This policy brief addresses crucial concerns that must be addressed for online learning to survive in the face of future…
The role of Education Technology in the Developing World
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2023-11-27T14:12:12+00:00November 3, 2022|
How can EdTech help advance learning and reduce inequalities in primary and secondary education in the developing world?
Education Technology (EdTech) movement has grown rapidly in developed countries. Yet, the adoption of Edtech is not uniform in the Global South. The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the learning gap among primary and secondary school learners in the Global North and South. It has raised questions about the role that the (un)availability of Ed-tech may have played in this process and the role it could play in ensuring access to quality learning for all in the future.
Southern Voice and GRADE-Peru, with support from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), will conduct a series of research activities on the subject. It will provide insights into how EdTech can advance learning in the Global South and identify barriers to EdTech’s widespread adoption. The end result of these activities will be three State–of–the–Art reports that will analyse various policies and programmes applied in selected regions. They will also look at the barriers and enablers to their implementation, from infrastructure to political economy dynamics. These reports will be authored by SV member organisations from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The purpose of these research papers will also be to highlight the regional differences in the application of EdTech interventions.
Based on these regional papers, as well as on global consultations and a comprehensive review of available literature, the project will produce a Global State of the Art report. It will explore how EdTech can be a part of reshaping education in an inclusive and gender-sensitive manner.
These project results aim to generate a broad knowledge and evidence base to support policymakers’ efforts to address the learning crisis. They will serve as a foundation for IDRC’s future call for proposals on advancing EdTech adoption in the Global South.
For more information on this project, you can reach out to Santiago Cueto (scueto@grade.org.pe) or Estefania Charvet (estefania@southernvoice.org).
