[RE]LEARN Conference Special 1 - Conversations with Yong Zhao, Jennifer Groff, Barack Habumugisha, Rahmatullah Arman and Gahmya Drummond-Bey

Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School
of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in
Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of
Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential
Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global
and Online Education in the College of Education, University of
Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of
Educational Measurement, Policy, and
Leadership. [RE]LEARN Session: In
conversation with Yong Zhao: learning beyond 2020, Thursday,
November 12 • 20:15 - 20:45


Jennifer Groff, PhD is an educational engineer, designer, and
researcher, whose work focuses on redesigning learning
environments and systems. Currently, she is the Innovation Fellow
at WISE (Qatar Foundation), where she is leading the development
of their Global Innovation Hub. Previously, she was the Chief
Learning Officer for Lumiar Education, and earned her PhD from
the MIT Media Lab. [RE]LEARN Session: Designing
Learning Futures: Helping Schools Catalyze Deep Change to Support
Modern Learners, Monday, November 9 • 21:30 - 21:45 (CEST)


Jean (Barack) Habumugisha is passionate about innovative
learning. He is member of the Learnlife Alliance and previously
spoke at the Thought Leaders Summit in Barcelona. Barack is
currently pioneering the creation of Learnlife’s Kigali hub, the
first of its kind in Africa. [RE]LEARN Session:
The impact of COVID-19 on developing countries’ education sector;
case of Rwanda, Tuesday, November 10 • 15:45 - 16:15 (CEST)


Rahmatullah Arman leads Teach For Afghanistan, Afghanistan’s
largest youth led organization, as its President and Founder.
Arman was selected as an inaugural member of the Malala Fund’s
Gulmakai Network of champions for girls’ education.
[RE]LEARN Session: Providing Equal, Quality and
Safe education in a state of emergency, Thursday, November 12 •
17:30 - 18:15 (CEST)


Gahmya Drummond-Bey is a TED-speaker, global
instructional designer, author, educator and CEO of Evolved
Teacher. She has redesigned learning programs in more than 30
countries and taught through 2 pandemics. [RE]LEARN
Session: This is my 3rd pandemic: Let's Redesign your
Remote Learning approach together, Thursday, November 12 • 08:15
- 09:00 (CEST)