Students and young people demand that technology work for them.
Released last week during Digital Learning Week in Paris, the youth version of the 2023 GEM Report on technology in education urges governments to make sure that decisions about technology in education prioritize the interests of students.
Young people from Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Denmark, and France were
gathered for the event to talk about what technology meant to them. The event, which was facilitated by Restless Development and featured a keynote speech by Rémy Buisine from Brut, a youth-focused French online news platform, ended with a request for action from the Global Student Forum's Executive Director, who asked young people to support the 2024 campaign.
1.Although information and communication technology (ICT) has been used in education for a century, the argument concerning the transformative potential of technology in education has recently arisen due to the growing usage of digital technology and recent advances in artificial intelligence. Global youth demanded that governments see technology as a helpful tool rather than as the answer to some of the obstacles facing schooling.
Over 1,500 adolescents and students from 8 regions participated in a lengthy consultation process conducted in collaboration with Restless Development, which produced the 2024 adolescents Report. Through the prism of the global report's proposal, the consultations urged participants to consider the main obstacles to and prospects for utilizing technology in education in their local communities:
1.Although information and communication technology (ICT) has been used in education for a century, the argument concerning the transformative potential of technology in education has recently arisen due to the growing usage of digital technology and recent advances in artificial intelligence. Global youth demanded that governments see technology as a helpful tool rather than as the answer to some of the obstacles facing schooling.
They said that in order for technology to operate according to their terms, governments must:
2.Make it fair! Technology is being used in education more and more. At least 220 million people were enrolled in massive open online courses in 2021, while Wikipedia received 244 million daily page views. Globally, three out of every four young people use the internet; this percentage varies from 39% in low-income households to 99% in high-income ones. However, digital gaps still exist despite advancements in access. Young people demanded that technology be made affordable. Additionally, they urged the government to collaborate with youth in order to create tailored learning strategies and lower obstacles that prevent girls from using technology-related goods and services.
Make it suitable! Almost 90% of the materials in repositories for higher education .
2.Make it fair! Technology is being used in education more and more. At least 220 million people were enrolled in massive open online courses in 2021, while Wikipedia received 244 million daily page views. Globally, three out of every four young people use the internet; this percentage varies from 39% in low-income households to 99% in high-income ones. However, digital gaps still exist despite advancements in access. Young people demanded that technology be made affordable. Additionally, they urged the government to collaborate with youth in order to create tailored learning strategies and lower obstacles that prevent girls from using technology-related goods and services.
Make it suitable! Almost 90% of the materials in repositories for higher education .
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