Examining Technology’s Role in Education: UNESCO’s Inaugural Digital Learning Week
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This week, we celebrate the inaugural Digital Learning Week – a reframing of what was previously known as Mobile Learning Week. From 4 to 7 September 2023, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will convene in-person events for policymakers, practitioners, educators, private sector partners, researchers, and development agencies.
Under the theme ‘Steering technology for education’, the event will explore public digital learning platforms and generative AI, examining how both can be steered to reinforce and enrich humanistic education.
Plenary sessions, panel discussions and public lectures will be livestreamed. The full programme, including links to each session, is available here.
Some highlights to look forward to include:
- Release of Guidance for Generative AI in education and research
- Presentation of AI Competency Frameworks for Students and Teachers
- Release of UNESCO policy guidelines on digital learning and AI in education, including AI and Education: Guidance for Policymakers, Guidelines for ICT in Education Policies and Masterplans, Education and Blockchain, and K-12 AI curricula: a mapping of government-endorsed AI curricula
- Progress report on Gateways to Public Digital Learning
For more information, visit the Digital Learning Week page.
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