Deadline: 15 August 2017
The UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is seeking proposals for its international conference entitled ‘Transforming Education Conference for Humanity’ (TECH) in partnership with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh in Visakhapatnam, India from December 16 – 18, 2017. The Conference is also supported by the Government of India – Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The MGIEP is an integral part of UNESCO and focuses on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship to foster peaceful and sustainable societies.
UNESCO MGIEP looks at youth and the technological space as key focus areas for intervention in formal, informal and non-formal learning systems. The Institute has identified technology as a key tool offering unique pedagogical insights into fostering critical inquiry, empathy, and compassion, in addition to embedding the concepts of peace, sustainable development and global citizenship into the core disciplines of mathematics, sciences, and the humanities.
TECH intends to bring together educators, education researchers, neuroscientists, edtech specialists, policy makers, students, gaming experts, curriculum designers, young social entrepreneurs, technology experts and futurists who can help build, share, enhance and deliver Digital Pedagogies for Peaceful and Sustainable Societies.
Presentation Topics
- 21st Century Skills
- Digital Games, pedagogies and assessments
- Fostering Social and Emotional Learning
- Multimodal digital platforms for Design Thinking and systems approach to learning
- Artificial Intelligence in learning
- Augmented and virtual reality as digital pedagogies
- 21st Century Schools for Inclusive, Equitable and Quality Education
- Technology enabled innovative tools for screening, assessment and measuring outcomes
- Teacher training and capacity building for inclusive education through digital platforms
- New Technology Applications in the classroom
- Traditional Education vs. digital education and its Integration
- 21st Century Policies for the Implementation and mainstreaming of digital pedagogies in Education Systems
- Best practices and models in policy development, financing and delivery
- Community based approaches in informal and non-formal education System
- Issues and challenges in Digital equity
- Intellectual Property Rights and digital pedagogies
- Regulations and management of digital resources and the Internet.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit TECH 2017.