An Ed-Tech Tragedy? Technology, crisis and future of education with Mark West
Mark West will present UNESCO’s global – and critical – analysis of what happened when technology became the backbone for education in countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Ed-Tech Tragedy? Technology, crisis and future of education with Mark West
03 Feb 2025, 15:00 – 16:00
Mark West will present UNESCO’s global – and critical – analysis of what happened when technology became the backbone for education in countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He will distil findings from UNESCO’s much-discussed book An Ed-Tech Tragedy? and explain how pandemic modes of learning have rippled into the educational present and are shaping the future of education.
Looking at ed-tech experiences of the pandemic through the lenses of inclusion, equity, health, surveillance, privatization, control, resilience, and environmental sustainability, audience members will be invited to ‘resee’ a turbulent chapter of education history – and its repercussions for how we understand the purposes and roles of technology in education. The presentation will propose ideas to help reorient the digital transformation of education, reflecting lessons learned during the pandemic.
This event will be particularly useful for researchers, policy makers, teachers and students.
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Mark West
Education Specialist
UNESCO
Mark West works in UNESCO’s Education Sector where he researches and writes about the future of education with a special focus on technology. He develops projects and publications that help the international community identify opportunities and risks for education in an age of accelerating digital change. He currently manages a team that seeks to clarify the educational implications of mainstream and frontier digital technologies, including AI.
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