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22 Nov, 2023
2nd International Conference on Child Protection in Africa.
<h2><strong>Theme:</strong><br /> <br /> Violence Against Children ~ From Evidence to Action</h2> <p>The International Conference on Child Protection (ICCP) in Africa is a biennial event organized by the Government of Kenya through Department of Children Services (DCS) in the Ministry of Labour and Social protection in collaboration with UN agencies; universities; and practitioners in both non-governmental and private sector organizations. The Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Directorate for Children Services is organizing the 2nd International Conference on Child Protection in Africa. The conference will be held from 22nd – 24th November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. This conference brings together key actors and stakeholders in the field of Child Protection in Africa and beyond. The conference will focus on violence against children which is a menace at both regional and global level. Participants will share and interrogate existing evidence and chart pathways to ending violence against children in the interest of creating safer environments.</p> <p>The ICCP Africa 2023 builds on the success of the 2016 International Conference on Best Interest for Children in the Justice System (see published papers from the conference <a href="https://institutechildstudies.org/downloads/IJAC%20Journal%20Special%20Ed%202019.pdf" target="_blank">IJAC Journal BIC Special Edition 2019</a>) and the ICP Conference 2018, Nairobi, Kenya whose theme was “Resilience, Innovation, Evidence”.</p> <p>The conference comes three years post the global COVID-19 pandemic and only seven years to the realization of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. It provides an opportunity for child protection practitioners to consult on programs that improve resilience against violence against children, the innovations and evidence of their effectiveness or lack of it. All under the principle of zero tolerance to violence against children.<br /> The ICCP Africa 2023 provides an opportunity to solidify previous successes in light of contemporary issues identified by stakeholders – that is, the urgent need to stop all forms of violence against children across the globe.<br /> The conference will identify capacity gaps and emerging good practices as evidence to inform policy, legislation and program changes in the best interest of children in Africa. The organizers acknowledge that there is opportunity to learn from other continents, and that the outcome of the conference will benefit children across the world.</p> <p><a href="https://icpconference.net/registration/">Register Here</a></p>
21 Feb, 2024
Higher Education e-Learning Technologies International Conference, 2024 (HiETeC-2024)
<p><strong>Organizers</strong></p> <p>To achieve substantial output from HiETeC-2024, we can no longer compete but collaborate. Therefore, HiETeC-2024 will be cohosted by Daystar University (DU), Amref International University (AMIU), & Kenya Education Network (KENET). Both Daystar University and Amref International University prides in having ODeL centers that are approved by the Kenyan Commission of University Education (CUE) to deliver virtual training programs. Both Universities have established a Pan-African niche in delivery of higher education. The Kenya Education Network (KENET) is currently hosting Learning Management Systems (LMS) for close to 35 middle level and higher education among other ICT support and internet services in Kenya.</p> <p><strong>Disruptive Technologies in Education </strong></p> <p>The post-modern society is increasingly growing to be at home with the terminology of disruptions. Reference to the term ‘disruption’ is hereby used in the sense of a radical change to an existing model, system, industry, or even market due to emerging innovations. Recent disruptive technology examples include e-commerce, online news sites, ride-sharing apps, and GPS systems. In their own times, the automobile, electricity service, and television were disruptive technologies.</p> <p>Just like the 19th Century industrial revolution in Great Britain, Europe, and the United States, education has witnessed enormous transformation in the 21st Century world. For example, Distance Learning (DL) has revolutionized the way we think about and access education, teach and learn. The emergence of technology has played a big role in enhancing Distance Learning (DL). Further, technological advancement has seen major transformation of education technology which consequently has impacted Distance Learning. According to Tim Smith (Investopedia, 2022), disruptive technology is an innovation that significantly alters the way that consumers, industries, or businesses operate. A disruptive technology sweeps away the systems or habits it replaces because it has attributes that are recognizably superior. This technological advancement of education technology is what is being referred to here as disruptive technology</p> <p><strong>Engagement and Relevance.</strong></p> <p>HiETeC-2024 conference will be a three days in-person event <strong>(500 people in the Daystar University DAC auditorium, Nairobi-Kenya) with a livestream virtual-event (of approximately 3500 people globally) taking place concurrently</strong>. The online presence will integrate blended participation with pre-conference recordings made available on the HiETeC-2024 website for earlier engagement by the delegates. The conference seeks to bring together other Higher Education Institutions (HEI), education leaders and think tanks, education technology innovators, leaders and hubs, international bodies and non-governmental organizations involved in higher education and stakeholders: graduate, and postgraduate students from across the world. </p> <p><strong>Post COVID 19 Pandemic,</strong> anecdotal evidence has revealed that higher training institutions especially in developing countries are rapidly transitioning from traditional teaching to embracing the emerging education technologies. Education <strong>Technologies are no longer a fancy bell and whistle to bring students into colleges, but rather a transformative resource geared to differentiating and making instruction more effective.</strong> Digital Learning tools and technology have proven to enable learners develop effective self-directed learning skills coupled with ability to identify what they need to learn using online resources, apply the information to solve problems and evaluate resultant feedback individually and in groups (peer learning). The hallmark of all this is to make learners creators and not mere consumers of knowledge.</p> <p>Currently, young people in Africa represent 60% of the population. They are the key to changing the fate and future of the continent, yet only 40% of all people in Africa are educated, meaning we lose 60% of all human capital by the age of 18. Undeniably, disruptive learning innovations have inherent potential to bridge the inequalities that affect access to higher education. HiETeC-2024 conference provides the platform to examine the emerging disruptive education technologies and the challenges higher education institutions (especially in developing countries) are reckoning with while adopting the emerging education technologies. The conference will further offer a platform to learn from research driven lessons and best practices through networking with global leaders in use of disruptive learning innovations.</p> <p><strong>Target audience </strong></p> <p><strong>In-person 500 / online over 3500 delegates </strong></p> <ul> <li>Governments (Ministries of Education, ICT and innovations)</li> <li>Education Technology companies</li> <li>Policy makers in ICT space</li> <li>Content creators, websites developers and designers</li> <li>Experts in Distance Learning (DL)</li> <li>Corporate social responsibility professionals</li> <li>Students from higher education institutions</li> <li>Instructional designers</li> <li>Telecommunication companies</li> <li>Regulators for Distance Learning (DL)</li> <li>Academicians (faculty members) from higher education sector</li> </ul> <p><strong>Call for Papers </strong></p> <p>To this end, HiETeC-2024 will engage the earlier mentioned HEI stakeholders in conversations under the theme “Adoption of disruptive education technologies and pedagogical skills in a transformative higher education ecosystem.” The conference organizers call for paper presentations framed in and around the following 6 sub-theme areas:</p> <ol> <li>The role of emerging disruptive education technologies in optimizing learning outcomes</li> <li>Stimulation of social learning through digital innovations in higher education</li> <li>The catalytic effect of disruptive education technologies and pedagogies in attainment of SDGs</li> <li>Application of online pedagogy to impact on learners’ behavior in distance education </li> <li>The role of strategic partnerships and collaborations in delivery of distance education</li> <li>Innovative disruptive technologies and pedagogies for special populations</li> </ol>
