Tag Archives: digital divide

Digital capacities and distance education in times of coronavirus. Insights from Latin America

Posted on 12 May 2020 by GEM Report

By Nicolas Buchbinder, GEM Report Fellow Due to the coronavirus, schools have closed their doors in almost the entirety of Latin America. This is a situation with no precedent in the region. Countries have implemented different policies to continue the … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus: France has called for educational continuity

Posted on 15 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français By Anna Cristina D’Addio, Senior Policy Analyst, GEM Report, member of the Conseil d’Evaluation de l’Ecole, and mother of a teenage (lower) secondary school student in France. France closed all schools, colleges, high schools and universities on … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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What do we mean by literacy in a digital world?

Posted on 8 September 2017 by GEM Report

The meaning of the word literacy has developed continuously over the years. Today, the fact that International Literacy Day is on the theme of literacy in a digital world reminds us how the world has changed. At the end of … Continue reading →