UNESCO MGIEP's Annual Report 2019

ANNUAL REPORT 2019
KEY INITIATIVES
& OUTPUTS
• Launched ”Rethinking
Pedagogy: Exploring the potential
of Technology in Achieving
Quality Education” at the 2019
40 th UNESCO General Conference
in Paris, France. Based on the
literature review, mapping of digital
education resources in circulation,
and examples of implementation
of digital education initiatives from
around the world, this report aims to
provide insights that would help lead
to the wise, innovative and ethical use
of digital technology in education as
a new dimension in achieving SDG
4 — inclusive and equitable quality
education and lifelong learning
opportunities for all. The report can
be accessed at
https://mgiep.unesco.org
• UNESCO MGIEP provided
thought leadership in helping
to set up and bring together
stakeholders for the Intelligent Global
Hub for Digital Pedagogies (IGHDP)
under its strategic collaboration with
the State Government of Andhra
Pradesh. IGHDP seeks to create a
global research driven ecosystem to
build quality education technology
learning resources that can contribute
to mainstreaming SEL in education
systems. The Government of Andhra
Pradesh allocated land and agreed
to a grant of USD 40 million for the
creation of this Hub by passing a
legislative Act.
• In line with its 21 st Century
Teacher Training initiative, a
teacher training curriculum is being
designed to prepare educators
for 21 st century digital skills and
enable them to integrate digital
technologies for new age classrooms.
As part of the this initiative, 200 hours
of digital teaching learning modules
will be available by December
2020 on FramerSpace. The State
Government of Andhra Pradesh
in India has agreed to make this
curriculum mandatory for its Bachelor
of Education course.