The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need to apply education technology and the subsequent need to understand the implications. School closures forced governments, mainly in richer countries, to use online education to not interrupt learning, while radio and television were being used in poorer countries to reach populations without access to internet and devices. Whether these developments have been good news for the sector or not is a question that generates a passionate debate.
The 2023 GEM Report on technology and education, while looking at the interplay between technology and education in its broadest sense, is therefore well timed to take a closer look at education technology. Aware of the divergent views on this topic, the GEM Report is running an extensive global consultation process alongside its online consultation aiming to collect feedback on the proposed lines of research of its concept note from experts, teachers and policymakers working in the field of technology and education.
Through these consultations and subsequent research, the GEM Report aims to be able to provide:
- practical examples on the effects of implementing education technology interventions
- practical examples on the challenges of implementing education technology interventions
- education technology policies based on national experiences, and
- education technology financing based on national experiences
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