[OSList] Open Space "Education - Step Forward"

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear colleagues in Egypt,
great going!
Greetings from Berlin
mmp

On 21.05.2012 10:59, Eslam Erman wrote:
> Dear Friends :)
>
> Last week, me , Dr. Claudia Gross , Ramy Mortada , Hala Faraj and Kazem
> Hemeida from OSE have facilitated our first Open Space in Alex.
>
> On May 14^th , 2012, 58 people from Alex, Cairo,Assuit, Behira and Sohag
> "The ages varied from 13 to 55" responded to an invitation letter to the
> conference “Education – Step Forward” . They gathered in Open Space with
> no more agenda than what is laid out in that letter. An hour or so
> later, they had raised more than 45 major issues related to the future
> of educational system in Egypt, and arranged them into a 7-session
> working agenda.
>
> At the end of the 3-day conference, 31 documentations of the
> conversation sessions were on hand, 25 new project ideas had been born,
> a facebook group established and 58 new friendships gained.
>
> The working language was Arabic.
>
> The OS was organized by the Open Space Egypt in partnership with the
> Swedish Institute in Alexandria, and Bridge Foundation.
>
> More information will be sent later, stay tuned ;)
>
>
> *Below some recomndations from the OS :*
>
> "
>
>  1. Educational institutions should adapt to the different types of
>     intelligence, to provide suitable teaching methods for different
>     kind of learners
>  2. Teachers are central to the educational process, therefore, the
>     major investment should be in teachers skills development and
>     improving their economic conditions
>  3. Education should be centralized based on the nature of the different
>     localities
>  4. Encourage cooperation between teachers and students
>  5. Studies and research should extract lesson learned from other cases
>     in other similar countries
>  6. The gap between curricula and the labor market needs should be bridged
>  7. Enhance and give more attention to the Arabic language (to remain
>     the first language), while encourage learning other languages and
>     increase the effectiveness and efficiency teaching of these other
>     language
>  8. Integrate creative thinking in school curricula
>  9. Wasted money in governmental institutions should be utilized to
>     improve the educational system
> 10. Encourage private sector to invest in education, based on win-win
>     partnerships
> 11. Integrate community service in the educational system
> 12. Expand self-financing schools and universities (apprenticeship models)
> 13. Involve and support civil society organizations to active role in
>     educational reform
> 14. Form pressure groups for educational reform
> 15. Expand on using alternative media to raise awareness about
>     importance of education
> 16. Install and utilize ICT learning/teaching tools (e.g. online learning)
> 17. Encourage learning outside the classroom (e.g. field visits, school
>     court, exchange visits between schools)
>
> "
>
> Special Thanks to Harrison Owen, Claudia Gross, Michael Pannwitz, Sharon
> Joy and Artur Silva.
>
> Thanks and have a nice day,
>
> Eslam Erman
>
>
>
>
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