The recent closure of campuses due to the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a challenge that has existed for many years. An education system that assumes the physical presence of teachers and… Read more Commonwealth of Learning (COL) releases Guidelines on Distance Education during COVID-19
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues spreading worldwide, a rapid increase in disinformation, conspiracy theories and unverified speculations about the virus and its transmission are being witnessed. The impact of disinformation… Read more UNESCO produced graphics on media and information literacy to counter disinformation on COVID-19
Support by the Ministry of Education of China and Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, two online learning platforms launched recently, namely “XuetangX”(www.xuetangx.com) and “iCourse International” (www.icourse163.com). The platforms provide excellent… Read more China Launches two Global Online Learning Platform to Support Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic
UNESCO IITE joined the TEDx intellectual marathon: “Chronicles of the Future. My new world: instructions for use”. Ten prominent speakers from four countries shared their visions of the future. Read more UNESCO IITE took part in TEDx Online Conference: Chronicles of the Future
On 28 April 2020, UNESCO IITE co-organized a virtual Meeting together with UNESCO Regional Office in Nairobi and International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) on the first largest… Read more UNESCO IITE Co-organizes Online Meeting engaging global partners for collective big push in Africa
On 27 April 2020, UNESCO IITE organized the round table “Building More Resilient Education Systems: Innovative Experience and Lessons Learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic” within the Moscow International Education Fair 2020 (MIEF-2020)…. Read more UNESCO IITE round table at MIEF-2020 “Building More Resilient Education Systems: Innovative Experience and Lessons Learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Distance learning solutions have been deployed over the past month in a vast majority of countries, but how effective are they in reaching the world’s 1.5 billion students affected by… Read more Dealing with obstacles to distance learning: UNESCO Covid-19 webinar
UNESCO INRULED, UNESCO IITE, UNESCO ICHEI, Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University and CRADLE at Nanyang Technological University have jointly released the handbook entitled Guidance on Flexible Learning during Campus… Read more Release of the Guidance on Flexible Learning during Campus Closures
Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in collaboration with UNESCO IITE and 40+ other organisations and institutions has launched the International Partnership of Distance and Online Learning for COVID-19. The unprecedented impact of… Read more International Partnership of Distance and Online Learning for COVID-19
UNESCO IITE in partnership with UNESCO ASPnet National Coordinator in the Russian Federation and Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO organized a webinar via Zoom on 20 April 2020,… Read more UNESCO IITE conducted an international webinar on school education during the COVID-19 pandemic
On 17 April 2020, UNESCO IITE participated in the International Webinar “Futures of Education: How to Assure Quality Higher Education during University Closures” organized by the Smart Learning Institute of… Read more UNESCO IITE participated in the International Webinar “Futures of Education: How to Assure Quality Higher Education during University Closures”
Today, on 15th April 2020, the world celebrates WORLD ART DAY. World Art Day is a new UNESCO international day, proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in… Read more ASPnet Newsletter “The Power of Art from Home”