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 * Shaping the Future: ICT Pedagogical Workshops **
 * First [|Workshop]: Digital Content **
 * Nov.27, 2010 **

**Context** Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) e-Education Department is laying the foundations for developing a knowledge based society, making the State of Qatar a leading nation in e-Education in the Gulf Region. In accordance with that visiona, e-Education department realizes the need for creating opportunities and developing further awareness for the educational community in Qatar to expose them to the best e-educational practices and to the newest trends in e-education. In this context a series of hands on workshops that will support in delivering best practices and raise awareness of the educational community in Qatar will be organized. Through this series of workshops teachers, administrators, and educators will be offered: · Opportunity to actively participate and learn more about the applications of technology in classrooms · A framework for debate, exchange and launch of new ideas that would improve the existing e-education initiatives based on actual experience · Opportunity to meet with other teachers and [|education experts]and expand the knowledge and networking horizons · Exposure to concepts, current trends and best practice in digital educational content

** Digital Content Workshop **

The first workshop will address DIGITAL CONTENT and will cover the following e-Education topics: a. Generic session (concepts, context and related topics) b. Quality of e-Content c. User-generated content

** Target group: ** - Teachers, school administrators, principals… especially K-12 educators

** Learning Objectives **** : ** At the end of the event, the attendees will be able to: · Use a Wiki and create educational content (text =graphics) on Wikis · Assess, evaluate and judge digital content for its educational value · Use digital tools to collaborate to brainstorm · Use mind-maps to visually display an idea and related concepts · Collaborate using digital tools (here the Wiki) to present a specific idea or topic