ERIC Number: ED627495
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 39
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: 978-92-806-5402-8
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Pulse Check on Digital Learning
Tungatarova, Auken, Ed.; van Cappelle, Frank, Ed.
UNICEF
This report aims to take the pulse of each vital element of digital learning and offer steps to recovery through child-centered, equity-driven and innovative solutions, particularly as technologies and digital learning have come center stage since COVID-19. The five interlinked vitals for effective digital learning proposed in this brief are: (1) ICT in Education policies and financing; (2) digital learning platforms and content; (3) teachers and school leadership; (4) digital literacy; and (5) holistic learning opportunities within and beyond classrooms, which aim to provide a starting point to transforming education systems and ensuring effective digital learning experiences. In view of these vitals, this brief calls primarily on policymakers, but also private sector partners, research agencies, and international and local organizations, as well as civil society, to prioritize six actions: (1) Ensure a whole-of-system approach to digital learning through national ICT in Education policies and Master Plans, as well as cross-sectoral partnerships; (2) Increase resources dedicated to digital learning; (3) Address the digital and usage divides; (4) Support, train and empower teachers and school leaders; (5) Foster development of digital literacy for all learners, teachers and caregivers to enable digital learning and the development of the full range of skills, and to support success in school, work, and life; and (6) Meet children where they are. [The authors who produced the chapters of this report are Rachel Cooper, Juan-Pablo Giraldo, Anusha Ramakrishnan, Auken Tungatarova, Patrick Walugembe, and Haogen Yao.]
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Information Technology, Educational Policy, Educational Finance, Teacher Leadership, Digital Literacy, Holistic Approach, Teacher Empowerment, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Access to Computers
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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