Future Trend In Changing Contours Of Education
By Azrol Azmi

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE), Universiti Brunei Darussalam will be organising the 12"' International Conference on Education from May 21 to 24, 2007 at the Chancellor Hall of UBD.

During the last decade, SHBIE has observed remarkable shifts in education to take on board innovation and technology in line with the changes shaping education today.

The theme for this year's conference is "Changing Contours of Education: Future Trend". It will address all areas of research, innovation and practice.

The conference is aimed at facilitating international collaboration and information sharing, informing participants about international innovations and trends in practice, encouraging dialogue and debate on future directions in education, and challenging perceptions about the direction of education and modes of delivery.

The areas of teaching and learning innovation that will be focussed are Educational Leadership, Technology in Education, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Language Education, Science, Mathematics and Technical Education, and Social Science Education.

The four-day conference will include more than 200 working papers involving delegates from Europe, America, Central Asia and Asia. All papers will focus on the applications of technology in classroom and management, current innovative practices in all areas of educational leadership curriculum and assessment.

Three distinguished international keynote speakers have been invited to present their working papers in the conference. They are Dr John Ainley, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Research at theAustralian Council for Educational Research; ProfessorAsha Kanwar, Vice President of the Commonwealth of Learning; and Dr Seiji Utsumi, a Professor at the Graduate School of Human Science at Osaka University.

Participation is open to educational innovators in all areas especially primary and secondary teachers, educational leaders, academic researchers, educators and members of the public.

With such a wide range of delegates, participants can look forward to networking with like-minded peers, decision makers and educational leaders from different countries.

There is an early bird registration fee of US$200 for international participants and B$170 for local participants. Fees will cover refreshments, conference books and conference dinner.

For additional information, contact the Conference Secretariat at 2463001 ext 1511 or mogana@shbie.ubd.edu.bn. Further Information can also be obtained at the Conference website at http:// www.ubd.edu.bn/news/conferences/12iceO7. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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