International Networks for ICT in Education Podcast: Dr. Miao Feng-Chun, ICT and Education Programme Specialist, UNESCO Bangkok
Fengchun MIAO is the UNESCO Bangkok’s ICT and Education Programme Specialist, serving as the Chief of ICT in Education Unit of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education. He explains in this podcast, aimed at international networks in education, the main priorities in Asian countries for ICT in education in a continent which has great variation in development, access and infrastructures.
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Gavin Dykes is widely experienced in technology and learning, from classroom practice to developing and implementing national e-learning and technology policy. He has over 20 years experience of working with schools, colleges and universities, in government and with industry. His current roles include International Strategy Consultant at Becta and Associate Director of Consulting at Futurelab. In this podcast he explains the currents priorities in Britain regarding peer learning, international cooperation and how learners can best benefit from innovation at school.
Greg Black has been a chief executive in large government agencies in Australia for over 20 years. In this podcast he tells us more about the best way to scale up innovation in education and how Australia has been doing in the past years in this area
Keith R. Krueger is CEO of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a U.S. nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of K-12 technology leaders, especially school district CTO’s, who use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning. In this podcast Keith looks at the new perspectives in the US as regards ICT in education, particularly in lights of the new US administration. Keith also talks about the latest developments in the US which can be useful to other international networks.
Ms Nafissatou Mbodj is the Executive Director of Schoolnet Africa, President of "Association Culturelle Sénégal USA" (ACSU) and National Coordinator of World links Sénégal since 2000. In this podcast about International cooperation for education networks, she gives an overview of the situation in Africa and about the 1m computers initiative Schoolnet Africa is currently leading.
Reem Bsaiso, CEO, World Links Arab Region talks in this first podcast about International Networks about the work of World Links Arab Region. Based in Jordan, WLAR develops projects and teacher training to bring education in the Middle East up to speed with 21st century challenges.