On 23 July 2020, the Lebanese Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group organized the Lebanese Internet Governance Forum under the theme “Rethinking Internet Governance in times of crisis”. In this context, UNESCO Beirut hosted a panel on “Online Teaching and Learning”, in partnership with the American University of Beirut (AUB), the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Notre Dame University (NDU), and UK Leb TechHub.

The session on “Online Teaching and Learning” aimed at exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector in Lebanon, and discussing the challenges associated with remote/online learning and how to move forward towards adopting a new way of teaching and learning post-COVID 19.

Mme Wadad Wazen, Cheffe des nouvelles technologies éducatives, a participé à la session avec le député M. Edgar Traboulsi ; M. Milad Sibaaly expert en technologie éducative au Centre de recherche et de développement en éducation (CERD);Mme Hiba Hamadeh Directrice académique d’un établissement et  Mme Nayla Fahed co-fondatrice de TABSHOURA et de l’Apprentissage Alternatif Libanais.

Mrs Wazen stressed in her presentation on the crisis unit that was set up at the University to be able to ensure academic and administrative continuity. She highlighted the importance of the active participation of the entire educational community, teacher, staff and students for the success of this change. The highly-interactive session allowed participants to reflect on the challenges of online teaching and learning in Lebanon and means to improve infrastructure to provide quality teaching.

On 23 July 2020, the Lebanese Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group organized the Lebanese Internet Governance Forum under the theme “Rethinking Internet Governance in times of crisis”. In this context, UNESCO Beirut hosted a panel on “Online Teaching and Learning”, in partnership with the American University of Beirut (AUB), the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Notre Dame University (NDU), and UK Leb TechHub.

The session on “Online Teaching and Learning” aimed at exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector in Lebanon, and discussing the challenges associated with remote/online learning and how to move forward towards adopting a new way of teaching and learning post-COVID 19.

Mrs Wadad Wazen, Head of New Educational Technologies participated in the session with Member of Parliament Mr Edgar Traboulsi; Educational Technology Expert at the Center of Educational Research and Development (CERD), Mr Milad Sibaaly; School Academic Director, Mrs Hiba Hamadeh; co-founder of TABSHOURA and Lebanese Alternative Learning, Mrs Nayla Fahed.

Mrs Wazen stressed in her presentation on the crisis unit that was set up at the University to be able to ensure academic and administrative continuity. She highlighted the importance of the active participation of the entire educational community, teacher, staff and students for the success of this change.
The highly-interactive session allowed participants to reflect on the challenges of online teaching and learning in Lebanon and means to improve infrastructure to provide quality teaching.