{"id":894,"date":"2024-09-14T17:37:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T16:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/?p=894"},"modified":"2024-09-14T17:40:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T16:40:24","slug":"unesco-digital-learning-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/index.php\/2024\/09\/14\/unesco-digital-learning-week\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO – DIGITAL LEARNING WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Digital Learning Week is UNESCO’s annual flagship event on\u00a0\u2060digital learning and the transformation of education<\/a>. Launched in 2023, building on the foundation of UNESCO\u2019s Mobile Learning Week over the past decade, the event aims to convene the community of digital education leaders, policy-makers, researchers and practitioners from various organizations, including UN agencies, governments, NGOs and the private sector\u00a0to steer technology for education<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Alexandra Okada was invited as a guest to participate in the discussions and to present the new e-book, Knowledge Cartography for Younger Thinkers – Sustainability Issues, Mapping Techniques, and AI Tools<\/a><\/p>\n

UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week presents a unique opportunity to participate in dynamic and thought-provoking discussions, dialogue and the sharing of groundbreaking ideas, and to foster critical and creative thinking to advance the digital transformation of education and to \u201creimagine our futures together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Human societies face the dual challenges of digital and green transitions. While technology promises progress, it also introduces ethical issues, particularly with AI, and accelerates digitalization’s impact on climate change. Generative AI’s rapid rise is outpacing regulatory adaptations, and the digital economy’s extractive model and e-waste undermine sustainable development. Education systems must foster human-centered mindsets and digital competencies to align these transitions, ensuring technology supports sustainable and ethical goals. <\/span><\/p>\n

UNESCO’s 2024 Digital Learning Week enabled presenters, guests, and attendees to explore the linkages between these two transitions to promote the responsible use of digital technology in education.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ms Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, opened the digital week by highlighting the role of digital education in shaping sustainable futures.<\/p>\n

Ms Jessica Watson, the lead of Evidence for Emerging Technology from the Department for Education of the United Kingdom, presented\u00a0 Generative AI in Schools in England: Teacher, Leader, and Student Views.<\/p>\n

Ms Fay Skevington, the Head of AI Alignment for Education at the Department for Education of the United Kingdom, introduced\u00a0 Greening Generative AI: Pedagogical Performance.<\/p>\n

The main sessions area available here:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Day1: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/Mucljtofdrw?si=WFEqGLtHJF7ZRROQ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Day2:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/vfMO6__ihBs?si=YXc9ODTNCXtw1FJi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Day3: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/g6YP-HNZNP4?si=VOboYFvWNM5okSQT<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Day4: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/RgFvkhl8iiU?si=63w8zrWUYWWSJspA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n