Category Archives: technology

Daniela Galindo: working for inclusion in Colombia through communication tools

Posted on 15 May 2020 by GEM Report

Daniela is one of many champions being highlighted by the GEM Report in the run up to the launch of its 2020 publication on inclusion and education: All means all, due out 23 June. In their own way, and in … Continue reading →

Posted in access, disability, Equality, Inclusion, Learning, Marginalization, technology | Tagged 2020 GEM Report, Inclusion, inclusion champions | 1 Comment

Flexible learning during Covid-19: how to ensure quality higher education at a distance

Posted on 7 May 2020 by GEM Report

By Michaela Martin and Uliana Furiv, respective lead and consultant working at the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning programme specialist on a project on flexible learning pathways. The Covid-19 outbreak closed universities and other tertiary education institutions in 175 … Continue reading →

Posted in emergencies, higher education, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, higher education, technology, tertiary education | 4 Comments

Charlotte, a teacher from Marseille: “We’re being asked to do a completely different job from before.”

Posted on 16 April 2020 by GEM Report

The onset of Covid-19 means that teachers like me are suddenly being asked to do completely different jobs. While we were in the classroom engaging with children before, now we’re at home and trying to engage with their parents. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Inclusion, Out-of-school children, Teachers, teaching, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, france, ICT, out of school, teachers, teaching, technology | 7 Comments

Coronavirus: la France a appelé à la continuité pédagogique

Posted on 15 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français Par Anna Cristina D’Addio, Responsable Principal de Projet, GEM Report (UNESCO), membre du nouveau Conseil d’Evaluation de l’Ecole et mère d’une élève du collège en France. La France a fermé toutes les écoles, collèges, lycées et universités … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Inclusion, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, digital divide, digital skills, emergencies, Français, france, ICT, ICT skills, technology | Leave a comment

Covid-19: How is Greece coping with school closure?

Posted on 14 April 2020 by GEM Report

As with other countries around the world, Greece has faced two main challenges in its response to the coronavirus pandemic: delivering distance education and managing the postponement of examinations. Other challenges have also appeared, which show that no one approach … Continue reading →

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Business engagement in education in emergencies: Lessons for the COVID-19 response

Posted on 8 April 2020 by GEM Report

By Francine Menashy, University of Massachusetts Boston The forthcoming 2021 Global Education Monitoring Report will focus on the vital role of the non-state sector. Businesses and business leaders represent one group of non-state actors with increasing prominence in global education. … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Non-state actors, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged 2021 GEM Report, coronavirus, covid19, emergencies, Non-state actors, technology | 6 Comments

The Peruvian education system: seeking quality and equity during COVID-19 times

Posted on 7 April 2020 by GEM Report

By Milagros Lechleiter and Rosa Vidarte, GEM Report Peru was the first country in Latin American to decree the mandatory social distancing of its population on March 16, only 10 days after detecting its first case of COVID-19. The quarantine … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Equity, ICT, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, digital divide, digital literacy skills, equity, out of school, peru, technology | 7 Comments

COVID 19: how Senegal intends to ensure #LearningNeverStops

Posted on 3 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français By Rokhaya Fall Diawara and Tidiane Sall, UNESCO The spread of COVID-19 is a growing worry for Africa. Among the 47 African countries that have closed their schools and universities to more than 280 million African children, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, ICT, ICT skills, learning, out of school, Senegal, technology | 4 Comments

COVID 19 : comment Sénégal entend assurer la continuité pédagogique

Posted on 3 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français Par Rokhaya Fall Diawara et Tidiane Sall, UNESCO La situation en Afrique suscite de grandes inquiétudes face à COVID-19. Parmi les 47 pays africains qui ont fermé leurs établissements scolaires et universitaires, 10 pays n’ont même pas … Continue reading →

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Covid-19: How is Italy coping with school closure?

Posted on 2 April 2020 by GEM Report

By Anna Cristina D’Addio and Francesca Endrizzi, GEM Report Italy is at the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic. With schools and universities closed at the end of February in the most affected areas of Italy, and closed nationwide on March … Continue reading →