Name: Remote education due to COVID-19 leads to deep transformations to education systems | Ben Williamson by Education International
Duration: 29 min 1 s
Description: Researcher Ben Williamson highlights for EdVoices the importance to put students before profit in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this crisis, the use of remote learning and learning is increased and high tech companies are pushing their online tools and products.

This is the second episode of a podcast series entitled: “Teasing the tech”. Our guest speaker, Neil Selwyn, is a professor at the Faculty of Education in Monash University, Australia, and a leading international researcher in the area of digital education. Martin Henry, research coordinator at Education International, will be the host for these series. 
As technological for-profit giants, such as Google or Microsoft, are playing a major role in education, the transformation of the State and the public sector in the current context makes it important to give attention to changes in labour relations. This will be the focus of today’s episode.

Teasing the Tech - Episode 2 | EdTech & labour relations

This is the third episode of our podcast series entitled: “Teasing the tech”. Our guest speaker, Neil Selwyn, is a professor at the Faculty of Education in Monash University, Australia, and a leading international researcher in the area of digital education. Martin Henry, research coordinator at Education International, will be the host for these series.  

In this episode we will be looking at the impact of education techonologies on quality teaching and learning. Are the dominant forms of education techonologies improving the quality of education? Is edtech making education better, more inspiring, engaging, innovative? Listen to it now!

Teasing the Tech - Episode 3 | EdTech & quality education

Why is a woman's place in ... her union? How do unions make a difference when it comes to women's economic status and gender equality? Will the world achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? 
These and other subjects are addressed by Dianne Woloschuk Executive Board member of EI and chair of EI's Committee on the Status of Women.

A woman's place is in her... union! | Dianne Woloschuk

In this podcast Steve Snider talks to Sean Slade about the whole child approach to education, and how health and education are two sides of the same coin.
Enjoy, and don't forget to subscribe to our channel if you like our podcasts!

The whole child approach and quality education | Sean Slade & Steve Snider

On World Intellectual Property Day, we sat down with Mugwena Maluleke and Michael Geist for a conversation on copyright, Covid-19, knowledge sharing and fair access for educators and researchers. Tune in for insights into the battle for balanced copyright legislation in South Africa, Canada and around the world.

Copyright and the battle for fair access | Mugwena Maluleke & Michael Geist

Researcher Ben Williamson highlights for EdVoices the importance to put students before profit in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this crisis, the use of remote learning and learning is increased and high tech companies are pushing their online tools and products.

Remote education due to COVID-19 leads to deep transformations to education systems | Ben Williamson

Education International is the voice of teachers and other education employees across the globe. A federation of 396 associations and unions in 171 countries and territories, it represents some 32.5 million educators and support professionals in education institutions from early childhood to university.
EdVoices is Education International's podcast on education policy and practice, published regularly in several languages (mainly English, French, and Spanish).

Remote education due to COVID-19 leads to deep transformations to education systems | Ben Williamson

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