The British University in Dubai Organises Its Second TEDx Talks

Date Posted:Thu, 7th Apr 2022

‘The new normal or future normal? What did we learn in the past two years?’

The British University in Dubai (BUiD) organised its second TEDx talks on 2 March 2022 at the Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf with the theme ‘The new normal or future normal? What did we learn in the past two years?’

Six distinguished speakers shared their personal experiences and perspectives; the line-up of speakers was expanded this year to include students

In his talk about the future of teaching, ‘The Ego and the (K)Id’, Professor Christopher Hill discussed what role the learner should play in higher education.

Bianca Badando, an undergraduate student in Business Management, asked “In a world that is driven by highly ambitious individuals, the milestones we have attained as a human race are breath-taking. However, can we truly conquer the world and beyond when we cannot even conquer ourselves?”

Two speakers shared their personal experiences. Danielle Wilson-Gulston took us on an introspective journey of her experience with raising a child with dyslexia. And Mamta Saha focused on how self-awareness is a vital ingredient for a better understanding of ourselves and others.

In his talk ‘Should we quit social Media?’, Dr Joe Hazzam noted that social media platforms will continue to emerge in the future, and asked that before we connect, we need to question if these connections are valuable, trustworthy, durable and safe?

Dr Solomon David told us in his talk, ‘Education 4.0 – are we ready for it?’ that the only way forward to face an uncertain future in education is to design and deliver forward learning curriculum.