The International Publishers Association (IPA) and The London Book Fair (LBF) have announced that the fourth edition of their successful What Works? Successful Education Policies, Resources and Technologies education conference will take place on April 12, 2016 in association with The Publishers Association.
The conference will begin with a keynote address from OECD Analyst Francesco Avvisati on his report ‘Students, Computers and Learning’, with a response from Laurie Forcier, Head of Thought Leadership, Pearson, chaired by former UK minister and TES Global Chief Education Advisor, Lord Knight. Li Pengyi, President of China Education Publishing and Media Group will give the second keynote speech of the conference.
Top level speakers from major international agencies, education institutions and publishers from countries including America, Brazil, France, China, Germany, Mexico and The Netherlands will present throughout the day. Topics on the 2016 conference agenda include the integration of technology into the curriculum and the impact on resources; research on digital adoption in Mexico and its outcomes; and moving from textbooks to digital learning objects. A session has also been scheduled on digital issues which will cover data protection, privacy and cybersecurity.
This year's international panel of experts include Francesco Avvisati, Analyst, OECD (France); Jay Diskey, Chair, IPA Educational Publishers Forum (USA); Laurie Forcier, Head of Thought Leadership, Pearson (UK); Professor Eckardt Fuchs, George Eckardt Institute-textbook Research (Germany); Professor Mauricio Andión Gamboa, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, (Mexico); Professor Freferic Litto, Universidade de Sao Paolo (Brazil); Lord Knight, Chief Education Adviser, TES Global (UK); Li Pengyi, President of China Education Publishing and Media Group (China); Eric Razenberg, CEO, Thieme Muelenhoff (The Netherlands); Michael Ross, Senior Vice President, Britannica Digital Learning US and EMEA, Encyclopaedia Britannica (USA); Job Vos, Senior Counsel, Kennisnet Foundation (The Netherlands); and Rt Hon David Laws, former Schools Minister (UK).
The programme is fully managed and operated by The London Book Fair and programmed by the Education Publishers Forum of the IPA.
Interested parties may visit http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/whatworks for booking information.
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