - with adequate support to guarantee him or her a life of access and dignity.
Session Title: Technology Overuse Amongst Adolescents in Qatar
Participating Entity: College of Science and Engineering
Time
Research presentation:
10:50 - 11:20
Meet the author session:
13:45 - 15:00
Session Format: Research Presentation and Meet the Author Session
Type: In-person
Speakers:
Description:
While adults usually possess a higher degree of self-control and more ability to analyze situations, adolescents tend to have lower impulse control and be more susceptible to pressure, including their peers’ influence online. We often hear parents commenting on their adolescents’ kids spending too many hours on social media and games.
This project involves a series of interviews with parents, adolescents and care providers in Qatar. It also involves two extensive surveys with parents and adolescents in Qatar. This is perhaps the first project worldwide that compares adolescents and parents’ ‘addictive’ technology usage, contrasts their perspectives on it and analyzes their argumentation process.
Session Title: The Role of Higher Education in Fostering Equity and Learner Wellbeing
Participating Entity: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Time: 13:45 - 14:45
Session Format: Panel Discussion
Type: In-person
Speakers:
Description:
Equity and well-being are increasingly a focus of national and local strategy, as interest moves beyond a sole focus on economic outcomes to capture a more holistic representation of human potential and social productivity. The well-being of the youth population in the Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) region and in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) is especially critical as children and youth make up a significant portion of the population. Educational and community settings are where much of the activity to support youth occurs, therefore it is crucial to give particular attention to how health and education, particularly higher education, are connected to ultimately promote well-being and the role that higher education must play to foster equity, more specifically gender equity, among young learners.
Session Title: Generation #UniteToProtect
Participating Entity: College of Law
Time: 13:30 - 15:30
Session Format: Workshop
Type: In-person
Speakers:
Description:
As part of this global effort, Education Above All Foundation’s Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC) Programme has developed a unique capacity-building module for young people in conflict-affected situations to obtain knowledge and skills that are essential to be an active member of the world, such as human rights, traditional and creative advocacy, conflict resolution, and sustainable peacebuilding.
At this workshop at WISE 2021, EAA-PEIC will highlight its module that has been used to empower and mobilize thousands of youth to become advocates and peacemakers in Eastern Africa (Uganda and South Sudan) since 2016.
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Session Title: Education Policies for a Sustainable Future
Participating Entity: College of Public Policy
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Session Format: Roundtable
Type: In-person
Speakers:
Description:
Education Policies must be reviewed and updated in a concerted way to ensure that the future generation is able to understand the complex nature of climate change, while having the necessary, critical systems thinking and problem-solving skills to create innovative solutions to tackle the biggest crisis of our time.
Chaired by Dr Leslie Pal, Founding Dean of the College of Public Policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, we will hold a discussion on what elements key local stakeholders from Qatar and the broader education and policy community need to consider in promoting education for sustainability in a local Qatari context. We will hear from international best practices and experts as well as bring in a local understanding to develop a set of policy questions that can guide policy makers as they consider education policies for a sustainable future.