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June 7, 2004: 17:00 - 20:00
17:00 - 17:30 Opening
Session at the Institut du Monde Arabe (1 rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard, Place
Mohammed-V, 75005 Paris)
Greetings from the Conference
Sponsors
Nasser
El Ansary (Directeur général de l'Institut du Monde Arabe à Paris)
Celeste
Schenck (Vice-President for Academic and Grant Planning, The American University
of Paris)
Jo
Ellen Parker (Executive Director, National Institute for Technology and Liberal
Education)
17:30 - 18:10
New Media and New Teaching Explained and Illustrated
"Overview of IT Development in the Region." Michael Toler, Editor of the Arab
Culture & Civilization site.
"The
Use of New Media in Teaching about the Middle East." Douglas Davis, Director of
the NITLE Al-Musharaka Collaborative.
18:30 - 19:10
"The Satellite Revolution: Phase Two", Naomi Sakr
19:10 - 19:50
"Competing Media Visions of the Middle East: CNN vs. Al Jazeera -- A
Personal Footnote?", Fawaz Gerges
June 9, 2004: 14:00 - 17:30
pm
14:00 - 16:00
Closing Session at The American University of Paris
Conference overview followed by a Roundtable Discussion: Invited
participants including Professors Habibi, McGuinness and Roda and Schenck from
AUP, will conduct a round-table discussion of the goals and achievements of the
seminar, followed by open discussion with the audience on the implications of
New Media in the region and on study thereof.
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