Conference Speakers-Educairo’19

CEO of PDLSS (Professional Development and Learning Support Services)

and Instructor at Kennesaw State University Bagwell College of Education, USA

Presentation Title: The Impact of Digital Empowerment on Students

Dr. Campbell provides K12 education and professional development for educators in a variety of formats.  Currently teaching in the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University, having previously served as professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Seton Hill University, she currently designs and provides specialized on-going training and support  for educators through her company, Professional Development and Learning Support Services (PDLSS).  PDLSS has been in operation for nearly 15 years.  Dr. Campbell’s experience in long range learning improvement projects involve assessment and evaluation, onsite coaching and support, individual project planning, large group collaborative meetings, technology integration specializations, and working closely with personnel to advance change.

Director of Global Partnerships in Education,Thing Link, Finland

Presentation Title: “Transforming school culture for the world’s best use

of  ICT in learning

“GESS Education Awards 2018: Winner of “Best use of ICT/e-learning in classroom” Internationally acknowledged technology expert within the education sector. Designed, implemented and overseen several successful development projects, including transitioning entire school networks to the digital era. 
Specialized in researching and developing information and communication technologies in education. Extremely passionate about how technology can become a natural part of creative learning and the many possibilities, benefits and results it can create when implemented properly.”

Professor Emeritus, Lehigh University Instructional Technology, USA

Presentation Title: Empowering Students & Teachers with Technology:

Challenges & Opportunities

As a K-12 teacher, school district technology director, and university professor, Dr. Scott  Garrigan has given hundreds of lectures and workshops for thousands of teachers from Oklahoma to Shanghai. He has visited schools in Cairo, Alexandria, Heliopolis, 10^th of Ramadan City, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Amman, and Rabat. Dr. Scott develops and teaches courses in classroom technology, special education, online teaching, emerging technologies, innovation, future school models, cognition and learning, 3D modeling, data analysis, and augmented/virtual reality.

CEO of iTTi, USA

Presentation Title: How to design quality online learning programs

Tacito Cury is CEO of iTTi. With 100-2000 students online and in class monthly, he has

taken international TEFL Training institute to almost every corner around the world.

With this initiative, he is committed to helping the less privileged people with their need to learn English. Mr. Cury has worked in the educational field for more than 20 years and has made iTTi the largest TEFL training provider in the international arena. He was also the co-founder of EduK, the largest market place for online courses. Mr. Cury holds an MBA and an MA in International Diplomacy. He graduated from Berkley in the U.S. and earned a post-graduate degree from London Business School. He is currently enrolled in an MA program for digital marketing in Paris, France.

Tacito Cury has been awarded “Latin America’s Best Entrepreneur in Education” and received a quality award in the U.S. He travels around the world as a key note speaker in the most important educational events in addition to being a motivational TED speaker.

Professor and Head of Dept. Instructional and

Information Technology, Women’s College, Ain Shams University

Presentation title: Digital Citizenship Tools and Applications

Dr. Elshair is an active member and a consultant at a number of educational projects where she supervises different applications of technology such as instructional websites design, and faculty training. One major interest of her, is the use of media technologies to enhance intercultural and social communication. For the past two years she fulfilled a position as the manager of the e-course production center at the Egyptian E-learning University(EELU). Dr.Elshair is a co-author in UNDP human development report (2009). She also has presented a number of papers in national and international conferences such as the International conference on E-Learning, Cairo, 2003, and ICT in Education Workshop in South Africa, 2008, the Arab conference on Educational Technology, Cairo2012. In 2015 she participated at ISTE 2015,  International conference where she presents the issue of digital citizenship and digital rights.