The Social Media Week is a worldwide event exploring the social, cultural and economic impact of social media. The objective is to help people and organizations connect through collaboration, learning and the sharing of ideas and information.
We are excited to inform you that our Event has been listed as part of the “10 Must Attend Events in the Social Media Week”
Theme : “Passnownow.com: How Nigerian Secondary School Students Are Moving to Digital”
Date: Thursday 20th of February, 2014
Time : 4:30PM Till 5:30PM
Venue :Terra Kulture. Plot 1376, Tiamiyu Salvage, Off Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.
PASSNOWNOW is Nigeria’s Prime Learning based social Community that employs contemporary solutions and innovation to teach, engage, entertain and empower Young people moving from Teenage into early adulthood. Using Television, Radio and the Internet as channels of delivery, PASSNOWNOW is a Technology driven Learning Hotspot for Nigerian Secondary School Students and School Leavers.
We’ve been rated as part of the 5 Start Ups shaping Nigeria’s online Education- http://techloy.com/2014/01/11/5-startups-transforming-online-education-nigeria/
Africa’s first-ever Social Media Week in Lagos, a global event exploring the social, cultural and economic impacts of social media brought together political leaders, policy makers, tech professionals, brand managers, digital marketing specialists and social media enthusiasts in February 2013. As a result of the hard work and commitment of our Team, our Event was rated by Techloy.com, as one of the 10 must attend Events of the 2013 Social Media Week amidst over 100 Events that held.
Last year, our Event was part of the top of the range of the must attend events of the SMW -http://techloy.com/2013/02/15/10-must-attend-social-media-week-events/
The Panelists at this year’s Event, will include:
- Mr. Bambo Bashorun, Director of ICT and Co-coordinator of the Opon Imo Project, Osun State Government.
- Mr. Stanley Muoneke, Business Development Manager, Intel West Africa.
- Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, Director, Corona Secondary Schools.
- Mrs. Roseline Ilori, Country Manager, MTECH Communications.
- Mr. Ismail Omamegbe, Head Corporate Social Responsibility, First Bank Of Nigeria Plc.
Moderator: Ms. Modupe Olateju, PHD – Founder/CEO, The Education Partnership Centre.
The event will showcase ways through which technology is being used to empower and educate Nigerian secondary school students and teenagers in order to stimulate and enhance their learning experiences. Participants who will include students, teachers, tech enthusiasts and stakeholders from the Government and Private Sector will be on hand to discuss, answer questions and offer solutions on the importance of technology in education in the 21st century, the benefits of E-Learning platforms and innovative education initiatives.
Student participants will have the opportunity to register for FREE on passnownow.com and start making use of the contents/resources available on the site, there and then.
This event is aimed at increasing students’ interest in studying, reduce exam failures in the long run and create lifelong learners.
Passnownow.com will also launch simple education content based, Mobile Applications for Mobile Phones at this Event!
We look forward to welcoming you on the 20th of February.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HEWLETT PACKARD, COWBELL.
For more Information and Updates on the event, follow us on;
Twitter: @passnownow. The Hashtag for this event on twitter is : #SMWEdutechNg
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