Speaker Details

Biography:

Rami Muhtaseb is the information technician at the Walid & Helen Kattan Science Education Project of the A.M. Qattan Foundation. Rami received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Mutah University, Jordan. He received his master’s degree in Business Economics and Management from MAICH institute in Greece.

Rami is the moderator of the EnglishPAL community website, and he is the co-admin of the Creative Minds bilingual Facebook Page which aims to popularize science culture and literacy in Palestine and the Arab world. He has participated in many conferences and workshops related to science education, his research contributions focused on employing social media as a virtual informal learning environment, and on highlighting the role of social media in promoting online interaction and public engagement in science.

Rami is interested in combining business strategies and research methods that affect the growth of organizations with the use of information technology. His research and work topics of interest include; ICT in Science Education, Social Media for Science Outreach and Science Communication, the Impact of Social media on Informal Learning in Museums, and Employing Social Media in Crowdsourcing for Science.

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Papers/Presentations

Planning for a Science Center in Palestine - Recommendations and Challenges

In the 21st century science culture has become tremendously essential given the fast pace of development and implications science has on the everyday lives of humans. In Palestine, science education remains to be traditional, and there is still a lack of informal-science learning venues that raise interest in science and awareness of how science and technology work and interact with the society and environment. Therefore, the idea of an interactive science center in Ramallah emerged from the need to invest in nontraditional, informal-science learning venues to tackle issues related to science culture and literacy in Palestine. This center is envisioned to be one which highlights the cross-fertilization between arts and sciences, the scientific connections in the Palestinian context, and the universal aspects of science that connect humanity. In this panel, we will present the idea and rationale behind the science center, highlight the different stages of planning, discuss the unique challenges of establishing such a center in Palestine, and finally present recommendations based on our experiences.

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