The First Malta International Forum on Learning 2009

The First Malta International Forum on Learning will take place at the Dolmen Resort Hotel, Qawra, Malta, between 25-27th June 2009. This conference is being organised by Let Me Learn (Malta) in partnership with the University of Malta. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for established scholars, teachers, education administrators, school leaders, policy makers and other stakeholders to present and discuss latest research, applications, and innovations in the field of learning. It will also facilitate national and international networking in the area.

Proposals for presentations are welcomed (see submissions section on the conference website). Plenary and parallel sessions will be run in English.

Please forward any queries or comments to info@forumonlearning.org

Convenors: Prof. Carmel Borg and Mr. Colin Calleja

The conference is being held at the Dolmen Resort Hotel. Beautifully located at the water's edge, the 4 star superior hotel boasts 375 guest rooms and 38 newly built highly finished superior rooms and suites with panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea and St. Paul's Islands. It is situated a few minutes away from the bus terminus. All bedrooms and suites are fully air-conditioned, centrally heated and have their own private bathroom, safe deposit box, satellite TV, direct dial telephone, radio, mini-bar and hair dryers. The majority of the rooms have a balcony or terrace. The hotel's general facilities include a conference Centre, a Casino, an A La Carte Restaurant, Buffet Restaurant, Piano Cocktail Bar, Cafe (open 24hrs), Swim-Up Bar, and a Night Club, Bars and Restaurant. For more information see www.dolmen.com.mt The hotel is offering special rates for single, double and multiple room reservations. Make your reservation by filling the form available below and send it directly to the hotel.

To request a booking please fill in the form below.

Note: All hotel bookings are sent to the attention of Ms Lourdes Vella
Email: sales@dolmen.com.mt
Fax number: +356 2355 2405

Accommodation Fees

Single: €90

Double €65

Buffet Dinner: €50

note: all prices are per person at bed and breakfast basis

Lunches during the conference will be charged separately at €11 per meal. The meal includes a bottle of water. All extras are to be paid on the table.

Accommodation Query Form

Should you have any queries please fill in the form above. To reserve a room please download and fill in the documents below:


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Mr. Colin Calleja lectures in the area of General Pedagogy with specialization in Differentiated teaching and learning, at the Faculty of Education, University of Malta. He is the coordinator of the Programme in Teaching for Diversity and national coordinator of the Let Me Learn Programme. Mr. Calleja is involved in a number of EU projects dealing with Differentiated instruction and life-long learning. Mr. Calleja is currently involved with a non-governmental organization which has just been selected by an EU organisation to monitor racism in Malta. Mr. Calleja will be monitoring the Education component. Mr. Calleja is the author of Differentiating Instruction in the Primary Classroom (2005), he has also co-edited, with Prof. Carmel Borg, Understanding Children and Youth at Risk: Narratives of Hope (2006). Mr. Calleja is also a co-author of a Handbook for teacher trainers entitled Differentiated Teaching Module: Preparing trainee teachers to respond to pupil diversity – Teacher trainees Handbook (2007).

Prof. Carmel Borg is the former Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Malta. Prof. Borg lectures in Curriculum Studies, Critical Pedagogy and Parental Involvement in Education. He has written, presented and published extensively around the foregoing issues. Prof. Borg consults locally and internationally, and is an external expert for the European Commission (DG Education). Prof. Borg is the founding editor of the Journal of Maltese Education Research and the current editor of the Malta Review of Educational Research.