The idea of smart class rooms will be materialized soon, HEC provides maximum resources to researcher, scholars and facilitates them, Government has even doubled the budget of higher education. This was said by Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman Higher Education Commission Pakistan on the occasion of inaugural ceremony of Two Day International Conference on “Innovation in Teaching and Learning” being organized by the Department of Education, International Islamic University Islamabad.
Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh, President IIUI was the guest of honor while conference is being attended by more than hundred researchers from abroad and Pakistan. Dr. Marilyn Leask, Professor of Educational Knowledge Management at the University of Bedfordshire United Kingdom UK, Dr. David Roof from Ball State University, USA and Dr. Martin Valcke professor of ‘Instructional Sciences’ at the Ghent University, Belgium also participating the conference and will share their expertise to students.
Dr. Muhammad Bashir Khan, Dr. Muhammad Munir Vice Presidents, Mr Khalid Mehmood Raja, Director General, Deans, Directors, Faculty members and large number of students also attended the conference. Dr. Mukhtar said Innovation process started with preaching of Islam and Prophet (PBUH) introduced sublime way communications and set comprehensive strategies and way forward to address the people and delivered the message of Islam to (as said) most illiterate society.
He was of the view that innovation in teaching and learning has become utmost need of the hour and demand with modern inventions and changing environment. “we are fully aware of changing environment and new trends of technologies and soon we’ll have every class room a smart class room” Dr. Mukhtar added. He hoped that the conference would set new strategies, avenues in teaching and learning system and end-up with some tangible out come.
Dr. Mukhtar further apprised that Government has taken number of positive initiatives to improve and innovation in the methodologies and learning systems in Pakistan. Chairman HEC said Government has increased the budget of higher education and scholars and being provided number of research projects, scholarships and research funding.
Dr. Mukhtar acknowledged the contributions and efforts of department of education IIUI to share its in-put to innovate the methodologies of teaching and learning. Dr. Al-Draiweesh said education is pride of Muslim Ummah which leads to ultimate success. He was of the view that through education every social evil can be eliminated from the society and education is only solution to curb menace of terrorism and extremism.
He hoped that the conference would set some practical sort of recommendations and way forward to make innovation in teaching and learning. Earlier, Dr. Samina Malik, Director Female Campus in her opening remarks welcomed the guests and thanked them for sparing such precious time. Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani, Dean Facluty of Social Sciences in his vote of thanks mentioned the contributions of HEC and IRD for organizing this conference.