Bringing Quality Education to Underserved Communities in Latin America and Pakistan

The (https://htb.ieee.org/) Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices is cooperating with a number of IEEE OUs including IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT, IEEE Philadelphia Section SIGHT, IEEE Bahrain Section SIGHT, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/) to organise this Lecture as part of a Series of Best Practice Lectures. IEEE Members, SIGHT Members, SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368020) and participate. IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering. This Webinar will take place online at 10am Eastern Time / 3pm GMT+1 on Wednesday 20 September. Click (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Bringing+Quality+Education+to+Underserved+Communities+in+Latin+America+and+Pakistan&iso=20230920T10&p1=179&ah=1). Registered participants will be provided with the link prior to the event. FOCUS Many children and teachers in under-served communities lack access to educational resources limiting the quality of education that they receive. Prof Pritpal Singh (Villanova University, USA) will present results from projects in Guatemala and Ecuador that are providing access to educational resources. Prof Parkash Lohana (Usman Institute of Technology, Pakistan) will present an ongoing project that is creating an inclusive learning environment using assistive technologies in the Umerkot district of Sindh province of Pakistan. Speaker(s): Prof. Pritpal Singh, Prof. Parkash Lohana Agenda: 10am – 10:40am ET / 3pm – 3:30pm GMT+1 Introduction and Presentation 10:40 – 11am ET / 3:30pm – 4pm GMT+1 Discussion, Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368020