 ug s centre of excellence in teaching and learning to host 2nd biennial conference from september 2022 ug s centre of excellence in teaching and learning to host 2nd biennial conference from september 2022 andydindial mon 9202021 855 ug s centre of excellence in teaching and learning to host 2nd biennial conference from september 2022 to deliberate on issues and find solutions to the challenges confronting the delivery of tertiary education due to the impact of covid19 the university of guyana s centre of excellence in teaching and learning coetal will be hosting its second biennial conference from monday september 20 to wednesday september 22 2021 this is an event that aims to provide a space for academics researchers and other key stakeholders to deliberate on issues and find solutions to the challenges confronting the delivery of tertiary education due to the impact of covid19 this year the forum will be hosted virtually as professionals in the educational system grapple with and learn to navigate amidst the covid19 pandemic the conference is being held under the theme emergency remote teaching leading and learning and will also be free to the public however registration is required in advance for the event using the following link https coetaluogedugy biennial  conference2021 registration the opening session is on monday september 20 2021 at 900hrs and will feature presentations from the university of guyana s chancellor prof edward greene ug s vicechancellor prof paloma mohamed martin honourable minister of education priya manickchand principal of the cyril potter college of education dr viola rowe guyana s chief education officer dr marcel hutson and director of ug s centre for excellence in teaching and learning coetal dr charmaine bissessar the opening ceremony will also include an edutainment session by mr michael khan of ug s faculty of education and humanities department of visual and performing arts the conference brings together a cadre of distinguished researchers educators and key stakeholders as a community involved in tertiary education to share their expertise knowledge and skills with each other several highprofile speakers will be featured including a worldrenowned expert in distance education and instructional technology dr dimitrios vlachopoulos other wellknown educators in their fields will be conducting six plenary sessions on the various subthemes these include dr katija khan who will be addressing the issue of care and wellbeing during the pandemic dr ramesh sharma who will be discussing techniques to enhance student engagement online dr gordon harewood who will be providing some online assessment techniques dr wayne wesley who will discuss the challenges and opportunities inherent in the digital divide dr carole basile who will discuss the issues of leading teaching and learning postcovid19 dr lidon lashley will be discussing inclusivity during the pandemic dr mairette newman and dr leory hill will be part of a panel discussion on emergency remote learning teaching and leading and mrs zaida khanventour will facilitate an e quality workshop a special panel comprising of five lecturers from the university of guyana ms kara lord ms lisa edwards ms shanomae rose ms angelina autar and ms monique sarius who are all pursuing their doctor of education degrees under a special ug arizona state university asu programme will complete the conference presentations all of the presenters will deliver an enriching and eclectic array of empirical anecdotal and literature reviews on the conference s subthemes the conference s presentations plenary sessions panels and workshops are expected to be inspiring and innovative at the individual and community levels they will provide compelling fodder for future research and more importantly empower and motivate academics to delve deeper into various areas of research the university of guyana acknowledges the support of its main partners the ministry of education and the cyril potter college of education for collaborating to host this event ug also thanks elton b stephens company ebsco for its sponsorship ug coetal s emergency remote teaching leading and learning conference is the 6th international conference hosted by the university of guyana this year there are two more such conferences to be hosted by ug by the end of the year   ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58 th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana contact  ms krest cummings public relations officer department of events conferences and communications decc ug s centre of excellence in teaching and learning to host 2nd biennial conference from september 2022  